RECON: TNO occultation with 505624

Event between (505624) 14GU53 and star GA0900:05428761 with event index number of 2780605

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/06/21 08:06:47 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:18:46.9 +00:47:29
Equinox of date position of star is 17:20:01.8 +00:46:03
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 59 degrees from the moon. Moon is 72% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.5

[RECON map]
Object is 37.1 AU from the Sun and 36.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 95 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1321 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26262.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=398.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.2 sec chord
Diameter=162.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 505624, (2029/06/21 08:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:13.2 -26:29:41  0.9 29.71  44
60Bet Oph      17:44:55.8 +04:33:25  2.8  7.23  66
PPM 163749     17:18:01.5 +01:10:48  5.9  0.70  58
PPM 163775     17:19:06.4 +01:42:46  7.1  0.99  59
PPM 163802     17:20:13.2 +00:57:52  9.7  0.20  59
505624         17:20:17.0 +00:45:45 15.6        59
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 28.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=50.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:05:35 -13.3 AT Down 34.4 211.6 Up 07:57:11 - 08:13:59 1603
Kamloops 08:06:13 -15.9 AT Up 39.2 194.7 Up 07:57:49 - 08:14:37 1504
Kelowna 08:06:10 -16.7 AT Up 39.8 196.0 Up 07:57:46 - 08:14:34 1445
Peachland 08:06:11 -16.8 AT Up 40.0 195.6 Up 07:57:47 - 08:14:35 1437
Summerland 08:06:10 -17.0 AT Up 40.1 195.8 Up 07:57:46 - 08:14:34 1426
Penticton 08:06:10 -17.0 AT Up 40.2 195.9 Up 07:57:46 - 08:14:34 1421
Oliver 08:06:10 -17.4 AT Up 40.5 196.0 Up 07:57:46 - 08:14:34 1395
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:06:09 -17.5 AT Up 40.6 196.3 Up 07:57:45 - 08:14:33 1383
Victoria 08:06:21 -18.0 Dark Up 41.7 191.1 Up 07:57:57 - 08:14:45 1347
Okanogan 08:06:09 -18.2 Dark Up 41.3 196.2 Up 07:57:45 - 08:14:33 1334
Brewster 08:06:10 -18.5 Dark Up 41.6 196.0 Up 07:57:46 - 08:14:34 1314
Manson/Chelan 08:06:11 -18.7 Dark Up 41.9 195.5 Up 07:57:47 - 08:14:35 1298
Wenatchee 08:06:11 -19.2 Dark Up 42.3 195.4 Up 07:57:47 - 08:14:35 1262
Ellensburg 08:06:11 -19.6 Dark Up 42.8 195.2 Up 07:57:47 - 08:14:35 1231
Yakima 08:06:11 -20.0 Dark Up 43.2 195.3 Up 07:57:47 - 08:14:35 1199
Toppenish/White Swan 08:06:10 -20.2 Dark Up 43.4 195.6 Up 07:57:46 - 08:14:34 1182
PNWRO 08:06:06 -20.5 Dark Up 43.4 197.7 Up 07:57:42 - 08:14:30 1153
The Dalles 08:06:13 -21.0 Dark Up 44.3 194.7 Up 07:57:49 - 08:14:37 1121
Maupin 08:06:12 -21.4 Dark Up 44.6 195.0 Up 07:57:48 - 08:14:36 1088
Sisters 08:06:13 -22.3 Dark Up 45.6 194.5 Up 07:57:49 - 08:14:37 1018
Bend 08:06:12 -22.5 Dark Up 45.8 194.9 Up 07:57:48 - 08:14:36 999
Oregon Observatory 08:06:12 -22.7 Dark Up 46.0 194.8 Up 07:57:48 - 08:14:36 985
Chiloquin 08:06:13 -24.0 Dark Up 47.3 194.5 Up 07:57:49 - 08:14:37 877
Klamath Falls 08:06:13 -24.3 Dark Up 47.6 194.8 Up 07:57:49 - 08:14:37 849
Cedarville 08:06:07 -25.0 Dark Up 48.0 197.3 Up 07:57:43 - 08:14:31 790
Fall River/Burney 08:06:11 -25.5 Dark Up 48.7 195.7 Up 07:57:47 - 08:14:35 750
Dunrhomin 08:05:16 -24.7 Dark Down 43.9 217.9 Up 07:56:52 - 08:13:40 682
Greenville 08:06:09 -26.4 Dark Up 49.5 196.6 Up 07:57:45 - 08:14:33 672
Gimple 08:06:08 -26.4 Dark Up 49.4 196.7 Up 07:57:44 - 08:14:32 672
Nikitin 08:05:16 -24.8 Dark Down 44.0 218.0 Up 07:56:52 - 08:13:40 666
CU-SBO 08:05:16 -24.9 Dark Down 44.1 217.9 Up 07:56:52 - 08:13:40 660
Quincy 08:06:09 -26.6 Dark Up 49.7 196.7 Up 07:57:45 - 08:14:33 655
Portola 08:06:07 -26.8 Dark Up 49.7 197.4 Up 07:57:43 - 08:14:31 644
Reno 08:06:04 -27.0 Dark Up 49.8 198.5 Up 07:57:40 - 08:14:28 621
Carson City 08:06:04 -27.4 Dark Up 50.1 198.6 Up 07:57:40 - 08:14:28 590
Yerington 08:06:02 -27.5 Dark Up 50.1 199.7 Up 07:57:38 - 08:14:26 573
Gardnerville 08:06:04 -27.6 Dark Up 50.3 198.8 Up 07:57:40 - 08:14:28 568
Hawthorne 08:06:00 -28.0 Dark Up 50.4 200.6 Up 07:57:36 - 08:14:24 532
Lee Vining 08:06:01 -28.6 Dark Up 51.1 200.2 Up 07:57:37 - 08:14:25 483
Bishop 08:05:58 -29.2 Dark Up 51.5 201.5 Up 07:57:34 - 08:14:22 429
Beatty 08:05:52 -29.5 Dark Up 51.4 204.2 Up 07:57:28 - 08:14:16 387
Patrick 08:05:40 -30.8 Dark Up 51.7 209.3 Up 07:57:16 - 08:14:04 252
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:05:43 -31.1 Dark Up 52.2 208.4 Up 07:57:19 - 08:14:07 229
Lake Havasu City 08:05:41 -31.7 Dark Up 52.7 209.2 Up 07:57:17 - 08:14:05 167
Wildwood 08:05:57 -32.4 Dark Up 54.5 202.8 Up 07:57:33 - 08:14:21 131
Idyllwild 08:05:50 -32.7 Dark Up 54.2 206.0 Up 07:57:26 - 08:14:14 98
George/Scottsdale 08:05:32 -32.2 Dark Up 52.3 213.3 Up 07:57:08 - 08:13:56 95
Calipatria 08:05:45 -33.2 Dark Up 54.3 208.3 Up 07:57:21 - 08:14:09 40
Yuma 08:05:41 -33.5 Dark Up 54.3 209.9 Up 07:57:17 - 08:14:05 -1

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 505624, (2029/06/21 08:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 29.71  44
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8  7.23  66
PPM 163749     17:16:31.7 +01:12:38  5.9  0.70  58
PPM 163775     17:17:36.9 +01:44:33  7.1  0.99  59
PPM 163802     17:18:43.2 +00:59:36  9.7  0.20  59
505624         17:18:46.9 +00:47:29 15.6        59
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/27 21:02:37 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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