RECON: TNO occultation with 444745

Event between (444745) 07JF43 and star GA0780:07114463 with event index number of 2779560

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/06/16 08:44:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:33:21.2 -10:20:49
Equinox of date position of star is 17:34:42.4 -10:21:45
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 127 degrees from the moon. Moon is 18% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.9

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Object is 35.4 AU from the Sun and 34.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 72 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1254 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24951.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=494.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.7 sec chord
Diameter=201.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 444745, (2029/06/16 08:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:13.1 -26:29:41  0.9 22.06 113
35Eta Oph      17:12:04.2 -15:45:33  2.6  7.76 122
PPM 233365     17:39:47.7 -10:56:29  5.7  1.32 128
PPM 233163     17:32:06.9 -10:07:01  8.4  0.75 126
PPM 233238     17:34:56.7 -10:26:03  9.3  0.07 127
444745         17:34:58.9 -10:21:56 16.7       127
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=1.0 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 08:43:49 -11.5 NT Down 23.5 208.7 Low 08:37:17 - 08:50:21 8369
Kamloops 08:44:21 -15.4 AT Down 28.0 193.7 Low 08:37:49 - 08:50:53 8289
Kelowna 08:44:18 -16.1 AT Down 28.7 194.8 Low 08:37:46 - 08:50:50 8247
Peachland 08:44:17 -16.2 AT Down 28.9 194.5 Low 08:37:45 - 08:50:49 8240
Summerland 08:44:18 -16.4 AT Down 29.0 194.6 Low 08:37:46 - 08:50:50 8232
Penticton 08:44:18 -16.4 AT Down 29.0 194.8 Low 08:37:46 - 08:50:50 8229
Oliver 08:44:17 -16.8 AT Down 29.4 194.8 Low 08:37:45 - 08:50:49 8210
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:44:17 -16.9 AT Down 29.5 195.0 Low 08:37:45 - 08:50:49 8201
Okanogan 08:44:15 -17.6 AT Down 30.2 194.9 Up 08:37:43 - 08:50:47 8164
Victoria 08:44:28 -17.8 AT Down 30.6 190.6 Up 08:37:56 - 08:51:00 8163
Brewster 08:44:17 -17.9 AT Down 30.5 194.7 Up 08:37:45 - 08:50:49 8148
Manson/Chelan 08:44:17 -18.1 Dark Down 30.7 194.3 Up 08:37:45 - 08:50:49 8135
Wenatchee 08:44:17 -18.6 Dark Down 31.2 194.2 Up 08:37:45 - 08:50:49 8107
Ellensburg 08:44:18 -19.0 Dark Down 31.6 194.0 Up 08:37:46 - 08:50:50 8083
Yakima 08:44:18 -19.4 Dark Down 32.0 194.1 Up 08:37:46 - 08:50:50 8058
Toppenish/White Swan 08:44:17 -19.6 Dark Down 32.2 194.3 Up 08:37:45 - 08:50:49 8046
PNWRO 08:44:12 -19.8 Dark Down 32.3 196.0 Up 08:37:40 - 08:50:44 8027
The Dalles 08:44:19 -20.5 Dark Down 33.1 193.5 Up 08:37:47 - 08:50:51 7996
Maupin 08:44:19 -20.9 Dark Down 33.5 193.7 Up 08:37:47 - 08:50:51 7971
Sisters 08:44:19 -21.8 Dark Down 34.4 193.2 Up 08:37:47 - 08:50:51 7915
Bend 08:44:18 -22.0 Dark Down 34.6 193.6 Up 08:37:46 - 08:50:50 7901
Oregon Observatory 08:44:19 -22.2 Dark Down 34.8 193.5 Up 08:37:47 - 08:50:51 7890
Chiloquin 08:44:18 -23.5 Dark Down 36.2 193.2 Up 08:37:46 - 08:50:50 7803
Klamath Falls 08:44:18 -23.9 Dark Down 36.5 193.3 Up 08:37:46 - 08:50:50 7780
Cedarville 08:44:12 -24.4 Dark Down 36.9 195.4 Up 08:37:40 - 08:50:44 7738
Fall River/Burney 08:44:16 -25.0 Dark Down 37.6 194.0 Up 08:37:44 - 08:50:48 7701
Dunrhomin 08:43:22 -22.1 Dark Down 33.5 212.7 Up 08:36:50 - 08:49:54 7657
Nikitin 08:43:22 -22.3 Dark Down 33.6 212.7 Up 08:36:50 - 08:49:54 7644
Gimple 08:44:14 -25.8 Dark Down 38.4 194.8 Up 08:37:42 - 08:50:46 7640
Greenville 08:44:14 -25.8 Dark Down 38.4 194.7 Up 08:37:42 - 08:50:46 7640
CU-SBO 08:43:22 -22.4 Dark Down 33.7 212.7 Up 08:36:50 - 08:49:54 7640
Quincy 08:44:14 -26.0 Dark Down 38.6 194.8 Up 08:37:42 - 08:50:46 7626
Portola 08:44:12 -26.1 Dark Down 38.6 195.4 Up 08:37:40 - 08:50:44 7619
Reno 08:44:09 -26.3 Dark Down 38.7 196.2 Up 08:37:37 - 08:50:41 7601
Carson City 08:44:09 -26.6 Dark Down 39.1 196.3 Up 08:37:37 - 08:50:41 7576
Yerington 08:44:07 -26.7 Dark Down 39.1 197.1 Up 08:37:35 - 08:50:39 7564
Gardnerville 08:44:09 -26.8 Dark Down 39.3 196.4 Up 08:37:37 - 08:50:41 7559
Hawthorne 08:44:04 -27.1 Dark Down 39.4 197.9 Up 08:37:32 - 08:50:36 7531
Lee Vining 08:44:06 -27.7 Dark Down 40.1 197.4 Up 08:37:34 - 08:50:38 7490
Bishop 08:44:03 -28.2 Dark Down 40.5 198.5 Up 08:37:31 - 08:50:35 7447
Beatty 08:43:56 -28.3 Dark Down 40.5 200.6 Up 08:37:24 - 08:50:28 7416
Patrick 08:43:49 -29.1 Dark Down 41.0 204.6 Up 08:37:17 - 08:50:21 7308
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:43:49 -29.5 Dark Down 41.4 203.8 Up 08:37:17 - 08:50:21 7287
Lake Havasu City 08:43:49 -30.1 Dark Down 42.0 204.4 Up 08:37:17 - 08:50:21 7236
Wildwood 08:44:01 -31.4 Dark Down 43.6 199.2 Up 08:37:29 - 08:50:33 7198
George/Scottsdale 08:43:36 -30.2 Dark Down 41.8 207.7 Up 08:37:04 - 08:50:08 7176
Idyllwild 08:43:54 -31.4 Dark Down 43.4 201.7 Up 08:37:22 - 08:50:26 7174
Calipatria 08:43:49 -31.7 Dark Down 43.6 203.4 Up 08:37:17 - 08:50:21 7126
Yuma 08:43:49 -31.9 Dark Down 43.7 204.7 Up 08:37:17 - 08:50:21 7093

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 444745, (2029/06/16 08:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.06 113
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  7.76 122
PPM 233365     17:38:09.5 -10:55:35  5.7  1.32 128
PPM 233163     17:30:29.3 -10:05:47  8.4  0.75 126
PPM 233238     17:33:18.9 -10:24:57  9.3  0.07 127
444745         17:33:21.2 -10:20:49 16.7       127
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/27 21:02:26 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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