RECON: TNO occultation with 32929

Event between (32929) 95QY9 and star GA1140:00488594 with event index number of 2295062

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/10/04 07:23:56 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:38:36.4 +24:22:20
Equinox of date position of star is 03:40:03.7 +24:27:03
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 53 degrees from the moon. Moon is 42% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.8

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Object is 31.5 AU from the Sun and 30.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 608 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2697 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22366.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=125.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.5 sec chord
Diameter=51.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 32929, (2026/10/04 07:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:27.5 +16:33:40  0.8 15.54  42
44Zet Per      03:55:49.3 +31:57:39  2.8  8.25  48
11 Tau         03:42:22.6 +25:24:50  6.1  1.08  52
PPM 092688     03:40:11.6 +24:41:15  8.5  0.23  53
32929          03:40:11.9 +24:27:29 15.5        52
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 1.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 28.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=18.2%

Site	Site mid-time (UT)	Sun alt (deg)	Sky	Moon	Star alt (deg)	Star az (deg)	Target	Observing Time (UT)	X-track (km)
Kamloops	07:27:01	-43.5	Dark	Up	43.5	105.1	Up	07:12:01 - 07:42:01	-797
Victoria	07:27:20	-45.2	Dark	Up	42.1	100.5	Up	07:12:20 - 07:42:20	-885
Kelowna	07:27:03	-44.3	Dark	Up	44.3	105.2	Up	07:12:03 - 07:42:03	-887
Peachland	07:27:04	-44.4	Dark	Up	44.1	104.8	Up	07:12:04 - 07:42:04	-887
Summerland	07:27:04	-44.6	Dark	Up	44.2	104.8	Up	07:12:04 - 07:42:04	-902
Penticton	07:27:04	-44.7	Dark	Up	44.3	104.8	Up	07:12:04 - 07:42:04	-911
Oliver	07:27:06	-45.0	Dark	Up	44.4	104.5	Up	07:12:06 - 07:42:06	-940
Anarchist Mountain Observatory	07:27:06	-45.2	Dark	Up	44.6	104.5	Up	07:12:06 - 07:42:06	-959
Okanogan	07:27:10	-45.8	Dark	Up	44.6	103.7	Up	07:12:10 - 07:42:10	-1006
Brewster	07:27:12	-46.1	Dark	Up	44.5	103.3	Up	07:12:12 - 07:42:12	-1023
Manson/Chelan	07:27:14	-46.2	Dark	Up	44.3	102.7	Up	07:12:14 - 07:42:14	-1030
Sleaford	07:26:09	-41.8	Dark	Up	51.1	121.4	Up	07:11:09 - 07:41:09	-1034
Wenatchee	07:27:17	-46.7	Dark	Up	44.3	102.1	Up	07:12:17 - 07:42:17	-1065
Ellensburg	07:27:19	-47.1	Dark	Up	44.3	101.6	Up	07:12:19 - 07:42:19	-1093
Yakima	07:27:21	-47.5	Dark	Up	44.3	101.2	Up	07:12:21 - 07:42:21	-1127
Toppenish/White Swan	07:27:22	-47.7	Dark	Up	44.5	101.1	Up	07:12:22 - 07:42:22	-1150
The Dalles	07:27:28	-48.4	Dark	Up	44.1	99.7	Up	07:12:28 - 07:42:28	-1193
PNWRO	07:27:19	-48.2	Dark	Up	45.6	102.0	Up	07:12:19 - 07:42:19	-1225
Maupin	07:27:29	-48.8	Dark	Up	44.3	99.4	Up	07:12:29 - 07:42:29	-1232
Sisters	07:27:35	-49.6	Dark	Up	44.1	98.2	Up	07:12:35 - 07:42:35	-1292
Bend	07:27:35	-49.9	Dark	Up	44.3	98.2	Up	07:12:35 - 07:42:35	-1321
Oregon Observatory	07:27:36	-50.1	Dark	Up	44.2	97.9	Up	07:12:36 - 07:42:36	-1332
Chiloquin	07:27:44	-51.3	Dark	Up	44.1	96.3	Up	07:12:44 - 07:42:44	-1434
Klamath Falls	07:27:45	-51.6	Dark	Up	44.2	96.1	Up	07:12:45 - 07:42:45	-1466
Cedarville	07:27:43	-52.5	Dark	Up	45.5	96.6	Up	07:12:43 - 07:42:43	-1579
Fall River/Burney	07:27:49	-52.9	Dark	Up	44.6	95.2	Up	07:12:49 - 07:42:49	-1583
Greenville	07:27:51	-53.8	Dark	Up	45.0	94.6	Up	07:12:51 - 07:42:51	-1679
Gimple	07:27:51	-53.8	Dark	Up	45.1	94.7	Up	07:12:51 - 07:42:51	-1682
Quincy	07:27:52	-54.0	Dark	Up	45.1	94.4	Up	07:12:52 - 07:42:52	-1697
Portola	07:27:51	-54.2	Dark	Up	45.4	94.6	Up	07:12:51 - 07:42:51	-1724
Reno	07:27:50	-54.5	Dark	Up	46.0	94.8	Up	07:12:50 - 07:42:50	-1769
Carson City	07:27:51	-54.9	Dark	Up	46.0	94.5	Up	07:12:51 - 07:42:51	-1803
Gardnerville	07:27:52	-55.2	Dark	Up	46.1	94.2	Up	07:12:52 - 07:42:52	-1827
Yerington	07:27:50	-55.2	Dark	Up	46.5	94.7	Up	07:12:50 - 07:42:50	-1841
Hawthorne	07:27:50	-55.7	Dark	Up	47.0	94.6	Up	07:12:50 - 07:42:50	-1901
Lee Vining	07:27:54	-56.2	Dark	Up	46.6	93.7	Up	07:12:54 - 07:42:54	-1938
Bishop	07:27:54	-56.9	Dark	Up	47.2	93.5	Up	07:12:54 - 07:42:54	-2018
Beatty	07:27:49	-57.4	Dark	Up	48.6	94.1	Up	07:12:49 - 07:42:49	-2115
Dunrhomin	07:26:49	-53.2	Dark	Up	56.7	107.6	Up	07:11:49 - 07:41:49	-2139
Nikitin	07:26:50	-53.3	Dark	Up	56.7	107.4	Up	07:11:50 - 07:41:50	-2156
CU-SBO	07:26:51	-53.4	Dark	Up	56.7	107.2	Up	07:11:51 - 07:41:51	-2160
Wildwood	07:28:07	-60.1	Dark	Up	47.2	89.9	Up	07:13:07 - 07:43:07	-2321
Patrick	07:27:43	-59.0	Dark	Up	51.0	94.2	Up	07:12:43 - 07:42:43	-2351
Laughlin/Bullhead City	07:27:47	-59.2	Dark	Up	50.4	93.4	Up	07:12:47 - 07:42:47	-2352
Idyllwild	07:28:01	-60.6	Dark	Up	48.8	90.5	Up	07:13:01 - 07:43:01	-2419
Lake Havasu City	07:27:48	-59.9	Dark	Up	50.7	92.8	Up	07:12:48 - 07:42:48	-2425
Calipatria	07:27:58	-61.3	Dark	Up	49.8	90.5	Up	07:12:58 - 07:42:58	-2519
George/Scottsdale	07:27:41	-60.6	Dark	Up	52.7	93.3	Up	07:12:41 - 07:42:41	-2581
Yuma	07:27:55	-61.7	Dark	Up	50.5	90.4	Up	07:12:55 - 07:42:55	-2591

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 32929, (2026/10/04 07:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 15.54  42
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8  8.25  48
11 Tau         03:40:46.3 +25:19:46  6.1  1.08  52
PPM 092688     03:38:35.9 +24:36:06  8.5  0.23  53
32929          03:38:36.4 +24:22:20 15.5        53
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/20 21:25:18 UT

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