RECON: TNO occultation with 129772

Event between (129772) 99HR11 and star GA0740:05364632 with event index number of 1907255

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/30 08:19:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:07:43.5 -15:36:34
Equinox of date position of star is 15:09:04.6 -15:42:05
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 82 degrees from the moon. Moon is 39% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.6

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Object is 42.2 AU from the Sun and 41.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 338 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3697 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29940.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=218.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.2 sec chord
Diameter=89.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:4EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 129772, (2028/05/30 08:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.3 -26:29:33  0.9 21.87 103
27Bet Lib      15:18:32.4 -09:29:09  2.6  6.63  83
21Nu Lib       15:08:13.0 -16:21:55  5.2  0.70  82
PPM 229784     15:09:01.2 -15:31:29  8.1  0.20  82
129772         15:09:18.7 -15:43:02 16.5        83
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 2.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 13.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=4.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:18:32 -14.1 AT Down 13.9 219.8 Really Low 08:03:32 - 08:33:32 4778
Kamloops 08:19:05 -17.3 AT Down 19.9 206.5 Really Low 08:04:05 - 08:34:05 4663
Kelowna 08:19:00 -18.1 Dark Down 20.4 207.5 Low 08:04:00 - 08:34:00 4640
Peachland 08:19:01 -18.2 Dark Down 20.6 207.3 Low 08:04:01 - 08:34:01 4634
Summerland 08:19:02 -18.4 Dark Down 20.7 207.4 Low 08:04:02 - 08:34:02 4629
Penticton 08:19:00 -18.4 Dark Down 20.7 207.5 Low 08:04:00 - 08:34:00 4627
Oliver 08:19:00 -18.8 Dark Down 21.0 207.6 Low 08:04:00 - 08:34:00 4613
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:19:00 -18.9 Dark Down 21.1 207.8 Low 08:04:00 - 08:34:00 4609
Okanogan 08:18:58 -19.6 Dark Down 21.8 207.7 Low 08:03:58 - 08:33:58 4581
Brewster 08:18:58 -19.9 Dark Down 22.1 207.5 Low 08:03:58 - 08:33:58 4568
Manson/Chelan 08:19:00 -20.1 Dark Down 22.4 207.2 Low 08:04:00 - 08:34:00 4557
Victoria 08:19:10 -19.6 Dark Down 22.7 203.9 Low 08:04:10 - 08:34:10 4554
Wenatchee 08:18:59 -20.6 Dark Down 22.9 207.1 Low 08:03:59 - 08:33:59 4535
Ellensburg 08:18:59 -21.0 Dark Down 23.3 207.0 Low 08:03:59 - 08:33:59 4516
Yakima 08:18:57 -21.4 Dark Down 23.7 207.0 Low 08:03:57 - 08:33:57 4498
Toppenish/White Swan 08:18:57 -21.6 Dark Down 23.8 207.2 Low 08:03:57 - 08:33:57 4490
PNWRO 08:18:52 -21.9 Dark Down 23.6 208.8 Low 08:03:52 - 08:33:52 4486
The Dalles 08:18:58 -22.4 Dark Down 24.7 206.6 Low 08:03:58 - 08:33:58 4448
Maupin 08:18:56 -22.8 Dark Down 25.1 206.8 Low 08:03:56 - 08:33:56 4430
Sisters 08:18:57 -23.7 Dark Down 26.0 206.5 Low 08:03:57 - 08:33:57 4385
Bend 08:18:54 -24.0 Dark Down 26.2 206.8 Low 08:03:54 - 08:33:54 4376
Oregon Observatory 08:18:55 -24.2 Dark Down 26.4 206.7 Low 08:03:55 - 08:33:55 4367
Chiloquin 08:18:54 -25.5 Dark Down 27.7 206.6 Low 08:03:54 - 08:33:54 4297
Klamath Falls 08:18:53 -25.8 Dark Down 28.0 206.7 Low 08:03:53 - 08:33:53 4280
Dunrhomin 08:17:58 -25.2 Dark Down 22.5 222.9 Low 08:02:58 - 08:32:58 4272
Nikitin 08:17:57 -25.3 Dark Down 22.7 222.9 Low 08:02:57 - 08:32:57 4262
Cedarville 08:18:47 -26.4 Dark Down 28.0 208.5 Low 08:03:47 - 08:33:47 4260
CU-SBO 08:17:58 -25.4 Dark Down 22.7 222.9 Low 08:02:58 - 08:32:58 4259
Fall River/Burney 08:18:49 -27.0 Dark Down 28.9 207.4 Low 08:03:49 - 08:33:49 4222
Gimple 08:18:46 -27.9 Dark Down 29.5 208.2 Low 08:03:46 - 08:33:46 4178
Greenville 08:18:46 -27.9 Dark Down 29.5 208.1 Low 08:03:46 - 08:33:46 4178
Quincy 08:18:46 -28.1 Dark Down 29.7 208.2 Low 08:03:46 - 08:33:46 4166
Portola 08:18:44 -28.2 Dark Down 29.6 208.7 Low 08:03:44 - 08:33:44 4165
Reno 08:18:42 -28.4 Dark Down 29.6 209.4 Low 08:03:42 - 08:33:42 4156
Carson City 08:18:41 -28.7 Dark Down 29.9 209.5 Low 08:03:41 - 08:33:41 4136
Yerington 08:18:39 -28.9 Dark Down 29.9 210.2 Low 08:03:39 - 08:33:39 4130
Gardnerville 08:18:40 -29.0 Dark Down 30.1 209.6 Up 08:03:40 - 08:33:40 4122
Hawthorne 08:18:36 -29.3 Dark Down 30.1 210.9 Up 08:03:36 - 08:33:36 4109
Lee Vining 08:18:36 -29.9 Dark Down 30.7 210.5 Up 08:03:36 - 08:33:36 4072
Bishop 08:18:32 -30.4 Dark Down 31.0 211.5 Up 08:03:32 - 08:33:32 4043
Beatty 08:18:26 -30.7 Dark Down 30.7 213.2 Up 08:03:26 - 08:33:26 4029
Patrick 08:18:13 -31.7 Dark Down 30.6 216.5 Up 08:03:13 - 08:33:13 3959
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:18:15 -32.1 Dark Down 31.1 215.9 Up 08:03:15 - 08:33:15 3939
Lake Havasu City 08:18:13 -32.7 Dark Down 31.5 216.4 Up 08:03:13 - 08:33:13 3898
George/Scottsdale 08:18:03 -33.0 Dark Down 30.9 219.0 Up 08:03:03 - 08:33:03 3864
Wildwood 08:18:27 -33.7 Dark Down 33.8 212.3 Up 08:03:27 - 08:33:27 3839
Idyllwild 08:18:20 -33.8 Dark Down 33.3 214.3 Up 08:03:20 - 08:33:20 3833
Calipatria 08:18:13 -34.2 Dark Down 33.2 215.7 Up 08:03:13 - 08:33:13 3801
Yuma 08:18:10 -34.5 Dark Down 33.2 216.8 Up 08:03:10 - 08:33:10 3779

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 129772, (2028/05/30 08:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 21.87 103
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  6.63  83
21Nu Lib       15:06:37.6 -16:15:25  5.2  0.70  82
PPM 229784     15:07:26.1 -15:25:01  8.1  0.20  82
129772         15:07:43.5 -15:36:34 16.5        82
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/21 22:35:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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