RECON: TNO occultation with 543377

Event between (543377) 14BF70 and star GA0580:33705076 with event index number of 2753492

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/05/24 09:21:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:02:56.5 -31:07:28
Equinox of date position of star is 18:04:31.5 -31:07:20
Stellar brightness G=0.0, use SENSEUP=2 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 74 degrees from the moon. Moon is 84% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.7

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Object is 13.0 AU from the Sun and 12.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 226 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 466 km.
The sky-plane scale is 8798.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Diameter=30.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 543377, (2029/05/24 09:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:12.9 -26:29:40  0.9 20.98  53
Kap Sco        17:44:31.4 -39:02:31  2.4  8.94  69
10Gam2Sgr      18:07:41.8 -30:25:13  3.0  0.93  74
PPM 297195     18:06:09.9 -31:38:29  8.3  0.59  74
PPM 297179     18:05:11.8 -31:11:44  8.9  0.11  74
543377         18:04:50.6 -31:07:18  0.0        74
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 4.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.2 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 09:20:33 -10.9 NT Down 6.6 184.9 Really Low 09:05:33 - 09:35:33 5736
Kamloops 09:21:36 -16.2 AT Up 7.9 172.7 Really Low 09:06:36 - 09:36:36 5716
Kelowna 09:21:32 -16.7 AT Up 8.7 173.5 Really Low 09:06:32 - 09:36:32 5706
Peachland 09:21:35 -16.9 AT Up 8.8 173.2 Really Low 09:06:35 - 09:36:35 5703
Summerland 09:21:34 -17.0 AT Up 9.0 173.3 Really Low 09:06:34 - 09:36:34 5701
Penticton 09:21:33 -17.0 AT Up 9.1 173.4 Really Low 09:06:33 - 09:36:33 5700
Oliver 09:21:34 -17.4 AT Up 9.4 173.4 Really Low 09:06:34 - 09:36:34 5693
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:21:33 -17.5 AT Up 9.6 173.5 Really Low 09:06:33 - 09:36:33 5691
Okanogan 09:21:34 -18.1 Dark Up 10.2 173.3 Really Low 09:06:34 - 09:36:34 5677
Brewster 09:21:35 -18.4 Dark Up 10.5 173.2 Really Low 09:06:35 - 09:36:35 5670
Manson/Chelan 09:21:37 -18.7 Dark Up 10.6 172.8 Really Low 09:06:37 - 09:36:37 5664
Victoria 09:21:52 -18.8 Dark Up 9.7 170.1 Really Low 09:06:52 - 09:36:52 5660
Wenatchee 09:21:39 -19.2 Dark Up 11.1 172.7 Really Low 09:06:39 - 09:36:39 5653
Ellensburg 09:21:40 -19.6 Dark Up 11.5 172.5 Really Low 09:06:40 - 09:36:40 5643
Yakima 09:21:41 -20.0 Dark Up 11.9 172.5 Really Low 09:06:41 - 09:36:41 5633
Toppenish/White Swan 09:21:40 -20.2 Dark Up 12.1 172.6 Really Low 09:06:40 - 09:36:40 5629
PNWRO 09:21:33 -20.2 Dark Up 12.6 173.9 Really Low 09:06:33 - 09:36:33 5626
The Dalles 09:21:44 -21.1 Dark Up 12.8 171.9 Really Low 09:06:44 - 09:36:44 5605
Maupin 09:21:44 -21.5 Dark Up 13.2 172.0 Really Low 09:06:44 - 09:36:44 5595
Sisters 09:21:47 -22.4 Dark Up 14.1 171.5 Really Low 09:06:47 - 09:36:47 5568
Bend 09:21:46 -22.6 Dark Up 14.3 171.8 Really Low 09:06:46 - 09:36:46 5563
Oregon Observatory 09:21:47 -22.8 Dark Up 14.5 171.6 Really Low 09:06:47 - 09:36:47 5558
Chiloquin 09:21:50 -24.1 Dark Up 15.8 171.2 Really Low 09:06:50 - 09:36:50 5515
Klamath Falls 09:21:50 -24.4 Dark Up 16.1 171.3 Really Low 09:06:50 - 09:36:50 5505
Cedarville 09:21:42 -24.6 Dark Up 17.0 172.6 Really Low 09:06:42 - 09:36:42 5491
Fall River/Burney 09:21:49 -25.4 Dark Up 17.3 171.6 Really Low 09:06:49 - 09:36:49 5468
Dunrhomin 09:20:24 -20.4 Dark Down 18.4 185.8 Really Low 09:05:24 - 09:35:24 5441
Gimple 09:21:47 -26.1 Dark Up 18.3 172.0 Really Low 09:06:47 - 09:36:47 5439
Greenville 09:21:48 -26.1 Dark Up 18.3 171.9 Really Low 09:06:48 - 09:36:48 5438
Nikitin 09:20:24 -20.6 Dark Down 18.6 185.8 Really Low 09:05:24 - 09:35:24 5434
CU-SBO 09:20:24 -20.7 Dark Down 18.6 185.7 Really Low 09:05:24 - 09:35:24 5432
Quincy 09:21:48 -26.3 Dark Up 18.5 171.9 Really Low 09:06:48 - 09:36:48 5431
Portola 09:21:45 -26.3 Dark Up 18.6 172.3 Really Low 09:06:45 - 09:36:45 5429
Reno 09:21:42 -26.4 Dark Up 19.0 172.9 Really Low 09:06:42 - 09:36:42 5423
Carson City 09:21:42 -26.7 Dark Up 19.3 172.9 Really Low 09:06:42 - 09:36:42 5410
Yerington 09:21:39 -26.7 Dark Up 19.6 173.4 Really Low 09:06:39 - 09:36:39 5405
Gardnerville 09:21:42 -26.9 Dark Up 19.6 172.9 Really Low 09:06:42 - 09:36:42 5401
Hawthorne 09:21:36 -27.0 Dark Up 20.1 173.9 Low 09:06:36 - 09:36:36 5390
Lee Vining 09:21:39 -27.6 Dark Up 20.6 173.4 Low 09:06:39 - 09:36:39 5366
Bishop 09:21:35 -28.0 Dark Up 21.2 174.1 Low 09:06:35 - 09:36:35 5344
Beatty 09:21:27 -27.8 Dark Up 21.8 175.5 Low 09:06:27 - 09:36:27 5330
Patrick 09:21:11 -28.1 Dark Up 23.4 178.1 Low 09:06:11 - 09:36:11 5271
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:21:15 -28.6 Dark Up 23.7 177.4 Low 09:06:15 - 09:36:15 5259
Lake Havasu City 09:21:14 -29.1 Dark Up 24.3 177.7 Low 09:06:14 - 09:36:14 5229
Wildwood 09:21:39 -31.0 Dark Up 24.5 173.7 Low 09:06:39 - 09:36:39 5200
George/Scottsdale 09:21:00 -28.8 Dark Up 25.2 179.9 Low 09:06:00 - 09:36:00 5193
Idyllwild 09:21:28 -30.7 Dark Up 25.0 175.4 Low 09:06:28 - 09:36:28 5191
Calipatria 09:21:21 -30.8 Dark Up 25.7 176.5 Low 09:06:21 - 09:36:21 5163
Yuma 09:21:16 -30.8 Dark Up 26.1 177.3 Low 09:06:16 - 09:36:16 5143

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, (2029/05/24 09:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 20.98  53
Kap Sco        17:42:29.3 -39:01:49  2.4  8.94  69
10Gam2Sgr      18:05:48.4 -30:25:31  3.0  0.93  74
PPM 297195     18:04:15.3 -31:38:42  8.3  0.59  74
PPM 297179     18:03:17.6 -31:11:55  8.9  0.11  74
543377         18:02:56.5 -31:07:28  0.0        74
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/26 21:35:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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