RECON: TNO occultation with 119951

Event between (119951) 02KX14 and star GA0660:33516134 with event index number of 2768435

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/06/14 09:57:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:22:41.0 -23:25:21
Equinox of date position of star is 18:24:09.2 -23:24:31
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 165 degrees from the moon. Moon is 5% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.5

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Object is 38.6 AU from the Sun and 37.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 191 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1523 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27256.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=691.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 28.9 sec chord
Diameter=282.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 119951, (2029/06/14 09:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:13.1 -26:29:41  0.9 25.80 139
Nunki          18:57:05.4 -26:15:26  2.0  7.93 171
PPM 268291     18:23:20.1 -24:53:57  6.0  1.52 164
PPM 268300     18:23:46.2 -23:15:32  8.5  0.22 165
PPM 268297     18:23:44.5 -23:24:55 10.0  0.17 165
119951         18:24:28.5 -23:24:20 16.0       165
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 4.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 19.1 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=0.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 09:56:06 -11.9 NT Down 14.6 195.1 Really Low 09:41:06 - 10:11:06 -2147
Kelowna 09:56:02 -12.3 AT Down 15.2 196.0 Really Low 09:41:02 - 10:11:02 -2184
Peachland 09:56:03 -12.5 AT Down 15.4 195.7 Really Low 09:41:03 - 10:11:03 -2185
Summerland 09:56:02 -12.6 AT Down 15.5 195.8 Really Low 09:41:02 - 10:11:02 -2191
Victoria 09:56:13 -14.6 AT Down 17.1 192.4 Really Low 09:41:13 - 10:11:13 -2192
Penticton 09:56:02 -12.6 AT Down 15.5 195.9 Really Low 09:41:02 - 10:11:02 -2194
Oliver 09:56:02 -13.0 AT Down 15.9 196.0 Really Low 09:41:02 - 10:11:02 -2207
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:56:01 -13.0 AT Down 16.0 196.2 Really Low 09:41:01 - 10:11:01 -2214
Okanogan 09:56:01 -13.7 AT Down 16.7 196.0 Really Low 09:41:01 - 10:11:01 -2236
Brewster 09:56:02 -14.0 AT Down 17.0 195.8 Really Low 09:41:02 - 10:11:02 -2244
Manson/Chelan 09:56:02 -14.3 AT Down 17.2 195.5 Really Low 09:41:02 - 10:11:02 -2248
Wenatchee 09:56:02 -14.8 AT Down 17.7 195.4 Really Low 09:41:02 - 10:11:02 -2264
Ellensburg 09:56:03 -15.2 AT Down 18.2 195.2 Really Low 09:41:03 - 10:11:03 -2278
Sleaford 09:55:29 -5.8 CT Down 10.0 208.0 Really Low 09:40:29 - 10:10:29 -2290
Yakima 09:56:03 -15.6 AT Down 18.5 195.2 Really Low 09:41:03 - 10:11:03 -2294
Toppenish/White Swan 09:56:02 -15.7 AT Down 18.7 195.4 Really Low 09:41:02 - 10:11:02 -2304
The Dalles 09:56:03 -16.6 AT Down 19.6 194.7 Really Low 09:41:03 - 10:11:03 -2328
PNWRO 09:55:57 -15.6 AT Down 18.8 196.9 Really Low 09:40:57 - 10:10:57 -2336
Maupin 09:56:03 -17.0 AT Down 20.0 194.9 Low 09:41:03 - 10:11:03 -2346
Sisters 09:56:04 -17.9 AT Down 20.9 194.5 Low 09:41:04 - 10:11:04 -2378
Bend 09:56:03 -18.1 Dark Down 21.1 194.8 Low 09:41:03 - 10:11:03 -2391
Oregon Observatory 09:56:03 -18.3 Dark Down 21.3 194.7 Low 09:41:03 - 10:11:03 -2398
Chiloquin 09:56:04 -19.6 Dark Down 22.7 194.4 Low 09:41:04 - 10:11:04 -2453
Klamath Falls 09:56:03 -19.9 Dark Down 23.0 194.5 Low 09:41:03 - 10:11:03 -2470
Cedarville 09:55:57 -19.9 Dark Down 23.4 196.1 Low 09:40:57 - 10:10:57 -2522
Fall River/Burney 09:56:01 -20.8 Dark Down 24.1 195.0 Low 09:41:01 - 10:11:01 -2532
Greenville 09:55:59 -21.4 Dark Down 24.8 195.5 Low 09:40:59 - 10:10:59 -2583
Gimple 09:55:59 -21.4 Dark Down 24.8 195.6 Low 09:40:59 - 10:10:59 -2584
Quincy 09:55:59 -21.6 Dark Down 25.0 195.6 Low 09:40:59 - 10:10:59 -2593
Portola 09:55:57 -21.6 Dark Down 25.1 196.0 Low 09:40:57 - 10:10:57 -2605
Reno 09:55:55 -21.6 Dark Down 25.2 196.7 Low 09:40:55 - 10:10:55 -2627
Carson City 09:55:55 -21.9 Dark Down 25.5 196.8 Low 09:40:55 - 10:10:55 -2646
Gardnerville 09:55:54 -22.1 Dark Down 25.7 196.9 Low 09:40:54 - 10:10:54 -2660
Yerington 09:55:52 -21.8 Dark Down 25.6 197.4 Low 09:40:52 - 10:10:52 -2665
Hawthorne 09:55:49 -22.0 Dark Down 25.9 198.0 Low 09:40:49 - 10:10:49 -2697
Lee Vining 09:55:51 -22.7 Dark Down 26.5 197.6 Low 09:40:51 - 10:10:51 -2721
Bishop 09:55:48 -22.9 Dark Down 26.9 198.4 Low 09:40:48 - 10:10:48 -2764
Beatty 09:55:42 -22.6 Dark Down 26.9 200.1 Low 09:40:42 - 10:10:42 -2814
Dunrhomin 09:55:08 -14.6 AT Down 20.1 210.2 Low 09:40:08 - 10:10:08 -2829
Nikitin 09:55:08 -14.8 AT Down 20.3 210.2 Low 09:40:08 - 10:10:08 -2839
CU-SBO 09:55:08 -14.9 AT Down 20.4 210.1 Low 09:40:08 - 10:10:08 -2841
Patrick 09:55:31 -22.6 Dark Down 27.5 203.1 Low 09:40:31 - 10:10:31 -2947
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:55:33 -23.2 Dark Down 27.9 202.5 Low 09:40:33 - 10:10:33 -2951
Wildwood 09:55:47 -25.8 Dark Down 30.1 198.8 Up 09:40:47 - 10:10:47 -2954
Lake Havasu City 09:55:32 -23.6 Dark Down 28.5 202.9 Low 09:40:32 - 10:10:32 -2996
Idyllwild 09:55:40 -25.3 Dark Down 29.9 200.7 Low 09:40:40 - 10:10:40 -3004
Calipatria 09:55:34 -25.3 Dark Down 30.1 202.0 Up 09:40:34 - 10:10:34 -3062
George/Scottsdale 09:55:22 -23.1 Dark Down 28.4 205.4 Low 09:40:22 - 10:10:22 -3087
Yuma 09:55:31 -25.2 Dark Down 30.2 203.0 Up 09:40:31 - 10:10:31 -3105

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 119951, (2029/06/14 09:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 25.80 139
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:50  2.0  7.93 171
PPM 268291     18:21:31.4 -24:54:54  6.0  1.52 164
PPM 268300     18:21:58.8 -23:16:30  8.5  0.22 165
PPM 268297     18:21:57.0 -23:25:54 10.0  0.17 165
119951         18:22:41.0 -23:25:21 16.0       165
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/28 03:06:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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