RECON: TNO occultation with 534626

Event between (534626) 14UT224 and star GA1120:01462969 with event index number of 2524712

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/12/04 08:18:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:47:31.8 +23:45:08
Equinox of date position of star is 05:49:01.5 +23:45:33
Stellar brightness G=15.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 13 degrees from the moon. Moon is 94% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

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Object is 36.7 AU from the Sun and 35.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.9 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 339 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2066 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25899.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=280.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Diameter=114.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 534626, (2028/12/04 08:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:44.3 +07:24:36  0.4 16.45  20
Alnath         05:28:07.4 +28:37:45  1.6  6.80  18
132 Tau        05:50:47.6 +24:34:28  4.9  0.88  13
PPM 094824     05:47:42.9 +24:14:03  8.2  0.60  14
PPM 094873     05:49:13.2 +23:53:32  9.9  0.13  13
PPM 094880     05:49:31.3 +23:39:44 10.1  0.11  13
534626         05:49:17.8 +23:45:38 15.0        13
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 2.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 36.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%

Site	Site mid-time (UT)	Sun alt (deg)	Sky	Moon	Star alt (deg)	Star az (deg)	Target	Observing Time (UT)	X-track (km)
Sleaford	08:18:35	-56.1	Dark	Up	61.4	190.6	Up	08:03:35 - 08:33:35	10421
Kamloops	08:19:16	-61.1	Dark	Up	62.2	162.6	Up	08:04:16 - 08:34:16	10298
Kelowna	08:19:14	-61.8	Dark	Up	63.2	163.9	Up	08:04:14 - 08:34:14	10214
Peachland	08:19:16	-61.9	Dark	Up	63.2	163.2	Up	08:04:16 - 08:34:16	10204
Summerland	08:19:15	-62.1	Dark	Up	63.4	163.3	Up	08:04:15 - 08:34:15	10189
Penticton	08:19:15	-62.1	Dark	Up	63.5	163.5	Up	08:04:15 - 08:34:15	10181
Oliver	08:19:16	-62.5	Dark	Up	63.8	163.3	Up	08:04:16 - 08:34:16	10146
Anarchist Mountain Observatory	08:19:14	-62.6	Dark	Up	64.0	163.6	Up	08:04:14 - 08:34:14	10128
Victoria	08:19:27	-63.6	Dark	Up	63.5	155.2	Up	08:04:27 - 08:34:27	10100
Okanogan	08:19:15	-63.3	Dark	Up	64.6	162.8	Up	08:04:15 - 08:34:15	10064
Brewster	08:19:16	-63.5	Dark	Up	64.8	162.2	Up	08:04:16 - 08:34:16	10038
Manson/Chelan	08:19:17	-63.8	Dark	Up	64.9	161.3	Up	08:04:17 - 08:34:17	10019
Wenatchee	08:19:18	-64.3	Dark	Up	65.3	160.6	Up	08:04:18 - 08:34:18	9971
Ellensburg	08:19:20	-64.7	Dark	Up	65.7	159.8	Up	08:04:20 - 08:34:20	9930
Yakima	08:19:20	-65.1	Dark	Up	66.1	159.5	Up	08:04:20 - 08:34:20	9889
Toppenish/White Swan	08:19:19	-65.3	Dark	Up	66.3	159.7	Up	08:04:19 - 08:34:19	9866
PNWRO	08:19:14	-65.4	Dark	Up	67.0	162.7	Up	08:04:14 - 08:34:14	9821
The Dalles	08:19:23	-66.2	Dark	Up	66.8	157.3	Up	08:04:23 - 08:34:23	9791
Maupin	08:19:23	-66.6	Dark	Up	67.2	157.1	Up	08:04:23 - 08:34:23	9747
Sisters	08:19:25	-67.5	Dark	Up	67.9	155.2	Up	08:04:25 - 08:34:25	9659
Bend	08:19:24	-67.7	Dark	Up	68.2	155.5	Up	08:04:24 - 08:34:24	9633
Oregon Observatory	08:19:24	-67.9	Dark	Up	68.3	155.0	Up	08:04:24 - 08:34:24	9616
Chiloquin	08:19:26	-69.3	Dark	Up	69.4	152.6	Up	08:04:26 - 08:34:26	9481
Klamath Falls	08:19:27	-69.6	Dark	Up	69.7	152.4	Up	08:04:27 - 08:34:27	9444
Cedarville	08:19:20	-69.9	Dark	Up	70.8	155.5	Up	08:04:20 - 08:34:20	9362
Fall River/Burney	08:19:26	-70.6	Dark	Up	70.9	151.8	Up	08:04:26 - 08:34:26	9318
Greenville	08:19:24	-71.4	Dark	Up	71.8	151.6	Up	08:04:24 - 08:34:24	9219
Gimple	08:19:25	-71.4	Dark	Up	71.9	151.9	Up	08:04:25 - 08:34:25	9219
Dunrhomin	08:18:29	-64.2	Dark	Up	72.7	199.5	Up	08:03:29 - 08:33:29	9212
Quincy	08:19:25	-71.6	Dark	Up	72.0	151.4	Up	08:04:25 - 08:34:25	9198
Nikitin	08:18:29	-64.4	Dark	Up	72.9	199.7	Up	08:03:29 - 08:33:29	9192
CU-SBO	08:18:29	-64.4	Dark	Up	72.9	199.5	Up	08:03:29 - 08:33:29	9185
Portola	08:19:22	-71.6	Dark	Up	72.3	152.5	Up	08:04:22 - 08:34:22	9182
Reno	08:19:21	-71.7	Dark	Up	72.8	153.9	Up	08:04:21 - 08:34:21	9150
Carson City	08:19:21	-72.0	Dark	Up	73.1	153.5	Up	08:04:21 - 08:34:21	9112
Yerington	08:19:19	-72.0	Dark	Up	73.5	155.0	Up	08:04:19 - 08:34:19	9088
Gardnerville	08:19:21	-72.2	Dark	Up	73.3	153.2	Up	08:04:21 - 08:34:21	9085
Hawthorne	08:19:17	-72.2	Dark	Up	74.1	156.0	Up	08:04:17 - 08:34:17	9035
Lee Vining	08:19:19	-72.9	Dark	Up	74.4	153.6	Up	08:04:19 - 08:34:19	8977
Bishop	08:19:16	-73.1	Dark	Up	75.2	155.0	Up	08:04:16 - 08:34:16	8909
Beatty	08:19:11	-72.8	Dark	Up	76.1	159.9	Up	08:04:11 - 08:34:11	8853
Patrick	08:19:00	-72.5	Dark	Up	78.2	169.6	Up	08:04:00 - 08:34:00	8684
Laughlin/Bullhead City	08:19:03	-73.1	Dark	Up	78.3	166.3	Up	08:04:03 - 08:34:03	8658
Lake Havasu City	08:19:03	-73.4	Dark	Up	79.0	166.6	Up	08:04:03 - 08:34:03	8585
Wildwood	08:19:18	-76.0	Dark	Up	78.0	147.6	Up	08:04:18 - 08:34:18	8556
Idyllwild	08:19:11	-75.3	Dark	Up	79.1	154.5	Up	08:04:11 - 08:34:11	8509
George/Scottsdale	08:18:52	-72.4	Dark	Up	80.0	178.2	Up	08:03:52 - 08:33:52	8496
Calipatria	08:19:06	-75.1	Dark	Up	80.0	158.7	Up	08:04:06 - 08:34:06	8438
Yuma	08:19:03	-74.8	Dark	Up	80.7	162.4	Up	08:04:03 - 08:34:03	8388

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 534626, (2028/12/04 08:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 16.45  20
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  6.80  18
132 Tau        05:49:00.9 +24:34:02  4.9  0.88  13
PPM 094824     05:45:56.6 +24:13:30  8.2  0.60  14
PPM 094873     05:47:27.1 +23:53:03  9.9  0.13  13
PPM 094880     05:47:45.4 +23:39:16 10.1  0.11  13
534626         05:47:31.8 +23:45:08 15.0        13
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/25 21:30:34 UT

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