RECON: TNO occultation with 500835

Event between (500835) 13GN137 and star GA0720:05470626 with event index number of 2328733

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/16 10:11:11 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:18:53.0 -17:16:47
Equinox of date position of star is 15:20:16.1 -17:22:03
Stellar brightness G=12.9, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 94 degrees from the moon. Moon is 50% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.5

[RECON map]
Object is 42.4 AU from the Sun and 41.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 354 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3704 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30009.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=239.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Diameter=97.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 500835, (2028/05/16 10:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.1 -26:29:33  0.9 18.72  76
27Bet Lib      15:18:32.3 -09:29:09  2.6  7.91  96
28 Lib         15:22:30.5 -18:15:34  6.4  1.00  93
PPM 230072     15:21:07.2 -17:01:59  9.9  0.38  94
500835         15:20:29.3 -17:22:53 12.9        93
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 2.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.8 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=2.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:10:06 -7.6 NT Up 7.5 228.9 Really Low 09:55:06 - 10:25:06 7180
Kamloops 10:10:32 -14.2 AT Up 14.6 216.6 Really Low 09:55:32 - 10:25:32 7159
Kelowna 10:10:28 -14.6 AT Up 14.9 217.6 Really Low 09:55:28 - 10:25:28 7133
Peachland 10:10:28 -14.8 AT Up 15.1 217.3 Really Low 09:55:28 - 10:25:28 7129
Summerland 10:10:28 -14.9 AT Up 15.2 217.4 Really Low 09:55:28 - 10:25:28 7124
Penticton 10:10:26 -14.9 AT Up 15.2 217.5 Really Low 09:55:26 - 10:25:26 7122
Oliver 10:10:27 -15.2 AT Up 15.5 217.6 Really Low 09:55:27 - 10:25:27 7110
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:10:26 -15.3 AT Up 15.6 217.8 Really Low 09:55:26 - 10:25:26 7104
Okanogan 10:10:24 -15.9 AT Up 16.2 217.7 Really Low 09:55:24 - 10:25:24 7080
Victoria 10:10:34 -17.1 AT Up 17.5 214.2 Really Low 09:55:34 - 10:25:34 7077
Brewster 10:10:24 -16.2 AT Up 16.5 217.5 Really Low 09:55:24 - 10:25:24 7070
Manson/Chelan 10:10:25 -16.5 AT Up 16.8 217.3 Really Low 09:55:25 - 10:25:25 7061
Wenatchee 10:10:24 -17.0 AT Up 17.2 217.2 Really Low 09:55:24 - 10:25:24 7043
Ellensburg 10:10:22 -17.4 AT Up 17.6 217.1 Really Low 09:55:22 - 10:25:22 7027
Yakima 10:10:23 -17.7 AT Up 18.0 217.1 Really Low 09:55:23 - 10:25:23 7010
Toppenish/White Swan 10:10:22 -17.9 AT Up 18.1 217.3 Really Low 09:55:22 - 10:25:22 7002
PNWRO 10:10:17 -17.6 AT Up 17.7 218.7 Really Low 09:55:17 - 10:25:17 6989
The Dalles 10:10:22 -18.8 Dark Up 19.0 216.8 Really Low 09:55:22 - 10:25:22 6968
Maupin 10:10:21 -19.1 Dark Up 19.3 216.9 Really Low 09:55:21 - 10:25:21 6951
Sisters 10:10:20 -20.1 Dark Up 20.2 216.7 Low 09:55:20 - 10:25:20 6912
Bend 10:10:19 -20.2 Dark Up 20.3 217.0 Low 09:55:19 - 10:25:19 6902
Oregon Observatory 10:10:18 -20.4 Dark Up 20.5 216.9 Low 09:55:18 - 10:25:18 6894
Chiloquin 10:10:17 -21.6 Dark Up 21.8 216.8 Low 09:55:17 - 10:25:17 6832
Klamath Falls 10:10:16 -21.9 Dark Up 22.0 216.9 Low 09:55:16 - 10:25:16 6816
Cedarville 10:10:10 -21.8 Dark Up 21.8 218.6 Low 09:55:10 - 10:25:10 6786
Fall River/Burney 10:10:12 -22.7 Dark Up 22.8 217.6 Low 09:55:12 - 10:25:12 6759
Gimple 10:10:08 -23.3 Dark Up 23.2 218.3 Low 09:55:08 - 10:25:08 6715
Greenville 10:10:09 -23.3 Dark Up 23.3 218.2 Low 09:55:09 - 10:25:09 6715
Quincy 10:10:08 -23.5 Dark Up 23.4 218.3 Low 09:55:08 - 10:25:08 6704
Portola 10:10:07 -23.4 Dark Up 23.3 218.7 Low 09:55:07 - 10:25:07 6699
Dunrhomin 10:09:29 -15.5 AT Up 14.8 231.2 Really Low 09:54:29 - 10:24:29 6689
Reno 10:10:04 -23.3 Dark Up 23.2 219.4 Low 09:55:04 - 10:25:04 6686
Nikitin 10:09:29 -15.7 AT Up 14.9 231.3 Really Low 09:54:29 - 10:24:29 6680
CU-SBO 10:09:28 -15.8 AT Up 15.0 231.2 Really Low 09:54:28 - 10:24:28 6677
Carson City 10:10:03 -23.6 Dark Up 23.5 219.5 Low 09:55:03 - 10:25:03 6667
Yerington 10:10:01 -23.5 Dark Up 23.3 220.1 Low 09:55:01 - 10:25:01 6658
Gardnerville 10:10:03 -23.8 Dark Up 23.6 219.6 Low 09:55:03 - 10:25:03 6655
Hawthorne 10:09:58 -23.6 Dark Up 23.4 220.7 Low 09:54:58 - 10:24:58 6634
Lee Vining 10:09:59 -24.3 Dark Up 24.1 220.4 Low 09:54:59 - 10:24:59 6603
Bishop 10:09:55 -24.5 Dark Up 24.2 221.2 Low 09:54:55 - 10:24:55 6570
Beatty 10:09:49 -24.1 Dark Up 23.7 222.7 Low 09:54:49 - 10:24:49 6544
Patrick 10:09:38 -23.8 Dark Up 23.1 225.6 Low 09:54:38 - 10:24:38 6456
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:09:39 -24.3 Dark Up 23.7 225.1 Low 09:54:39 - 10:24:39 6442
Lake Havasu City 10:09:37 -24.7 Dark Up 24.0 225.5 Low 09:54:37 - 10:24:37 6401
Wildwood 10:09:48 -27.2 Dark Up 26.7 222.0 Low 09:54:48 - 10:24:48 6377
Idyllwild 10:09:42 -26.5 Dark Up 26.0 223.8 Low 09:54:42 - 10:24:42 6357
George/Scottsdale 10:09:28 -23.9 Dark Up 23.1 227.7 Low 09:54:28 - 10:24:28 6348
Calipatria 10:09:37 -26.4 Dark Up 25.7 224.9 Low 09:54:37 - 10:24:37 6317
Yuma 10:09:34 -26.2 Dark Up 25.5 225.8 Low 09:54:34 - 10:24:34 6289

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 500835, (2028/05/16 10:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.72  76
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  7.91  96
28 Lib         15:20:53.7 -18:09:32  6.4  1.00  93
PPM 230072     15:19:31.1 -16:55:54  9.9  0.38  94
500835         15:18:53.0 -17:16:47 12.9        94
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:29:06 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

RECON