RECON: TNO occultation with 543377

Event between (543377) 14BF70 and star GA0580:29825856 with event index number of 2801091

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/06/24 05:32:05 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:55:53.8 -31:03:00
Equinox of date position of star is 17:57:28.8 -31:03:07
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 22 degrees from the moon. Moon is 95% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.6

[RECON map]
Object is 13.1 AU from the Sun and 12.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 182 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 584 km.
The sky-plane scale is 8768.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Diameter=30.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 543377, (2029/06/24 05:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:13.2 -26:29:41  0.9 19.48   3
34Ups Sco      17:32:46.3 -37:18:58  2.7  8.12  20
PPM 297024     17:58:11.8 -32:28:37  6.5  1.43  22
PPM 297054     17:59:26.3 -31:00:58  8.4  0.35  22
PPM 297031     17:58:30.0 -31:07:12  9.4  0.16  22
543377         17:57:48.1 -31:03:08 16.7        22
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 5.0 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 05:33:46 -11.9 NT Up 5.2 163.9 Really Low 05:18:46 - 05:48:46 5948
Dunrhomin 05:33:57 -23.0 Dark Up 16.8 164.0 Really Low 05:18:57 - 05:48:57 5618
Nikitin 05:33:57 -23.2 Dark Up 16.9 163.9 Really Low 05:18:57 - 05:48:57 5610
CU-SBO 05:33:58 -23.2 Dark Up 17.0 163.9 Really Low 05:18:58 - 05:48:58 5606
Kelowna 05:34:33 -9.9 NT Up 4.2 152.8 Really Low 05:19:33 - 05:49:33 5596
Kamloops 05:34:34 -8.9 NT Up 3.2 152.1 Really Low 05:19:34 - 05:49:34 5596
Peachland 05:34:34 -9.9 NT Up 4.2 152.6 Really Low 05:19:34 - 05:49:34 5585
Penticton 05:34:34 -10.2 NT Up 4.5 152.7 Really Low 05:19:34 - 05:49:34 5584
Summerland 05:34:34 -10.1 NT Up 4.4 152.6 Really Low 05:19:34 - 05:49:34 5583
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:34:35 -10.7 NT Up 5.0 152.9 Really Low 05:19:35 - 05:49:35 5574
Oliver 05:34:35 -10.5 NT Up 4.8 152.7 Really Low 05:19:35 - 05:49:35 5574
Okanogan 05:34:37 -11.1 NT Up 5.5 152.7 Really Low 05:19:37 - 05:49:37 5548
Brewster 05:34:38 -11.3 NT Up 5.7 152.5 Really Low 05:19:38 - 05:49:38 5534
Manson/Chelan 05:34:39 -11.3 NT Up 5.8 152.2 Really Low 05:19:39 - 05:49:39 5517
Wenatchee 05:34:41 -11.6 NT Up 6.1 152.0 Really Low 05:19:41 - 05:49:41 5496
PNWRO 05:34:39 -13.4 AT Up 7.8 153.1 Really Low 05:19:39 - 05:49:39 5488
Ellensburg 05:34:42 -11.9 NT Up 6.4 151.8 Really Low 05:19:42 - 05:49:42 5476
Yakima 05:34:44 -12.2 AT Up 6.8 151.8 Really Low 05:19:44 - 05:49:44 5462
Toppenish/White Swan 05:34:43 -12.5 AT Up 7.0 151.9 Really Low 05:19:43 - 05:49:43 5459
Victoria 05:34:48 -9.5 NT Up 4.2 149.7 Really Low 05:19:48 - 05:49:48 5447
The Dalles 05:34:48 -12.8 AT Up 7.4 151.3 Really Low 05:19:48 - 05:49:48 5408
Maupin 05:34:48 -13.2 AT Up 7.9 151.3 Really Low 05:19:48 - 05:49:48 5396
Sisters 05:34:51 -13.7 AT Up 8.5 150.9 Really Low 05:19:51 - 05:49:51 5348
Bend 05:34:51 -14.0 AT Up 8.8 151.1 Really Low 05:19:51 - 05:49:51 5346
Oregon Observatory 05:34:52 -14.1 AT Up 8.9 151.0 Really Low 05:19:52 - 05:49:52 5335
Cedarville 05:34:53 -16.5 AT Up 11.4 151.8 Really Low 05:19:53 - 05:49:53 5276
Chiloquin 05:34:56 -15.0 AT Up 9.9 150.5 Really Low 05:19:56 - 05:49:56 5269
Klamath Falls 05:34:57 -15.3 AT Up 10.2 150.6 Really Low 05:19:57 - 05:49:57 5257
Fall River/Burney 05:34:57 -16.4 AT Up 11.4 150.8 Really Low 05:19:57 - 05:49:57 5217
Reno 05:34:55 -18.3 Dark Up 13.3 151.9 Really Low 05:19:55 - 05:49:55 5198
Yerington 05:34:53 -19.1 Dark Up 14.0 152.3 Really Low 05:19:53 - 05:49:53 5193
Gimple 05:34:57 -17.4 AT Up 12.4 151.1 Really Low 05:19:57 - 05:49:57 5192
Portola 05:34:57 -17.8 AT Up 12.8 151.4 Really Low 05:19:57 - 05:49:57 5190
Greenville 05:34:58 -17.3 AT Up 12.3 151.0 Really Low 05:19:58 - 05:49:58 5190
Hawthorne 05:34:53 -19.7 Dark Up 14.6 152.7 Really Low 05:19:53 - 05:49:53 5187
Carson City 05:34:55 -18.6 Dark Up 13.6 151.8 Really Low 05:19:55 - 05:49:55 5182
Quincy 05:34:58 -17.5 AT Up 12.5 151.0 Really Low 05:19:58 - 05:49:58 5181
Patrick 05:34:38 -24.3 Dark Up 19.0 156.1 Really Low 05:19:38 - 05:49:38 5177
Gardnerville 05:34:55 -18.9 Dark Up 13.8 151.8 Really Low 05:19:55 - 05:49:55 5172
Beatty 05:34:48 -21.9 Dark Up 16.7 154.0 Really Low 05:19:48 - 05:49:48 5165
George/Scottsdale 05:34:32 -26.6 Dark Up 21.2 157.6 Low 05:19:32 - 05:49:32 5147
Lee Vining 05:34:55 -19.9 Dark Up 14.9 152.2 Really Low 05:19:55 - 05:49:55 5145
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:34:41 -24.3 Dark Up 19.0 155.5 Really Low 05:19:41 - 05:49:41 5143
Bishop 05:34:53 -20.8 Dark Up 15.7 152.7 Really Low 05:19:53 - 05:49:53 5138
Lake Havasu City 05:34:41 -24.9 Dark Up 19.7 155.6 Really Low 05:19:41 - 05:49:41 5116
Yuma 05:34:45 -26.3 Dark Up 21.2 155.1 Low 05:19:45 - 05:49:45 5010
Calipatria 05:34:48 -25.6 Dark Up 20.5 154.4 Low 05:19:48 - 05:49:48 5006
Idyllwild 05:34:52 -24.5 Dark Up 19.6 153.6 Really Low 05:19:52 - 05:49:52 5003
Wildwood 05:34:59 -23.3 Dark Up 18.5 152.1 Really Low 05:19:59 - 05:49:59 4962

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, (2029/06/24 05:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 19.48   3
34Ups Sco      17:30:45.8 -37:17:46  2.7  8.12  20
PPM 297024     17:56:16.1 -32:28:30  6.5  1.43  22
PPM 297054     17:57:32.0 -31:00:54  8.4  0.35  22
PPM 297031     17:56:35.6 -31:07:06  9.4  0.16  22
543377         17:55:53.8 -31:03:00 16.7        22
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/27 21:02:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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