RECON: TNO occultation with 15788

Event between (15788) 93SB and star GA1140:01834387 with event index number of 2663917

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/01/17 08:03:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:05:40.4 +25:25:11
Equinox of date position of star is 06:07:05.7 +25:24:58
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 124 degrees from the moon. Moon is 7% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4

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Object is 27.1 AU from the Sun and 26.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.8 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 514 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1666 km.
The sky-plane scale is 18992.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.0
Diameter=154.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Diameter=63.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15788, (2029/01/17 08:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:44.7 +07:24:36  0.4 18.19 121
Alnath         05:28:07.8 +28:37:46  1.6  9.33 114
139 Tau        05:59:47.8 +25:57:17  4.7  1.81 122
PPM 095328     06:05:59.8 +25:26:24  8.2  0.33 123
PPM 095405     06:08:35.7 +25:32:52  9.9  0.29 124
PPM 095382     06:07:53.4 +25:21:30 11.0  0.11 124
15788          06:07:28.1 +25:24:54 16.6       124
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 1.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 34.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=14.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:01:16 -57.2 Dark Down 49.8 244.1 Up 07:46:16 - 08:16:16 -2107
Kamloops 08:01:53 -59.9 Dark Down 58.0 227.6 Up 07:46:53 - 08:16:53 -2460
Kelowna 08:01:49 -60.8 Dark Down 58.1 229.9 Up 07:46:49 - 08:16:49 -2529
Peachland 08:01:50 -60.9 Dark Down 58.3 229.6 Up 07:46:50 - 08:16:50 -2543
Summerland 08:01:49 -61.0 Dark Down 58.3 229.9 Up 07:46:49 - 08:16:49 -2557
Penticton 08:01:49 -61.1 Dark Down 58.3 230.2 Up 07:46:49 - 08:16:49 -2562
Oliver 08:01:48 -61.4 Dark Down 58.6 230.6 Up 07:46:48 - 08:16:48 -2597
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:01:47 -61.6 Dark Down 58.6 231.1 Up 07:46:47 - 08:16:47 -2611
Okanogan 08:01:47 -62.3 Dark Down 59.1 231.6 Up 07:46:47 - 08:16:47 -2678
Brewster 08:01:47 -62.5 Dark Down 59.4 231.7 Up 07:46:47 - 08:16:47 -2707
Victoria 08:01:59 -61.8 Dark Down 60.9 225.7 Up 07:46:59 - 08:16:59 -2709
Manson/Chelan 08:01:48 -62.7 Dark Down 59.7 231.4 Up 07:46:48 - 08:16:48 -2733
Wenatchee 08:01:48 -63.2 Dark Down 60.1 231.8 Up 07:46:48 - 08:16:48 -2783
Ellensburg 08:01:47 -63.6 Dark Down 60.4 232.1 Up 07:46:47 - 08:16:47 -2827
Yakima 08:01:47 -64.0 Dark Down 60.7 232.6 Up 07:46:47 - 08:16:47 -2868
Toppenish/White Swan 08:01:46 -64.2 Dark Down 60.7 233.1 Up 07:46:46 - 08:16:46 -2888
PNWRO 08:01:40 -64.6 Dark Down 60.1 235.8 Up 07:46:40 - 08:16:40 -2904
The Dalles 08:01:48 -64.9 Dark Down 61.6 233.1 Up 07:46:48 - 08:16:48 -2977
Maupin 08:01:46 -65.3 Dark Down 61.8 233.9 Up 07:46:46 - 08:16:46 -3018
Sisters 08:01:47 -66.2 Dark Down 62.6 234.5 Up 07:46:47 - 08:16:47 -3114
Bend 08:01:46 -66.4 Dark Down 62.6 235.3 Up 07:46:46 - 08:16:46 -3135
Oregon Observatory 08:01:46 -66.6 Dark Down 62.8 235.4 Up 07:46:46 - 08:16:46 -3155
Dunrhomin 08:00:45 -67.7 Dark Down 53.2 258.9 Up 07:45:45 - 08:15:45 -3233
Nikitin 08:00:45 -67.9 Dark Down 53.2 259.1 Up 07:45:45 - 08:15:45 -3252
CU-SBO 08:00:45 -67.9 Dark Down 53.3 259.2 Up 07:45:45 - 08:15:45 -3260
Chiloquin 08:01:46 -67.8 Dark Down 63.8 236.9 Up 07:46:46 - 08:16:46 -3297
Klamath Falls 08:01:45 -68.2 Dark Down 63.9 237.6 Up 07:46:45 - 08:16:45 -3331
Cedarville 08:01:37 -69.0 Dark Down 63.3 241.1 Up 07:46:37 - 08:16:37 -3381
Fall River/Burney 08:01:42 -69.4 Dark Down 64.3 240.2 Up 07:46:42 - 08:16:42 -3449
Gimple 08:01:39 -70.4 Dark Down 64.4 242.6 Up 07:46:39 - 08:16:39 -3537
Greenville 08:01:39 -70.3 Dark Down 64.4 242.5 Up 07:46:39 - 08:16:39 -3538
Quincy 08:01:39 -70.5 Dark Down 64.5 242.9 Up 07:46:39 - 08:16:39 -3559
Portola 08:01:37 -70.7 Dark Down 64.3 243.8 Up 07:46:37 - 08:16:37 -3565
Reno 08:01:34 -71.0 Dark Down 63.9 245.1 Up 07:46:34 - 08:16:34 -3583
Carson City 08:01:34 -71.4 Dark Down 64.1 245.8 Up 07:46:34 - 08:16:34 -3621
Yerington 08:01:31 -71.6 Dark Down 63.7 246.9 Up 07:46:31 - 08:16:31 -3632
Gardnerville 08:01:33 -71.6 Dark Down 64.1 246.3 Up 07:46:33 - 08:16:33 -3646
Hawthorne 08:01:28 -72.1 Dark Down 63.5 248.4 Up 07:46:28 - 08:16:28 -3672
Lee Vining 08:01:29 -72.7 Dark Down 64.1 248.9 Up 07:46:29 - 08:16:29 -3739
Bishop 08:01:26 -73.3 Dark Down 63.7 250.9 Up 07:46:26 - 08:16:26 -3791
Beatty 08:01:19 -73.7 Dark Down 62.7 253.5 Up 07:46:19 - 08:16:19 -3813
Patrick 08:01:06 -74.9 Dark Down 60.8 258.9 Up 07:46:06 - 08:16:06 -3917
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:01:08 -75.2 Dark Down 61.4 258.7 Up 07:46:08 - 08:16:08 -3957
Lake Havasu City 08:01:07 -75.8 Dark Down 61.3 260.2 Up 07:46:07 - 08:16:07 -4023
George/Scottsdale 08:00:56 -76.0 Dark Down 59.4 263.4 Up 07:45:56 - 08:15:56 -4056
Wildwood 08:01:22 -76.5 Dark Down 64.8 257.2 Up 07:46:22 - 08:16:22 -4143
Idyllwild 08:01:15 -76.9 Dark Down 63.4 259.6 Up 07:46:15 - 08:16:15 -4148
Calipatria 08:01:09 -77.4 Dark Down 62.5 261.7 Up 07:46:09 - 08:16:09 -4192
Yuma 08:01:05 -77.7 Dark Down 61.8 263.2 Up 07:46:05 - 08:16:05 -4221

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 15788, (2029/01/17 08:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 18.19 121
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  9.33 114
139 Tau        05:57:59.6 +25:57:14  4.7  1.81 122
PPM 095328     06:04:12.1 +25:26:37  8.2  0.33 123
PPM 095405     06:06:47.8 +25:33:12  9.9  0.29 124
PPM 095382     06:06:05.7 +25:21:47 11.0  0.11 124
15788          06:05:40.4 +25:25:11 16.6       123
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/26 05:11:05 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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