RECON: TNO occultation with 129746

Event between (129746) 99CE119 and star GA0700:06298003 with event index number of 2143229

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/22 08:57:53 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:16:31.6 -19:50:14
Equinox of date position of star is 16:17:56.6 -19:53:45
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 18 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.3

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Object is 30.1 AU from the Sun and 29.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.3 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 230 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1343 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21240.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.4
Diameter=128.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.0 sec chord
Diameter=52.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 129746, (2027/04/22 08:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.2 -26:29:24  0.9  7.23  20
8Bet1Sco       16:07:01.8 -19:52:41  2.6  2.61  15
PPM 265352     16:18:35.2 -20:10:11  6.5  0.29  18
129746         16:18:07.5 -19:54:11 15.4        18
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 3.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 12.6 km RECON observability=0.8 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 08:59:17 -21.0 Dark Up 17.9 175.0 Really Low 08:44:17 - 09:14:17 9111
Kamloops 09:00:07 -25.8 Dark Up 17.5 161.0 Really Low 08:45:07 - 09:15:07 8794
Kelowna 09:00:04 -26.4 Dark Up 18.4 161.8 Really Low 08:45:04 - 09:15:04 8777
Peachland 09:00:06 -26.6 Dark Up 18.5 161.5 Really Low 08:45:06 - 09:15:06 8766
Summerland 09:00:06 -26.7 Dark Up 18.6 161.6 Really Low 08:45:06 - 09:15:06 8761
Penticton 09:00:06 -26.7 Dark Up 18.7 161.7 Really Low 08:45:06 - 09:15:06 8760
Oliver 09:00:05 -27.1 Dark Up 19.1 161.6 Really Low 08:45:05 - 09:15:05 8744
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:00:06 -27.2 Dark Up 19.3 161.8 Really Low 08:45:06 - 09:15:06 8741
Okanogan 09:00:07 -27.9 Dark Up 19.8 161.5 Really Low 08:45:07 - 09:15:07 8706
Brewster 09:00:08 -28.2 Dark Up 20.0 161.3 Low 08:45:08 - 09:15:08 8689
Manson/Chelan 09:00:09 -28.4 Dark Up 20.2 160.9 Low 08:45:09 - 09:15:09 8671
Wenatchee 09:00:10 -28.9 Dark Up 20.6 160.7 Low 08:45:10 - 09:15:10 8644
Victoria 09:00:21 -28.4 Dark Up 18.8 157.9 Really Low 08:45:21 - 09:15:21 8629
Ellensburg 09:00:12 -29.4 Dark Up 20.9 160.4 Low 08:45:12 - 09:15:12 8619
PNWRO 09:00:06 -30.0 Dark Up 22.2 161.9 Low 08:45:06 - 09:15:06 8606
Yakima 09:00:12 -29.7 Dark Up 21.3 160.4 Low 08:45:12 - 09:15:12 8598
Toppenish/White Swan 09:00:12 -29.9 Dark Up 21.5 160.5 Low 08:45:12 - 09:15:12 8591
Dunrhomin 08:59:02 -30.7 Dark Up 29.8 175.3 Low 08:44:02 - 09:14:02 8587
Nikitin 08:59:02 -30.8 Dark Up 30.0 175.3 Low 08:44:02 - 09:14:02 8576
CU-SBO 08:59:13 -30.9 Dark Up 30.0 175.2 Up 08:44:13 - 09:14:13 8570
The Dalles 09:00:15 -30.8 Dark Up 22.1 159.6 Low 08:45:15 - 09:15:15 8532
Maupin 09:00:15 -31.2 Dark Up 22.5 159.7 Low 08:45:15 - 09:15:15 8513
Sisters 09:00:18 -32.1 Dark Up 23.2 159.1 Low 08:45:18 - 09:15:18 8455
Bend 09:00:17 -32.3 Dark Up 23.5 159.3 Low 08:45:17 - 09:15:17 8448
Oregon Observatory 09:00:19 -32.5 Dark Up 23.6 159.1 Low 08:45:19 - 09:15:19 8436
Chiloquin 09:00:20 -33.9 Dark Up 24.7 158.5 Low 08:45:20 - 09:15:20 8352
Klamath Falls 09:00:20 -34.2 Dark Up 25.1 158.5 Low 08:45:20 - 09:15:20 8334
Cedarville 09:00:16 -34.5 Dark Up 26.1 160.0 Low 08:45:16 - 09:15:16 8333
Fall River/Burney 09:00:20 -35.2 Dark Up 26.3 158.7 Low 08:45:20 - 09:15:20 8274
Gimple 09:00:19 -36.0 Dark Up 27.3 159.1 Low 08:45:19 - 09:15:19 8233
Greenville 09:00:19 -36.0 Dark Up 27.2 159.0 Low 08:45:19 - 09:15:19 8231
Reno 09:00:15 -36.3 Dark Up 28.1 160.0 Low 08:45:15 - 09:15:15 8223
Portola 09:00:17 -36.2 Dark Up 27.7 159.4 Low 08:45:17 - 09:15:17 8223
Quincy 09:00:19 -36.2 Dark Up 27.4 159.0 Low 08:45:19 - 09:15:19 8219
Yerington 09:00:12 -36.6 Dark Up 28.8 160.6 Low 08:45:12 - 09:15:12 8206
Carson City 09:00:14 -36.6 Dark Up 28.4 160.0 Low 08:45:14 - 09:15:14 8202
Hawthorne 09:00:10 -36.9 Dark Up 29.4 161.0 Low 08:45:10 - 09:15:10 8190
Gardnerville 09:00:14 -36.8 Dark Up 28.7 160.0 Low 08:45:14 - 09:15:14 8188
Lee Vining 09:00:13 -37.6 Dark Up 29.8 160.4 Low 08:45:13 - 09:15:13 8143
Beatty 09:00:03 -37.9 Dark Up 31.4 162.7 Up 08:45:03 - 09:15:03 8133
Bishop 09:00:09 -38.0 Dark Up 30.5 161.1 Up 08:45:09 - 09:15:09 8122
Patrick 08:59:50 -38.3 Dark Up 33.4 165.5 Up 08:44:50 - 09:14:50 8107
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:59:54 -38.7 Dark Up 33.5 164.7 Up 08:44:54 - 09:14:54 8073
George/Scottsdale 08:59:42 -39.0 Dark Up 35.5 167.4 Up 08:44:42 - 09:14:42 8042
Lake Havasu City 08:59:52 -39.2 Dark Up 34.2 164.8 Up 08:44:52 - 09:14:52 8035
Idyllwild 09:00:04 -40.8 Dark Up 34.4 162.1 Up 08:45:04 - 09:15:04 7925
Calipatria 08:59:58 -40.9 Dark Up 35.3 163.3 Up 08:44:58 - 09:14:58 7912
Yuma 08:59:54 -41.0 Dark Up 35.9 164.2 Up 08:44:54 - 09:14:54 7904
Wildwood 09:00:12 -41.1 Dark Up 33.6 160.2 Up 08:45:12 - 09:15:12 7900

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 129746, (2027/04/22 08:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  7.23  20
8Bet1Sco       16:05:26.2 -19:48:20  2.6  2.61  15
PPM 265352     16:16:59.2 -20:06:15  6.5  0.29  18
129746         16:16:31.6 -19:50:14 15.4        17
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/21 22:32:24 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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