RECON: TNO occultation with 38628

Event between (38628) Huya and star GA0820:06973700 with event index number of 2433017

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/04/23 11:29:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:54:04.0 -07:46:25
Equinox of date position of star is 17:55:23.7 -07:46:36
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 147 degrees from the moon. Moon is 43% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.6

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Object is 29.3 AU from the Sun and 28.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 12.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 159 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1183 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20873.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=648.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 54.2 sec chord
Diameter=264.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 22.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 38628, (2026/04/23 11:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:01.5 -26:29:17  0.9 27.43 135
60Bet Oph      17:44:46.4 +04:33:29  2.8 12.62 137
PPM 201153     17:54:03.4 -06:08:52  5.9  1.67 146
PPM 201195     17:56:23.3 -07:44:13  6.9  0.22 148
PPM 201184     17:55:31.0 -07:42:36  9.9  0.07 147
38628          17:55:29.7 -07:46:37 16.6       148
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 12.0 km RECON observability=0.6 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 11:32:06 -3.3 CT Down 29.5 191.5 Low 11:18:23 - 11:45:49 10289
Dunrhomin 11:31:16 -7.9 NT Down 41.0 194.1 Up 11:17:33 - 11:44:59 9745
Nikitin 11:31:17 -8.0 NT Down 41.2 194.1 Up 11:17:34 - 11:45:00 9733
CU-SBO 11:31:15 -8.0 NT Down 41.2 194.0 Up 11:17:32 - 11:44:58 9726
Kamloops 11:33:10 -11.5 NT Down 31.4 175.3 Up 11:19:27 - 11:46:53 9704
Kelowna 11:33:07 -11.6 NT Down 32.3 176.3 Up 11:19:24 - 11:46:50 9695
Peachland 11:33:05 -11.8 NT Down 32.4 175.9 Up 11:19:22 - 11:46:48 9678
Penticton 11:33:05 -11.8 NT Down 32.6 176.1 Up 11:19:22 - 11:46:48 9674
Summerland 11:33:05 -11.8 NT Down 32.5 176.0 Up 11:19:22 - 11:46:48 9673
Oliver 11:33:03 -12.0 AT Down 33.0 176.1 Up 11:19:20 - 11:46:46 9655
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:33:03 -12.0 AT Down 33.2 176.3 Up 11:19:20 - 11:46:46 9653
Okanogan 11:33:00 -12.5 AT Down 33.8 176.0 Up 11:19:17 - 11:46:43 9609
Brewster 11:33:03 -12.8 AT Down 34.0 175.8 Up 11:19:20 - 11:46:46 9586
Manson/Chelan 11:33:02 -13.1 AT Down 34.2 175.3 Up 11:19:19 - 11:46:45 9559
Wenatchee 11:33:02 -13.5 AT Down 34.7 175.1 Up 11:19:19 - 11:46:45 9525
PNWRO 11:32:51 -13.5 AT Down 36.2 176.7 Up 11:19:08 - 11:46:34 9502
Ellensburg 11:33:04 -13.9 AT Down 35.1 174.8 Up 11:19:21 - 11:46:47 9493
Yakima 11:33:03 -14.1 AT Down 35.5 174.8 Up 11:19:20 - 11:46:46 9468
Victoria 11:33:21 -14.4 AT Down 33.4 171.6 Up 11:19:38 - 11:47:04 9467
Toppenish/White Swan 11:33:00 -14.1 AT Down 35.7 175.0 Up 11:19:17 - 11:46:43 9462
The Dalles 11:33:02 -15.0 AT Down 36.4 173.9 Up 11:19:19 - 11:46:45 9384
Maupin 11:33:00 -15.2 AT Down 36.9 174.0 Up 11:19:17 - 11:46:43 9362
Sisters 11:33:02 -16.0 AT Down 37.7 173.3 Up 11:19:19 - 11:46:45 9288
Bend 11:33:00 -16.0 AT Down 38.0 173.6 Up 11:19:17 - 11:46:43 9284
Oregon Observatory 11:32:57 -16.2 AT Down 38.1 173.4 Up 11:19:14 - 11:46:40 9268
Cedarville 11:32:44 -16.9 AT Down 40.6 174.8 Up 11:19:01 - 11:46:27 9173
Chiloquin 11:33:00 -17.2 AT Down 39.4 172.8 Up 11:19:17 - 11:46:43 9166
Klamath Falls 11:32:58 -17.4 AT Down 39.7 172.9 Up 11:19:15 - 11:46:41 9147
Fall River/Burney 11:32:53 -17.9 AT Down 40.9 173.2 Up 11:19:10 - 11:46:36 9087
Reno 11:32:39 -17.8 AT Down 42.6 175.1 Up 11:18:56 - 11:46:22 9058
Patrick 11:31:47 -16.1 AT Down 46.8 183.0 Up 11:18:04 - 11:45:30 9054
Yerington 11:32:35 -17.7 AT Down 43.2 175.9 Up 11:18:52 - 11:46:18 9051
Gimple 11:32:49 -18.1 Dark Down 41.9 173.8 Up 11:19:06 - 11:46:32 9051
Greenville 11:32:46 -18.2 Dark Down 41.9 173.7 Up 11:19:03 - 11:46:29 9047
Portola 11:32:43 -18.0 Dark Down 42.3 174.3 Up 11:19:00 - 11:46:26 9047
Hawthorne 11:32:29 -17.6 AT Down 43.6 176.6 Up 11:18:46 - 11:46:12 9044
Carson City 11:32:39 -18.0 AT Down 42.9 175.1 Up 11:18:56 - 11:46:22 9035
Quincy 11:32:46 -18.3 Dark Down 42.1 173.7 Up 11:19:03 - 11:46:29 9033
George/Scottsdale 11:31:32 -15.5 AT Down 48.3 186.0 Up 11:17:49 - 11:45:15 9033
Gardnerville 11:32:36 -18.1 Dark Down 43.2 175.1 Up 11:18:53 - 11:46:19 9021
Beatty 11:32:11 -17.3 AT Down 45.3 179.0 Up 11:18:28 - 11:45:54 9020
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:31:53 -16.7 AT Down 47.0 182.0 Up 11:18:10 - 11:45:36 9004
Lee Vining 11:32:29 -18.3 Dark Down 44.2 175.9 Up 11:18:46 - 11:46:12 8984
Bishop 11:32:22 -18.1 Dark Down 44.8 176.8 Up 11:18:39 - 11:46:05 8976
Lake Havasu City 11:31:48 -16.8 AT Down 47.7 182.4 Up 11:18:05 - 11:45:31 8969
Yuma 11:31:46 -17.9 AT Down 49.5 182.0 Up 11:18:03 - 11:45:29 8827
Calipatria 11:31:51 -18.4 Dark Down 49.1 180.7 Up 11:18:08 - 11:45:34 8815
Idyllwild 11:32:00 -18.9 Dark Down 48.5 179.0 Up 11:18:17 - 11:45:43 8802
Wildwood 11:32:15 -20.0 Dark Down 48.1 176.2 Up 11:18:32 - 11:45:58 8736

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 38628, (2026/04/23 11:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 27.43 135
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8 12.62 137
PPM 201153     17:52:38.7 -06:08:37  5.9  1.67 146
PPM 201195     17:54:57.6 -07:44:03  6.9  0.22 148
PPM 201184     17:54:05.3 -07:42:24  9.9  0.07 147
38628          17:54:04.0 -07:46:25 16.6       147
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:26:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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