RECON: TNO occultation with 555915

Event between (555915) 14GX53 and star GA0780:05250648 with event index number of 2747400

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/04/22 07:51:54 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:06:45.1 -11:51:26
Equinox of date position of star is 16:08:06.5 -11:55:17
Stellar brightness G=11.9, use SENSEUP=8 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 113 degrees from the moon. Moon is 56% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.9

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Object is 35.2 AU from the Sun and 34.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 96 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1536 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24882.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=498.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.1 sec chord
Diameter=203.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 555915, (2029/04/22 07:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:12.6 -26:29:40  0.9 15.52 121
13Zet Oph      16:38:46.5 -10:37:27  2.6  7.57 120
11 Sco         16:09:14.3 -12:49:19  6.1  0.91 114
PPM 231209     16:08:13.0 -11:58:58  7.9  0.06 113
555915         16:08:22.5 -11:56:03 11.9       114
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 18.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=27.0%

Site	Site mid-time (UT)	Sun alt (deg)	Sky	Moon	Star alt (deg)	Star az (deg)	Target	Observing Time (UT)	X-track (km)
Sleaford	07:54:04	-24.6	Dark	Up	24.1	160.2	Low	07:45:32 - 08:02:36	-627
Kamloops	07:54:48	-27.0	Dark	Up	21.3	145.4	Low	07:46:16 - 08:03:20	-1020
Kelowna	07:54:46	-27.8	Dark	Up	22.3	146.1	Low	07:46:14 - 08:03:18	-1052
Peachland	07:54:48	-27.9	Dark	Up	22.3	145.8	Low	07:46:16 - 08:03:20	-1066
Summerland	07:54:48	-28.1	Dark	Up	22.4	145.9	Low	07:46:16 - 08:03:20	-1073
Penticton	07:54:47	-28.1	Dark	Up	22.5	146.0	Low	07:46:15 - 08:03:19	-1075
Oliver	07:54:48	-28.5	Dark	Up	22.8	145.9	Low	07:46:16 - 08:03:20	-1098
Anarchist Mountain Observatory	07:54:48	-28.7	Dark	Up	23.0	146.0	Low	07:46:16 - 08:03:20	-1104
Okanogan	07:54:49	-29.3	Dark	Up	23.5	145.7	Low	07:46:17 - 08:03:21	-1153
Brewster	07:54:50	-29.6	Dark	Up	23.6	145.4	Low	07:46:18 - 08:03:22	-1176
Manson/Chelan	07:54:52	-29.8	Dark	Up	23.7	145.0	Low	07:46:20 - 08:03:24	-1199
Victoria	07:55:00	-29.0	Dark	Up	21.9	142.0	Low	07:46:28 - 08:03:32	-1231
Wenatchee	07:54:52	-30.2	Dark	Up	24.0	144.7	Low	07:46:20 - 08:03:24	-1235
Ellensburg	07:54:54	-30.7	Dark	Up	24.2	144.4	Low	07:46:22 - 08:03:26	-1268
Yakima	07:54:54	-31.1	Dark	Up	24.6	144.3	Low	07:46:22 - 08:03:26	-1297
PNWRO	07:54:50	-31.7	Dark	Up	25.7	145.8	Low	07:46:18 - 08:03:22	-1298
Toppenish/White Swan	07:54:54	-31.3	Dark	Up	24.8	144.4	Low	07:46:22 - 08:03:26	-1308
Dunrhomin	07:54:08	-35.9	Dark	Up	35.4	158.7	Up	07:45:36 - 08:02:40	-1365
Nikitin	07:54:08	-36.1	Dark	Up	35.5	158.6	Up	07:45:36 - 08:02:40	-1379
The Dalles	07:54:57	-32.0	Dark	Up	25.1	143.4	Low	07:46:25 - 08:03:29	-1383
CU-SBO	07:54:08	-36.2	Dark	Up	35.6	158.5	Up	07:45:36 - 08:02:40	-1386
Maupin	07:54:58	-32.5	Dark	Up	25.5	143.4	Low	07:46:26 - 08:03:30	-1410
Sisters	07:55:01	-33.3	Dark	Up	26.0	142.7	Low	07:46:29 - 08:03:33	-1486
Bend	07:55:00	-33.6	Dark	Up	26.3	142.8	Low	07:46:28 - 08:03:32	-1496
Oregon Observatory	07:55:01	-33.7	Dark	Up	26.4	142.7	Low	07:46:29 - 08:03:33	-1512
Chiloquin	07:55:04	-35.0	Dark	Up	27.2	141.9	Low	07:46:32 - 08:03:36	-1621
Klamath Falls	07:55:04	-35.4	Dark	Up	27.5	141.8	Low	07:46:32 - 08:03:36	-1645
Cedarville	07:54:59	-36.1	Dark	Up	28.8	143.2	Low	07:46:27 - 08:03:31	-1656
Fall River/Burney	07:55:04	-36.6	Dark	Up	28.6	141.8	Low	07:46:32 - 08:03:36	-1726
Gimple	07:55:03	-37.5	Dark	Up	29.6	142.0	Low	07:46:31 - 08:03:35	-1782
Greenville	07:55:04	-37.5	Dark	Up	29.6	142.0	Low	07:46:32 - 08:03:36	-1784
Portola	07:55:02	-37.8	Dark	Up	30.1	142.3	Up	07:46:30 - 08:03:34	-1797
Quincy	07:55:04	-37.7	Dark	Up	29.7	141.9	Low	07:46:32 - 08:03:36	-1800
Reno	07:55:00	-38.1	Dark	Up	30.6	142.9	Up	07:46:28 - 08:03:32	-1800
Yerington	07:54:59	-38.7	Dark	Up	31.3	143.3	Up	07:46:27 - 08:03:31	-1826
Carson City	07:55:00	-38.5	Dark	Up	30.9	142.7	Up	07:46:28 - 08:03:32	-1828
Gardnerville	07:55:01	-38.7	Dark	Up	31.1	142.7	Up	07:46:29 - 08:03:33	-1846
Hawthorne	07:54:58	-39.1	Dark	Up	31.9	143.7	Up	07:46:26 - 08:03:30	-1849
Lee Vining	07:54:59	-39.7	Dark	Up	32.2	143.0	Up	07:46:27 - 08:03:31	-1907
Beatty	07:54:52	-40.7	Dark	Up	34.1	145.0	Up	07:46:20 - 08:03:24	-1927
Bishop	07:54:57	-40.3	Dark	Up	33.0	143.5	Up	07:46:25 - 08:03:29	-1935
Patrick	07:54:42	-42.0	Dark	Up	36.6	147.4	Up	07:46:10 - 08:03:14	-1968
Laughlin/Bullhead City	07:54:45	-42.3	Dark	Up	36.5	146.6	Up	07:46:13 - 08:03:17	-2008
George/Scottsdale	07:54:35	-43.4	Dark	Up	38.9	148.9	Up	07:46:03 - 08:03:07	-2050
Lake Havasu City	07:54:44	-43.0	Dark	Up	37.2	146.6	Up	07:46:12 - 08:03:16	-2056
Idyllwild	07:54:54	-43.9	Dark	Up	36.7	143.7	Up	07:46:22 - 08:03:26	-2187
Calipatria	07:54:50	-44.4	Dark	Up	37.8	144.7	Up	07:46:18 - 08:03:22	-2205
Wildwood	07:55:01	-43.6	Dark	Up	35.5	141.9	Up	07:46:29 - 08:03:33	-2211
Yuma	07:54:46	-44.8	Dark	Up	38.5	145.4	Up	07:46:14 - 08:03:18	-2215

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 555915, (2029/04/22 07:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 15.52 121
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6  7.57 120
11 Sco         16:07:36.3 -12:44:44  6.1  0.91 114
PPM 231209     16:06:35.5 -11:54:21  7.9  0.06 113
555915         16:06:45.1 -11:51:26 11.9       113
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/26 21:34:44 UT

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