RECON: TNO occultation with 556416

Event between (556416) 14OE394 and star GA0700:34227553 with event index number of 2511689

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/08/23 07:16:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:31:52.2 -19:04:30
Equinox of date position of star is 20:33:16.4 -18:59:27
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 114 degrees from the moon. Moon is 12% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.4

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Object is 46.4 AU from the Sun and 45.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 133 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1840 km.
The sky-plane scale is 33016.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=660.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 31.1 sec chord
Diameter=269.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 556416, (2028/08/23 07:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:13.4 -29:28:10  1.2 34.67 135
38Zet Sgr      19:04:25.9 -29:50:12  2.7 22.94  92
10Pi Cap       20:28:57.4 -18:06:57  5.2  1.38 114
PPM 237582     20:34:41.6 -19:12:22  8.5  0.36 114
PPM 237535     20:32:39.1 -19:01:50  8.9  0.21 114
556416         20:33:30.7 -18:58:35 15.8       115
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 18.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=17.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:14:58 -27.2 Dark Down 19.4 192.5 Really Low 07:03:23 - 07:26:32 -894
Victoria 07:15:07 -28.7 Dark Down 21.9 189.7 Low 07:03:32 - 07:26:41 -926
Peachland 07:14:56 -28.2 Dark Down 20.2 193.2 Low 07:03:21 - 07:26:30 -946
Kelowna 07:14:55 -28.1 Dark Down 20.0 193.5 Low 07:03:21 - 07:26:30 -948
Summerland 07:14:55 -28.3 Dark Down 20.3 193.3 Low 07:03:21 - 07:26:30 -955
Penticton 07:14:55 -28.4 Dark Down 20.4 193.4 Low 07:03:20 - 07:26:29 -960
Oliver 07:14:55 -28.8 Dark Down 20.7 193.5 Low 07:03:20 - 07:26:29 -976
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:14:54 -28.9 Dark Down 20.9 193.7 Low 07:03:20 - 07:26:29 -988
Okanogan 07:14:55 -29.5 Dark Down 21.5 193.5 Low 07:03:20 - 07:26:29 -1013
Brewster 07:14:55 -29.8 Dark Down 21.8 193.3 Low 07:03:21 - 07:26:30 -1022
Manson/Chelan 07:14:56 -29.9 Dark Down 22.1 193.0 Low 07:03:22 - 07:26:31 -1023
Wenatchee 07:14:57 -30.4 Dark Down 22.6 192.8 Low 07:03:22 - 07:26:31 -1042
Ellensburg 07:14:57 -30.7 Dark Down 23.0 192.7 Low 07:03:23 - 07:26:32 -1057
Yakima 07:14:57 -31.1 Dark Down 23.4 192.7 Low 07:03:23 - 07:26:32 -1077
Toppenish/White Swan 07:14:57 -31.4 Dark Down 23.6 192.9 Low 07:03:22 - 07:26:31 -1091
The Dalles 07:14:59 -32.0 Dark Down 24.5 192.2 Low 07:03:25 - 07:26:34 -1112
Maupin 07:14:58 -32.4 Dark Down 24.9 192.3 Low 07:03:24 - 07:26:33 -1136
PNWRO 07:14:52 -31.9 Dark Down 23.7 194.4 Low 07:03:17 - 07:26:26 -1143
Sleaford 07:14:19 -26.7 Dark Down 15.1 206.2 Really Low 07:02:45 - 07:25:54 -1152
Sisters 07:15:00 -33.1 Dark Down 25.8 191.9 Low 07:03:26 - 07:26:35 -1170
Bend 07:14:59 -33.4 Dark Down 26.0 192.2 Low 07:03:25 - 07:26:34 -1188
Oregon Observatory 07:15:00 -33.6 Dark Down 26.2 192.1 Low 07:03:25 - 07:26:34 -1194
Chiloquin 07:15:01 -34.7 Dark Down 27.5 191.8 Low 07:03:26 - 07:26:35 -1256
Klamath Falls 07:15:00 -35.1 Dark Down 27.8 191.9 Low 07:03:26 - 07:26:35 -1277
Fall River/Burney 07:14:59 -36.3 Dark Down 28.9 192.4 Low 07:03:25 - 07:26:34 -1353
Cedarville 07:14:55 -36.1 Dark Down 28.3 193.6 Low 07:03:20 - 07:26:29 -1354
Greenville 07:14:58 -37.3 Dark Down 29.8 193.0 Low 07:03:23 - 07:26:32 -1417
Gimple 07:14:57 -37.3 Dark Down 29.7 193.1 Low 07:03:23 - 07:26:32 -1419
Quincy 07:14:58 -37.5 Dark Down 29.9 193.0 Low 07:03:23 - 07:26:32 -1429
Portola 07:14:56 -37.7 Dark Down 30.0 193.6 Low 07:03:21 - 07:26:30 -1448
Reno 07:14:54 -38.1 Dark Down 30.1 194.3 Up 07:03:19 - 07:26:28 -1480
Carson City 07:14:53 -38.4 Dark Down 30.5 194.4 Up 07:03:19 - 07:26:28 -1503
Gardnerville 07:14:53 -38.7 Dark Down 30.7 194.4 Up 07:03:18 - 07:26:27 -1519
Yerington 07:14:51 -38.7 Dark Down 30.5 195.1 Up 07:03:16 - 07:26:25 -1531
Hawthorne 07:14:49 -39.3 Dark Down 30.9 195.7 Up 07:03:15 - 07:26:24 -1573
Lee Vining 07:14:51 -39.7 Dark Down 31.5 195.3 Up 07:03:16 - 07:26:25 -1595
Bishop 07:14:48 -40.5 Dark Down 31.9 196.1 Up 07:03:14 - 07:26:23 -1653
Beatty 07:14:42 -41.2 Dark Down 32.0 198.0 Up 07:03:08 - 07:26:17 -1727
Dunrhomin 07:14:05 -38.5 Dark Down 25.4 208.9 Low 07:02:30 - 07:25:39 -1837
Nikitin 07:14:05 -38.6 Dark Down 25.6 208.9 Low 07:02:30 - 07:25:39 -1848
CU-SBO 07:14:05 -38.7 Dark Down 25.6 208.8 Low 07:02:30 - 07:25:39 -1850
Wildwood 07:14:49 -43.6 Dark Down 35.1 196.5 Up 07:03:15 - 07:26:24 -1866
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:14:34 -43.2 Dark Down 33.1 200.6 Up 07:03:00 - 07:26:09 -1905
Patrick 07:14:32 -43.0 Dark Down 32.6 201.3 Up 07:02:57 - 07:26:06 -1908
Idyllwild 07:14:42 -44.3 Dark Down 35.0 198.7 Up 07:03:07 - 07:26:16 -1942
Lake Havasu City 07:14:33 -43.9 Dark Down 33.6 201.1 Up 07:02:58 - 07:26:07 -1959
Calipatria 07:14:37 -45.1 Dark Down 35.3 200.1 Up 07:03:03 - 07:26:12 -2020
Yuma 07:14:34 -45.6 Dark Down 35.4 201.2 Up 07:03:00 - 07:26:09 -2077
George/Scottsdale 07:14:24 -44.9 Dark Down 33.6 203.9 Up 07:02:50 - 07:25:59 -2086

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 556416, (2028/08/23 07:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 34.67 135
38Zet Sgr      19:02:36.7 -29:52:49  2.7 22.94  92
10Pi Cap       20:27:19.2 -18:12:43  5.2  1.38 114
PPM 237582     20:33:03.0 -19:18:19  8.5  0.36 114
PPM 237535     20:31:00.5 -19:07:43  8.9  0.21 114
556416         20:31:52.2 -19:04:30 15.8       114
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:33:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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