RECON: TNO occultation with 530055

Event between (530055) 10VW224 and star GA1100:01311834 with event index number of 2435887

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/11/08 05:21:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:40:16.2 +20:34:53
Equinox of date position of star is 05:41:38.3 +20:35:32
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 30 degrees from the moon. Moon is 68% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.5

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Object is 49.6 AU from the Sun and 48.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 543 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3940 km.
The sky-plane scale is 35410.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=478.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 24.0 sec chord
Diameter=195.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 530055, (2028/11/08 05:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:44.1 +07:24:36  0.4 13.66  30
Alnath         05:28:07.1 +28:37:45  1.6  8.63  33
123Zet Tau     05:39:22.3 +21:09:27  3.0  0.83  30
PPM 094568     05:38:45.6 +20:44:36  8.5  0.77  31
PPM 094691     05:43:38.4 +20:30:45  8.9  0.40  30
PPM 094622     05:41:12.7 +20:54:23 11.2  0.36  30
530055         05:41:59.3 +20:35:41 16.6        29
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 1.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:24:29 -45.9 Dark Up 24.3 86.7 Low 05:09:29 - 05:39:29 12386
Victoria 05:24:41 -45.6 Dark Up 22.2 83.6 Low 05:09:41 - 05:39:41 12313
Kelowna 05:24:33 -46.9 Dark Up 24.8 87.0 Low 05:09:33 - 05:39:33 12306
Peachland 05:24:33 -46.8 Dark Up 24.6 86.8 Low 05:09:33 - 05:39:33 12306
Summerland 05:24:36 -47.0 Dark Up 24.7 86.8 Low 05:09:36 - 05:39:36 12293
Penticton 05:24:35 -47.1 Dark Up 24.8 86.8 Low 05:09:35 - 05:39:35 12286
Oliver 05:24:36 -47.3 Dark Up 24.8 86.7 Low 05:09:36 - 05:39:36 12260
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:24:37 -47.5 Dark Up 24.9 86.7 Low 05:09:37 - 05:39:37 12244
Okanogan 05:24:41 -47.8 Dark Up 24.7 86.3 Low 05:09:41 - 05:39:41 12202
Brewster 05:24:41 -47.8 Dark Up 24.5 86.0 Low 05:09:41 - 05:39:41 12188
Manson/Chelan 05:24:42 -47.7 Dark Up 24.3 85.6 Low 05:09:42 - 05:39:42 12182
Wenatchee 05:24:44 -47.9 Dark Up 24.1 85.3 Low 05:09:44 - 05:39:44 12152
Sleaford 05:24:06 -51.0 Dark Up 33.2 99.0 Up 05:09:06 - 05:39:06 12142
Ellensburg 05:24:46 -48.0 Dark Up 24.0 85.0 Low 05:09:46 - 05:39:46 12127
Yakima 05:24:48 -48.3 Dark Up 23.9 84.8 Low 05:09:48 - 05:39:48 12097
Toppenish/White Swan 05:24:48 -48.5 Dark Up 24.0 84.8 Low 05:09:48 - 05:39:48 12077
The Dalles 05:24:52 -48.4 Dark Up 23.4 83.9 Low 05:09:52 - 05:39:52 12040
PNWRO 05:24:49 -49.5 Dark Up 25.0 85.7 Low 05:09:49 - 05:39:49 12008
Maupin 05:24:54 -48.7 Dark Up 23.4 83.8 Low 05:09:54 - 05:39:54 12005
Sisters 05:24:59 -48.9 Dark Up 23.0 83.1 Low 05:09:59 - 05:39:59 11952
Bend 05:25:00 -49.2 Dark Up 23.2 83.2 Low 05:10:00 - 05:40:00 11926
Oregon Observatory 05:24:59 -49.2 Dark Up 23.1 83.1 Low 05:09:59 - 05:39:59 11917
Chiloquin 05:25:06 -49.6 Dark Up 22.6 82.3 Low 05:10:06 - 05:40:06 11826
Klamath Falls 05:25:06 -49.8 Dark Down 22.6 82.2 Low 05:10:06 - 05:40:06 11796
Cedarville 05:25:08 -51.2 Dark Up 23.7 82.9 Low 05:10:08 - 05:40:08 11694
Fall River/Burney 05:25:11 -50.6 Dark Down 22.8 81.9 Low 05:10:11 - 05:40:11 11690
Greenville 05:25:14 -51.3 Dark Down 23.0 81.8 Low 05:10:14 - 05:40:14 11603
Gimple 05:25:14 -51.4 Dark Down 23.0 81.9 Low 05:10:14 - 05:40:14 11600
Quincy 05:25:15 -51.4 Dark Down 22.9 81.8 Low 05:10:15 - 05:40:15 11586
Portola 05:25:15 -51.8 Dark Down 23.3 82.0 Low 05:10:15 - 05:40:15 11562
Reno 05:25:15 -52.4 Dark Up 23.8 82.3 Low 05:10:15 - 05:40:15 11520
Carson City 05:25:17 -52.6 Dark Down 23.7 82.1 Low 05:10:17 - 05:40:17 11490
Gardnerville 05:25:18 -52.7 Dark Down 23.7 82.0 Low 05:10:18 - 05:40:18 11468
Yerington 05:25:17 -53.1 Dark Up 24.2 82.4 Low 05:10:17 - 05:40:17 11454
Hawthorne 05:25:17 -53.7 Dark Up 24.5 82.5 Low 05:10:17 - 05:40:17 11398
Lee Vining 05:25:20 -53.6 Dark Down 24.1 82.0 Low 05:10:20 - 05:40:20 11366
Bishop 05:25:21 -54.4 Dark Up 24.6 82.1 Low 05:10:21 - 05:40:21 11292
Beatty 05:25:21 -55.8 Dark Up 25.8 82.8 Low 05:10:21 - 05:40:21 11201
Dunrhomin 05:24:50 -60.8 Dark Up 34.9 91.7 Up 05:09:50 - 05:39:50 11152
Nikitin 05:24:51 -61.0 Dark Up 34.9 91.5 Up 05:09:51 - 05:39:51 11137
CU-SBO 05:24:51 -61.0 Dark Up 34.9 91.4 Up 05:09:51 - 05:39:51 11133
Wildwood 05:25:33 -55.6 Dark Down 24.0 80.6 Low 05:10:33 - 05:40:33 11011
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:25:24 -58.1 Dark Up 27.4 83.1 Low 05:10:24 - 05:40:24 10979
Patrick 05:25:22 -58.5 Dark Up 28.0 83.6 Low 05:10:22 - 05:40:22 10979
Idyllwild 05:25:31 -57.2 Dark Down 25.4 81.4 Low 05:10:31 - 05:40:31 10919
Lake Havasu City 05:25:26 -58.6 Dark Up 27.5 82.9 Low 05:10:26 - 05:40:26 10910
Calipatria 05:25:32 -58.3 Dark Up 26.3 81.6 Low 05:10:32 - 05:40:32 10824
George/Scottsdale 05:25:24 -60.8 Dark Up 29.4 83.8 Low 05:10:24 - 05:40:24 10761
Yuma 05:25:32 -59.2 Dark Up 27.0 81.9 Low 05:10:32 - 05:40:32 10756

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 530055, (2028/11/08 05:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 13.66  30
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  8.63  33
123Zet Tau     05:37:38.7 +21:08:33  3.0  0.83  30
PPM 094568     05:37:02.3 +20:43:40  8.5  0.77  31
PPM 094691     05:41:55.3 +20:30:01  8.9  0.40  30
PPM 094622     05:39:29.3 +20:53:33 11.2  0.36  30
530055         05:40:16.2 +20:34:53 16.6        30
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/26 04:41:33 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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