RECON: TNO occultation with 553893

Event between (553893) 12BW154 and star GA0980:03726751 with event index number of 2226331

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/01 08:06:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 11:49:40.3 +09:21:48
Equinox of date position of star is 11:50:55.4 +09:13:40
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 53 degrees from the moon. Moon is 42% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 41.4 AU from the Sun and 40.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 168 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2167 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29497.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=457.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 29.3 sec chord
Diameter=186.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 553893, (2028/05/01 08:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:52.8 +11:49:39  1.3 25.02  28
Denebola       11:50:30.4 +14:24:50  2.1  5.21  51
4 Vir          11:49:22.2 +08:05:18  5.2  1.20  53
PPM 158257     11:51:56.3 +09:37:09  8.3  0.46  53
PPM 158238     11:50:58.5 +09:16:22 10.0  0.08  53
553893         11:51:07.7 +09:12:20 15.1        53
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 19.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=5.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:04:33 -21.2 Dark Up 27.0 249.1 Low 07:50:03 - 08:19:03 -3297
Kamloops 08:05:03 -24.0 Dark Up 35.5 236.2 Up 07:50:33 - 08:19:33 -3642
Kelowna 08:04:56 -24.8 Dark Up 35.5 237.6 Up 07:50:26 - 08:19:26 -3678
Peachland 08:04:57 -24.9 Dark Up 35.7 237.3 Up 07:50:27 - 08:19:27 -3691
Summerland 08:04:55 -25.1 Dark Up 35.8 237.5 Up 07:50:25 - 08:19:25 -3699
Penticton 08:04:55 -25.2 Dark Up 35.7 237.7 Up 07:50:25 - 08:19:25 -3702
Oliver 08:04:54 -25.5 Dark Up 35.9 237.9 Up 07:50:24 - 08:19:24 -3725
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:04:52 -25.7 Dark Up 35.9 238.2 Up 07:50:22 - 08:19:22 -3733
Okanogan 08:04:50 -26.3 Dark Up 36.4 238.3 Up 07:50:20 - 08:19:20 -3781
Brewster 08:04:49 -26.6 Dark Up 36.6 238.3 Up 07:50:19 - 08:19:19 -3804
Manson/Chelan 08:04:49 -26.8 Dark Up 37.0 238.1 Up 07:50:19 - 08:19:19 -3825
Victoria 08:05:03 -26.2 Dark Up 38.4 234.4 Up 07:50:33 - 08:19:33 -3845
Wenatchee 08:04:48 -27.3 Dark Up 37.3 238.2 Up 07:50:18 - 08:19:18 -3862
Ellensburg 08:04:48 -27.7 Dark Up 37.7 238.2 Up 07:50:18 - 08:19:18 -3895
Yakima 08:04:45 -28.1 Dark Up 37.9 238.5 Up 07:50:15 - 08:19:15 -3925
PNWRO 08:04:37 -28.7 Dark Up 37.2 240.5 Up 07:50:07 - 08:19:07 -3932
Toppenish/White Swan 08:04:44 -28.3 Dark Up 37.9 238.8 Up 07:50:14 - 08:19:14 -3937
The Dalles 08:04:43 -29.1 Dark Up 38.8 238.5 Up 07:50:13 - 08:19:13 -4009
Maupin 08:04:41 -29.5 Dark Up 38.9 238.9 Up 07:50:11 - 08:19:11 -4037
Dunrhomin 08:03:28 -32.4 Dark Down 30.2 255.7 Up 07:48:58 - 08:17:58 -4067
Nikitin 08:03:28 -32.6 Dark Down 30.3 255.8 Up 07:48:58 - 08:17:58 -4081
CU-SBO 08:03:28 -32.7 Dark Down 30.4 255.8 Up 07:48:58 - 08:17:58 -4088
Sisters 08:04:38 -30.4 Dark Up 39.7 239.0 Up 07:50:08 - 08:19:08 -4112
Bend 08:04:37 -30.7 Dark Up 39.7 239.4 Up 07:50:07 - 08:19:07 -4125
Oregon Observatory 08:04:37 -30.8 Dark Up 39.8 239.4 Up 07:50:07 - 08:19:07 -4140
Chiloquin 08:04:32 -32.2 Dark Up 40.8 240.0 Up 07:50:02 - 08:19:02 -4250
Klamath Falls 08:04:30 -32.5 Dark Up 40.9 240.3 Up 07:50:00 - 08:19:00 -4275
Cedarville 08:04:21 -33.2 Dark Up 40.2 242.3 Up 07:49:51 - 08:18:51 -4293
Fall River/Burney 08:04:25 -33.7 Dark Up 41.2 241.5 Up 07:49:55 - 08:18:55 -4359
Gimple 08:04:19 -34.6 Dark Up 41.3 242.7 Up 07:49:49 - 08:18:49 -4419
Greenville 08:04:19 -34.6 Dark Up 41.4 242.7 Up 07:49:49 - 08:18:49 -4421
Portola 08:04:15 -34.9 Dark Up 41.2 243.4 Up 07:49:45 - 08:18:45 -4436
Quincy 08:04:18 -34.8 Dark Up 41.5 242.8 Up 07:49:48 - 08:18:48 -4437
Reno 08:04:12 -35.2 Dark Up 40.9 244.2 Up 07:49:42 - 08:18:42 -4443
Carson City 08:04:11 -35.5 Dark Up 41.0 244.5 Up 07:49:41 - 08:18:41 -4471
Yerington 08:04:08 -35.7 Dark Up 40.7 245.2 Up 07:49:38 - 08:18:38 -4472
Gardnerville 08:04:09 -35.8 Dark Up 41.1 244.7 Up 07:49:39 - 08:18:39 -4490
Hawthorne 08:04:04 -36.1 Dark Up 40.5 246.0 Up 07:49:34 - 08:18:34 -4498
Lee Vining 08:04:03 -36.7 Dark Up 41.1 246.0 Up 07:49:33 - 08:18:33 -4555
Bishop 08:03:58 -37.3 Dark Up 40.8 247.1 Up 07:49:28 - 08:18:28 -4588
Beatty 08:03:50 -37.6 Dark Up 39.8 248.8 Up 07:49:20 - 08:18:20 -4588
Patrick 08:03:34 -38.8 Dark Up 38.1 252.3 Up 07:49:04 - 08:18:04 -4644
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:03:35 -39.1 Dark Up 38.8 251.9 Up 07:49:05 - 08:18:05 -4682
Lake Havasu City 08:03:31 -39.8 Dark Up 38.8 252.6 Up 07:49:01 - 08:18:01 -4733
George/Scottsdale 08:03:19 -40.1 Dark Down 37.1 255.0 Up 07:48:49 - 08:17:49 -4740
Idyllwild 08:03:37 -40.8 Dark Up 40.9 251.4 Up 07:49:07 - 08:18:07 -4854
Wildwood 08:03:46 -40.5 Dark Up 42.2 249.6 Up 07:49:16 - 08:18:16 -4869
Calipatria 08:03:30 -41.3 Dark Up 40.2 252.8 Up 07:49:00 - 08:18:00 -4879
Yuma 08:03:26 -41.6 Dark Up 39.6 253.8 Up 07:48:56 - 08:17:56 -4895

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 553893, (2028/05/01 08:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 25.02  28
Denebola       11:49:02.9 +14:34:17  2.1  5.21  51
4 Vir          11:47:54.8 +08:14:45  5.2  1.20  53
PPM 158257     11:50:28.9 +09:46:37  8.3  0.46  53
PPM 158238     11:49:31.1 +09:25:50 10.0  0.08  53
553893         11:49:40.3 +09:21:48 15.1        53
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/05/05 03:40:06 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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