RECON: TNO occultation with 126155

Event between (126155) 01YJ140 and star GA1020:03490277 with event index number of 2716920

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/02/27 08:07:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:37:29.5 +13:48:33
Equinox of date position of star is 09:38:48.4 +13:41:59
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 4 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4

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Object is 30.7 AU from the Sun and 29.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 149 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2045 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21606.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=185.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Diameter=75.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 126155, (2029/02/27 08:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:55.4 +11:49:25  1.3  7.75  11
16Psi Leo      09:45:19.0 +13:53:13  5.3  1.53   5
PPM 126643     09:39:36.6 +14:12:51  6.9  0.55   4
PPM 126627     09:38:34.9 +13:23:16  9.9  0.31   3
PPM 126650     09:40:00.3 +13:52:54 10.1  0.30   4
126155         09:39:04.7 +13:40:37 16.7         4
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 20.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=3.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:07:31 -44.9 Dark Up 45.2 222.0 Up 07:54:34 - 08:20:28 6075
Kamloops 08:08:05 -47.5 Dark Up 51.2 203.2 Up 07:55:08 - 08:21:02 5611
Kelowna 08:08:00 -48.3 Dark Up 51.8 205.0 Up 07:55:03 - 08:20:57 5569
Peachland 08:08:02 -48.4 Dark Up 51.9 204.6 Up 07:55:05 - 08:20:59 5553
Summerland 08:08:01 -48.6 Dark Up 52.0 204.8 Up 07:55:04 - 08:20:58 5544
Penticton 08:08:00 -48.6 Dark Up 52.1 205.0 Up 07:55:03 - 08:20:57 5541
Oliver 08:08:00 -49.0 Dark Up 52.4 205.2 Up 07:55:03 - 08:20:57 5513
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:07:58 -49.2 Dark Up 52.5 205.6 Up 07:55:01 - 08:20:55 5505
Okanogan 08:07:58 -49.8 Dark Up 53.1 205.6 Up 07:55:01 - 08:20:55 5447
Brewster 08:07:58 -50.1 Dark Up 53.4 205.4 Up 07:55:01 - 08:20:55 5420
Manson/Chelan 08:07:58 -50.3 Dark Up 53.7 205.0 Up 07:55:01 - 08:20:55 5394
Victoria 08:08:09 -49.5 Dark Up 54.0 199.5 Up 07:55:12 - 08:21:06 5363
Wenatchee 08:07:58 -50.8 Dark Up 54.2 205.0 Up 07:55:01 - 08:20:55 5351
Ellensburg 08:07:58 -51.2 Dark Up 54.7 204.9 Up 07:55:01 - 08:20:55 5312
Yakima 08:07:57 -51.6 Dark Up 55.0 205.1 Up 07:55:00 - 08:20:54 5278
PNWRO 08:07:51 -52.2 Dark Up 55.0 208.1 Up 07:54:54 - 08:20:48 5274
Toppenish/White Swan 08:07:57 -51.8 Dark Up 55.2 205.5 Up 07:55:00 - 08:20:54 5264
Dunrhomin 08:06:56 -55.8 Dark Up 53.0 232.9 Up 07:53:59 - 08:19:53 5202
Nikitin 08:06:56 -56.0 Dark Up 53.1 233.1 Up 07:53:59 - 08:19:53 5186
CU-SBO 08:06:56 -56.0 Dark Up 53.2 233.0 Up 07:53:59 - 08:19:53 5179
The Dalles 08:07:57 -52.5 Dark Up 56.1 204.7 Up 07:55:00 - 08:20:54 5178
Maupin 08:07:56 -53.0 Dark Up 56.5 205.1 Up 07:54:59 - 08:20:53 5146
Sisters 08:07:56 -53.8 Dark Up 57.4 204.9 Up 07:54:59 - 08:20:53 5058
Bend 08:07:54 -54.1 Dark Up 57.6 205.4 Up 07:54:57 - 08:20:51 5045
Oregon Observatory 08:07:55 -54.2 Dark Up 57.8 205.3 Up 07:54:58 - 08:20:52 5026
Chiloquin 08:07:53 -55.5 Dark Up 59.1 205.5 Up 07:54:56 - 08:20:50 4900
Klamath Falls 08:07:52 -55.9 Dark Up 59.4 205.9 Up 07:54:55 - 08:20:49 4872
Cedarville 08:07:46 -56.6 Dark Up 59.4 209.3 Up 07:54:49 - 08:20:43 4857
Fall River/Burney 08:07:49 -57.1 Dark Up 60.3 207.5 Up 07:54:52 - 08:20:46 4779
Gimple 08:07:45 -58.0 Dark Up 60.9 209.2 Up 07:54:48 - 08:20:42 4714
Greenville 08:07:46 -58.0 Dark Up 60.9 209.1 Up 07:54:49 - 08:20:43 4711
Portola 08:07:43 -58.3 Dark Up 61.0 210.2 Up 07:54:46 - 08:20:40 4696
Quincy 08:07:45 -58.2 Dark Up 61.1 209.2 Up 07:54:48 - 08:20:42 4693
Reno 08:07:40 -58.6 Dark Up 61.0 211.6 Up 07:54:43 - 08:20:37 4692
Yerington 08:07:36 -59.2 Dark Up 61.2 213.3 Up 07:54:39 - 08:20:33 4661
Carson City 08:07:39 -59.0 Dark Up 61.3 212.0 Up 07:54:42 - 08:20:36 4660
Gardnerville 08:07:39 -59.2 Dark Up 61.5 212.3 Up 07:54:42 - 08:20:36 4639
Hawthorne 08:07:34 -59.7 Dark Up 61.4 214.8 Up 07:54:37 - 08:20:31 4636
Lee Vining 08:07:35 -60.2 Dark Up 62.1 214.5 Up 07:54:38 - 08:20:32 4570
Beatty 08:07:25 -61.2 Dark Up 61.8 219.8 Up 07:54:28 - 08:20:22 4546
Bishop 08:07:31 -60.8 Dark Up 62.2 216.4 Up 07:54:34 - 08:20:28 4538
Patrick 08:07:12 -62.4 Dark Up 61.3 226.5 Up 07:54:15 - 08:20:09 4504
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:07:14 -62.8 Dark Up 61.9 225.7 Up 07:54:17 - 08:20:11 4458
George/Scottsdale 08:07:02 -63.7 Dark Up 61.2 231.9 Up 07:54:05 - 08:19:59 4415
Lake Havasu City 08:07:11 -63.4 Dark Up 62.2 227.0 Up 07:54:14 - 08:20:08 4405
Idyllwild 08:07:19 -64.4 Dark Up 64.1 224.0 Up 07:54:22 - 08:20:16 4257
Calipatria 08:07:13 -64.9 Dark Up 63.9 226.9 Up 07:54:16 - 08:20:10 4238
Wildwood 08:07:25 -64.1 Dark Up 64.9 220.0 Up 07:54:28 - 08:20:22 4229
Yuma 08:07:08 -65.2 Dark Up 63.6 229.1 Up 07:54:11 - 08:20:05 4228

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 126155, (2029/02/27 08:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3  7.75  11
16Psi Leo      09:43:43.9 +14:01:18  5.3  1.53   5
PPM 126643     09:38:01.2 +14:20:48  6.9  0.55   4
PPM 126627     09:36:59.8 +13:31:11  9.9  0.31   3
PPM 126650     09:38:25.1 +14:00:52 10.1  0.30   4
126155         09:37:29.5 +13:48:33 16.7         4
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 03:05:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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