RECON: TNO occultation with 552678

Event between (552678) 10JG210 and star GA0760:25193953 with event index number of 2793782

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/07/05 07:58:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:58:28.1 -13:23:29
Equinox of date position of star is 19:59:45.0 -13:19:40
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 91 degrees from the moon. Moon is 35% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.8

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Object is 17.2 AU from the Sun and 16.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 269 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2951 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11758.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=114.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Diameter=46.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 552678, (2029/07/05 07:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:16.3 -29:27:54  1.2 44.39  62
Nunki          18:57:05.6 -26:15:26  2.0 19.65 109
61 Sgr         19:59:37.3 -15:24:39  5.0  2.10  92
PPM 236813     20:02:45.5 -13:51:29  7.0  0.84  91
PPM 236770     20:00:33.4 -13:15:11  9.5  0.12  91
552678         20:00:07.0 -13:18:35 16.4        91
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 3.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:58:05 -16.6 AT Up 24.3 162.0 Low 07:43:05 - 08:13:05 8975
Victoria 07:58:19 -18.6 Dark Up 25.6 158.5 Low 07:43:19 - 08:13:19 8943
Peachland 07:58:05 -17.5 AT Up 25.3 162.5 Low 07:43:05 - 08:13:05 8928
Kelowna 07:58:03 -17.4 AT Up 25.2 162.8 Low 07:43:03 - 08:13:03 8927
Summerland 07:58:04 -17.6 AT Up 25.4 162.5 Low 07:43:04 - 08:13:04 8920
Penticton 07:58:04 -17.7 AT Up 25.5 162.7 Low 07:43:04 - 08:13:04 8915
Oliver 07:58:04 -18.1 Dark Up 25.8 162.6 Low 07:43:04 - 08:13:04 8901
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:58:05 -18.2 Dark Up 26.0 162.8 Low 07:43:05 - 08:13:05 8891
Okanogan 07:58:07 -18.9 Dark Up 26.6 162.5 Low 07:43:07 - 08:13:07 8867
Brewster 07:58:08 -19.2 Dark Up 26.8 162.2 Low 07:43:08 - 08:13:08 8859
Manson/Chelan 07:58:10 -19.4 Dark Up 27.0 161.8 Low 07:43:10 - 08:13:10 8857
Wenatchee 07:58:11 -19.8 Dark Up 27.4 161.5 Low 07:43:11 - 08:13:11 8840
Ellensburg 07:58:13 -20.2 Dark Up 27.7 161.2 Low 07:43:13 - 08:13:13 8826
Yakima 07:58:14 -20.6 Dark Up 28.1 161.2 Low 07:43:14 - 08:13:14 8808
Toppenish/White Swan 07:58:13 -20.9 Dark Up 28.3 161.3 Low 07:43:13 - 08:13:13 8794
The Dalles 07:58:17 -21.6 Dark Up 28.9 160.3 Low 07:43:17 - 08:13:17 8774
Maupin 07:58:17 -22.0 Dark Up 29.3 160.4 Low 07:43:17 - 08:13:17 8752
PNWRO 07:58:09 -21.3 Dark Up 29.0 162.9 Low 07:43:09 - 08:13:09 8748
Sleaford 07:57:17 -14.4 AT Up 24.5 177.2 Low 07:42:17 - 08:12:17 8744
Sisters 07:58:21 -22.9 Dark Up 30.0 159.7 Up 07:43:21 - 08:13:21 8720
Bend 07:58:21 -23.1 Dark Up 30.3 159.9 Up 07:43:21 - 08:13:21 8703
Oregon Observatory 07:58:22 -23.3 Dark Up 30.4 159.7 Up 07:43:22 - 08:13:22 8697
Chiloquin 07:58:26 -24.6 Dark Down 31.6 159.0 Up 07:43:26 - 08:13:26 8638
Klamath Falls 07:58:27 -25.0 Dark Down 31.9 159.0 Up 07:43:27 - 08:13:27 8619
Cedarville 07:58:22 -25.7 Dark Up 33.0 160.7 Up 07:43:22 - 08:13:22 8549
Fall River/Burney 07:58:28 -26.2 Dark Down 33.1 159.2 Up 07:43:28 - 08:13:28 8548
Greenville 07:58:28 -27.1 Dark Down 34.1 159.5 Up 07:43:28 - 08:13:28 8489
Gimple 07:58:27 -27.1 Dark Down 34.1 159.6 Up 07:43:27 - 08:13:27 8487
Quincy 07:58:28 -27.3 Dark Down 34.3 159.5 Up 07:43:28 - 08:13:28 8477
Portola 07:58:27 -27.4 Dark Down 34.5 160.0 Up 07:43:27 - 08:13:27 8460
Reno 07:58:24 -27.7 Dark Up 34.9 160.6 Up 07:43:24 - 08:13:24 8431
Carson City 07:58:25 -28.1 Dark Up 35.3 160.6 Up 07:43:25 - 08:13:25 8410
Gardnerville 07:58:25 -28.3 Dark Up 35.5 160.6 Up 07:43:25 - 08:13:25 8395
Yerington 07:58:23 -28.3 Dark Up 35.6 161.2 Up 07:43:23 - 08:13:23 8384
Hawthorne 07:58:22 -28.7 Dark Up 36.2 161.8 Up 07:43:22 - 08:13:22 8345
Lee Vining 07:58:24 -29.3 Dark Up 36.6 161.1 Up 07:43:24 - 08:13:24 8323
Bishop 07:58:24 -29.9 Dark Up 37.4 161.8 Up 07:43:24 - 08:13:24 8270
Beatty 07:58:18 -30.3 Dark Up 38.2 163.6 Up 07:43:18 - 08:13:18 8202
Dunrhomin 07:57:28 -25.8 Dark Up 36.3 177.8 Up 07:42:28 - 08:12:28 8111
Nikitin 07:57:28 -26.0 Dark Up 36.5 177.8 Up 07:42:28 - 08:12:28 8100
CU-SBO 07:57:29 -26.1 Dark Up 36.6 177.7 Up 07:42:29 - 08:12:29 8098
Wildwood 07:58:31 -33.2 Dark Down 40.4 160.7 Up 07:43:31 - 08:13:31 8066
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:58:13 -32.0 Dark Up 40.3 165.9 Up 07:43:13 - 08:13:13 8037
Patrick 07:58:09 -31.7 Dark Up 40.2 166.8 Up 07:43:09 - 08:13:09 8035
Idyllwild 07:58:24 -33.5 Dark Up 41.2 162.9 Up 07:43:24 - 08:13:24 7997
Lake Havasu City 07:58:11 -32.6 Dark Up 41.0 166.0 Up 07:43:11 - 08:13:11 7986
Calipatria 07:58:21 -34.1 Dark Up 42.1 164.2 Up 07:43:21 - 08:13:21 7925
Yuma 07:58:17 -34.4 Dark Up 42.7 165.3 Up 07:43:17 - 08:13:17 7872
George/Scottsdale 07:58:03 -33.2 Dark Up 42.2 169.0 Up 07:43:03 - 08:13:03 7868

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 552678, (2029/07/05 07:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 44.39  62
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 19.65 109
61 Sgr         19:57:57.1 -15:29:32  5.0  2.10  92
PPM 236813     20:01:06.4 -13:56:29  7.0  0.84  91
PPM 236770     19:58:54.6 -13:20:06  9.5  0.12  91
552678         19:58:28.1 -13:23:29 16.4        91
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/15 07:00:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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