RECON: TNO occultation with 567122

Event between (567122) 20PM3 and star GA1420:01447260 with event index number of 2643513

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/11/23 04:40:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:12:02.3 +53:32:35
Equinox of date position of star is 02:13:39.6 +53:39:16
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 87 degrees from the moon. Moon is 42% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.2

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Object is 12.3 AU from the Sun and 11.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 8.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 110 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1970 km.
The sky-plane scale is 8331.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=80.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Diameter=32.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 567122, (2028/11/23 04:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:25.1 +45:23:05  1.3 51.32  58
37Del Cas      01:27:43.8 +60:23:04  2.7  9.17  85
4 Per          02:04:14.9 +54:37:33  5.0  1.71  86
PPM 027210     02:12:35.7 +53:20:59  8.0  0.39  87
PPM 027235     02:14:02.6 +53:46:41  8.9  0.10  87
567122         02:13:59.9 +53:40:39 16.3        87
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 30.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=19.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 04:41:57 -42.8 Dark Up 77.3 69.1 Up 04:32:15 - 04:51:38 3061
Victoria 04:42:13 -41.7 Dark Up 74.7 62.2 Up 04:32:31 - 04:51:54 3052
Peachland 04:41:59 -43.5 Dark Up 77.3 65.1 Up 04:32:17 - 04:51:40 2958
Kelowna 04:41:58 -43.6 Dark Up 77.5 65.4 Up 04:32:16 - 04:51:39 2952
Summerland 04:41:59 -43.6 Dark Up 77.3 64.5 Up 04:32:18 - 04:51:41 2942
Penticton 04:41:59 -43.7 Dark Up 77.3 64.2 Up 04:32:18 - 04:51:41 2931
Oliver 04:42:01 -43.8 Dark Up 77.2 62.8 Up 04:32:19 - 04:51:42 2903
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:42:01 -44.0 Dark Up 77.2 62.0 Up 04:32:19 - 04:51:42 2879
Okanogan 04:42:04 -44.1 Dark Up 76.8 59.7 Up 04:32:22 - 04:51:45 2839
Manson/Chelan 04:42:07 -43.9 Dark Up 76.2 58.3 Up 04:32:26 - 04:51:49 2830
Brewster 04:42:05 -44.1 Dark Up 76.5 58.8 Up 04:32:24 - 04:51:47 2828
Wenatchee 04:42:09 -44.0 Dark Up 75.9 56.8 Up 04:32:28 - 04:51:51 2801
Ellensburg 04:42:12 -44.0 Dark Up 75.5 55.6 Up 04:32:30 - 04:51:53 2780
Yakima 04:42:13 -44.1 Dark Up 75.3 54.4 Up 04:32:32 - 04:51:55 2749
Toppenish/White Swan 04:42:13 -44.3 Dark Up 75.3 53.6 Up 04:32:32 - 04:51:55 2723
The Dalles 04:42:18 -44.0 Dark Up 74.4 51.9 Up 04:32:37 - 04:52:00 2704
Maupin 04:42:20 -44.2 Dark Up 74.2 50.7 Up 04:32:38 - 04:52:01 2666
Sisters 04:42:25 -44.1 Dark Up 73.3 48.8 Up 04:32:43 - 04:52:06 2624
PNWRO 04:42:11 -45.4 Dark Up 75.8 51.1 Up 04:32:29 - 04:51:52 2613
Bend 04:42:25 -44.4 Dark Up 73.3 48.0 Up 04:32:43 - 04:52:06 2591
Oregon Observatory 04:42:25 -44.3 Dark Up 73.1 47.7 Up 04:32:44 - 04:52:07 2584
Sleaford 04:41:13 -49.7 Dark Up 86.1 65.6 Up 04:31:32 - 04:50:55 2546
Chiloquin 04:42:32 -44.4 Dark Up 72.0 45.0 Up 04:32:50 - 04:52:13 2505
Klamath Falls 04:42:33 -44.5 Dark Up 71.8 44.2 Up 04:32:52 - 04:52:15 2473
Fall River/Burney 04:42:36 -45.1 Dark Up 71.1 41.4 Up 04:32:55 - 04:52:18 2358
Cedarville 04:42:31 -45.8 Dark Up 72.1 41.1 Up 04:32:50 - 04:52:13 2325
Greenville 04:42:38 -45.6 Dark Up 70.7 39.2 Up 04:32:57 - 04:52:20 2260
Gimple 04:42:38 -45.7 Dark Up 70.7 39.1 Up 04:32:57 - 04:52:20 2255
Quincy 04:42:39 -45.6 Dark Up 70.5 38.9 Up 04:32:57 - 04:52:20 2244
Portola 04:42:38 -46.0 Dark Up 70.7 38.1 Up 04:32:56 - 04:52:19 2205
Reno 04:42:37 -46.6 Dark Up 70.7 37.0 Up 04:32:56 - 04:52:19 2145
Carson City 04:42:38 -46.7 Dark Up 70.5 36.3 Up 04:32:57 - 04:52:20 2115
Gardnerville 04:42:39 -46.8 Dark Up 70.3 35.9 Up 04:32:58 - 04:52:21 2093
Yerington 04:42:37 -47.2 Dark Up 70.6 35.3 Up 04:32:56 - 04:52:19 2062
Hawthorne 04:42:37 -47.7 Dark Up 70.4 33.9 Up 04:32:56 - 04:52:19 1993
Lee Vining 04:42:41 -47.4 Dark Up 69.8 33.6 Up 04:32:59 - 04:52:22 1977
Bishop 04:42:40 -48.1 Dark Up 69.6 31.9 Up 04:32:59 - 04:52:22 1885
Beatty 04:42:37 -49.5 Dark Up 69.8 29.2 Up 04:32:55 - 04:52:18 1750
Wildwood 04:42:52 -48.5 Dark Up 66.7 28.0 Up 04:33:10 - 04:52:33 1635
Idyllwild 04:42:47 -50.1 Dark Up 67.1 25.4 Up 04:33:05 - 04:52:28 1488
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:42:35 -51.6 Dark Up 69.1 24.2 Up 04:32:54 - 04:52:17 1478
Patrick 04:42:32 -52.1 Dark Up 69.5 23.5 Up 04:32:50 - 04:52:13 1457
Dunrhomin 04:41:47 -56.8 Dark Up 76.3 12.7 Up 04:32:05 - 04:51:28 1425
Nikitin 04:41:47 -56.8 Dark Up 76.1 12.6 Up 04:32:06 - 04:51:29 1409
Lake Havasu City 04:42:36 -51.9 Dark Up 68.5 23.1 Up 04:32:55 - 04:52:18 1407
CU-SBO 04:41:48 -56.8 Dark Up 76.0 12.7 Up 04:32:06 - 04:51:29 1407
Calipatria 04:42:45 -51.2 Dark Up 66.9 23.3 Up 04:33:03 - 04:52:26 1366
Yuma 04:42:43 -52.0 Dark Up 66.8 21.8 Up 04:33:02 - 04:52:25 1277
George/Scottsdale 04:42:30 -54.0 Dark Up 68.5 19.0 Up 04:32:49 - 04:52:12 1198

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 567122, (2028/11/23 04:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 51.32  58
37Del Cas      01:25:49.9 +60:14:06  2.7  9.17  85
4 Per          02:02:18.2 +54:29:15  5.0  1.71  86
PPM 027210     02:10:38.7 +53:12:52  8.0  0.39  87
PPM 027235     02:12:04.9 +53:38:36  8.9  0.10  87
567122         02:12:02.3 +53:32:35 16.3        87
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/03 04:34:37 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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