RECON: TNO occultation with 119951

Event between (119951) 02KX14 and star GA0660:32774703 with event index number of 2797290

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/07/01 08:36:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:21:06.2 -23:26:09
Equinox of date position of star is 18:22:34.4 -23:25:22
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 69 degrees from the moon. Moon is 72% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.5

[RECON map]
Object is 38.6 AU from the Sun and 37.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 183 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1381 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27240.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=691.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 28.2 sec chord
Diameter=282.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 119951, (2029/07/01 08:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:13.3 -26:29:41  0.9 25.45  94
Nunki          18:57:05.5 -26:15:26  2.0  8.26  61
PPM 268291     18:23:20.3 -24:53:57  6.0  1.48  69
PPM 268300     18:23:46.4 -23:15:31  8.5  0.26  68
PPM 268294     18:23:33.1 -23:25:35  9.4  0.15  68
119951         18:22:53.9 -23:25:12 15.3        68
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 4.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.0 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:35:16 -16.0 AT Up 15.0 192.2 Really Low 08:20:16 - 08:50:16 2912
Kelowna 08:35:13 -16.7 AT Up 15.7 193.1 Really Low 08:20:13 - 08:50:13 2877
Peachland 08:35:14 -16.8 AT Up 15.8 192.8 Really Low 08:20:14 - 08:50:14 2876
Summerland 08:35:14 -17.0 AT Up 16.0 192.9 Really Low 08:20:14 - 08:50:14 2870
Penticton 08:35:13 -17.0 AT Up 16.0 193.0 Really Low 08:20:13 - 08:50:13 2867
Victoria 08:35:24 -18.3 Dark Up 17.5 189.5 Really Low 08:20:24 - 08:50:24 2864
Oliver 08:35:13 -17.4 AT Up 16.4 193.0 Really Low 08:20:13 - 08:50:13 2855
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:35:13 -17.5 AT Up 16.5 193.2 Really Low 08:20:13 - 08:50:13 2848
Okanogan 08:35:13 -18.2 Dark Up 17.2 193.1 Really Low 08:20:13 - 08:50:13 2826
Brewster 08:35:13 -18.5 Dark Up 17.5 192.9 Really Low 08:20:13 - 08:50:13 2818
Manson/Chelan 08:35:14 -18.7 Dark Up 17.7 192.6 Really Low 08:20:14 - 08:50:14 2814
Wenatchee 08:35:14 -19.2 Dark Up 18.2 192.4 Really Low 08:20:14 - 08:50:14 2797
Sleaford 08:34:40 -12.5 AT Up 10.8 205.2 Really Low 08:19:40 - 08:49:40 2790
Ellensburg 08:35:15 -19.6 Dark Up 18.6 192.3 Really Low 08:20:15 - 08:50:15 2784
Yakima 08:35:14 -20.0 Dark Up 19.0 192.3 Really Low 08:20:14 - 08:50:14 2768
Toppenish/White Swan 08:35:14 -20.2 Dark Up 19.2 192.5 Really Low 08:20:14 - 08:50:14 2758
The Dalles 08:35:15 -21.1 Dark Up 20.1 191.8 Low 08:20:15 - 08:50:15 2734
PNWRO 08:35:09 -20.4 Dark Up 19.4 193.9 Really Low 08:20:09 - 08:50:09 2729
Maupin 08:35:15 -21.5 Dark Up 20.5 191.9 Low 08:20:15 - 08:50:15 2715
Sisters 08:35:16 -22.4 Dark Up 21.4 191.5 Low 08:20:16 - 08:50:16 2683
Bend 08:35:15 -22.6 Dark Up 21.6 191.8 Low 08:20:15 - 08:50:15 2670
Oregon Observatory 08:35:16 -22.8 Dark Up 21.8 191.6 Low 08:20:16 - 08:50:16 2664
Chiloquin 08:35:16 -24.1 Dark Up 23.2 191.3 Low 08:20:16 - 08:50:16 2609
Klamath Falls 08:35:16 -24.5 Dark Up 23.5 191.4 Low 08:20:16 - 08:50:16 2592
Cedarville 08:35:10 -25.0 Dark Up 23.9 193.1 Low 08:20:10 - 08:50:10 2543
Fall River/Burney 08:35:14 -25.6 Dark Up 24.6 191.9 Low 08:20:14 - 08:50:14 2532
Greenville 08:35:12 -26.5 Dark Up 25.4 192.5 Low 08:20:12 - 08:50:12 2482
Gimple 08:35:12 -26.5 Dark Up 25.4 192.5 Low 08:20:12 - 08:50:12 2481
Quincy 08:35:12 -26.7 Dark Up 25.6 192.5 Low 08:20:12 - 08:50:12 2472
Portola 08:35:10 -26.7 Dark Up 25.6 193.0 Low 08:20:10 - 08:50:10 2461
Reno 08:35:08 -26.9 Dark Up 25.8 193.6 Low 08:20:08 - 08:50:08 2440
Carson City 08:35:08 -27.3 Dark Up 26.1 193.7 Low 08:20:08 - 08:50:08 2421
Gardnerville 08:35:07 -27.5 Dark Up 26.4 193.8 Low 08:20:07 - 08:50:07 2408
Yerington 08:35:05 -27.4 Dark Up 26.2 194.3 Low 08:20:05 - 08:50:05 2404
Hawthorne 08:35:03 -27.8 Dark Up 26.6 194.9 Low 08:20:03 - 08:50:03 2373
Lee Vining 08:35:05 -28.4 Dark Up 27.2 194.5 Low 08:20:05 - 08:50:05 2349
Bishop 08:35:02 -28.9 Dark Up 27.6 195.3 Low 08:20:02 - 08:50:02 2307
Dunrhomin 08:34:22 -23.3 Dark Up 21.2 207.4 Low 08:19:22 - 08:49:22 2265
Beatty 08:34:56 -29.1 Dark Up 27.7 197.0 Low 08:19:56 - 08:49:56 2261
Nikitin 08:34:21 -23.5 Dark Up 21.4 207.4 Low 08:19:21 - 08:49:21 2255
CU-SBO 08:34:22 -23.6 Dark Up 21.5 207.3 Low 08:19:22 - 08:49:22 2253
Patrick 08:34:45 -30.1 Dark Up 28.4 200.1 Low 08:19:45 - 08:49:45 2135
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:34:47 -30.4 Dark Up 28.8 199.4 Low 08:19:47 - 08:49:47 2130
Wildwood 08:35:01 -32.2 Dark Up 30.8 195.6 Up 08:20:01 - 08:50:01 2119
Lake Havasu City 08:34:46 -31.0 Dark Up 29.4 199.8 Low 08:19:46 - 08:49:46 2085
Idyllwild 08:34:54 -32.2 Dark Up 30.7 197.6 Up 08:19:54 - 08:49:54 2073
Calipatria 08:34:49 -32.6 Dark Up 31.0 198.9 Up 08:19:49 - 08:49:49 2018
George/Scottsdale 08:34:37 -31.2 Dark Up 29.4 202.4 Low 08:19:37 - 08:49:37 2000
Yuma 08:34:46 -32.9 Dark Up 31.2 199.9 Up 08:19:46 - 08:49:46 1978

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, (2029/07/01 08:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 25.45  94
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  8.26  61
PPM 268291     18:21:31.4 -24:54:54  6.0  1.48  69
PPM 268300     18:21:58.8 -23:16:30  8.5  0.26  68
PPM 268294     18:21:45.4 -23:26:34  9.4  0.15  68
119951         18:21:06.2 -23:26:09 15.3        68
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/28 03:11:14 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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