RECON: TNO occultation with 386968

Event between (386968) 12BR61 and star GA0640:29499333 with event index number of 2216890

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/25 07:41:40 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:25:30.2 -25:21:49
Equinox of date position of star is 18:26:59.8 -25:20:54
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 108 degrees from the moon. Moon is 14% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 17.7 AU from the Sun and 16.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 71 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 620 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12140.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 386968, (2028/07/25 07:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.8 -26:29:34  0.9 26.08  82
Nunki          18:57:02.1 -26:15:31  2.0  6.76 115
PPM 268291     18:23:16.9 -24:53:58  6.0  1.01 108
PPM 268465     18:30:42.4 -25:01:21  7.6  0.84 109
PPM 268398     18:27:44.5 -25:47:32  9.1  0.46 108
386968         18:27:16.0 -25:20:44 14.9       109
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=0.4 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)
Kamloops 07:40:15 -19.6 Dark Down 11.5 200.1 Really Low 07:33:53 - 07:46:38 8659
Victoria 07:40:23 -21.4 Dark Down 14.2 197.5 Really Low 07:34:00 - 07:46:45 8627
Peachland 07:40:12 -20.5 Dark Down 12.3 200.7 Really Low 07:33:50 - 07:46:35 8622
Kelowna 07:40:11 -20.4 Dark Down 12.1 200.9 Really Low 07:33:48 - 07:46:33 8622
Summerland 07:40:11 -20.7 Dark Down 12.4 200.8 Really Low 07:33:49 - 07:46:34 8616
Penticton 07:40:11 -20.7 Dark Down 12.4 200.9 Really Low 07:33:48 - 07:46:33 8613
Oliver 07:40:10 -21.1 Dark Down 12.8 200.9 Really Low 07:33:48 - 07:46:33 8601
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:40:09 -21.3 Dark Down 12.9 201.1 Really Low 07:33:47 - 07:46:32 8593
Okanogan 07:40:09 -21.9 Dark Down 13.5 200.9 Really Low 07:33:46 - 07:46:31 8574
Brewster 07:40:09 -22.2 Dark Down 13.8 200.8 Really Low 07:33:47 - 07:46:32 8567
Manson/Chelan 07:40:10 -22.3 Dark Down 14.1 200.5 Really Low 07:33:47 - 07:46:32 8565
Wenatchee 07:40:10 -22.8 Dark Down 14.6 200.4 Really Low 07:33:47 - 07:46:32 8550
Ellensburg 07:40:10 -23.2 Dark Down 15.0 200.2 Really Low 07:33:48 - 07:46:33 8538
Yakima 07:40:10 -23.6 Dark Down 15.4 200.2 Really Low 07:33:48 - 07:46:33 8523
Toppenish/White Swan 07:40:09 -23.8 Dark Down 15.6 200.4 Really Low 07:33:46 - 07:46:31 8513
The Dalles 07:40:11 -24.5 Dark Down 16.5 199.8 Really Low 07:33:49 - 07:46:34 8493
Sleaford 07:39:33 -18.1 Dark Down 6.3 212.4 Really Low 07:33:11 - 07:45:56 8478
PNWRO 07:40:03 -24.3 Dark Down 15.6 201.8 Really Low 07:33:40 - 07:46:25 8478
Maupin 07:40:09 -24.9 Dark Down 16.9 199.9 Really Low 07:33:47 - 07:46:32 8476
Sisters 07:40:10 -25.8 Dark Down 17.8 199.5 Really Low 07:33:48 - 07:46:33 8447
Bend 07:40:10 -26.0 Dark Down 18.0 199.8 Really Low 07:33:47 - 07:46:32 8434
Oregon Observatory 07:40:09 -26.2 Dark Down 18.2 199.7 Really Low 07:33:46 - 07:46:31 8428
Chiloquin 07:40:09 -27.4 Dark Down 19.5 199.5 Really Low 07:33:47 - 07:46:32 8377
Klamath Falls 07:40:09 -27.8 Dark Down 19.8 199.6 Really Low 07:33:46 - 07:46:31 8361
Cedarville 07:40:01 -28.6 Dark Down 20.1 201.1 Low 07:33:39 - 07:46:24 8306
Fall River/Burney 07:40:05 -29.0 Dark Down 20.8 200.1 Low 07:33:43 - 07:46:28 8301
Greenville 07:40:03 -29.9 Dark Down 21.6 200.6 Low 07:33:40 - 07:46:25 8251
Gimple 07:40:03 -29.9 Dark Down 21.6 200.7 Low 07:33:40 - 07:46:25 8250
Quincy 07:40:03 -30.1 Dark Down 21.8 200.6 Low 07:33:40 - 07:46:25 8241
Portola 07:40:01 -30.3 Dark Down 21.8 201.1 Low 07:33:38 - 07:46:23 8228
Reno 07:39:57 -30.6 Dark Down 21.8 201.7 Low 07:33:35 - 07:46:20 8205
Carson City 07:39:57 -31.0 Dark Down 22.2 201.8 Low 07:33:35 - 07:46:20 8187
Gardnerville 07:39:56 -31.2 Dark Down 22.4 201.9 Low 07:33:34 - 07:46:19 8174
Yerington 07:39:54 -31.2 Dark Down 22.2 202.4 Low 07:33:31 - 07:46:16 8167
Hawthorne 07:39:51 -31.8 Dark Down 22.4 202.9 Low 07:33:29 - 07:46:14 8134
Lee Vining 07:39:53 -32.3 Dark Down 23.1 202.6 Low 07:33:30 - 07:46:15 8113
Bishop 07:39:48 -32.9 Dark Down 23.4 203.3 Low 07:33:26 - 07:46:11 8069
Beatty 07:39:41 -33.5 Dark Down 23.3 204.9 Low 07:33:19 - 07:46:04 8015
Dunrhomin 07:39:03 -29.8 Dark Down 16.0 214.2 Really Low 07:32:41 - 07:45:26 7957
Nikitin 07:39:03 -30.0 Dark Down 16.2 214.3 Really Low 07:32:41 - 07:45:26 7948
CU-SBO 07:39:03 -30.0 Dark Down 16.3 214.2 Really Low 07:32:41 - 07:45:26 7947
Wildwood 07:39:46 -36.2 Dark Down 26.5 203.7 Low 07:33:23 - 07:46:08 7887
Patrick 07:39:27 -35.1 Dark Down 23.6 207.8 Low 07:33:05 - 07:45:50 7876
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:39:30 -35.3 Dark Down 24.1 207.2 Low 07:33:08 - 07:45:53 7876
Idyllwild 07:39:37 -36.7 Dark Down 26.2 205.5 Low 07:33:15 - 07:46:00 7833
Lake Havasu City 07:39:28 -36.0 Dark Down 24.6 207.5 Low 07:33:06 - 07:45:51 7831
Calipatria 07:39:31 -37.3 Dark Down 26.3 206.7 Low 07:33:09 - 07:45:54 7772
George/Scottsdale 07:39:16 -36.8 Dark Down 24.3 209.9 Low 07:32:54 - 07:45:39 7734
Yuma 07:39:27 -37.8 Dark Down 26.3 207.6 Low 07:33:05 - 07:45:50 7728

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, (2028/07/25 07:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 26.08  82
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  6.76 115
PPM 268291     18:21:31.4 -24:54:54  6.0  1.01 108
PPM 268465     18:28:56.9 -25:02:36  7.6  0.84 109
PPM 268398     18:25:58.3 -25:48:39  9.1  0.46 108
386968         18:25:30.2 -25:21:49 14.9       108
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:36:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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