RECON: TNO occultation with 44594

Event between (44594) 99OX3 and star GA1120:01037911 with event index number of 2827084

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/09/15 11:46:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:10:12.9 +23:06:51
Equinox of date position of star is 05:11:40.8 +23:08:34
Stellar brightness G=14.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 170 degrees from the moon. Moon is 55% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.1

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Object is 18.5 AU from the Sun and 18.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 5.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 511 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 691 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13329.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=231.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 42.0 sec chord
Diameter=94.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 17.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 44594, (2029/09/15 11:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:37.7 +16:34:00  0.8 10.42 161
Alnath         05:28:10.3 +28:37:47  1.6  6.57 172
PPM 094053     05:07:25.5 +23:05:58  6.5  1.06 169
PPM 094158     05:13:07.4 +22:23:48  8.4  0.79 170
PPM 094149     05:12:46.9 +23:14:34  9.4  0.20 170
PPM 094139     05:12:19.2 +23:15:47 10.3  0.13 170
44594          05:12:00.8 +23:08:57 14.8       171
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 1.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 38.8 km RECON observability=0.9 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 11:40:54 -18.4 Dark Down 54.9 131.3 Up 11:25:54 - 11:55:54 3958
Sleaford 11:43:57 -9.1 NT Down 59.4 156.5 Up 11:28:57 - 11:58:57 3913
Kelowna 11:40:58 -18.3 Dark Down 55.9 131.7 Up 11:25:58 - 11:55:58 3868
Peachland 11:40:53 -18.5 Dark Down 55.8 131.2 Up 11:25:53 - 11:55:53 3862
Summerland 11:40:54 -18.5 Dark Down 56.0 131.1 Up 11:25:54 - 11:55:54 3847
Penticton 11:40:55 -18.5 Dark Down 56.1 131.2 Up 11:25:55 - 11:55:55 3839
Victoria 11:40:01 -21.3 Dark Down 54.6 124.6 Up 11:25:01 - 11:55:01 3809
Oliver 11:40:52 -18.6 Dark Down 56.3 130.8 Up 11:25:52 - 11:55:52 3805
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:40:54 -18.6 Dark Down 56.5 130.9 Up 11:25:54 - 11:55:54 3786
Okanogan 11:40:47 -19.1 Dark Down 56.8 129.8 Up 11:25:47 - 11:55:47 3728
Brewster 11:40:42 -19.3 Dark Down 56.9 129.2 Up 11:25:42 - 11:55:42 3706
Manson/Chelan 11:40:35 -19.6 Dark Down 56.8 128.4 Up 11:25:35 - 11:55:35 3692
Wenatchee 11:40:29 -20.0 Dark Down 57.0 127.5 Up 11:25:29 - 11:55:29 3650
Ellensburg 11:40:22 -20.3 Dark Down 57.1 126.7 Up 11:25:22 - 11:55:22 3614
Yakima 11:40:20 -20.5 Dark Down 57.3 126.1 Up 11:25:20 - 11:55:20 3575
Toppenish/White Swan 11:40:19 -20.5 Dark Down 57.5 126.1 Up 11:25:19 - 11:55:19 3551
The Dalles 11:40:04 -21.4 Dark Down 57.5 123.9 Up 11:25:04 - 11:55:04 3490
PNWRO 11:40:36 -19.7 Dark Down 58.6 127.8 Up 11:25:36 - 11:55:36 3490
Maupin 11:40:02 -21.6 Dark Down 57.8 123.5 Up 11:25:02 - 11:55:02 3448
Sisters 11:39:48 -22.3 Dark Down 57.9 121.6 Up 11:24:48 - 11:54:48 3371
Bend 11:39:50 -22.3 Dark Down 58.2 121.6 Up 11:24:50 - 11:54:50 3343
Oregon Observatory 11:39:46 -22.4 Dark Down 58.2 121.2 Up 11:24:46 - 11:54:46 3329
Chiloquin 11:39:31 -23.4 Dark Down 58.6 118.7 Up 11:24:31 - 11:54:31 3207
Klamath Falls 11:39:29 -23.5 Dark Down 58.8 118.3 Up 11:24:29 - 11:54:29 3171
Cedarville 11:39:45 -22.7 Dark Down 60.2 119.4 Up 11:24:45 - 11:54:45 3071
Fall River/Burney 11:39:25 -23.8 Dark Down 59.6 117.0 Up 11:24:25 - 11:54:25 3046
Greenville 11:39:24 -23.9 Dark Down 60.3 116.2 Up 11:24:24 - 11:54:24 2946
Gimple 11:39:25 -23.8 Dark Down 60.3 116.3 Up 11:24:25 - 11:54:25 2944
Quincy 11:39:23 -24.0 Dark Down 60.4 115.9 Up 11:24:23 - 11:54:23 2926
Portola 11:39:28 -23.7 Dark Down 60.8 116.3 Up 11:24:28 - 11:54:28 2904
Reno 11:39:35 -23.3 Dark Down 61.4 116.7 Up 11:24:35 - 11:54:35 2864
Carson City 11:39:32 -23.5 Dark Down 61.5 116.1 Up 11:24:32 - 11:54:32 2827
Gardnerville 11:39:32 -23.6 Dark Down 61.7 115.8 Up 11:24:32 - 11:54:32 2801
Yerington 11:39:41 -23.1 Dark Down 62.1 116.7 Up 11:24:41 - 11:54:41 2795
Hawthorne 11:39:45 -22.9 Dark Down 62.7 116.6 Up 11:24:45 - 11:54:45 2737
Dunrhomin 11:43:19 -11.8 NT Down 70.0 145.4 Up 11:28:19 - 11:58:19 2716
Nikitin 11:43:17 -11.9 NT Down 70.2 145.1 Up 11:28:17 - 11:58:17 2697
CU-SBO 11:43:16 -12.0 NT Down 70.2 144.8 Up 11:28:16 - 11:58:16 2691
Lee Vining 11:39:34 -23.5 Dark Down 62.5 114.9 Up 11:24:34 - 11:54:34 2689
Bishop 11:39:41 -23.2 Dark Down 63.3 114.8 Up 11:24:41 - 11:54:41 2613
Beatty 11:40:03 -22.1 Dark Down 64.8 116.2 Up 11:25:03 - 11:55:03 2534
Patrick 11:40:39 -20.3 Dark Down 67.6 117.5 Up 11:25:39 - 11:55:39 2327
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:40:27 -21.0 Dark Down 67.2 115.9 Up 11:25:27 - 11:55:27 2313
Wildwood 11:39:17 -24.7 Dark Down 64.3 108.2 Up 11:24:17 - 11:54:17 2276
Lake Havasu City 11:40:27 -21.0 Dark Down 67.7 114.8 Up 11:25:27 - 11:55:27 2237
Idyllwild 11:39:44 -23.3 Dark Down 66.0 109.8 Up 11:24:44 - 11:54:44 2202
Calipatria 11:40:00 -22.5 Dark Down 67.2 110.0 Up 11:25:00 - 11:55:00 2114
George/Scottsdale 11:41:03 -19.2 Dark Down 70.0 116.9 Up 11:26:03 - 11:56:03 2113
Yuma 11:40:12 -21.9 Dark Down 68.1 110.2 Up 11:25:12 - 11:55:12 2052

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 44594, (2029/09/15 11:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 10.42 161
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  6.57 172
PPM 094053     05:05:37.7 +23:03:40  6.5  1.06 169
PPM 094158     05:11:20.1 +22:21:45  8.4  0.79 170
PPM 094149     05:10:58.9 +23:12:30  9.4  0.20 170
PPM 094139     05:10:31.2 +23:13:42 10.3  0.13 170
44594          05:10:12.9 +23:06:51 14.8       170
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 21:30:52 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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