RECON: TNO occultation with 312645

Event between (312645) 10EP65 and star GA0800:04834882 with event index number of 2777064

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/05/26 06:23:14 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:00:37.7 -09:34:36
Equinox of date position of star is 15:01:57.0 -09:40:21
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 11 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.7

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Object is 34.1 AU from the Sun and 33.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 87 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1447 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24056.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=478.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.9 sec chord
Diameter=195.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 312645, (2029/05/26 06:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:44.8 -11:18:50  1.0 23.52  21
27Bet Lib      15:18:35.6 -09:29:22  2.6  4.04  13
19Del Lib      15:02:32.9 -08:38:02  4.9  1.06  12
PPM 198126     15:01:58.1 -09:15:05  8.3  0.44  12
PPM 198129     15:02:06.5 -09:30:04  9.6  0.19  11
312645         15:02:12.8 -09:41:30 16.9        11
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 15.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:24:05 -16.3 AT Up 27.8 190.1 Low 06:16:22 - 06:31:49 -1635
Kamloops 06:24:47 -15.2 AT Up 29.6 174.1 Low 06:17:03 - 06:32:30 -2004
Kelowna 06:24:44 -16.2 AT Up 30.4 175.0 Up 06:17:00 - 06:32:27 -2029
Peachland 06:24:44 -16.2 AT Up 30.5 174.7 Up 06:17:01 - 06:32:28 -2042
Summerland 06:24:44 -16.4 AT Up 30.7 174.8 Up 06:17:00 - 06:32:27 -2048
Penticton 06:24:44 -16.5 AT Up 30.8 174.9 Up 06:17:00 - 06:32:27 -2050
Oliver 06:24:44 -16.8 AT Up 31.1 174.9 Up 06:17:00 - 06:32:27 -2070
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:24:43 -17.0 AT Up 31.3 175.1 Up 06:17:00 - 06:32:27 -2074
Okanogan 06:24:43 -17.6 AT Up 31.9 174.8 Up 06:17:00 - 06:32:27 -2117
Brewster 06:24:44 -17.8 AT Up 32.2 174.6 Up 06:17:01 - 06:32:28 -2138
Manson/Chelan 06:24:45 -17.9 AT Up 32.4 174.1 Up 06:17:01 - 06:32:28 -2159
Wenatchee 06:24:44 -18.2 Dark Up 32.8 173.9 Up 06:17:01 - 06:32:28 -2191
Victoria 06:24:55 -16.4 AT Up 31.5 170.5 Up 06:17:12 - 06:32:39 -2198
Ellensburg 06:24:46 -18.6 Dark Up 33.2 173.6 Up 06:17:02 - 06:32:29 -2221
PNWRO 06:24:40 -19.9 Dark Up 34.3 175.5 Up 06:16:56 - 06:32:23 -2242
Yakima 06:24:46 -18.9 Dark Up 33.6 173.6 Up 06:17:03 - 06:32:30 -2247
Toppenish/White Swan 06:24:45 -19.2 Dark Up 33.9 173.8 Up 06:17:02 - 06:32:29 -2256
Dunrhomin 06:23:47 -28.1 Dark Up 39.4 192.5 Up 06:16:04 - 06:31:31 -2279
Nikitin 06:23:47 -28.2 Dark Up 39.5 192.5 Up 06:16:03 - 06:31:30 -2291
CU-SBO 06:23:47 -28.3 Dark Up 39.6 192.4 Up 06:16:03 - 06:31:30 -2297
The Dalles 06:24:47 -19.7 Dark Up 34.6 172.8 Up 06:17:04 - 06:32:31 -2324
Maupin 06:24:47 -20.1 Dark Up 35.0 172.9 Up 06:17:03 - 06:32:30 -2348
Sisters 06:24:48 -20.7 Dark Up 35.8 172.2 Up 06:17:05 - 06:32:32 -2416
Bend 06:24:47 -21.0 Dark Up 36.1 172.5 Up 06:17:03 - 06:32:30 -2425
Oregon Observatory 06:24:47 -21.2 Dark Up 36.2 172.3 Up 06:17:04 - 06:32:31 -2440
Chiloquin 06:24:47 -22.2 Dark Up 37.5 171.6 Up 06:17:03 - 06:32:30 -2538
Klamath Falls 06:24:48 -22.6 Dark Up 37.8 171.7 Up 06:17:04 - 06:32:31 -2559
Cedarville 06:24:41 -23.7 Dark Up 38.7 173.6 Up 06:16:57 - 06:32:24 -2565
Fall River/Burney 06:24:46 -23.8 Dark Up 39.1 172.1 Up 06:17:02 - 06:32:29 -2631
Gimple 06:24:43 -24.7 Dark Up 40.0 172.6 Up 06:17:00 - 06:32:27 -2680
Greenville 06:24:43 -24.7 Dark Up 40.0 172.5 Up 06:16:59 - 06:32:26 -2682
Portola 06:24:41 -25.2 Dark Up 40.4 173.1 Up 06:16:58 - 06:32:25 -2693
Reno 06:24:39 -25.6 Dark Up 40.7 173.9 Up 06:16:56 - 06:32:23 -2694
Quincy 06:24:43 -24.9 Dark Up 40.2 172.5 Up 06:17:00 - 06:32:27 -2697
Yerington 06:24:36 -26.3 Dark Up 41.3 174.7 Up 06:16:53 - 06:32:20 -2716
Carson City 06:24:39 -25.9 Dark Up 41.0 173.9 Up 06:16:56 - 06:32:23 -2719
Hawthorne 06:24:34 -26.9 Dark Up 41.8 175.3 Up 06:16:51 - 06:32:18 -2735
Gardnerville 06:24:38 -26.2 Dark Up 41.3 173.9 Up 06:16:55 - 06:32:22 -2735
Lee Vining 06:24:35 -27.3 Dark Up 42.3 174.6 Up 06:16:51 - 06:32:18 -2789
Beatty 06:24:25 -29.0 Dark Up 43.5 177.7 Up 06:16:42 - 06:32:09 -2803
Bishop 06:24:32 -28.0 Dark Up 43.0 175.5 Up 06:16:49 - 06:32:16 -2813
Patrick 06:24:13 -31.1 Dark Up 45.0 181.6 Up 06:16:30 - 06:31:57 -2834
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:24:16 -31.2 Dark Up 45.3 180.6 Up 06:16:32 - 06:31:59 -2872
George/Scottsdale 06:24:03 -33.2 Dark Up 46.6 184.5 Up 06:16:20 - 06:31:47 -2908
Lake Havasu City 06:24:14 -31.9 Dark Up 45.9 181.0 Up 06:16:31 - 06:31:58 -2916
Idyllwild 06:24:23 -31.9 Dark Up 46.7 177.6 Up 06:16:39 - 06:32:06 -3040
Calipatria 06:24:18 -32.8 Dark Up 47.3 179.3 Up 06:16:34 - 06:32:01 -3055
Yuma 06:24:13 -33.5 Dark Up 47.7 180.6 Up 06:16:30 - 06:31:57 -3064
Wildwood 06:24:30 -31.0 Dark Up 46.2 175.0 Up 06:16:46 - 06:32:13 -3067

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 312645, (2029/05/26 06:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 23.52  21
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  4.04  13
19Del Lib      15:00:58.3 -08:31:08  4.9  1.06  12
PPM 198126     15:00:23.2 -09:08:10  8.3  0.44  12
PPM 198129     15:00:31.5 -09:23:10  9.6  0.19  11
312645         15:00:37.7 -09:34:36 16.9        11
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/27 21:00:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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