RECON: TNO occultation with 533561

Event between (533561) 14JN80 and star GA0780:09696466 with event index number of 2586793

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/27 09:03:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:09:20.6 -10:03:38
Equinox of date position of star is 18:10:41.7 -10:03:17
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 115 degrees from the moon. Moon is 26% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

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Object is 37.3 AU from the Sun and 36.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 655 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3439 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26354.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=288.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Diameter=117.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 533561, (2028/06/27 09:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.5 -26:29:33  0.9 28.72  92
35Eta Oph      17:12:00.8 -15:45:29  2.6 15.44 100
PPM 201392     18:07:40.5 -08:19:10  6.1  1.91 114
PPM 234074     18:09:52.2 -10:32:40  8.0  0.55 114
PPM 201431     18:10:11.4 -09:47:43  9.1  0.31 115
533561         18:10:54.9 -10:03:13 16.5       115
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 1.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 22.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=10.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 09:02:40 -14.9 AT Down 27.1 201.1 Low 08:47:40 - 09:17:40 2330
Kelowna 09:02:37 -15.6 AT Down 27.6 202.2 Low 08:47:37 - 09:17:37 2274
Peachland 09:02:38 -15.7 AT Down 27.8 201.9 Low 08:47:38 - 09:17:38 2271
Sleaford 09:02:06 -10.5 NT Down 21.6 215.5 Low 08:47:06 - 09:17:06 2265
Summerland 09:02:37 -15.9 AT Down 27.9 202.0 Low 08:47:37 - 09:17:37 2261
Penticton 09:02:37 -15.9 AT Down 27.9 202.1 Low 08:47:37 - 09:17:37 2256
Oliver 09:02:37 -16.3 AT Down 28.3 202.2 Low 08:47:37 - 09:17:37 2235
Victoria 09:02:47 -17.5 AT Down 29.7 198.2 Low 08:47:47 - 09:17:47 2231
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:02:36 -16.4 AT Down 28.4 202.4 Low 08:47:36 - 09:17:36 2223
Okanogan 09:02:36 -17.1 AT Down 29.0 202.3 Low 08:47:36 - 09:17:36 2186
Brewster 09:02:36 -17.3 AT Down 29.3 202.2 Low 08:47:36 - 09:17:36 2171
Manson/Chelan 09:02:37 -17.6 AT Down 29.6 201.8 Low 08:47:37 - 09:17:37 2162
Wenatchee 09:02:37 -18.1 Dark Down 30.1 201.7 Up 08:47:37 - 09:17:37 2134
Ellensburg 09:02:38 -18.5 Dark Down 30.5 201.6 Up 08:47:38 - 09:17:38 2111
Yakima 09:02:37 -18.9 Dark Down 30.9 201.7 Up 08:47:37 - 09:17:37 2085
Toppenish/White Swan 09:02:37 -19.1 Dark Down 31.1 201.9 Up 08:47:37 - 09:17:37 2069
PNWRO 09:02:32 -19.2 Dark Down 31.0 203.6 Up 08:47:32 - 09:17:32 2030
The Dalles 09:02:39 -20.0 Dark Down 32.0 201.2 Up 08:47:39 - 09:17:39 2027
Maupin 09:02:38 -20.4 Dark Down 32.4 201.4 Up 08:47:38 - 09:17:38 1999
Sisters 09:02:39 -21.3 Dark Down 33.3 201.1 Up 08:47:39 - 09:17:39 1946
Bend 09:02:38 -21.5 Dark Down 33.5 201.4 Up 08:47:38 - 09:17:38 1927
Oregon Observatory 09:02:38 -21.7 Dark Down 33.7 201.3 Up 08:47:38 - 09:17:38 1917
Chiloquin 09:02:39 -23.1 Dark Down 35.0 201.1 Up 08:47:39 - 09:17:39 1831
Klamath Falls 09:02:38 -23.4 Dark Down 35.3 201.3 Up 08:47:38 - 09:17:38 1806
Cedarville 09:02:32 -23.8 Dark Down 35.5 203.3 Up 08:47:32 - 09:17:32 1740
Fall River/Burney 09:02:36 -24.5 Dark Down 36.3 202.1 Up 08:47:36 - 09:17:36 1718
Greenville 09:02:34 -25.3 Dark Down 37.0 202.8 Up 08:47:34 - 09:17:34 1648
Gimple 09:02:34 -25.2 Dark Down 37.0 202.9 Up 08:47:34 - 09:17:34 1647
Quincy 09:02:33 -25.5 Dark Down 37.2 202.9 Up 08:47:33 - 09:17:33 1633
Portola 09:02:32 -25.5 Dark Down 37.2 203.5 Up 08:47:32 - 09:17:32 1618
Reno 09:02:30 -25.6 Dark Down 37.2 204.3 Up 08:47:30 - 09:17:30 1591
Carson City 09:02:29 -26.0 Dark Down 37.5 204.5 Up 08:47:29 - 09:17:29 1564
Gardnerville 09:02:29 -26.2 Dark Down 37.7 204.6 Up 08:47:29 - 09:17:29 1546
Yerington 09:02:27 -26.0 Dark Down 37.5 205.3 Up 08:47:27 - 09:17:27 1543
Hawthorne 09:02:25 -26.4 Dark Down 37.7 206.0 Up 08:47:25 - 09:17:25 1501
Lee Vining 09:02:26 -27.0 Dark Down 38.4 205.7 Up 08:47:26 - 09:17:26 1465
Dunrhomin 09:01:45 -20.8 Dark Down 30.7 219.7 Up 08:46:45 - 09:16:45 1461
Nikitin 09:01:45 -20.9 Dark Down 30.9 219.8 Up 08:46:45 - 09:16:45 1447
CU-SBO 09:01:46 -21.0 Dark Down 30.9 219.7 Up 08:46:46 - 09:16:46 1443
Bishop 09:02:23 -27.4 Dark Down 38.7 206.7 Up 08:47:23 - 09:17:23 1409
Beatty 09:02:18 -27.5 Dark Down 38.5 208.8 Up 08:47:18 - 09:17:18 1353
Patrick 09:02:07 -28.1 Dark Down 38.6 212.6 Up 08:47:07 - 09:17:07 1198
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:02:09 -28.5 Dark Down 39.1 211.9 Up 08:47:09 - 09:17:09 1187
Wildwood 09:02:22 -30.6 Dark Down 41.7 207.7 Up 08:47:22 - 09:17:22 1151
Lake Havasu City 09:02:08 -29.0 Dark Down 39.6 212.5 Up 08:47:08 - 09:17:08 1129
Idyllwild 09:02:15 -30.4 Dark Down 41.3 210.1 Up 08:47:15 - 09:17:15 1099
George/Scottsdale 09:01:59 -29.0 Dark Down 39.1 215.6 Up 08:46:59 - 09:16:59 1032
Calipatria 09:02:11 -30.7 Dark Down 41.3 211.8 Up 08:47:11 - 09:17:11 1032
Yuma 09:02:08 -30.8 Dark Down 41.2 213.0 Up 08:47:08 - 09:17:08 984

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 533561, (2028/06/27 09:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 28.72  92
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 15.44 100
PPM 201392     18:06:07.4 -08:19:27  6.1  1.91 114
PPM 234074     18:08:17.5 -10:33:03  8.0  0.55 114
PPM 201431     18:08:37.2 -09:48:06  9.1  0.31 115
533561         18:09:20.6 -10:03:38 16.5       115
Positions are for J2000

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

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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