RECON: TNO occultation with 385527

Event between (385527) 04OK14 and star GA0820:22401047 with event index number of 2259308

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/09/28 07:03:44 UTC

J2000 position of star is 23:03:25.9 -07:06:04
Equinox of date position of star is 23:04:40.1 -06:58:21
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 37 degrees from the moon. Moon is 76% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.7

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Object is 33.3 AU from the Sun and 32.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 361 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4332 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23441.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=195.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Diameter=79.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:4EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 385527, (2028/09/28 07:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:13.8 -29:28:09  1.2 22.56  35
Markab         23:06:11.7 +15:21:38  2.5 22.31  49
81 Aqr         23:02:53.2 -06:54:23  6.1  0.51  37
PPM 207054     23:03:15.4 -06:48:20  8.0  0.44  37
PPM 207091     23:04:34.7 -06:56:51  9.5  0.09  37
385527         23:04:55.4 -06:56:45 16.2        38
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 2.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=8.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:01:49 -40.4 Dark Up 31.9 188.0 Up 06:46:49 - 07:16:49 4344
Victoria 07:02:00 -41.8 Dark Up 34.3 184.6 Up 06:47:00 - 07:17:00 4303
Peachland 07:01:47 -41.4 Dark Up 32.8 188.8 Up 06:46:47 - 07:16:47 4272
Kelowna 07:01:47 -41.4 Dark Up 32.6 189.1 Up 06:46:47 - 07:16:47 4270
Summerland 07:01:48 -41.6 Dark Up 32.9 188.9 Up 06:46:48 - 07:16:48 4260
Penticton 07:01:48 -41.7 Dark Up 33.0 189.0 Up 06:46:48 - 07:16:48 4253
Oliver 07:01:47 -42.0 Dark Up 33.3 189.1 Up 06:46:47 - 07:16:47 4232
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:01:47 -42.2 Dark Up 33.5 189.3 Up 06:46:47 - 07:16:47 4216
Okanogan 07:01:48 -42.8 Dark Up 34.1 189.1 Up 06:46:48 - 07:16:48 4182
Brewster 07:01:50 -43.0 Dark Up 34.4 188.9 Up 06:46:50 - 07:16:50 4171
Manson/Chelan 07:01:50 -43.1 Dark Up 34.7 188.5 Up 06:46:50 - 07:16:50 4169
Wenatchee 07:01:51 -43.6 Dark Up 35.2 188.3 Up 06:46:51 - 07:16:51 4144
Ellensburg 07:01:53 -43.9 Dark Up 35.6 188.1 Up 06:46:53 - 07:16:53 4124
Yakima 07:01:52 -44.3 Dark Up 36.0 188.1 Up 06:46:52 - 07:16:52 4099
Toppenish/White Swan 07:01:52 -44.5 Dark Up 36.2 188.4 Up 06:46:52 - 07:16:52 4079
The Dalles 07:01:56 -45.1 Dark Up 37.0 187.5 Up 06:46:56 - 07:16:56 4053
Sleaford 07:01:08 -40.2 Dark Up 28.1 203.9 Low 06:46:08 - 07:16:08 4028
Maupin 07:01:55 -45.5 Dark Up 37.4 187.7 Up 06:46:55 - 07:16:55 4022
PNWRO 07:01:47 -45.2 Dark Up 36.4 190.2 Up 06:46:47 - 07:16:47 4009
Sisters 07:01:57 -46.2 Dark Up 38.4 187.1 Up 06:46:57 - 07:16:57 3980
Bend 07:01:57 -46.5 Dark Up 38.6 187.5 Up 06:46:57 - 07:16:57 3956
Oregon Observatory 07:01:58 -46.7 Dark Up 38.7 187.4 Up 06:46:58 - 07:16:58 3948
Chiloquin 07:02:01 -47.8 Dark Up 40.1 187.0 Up 06:47:01 - 07:17:01 3872
Klamath Falls 07:02:01 -48.1 Dark Up 40.4 187.1 Up 06:47:01 - 07:17:01 3845
Fall River/Burney 07:02:00 -49.3 Dark Up 41.6 187.7 Up 06:47:00 - 07:17:00 3749
Cedarville 07:01:55 -49.2 Dark Up 40.9 189.3 Up 06:46:55 - 07:16:55 3743
Greenville 07:02:00 -50.3 Dark Up 42.4 188.4 Up 06:47:00 - 07:17:00 3669
Gimple 07:02:00 -50.3 Dark Up 42.4 188.6 Up 06:47:00 - 07:17:00 3666
Quincy 07:02:01 -50.5 Dark Up 42.6 188.5 Up 06:47:01 - 07:17:01 3654
Portola 07:01:59 -50.7 Dark Up 42.7 189.1 Up 06:46:59 - 07:16:59 3629
Reno 07:01:56 -51.2 Dark Up 42.9 190.0 Up 06:46:56 - 07:16:56 3587
Carson City 07:01:57 -51.5 Dark Up 43.2 190.1 Up 06:46:57 - 07:16:57 3560
Gardnerville 07:01:56 -51.7 Dark Up 43.4 190.2 Up 06:46:56 - 07:16:56 3540
Yerington 07:01:55 -51.8 Dark Up 43.3 191.0 Up 06:46:55 - 07:16:55 3523
Hawthorne 07:01:53 -52.4 Dark Up 43.7 191.8 Up 06:46:53 - 07:16:53 3470
Lee Vining 07:01:56 -52.8 Dark Up 44.3 191.2 Up 06:46:56 - 07:16:56 3445
Bishop 07:01:54 -53.6 Dark Up 44.8 192.4 Up 06:46:54 - 07:16:54 3373
Beatty 07:01:48 -54.4 Dark Up 44.9 194.7 Up 06:46:48 - 07:16:48 3279
Dunrhomin 07:01:07 -51.9 Dark Up 38.5 208.2 Up 06:46:07 - 07:16:07 3139
Nikitin 07:01:06 -52.1 Dark Up 38.7 208.2 Up 06:46:06 - 07:16:06 3125
CU-SBO 07:01:07 -52.2 Dark Up 38.8 208.1 Up 06:46:07 - 07:16:07 3123
Wildwood 07:01:57 -56.6 Dark Up 48.0 192.8 Up 06:46:57 - 07:16:57 3122
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:01:41 -56.5 Dark Up 46.1 198.2 Up 06:46:41 - 07:16:41 3061
Patrick 07:01:39 -56.4 Dark Up 45.7 199.0 Up 06:46:39 - 07:16:39 3055
Idyllwild 07:01:51 -57.4 Dark Up 48.0 195.6 Up 06:46:51 - 07:16:51 3023
Lake Havasu City 07:01:42 -57.2 Dark Up 46.7 198.7 Up 06:46:42 - 07:16:42 2997
Calipatria 07:01:47 -58.3 Dark Up 48.3 197.5 Up 06:46:47 - 07:16:47 2928
Yuma 07:01:44 -58.9 Dark Up 48.5 198.9 Up 06:46:44 - 07:16:44 2859
George/Scottsdale 07:01:32 -58.3 Dark Up 46.7 202.4 Up 06:46:32 - 07:16:32 2841

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 385527, (2028/09/28 07:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.7 -29:37:24  1.2 22.56  35
Markab         23:04:45.8 +15:12:18  2.5 22.31  49
81 Aqr         23:01:23.6 -07:03:40  6.1  0.51  37
PPM 207054     23:01:45.9 -06:57:38  8.0  0.44  37
PPM 207091     23:03:05.1 -07:06:10  9.5  0.09  37
385527         23:03:25.9 -07:06:04 16.2        37
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/28 00:57:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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