RECON: TNO occultation with 33128

Event between (33128) 98BU48 and star GA0980:03785049 with event index number of 2196278

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/05/30 07:46:14 UTC

J2000 position of star is 12:28:36.8 +09:18:00
Equinox of date position of star is 12:29:50.1 +09:10:01
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 70 degrees from the moon. Moon is 14% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 37.7 AU from the Sun and 37.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 9.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 286 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1624 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27009.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=246.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 26.7 sec chord
Diameter=100.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 33128, (2025/05/30 07:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:32.1 -11:17:35  1.0 24.83  91
Vindemiatrix   13:03:26.6 +10:49:23  2.8  8.42  76
20 Vir         12:34:20.0 +10:09:21  6.3  1.48  70
PPM 158903     12:31:51.2 +09:34:31  7.6  0.64  70
PPM 158858     12:28:48.5 +08:59:45 10.0  0.32  69
33128          12:29:54.2 +09:09:35 16.0        70
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 3.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 30.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 07:38:40 -15.6 AT Down 19.8 259.5 Really Low 07:23:40 - 07:53:40 7348
Kamloops 07:39:22 -17.4 AT Down 28.7 247.8 Low 07:24:22 - 07:54:22 7143
Kelowna 07:39:15 -18.2 Dark Down 28.5 249.0 Low 07:24:15 - 07:54:15 7078
Peachland 07:39:15 -18.3 Dark Down 28.7 248.8 Low 07:24:15 - 07:54:15 7067
Summerland 07:39:14 -18.5 Dark Down 28.7 249.0 Low 07:24:14 - 07:54:14 7054
Penticton 07:39:12 -18.5 Dark Down 28.7 249.1 Low 07:24:12 - 07:54:12 7049
Oliver 07:39:10 -18.9 Dark Down 28.8 249.3 Low 07:24:10 - 07:54:10 7019
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:39:08 -19.1 Dark Down 28.7 249.5 Low 07:24:08 - 07:54:08 7005
Okanogan 07:39:05 -19.7 Dark Down 29.1 249.6 Low 07:24:05 - 07:54:05 6948
Victoria 07:39:23 -19.3 Dark Down 31.4 246.2 Up 07:24:23 - 07:54:23 6943
Brewster 07:39:02 -20.0 Dark Down 29.3 249.6 Low 07:24:02 - 07:54:02 6923
Manson/Chelan 07:39:05 -20.2 Dark Down 29.6 249.4 Low 07:24:05 - 07:54:05 6903
Wenatchee 07:39:04 -20.6 Dark Down 29.9 249.5 Low 07:24:04 - 07:54:04 6860
Ellensburg 07:39:01 -21.0 Dark Down 30.2 249.5 Up 07:24:01 - 07:54:01 6822
Yakima 07:38:57 -21.4 Dark Down 30.4 249.7 Up 07:23:57 - 07:53:57 6785
Toppenish/White Swan 07:38:56 -21.7 Dark Down 30.3 250.0 Up 07:23:56 - 07:53:56 6767
PNWRO 07:38:47 -22.1 Dark Down 29.5 251.4 Low 07:23:47 - 07:53:47 6742
The Dalles 07:38:57 -22.4 Dark Down 31.1 249.7 Up 07:23:57 - 07:53:57 6693
Maupin 07:38:53 -22.8 Dark Down 31.2 250.0 Up 07:23:53 - 07:53:53 6655
Sisters 07:38:50 -23.6 Dark Down 31.8 250.1 Up 07:23:50 - 07:53:50 6572
Bend 07:38:48 -23.9 Dark Down 31.7 250.5 Up 07:23:48 - 07:53:48 6552
Oregon Observatory 07:38:48 -24.1 Dark Down 31.9 250.5 Up 07:23:48 - 07:53:48 6535
Chiloquin 07:38:43 -25.3 Dark Down 32.6 250.9 Up 07:23:43 - 07:53:43 6410
Klamath Falls 07:38:40 -25.7 Dark Down 32.7 251.1 Up 07:23:40 - 07:53:40 6378
Cedarville 07:38:27 -26.5 Dark Down 31.8 252.8 Up 07:23:27 - 07:53:27 6321
Dunrhomin 07:37:15 -27.3 Dark Down 21.2 264.2 Low 07:22:15 - 07:52:15 6312
Nikitin 07:37:15 -27.4 Dark Down 21.2 264.3 Low 07:22:15 - 07:52:15 6294
CU-SBO 07:37:15 -27.5 Dark Down 21.3 264.2 Low 07:22:15 - 07:52:15 6287
Fall River/Burney 07:38:31 -26.9 Dark Down 32.8 252.1 Up 07:23:31 - 07:53:31 6268
Gimple 07:38:25 -27.8 Dark Down 32.7 253.1 Up 07:23:25 - 07:53:25 6184
Greenville 07:38:24 -27.8 Dark Down 32.8 253.0 Up 07:23:24 - 07:53:24 6184
Quincy 07:38:24 -28.0 Dark Down 32.8 253.2 Up 07:23:24 - 07:53:24 6164
Portola 07:38:22 -28.2 Dark Down 32.5 253.6 Up 07:23:22 - 07:53:22 6155
Reno 07:38:15 -28.5 Dark Down 32.1 254.3 Up 07:23:15 - 07:53:15 6133
Carson City 07:38:14 -28.8 Dark Down 32.2 254.5 Up 07:23:14 - 07:53:14 6098
Yerington 07:38:08 -29.1 Dark Down 31.8 255.1 Up 07:23:08 - 07:53:08 6083
Gardnerville 07:38:12 -29.1 Dark Down 32.3 254.7 Up 07:23:12 - 07:53:12 6075
Hawthorne 07:38:04 -29.6 Dark Down 31.6 255.7 Up 07:23:04 - 07:53:04 6041
Lee Vining 07:38:03 -30.1 Dark Down 32.1 255.7 Up 07:23:03 - 07:53:03 5983
Bishop 07:37:59 -30.7 Dark Down 31.7 256.6 Up 07:22:59 - 07:52:59 5928
Beatty 07:37:47 -31.3 Dark Down 30.5 258.0 Up 07:22:47 - 07:52:47 5893
Patrick 07:37:25 -32.8 Dark Down 28.6 260.7 Low 07:22:25 - 07:52:25 5766
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:37:27 -33.0 Dark Down 29.2 260.4 Low 07:22:27 - 07:52:27 5736
Lake Havasu City 07:37:22 -33.7 Dark Down 29.1 260.9 Low 07:22:22 - 07:52:22 5670
George/Scottsdale 07:37:07 -34.4 Dark Down 27.3 262.8 Low 07:22:07 - 07:52:07 5612
Wildwood 07:37:43 -34.0 Dark Down 32.6 258.4 Up 07:22:43 - 07:52:43 5599
Idyllwild 07:37:32 -34.4 Dark Down 31.2 259.8 Up 07:22:32 - 07:52:32 5576
Calipatria 07:37:22 -35.0 Dark Down 30.3 260.9 Up 07:22:22 - 07:52:22 5522
Yuma 07:37:18 -35.5 Dark Down 29.7 261.7 Low 07:22:18 - 07:52:18 5485

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 33128, (2025/05/30 07:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 24.83  91
Vindemiatrix   13:02:10.2 +10:57:33  2.8  8.42  76
20 Vir         12:33:02.8 +10:17:44  6.3  1.48  70
PPM 158903     12:30:33.9 +09:42:55  7.6  0.64  70
PPM 158858     12:27:31.0 +09:08:11 10.0  0.32  69
33128          12:28:36.8 +09:18:00 16.0        70
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/29 04:25:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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