RECON: TNO occultation with 386968

Event between (386968) 12BR61 and star GA0640:40665256 with event index number of 2818765

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/07/29 04:56:04 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:46:29.3 -25:06:31
Equinox of date position of star is 18:47:58.5 -25:04:52
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 69 degrees from the moon. Moon is 87% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 18.4 AU from the Sun and 17.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 81 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 640 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12642.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 386968, (2029/07/29 04:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:13.6 -26:29:42  0.9 30.80 100
Nunki          18:57:05.8 -26:15:26  2.0  2.31  67
PPM 268836     18:46:38.6 -24:58:43  5.9  0.39  69
PPM 268789     18:44:42.5 -25:00:05  8.0  0.82  70
PPM 268883     18:48:21.2 -25:00:04  9.8  0.07  69
386968         18:48:18.3 -25:04:30 16.9        69
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=0.5 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 04:56:08 -13.5 AT Up 12.6 174.1 Really Low 04:48:54 - 05:03:22 4499
Kamloops 04:56:58 -9.0 NT Up 12.1 161.0 Really Low 04:49:44 - 05:04:12 4421
Kelowna 04:56:57 -10.0 NT Up 13.0 161.7 Really Low 04:49:43 - 05:04:11 4404
Peachland 04:56:58 -9.9 NT Up 13.1 161.5 Really Low 04:49:44 - 05:04:12 4399
Summerland 04:56:58 -10.0 NT Up 13.2 161.5 Really Low 04:49:44 - 05:04:12 4395
Penticton 04:56:57 -10.1 NT Up 13.3 161.6 Really Low 04:49:43 - 05:04:11 4394
Oliver 04:56:58 -10.4 NT Up 13.6 161.6 Really Low 04:49:44 - 05:04:12 4383
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:56:57 -10.6 NT Up 13.8 161.8 Really Low 04:49:43 - 05:04:11 4380
Okanogan 04:56:59 -11.0 NT Up 14.4 161.5 Really Low 04:49:45 - 05:04:13 4357
Brewster 04:57:01 -11.1 NT Up 14.6 161.3 Really Low 04:49:47 - 05:04:15 4347
Manson/Chelan 04:57:02 -11.0 NT Up 14.7 161.0 Really Low 04:49:48 - 05:04:16 4338
Victoria 04:57:12 -9.0 NT Up 13.4 158.1 Really Low 04:49:58 - 05:04:26 4334
Wenatchee 04:57:03 -11.3 NT Up 15.2 160.8 Really Low 04:49:49 - 05:04:17 4321
Ellensburg 04:57:05 -11.5 NT Up 15.5 160.5 Really Low 04:49:51 - 05:04:19 4305
Yakima 04:57:06 -11.8 NT Up 15.9 160.5 Really Low 04:49:52 - 05:04:20 4291
Toppenish/White Swan 04:57:05 -12.0 NT Up 16.1 160.6 Really Low 04:49:51 - 05:04:19 4284
PNWRO 04:57:00 -13.0 AT Up 16.8 161.9 Really Low 04:49:46 - 05:04:14 4281
The Dalles 04:57:09 -12.1 AT Up 16.7 159.8 Really Low 04:49:55 - 05:04:23 4250
Maupin 04:57:10 -12.5 AT Up 17.1 159.9 Really Low 04:49:56 - 05:04:24 4235
Sisters 04:57:13 -12.8 AT Up 17.8 159.4 Really Low 04:49:59 - 05:04:27 4198
Bend 04:57:12 -13.1 AT Up 18.1 159.6 Really Low 04:49:58 - 05:04:26 4190
Oregon Observatory 04:57:13 -13.2 AT Up 18.2 159.4 Really Low 04:49:59 - 05:04:27 4183
Chiloquin 04:57:17 -13.9 AT Up 19.3 158.9 Really Low 04:50:03 - 05:04:31 4124
Klamath Falls 04:57:17 -14.1 AT Up 19.7 158.9 Really Low 04:50:03 - 05:04:31 4110
Cedarville 04:57:12 -15.5 AT Up 20.7 160.3 Low 04:49:58 - 05:04:26 4093
Dunrhomin 04:56:11 -23.7 Dark Up 24.4 174.4 Low 04:48:57 - 05:03:25 4082
Nikitin 04:56:12 -23.8 Dark Up 24.6 174.4 Low 04:48:58 - 05:03:26 4074
CU-SBO 04:56:12 -23.8 Dark Up 24.7 174.3 Low 04:48:58 - 05:03:26 4071
Fall River/Burney 04:57:17 -15.1 AT Up 20.9 159.1 Low 04:50:03 - 05:04:31 4061
Gimple 04:57:16 -16.1 AT Up 21.9 159.5 Low 04:50:02 - 05:04:30 4024
Greenville 04:57:17 -16.0 AT Up 21.9 159.4 Low 04:50:03 - 05:04:31 4023
Quincy 04:57:17 -16.1 AT Up 22.0 159.4 Low 04:50:03 - 05:04:31 4013
Portola 04:57:15 -16.5 AT Up 22.3 159.8 Low 04:50:01 - 05:04:29 4012
Reno 04:57:13 -17.0 AT Up 22.7 160.4 Low 04:49:59 - 05:04:27 4004
Carson City 04:57:14 -17.3 AT Up 23.0 160.4 Low 04:50:00 - 05:04:28 3987
Yerington 04:57:11 -17.8 AT Up 23.4 160.9 Low 04:49:57 - 05:04:25 3982
Gardnerville 04:57:14 -17.5 AT Up 23.3 160.4 Low 04:50:00 - 05:04:28 3975
Hawthorne 04:57:10 -18.4 Dark Up 24.0 161.4 Low 04:49:56 - 05:04:24 3963
Lee Vining 04:57:12 -18.5 Dark Up 24.4 160.8 Low 04:49:58 - 05:04:26 3932
Bishop 04:57:10 -19.3 Dark Up 25.1 161.4 Low 04:49:56 - 05:04:24 3906
Beatty 04:57:04 -20.6 Dark Up 26.0 162.9 Low 04:49:50 - 05:04:18 3892
Patrick 04:56:53 -23.3 Dark Up 28.0 165.5 Low 04:49:39 - 05:04:07 3828
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:56:56 -23.0 Dark Up 28.1 164.8 Low 04:49:42 - 05:04:10 3810
Lake Havasu City 04:56:56 -23.7 Dark Up 28.8 164.9 Low 04:49:42 - 05:04:10 3774
George/Scottsdale 04:56:45 -25.6 Dark Up 30.1 167.3 Up 04:49:31 - 05:03:59 3740
Wildwood 04:57:15 -21.5 Dark Up 28.2 160.7 Low 04:50:01 - 05:04:29 3727
Idyllwild 04:57:07 -22.9 Dark Up 29.0 162.5 Low 04:49:53 - 05:04:21 3720
Calipatria 04:57:03 -24.0 Dark Up 29.9 163.5 Low 04:49:49 - 05:04:17 3690
Yuma 04:56:59 -24.8 Dark Up 30.5 164.4 Up 04:49:45 - 05:04:13 3669

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, (2029/07/29 04:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 30.80 100
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  2.31  67
PPM 268836     18:44:49.6 -25:00:40  5.9  0.39  69
PPM 268789     18:42:53.5 -25:01:58  8.0  0.82  70
PPM 268883     18:46:32.2 -25:02:06  9.8  0.07  69
386968         18:46:29.3 -25:06:31 16.9        69
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 03:41:16 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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