RECON: TNO occultation with 459865

Event between (459865) 13XZ8 and star GA0800:21818050 with event index number of 2801836

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/07/02 09:03:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:48:36.0 -08:20:55
Equinox of date position of star is 19:49:55.6 -08:17:10
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 58 degrees from the moon. Moon is 63% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.5

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Object is 12.6 AU from the Sun and 11.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 8.9 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 992 km.
The sky-plane scale is 8455.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=70.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Diameter=28.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 459865, (2029/07/02 09:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:16.3 -29:27:54  1.2 49.05  34
Tarazed        19:47:39.7 +10:41:14  2.7 18.97  57
56 Aql         19:55:44.2 -08:29:43  5.4  1.39  56
PPM 203292     19:48:43.8 -08:04:43  8.1  0.41  58
PPM 203322     19:51:03.0 -08:16:48  9.2  0.21  58
459865         19:50:11.9 -08:16:24 17.0        57
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 21.3 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	09:03:04	-10.8	NT	Up	28.5	195.1	Low	08:56:05 - 09:10:03	7862
Kamloops	09:03:50	-15.2	AT	Up	31.0	179.0	Up	08:56:51 - 09:10:49	7773
Kelowna	09:03:47	-15.9	AT	Up	31.8	180.0	Up	08:56:48 - 09:10:46	7727
Peachland	09:03:47	-16.0	AT	Up	31.9	179.7	Up	08:56:48 - 09:10:46	7720
Summerland	09:03:47	-16.1	AT	Up	32.1	179.8	Up	08:56:48 - 09:10:46	7711
Penticton	09:03:47	-16.2	AT	Up	32.1	179.9	Up	08:56:48 - 09:10:46	7708
Oliver	09:03:47	-16.5	AT	Up	32.5	179.9	Up	08:56:48 - 09:10:46	7686
Anarchist Mountain Observatory	09:03:46	-16.7	AT	Up	32.6	180.1	Up	08:56:47 - 09:10:45	7677
Victoria	09:04:00	-17.7	AT	Up	33.0	175.4	Up	08:57:01 - 09:10:59	7638
Okanogan	09:03:47	-17.3	AT	Up	33.3	179.9	Up	08:56:48 - 09:10:46	7637
Brewster	09:03:48	-17.6	AT	Up	33.6	179.6	Up	08:56:49 - 09:10:47	7620
Manson/Chelan	09:03:49	-17.9	AT	Up	33.8	179.2	Up	08:56:50 - 09:10:48	7606
Wenatchee	09:03:50	-18.4	Dark	Up	34.2	179.0	Up	08:56:51 - 09:10:49	7576
Ellensburg	09:03:50	-18.8	Dark	Up	34.6	178.7	Up	08:56:51 - 09:10:49	7550
Yakima	09:03:51	-19.2	Dark	Up	35.1	178.7	Up	08:56:52 - 09:10:50	7524
Toppenish/White Swan	09:03:49	-19.4	Dark	Up	35.3	178.9	Up	08:56:50 - 09:10:48	7510
PNWRO	09:03:44	-19.5	Dark	Up	35.6	180.7	Up	08:56:45 - 09:10:43	7490
The Dalles	09:03:53	-20.3	Dark	Up	36.0	177.9	Up	08:56:54 - 09:10:52	7458
Maupin	09:03:53	-20.7	Dark	Up	36.5	178.1	Up	08:56:54 - 09:10:52	7431
Sisters	09:03:54	-21.6	Dark	Up	37.3	177.4	Up	08:56:55 - 09:10:53	7371
Bend	09:03:53	-21.8	Dark	Up	37.6	177.7	Up	08:56:54 - 09:10:52	7356
Oregon Observatory	09:03:54	-22.0	Dark	Up	37.7	177.6	Up	08:56:55 - 09:10:53	7344
Chiloquin	09:03:56	-23.3	Dark	Up	39.0	177.0	Up	08:56:57 - 09:10:55	7251
Klamath Falls	09:03:55	-23.7	Dark	Up	39.4	177.1	Up	08:56:56 - 09:10:54	7227
Cedarville	09:03:49	-24.0	Dark	Up	40.1	179.1	Up	08:56:50 - 09:10:48	7182
Fall River/Burney	09:03:54	-24.7	Dark	Up	40.6	177.5	Up	08:56:55 - 09:10:53	7144
Dunrhomin	09:02:50	-21.0	Dark	Up	39.7	198.2	Up	08:55:51 - 09:09:49	7101
Nikitin	09:02:50	-21.2	Dark	Up	39.9	198.3	Up	08:55:51 - 09:09:49	7088
CU-SBO	09:02:50	-21.3	Dark	Up	39.9	198.2	Up	08:55:51 - 09:09:49	7083
Gimple	09:03:51	-25.5	Dark	Up	41.5	178.2	Up	08:56:52 - 09:10:50	7079
Greenville	09:03:52	-25.5	Dark	Up	41.5	178.1	Up	08:56:53 - 09:10:51	7079
Quincy	09:03:52	-25.7	Dark	Up	41.7	178.1	Up	08:56:53 - 09:10:51	7064
Portola	09:03:50	-25.8	Dark	Up	41.8	178.7	Up	08:56:51 - 09:10:49	7056
Reno	09:03:47	-25.9	Dark	Up	42.1	179.6	Up	08:56:48 - 09:10:46	7038
Carson City	09:03:47	-26.2	Dark	Up	42.5	179.6	Up	08:56:48 - 09:10:46	7011
Yerington	09:03:45	-26.3	Dark	Up	42.7	180.4	Up	08:56:46 - 09:10:44	6998
Gardnerville	09:03:47	-26.5	Dark	Up	42.7	179.6	Up	08:56:48 - 09:10:46	6993
Hawthorne	09:03:42	-26.6	Dark	Up	43.1	181.1	Up	08:56:43 - 09:10:41	6964
Lee Vining	09:03:45	-27.3	Dark	Up	43.7	180.5	Up	08:56:46 - 09:10:44	6920
Bishop	09:03:41	-27.7	Dark	Up	44.3	181.5	Up	08:56:42 - 09:10:40	6875
Beatty	09:03:35	-27.7	Dark	Up	44.7	183.7	Up	08:56:36 - 09:10:34	6842
Patrick	09:03:22	-28.3	Dark	Up	45.9	187.9	Up	08:56:23 - 09:10:21	6728
Laughlin/Bullhead City	09:03:25	-28.7	Dark	Up	46.2	186.9	Up	08:56:26 - 09:10:24	6707
Lake Havasu City	09:03:24	-29.3	Dark	Up	46.9	187.4	Up	08:56:25 - 09:10:23	6653
Wildwood	09:03:42	-30.8	Dark	Up	47.5	181.3	Up	08:56:43 - 09:10:41	6613
George/Scottsdale	09:03:13	-29.2	Dark	Up	47.3	191.0	Up	08:56:14 - 09:10:12	6592
Idyllwild	09:03:34	-30.7	Dark	Up	47.8	184.0	Up	08:56:35 - 09:10:33	6588
Calipatria	09:03:29	-30.9	Dark	Up	48.4	185.8	Up	08:56:30 - 09:10:28	6538
Yuma	09:03:24	-31.1	Dark	Up	48.7	187.2	Up	08:56:25 - 09:10:23	6504

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 459865, (2029/07/02 09:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 49.05  34
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 18.97  57
56 Aql         19:54:08.3 -08:34:28  5.4  1.39  56
PPM 203292     19:47:08.1 -08:09:11  8.1  0.41  58
PPM 203322     19:49:27.2 -08:21:21  9.2  0.21  58
459865         19:48:36.0 -08:20:55 17.0        58
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/27 21:04:28 UT

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