RECON: TNO occultation with 555916

Event between (555916) 14GB54 and star GA0880:05171205 with event index number of 2485262

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/11 06:44:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:00:24.8 -01:16:50
Equinox of date position of star is 17:01:40.3 -01:18:54
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 56 degrees from the moon. Moon is 84% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

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Object is 28.1 AU from the Sun and 27.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 130 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1129 km.
The sky-plane scale is 19714.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=163.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.3 sec chord
Diameter=66.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 555916, (2028/06/11 06:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.4 -26:29:33  0.9 26.23  58
13Zet Oph      16:38:43.7 -10:37:21  2.6 10.94  59
PPM 179990     17:07:00.3 -00:55:44  5.4  1.34  55
PPM 179983     17:05:09.0 -00:11:02  7.3  1.40  56
PPM 179980     17:02:52.3 -01:35:27  9.9  0.37  56
555916         17:01:53.2 -01:19:14 15.4        56
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 22.7 km RECON observability=1.0 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 06:44:39 -14.7 AT Up 36.6 180.3 Up 06:33:21 - 06:55:57 7813
Kamloops 06:45:21 -14.3 AT Down 36.7 162.5 Up 06:34:03 - 06:56:39 7580
Kelowna 06:45:19 -15.3 AT Up 37.6 163.4 Up 06:34:01 - 06:56:37 7530
Peachland 06:45:20 -15.3 AT Up 37.7 163.0 Up 06:34:02 - 06:56:38 7519
Summerland 06:45:19 -15.5 AT Up 37.8 163.1 Up 06:34:01 - 06:56:37 7510
Penticton 06:45:19 -15.6 AT Up 37.9 163.2 Up 06:34:01 - 06:56:37 7506
Oliver 06:45:19 -15.9 AT Up 38.3 163.1 Up 06:34:01 - 06:56:37 7480
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:45:19 -16.1 AT Up 38.5 163.3 Up 06:34:01 - 06:56:37 7470
Okanogan 06:45:20 -16.7 AT Up 39.0 162.9 Up 06:34:02 - 06:56:38 7420
Brewster 06:45:20 -16.9 AT Up 39.3 162.6 Up 06:34:02 - 06:56:38 7398
Victoria 06:45:31 -15.7 AT Down 38.1 158.2 Up 06:34:13 - 06:56:49 7393
Manson/Chelan 06:45:22 -17.0 AT Up 39.4 162.0 Up 06:34:04 - 06:56:40 7379
Wenatchee 06:45:22 -17.4 AT Up 39.8 161.7 Up 06:34:04 - 06:56:40 7341
Ellensburg 06:45:23 -17.8 AT Up 40.1 161.3 Up 06:34:05 - 06:56:41 7308
Yakima 06:45:23 -18.2 Dark Up 40.5 161.2 Up 06:34:05 - 06:56:41 7276
Toppenish/White Swan 06:45:23 -18.4 Dark Up 40.8 161.4 Up 06:34:05 - 06:56:41 7262
PNWRO 06:45:18 -19.1 Dark Up 41.4 163.2 Up 06:34:00 - 06:56:36 7249
The Dalles 06:45:26 -19.0 Dark Up 41.3 160.1 Up 06:34:08 - 06:56:44 7193
Maupin 06:45:26 -19.4 Dark Up 41.7 160.1 Up 06:34:08 - 06:56:44 7161
Sisters 06:45:28 -20.1 Dark Up 42.5 159.2 Up 06:34:10 - 06:56:46 7087
Bend 06:45:27 -20.4 Dark Up 42.7 159.5 Up 06:34:09 - 06:56:45 7070
Oregon Observatory 06:45:27 -20.5 Dark Up 42.9 159.3 Up 06:34:09 - 06:56:45 7055
Chiloquin 06:45:30 -21.7 Dark Up 44.0 158.3 Up 06:34:12 - 06:56:48 6944
Dunrhomin 06:44:31 -26.5 Dark Up 48.5 181.5 Up 06:33:13 - 06:55:49 6943
Nikitin 06:44:31 -26.7 Dark Up 48.6 181.5 Up 06:33:13 - 06:55:49 6927
CU-SBO 06:44:31 -26.8 Dark Up 48.7 181.4 Up 06:33:13 - 06:55:49 6921
Klamath Falls 06:45:29 -22.0 Dark Up 44.3 158.2 Up 06:34:11 - 06:56:47 6916
Cedarville 06:45:24 -23.1 Dark Up 45.4 160.2 Up 06:34:06 - 06:56:42 6877
Fall River/Burney 06:45:29 -23.2 Dark Up 45.5 158.3 Up 06:34:11 - 06:56:47 6822
Gimple 06:45:27 -24.2 Dark Up 46.5 158.7 Up 06:34:09 - 06:56:45 6752
Greenville 06:45:26 -24.2 Dark Up 46.5 158.6 Up 06:34:08 - 06:56:44 6751
Quincy 06:45:27 -24.4 Dark Up 46.7 158.5 Up 06:34:09 - 06:56:45 6734
Portola 06:45:26 -24.6 Dark Up 46.9 159.1 Up 06:34:08 - 06:56:44 6729
Reno 06:45:23 -25.0 Dark Up 47.4 159.9 Up 06:34:05 - 06:56:41 6713
Carson City 06:45:23 -25.4 Dark Up 47.7 159.8 Up 06:34:05 - 06:56:41 6683
Yerington 06:45:21 -25.7 Dark Up 48.0 160.7 Up 06:34:03 - 06:56:39 6674
Gardnerville 06:45:23 -25.6 Dark Up 47.9 159.8 Up 06:34:05 - 06:56:41 6662
Hawthorne 06:45:19 -26.3 Dark Up 48.6 161.3 Up 06:34:01 - 06:56:37 6640
Lee Vining 06:45:21 -26.7 Dark Up 49.0 160.3 Up 06:34:03 - 06:56:39 6585
Bishop 06:45:19 -27.4 Dark Up 49.8 161.2 Up 06:34:01 - 06:56:37 6541
Beatty 06:45:13 -28.2 Dark Up 50.6 163.4 Up 06:33:55 - 06:56:31 6520
Patrick 06:45:02 -30.3 Dark Up 52.6 167.5 Up 06:33:44 - 06:56:20 6423
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:45:04 -30.4 Dark Up 52.7 166.3 Up 06:33:46 - 06:56:22 6392
Lake Havasu City 06:45:03 -31.1 Dark Up 53.4 166.5 Up 06:33:45 - 06:56:21 6335
George/Scottsdale 06:44:54 -32.3 Dark Up 54.6 170.3 Up 06:33:36 - 06:56:12 6295
Wildwood 06:45:19 -30.5 Dark Up 52.8 159.5 Up 06:34:01 - 06:56:37 6245
Idyllwild 06:45:12 -31.3 Dark Up 53.6 162.3 Up 06:33:54 - 06:56:30 6236
Calipatria 06:45:08 -32.2 Dark Up 54.5 164.0 Up 06:33:50 - 06:56:26 6195
Yuma 06:45:04 -32.8 Dark Up 55.1 165.3 Up 06:33:46 - 06:56:22 6166

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 555916, (2028/06/11 06:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 26.23  58
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6 10.94  59
PPM 179990     17:05:32.2 -00:53:32  5.4  1.34  55
PPM 179983     17:03:41.4 -00:08:45  7.3  1.40  56
PPM 179980     17:01:23.8 -01:33:05  9.9  0.37  56
555916         17:00:24.8 -01:16:50 15.4        56
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/19 00:45:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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