RECON: TNO occultation with 168703

Event between (168703) 00GP183 and star GA0620:10799622 with event index number of 2755792

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/05/01 10:17:14 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:54:41.2 -26:32:12
Equinox of date position of star is 16:56:11.5 -26:34:27
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 8 degrees from the moon. Moon is 88% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 36.8 AU from the Sun and 36.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 206 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1548 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26114.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=368.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.4 sec chord
Diameter=150.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 168703, (2029/05/01 10:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:12.7 -26:29:40  0.9  5.66  13
23Tau Sco      16:37:42.8 -28:16:27  2.8  4.50  12
26 Oph         17:01:57.5 -25:01:52  5.8  1.98   6
PPM 266127     16:56:38.9 -26:27:30  8.4  0.13   8
168703         16:56:30.2 -26:34:55 16.4         7
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 4.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 15.8 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=3.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:16:37 -10.5 NT Up 10.4 192.9 Really Low 10:01:37 - 10:31:37 2571
Kamloops 10:17:27 -17.4 AT Up 12.8 180.0 Really Low 10:02:27 - 10:32:27 2556
Kelowna 10:17:24 -17.8 AT Up 13.6 180.8 Really Low 10:02:24 - 10:32:24 2537
Peachland 10:17:25 -18.0 AT Up 13.7 180.5 Really Low 10:02:25 - 10:32:25 2534
Summerland 10:17:25 -18.0 Dark Up 13.9 180.6 Really Low 10:02:25 - 10:32:25 2530
Penticton 10:17:25 -18.0 Dark Up 13.9 180.7 Really Low 10:02:25 - 10:32:25 2528
Oliver 10:17:24 -18.3 Dark Up 14.3 180.7 Really Low 10:02:24 - 10:32:24 2519
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:17:24 -18.4 Dark Up 14.4 180.9 Really Low 10:02:24 - 10:32:24 2515
Okanogan 10:17:25 -19.0 Dark Up 15.1 180.7 Really Low 10:02:25 - 10:32:25 2496
Brewster 10:17:26 -19.3 Dark Up 15.4 180.5 Really Low 10:02:26 - 10:32:26 2487
Victoria 10:17:39 -20.3 Dark Up 14.9 177.2 Really Low 10:02:39 - 10:32:39 2487
Manson/Chelan 10:17:26 -19.6 Dark Up 15.6 180.2 Really Low 10:02:26 - 10:32:26 2480
Wenatchee 10:17:27 -20.1 Dark Up 16.1 180.0 Really Low 10:02:27 - 10:32:27 2465
Ellensburg 10:17:29 -20.5 Dark Up 16.5 179.8 Really Low 10:02:29 - 10:32:29 2452
Yakima 10:17:28 -20.8 Dark Up 16.9 179.8 Really Low 10:02:28 - 10:32:28 2439
Toppenish/White Swan 10:17:27 -20.9 Dark Up 17.1 179.9 Really Low 10:02:27 - 10:32:27 2432
PNWRO 10:17:22 -20.6 Dark Up 17.4 181.3 Really Low 10:02:22 - 10:32:22 2424
The Dalles 10:17:31 -21.9 Dark Up 17.9 179.2 Really Low 10:02:31 - 10:32:31 2404
Maupin 10:17:31 -22.2 Dark Up 18.3 179.3 Really Low 10:02:31 - 10:32:31 2390
Sisters 10:17:32 -23.1 Dark Up 19.2 178.8 Really Low 10:02:32 - 10:32:32 2357
Bend 10:17:31 -23.2 Dark Up 19.4 179.1 Really Low 10:02:31 - 10:32:31 2350
Oregon Observatory 10:17:32 -23.4 Dark Up 19.6 179.0 Really Low 10:02:32 - 10:32:32 2343
Chiloquin 10:17:33 -24.6 Dark Up 20.9 178.5 Low 10:02:33 - 10:32:33 2291
Klamath Falls 10:17:33 -24.9 Dark Up 21.2 178.6 Low 10:02:33 - 10:32:33 2277
Cedarville 10:17:27 -24.7 Dark Up 21.9 180.1 Low 10:02:27 - 10:32:27 2255
Fall River/Burney 10:17:32 -25.6 Dark Up 22.4 179.0 Low 10:02:32 - 10:32:32 2230
Gimple 10:17:29 -26.1 Dark Up 23.3 179.5 Low 10:02:29 - 10:32:29 2193
Greenville 10:17:30 -26.2 Dark Up 23.3 179.4 Low 10:02:30 - 10:32:30 2193
Quincy 10:17:30 -26.3 Dark Up 23.5 179.4 Low 10:02:30 - 10:32:30 2184
Portola 10:17:28 -26.2 Dark Up 23.7 179.9 Low 10:02:28 - 10:32:28 2180
Dunrhomin 10:16:21 -17.9 AT Up 21.8 194.3 Low 10:01:21 - 10:31:21 2174
Reno 10:17:25 -26.1 Dark Up 23.9 180.5 Low 10:02:25 - 10:32:25 2170
Nikitin 10:16:21 -18.0 Dark Up 22.0 194.3 Low 10:01:21 - 10:31:21 2166
CU-SBO 10:16:22 -18.1 Dark Up 22.0 194.3 Low 10:01:22 - 10:31:22 2164
Carson City 10:17:25 -26.4 Dark Up 24.3 180.5 Low 10:02:25 - 10:32:25 2154
Yerington 10:17:22 -26.2 Dark Up 24.5 181.1 Low 10:02:22 - 10:32:22 2147
Gardnerville 10:17:24 -26.6 Dark Up 24.5 180.6 Low 10:02:24 - 10:32:24 2143
Hawthorne 10:17:20 -26.3 Dark Up 24.9 181.6 Low 10:02:20 - 10:32:20 2126
Lee Vining 10:17:22 -27.0 Dark Up 25.5 181.2 Low 10:02:22 - 10:32:22 2099
Bishop 10:17:18 -27.1 Dark Up 26.1 181.9 Low 10:02:18 - 10:32:18 2071
Beatty 10:17:11 -26.6 Dark Up 26.5 183.5 Low 10:02:11 - 10:32:11 2051
Patrick 10:16:57 -26.1 Dark Up 27.8 186.4 Low 10:01:57 - 10:31:57 1975
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:17:00 -26.7 Dark Up 28.1 185.7 Low 10:02:00 - 10:32:00 1962
Lake Havasu City 10:16:58 -27.0 Dark Up 28.7 186.0 Low 10:01:58 - 10:31:58 1926
Wildwood 10:17:19 -29.7 Dark Up 29.3 181.7 Low 10:02:19 - 10:32:19 1902
Idyllwild 10:17:10 -28.9 Dark Up 29.6 183.6 Low 10:02:10 - 10:32:10 1886
George/Scottsdale 10:16:46 -26.1 Dark Up 29.2 188.5 Low 10:01:46 - 10:31:46 1880
Calipatria 10:17:02 -28.7 Dark Up 30.2 184.9 Up 10:02:02 - 10:32:02 1852
Yuma 10:16:59 -28.5 Dark Up 30.5 185.8 Up 10:01:59 - 10:31:59 1827

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 168703, (2029/05/01 10:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  5.66  13
23Tau Sco      16:35:52.9 -28:12:58  2.8  4.50  12
26 Oph         17:00:09.6 -24:59:22  5.8  1.98   6
PPM 266127     16:54:50.0 -26:24:47  8.4  0.13   8
168703         16:54:41.2 -26:32:12 16.4         8
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/19 00:50:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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