RECON: TNO occultation with 535985

Event between (535985) 15BF515 and star GA0860:04029654 with event index number of 2719867

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/03/18 02:25:42 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:33:07.4 -02:18:22
Equinox of date position of star is 10:34:19.0 -02:25:38
Stellar brightness G=12.7, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 131 degrees from the moon. Moon is 8% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0

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Object is 20.2 AU from the Sun and 19.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 192 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4827 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13970.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.9
Diameter=63.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Diameter=25.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 535985, (2029/03/18 02:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:55.6 +11:49:24  1.3 15.54 120
29Del Sex      10:30:57.8 -02:53:22  4.8  1.01 131
PPM 178213     10:33:36.2 -02:48:31  8.5  0.43 131
PPM 178217     10:34:49.1 -02:39:32  9.5  0.21 131
535985         10:34:36.7 -02:27:26 12.7       132
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.1 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 02:28:59 -12.4 AT Up 20.8 123.8 Low 02:13:59 - 02:43:59 945
Kamloops 02:29:23 -3.8 CT Up 13.5 111.0 Really Low 02:14:23 - 02:44:23 622
Kelowna 02:29:24 -4.5 CT Up 14.3 111.5 Really Low 02:14:24 - 02:44:24 560
Peachland 02:29:25 -4.3 CT Up 14.2 111.2 Really Low 02:14:25 - 02:44:25 546
Summerland 02:29:25 -4.3 CT Up 14.3 111.3 Really Low 02:14:25 - 02:44:25 534
Penticton 02:29:25 -4.4 CT Up 14.4 111.4 Really Low 02:14:25 - 02:44:25 529
Oliver 02:29:26 -4.4 CT Up 14.5 111.3 Really Low 02:14:26 - 02:44:26 497
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:29:26 -4.6 CT Up 14.7 111.4 Really Low 02:14:26 - 02:44:26 484
Okanogan 02:29:27 -4.5 CT Up 14.8 111.1 Really Low 02:14:27 - 02:44:27 421
Brewster 02:29:28 -4.4 CT Up 14.8 110.8 Really Low 02:14:28 - 02:44:28 394
Victoria 02:29:31 -1.9 CT Up 12.3 108.0 Really Low 02:14:31 - 02:44:31 390
Manson/Chelan 02:29:29 -4.1 CT Up 14.6 110.5 Really Low 02:14:29 - 02:44:29 370
Wenatchee 02:29:30 -4.1 CT Up 14.7 110.2 Really Low 02:14:30 - 02:44:30 323
Ellensburg 02:29:31 -3.9 CT Up 14.7 110.0 Really Low 02:14:31 - 02:44:31 282
Yakima 02:29:32 -3.9 CT Up 14.8 109.9 Really Low 02:14:32 - 02:44:32 243
Toppenish/White Swan 02:29:32 -4.1 CT Up 15.0 109.9 Really Low 02:14:32 - 02:44:32 225
PNWRO 02:29:31 -5.1 CT Up 16.1 111.0 Really Low 02:14:31 - 02:44:31 210
The Dalles 02:29:35 -3.6 CT Up 14.7 109.1 Really Low 02:14:35 - 02:44:35 141
Maupin 02:29:36 -3.7 CT Up 14.9 109.1 Really Low 02:14:36 - 02:44:36 102
Sisters 02:29:38 -3.3 CT Up 14.9 108.5 Really Low 02:14:38 - 02:44:38 11
Bend 02:29:38 -3.5 CT Up 15.1 108.7 Really Low 02:14:38 - 02:44:38 -8
Oregon Observatory 02:29:38 -3.5 CT Up 15.1 108.5 Really Low 02:14:38 - 02:44:38 -27
Dunrhomin 02:29:16 -15.8 AT Up 27.5 120.1 Low 02:14:16 - 02:44:16 -110
Nikitin 02:29:16 -15.8 AT Up 27.6 120.0 Low 02:14:16 - 02:44:16 -128
CU-SBO 02:29:16 -15.8 AT Up 27.6 119.9 Low 02:14:16 - 02:44:16 -136
Chiloquin 02:29:41 -3.2 CT Up 15.2 107.9 Really Low 02:14:41 - 02:44:41 -161
Klamath Falls 02:29:42 -3.3 CT Up 15.4 107.8 Really Low 02:14:42 - 02:44:42 -193
Cedarville 02:29:41 -4.5 CT Up 16.8 108.8 Really Low 02:14:41 - 02:44:41 -240
Fall River/Burney 02:29:43 -3.6 CT Up 16.0 107.8 Really Low 02:14:43 - 02:44:43 -305
Gimple 02:29:44 -4.0 CT Up 16.7 107.9 Really Low 02:14:44 - 02:44:44 -388
Greenville 02:29:44 -4.0 CT Up 16.6 107.9 Really Low 02:14:44 - 02:44:44 -389
Quincy 02:29:45 -4.0 CT Up 16.7 107.8 Really Low 02:14:45 - 02:44:45 -409
Portola 02:29:44 -4.4 CT Up 17.1 108.1 Really Low 02:14:44 - 02:44:44 -415
Reno 02:29:44 -4.9 CT Up 17.7 108.5 Really Low 02:14:44 - 02:44:44 -432
Carson City 02:29:44 -4.9 CT Up 17.8 108.4 Really Low 02:14:44 - 02:44:44 -468
Yerington 02:29:43 -5.4 CT Up 18.3 108.8 Really Low 02:14:43 - 02:44:43 -478
Gardnerville 02:29:44 -5.0 CT Up 17.9 108.4 Really Low 02:14:44 - 02:44:44 -492
Hawthorne 02:29:43 -5.8 CT Up 18.9 109.0 Really Low 02:14:43 - 02:44:43 -517
Lee Vining 02:29:45 -5.5 CT Up 18.7 108.5 Really Low 02:14:45 - 02:44:45 -581
Bishop 02:29:44 -6.1 NT Up 19.4 108.8 Really Low 02:14:44 - 02:44:44 -631
Beatty 02:29:42 -7.4 NT Up 20.8 109.8 Low 02:14:42 - 02:44:42 -651
Patrick 02:29:39 -9.9 NT Up 23.5 111.3 Low 02:14:39 - 02:44:39 -753
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:29:40 -9.3 NT Up 23.0 110.7 Low 02:14:40 - 02:44:40 -791
Lake Havasu City 02:29:41 -9.6 NT Up 23.5 110.6 Low 02:14:41 - 02:44:41 -855
George/Scottsdale 02:29:37 -11.7 NT Up 25.7 112.0 Low 02:14:37 - 02:44:37 -890
Wildwood 02:29:48 -6.1 NT Up 20.3 107.6 Low 02:14:48 - 02:44:48 -969
Idyllwild 02:29:46 -7.7 NT Up 21.9 108.7 Low 02:14:46 - 02:44:46 -975
Calipatria 02:29:44 -8.8 NT Up 23.0 109.2 Low 02:14:44 - 02:44:44 -1018
Yuma 02:29:43 -9.5 NT Up 23.9 109.6 Low 02:14:43 - 02:44:43 -1047

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 535985, (2029/03/18 02:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 15.54 120
29Del Sex      10:29:28.7 -02:44:20  4.8  1.01 131
PPM 178213     10:32:07.1 -02:39:28  8.5  0.43 131
PPM 178217     10:33:19.9 -02:30:27  9.5  0.21 131
535985         10:33:07.4 -02:18:22 12.7       131
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/06/06 03:24:07 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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