RECON: TNO occultation with 24835

Event between (24835) 95SM55 and star GA1320:01890597 with event index number of 2369464

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/11/05 12:21:07 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:27:00.0 +43:57:32
Equinox of date position of star is 04:28:42.3 +44:00:40
Stellar brightness G=13.7, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 21 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.4

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Object is 37.6 AU from the Sun and 36.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.6 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 186 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2635 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26680.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.6
Diameter=704.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 31.4 sec chord
Diameter=287.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 24835, (2028/11/05 12:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:34.7 +16:33:55  0.8 27.52  13
Mirphak        03:26:23.9 +49:57:41  1.8 12.19  33
PPM 046963     04:20:08.5 +42:12:34  6.1  2.43  20
PPM 047093     04:29:57.0 +43:23:35  7.4  0.65  20
PPM 047060     04:27:38.8 +43:52:50  9.5  0.29  21
24835          04:29:02.9 +44:01:18 13.7        21
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 4.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=12.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 12:18:56 -16.8 AT Up 51.9 281.2 Up 12:03:56 - 12:33:56 -2905
Kamloops 12:19:17 -25.8 Dark Up 60.6 273.8 Up 12:04:17 - 12:34:17 -3627
Kelowna 12:19:13 -25.3 Dark Up 59.9 275.8 Up 12:04:13 - 12:34:13 -3661
Peachland 12:19:12 -25.5 Dark Up 60.1 275.8 Up 12:04:12 - 12:34:12 -3683
Summerland 12:19:12 -25.5 Dark Up 60.0 276.1 Up 12:04:12 - 12:34:12 -3692
Penticton 12:19:11 -25.4 Dark Up 60.0 276.3 Up 12:04:11 - 12:34:11 -3693
Oliver 12:19:11 -25.4 Dark Up 59.9 276.9 Up 12:04:11 - 12:34:11 -3724
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:19:10 -25.3 Dark Up 59.8 277.3 Up 12:04:10 - 12:34:10 -3730
Dunrhomin 12:18:16 -15.1 AT Up 47.8 294.9 Up 12:03:16 - 12:33:16 -3769
Nikitin 12:18:15 -15.1 AT Up 47.7 295.0 Up 12:03:15 - 12:33:15 -3784
CU-SBO 12:18:15 -15.1 AT Up 47.7 295.1 Up 12:03:15 - 12:33:15 -3794
Okanogan 12:19:08 -25.5 Dark Up 59.8 278.3 Up 12:04:08 - 12:34:08 -3796
Brewster 12:19:08 -25.7 Dark Up 59.9 278.6 Up 12:04:08 - 12:34:08 -3828
Manson/Chelan 12:19:08 -25.9 Dark Up 60.1 278.8 Up 12:04:08 - 12:34:08 -3862
Wenatchee 12:19:07 -26.1 Dark Up 60.2 279.5 Up 12:04:07 - 12:34:07 -3911
Victoria 12:19:17 -28.0 Dark Up 62.3 275.7 Up 12:04:17 - 12:34:17 -3938
Ellensburg 12:19:07 -26.3 Dark Up 60.3 280.1 Up 12:04:07 - 12:34:07 -3957
PNWRO 12:18:59 -25.2 Dark Up 59.0 282.5 Up 12:03:59 - 12:33:59 -3972
Yakima 12:19:05 -26.3 Dark Up 60.2 280.8 Up 12:04:05 - 12:34:05 -3993
Toppenish/White Swan 12:19:04 -26.2 Dark Up 60.0 281.2 Up 12:04:04 - 12:34:04 -4005
The Dalles 12:19:04 -26.8 Dark Up 60.4 282.2 Up 12:04:04 - 12:34:04 -4109
Maupin 12:19:03 -26.8 Dark Up 60.3 282.9 Up 12:04:03 - 12:34:03 -4142
Sisters 12:19:01 -27.2 Dark Up 60.4 284.2 Up 12:04:01 - 12:34:01 -4243
Bend 12:19:00 -27.1 Dark Up 60.2 284.7 Up 12:04:00 - 12:34:00 -4253
Oregon Observatory 12:19:00 -27.2 Dark Up 60.2 285.0 Up 12:04:00 - 12:34:00 -4274
Chiloquin 12:18:58 -27.6 Dark Up 60.2 287.0 Up 12:03:58 - 12:33:58 -4412
Cedarville 12:18:51 -26.4 Dark Up 58.7 289.2 Up 12:03:51 - 12:33:51 -4429
Klamath Falls 12:18:56 -27.5 Dark Up 60.0 287.6 Up 12:03:56 - 12:33:56 -4440
Fall River/Burney 12:18:52 -27.3 Dark Up 59.4 289.6 Up 12:03:52 - 12:33:52 -4530
Gimple 12:18:49 -26.9 Dark Up 58.7 291.2 Up 12:03:49 - 12:33:49 -4588
Reno 12:18:44 -26.2 Dark Up 57.7 292.2 Up 12:03:44 - 12:33:44 -4592
Greenville 12:18:49 -27.0 Dark Up 58.7 291.1 Up 12:03:49 - 12:33:49 -4592
Portola 12:18:46 -26.7 Dark Up 58.3 291.7 Up 12:03:46 - 12:33:46 -4599
Yerington 12:18:41 -25.7 Dark Up 57.0 293.1 Up 12:03:41 - 12:33:41 -4610
Quincy 12:18:48 -27.0 Dark Up 58.7 291.5 Up 12:03:48 - 12:33:48 -4610
Carson City 12:18:43 -26.1 Dark Up 57.6 292.8 Up 12:03:43 - 12:33:43 -4623
Hawthorne 12:18:39 -25.3 Dark Up 56.5 293.9 Up 12:03:39 - 12:33:39 -4626
Gardnerville 12:18:42 -26.1 Dark Up 57.4 293.1 Up 12:03:42 - 12:33:42 -4643
Patrick 12:18:19 -21.4 Dark Up 51.8 298.3 Up 12:03:19 - 12:33:19 -4654
Beatty 12:18:30 -23.8 Dark Up 54.5 296.2 Up 12:03:30 - 12:33:30 -4676
George/Scottsdale 12:18:10 -19.6 Dark Up 49.5 300.2 Up 12:03:10 - 12:33:10 -4689
Lee Vining 12:18:38 -25.6 Dark Up 56.6 294.6 Up 12:03:38 - 12:33:38 -4701
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:18:20 -21.9 Dark Up 52.1 298.5 Up 12:03:20 - 12:33:20 -4714
Bishop 12:18:35 -25.1 Dark Up 55.8 295.5 Up 12:03:35 - 12:33:35 -4719
Lake Havasu City 12:18:17 -21.7 Dark Up 51.6 299.3 Up 12:03:17 - 12:33:17 -4759
Yuma 12:18:14 -21.8 Dark Up 51.0 301.2 Up 12:03:14 - 12:33:14 -4936
Calipatria 12:18:18 -22.5 Dark Up 51.8 300.7 Up 12:03:18 - 12:33:18 -4947
Idyllwild 12:18:21 -23.6 Dark Up 53.0 300.1 Up 12:03:21 - 12:33:21 -4957
Wildwood 12:18:28 -25.1 Dark Up 54.5 299.6 Up 12:03:28 - 12:33:28 -5026

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 24835, (2028/11/05 12:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 27.52  13
Mirphak        03:24:19.4 +49:51:40  1.8 12.19  33
PPM 046963     04:18:08.2 +42:08:27  6.1  2.43  20
PPM 047093     04:27:54.7 +43:19:52  7.4  0.65  20
PPM 047060     04:25:36.1 +43:49:01  9.5  0.29  21
24835          04:27:00.0 +43:57:32 13.7        21
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/09 22:28:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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