RECON: TNO occultation with 386968

Event between (386968) 12BR61 and star GA0640:31132942 with event index number of 2216754

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/01 05:32:05 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:29:58.1 -25:19:29
Equinox of date position of star is 18:31:27.6 -25:18:25
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 64 degrees from the moon. Moon is 69% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

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Object is 17.6 AU from the Sun and 16.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 61 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 604 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12033.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 386968, (2028/07/01 05:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.6 -26:29:34  0.9 27.08  37
Nunki          18:57:01.8 -26:15:31  2.0  5.78  70
PPM 268434     18:29:30.3 -26:36:55  6.5  1.40  64
PPM 268474     18:31:07.4 -25:14:09  7.0  0.15  64
386968         18:31:43.6 -25:18:13 16.4        65
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.3 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 05:32:51 -12.0 AT Up 10.6 161.3 Really Low 05:27:14 - 05:38:28 3307
Kamloops 05:33:34 -9.0 NT Up 8.1 148.7 Really Low 05:27:57 - 05:39:11 3118
Kelowna 05:33:33 -10.0 NT Up 9.1 149.4 Really Low 05:27:56 - 05:39:10 3105
Peachland 05:33:34 -10.0 NT Up 9.1 149.2 Really Low 05:27:57 - 05:39:11 3098
Summerland 05:33:35 -10.1 NT Up 9.2 149.2 Really Low 05:27:58 - 05:39:12 3094
Penticton 05:33:34 -10.2 NT Up 9.3 149.3 Really Low 05:27:57 - 05:39:11 3093
Oliver 05:33:35 -10.5 NT Up 9.6 149.3 Really Low 05:27:58 - 05:39:12 3082
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:33:35 -10.8 NT Up 9.8 149.4 Really Low 05:27:58 - 05:39:12 3079
Okanogan 05:33:37 -11.2 NT Up 10.3 149.2 Really Low 05:28:00 - 05:39:14 3054
Brewster 05:33:38 -11.3 NT Up 10.5 149.0 Really Low 05:28:01 - 05:39:15 3041
Manson/Chelan 05:33:40 -11.4 NT Up 10.5 148.7 Really Low 05:28:03 - 05:39:17 3029
Wenatchee 05:33:41 -11.7 NT Up 10.9 148.5 Really Low 05:28:04 - 05:39:18 3009
Victoria 05:33:47 -9.6 NT Up 8.8 146.0 Really Low 05:28:10 - 05:39:24 3001
Ellensburg 05:33:43 -12.0 NT Up 11.1 148.3 Really Low 05:28:06 - 05:39:20 2990
PNWRO 05:33:40 -13.4 AT Up 12.6 149.6 Really Low 05:28:03 - 05:39:17 2977
Yakima 05:33:43 -12.3 AT Up 11.5 148.2 Really Low 05:28:06 - 05:39:20 2975
Toppenish/White Swan 05:33:44 -12.5 AT Up 11.7 148.3 Really Low 05:28:07 - 05:39:21 2969
The Dalles 05:33:48 -12.8 AT Up 12.1 147.6 Really Low 05:28:11 - 05:39:25 2926
Maupin 05:33:48 -13.2 AT Up 12.5 147.6 Really Low 05:28:11 - 05:39:25 2911
Dunrhomin 05:33:05 -23.2 Dark Up 21.9 160.9 Low 05:27:28 - 05:38:42 2891
Nikitin 05:33:05 -23.4 Dark Up 22.1 160.9 Low 05:27:28 - 05:38:42 2882
CU-SBO 05:33:06 -23.4 Dark Up 22.1 160.8 Low 05:27:29 - 05:38:43 2878
Sisters 05:33:51 -13.7 AT Up 13.1 147.1 Really Low 05:28:14 - 05:39:28 2867
Bend 05:33:51 -14.0 AT Up 13.4 147.3 Really Low 05:28:14 - 05:39:28 2861
Oregon Observatory 05:33:52 -14.1 AT Up 13.5 147.2 Really Low 05:28:15 - 05:39:29 2852
Chiloquin 05:33:56 -15.0 AT Up 14.4 146.7 Really Low 05:28:19 - 05:39:33 2787
Klamath Falls 05:33:56 -15.3 AT Up 14.7 146.7 Really Low 05:28:19 - 05:39:33 2772
Cedarville 05:33:53 -16.6 AT Up 15.9 147.9 Really Low 05:28:16 - 05:39:30 2767
Fall River/Burney 05:33:58 -16.4 AT Up 15.9 146.8 Really Low 05:28:21 - 05:39:35 2723
Gimple 05:33:58 -17.4 AT Up 16.8 147.1 Really Low 05:28:21 - 05:39:35 2688
Greenville 05:33:58 -17.4 AT Up 16.8 147.1 Really Low 05:28:21 - 05:39:35 2687
Portola 05:33:57 -17.8 AT Up 17.3 147.4 Really Low 05:28:20 - 05:39:34 2679
Quincy 05:33:58 -17.5 AT Up 17.0 147.0 Really Low 05:28:21 - 05:39:35 2677
Reno 05:33:56 -18.3 Dark Up 17.8 147.9 Really Low 05:28:19 - 05:39:33 2677
Yerington 05:33:55 -19.1 Dark Up 18.5 148.4 Really Low 05:28:18 - 05:39:32 2660
Carson City 05:33:56 -18.6 Dark Up 18.1 147.9 Really Low 05:28:19 - 05:39:33 2659
Gardnerville 05:33:57 -18.9 Dark Up 18.3 147.9 Really Low 05:28:20 - 05:39:34 2647
Hawthorne 05:33:54 -19.7 Dark Up 19.1 148.7 Really Low 05:28:17 - 05:39:31 2644
Lee Vining 05:33:56 -19.9 Dark Up 19.4 148.2 Really Low 05:28:19 - 05:39:33 2608
Beatty 05:33:50 -21.9 Dark Up 21.3 150.0 Low 05:28:13 - 05:39:27 2588
Bishop 05:33:55 -20.8 Dark Up 20.2 148.7 Low 05:28:18 - 05:39:32 2587
Patrick 05:33:43 -24.4 Dark Up 23.7 152.3 Low 05:28:06 - 05:39:20 2549
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:33:45 -24.3 Dark Up 23.6 151.6 Low 05:28:08 - 05:39:22 2524
Lake Havasu City 05:33:46 -25.0 Dark Up 24.3 151.7 Low 05:28:09 - 05:39:23 2490
George/Scottsdale 05:33:38 -26.7 Dark Up 25.9 153.7 Low 05:28:01 - 05:39:15 2479
Idyllwild 05:33:55 -24.5 Dark Up 24.0 149.4 Low 05:28:18 - 05:39:32 2411
Wildwood 05:34:01 -23.3 Dark Up 22.9 147.9 Low 05:28:24 - 05:39:38 2400
Calipatria 05:33:52 -25.6 Dark Up 25.1 150.3 Low 05:28:15 - 05:39:29 2392
Yuma 05:33:49 -26.4 Dark Up 25.8 151.0 Low 05:28:12 - 05:39:26 2379

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 386968, (2028/07/01 05:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 27.08  37
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  5.78  70
PPM 268434     18:27:43.7 -26:38:06  6.5  1.40  64
PPM 268474     18:29:22.0 -25:15:24  7.0  0.15  64
386968         18:29:58.1 -25:19:29 16.4        64
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:34:54 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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