RECON: TNO occultation with 500881

Event between (500881) 13JM64 and star GA0740:08780148 with event index number of 2335794

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/10 07:42:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:31:54.5 -15:53:55
Equinox of date position of star is 17:33:11.9 -15:54:49
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 65 degrees from the moon. Moon is 88% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.4

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TNO is 41.0 AU from the Sun and 40.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2411 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4966 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29092.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=138.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Diameter=56.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 500881, (2028/07/10 07:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.7 -26:29:34  0.9 17.95  79
35Eta Oph      17:12:01.0 -15:45:29  2.6  5.18  70
PPM 233351     17:39:14.5 -15:35:09  6.2  1.41  64
PPM 233161     17:32:06.6 -15:39:26  7.6  0.43  66
PPM 233202     17:33:31.0 -15:55:05  9.7  0.01  65
500881         17:33:33.0 -15:55:03 17.0        65
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 0.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=6.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:40:49 -17.0 AT Up 21.0 201.3 Low 07:25:49 - 07:55:49 2337
Kelowna 07:40:46 -17.8 AT Up 21.6 202.3 Low 07:25:46 - 07:55:46 2290
Peachland 07:40:47 -17.9 AT Up 21.7 202.0 Low 07:25:47 - 07:55:47 2288
Summerland 07:40:46 -18.1 Dark Up 21.8 202.1 Low 07:25:46 - 07:55:46 2280
Penticton 07:40:46 -18.1 Dark Up 21.9 202.2 Low 07:25:46 - 07:55:46 2275
Victoria 07:40:57 -18.8 Dark Up 23.7 198.5 Low 07:25:57 - 07:55:57 2259
Oliver 07:40:45 -18.5 Dark Up 22.2 202.3 Low 07:25:45 - 07:55:45 2258
Sleaford 07:40:12 -15.5 AT Up 15.6 214.8 Really Low 07:25:12 - 07:55:12 2251
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:40:44 -18.7 Dark Up 22.3 202.5 Low 07:25:44 - 07:55:44 2249
Tonasket 07:40:44 -19.0 Dark Up 22.6 202.5 Low 07:25:44 - 07:55:44 2233
Okanogan 07:40:44 -19.3 Dark Up 23.0 202.4 Low 07:25:44 - 07:55:44 2218
Brewster 07:40:45 -19.6 Dark Up 23.3 202.2 Low 07:25:45 - 07:55:45 2206
Manson/Chelan 07:40:46 -19.7 Dark Up 23.6 201.9 Low 07:25:46 - 07:55:46 2199
Wenatchee 07:40:45 -20.2 Dark Up 24.0 201.8 Low 07:25:45 - 07:55:45 2175
Ellensburg 07:40:46 -20.6 Dark Up 24.5 201.6 Low 07:25:46 - 07:55:46 2156
Yakima 07:40:45 -21.0 Dark Up 24.9 201.7 Low 07:25:45 - 07:55:45 2135
Toppenish/White Swan 07:40:44 -21.2 Dark Up 25.0 201.9 Low 07:25:44 - 07:55:44 2121
Goldendale 07:40:45 -21.7 Dark Up 25.6 201.6 Low 07:25:45 - 07:55:45 2095
PNWRO 07:40:39 -21.7 Dark Up 25.0 203.5 Low 07:25:39 - 07:55:39 2087
The Dalles 07:40:46 -21.9 Dark Up 25.9 201.2 Low 07:25:46 - 07:55:46 2086
Maupin 07:40:46 -22.4 Dark Up 26.3 201.4 Low 07:25:46 - 07:55:46 2062
Sisters 07:40:46 -23.2 Dark Up 27.3 201.1 Low 07:25:46 - 07:55:46 2018
Bend 07:40:45 -23.4 Dark Up 27.4 201.4 Low 07:25:45 - 07:55:45 2002
Oregon Observatory 07:40:45 -23.6 Dark Up 27.6 201.3 Low 07:25:45 - 07:55:45 1993
North Lake 07:40:43 -24.3 Dark Up 28.1 201.9 Low 07:25:43 - 07:55:43 1951
Chiloquin 07:40:45 -24.9 Dark Up 28.9 201.1 Low 07:25:45 - 07:55:45 1920
Klamath Falls 07:40:44 -25.2 Dark Up 29.2 201.2 Low 07:25:44 - 07:55:44 1898
Lakeview 07:40:40 -25.4 Dark Up 28.9 202.7 Low 07:25:40 - 07:55:40 1882
Cedarville 07:40:38 -26.0 Dark Up 29.4 203.1 Low 07:25:38 - 07:55:38 1840
Fall River/Burney 07:40:42 -26.4 Dark Up 30.2 201.9 Up 07:25:42 - 07:55:42 1822
Susanville 07:40:39 -27.1 Dark Up 30.6 202.8 Up 07:25:39 - 07:55:39 1775
Greenville 07:40:40 -27.4 Dark Up 31.0 202.5 Up 07:25:40 - 07:55:40 1760
Gimple 07:40:39 -27.4 Dark Up 30.9 202.6 Up 07:25:39 - 07:55:39 1759
Quincy 07:40:39 -27.6 Dark Up 31.1 202.6 Up 07:25:39 - 07:55:39 1747
Portola 07:40:37 -27.7 Dark Up 31.1 203.1 Up 07:25:37 - 07:55:37 1735
Reno 07:40:35 -28.0 Dark Up 31.2 203.9 Up 07:25:35 - 07:55:35 1711
Carson City 07:40:35 -28.4 Dark Up 31.5 204.0 Up 07:25:35 - 07:55:35 1687
Gardnerville 07:40:34 -28.7 Dark Up 31.7 204.1 Up 07:25:34 - 07:55:34 1670
Yerington 07:40:32 -28.7 Dark Up 31.5 204.7 Up 07:25:32 - 07:55:32 1667
Hawthorne 07:40:30 -29.2 Dark Up 31.7 205.4 Up 07:25:30 - 07:55:30 1631
Lee Vining 07:40:31 -29.7 Dark Up 32.4 205.0 Up 07:25:31 - 07:55:31 1599
Tonopah 07:40:24 -29.7 Dark Up 31.6 207.0 Up 07:25:24 - 07:55:24 1583
Dunrhomin 07:39:46 -27.1 Dark Up 24.8 218.0 Low 07:24:46 - 07:54:46 1566
CU-SBO 07:39:46 -27.4 Dark Up 25.1 218.0 Low 07:24:46 - 07:54:46 1551
Bishop 07:40:27 -30.3 Dark Up 32.7 205.9 Up 07:25:27 - 07:55:27 1549
Beatty 07:40:21 -30.9 Dark Up 32.5 207.8 Up 07:25:21 - 07:55:21 1498
Indian Springs 07:40:17 -31.2 Dark Up 32.4 209.0 Up 07:25:17 - 07:55:17 1462
Henderson 07:40:13 -31.8 Dark Up 32.6 209.9 Up 07:25:13 - 07:55:13 1415
Patrick 07:40:09 -32.4 Dark Up 32.7 211.2 Up 07:25:09 - 07:55:09 1356
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:40:11 -32.7 Dark Up 33.2 210.6 Up 07:25:11 - 07:55:11 1347
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:40:09 -32.7 Dark Up 33.0 211.1 Up 07:25:09 - 07:55:09 1342
Mohave Valley 07:40:11 -33.0 Dark Up 33.4 210.6 Up 07:25:11 - 07:55:11 1327
Wildwood 07:40:25 -33.6 Dark Up 35.7 206.7 Up 07:25:25 - 07:55:25 1320
Lake Havasu City 07:40:09 -33.4 Dark Up 33.7 211.0 Up 07:25:09 - 07:55:09 1295
Idyllwild 07:40:17 -34.0 Dark Up 35.3 208.8 Up 07:25:17 - 07:55:17 1271
Parker 07:40:09 -33.7 Dark Up 33.9 211.2 Up 07:25:09 - 07:55:09 1268
Calipatria 07:40:12 -34.7 Dark Up 35.3 210.3 Up 07:25:12 - 07:55:12 1209
George/Scottsdale 07:39:59 -34.1 Dark Up 33.2 213.8 Up 07:24:59 - 07:54:59 1203
Yuma 07:40:08 -35.2 Dark Up 35.3 211.3 Up 07:25:08 - 07:55:08 1165

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 500881, (2028/07/10 07:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.95  79
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  5.18  70
PPM 233351     17:37:36.2 -15:34:15  6.2  1.41  64
PPM 233161     17:30:28.3 -15:38:14  7.6  0.43  66
PPM 233202     17:31:52.5 -15:53:57  9.7  0.01  65
500881         17:31:54.5 -15:53:55 17.0        65
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/26 23:44:37 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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