RECON: TNO occultation with 444030

Event between (444030) 04NT33 and star GA1120:16218274 with event index number of 2378439

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/11/04 01:51:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:39:45.4 +23:57:37
Equinox of date position of star is 22:40:54.9 +24:05:12
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 71 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.6

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Object is 40.5 AU from the Sun and 39.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 83 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2267 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28945.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.4
Diameter=698.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 41.7 sec chord
Diameter=285.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 17.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 444030, (2028/11/04 01:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:25.0 +45:23:05  1.3 32.03  85
Scheat         23:05:10.5 +28:14:22  2.4  6.79  64
47Lam Peg      22:47:55.4 +23:43:05  3.9  1.60  69
PPM 114723     22:42:48.7 +23:59:52  6.9  0.40  70
PPM 114698     22:41:20.5 +23:56:52  8.7  0.17  71
444030         22:41:08.3 +24:06:40 16.9        70
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 51.2 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)
Victoria	01:50:04	-10.4	NT	Up	54.8	122.8	Up	01:42:39 - 01:57:29	9936
Chiloquin	01:50:36	-10.3	NT	Up	58.8	117.0	Up	01:43:11 - 01:58:01	9818
Klamath Falls	01:50:39	-10.3	NT	Up	59.1	116.6	Up	01:43:14 - 01:58:04	9810
Sisters	01:50:26	-10.8	NT	Up	58.2	119.7	Up	01:43:01 - 01:57:51	9807
Oregon Observatory	01:50:29	-10.9	NT	Up	58.5	119.3	Up	01:43:04 - 01:57:54	9796
Bend	01:50:25	-11.0	NT	Up	58.5	119.7	Up	01:43:00 - 01:57:50	9788
The Dalles	01:50:19	-11.3	NT	Up	57.7	122.0	Up	01:42:54 - 01:57:44	9786
Maupin	01:50:22	-11.3	NT	Up	58.0	121.6	Up	01:42:57 - 01:57:47	9777
Fall River/Burney	01:50:45	-10.4	NT	Up	59.8	115.3	Up	01:43:20 - 01:58:10	9773
Ellensburg	01:50:11	-12.0	AT	Up	57.3	124.6	Up	01:42:46 - 01:57:36	9748
Yakima	01:50:09	-11.9	NT	Up	57.5	124.1	Up	01:42:44 - 01:57:34	9747
Kamloops	01:49:48	-12.7	AT	Up	55.1	129.1	Up	01:42:23 - 01:57:13	9742
Toppenish/White Swan	01:50:14	-12.0	AT	Up	57.8	124.0	Up	01:42:49 - 01:57:39	9735
Wenatchee	01:50:09	-12.2	AT	Up	57.2	125.4	Up	01:42:44 - 01:57:34	9734
Greenville	01:50:49	-10.6	NT	Up	60.5	114.4	Up	01:43:24 - 01:58:14	9732
Quincy	01:50:52	-10.5	NT	Up	60.6	114.1	Up	01:43:27 - 01:58:17	9730
Gimple	01:50:50	-10.6	NT	Up	60.6	114.5	Up	01:43:25 - 01:58:15	9726
Manson/Chelan	01:50:02	-12.4	AT	Up	57.0	126.2	Up	01:42:37 - 01:57:27	9725
Peachland	01:49:54	-12.9	AT	Up	56.0	128.9	Up	01:42:29 - 01:57:19	9703
Brewster	01:50:04	-12.7	AT	Up	57.1	127.0	Up	01:42:39 - 01:57:29	9701
Summerland	01:49:54	-13.0	AT	Up	56.2	128.9	Up	01:42:29 - 01:57:19	9697
Portola	01:50:51	-10.9	NT	Up	61.0	114.4	Up	01:43:26 - 01:58:16	9693
Penticton	01:49:54	-13.0	AT	Up	56.3	129.0	Up	01:42:29 - 01:57:19	9690
Oliver	01:49:56	-13.0	AT	Up	56.5	128.6	Up	01:42:31 - 01:57:21	9689
Okanogan	01:50:01	-12.8	AT	Up	57.0	127.6	Up	01:42:36 - 01:57:26	9688
Cedarville	01:50:39	-11.4	NT	Up	60.4	117.5	Up	01:43:14 - 01:58:04	9688
Kelowna	01:49:54	-13.1	AT	Up	56.1	129.5	Up	01:42:29 - 01:57:19	9685
Anarchist Mountain Observatory	01:49:56	-13.1	AT	Up	56.7	128.6	Up	01:42:31 - 01:57:21	9676
Reno	01:50:52	-11.3	NT	Up	61.6	114.8	Up	01:43:27 - 01:58:17	9641
Carson City	01:50:54	-11.3	NT	Up	61.8	114.2	Up	01:43:29 - 01:58:19	9635
PNWRO	01:50:15	-13.0	AT	Up	58.8	125.6	Up	01:42:50 - 01:57:40	9631
Gardnerville	01:50:55	-11.3	NT	Up	61.9	113.9	Up	01:43:30 - 01:58:20	9629
Yerington	01:50:56	-11.7	NT	Up	62.3	114.7	Up	01:43:31 - 01:58:21	9584
Lee Vining	01:51:01	-11.6	NT	Up	62.8	113.0	Up	01:43:36 - 01:58:26	9568
Hawthorne	01:50:57	-12.0	AT	Up	62.9	114.6	Up	01:43:32 - 01:58:22	9537
Bishop	01:51:04	-12.0	AT	Up	63.5	112.8	Up	01:43:39 - 01:58:29	9502
Wildwood	01:51:23	-11.3	NT	Up	64.5	106.3	Up	01:43:58 - 01:58:48	9465
Beatty	01:51:06	-13.2	AT	Up	64.9	114.0	Up	01:43:41 - 01:58:31	9365
Idyllwild	01:51:23	-12.8	AT	Up	66.1	107.6	Up	01:43:58 - 01:58:48	9303
Calipatria	01:51:24	-13.7	AT	Up	67.3	107.6	Up	01:43:59 - 01:58:49	9191
Laughlin/Bullhead City	01:51:13	-14.7	AT	Up	67.3	113.3	Up	01:43:48 - 01:58:38	9154
Lake Havasu City	01:51:16	-14.9	AT	Up	67.7	112.2	Up	01:43:51 - 01:58:41	9119
Yuma	01:51:27	-14.3	AT	Up	68.1	107.7	Up	01:44:02 - 01:58:52	9105
Patrick	01:51:10	-15.3	AT	Up	67.7	114.8	Up	01:43:45 - 01:58:35	9101
George/Scottsdale	01:51:18	-16.8	AT	Up	69.9	113.8	Up	01:43:53 - 01:58:43	8894
Sleaford	01:49:30	-21.7	Dark	Up	59.7	152.7	Up	01:42:05 - 01:56:55	8843
CU-SBO	01:50:34	-22.4	Dark	Up	70.2	140.1	Up	01:43:09 - 01:57:59	8517
Dunrhomin	01:50:32	-22.5	Dark	Up	70.1	140.8	Up	01:43:07 - 01:57:57	8515
Nikitin	01:50:32	-22.5	Dark	Up	70.2	140.4	Up	01:43:07 - 01:57:57	8512

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 444030, (2028/11/04 01:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 32.03  85
Scheat         23:03:46.8 +28:05:01  2.4  6.79  64
47Lam Peg      22:46:32.0 +23:33:56  3.9  1.60  69
PPM 114723     22:41:25.7 +23:50:47  6.9  0.40  70
PPM 114698     22:39:57.6 +23:47:48  8.7  0.17  71
444030         22:39:45.4 +23:57:37 16.9        71
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 02:59:14 UT

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