RECON: TNO occultation with 529940

Event between (529940) 10TB192 and star GA1100:00403179 with event index number of 2443185

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/11/10 09:18:20 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:33:14.1 +21:02:57
Equinox of date position of star is 03:34:37.6 +21:07:43
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 89 degrees from the moon. Moon is 45% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.7

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Object is 42.8 AU from the Sun and 41.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.1 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 270 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1788 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30323.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=310.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.4 sec chord
Diameter=126.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 529940, (2028/11/10 09:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:34.8 +16:33:55  0.8 15.51  75
44Zet Per      03:55:57.2 +31:58:01  2.8 11.80  83
PPM 092695     03:40:40.9 +21:00:27  6.4  1.35  88
PPM 092537     03:30:28.5 +20:43:19  7.3  1.12  90
PPM 092630     03:36:38.2 +21:06:43  9.8  0.40  89
PPM 092607     03:35:30.0 +21:06:53 11.2  0.14  89
529940         03:34:54.8 +21:08:41 16.7        88
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 3.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 33.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:16:28 -44.6 Dark Up 51.3 228.1 Up 09:01:28 - 09:31:28 -3484
Kamloops 09:17:04 -52.0 Dark Up 57.9 208.3 Up 09:02:04 - 09:32:04 -3505
Kelowna 09:17:02 -52.3 Dark Up 58.4 210.4 Up 09:02:02 - 09:32:02 -3596
Peachland 09:17:03 -52.5 Dark Up 58.5 210.0 Up 09:02:03 - 09:32:03 -3603
Summerland 09:17:03 -52.5 Dark Up 58.6 210.3 Up 09:02:03 - 09:32:03 -3619
Penticton 09:17:03 -52.5 Dark Up 58.7 210.6 Up 09:02:03 - 09:32:03 -3627
Oliver 09:17:03 -52.8 Dark Up 59.0 210.8 Up 09:02:03 - 09:32:03 -3662
Victoria 09:17:13 -54.9 Dark Up 60.7 204.7 Up 09:02:13 - 09:32:13 -3678
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:17:02 -52.9 Dark Up 59.1 211.3 Up 09:02:02 - 09:32:02 -3681
Okanogan 09:17:03 -53.5 Dark Up 59.7 211.5 Up 09:02:03 - 09:32:03 -3743
Brewster 09:17:03 -53.8 Dark Up 60.0 211.4 Up 09:02:03 - 09:32:03 -3768
Manson/Chelan 09:17:04 -54.1 Dark Up 60.3 211.0 Up 09:02:04 - 09:32:04 -3784
Wenatchee 09:17:05 -54.5 Dark Up 60.7 211.1 Up 09:02:05 - 09:32:05 -3830
Ellensburg 09:17:06 -54.9 Dark Up 61.2 211.1 Up 09:02:06 - 09:32:06 -3869
Yakima 09:17:06 -55.2 Dark Up 61.5 211.5 Up 09:02:06 - 09:32:06 -3910
Toppenish/White Swan 09:17:05 -55.3 Dark Up 61.7 212.0 Up 09:02:05 - 09:32:05 -3934
PNWRO 09:17:01 -54.9 Dark Up 61.4 215.0 Up 09:02:01 - 09:32:01 -3991
The Dalles 09:17:08 -56.3 Dark Up 62.6 211.3 Up 09:02:08 - 09:32:08 -4003
Maupin 09:17:08 -56.5 Dark Up 62.9 211.9 Up 09:02:08 - 09:32:08 -4047
Sisters 09:17:11 -57.4 Dark Up 63.8 211.9 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 -4130
Bend 09:17:11 -57.5 Dark Up 63.9 212.7 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 -4158
Oregon Observatory 09:17:11 -57.7 Dark Up 64.1 212.6 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 -4174
Chiloquin 09:17:11 -58.9 Dark Up 65.4 213.3 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 -4304
Klamath Falls 09:17:11 -59.1 Dark Up 65.7 213.9 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 -4341
Cedarville 09:17:06 -58.7 Dark Up 65.5 218.0 Up 09:02:06 - 09:32:06 -4436
Fall River/Burney 09:17:11 -59.7 Dark Up 66.5 216.2 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 -4469
Greenville 09:17:11 -60.1 Dark Up 67.0 218.4 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 -4571
Gimple 09:17:11 -60.1 Dark Up 66.9 218.6 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 -4573
Quincy 09:17:11 -60.2 Dark Up 67.1 218.7 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 -4593
Portola 09:17:11 -60.1 Dark Up 67.0 219.9 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 -4613
Reno 09:17:06 -59.9 Dark Up 66.9 221.6 Up 09:02:06 - 09:32:06 -4650
Carson City 09:17:06 -60.1 Dark Up 67.1 222.2 Up 09:02:06 - 09:32:06 -4688
Gardnerville 09:17:05 -60.2 Dark Up 67.3 222.7 Up 09:02:05 - 09:32:05 -4715
Dunrhomin 09:16:20 -50.1 Dark Up 57.6 242.8 Up 09:01:20 - 09:31:20 -4717
Yerington 09:17:04 -59.8 Dark Up 67.0 223.7 Up 09:02:04 - 09:32:04 -4718
Nikitin 09:16:21 -50.2 Dark Up 57.7 243.0 Up 09:01:21 - 09:31:21 -4737
CU-SBO 09:16:21 -50.3 Dark Up 57.8 243.0 Up 09:01:21 - 09:31:21 -4743
Hawthorne 09:17:03 -59.8 Dark Up 67.0 225.5 Up 09:02:03 - 09:32:03 -4775
Lee Vining 09:17:04 -60.5 Dark Up 67.7 225.5 Up 09:02:04 - 09:32:04 -4828
Bishop 09:17:02 -60.4 Dark Up 67.7 228.0 Up 09:02:02 - 09:32:02 -4902
Beatty 09:16:57 -59.6 Dark Up 67.0 231.8 Up 09:01:57 - 09:31:57 -4974
Patrick 09:16:47 -58.3 Dark Up 65.9 239.3 Up 09:01:47 - 09:31:47 -5169
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:16:50 -58.9 Dark Up 66.5 238.7 Up 09:01:50 - 09:31:50 -5188
Wildwood 09:17:04 -62.3 Dark Up 69.8 234.2 Up 09:02:04 - 09:32:04 -5251
Lake Havasu City 09:16:49 -59.0 Dark Up 66.7 240.4 Up 09:01:49 - 09:31:49 -5264
Idyllwild 09:16:58 -61.1 Dark Up 68.8 238.3 Up 09:01:58 - 09:31:58 -5316
George/Scottsdale 09:16:42 -57.5 Dark Up 65.3 245.4 Up 09:01:42 - 09:31:42 -5375
Calipatria 09:16:54 -60.5 Dark Up 68.2 241.5 Up 09:01:54 - 09:31:54 -5398
Yuma 09:16:51 -60.0 Dark Up 67.8 243.8 Up 09:01:51 - 09:31:51 -5456

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 529940, (2028/11/10 09:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 15.51  75
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8 11.80  83
PPM 092695     03:39:00.1 +20:54:55  6.4  1.35  88
PPM 092537     03:28:48.2 +20:37:27  7.3  1.12  90
PPM 092630     03:34:57.5 +21:01:03  9.8  0.40  89
PPM 092607     03:33:49.3 +21:01:10 11.2  0.14  89
529940         03:33:14.1 +21:02:57 16.7        89
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/03 04:32:59 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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