RECON: TNO occultation with 133067

Event between (133067) 03FB128 and star GA0720:06747489 with event index number of 1882466

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/09 06:59:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:54:11.6 -16:11:28
Equinox of date position of star is 16:55:35.8 -16:13:46
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 22 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.1

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Object is 38.5 AU from the Sun and 37.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 221 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1418 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27289.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.9 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 133067, (2028/05/09 06:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.1 -26:29:32  0.9 11.75  14
35Eta Oph      17:12:00.4 -15:45:29  2.6  3.92  25
PPM 232348     16:57:40.2 -16:50:56  6.3  0.76  22
PPM 232357     16:58:18.5 -15:59:12  8.4  0.65  22
PPM 232293     16:55:42.6 -16:27:11  9.3  0.22  22
133067         16:55:49.3 -16:14:07 16.9        22
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 4.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.5 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 07:01:37 -20.4 Dark Up 18.0 153.3 Really Low 06:46:37 - 07:16:37 10079
Kamloops 07:02:15 -20.7 Dark Up 14.2 139.7 Really Low 06:47:15 - 07:17:15 9685
Kelowna 07:02:13 -21.6 Dark Up 15.2 140.4 Really Low 06:47:13 - 07:17:13 9657
Peachland 07:02:15 -21.7 Dark Up 15.2 140.1 Really Low 06:47:15 - 07:17:15 9644
Summerland 07:02:15 -21.9 Dark Up 15.3 140.2 Really Low 06:47:15 - 07:17:15 9637
Penticton 07:02:15 -21.9 Dark Up 15.4 140.3 Really Low 06:47:15 - 07:17:15 9636
Oliver 07:02:15 -22.3 Dark Up 15.7 140.2 Really Low 06:47:15 - 07:17:15 9614
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:02:14 -22.5 Dark Up 15.9 140.3 Really Low 06:47:14 - 07:17:14 9609
Okanogan 07:02:17 -23.1 Dark Up 16.3 140.0 Really Low 06:47:17 - 07:17:17 9563
Brewster 07:02:18 -23.3 Dark Up 16.4 139.8 Really Low 06:47:18 - 07:17:18 9541
Manson/Chelan 07:02:19 -23.5 Dark Up 16.4 139.4 Really Low 06:47:19 - 07:17:19 9518
Wenatchee 07:02:20 -23.9 Dark Up 16.7 139.2 Really Low 06:47:20 - 07:17:20 9484
Victoria 07:02:25 -22.3 Dark Up 14.5 136.7 Really Low 06:47:25 - 07:17:25 9479
Ellensburg 07:02:22 -24.3 Dark Up 16.9 138.9 Really Low 06:47:22 - 07:17:22 9452
PNWRO 07:02:20 -25.5 Dark Up 18.4 140.2 Really Low 06:47:20 - 07:17:20 9428
Yakima 07:02:23 -24.6 Dark Up 17.2 138.8 Really Low 06:47:23 - 07:17:23 9425
Toppenish/White Swan 07:02:23 -24.9 Dark Up 17.5 138.9 Really Low 06:47:23 - 07:17:23 9415
Dunrhomin 07:01:47 -32.2 Dark Up 28.7 151.7 Low 06:46:47 - 07:16:47 9391
Nikitin 07:01:46 -32.4 Dark Up 28.9 151.6 Low 06:46:46 - 07:16:46 9378
CU-SBO 07:01:47 -32.5 Dark Up 28.9 151.5 Low 06:46:47 - 07:16:47 9372
The Dalles 07:02:26 -25.5 Dark Up 17.7 138.1 Really Low 06:47:26 - 07:17:26 9343
Maupin 07:02:26 -25.9 Dark Up 18.1 138.1 Really Low 06:47:26 - 07:17:26 9317
Sisters 07:02:30 -26.7 Dark Up 18.5 137.5 Really Low 06:47:30 - 07:17:30 9244
Bend 07:02:28 -27.0 Dark Up 18.8 137.6 Really Low 06:47:28 - 07:17:28 9235
Oregon Observatory 07:02:29 -27.1 Dark Up 18.8 137.5 Really Low 06:47:29 - 07:17:29 9219
Chiloquin 07:02:33 -28.3 Dark Up 19.6 136.8 Really Low 06:47:33 - 07:17:33 9115
Klamath Falls 07:02:32 -28.6 Dark Up 19.9 136.8 Really Low 06:47:32 - 07:17:32 9093
Cedarville 07:02:31 -29.6 Dark Up 21.2 138.0 Low 06:47:31 - 07:17:31 9086
Fall River/Burney 07:02:34 -29.8 Dark Up 21.0 136.8 Low 06:47:34 - 07:17:34 9017
Gimple 07:02:34 -30.8 Dark Up 21.9 137.1 Low 06:47:34 - 07:17:34 8965
Greenville 07:02:34 -30.8 Dark Up 21.9 137.0 Low 06:47:34 - 07:17:34 8962
Portola 07:02:34 -31.2 Dark Up 22.4 137.3 Low 06:47:34 - 07:17:34 8952
Reno 07:02:33 -31.6 Dark Up 22.9 137.8 Low 06:47:33 - 07:17:33 8950
Quincy 07:02:34 -31.0 Dark Up 22.0 136.9 Low 06:47:34 - 07:17:34 8947
Yerington 07:02:31 -32.3 Dark Up 23.6 138.2 Low 06:47:31 - 07:17:31 8927
Carson City 07:02:32 -32.0 Dark Up 23.2 137.7 Low 06:47:32 - 07:17:32 8924
Hawthorne 07:02:30 -32.8 Dark Up 24.3 138.6 Low 06:47:30 - 07:17:30 8907
Gardnerville 07:02:32 -32.2 Dark Up 23.4 137.7 Low 06:47:32 - 07:17:32 8906
Lee Vining 07:02:32 -33.3 Dark Up 24.4 138.0 Low 06:47:32 - 07:17:32 8850
Beatty 07:02:26 -34.7 Dark Up 26.4 139.7 Low 06:47:26 - 07:17:26 8836
Bishop 07:02:31 -34.0 Dark Up 25.2 138.4 Low 06:47:31 - 07:17:31 8825
Patrick 07:02:20 -36.6 Dark Up 29.1 141.9 Low 06:47:20 - 07:17:20 8803
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:02:21 -36.8 Dark Up 28.9 141.1 Low 06:47:21 - 07:17:21 8763
George/Scottsdale 07:02:14 -38.5 Dark Up 31.4 143.1 Up 06:47:14 - 07:17:14 8728
Lake Havasu City 07:02:22 -37.5 Dark Up 29.5 141.1 Low 06:47:22 - 07:17:22 8718
Idyllwild 07:02:30 -37.8 Dark Up 28.9 138.7 Low 06:47:30 - 07:17:30 8588
Calipatria 07:02:27 -38.6 Dark Up 30.0 139.5 Low 06:47:27 - 07:17:27 8573
Yuma 07:02:24 -39.2 Dark Up 30.8 140.2 Up 06:47:24 - 07:17:24 8564
Wildwood 07:02:35 -37.1 Dark Up 27.6 137.2 Low 06:47:35 - 07:17:35 8560

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 133067, (2028/05/09 06:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.75  14
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  3.92  25
PPM 232348     16:56:02.0 -16:48:22  6.3  0.76  22
PPM 232357     16:56:40.8 -15:56:39  8.4  0.65  22
PPM 232293     16:54:04.7 -16:24:31  9.3  0.22  22
133067         16:54:11.6 -16:11:28 16.9        22
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/09 03:20:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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