RECON: TNO occultation with 386968

Event between (386968) 12BR61 and star GA0640:27765800 with event index number of 2217086

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/09/22 03:47:08 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:21:09.9 -25:19:07
Equinox of date position of star is 18:22:39.4 -25:18:21
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 48 degrees from the moon. Moon is 16% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

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Object is 17.8 AU from the Sun and 17.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 4.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 280 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 648 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12793.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.2 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 386968, (2028/09/22 03:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:10.4 -26:29:35  0.9 25.11  23
Nunki          18:57:02.7 -26:15:30  2.0  7.74  55
PPM 268291     18:23:17.5 -24:53:58  6.0  0.41  48
PPM 268290     18:23:16.7 -25:24:42  8.9  0.13  48
386968         18:22:56.3 -25:18:12 16.8        48
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 3.2 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)
Victoria 03:57:50 -17.9 AT Down 13.5 200.6 Really Low 03:42:50 - 04:12:50 6754
Kamloops 03:58:21 -19.0 Dark Down 10.7 203.3 Really Low 03:43:21 - 04:13:21 6751
Peachland 03:58:32 -19.7 Dark Down 11.4 204.0 Really Low 03:43:32 - 04:13:32 6696
Kelowna 03:58:36 -19.9 Dark Down 11.2 204.2 Really Low 03:43:36 - 04:13:36 6692
Summerland 03:58:36 -19.9 Dark Down 11.5 204.1 Really Low 03:43:36 - 04:13:36 6688
Penticton 03:58:36 -20.0 Dark Down 11.6 204.2 Really Low 03:43:36 - 04:13:36 6681
Oliver 03:58:36 -20.1 Dark Down 11.9 204.2 Really Low 03:43:36 - 04:13:36 6667
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:58:44 -20.3 Dark Down 12.0 204.4 Really Low 03:43:44 - 04:13:44 6654
Okanogan 03:58:46 -20.5 Dark Down 12.6 204.3 Really Low 03:43:46 - 04:13:46 6633
Manson/Chelan 03:58:42 -20.3 Dark Down 13.2 203.8 Really Low 03:43:42 - 04:13:42 6630
Brewster 03:58:43 -20.5 Dark Down 12.9 204.1 Really Low 03:43:43 - 04:13:43 6627
Wenatchee 03:58:42 -20.4 Dark Down 13.7 203.7 Really Low 03:43:42 - 04:13:42 6614
Ellensburg 03:58:41 -20.4 Dark Down 14.1 203.5 Really Low 03:43:41 - 04:13:41 6603
Yakima 03:58:41 -20.6 Dark Down 14.5 203.6 Really Low 03:43:41 - 04:13:41 6585
Toppenish/White Swan 03:58:45 -20.8 Dark Down 14.7 203.8 Really Low 03:43:45 - 04:13:45 6570
The Dalles 03:58:38 -20.6 Dark Down 15.6 203.1 Really Low 03:43:38 - 04:13:38 6559
Maupin 03:58:43 -20.8 Dark Down 16.0 203.3 Really Low 03:43:43 - 04:13:43 6536
Sisters 03:58:41 -20.8 Dark Down 16.9 202.9 Really Low 03:43:41 - 04:13:41 6510
PNWRO 03:59:08 -22.0 Dark Down 14.5 205.2 Really Low 03:44:08 - 04:14:08 6505
Bend 03:58:44 -21.1 Dark Down 17.0 203.2 Really Low 03:43:44 - 04:13:44 6490
Oregon Observatory 03:58:43 -21.1 Dark Down 17.2 203.1 Really Low 03:43:43 - 04:13:43 6486
Chiloquin 03:58:44 -21.3 Dark Down 18.6 202.9 Really Low 03:43:44 - 04:13:44 6434
Klamath Falls 03:58:50 -21.5 Dark Down 18.9 203.0 Really Low 03:43:50 - 04:13:50 6414
Sleaford 04:00:55 -26.2 Dark Down 4.9 216.2 Really Low 03:45:55 - 04:15:55 6370
Fall River/Burney 03:58:57 -22.2 Dark Down 19.8 203.6 Really Low 03:43:57 - 04:13:57 6339
Cedarville 03:59:11 -22.9 Dark Down 19.0 204.7 Really Low 03:44:11 - 04:14:11 6323
Greenville 03:59:09 -22.9 Dark Down 20.5 204.2 Low 03:44:09 - 04:14:09 6274
Gimple 03:59:11 -22.9 Dark Down 20.5 204.2 Low 03:44:11 - 04:14:11 6271
Quincy 03:59:11 -22.9 Dark Down 20.7 204.2 Low 03:44:11 - 04:14:11 6263
Portola 03:59:19 -23.4 Dark Down 20.6 204.7 Low 03:44:19 - 04:14:19 6240
Reno 03:59:31 -24.0 Dark Down 20.6 205.4 Low 03:44:31 - 04:14:31 6201
Carson City 03:59:32 -24.1 Dark Down 21.0 205.4 Low 03:44:32 - 04:14:32 6180
Gardnerville 03:59:34 -24.2 Dark Down 21.2 205.5 Low 03:44:34 - 04:14:34 6164
Yerington 03:59:46 -24.7 Dark Down 20.9 206.1 Low 03:44:46 - 04:14:46 6146
Hawthorne 03:59:52 -25.3 Dark Down 21.1 206.7 Low 03:44:52 - 04:14:52 6099
Lee Vining 03:59:47 -25.1 Dark Down 21.8 206.3 Low 03:44:47 - 04:14:47 6085
Bishop 04:00:00 -25.9 Dark Down 22.1 207.1 Low 03:45:00 - 04:15:00 6021
Beatty 04:00:30 -27.4 Dark Down 21.8 208.8 Low 03:45:30 - 04:15:30 5930
Wildwood 04:00:14 -27.0 Dark Down 25.0 207.6 Low 03:45:14 - 04:15:14 5824
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:01:14 -29.8 Dark Down 22.4 211.2 Low 03:46:14 - 04:16:14 5733
Idyllwild 04:00:46 -28.7 Dark Down 24.5 209.5 Low 03:45:46 - 04:15:46 5726
Patrick 04:01:25 -30.3 Dark Down 21.8 211.8 Low 03:46:25 - 04:16:25 5721
Dunrhomin 04:02:52 -34.1 Dark Down 13.8 218.3 Really Low 03:47:52 - 04:17:52 5683
Lake Havasu City 04:01:19 -30.3 Dark Down 22.8 211.6 Low 03:46:19 - 04:16:19 5678
Nikitin 04:02:54 -34.2 Dark Down 13.9 218.4 Really Low 03:47:54 - 04:17:54 5672
CU-SBO 04:02:56 -34.2 Dark Down 14.0 218.3 Really Low 03:47:56 - 04:17:56 5671
Calipatria 04:01:05 -29.9 Dark Down 24.5 210.8 Low 03:46:05 - 04:16:05 5636
Yuma 04:01:21 -30.8 Dark Down 24.5 211.7 Low 03:46:21 - 04:16:21 5569
George/Scottsdale 04:02:01 -32.6 Dark Down 22.3 214.0 Low 03:47:01 - 04:17:01 5524

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, (2028/09/22 03:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 25.11  23
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  7.74  55
PPM 268291     18:21:31.4 -24:54:54  6.0  0.41  48
PPM 268290     18:21:30.2 -25:25:38  8.9  0.13  48
386968         18:21:09.9 -25:19:07 16.8        48
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:45:39 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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