RECON: TNO occultation with 500886

Event between (500886) 13JN65 and star GA0680:08287951 with event index number of 2336558

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/17 06:44:14 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:59:29.7 -21:03:56
Equinox of date position of star is 17:00:57.2 -21:06:03
Stellar brightness G=12.3, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 80 degrees from the moon. Moon is 42% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.7

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Object is 41.1 AU from the Sun and 40.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.3 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 286 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3476 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29144.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.2 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 500886, (2028/05/17 06:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.1 -26:29:33  0.9  8.73  86
35Eta Oph      17:12:00.5 -15:45:29  2.6  5.93  78
PPM 266364     17:06:26.4 -20:31:55  6.5  1.36  79
PPM 266258     17:02:11.4 -21:30:08  7.6  0.46  80
PPM 266248     17:01:40.5 -21:08:32  9.0  0.12  80
500886         17:01:11.1 -21:06:23 12.3        80
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 3.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.2 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=1.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:45:23 -18.4 Dark Down 13.9 157.0 Really Low 06:30:23 - 07:00:23 9098
Kamloops 06:46:13 -18.1 Dark Down 10.8 144.0 Really Low 06:31:13 - 07:01:13 8811
Kelowna 06:46:12 -19.1 Dark Down 11.8 144.7 Really Low 06:31:12 - 07:01:12 8791
Peachland 06:46:13 -19.1 Dark Down 11.7 144.5 Really Low 06:31:13 - 07:01:13 8781
Summerland 06:46:14 -19.3 Dark Down 11.9 144.5 Really Low 06:31:14 - 07:01:14 8776
Penticton 06:46:13 -19.4 Dark Down 12.0 144.6 Really Low 06:31:13 - 07:01:13 8775
Oliver 06:46:14 -19.7 Dark Down 12.3 144.6 Really Low 06:31:14 - 07:01:14 8758
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:46:13 -19.9 Dark Down 12.5 144.7 Really Low 06:31:13 - 07:01:13 8755
Okanogan 06:46:16 -20.5 Dark Down 12.9 144.4 Really Low 06:31:16 - 07:01:16 8720
Brewster 06:46:17 -20.7 Dark Down 13.1 144.2 Really Low 06:31:17 - 07:01:17 8703
Manson/Chelan 06:46:18 -20.8 Dark Down 13.1 143.9 Really Low 06:31:18 - 07:01:18 8686
Wenatchee 06:46:19 -21.2 Dark Down 13.4 143.7 Really Low 06:31:19 - 07:01:19 8659
Victoria 06:46:25 -19.5 Dark Down 11.3 141.2 Really Low 06:31:25 - 07:01:25 8652
Ellensburg 06:46:20 -21.6 Dark Down 13.7 143.4 Really Low 06:31:20 - 07:01:20 8634
PNWRO 06:46:19 -22.9 Dark Down 15.1 144.7 Really Low 06:31:19 - 07:01:19 8617
Yakima 06:46:22 -22.0 Dark Down 14.0 143.4 Really Low 06:31:22 - 07:01:22 8614
Toppenish/White Swan 06:46:21 -22.2 Dark Down 14.2 143.5 Really Low 06:31:21 - 07:01:21 8606
Dunrhomin 06:45:48 -30.2 Dark Down 25.0 156.2 Low 06:30:48 - 07:00:48 8553
The Dalles 06:46:25 -22.8 Dark Down 14.5 142.7 Really Low 06:31:25 - 07:01:25 8549
Nikitin 06:45:47 -30.4 Dark Down 25.2 156.1 Low 06:30:47 - 07:00:47 8542
CU-SBO 06:45:48 -30.5 Dark Down 25.2 156.0 Low 06:30:48 - 07:00:48 8537
Maupin 06:46:26 -23.2 Dark Down 14.9 142.7 Really Low 06:31:26 - 07:01:26 8530
Sisters 06:46:29 -23.9 Dark Down 15.4 142.2 Really Low 06:31:29 - 07:01:29 8472
Bend 06:46:29 -24.2 Dark Down 15.7 142.3 Really Low 06:31:29 - 07:01:29 8465
Oregon Observatory 06:46:29 -24.3 Dark Down 15.8 142.2 Really Low 06:31:29 - 07:01:29 8453
Chiloquin 06:46:33 -25.5 Dark Down 16.6 141.6 Really Low 06:31:33 - 07:01:33 8369
Klamath Falls 06:46:34 -25.8 Dark Down 16.9 141.6 Really Low 06:31:34 - 07:01:34 8351
Cedarville 06:46:31 -26.9 Dark Down 18.2 142.9 Really Low 06:31:31 - 07:01:31 8345
Fall River/Burney 06:46:35 -27.0 Dark Down 18.1 141.7 Really Low 06:31:35 - 07:01:35 8290
Gimple 06:46:35 -28.0 Dark Down 19.0 142.0 Really Low 06:31:35 - 07:01:35 8247
Greenville 06:46:35 -28.0 Dark Down 19.0 141.9 Really Low 06:31:35 - 07:01:35 8245
Portola 06:46:35 -28.4 Dark Down 19.5 142.3 Really Low 06:31:35 - 07:01:35 8236
Reno 06:46:33 -28.8 Dark Down 20.0 142.8 Really Low 06:31:33 - 07:01:33 8234
Quincy 06:46:36 -28.2 Dark Down 19.1 141.9 Really Low 06:31:36 - 07:01:36 8233
Yerington 06:46:32 -29.5 Dark Down 20.7 143.2 Low 06:31:32 - 07:01:32 8214
Carson City 06:46:34 -29.2 Dark Down 20.3 142.7 Low 06:31:34 - 07:01:34 8212
Gardnerville 06:46:34 -29.4 Dark Down 20.5 142.7 Low 06:31:34 - 07:01:34 8198
Hawthorne 06:46:31 -30.1 Dark Down 21.3 143.5 Low 06:31:31 - 07:01:31 8196
Lee Vining 06:46:34 -30.5 Dark Down 21.6 143.0 Low 06:31:34 - 07:01:34 8150
Beatty 06:46:28 -32.1 Dark Down 23.5 144.8 Low 06:31:28 - 07:01:28 8133
Bishop 06:46:32 -31.2 Dark Down 22.4 143.5 Low 06:31:32 - 07:01:32 8127
Patrick 06:46:21 -34.1 Dark Down 26.0 147.0 Low 06:31:21 - 07:01:21 8097
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:46:24 -34.2 Dark Down 25.9 146.3 Low 06:31:24 - 07:01:24 8065
Lake Havasu City 06:46:24 -34.9 Dark Down 26.6 146.3 Low 06:31:24 - 07:01:24 8025
George/Scottsdale 06:46:17 -36.1 Dark Down 28.4 148.3 Low 06:31:17 - 07:01:17 8024
Idyllwild 06:46:33 -35.1 Dark Down 26.1 144.0 Low 06:31:33 - 07:01:33 7922
Calipatria 06:46:30 -36.0 Dark Down 27.2 144.9 Low 06:31:30 - 07:01:30 7905
Wildwood 06:46:38 -34.3 Dark Down 24.9 142.5 Low 06:31:38 - 07:01:38 7903
Yuma 06:46:27 -36.6 Dark Down 28.0 145.5 Low 06:31:27 - 07:01:27 7894

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 500886, (2028/05/17 06:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  8.73  86
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  5.93  78
PPM 266364     17:04:45.3 -20:29:41  6.5  1.36  79
PPM 266258     17:00:29.7 -21:27:44  7.6  0.46  80
PPM 266248     16:59:59.1 -21:06:07  9.0  0.12  80
500886         16:59:29.7 -21:03:56 12.3        80
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:29:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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