RECON: TNO occultation with 120181

Event between (120181) 03UR292 and star GA1100:01005337 with event index number of 2368364

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/11/24 14:01:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:18:22.7 +20:30:03
Equinox of date position of star is 05:19:48.6 +20:31:29
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 101 degrees from the moon. Moon is 56% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

[RECON map]
Object is 28.0 AU from the Sun and 27.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 87 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 998 km.
The sky-plane scale is 19596.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=202.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Diameter=82.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 120181, (2028/11/24 14:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:34.9 +16:33:55  0.8 10.82  91
Alnath         05:28:07.3 +28:37:45  1.6  8.30 103
PPM 120839     05:22:00.7 +19:36:19  6.5  1.03 102
PPM 094261     05:20:57.5 +20:09:43  7.6  0.42 101
PPM 094245     05:19:21.7 +20:33:51  8.9  0.18 101
120181         05:20:05.8 +20:31:45 15.2       102
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 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)
Sleaford 13:58:40 -6.4 NT Down 17.1 281.6 Really Low 13:50:54 - 14:06:26 2938
Kamloops 13:58:44 -14.3 AT Down 25.9 271.2 Low 13:50:58 - 14:06:30 2497
Kelowna 13:58:40 -13.5 AT Down 25.3 272.3 Low 13:50:54 - 14:06:26 2451
Peachland 13:58:40 -13.7 AT Down 25.5 272.1 Low 13:50:54 - 14:06:26 2435
Summerland 13:58:40 -13.6 AT Down 25.4 272.3 Low 13:50:54 - 14:06:26 2425
Penticton 13:58:39 -13.5 AT Down 25.4 272.4 Low 13:50:53 - 14:06:25 2422
Oliver 13:58:38 -13.4 AT Down 25.3 272.5 Low 13:50:52 - 14:06:24 2393
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 13:58:37 -13.2 AT Down 25.2 272.8 Low 13:50:51 - 14:06:23 2383
Okanogan 13:58:35 -13.2 AT Down 25.3 272.9 Low 13:50:49 - 14:06:21 2324
Brewster 13:58:35 -13.2 AT Down 25.5 272.9 Low 13:50:49 - 14:06:21 2297
Manson/Chelan 13:58:34 -13.4 AT Down 25.7 272.7 Low 13:50:48 - 14:06:20 2270
Victoria 13:58:40 -15.7 AT Down 27.9 270.0 Low 13:50:54 - 14:06:26 2250
Wenatchee 13:58:33 -13.4 AT Down 25.8 272.8 Low 13:50:47 - 14:06:19 2226
Ellensburg 13:58:32 -13.4 AT Down 25.9 272.9 Low 13:50:46 - 14:06:18 2186
Yakima 13:58:31 -13.3 AT Down 25.9 273.0 Low 13:50:45 - 14:06:17 2150
PNWRO 13:58:28 -12.1 AT Down 24.7 274.5 Low 13:50:42 - 14:06:14 2140
Toppenish/White Swan 13:58:30 -13.2 AT Down 25.8 273.3 Low 13:50:44 - 14:06:16 2136
The Dalles 13:58:29 -13.5 AT Down 26.3 273.1 Low 13:50:43 - 14:06:15 2049
Dunrhomin 13:58:02 -0.7 Sun up Down 14.0 285.2 Really Low 13:50:16 - 14:05:48 2017
Maupin 13:58:27 -13.3 AT Down 26.2 273.4 Low 13:50:41 - 14:06:13 2015
Nikitin 13:58:01 -0.6 Sun up Down 13.9 285.2 Really Low 13:50:15 - 14:05:47 2001
CU-SBO 13:58:01 -0.7 Sun up Down 14.0 285.2 Really Low 13:50:15 - 14:05:47 1993
Sisters 13:58:25 -13.4 AT Down 26.5 273.4 Low 13:50:39 - 14:06:11 1926
Bend 13:58:24 -13.2 AT Down 26.3 273.7 Low 13:50:38 - 14:06:10 1911
Oregon Observatory 13:58:24 -13.2 AT Down 26.4 273.7 Low 13:50:38 - 14:06:10 1892
Chiloquin 13:58:21 -13.1 AT Down 26.6 274.1 Low 13:50:35 - 14:06:07 1763
Klamath Falls 13:58:19 -13.0 AT Down 26.5 274.3 Low 13:50:33 - 14:06:05 1734
Cedarville 13:58:16 -11.7 NT Down 25.3 275.7 Low 13:50:30 - 14:06:02 1712
Fall River/Burney 13:58:16 -12.4 AT Down 26.2 275.1 Low 13:50:30 - 14:06:02 1636
Gimple 13:58:13 -11.7 NT Down 25.7 275.9 Low 13:50:27 - 14:05:59 1566
Greenville 13:58:13 -11.8 NT Down 25.7 275.8 Low 13:50:27 - 14:05:59 1564
Portola 13:58:11 -11.4 NT Down 25.4 276.3 Low 13:50:25 - 14:05:57 1547
Quincy 13:58:12 -11.7 NT Down 25.7 275.9 Low 13:50:26 - 14:05:58 1545
Reno 13:58:10 -10.8 NT Down 24.8 276.8 Low 13:50:24 - 14:05:56 1539
Carson City 13:58:09 -10.7 NT Down 24.8 277.0 Low 13:50:23 - 14:05:55 1506
Yerington 13:58:08 -10.2 NT Down 24.3 277.4 Low 13:50:22 - 14:05:54 1505
Gardnerville 13:58:08 -10.6 NT Down 24.7 277.1 Low 13:50:22 - 14:05:54 1485
Hawthorne 13:58:06 -9.6 NT Down 23.8 277.9 Low 13:50:20 - 14:05:52 1477
Lee Vining 13:58:05 -9.8 NT Down 24.1 277.9 Low 13:50:19 - 14:05:51 1411
Beatty 13:58:00 -7.7 NT Down 22.1 279.7 Low 13:50:14 - 14:05:46 1377
Bishop 13:58:03 -9.1 NT Down 23.5 278.6 Low 13:50:17 - 14:05:49 1374
Patrick 13:57:54 -5.0 CT Down 19.6 281.7 Really Low 13:50:08 - 14:05:40 1322
Laughlin/Bullhead City 13:57:54 -5.5 CT Down 20.1 281.5 Low 13:50:08 - 14:05:40 1278
George/Scottsdale 13:57:48 -2.8 CT Down 17.6 283.3 Really Low 13:50:02 - 14:05:34 1223
Lake Havasu City 13:57:52 -5.0 CT Down 19.7 281.8 Really Low 13:50:06 - 14:05:38 1221
Idyllwild 13:57:52 -6.6 NT Down 21.5 280.9 Low 13:50:06 - 14:05:38 1078
Wildwood 13:57:56 -8.2 NT Down 23.1 279.8 Low 13:50:10 - 14:05:42 1057
Calipatria 13:57:50 -5.5 CT Down 20.4 281.7 Low 13:50:04 - 14:05:36 1054
Yuma 13:57:48 -4.6 CT Down 19.6 282.3 Really Low 13:50:02 - 14:05:34 1040

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 120181, (2028/11/24 14:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 10.82  91
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  8.30 103
PPM 120839     05:20:18.3 +19:34:41  6.5  1.03 102
PPM 094261     05:19:14.6 +20:08:03  7.6  0.42 101
PPM 094245     05:17:38.5 +20:32:07  8.9  0.18 101
120181         05:18:22.7 +20:30:03 15.2       101
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/31 03:17:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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