RECON: TNO occultation with 534073

Event between (534073) 14QL441 and star GA0980:00315052 with event index number of 2367891

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/11/06 03:46:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:36:58.6 +08:15:23
Equinox of date position of star is 03:38:16.1 +08:20:02
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 36 degrees from the moon. Moon is 86% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

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Object is 38.4 AU from the Sun and 37.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.9 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 190 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3852 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27135.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=293.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.9 sec chord
Diameter=119.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 534073, (2028/11/06 03:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:34.8 +16:33:55  0.8 16.58  19
Menkar         03:03:47.5 +04:12:05  2.5  9.58  46
6 Tau          03:34:09.8 +09:28:08  5.6  1.55  36
PPM 146717     03:37:45.4 +08:58:50  8.5  0.66  36
PPM 146744     03:39:21.7 +08:05:04 11.4  0.34  36
534073         03:38:31.9 +08:20:59 16.5        36
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 4.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 27.1 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=7.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 03:48:50 -31.8 Dark Up 18.1 99.2 Really Low 03:33:50 - 04:03:50 4280
Kelowna 03:48:52 -32.6 Dark Up 18.8 99.6 Really Low 03:33:52 - 04:03:52 4220
Peachland 03:48:53 -32.5 Dark Up 18.6 99.4 Really Low 03:33:53 - 04:03:53 4218
Summerland 03:48:53 -32.5 Dark Up 18.7 99.4 Really Low 03:33:53 - 04:03:53 4208
Penticton 03:48:53 -32.6 Dark Up 18.8 99.5 Really Low 03:33:53 - 04:03:53 4202
Victoria 03:49:00 -30.4 Dark Up 16.4 96.2 Really Low 03:34:00 - 04:04:00 4195
Oliver 03:48:55 -32.7 Dark Up 18.8 99.4 Really Low 03:33:55 - 04:03:55 4181
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:48:55 -32.9 Dark Up 19.0 99.5 Really Low 03:33:55 - 04:03:55 4168
Sleaford 03:48:30 -39.7 Dark Up 26.3 112.0 Low 03:33:30 - 04:03:30 4155
Okanogan 03:48:58 -32.9 Dark Up 18.9 99.1 Really Low 03:33:58 - 04:03:58 4132
Brewster 03:48:59 -32.8 Dark Up 18.9 98.8 Really Low 03:33:59 - 04:03:59 4118
Manson/Chelan 03:49:00 -32.6 Dark Up 18.6 98.5 Really Low 03:34:00 - 04:04:00 4111
Wenatchee 03:49:02 -32.6 Dark Up 18.6 98.2 Really Low 03:34:02 - 04:04:02 4083
Ellensburg 03:49:04 -32.6 Dark Up 18.5 97.9 Really Low 03:34:04 - 04:04:04 4061
Yakima 03:49:05 -32.7 Dark Up 18.6 97.7 Really Low 03:34:05 - 04:04:05 4035
Toppenish/White Swan 03:49:06 -32.8 Dark Up 18.7 97.8 Really Low 03:34:06 - 04:04:06 4019
The Dalles 03:49:10 -32.4 Dark Up 18.3 97.0 Really Low 03:34:10 - 04:04:10 3980
PNWRO 03:49:06 -33.9 Dark Up 19.8 98.8 Really Low 03:34:06 - 04:04:06 3972
Maupin 03:49:11 -32.6 Dark Up 18.4 96.9 Really Low 03:34:11 - 04:04:11 3951
Sisters 03:49:14 -32.4 Dark Up 18.2 96.3 Really Low 03:34:14 - 04:04:14 3901
Bend 03:49:14 -32.6 Dark Up 18.4 96.4 Really Low 03:34:14 - 04:04:14 3881
Oregon Observatory 03:49:16 -32.6 Dark Up 18.3 96.2 Really Low 03:34:16 - 04:04:16 3871
Chiloquin 03:49:21 -32.5 Dark Up 18.2 95.5 Really Low 03:34:21 - 04:04:21 3787
Klamath Falls 03:49:22 -32.6 Dark Up 18.3 95.5 Really Low 03:34:22 - 04:04:22 3762
Cedarville 03:49:23 -33.9 Dark Up 19.5 96.3 Really Low 03:34:23 - 04:04:23 3687
Fall River/Burney 03:49:26 -33.0 Dark Up 18.7 95.3 Really Low 03:34:26 - 04:04:26 3672
Greenville 03:49:28 -33.5 Dark Up 19.1 95.3 Really Low 03:34:28 - 04:04:28 3599
Gimple 03:49:28 -33.6 Dark Up 19.2 95.4 Really Low 03:34:28 - 04:04:28 3598
Quincy 03:49:29 -33.5 Dark Up 19.1 95.3 Really Low 03:34:29 - 04:04:29 3584
Portola 03:49:29 -33.9 Dark Up 19.5 95.6 Really Low 03:34:29 - 04:04:29 3567
Reno 03:49:29 -34.4 Dark Up 20.0 95.9 Low 03:34:29 - 04:04:29 3537
Carson City 03:49:30 -34.5 Dark Up 20.1 95.8 Low 03:34:30 - 04:04:30 3510
Gardnerville 03:49:31 -34.6 Dark Up 20.1 95.7 Low 03:34:31 - 04:04:31 3491
Yerington 03:49:30 -35.0 Dark Up 20.6 96.1 Low 03:34:30 - 04:04:30 3484
Hawthorne 03:49:31 -35.5 Dark Up 21.1 96.3 Low 03:34:31 - 04:04:31 3440
Lee Vining 03:49:33 -35.2 Dark Up 20.7 95.8 Low 03:34:33 - 04:04:33 3406
Bishop 03:49:35 -35.8 Dark Up 21.4 96.0 Low 03:34:35 - 04:04:35 3347
Dunrhomin 03:49:07 -45.1 Dark Up 30.8 106.6 Up 03:34:07 - 04:04:07 3330
Nikitin 03:49:07 -45.2 Dark Up 30.9 106.5 Up 03:34:07 - 04:04:07 3316
CU-SBO 03:49:07 -45.1 Dark Up 30.8 106.4 Up 03:34:07 - 04:04:07 3313
Beatty 03:49:34 -37.2 Dark Up 22.7 96.9 Low 03:34:34 - 04:04:34 3282
Patrick 03:49:35 -39.7 Dark Up 25.2 98.1 Low 03:34:35 - 04:04:35 3110
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:49:36 -39.2 Dark Up 24.7 97.5 Low 03:34:36 - 04:04:36 3102
Wildwood 03:49:44 -36.0 Dark Up 21.5 94.6 Low 03:34:44 - 04:04:44 3089
Lake Havasu City 03:49:38 -39.5 Dark Up 25.0 97.4 Low 03:34:38 - 04:04:38 3043
Idyllwild 03:49:44 -37.6 Dark Up 23.1 95.6 Low 03:34:44 - 04:04:44 3026
Calipatria 03:49:44 -38.7 Dark Up 24.2 96.0 Low 03:34:44 - 04:04:44 2952
George/Scottsdale 03:49:36 -41.6 Dark Up 27.1 98.5 Low 03:34:36 - 04:04:36 2931
Yuma 03:49:44 -39.4 Dark Up 25.0 96.4 Low 03:34:44 - 04:04:44 2898

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 534073, (2028/11/06 03:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 16.58  19
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5  9.58  46
6 Tau          03:32:35.9 +09:22:23  5.6  1.55  36
PPM 146717     03:36:11.7 +08:53:12  8.5  0.66  36
PPM 146744     03:37:48.5 +07:59:29 11.4  0.34  36
534073         03:36:58.6 +08:15:23 16.5        36
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/18 04:54:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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