RECON: TNO occultation with 531224

Event between (531224) 12HK85 and star GA0700:05957018 with event index number of 2442307

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/30 05:34:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:47:24.6 -18:33:04
Equinox of date position of star is 15:48:49.1 -18:37:31
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 41 degrees from the moon. Moon is 58% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.7

[RECON map]
Object is 38.4 AU from the Sun and 37.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 381 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3052 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27261.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=259.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.3 sec chord
Diameter=105.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 531224, (2028/06/30 05:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.6 -26:29:33  0.9 12.49  51
8Bet1Sco       16:07:05.9 -19:52:52  2.6  4.44  45
43Kap Lib      15:43:35.7 -19:46:08  4.7  1.71  40
PPM 230697     15:47:02.5 -19:11:41  7.9  0.73  40
PPM 230758     15:49:14.1 -18:38:42  9.7  0.04  41
531224         15:49:03.0 -18:38:14 15.8        41
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 2.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.6 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=4.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:34:06 -12.1 AT Up 17.3 199.4 Really Low 05:19:06 - 05:49:06 2370
Kamloops 05:35:01 -9.1 NT Up 20.6 185.4 Low 05:20:01 - 05:50:01 2227
Kelowna 05:34:57 -10.1 NT Up 21.4 186.3 Low 05:19:57 - 05:49:57 2204
Peachland 05:34:59 -10.1 NT Up 21.5 186.1 Low 05:19:59 - 05:49:59 2197
Summerland 05:34:57 -10.2 NT Up 21.6 186.1 Low 05:19:57 - 05:49:57 2192
Penticton 05:34:57 -10.3 NT Up 21.7 186.3 Low 05:19:57 - 05:49:57 2191
Oliver 05:34:57 -10.6 NT Up 22.0 186.3 Low 05:19:57 - 05:49:57 2176
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:34:56 -10.8 NT Up 22.2 186.5 Low 05:19:56 - 05:49:56 2172
Okanogan 05:34:56 -11.3 NT Up 22.9 186.3 Low 05:19:56 - 05:49:56 2143
Brewster 05:34:57 -11.4 NT Up 23.1 186.1 Low 05:19:57 - 05:49:57 2129
Manson/Chelan 05:34:58 -11.5 NT Up 23.4 185.7 Low 05:19:58 - 05:49:58 2117
Victoria 05:35:12 -9.7 NT Up 22.9 182.4 Low 05:20:12 - 05:50:12 2110
Wenatchee 05:34:58 -11.8 NT Up 23.9 185.6 Low 05:19:58 - 05:49:58 2095
Ellensburg 05:34:59 -12.0 AT Up 24.3 185.4 Low 05:19:59 - 05:49:59 2075
Yakima 05:34:59 -12.4 AT Up 24.7 185.4 Low 05:19:59 - 05:49:59 2056
Toppenish/White Swan 05:34:58 -12.6 AT Up 24.9 185.5 Low 05:19:58 - 05:49:58 2048
PNWRO 05:34:51 -13.5 AT Up 25.2 187.1 Low 05:19:51 - 05:49:51 2047
The Dalles 05:35:01 -12.9 AT Up 25.7 184.8 Low 05:20:01 - 05:50:01 2004
Maupin 05:35:00 -13.3 AT Up 26.1 184.9 Low 05:20:00 - 05:50:00 1985
Sisters 05:35:02 -13.8 AT Up 27.0 184.4 Low 05:20:02 - 05:50:02 1938
Bend 05:35:00 -14.1 AT Up 27.3 184.7 Low 05:20:00 - 05:50:00 1929
Oregon Observatory 05:35:00 -14.2 AT Up 27.4 184.6 Low 05:20:00 - 05:50:00 1919
Dunrhomin 05:33:40 -23.2 Dark Up 28.3 201.8 Low 05:18:40 - 05:48:40 1857
Chiloquin 05:35:01 -15.1 AT Up 28.8 184.2 Low 05:20:01 - 05:50:01 1847
Nikitin 05:33:40 -23.3 Dark Up 28.4 201.8 Low 05:18:40 - 05:48:40 1847
CU-SBO 05:33:40 -23.4 Dark Up 28.5 201.8 Low 05:18:40 - 05:48:40 1843
Klamath Falls 05:35:01 -15.4 AT Up 29.1 184.3 Low 05:20:01 - 05:50:01 1830
Cedarville 05:34:53 -16.6 AT Up 29.7 186.0 Low 05:19:53 - 05:49:53 1812
Fall River/Burney 05:34:58 -16.5 AT Up 30.3 184.7 Up 05:19:58 - 05:49:58 1771
Gimple 05:34:55 -17.5 AT Up 31.1 185.3 Up 05:19:55 - 05:49:55 1727
Greenville 05:34:55 -17.4 AT Up 31.1 185.3 Up 05:19:55 - 05:49:55 1727
Quincy 05:34:55 -17.6 AT Up 31.3 185.3 Up 05:19:55 - 05:49:55 1715
Portola 05:34:52 -17.9 AT Up 31.4 185.8 Up 05:19:52 - 05:49:52 1714
Reno 05:34:49 -18.4 Dark Up 31.6 186.5 Up 05:19:49 - 05:49:49 1706
Carson City 05:34:49 -18.7 Dark Up 32.0 186.6 Up 05:19:49 - 05:49:49 1686
Yerington 05:34:45 -19.1 Dark Up 32.1 187.3 Up 05:19:45 - 05:49:45 1682
Gardnerville 05:34:48 -18.9 Dark Up 32.2 186.6 Up 05:19:48 - 05:49:48 1672
Hawthorne 05:34:42 -19.8 Dark Up 32.5 187.9 Up 05:19:42 - 05:49:42 1661
Lee Vining 05:34:44 -20.0 Dark Up 33.2 187.4 Up 05:19:44 - 05:49:44 1623
Bishop 05:34:40 -20.8 Dark Up 33.7 188.2 Up 05:19:40 - 05:49:40 1594
Beatty 05:34:31 -21.9 Dark Up 33.9 190.1 Up 05:19:31 - 05:49:31 1583
Patrick 05:34:15 -24.4 Dark Up 34.9 193.5 Up 05:19:15 - 05:49:15 1519
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:34:18 -24.3 Dark Up 35.3 192.8 Up 05:19:18 - 05:49:18 1496
Lake Havasu City 05:34:16 -25.0 Dark Up 35.9 193.2 Up 05:19:16 - 05:49:16 1456
George/Scottsdale 05:34:02 -26.7 Dark Up 36.1 196.1 Up 05:19:02 - 05:49:02 1427
Wildwood 05:34:37 -23.4 Dark Up 36.9 188.3 Up 05:19:37 - 05:49:37 1386
Idyllwild 05:34:27 -24.6 Dark Up 37.0 190.5 Up 05:19:27 - 05:49:27 1384
Calipatria 05:34:20 -25.6 Dark Up 37.4 192.0 Up 05:19:20 - 05:49:20 1355
Yuma 05:34:15 -26.4 Dark Up 37.7 193.1 Up 05:19:15 - 05:49:15 1335

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 531224, (2028/06/30 05:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 12.49  51
8Bet1Sco       16:05:26.2 -19:48:20  2.6  4.44  45
43Kap Lib      15:41:56.7 -19:40:46  4.7  1.71  40
PPM 230697     15:45:23.8 -19:06:26  7.9  0.73  40
PPM 230758     15:47:35.7 -18:33:32  9.7  0.04  41
531224         15:47:24.6 -18:33:04 15.8        41
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:30:28 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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