RECON: TNO occultation with 386968

Event between (386968) 12BR61 and star GA0640:41646575 with event index number of 2775091

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/06/12 11:12:24 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:55:01.4 -24:56:18
Equinox of date position of star is 18:56:30.4 -24:54:21
Stellar brightness G=13.3, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 163 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

[RECON map]
Object is 18.3 AU from the Sun and 17.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 78 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 685 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12557.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 386968, (2029/06/12 11:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:13.1 -26:29:41  0.9 32.73 164
Nunki          18:57:05.3 -26:15:26  2.0  1.36 163
PPM 269192     19:02:13.1 -24:53:55  6.2  1.22 162
PPM 269058     18:56:11.0 -24:43:48  7.7  0.22 163
PPM 269086     18:57:23.9 -24:59:15  9.1  0.16 163
386968         18:56:49.7 -24:53:56 13.3       162
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=0.1 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 11:10:31 -5.2 CT Down 11.3 202.6 Really Low 11:03:32 - 11:17:30 7578
Victoria 11:10:37 -8.1 NT Down 14.0 200.1 Really Low 11:03:38 - 11:17:36 7559
Peachland 11:10:27 -5.6 CT Down 12.0 203.2 Really Low 11:03:28 - 11:17:26 7534
Kelowna 11:10:26 -5.4 CT Down 11.9 203.5 Really Low 11:03:27 - 11:17:25 7531
Summerland 11:10:27 -5.7 CT Down 12.1 203.3 Really Low 11:03:28 - 11:17:26 7526
Penticton 11:10:26 -5.7 CT Down 12.2 203.4 Really Low 11:03:27 - 11:17:25 7521
Oliver 11:10:26 -6.0 CT Down 12.5 203.4 Really Low 11:03:27 - 11:17:25 7508
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:10:25 -6.0 CT Down 12.6 203.6 Really Low 11:03:26 - 11:17:24 7498
Okanogan 11:10:25 -6.6 NT Down 13.3 203.5 Really Low 11:03:26 - 11:17:24 7477
Brewster 11:10:25 -6.8 NT Down 13.6 203.3 Really Low 11:03:26 - 11:17:24 7471
Manson/Chelan 11:10:26 -7.2 NT Down 13.9 203.0 Really Low 11:03:27 - 11:17:25 7470
Wenatchee 11:10:26 -7.6 NT Down 14.3 202.9 Really Low 11:03:27 - 11:17:25 7455
Ellensburg 11:10:26 -8.0 NT Down 14.8 202.8 Really Low 11:03:27 - 11:17:25 7443
Yakima 11:10:26 -8.3 NT Down 15.2 202.8 Really Low 11:03:27 - 11:17:25 7426
Toppenish/White Swan 11:10:25 -8.4 NT Down 15.3 203.0 Really Low 11:03:26 - 11:17:24 7413
The Dalles 11:10:25 -9.3 NT Down 16.2 202.3 Really Low 11:03:26 - 11:17:24 7397
Maupin 11:10:25 -9.6 NT Down 16.6 202.5 Really Low 11:03:26 - 11:17:24 7377
PNWRO 11:10:19 -7.9 NT Down 15.2 204.3 Really Low 11:03:20 - 11:17:18 7365
Sisters 11:10:26 -10.5 NT Down 17.5 202.1 Really Low 11:03:27 - 11:17:25 7348
Bend 11:10:25 -10.5 NT Down 17.7 202.4 Really Low 11:03:26 - 11:17:24 7332
Oregon Observatory 11:10:25 -10.7 NT Down 17.9 202.3 Really Low 11:03:26 - 11:17:24 7327
Sleaford 11:09:54 2.4 Sun up Up 5.8 214.9 Really Low 11:02:55 - 11:16:53 7315
Chiloquin 11:10:25 -11.9 NT Down 19.2 202.1 Really Low 11:03:26 - 11:17:24 7274
Klamath Falls 11:10:24 -12.1 AT Down 19.5 202.2 Really Low 11:03:25 - 11:17:23 7256
Fall River/Burney 11:10:21 -12.8 AT Down 20.5 202.7 Low 11:03:22 - 11:17:20 7189
Cedarville 11:10:18 -11.8 NT Down 19.7 203.7 Really Low 11:03:19 - 11:17:17 7185
Greenville 11:10:19 -13.2 AT Down 21.2 203.2 Low 11:03:20 - 11:17:18 7132
Gimple 11:10:19 -13.2 AT Down 21.2 203.3 Low 11:03:20 - 11:17:18 7130
Quincy 11:10:19 -13.4 AT Down 21.4 203.3 Low 11:03:20 - 11:17:18 7121
Portola 11:10:17 -13.2 AT Down 21.4 203.7 Low 11:03:18 - 11:17:16 7104
Reno 11:10:14 -13.1 AT Down 21.4 204.4 Low 11:03:15 - 11:17:13 7074
Carson City 11:10:14 -13.3 AT Down 21.7 204.4 Low 11:03:15 - 11:17:13 7054
Gardnerville 11:10:14 -13.5 AT Down 21.9 204.5 Low 11:03:15 - 11:17:13 7040
Yerington 11:10:12 -13.1 AT Down 21.7 205.0 Low 11:03:13 - 11:17:11 7028
Hawthorne 11:10:09 -13.1 AT Down 21.9 205.6 Low 11:03:10 - 11:17:08 6989
Lee Vining 11:10:10 -13.8 AT Down 22.6 205.2 Low 11:03:11 - 11:17:09 6970
Bishop 11:10:07 -13.8 AT Down 22.9 206.0 Low 11:03:08 - 11:17:06 6918
Beatty 11:10:00 -13.2 AT Down 22.8 207.5 Low 11:03:01 - 11:16:59 6848
Wildwood 11:10:04 -16.2 AT Down 25.9 206.5 Low 11:03:05 - 11:17:03 6726
Dunrhomin 11:09:27 -4.2 CT Down 15.2 216.7 Really Low 11:02:28 - 11:16:26 6718
Nikitin 11:09:27 -4.3 CT Down 15.3 216.7 Really Low 11:02:28 - 11:16:26 6707
CU-SBO 11:09:27 -4.4 CT Down 15.4 216.7 Really Low 11:02:28 - 11:16:26 6706
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:09:51 -13.1 AT Down 23.4 209.8 Low 11:02:52 - 11:16:50 6684
Patrick 11:09:48 -12.5 AT Down 22.9 210.4 Low 11:02:49 - 11:16:47 6680
Idyllwild 11:09:57 -15.3 AT Down 25.5 208.2 Low 11:02:58 - 11:16:56 6654
Lake Havasu City 11:09:49 -13.4 AT Down 23.9 210.2 Low 11:02:50 - 11:16:48 6635
Calipatria 11:09:52 -15.0 AT Down 25.6 209.4 Low 11:02:53 - 11:16:51 6581
Yuma 11:09:48 -14.8 AT Down 25.6 210.3 Low 11:02:49 - 11:16:47 6527
George/Scottsdale 11:09:39 -12.3 AT Down 23.5 212.5 Low 11:02:40 - 11:16:38 6514

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, (2029/06/12 11:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 32.73 164
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  1.36 163
PPM 269192     19:00:25.0 -24:56:31  6.2  1.22 162
PPM 269058     18:54:22.8 -24:46:09  7.7  0.22 163
PPM 269086     18:55:35.5 -25:01:39  9.1  0.16 163
386968         18:55:01.4 -24:56:18 13.3       163
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 03:38:48 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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