RECON: TNO occultation with 536919

Event between (536919) 15FL345 and star GA0780:04845812 with event index number of 2741747

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/04/01 12:31:30 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:58:00.7 -11:28:32
Equinox of date position of star is 14:59:17.2 -11:34:06
Stellar brightness G=13.7, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 9 degrees from the moon. Moon is 91% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

[RECON map]
Object is 43.2 AU from the Sun and 42.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 406 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3489 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30729.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.9
Diameter=398.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.1 sec chord
Diameter=162.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 536919, (2029/04/01 12:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:44.3 -11:18:47  1.0 22.75  23
27Bet Lib      15:18:35.2 -09:29:20  2.6  5.12  13
15Xi 2Lib      14:58:21.6 -11:31:34  5.5  0.31   9
17 Lib         14:59:48.8 -11:16:14  7.0  0.32  10
PPM 229563     14:59:50.0 -11:36:39  9.4  0.06   9
536919         14:59:36.2 -11:35:28 13.7         9
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 2.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 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 12:30:49 -1.8 CT Up 14.5 228.2 Really Low 12:15:49 - 12:45:49 11383
Kamloops 12:31:19 -10.8 NT Up 21.5 215.1 Low 12:16:19 - 12:46:19 11191
Kelowna 12:31:17 -10.6 NT Up 21.8 216.2 Low 12:16:17 - 12:46:17 11174
Peachland 12:31:15 -10.8 NT Up 22.0 215.9 Low 12:16:15 - 12:46:15 11166
Summerland 12:31:15 -10.8 NT Up 22.1 216.0 Low 12:16:15 - 12:46:15 11162
Penticton 12:31:15 -10.7 NT Up 22.1 216.2 Low 12:16:15 - 12:46:15 11161
Oliver 12:31:13 -10.9 NT Up 22.4 216.2 Low 12:16:13 - 12:46:13 11148
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:31:11 -10.8 NT Up 22.5 216.5 Low 12:16:11 - 12:46:11 11145
Okanogan 12:31:12 -11.2 NT Up 23.1 216.4 Low 12:16:12 - 12:46:12 11116
Brewster 12:31:11 -11.4 NT Up 23.4 216.3 Low 12:16:11 - 12:46:11 11103
Manson/Chelan 12:31:11 -11.7 NT Up 23.7 216.0 Low 12:16:11 - 12:46:11 11089
Wenatchee 12:31:10 -12.0 NT Up 24.1 215.9 Low 12:16:10 - 12:46:10 11068
Victoria 12:31:25 -13.4 AT Up 24.4 212.6 Low 12:16:25 - 12:46:25 11066
Ellensburg 12:31:11 -12.3 AT Up 24.6 215.8 Low 12:16:11 - 12:46:11 11048
Yakima 12:31:08 -12.4 AT Up 24.9 215.9 Low 12:16:08 - 12:46:08 11030
PNWRO 12:31:01 -11.6 NT Up 24.7 217.7 Low 12:16:01 - 12:46:01 11029
Toppenish/White Swan 12:31:06 -12.4 AT Up 25.0 216.1 Low 12:16:06 - 12:46:06 11023
The Dalles 12:31:08 -13.2 AT Up 26.0 215.6 Low 12:16:08 - 12:46:08 10978
Maupin 12:31:06 -13.3 AT Up 26.3 215.8 Low 12:16:06 - 12:46:06 10961
Dunrhomin 12:30:00 -3.4 CT Up 21.8 231.7 Low 12:15:00 - 12:45:00 10918
Sisters 12:31:06 -13.9 AT Up 27.2 215.5 Low 12:16:06 - 12:46:06 10914
Nikitin 12:29:59 -3.5 CT Up 22.0 231.7 Low 12:14:59 - 12:44:59 10909
Bend 12:31:03 -13.8 AT Up 27.3 215.9 Low 12:16:03 - 12:46:03 10907
CU-SBO 12:30:00 -3.6 CT Up 22.1 231.7 Low 12:15:00 - 12:45:00 10905
Oregon Observatory 12:31:02 -14.0 AT Up 27.5 215.8 Low 12:16:02 - 12:46:02 10896
Chiloquin 12:31:00 -14.7 AT Up 28.7 215.8 Low 12:16:00 - 12:46:00 10826
Klamath Falls 12:30:59 -14.8 AT Up 29.0 216.0 Low 12:15:59 - 12:45:59 10810
Cedarville 12:30:52 -14.0 AT Up 28.8 217.8 Low 12:15:52 - 12:45:52 10801
Fall River/Burney 12:30:54 -15.0 AT Up 29.8 216.7 Low 12:15:54 - 12:45:54 10756
Gimple 12:30:49 -14.9 AT Up 30.2 217.5 Up 12:15:49 - 12:45:49 10717
Greenville 12:30:50 -15.0 AT Up 30.3 217.5 Up 12:15:50 - 12:45:50 10716
Portola 12:30:47 -14.8 AT Up 30.3 218.0 Up 12:15:47 - 12:45:47 10707
Quincy 12:30:48 -15.1 AT Up 30.4 217.5 Up 12:15:48 - 12:45:48 10705
Reno 12:30:43 -14.4 AT Up 30.2 218.8 Up 12:15:43 - 12:45:43 10703
Carson City 12:30:44 -14.5 AT Up 30.5 218.9 Up 12:15:44 - 12:45:44 10683
Yerington 12:30:41 -14.1 AT Up 30.3 219.6 Up 12:15:41 - 12:45:41 10683
Gardnerville 12:30:41 -14.5 AT Up 30.7 219.1 Up 12:15:41 - 12:45:41 10671
Hawthorne 12:30:36 -13.8 AT Up 30.4 220.3 Up 12:15:36 - 12:45:36 10666
Lee Vining 12:30:36 -14.4 AT Up 31.1 220.0 Up 12:15:36 - 12:45:36 10627
Bishop 12:30:33 -14.0 AT Up 31.2 221.0 Up 12:15:33 - 12:45:33 10604
Beatty 12:30:26 -12.9 AT Up 30.7 222.7 Up 12:15:26 - 12:45:26 10602
Patrick 12:30:11 -11.1 NT Up 30.2 225.9 Up 12:15:11 - 12:45:11 10556
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:30:11 -11.7 NT Up 30.8 225.4 Up 12:15:11 - 12:45:11 10531
Lake Havasu City 12:30:11 -11.7 NT Up 31.1 225.9 Up 12:15:11 - 12:45:11 10494
George/Scottsdale 12:29:58 -9.9 NT Up 30.1 228.4 Up 12:14:58 - 12:44:58 10480
Idyllwild 12:30:14 -13.8 AT Up 33.0 224.0 Up 12:15:14 - 12:45:14 10412
Wildwood 12:30:23 -15.2 AT Up 33.8 222.1 Up 12:15:23 - 12:45:23 10404
Calipatria 12:30:11 -13.0 AT Up 32.7 225.4 Up 12:15:11 - 12:45:11 10391
Yuma 12:30:04 -12.4 AT Up 32.5 226.4 Up 12:15:04 - 12:45:04 10377

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 536919, (2029/04/01 12:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 22.75  23
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  5.12  13
15Xi 2Lib      14:56:46.1 -11:24:35  5.5  0.31   9
17 Lib         14:58:13.4 -11:09:17  7.0  0.32  10
PPM 229563     14:58:14.5 -11:29:43  9.4  0.06   9
536919         14:58:00.7 -11:28:32 13.7         9
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/06/06 03:40:44 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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