RECON: TNO occultation with 543377

Event between (543377) 14BF70 and star GA0560:20524474 with event index number of 2254100

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/03/30 12:49:13 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:17:35.6 -32:12:55
Equinox of date position of star is 17:19:11.2 -32:14:24
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 159 degrees from the moon. Moon is 18% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.7

[RECON map]
Object is 12.3 AU from the Sun and 11.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 3.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 232 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2478 km.
The sky-plane scale is 8631.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.5 sec chord
Diameter=30.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 543377, (2028/03/30 12:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:08.6 -26:29:32  0.9 11.98 171
34Ups Sco      17:32:41.2 -37:18:55  2.7  5.75 155
PPM 296131     17:18:54.1 -32:41:31  5.5  0.46 159
PPM 296140     17:19:09.5 -32:05:42  8.2  0.16 159
543377         17:19:25.9 -32:14:37 16.3       159
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 3.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 77.7 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=1.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Dunrhomin 12:22:20 -5.4 CT Down 17.0 188.3 Really Low 12:07:20 - 12:37:20 4592
Nikitin 12:22:16 -5.5 CT Down 17.2 188.3 Really Low 12:07:16 - 12:37:16 4590
CU-SBO 12:22:20 -5.6 CT Down 17.3 188.3 Really Low 12:07:20 - 12:37:20 4584
Sleaford 12:20:55 -3.9 CT Down 5.4 187.1 Really Low 12:05:55 - 12:35:55 4508
George/Scottsdale 12:22:05 -12.0 AT Down 24.0 182.5 Low 12:07:05 - 12:37:05 3997
Patrick 12:21:23 -13.4 AT Down 22.4 180.5 Low 12:06:23 - 12:36:23 3848
Lake Havasu City 12:21:30 -13.9 AT Down 23.3 180.1 Low 12:06:30 - 12:36:30 3795
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:21:20 -14.0 AT Down 22.6 179.8 Low 12:06:20 - 12:36:20 3784
Yuma 12:21:51 -14.6 AT Down 25.1 179.9 Low 12:06:51 - 12:36:51 3739
Calipatria 12:21:37 -15.3 AT Down 24.7 179.0 Low 12:06:37 - 12:36:37 3668
Beatty 12:20:42 -15.3 AT Down 20.8 177.7 Low 12:05:42 - 12:35:42 3626
Kelowna 12:19:11 -13.0 AT Down 7.8 175.2 Really Low 12:04:11 - 12:34:11 3621
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:19:14 -13.3 AT Down 8.6 175.3 Really Low 12:04:14 - 12:34:14 3616
Penticton 12:19:11 -13.2 AT Down 8.1 175.1 Really Low 12:04:11 - 12:34:11 3610
Oliver 12:19:13 -13.3 AT Down 8.4 175.1 Really Low 12:04:13 - 12:34:13 3605
PNWRO 12:19:24 -14.1 AT Down 11.6 175.7 Really Low 12:04:24 - 12:34:24 3605
Summerland 12:19:10 -13.2 AT Down 8.0 175.0 Really Low 12:04:10 - 12:34:10 3604
Peachland 12:19:09 -13.2 AT Down 7.9 174.9 Really Low 12:04:09 - 12:34:09 3599
Okanogan 12:19:17 -13.6 AT Down 9.3 175.1 Really Low 12:04:17 - 12:34:17 3591
Idyllwild 12:21:13 -16.1 AT Down 24.0 177.8 Low 12:06:13 - 12:36:13 3574
Brewster 12:19:09 -13.9 AT Down 9.5 174.9 Really Low 12:04:09 - 12:34:09 3573
Kamloops 12:19:03 -13.2 AT Down 6.9 174.4 Really Low 12:04:03 - 12:34:03 3573
Manson/Chelan 12:19:15 -14.2 AT Down 9.7 174.6 Really Low 12:04:15 - 12:34:15 3543
Wenatchee 12:19:10 -14.5 AT Down 10.2 174.4 Really Low 12:04:10 - 12:34:10 3523
Toppenish/White Swan 12:19:08 -14.9 AT Down 11.2 174.3 Really Low 12:04:08 - 12:34:08 3501
Ellensburg 12:19:09 -14.8 AT Down 10.6 174.2 Really Low 12:04:09 - 12:34:09 3501
Hawthorne 12:20:10 -16.3 AT Down 19.1 175.9 Really Low 12:05:10 - 12:35:10 3499
Bishop 12:20:20 -16.5 AT Down 20.3 176.1 Low 12:05:20 - 12:35:20 3497
Yakima 12:19:13 -14.9 AT Down 11.0 174.2 Really Low 12:04:13 - 12:34:13 3492
Yerington 12:20:04 -16.6 AT Down 18.6 175.4 Really Low 12:05:04 - 12:35:04 3464
Lee Vining 12:20:11 -16.9 AT Down 19.7 175.5 Really Low 12:05:11 - 12:35:11 3447
Cedarville 12:19:39 -16.5 AT Down 16.0 174.5 Really Low 12:04:39 - 12:34:39 3430
Maupin 12:19:14 -15.8 AT Down 12.3 173.7 Really Low 12:04:14 - 12:34:14 3429
The Dalles 12:19:06 -15.7 AT Down 11.9 173.6 Really Low 12:04:06 - 12:34:06 3429
Reno 12:19:59 -16.9 AT Down 18.0 174.8 Really Low 12:04:59 - 12:34:59 3420
Wildwood 12:20:48 -17.6 AT Down 23.6 176.0 Low 12:05:48 - 12:35:48 3415
Carson City 12:19:59 -17.0 AT Down 18.4 174.8 Really Low 12:04:59 - 12:34:59 3415
Gardnerville 12:19:59 -17.1 AT Down 18.6 174.9 Really Low 12:04:59 - 12:34:59 3414
Bend 12:19:13 -16.4 AT Down 13.4 173.5 Really Low 12:04:13 - 12:34:13 3390
Oregon Observatory 12:19:13 -16.6 AT Down 13.6 173.4 Really Low 12:04:13 - 12:34:13 3376
Sisters 12:19:13 -16.5 AT Down 13.2 173.3 Really Low 12:04:13 - 12:34:13 3375
Portola 12:19:47 -17.3 AT Down 17.7 174.2 Really Low 12:04:47 - 12:34:47 3372
Gimple 12:19:38 -17.5 AT Down 17.4 173.8 Really Low 12:04:38 - 12:34:38 3347
Greenville 12:19:41 -17.5 AT Down 17.4 173.8 Really Low 12:04:41 - 12:34:41 3340
Quincy 12:19:45 -17.6 AT Down 17.6 173.8 Really Low 12:04:45 - 12:34:45 3336
Victoria 12:18:42 -16.0 AT Down 8.8 171.7 Really Low 12:03:42 - 12:33:42 3325
Fall River/Burney 12:19:34 -17.5 AT Down 16.4 173.4 Really Low 12:04:34 - 12:34:34 3323
Chiloquin 12:19:19 -17.3 AT Down 14.9 173.0 Really Low 12:04:19 - 12:34:19 3318
Klamath Falls 12:19:22 -17.4 AT Down 15.2 173.1 Really Low 12:04:22 - 12:34:22 3317

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 543377, (2028/03/30 12:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.98 171
34Ups Sco      17:30:45.8 -37:17:46  2.7  5.75 155
PPM 296131     17:17:03.5 -32:39:48  5.5  0.46 159
PPM 296140     17:17:19.4 -32:03:59  8.2  0.16 159
543377         17:17:35.6 -32:12:55 16.3       159
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/23 21:29:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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