RECON: TNO occultation with 500835

Event between (500835) 13GN137 and star GA0720:05468655 with event index number of 2328735

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/20 09:24:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:18:33.9 -17:15:37
Equinox of date position of star is 15:19:57.0 -17:20:53
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 141 degrees from the moon. Moon is 16% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.5

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Object is 42.4 AU from the Sun and 41.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 364 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3263 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30013.9 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, (2028/05/20 09:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.2 -26:29:33  0.9 18.79 124
27Bet Lib      15:18:32.4 -09:29:09  2.6  7.89 142
28 Lib         15:22:30.6 -18:15:34  6.4  1.06 140
PPM 230024     15:19:05.6 -17:37:44  9.8  0.37 141
500835         15:20:10.2 -17:21:44 15.4       141
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 17.5 km RECON observability=0.7 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 09:23:58 -11.3 NT Up 10.8 222.5 Really Low 09:08:58 - 09:38:58 13736
Kamloops 09:24:27 -16.7 AT Down 17.2 209.7 Really Low 09:09:27 - 09:39:27 13667
Kelowna 09:24:23 -17.2 AT Down 17.7 210.6 Really Low 09:09:23 - 09:39:23 13643
Peachland 09:24:22 -17.4 AT Down 17.9 210.4 Really Low 09:09:22 - 09:39:22 13638
Summerland 09:24:24 -17.5 AT Down 17.9 210.5 Really Low 09:09:24 - 09:39:24 13633
Penticton 09:24:20 -17.6 AT Down 18.0 210.6 Really Low 09:09:20 - 09:39:20 13632
Oliver 09:24:21 -17.9 AT Down 18.3 210.6 Really Low 09:09:21 - 09:39:21 13619
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:24:22 -18.0 AT Down 18.4 210.9 Really Low 09:09:22 - 09:39:22 13614
Okanogan 09:24:19 -18.7 Dark Down 19.0 210.7 Really Low 09:09:19 - 09:39:19 13589
Brewster 09:24:19 -19.0 Dark Down 19.3 210.6 Really Low 09:09:19 - 09:39:19 13577
Victoria 09:24:30 -19.4 Dark Down 20.1 207.1 Low 09:09:30 - 09:39:30 13572
Manson/Chelan 09:24:21 -19.2 Dark Down 19.6 210.3 Really Low 09:09:21 - 09:39:21 13568
Wenatchee 09:24:20 -19.7 Dark Down 20.1 210.2 Low 09:09:20 - 09:39:20 13548
Ellensburg 09:24:20 -20.2 Dark Down 20.5 210.1 Low 09:09:20 - 09:39:20 13531
Yakima 09:24:19 -20.5 Dark Down 20.9 210.1 Low 09:09:19 - 09:39:19 13514
Toppenish/White Swan 09:24:18 -20.7 Dark Down 21.0 210.3 Low 09:09:18 - 09:39:18 13506
PNWRO 09:24:13 -20.7 Dark Down 20.8 211.8 Low 09:09:13 - 09:39:13 13499
The Dalles 09:24:18 -21.6 Dark Down 21.9 209.7 Low 09:09:18 - 09:39:18 13469
Maupin 09:24:16 -22.0 Dark Down 22.3 209.9 Low 09:09:16 - 09:39:16 13452
Sisters 09:24:16 -22.9 Dark Down 23.2 209.6 Low 09:09:16 - 09:39:16 13411
Bend 09:24:15 -23.1 Dark Down 23.3 209.9 Low 09:09:15 - 09:39:15 13402
Oregon Observatory 09:24:15 -23.3 Dark Down 23.5 209.8 Low 09:09:15 - 09:39:15 13393
Chiloquin 09:24:14 -24.6 Dark Down 24.8 209.7 Low 09:09:14 - 09:39:14 13329
Klamath Falls 09:24:13 -24.9 Dark Down 25.1 209.9 Low 09:09:13 - 09:39:13 13313
Cedarville 09:24:07 -25.1 Dark Down 25.1 211.6 Low 09:09:07 - 09:39:07 13289
Fall River/Burney 09:24:09 -25.9 Dark Down 26.0 210.5 Low 09:09:09 - 09:39:09 13257
Dunrhomin 09:23:24 -20.7 Dark Up 19.1 225.2 Really Low 09:08:24 - 09:38:24 13253
Nikitin 09:23:22 -20.9 Dark Up 19.2 225.2 Really Low 09:08:22 - 09:38:22 13244
CU-SBO 09:23:23 -20.9 Dark Up 19.3 225.2 Really Low 09:08:23 - 09:38:23 13240
Gimple 09:24:06 -26.6 Dark Down 26.5 211.3 Low 09:09:06 - 09:39:06 13214
Greenville 09:24:08 -26.7 Dark Down 26.6 211.2 Low 09:09:08 - 09:39:08 13213
Quincy 09:24:06 -26.8 Dark Down 26.7 211.2 Low 09:09:06 - 09:39:06 13203
Portola 09:24:05 -26.8 Dark Down 26.7 211.7 Low 09:09:05 - 09:39:05 13199
Reno 09:24:03 -26.9 Dark Down 26.6 212.4 Low 09:09:03 - 09:39:03 13189
Carson City 09:24:02 -27.2 Dark Down 26.9 212.5 Low 09:09:02 - 09:39:02 13170
Yerington 09:23:59 -27.2 Dark Down 26.8 213.2 Low 09:08:59 - 09:38:59 13163
Gardnerville 09:24:01 -27.4 Dark Down 27.1 212.6 Low 09:09:01 - 09:39:01 13157
Hawthorne 09:23:56 -27.4 Dark Down 27.0 213.8 Low 09:08:56 - 09:38:56 13141
Lee Vining 09:23:57 -28.1 Dark Down 27.7 213.5 Low 09:08:57 - 09:38:57 13108
Bishop 09:23:54 -28.4 Dark Down 27.8 214.4 Low 09:08:54 - 09:38:54 13078
Beatty 09:23:49 -28.3 Dark Down 27.5 216.0 Low 09:08:49 - 09:38:49 13059
Patrick 09:23:36 -28.5 Dark Down 27.3 219.1 Low 09:08:36 - 09:38:36 12983
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:23:38 -29.0 Dark Down 27.8 218.6 Low 09:08:38 - 09:38:38 12965
Lake Havasu City 09:23:36 -29.5 Dark Down 28.2 219.0 Low 09:08:36 - 09:38:36 12925
George/Scottsdale 09:23:26 -29.1 Dark Down 27.5 221.4 Low 09:08:26 - 09:38:26 12884
Wildwood 09:23:48 -31.5 Dark Down 30.6 215.2 Up 09:08:48 - 09:38:48 12882
Idyllwild 09:23:40 -31.1 Dark Down 30.0 217.1 Up 09:08:40 - 09:38:40 12871
Calipatria 09:23:36 -31.2 Dark Down 29.9 218.4 Low 09:08:36 - 09:38:36 12836
Yuma 09:23:33 -31.2 Dark Down 29.8 219.3 Low 09:08:33 - 09:38:33 12812

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, (2028/05/20 09:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.79 124
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  7.89 142
28 Lib         15:20:53.7 -18:09:32  6.4  1.06 140
PPM 230024     15:17:29.2 -17:31:35  9.8  0.37 141
500835         15:18:33.9 -17:15:37 15.4       141
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:29:16 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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