RECON: TNO occultation with 578559

Event between (578559) 14DC143 and star GA0720:14851844 with event index number of 2727776

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/03/13 12:50:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:42:51.8 -16:03:15
Equinox of date position of star is 17:44:08.4 -16:03:47
Stellar brightness G=0.0, use SENSEUP=2 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 69 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 19.3 AU from the Sun and 19.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 728 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2576 km.
The sky-plane scale is 14032.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.3
Diameter=52.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Diameter=21.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 578559, (2029/03/13 12:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:12.2 -26:29:39  0.9 19.98  86
35Eta Oph      17:12:03.3 -15:45:32  2.6  7.82  77
PPM 233351     17:39:16.8 -15:35:10  6.2  1.35  70
PPM 233491     17:44:20.9 -15:34:15  7.5  0.50  69
PPM 233497     17:44:38.1 -15:58:10  9.0  0.10  69
578559         17:44:32.8 -16:03:57  0.0        69
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 1.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.6 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=0.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 12:49:44 -14.8 AT Down 20.5 157.2 Low 12:34:44 - 13:04:44 9297
Sleaford 12:52:05 -5.3 CT Up 21.6 172.6 Low 12:37:05 - 13:07:05 9266
Kelowna 12:49:46 -14.4 AT Down 21.5 158.0 Low 12:34:46 - 13:04:46 9261
Peachland 12:49:44 -14.7 AT Down 21.5 157.6 Low 12:34:44 - 13:04:44 9257
Summerland 12:49:41 -14.6 AT Down 21.6 157.7 Low 12:34:41 - 13:04:41 9251
Penticton 12:49:43 -14.6 AT Down 21.7 157.8 Low 12:34:43 - 13:04:43 9248
Oliver 12:49:43 -14.7 AT Down 22.1 157.8 Low 12:34:43 - 13:04:43 9233
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:49:44 -14.6 AT Down 22.3 157.9 Low 12:34:44 - 13:04:44 9225
Victoria 12:49:06 -17.4 AT Down 21.6 153.7 Low 12:34:06 - 13:04:06 9215
Tonasket 12:49:41 -14.7 AT Down 22.5 157.8 Low 12:34:41 - 13:04:41 9212
Okanogan 12:49:38 -14.9 AT Down 22.8 157.6 Low 12:34:38 - 13:04:38 9197
Brewster 12:49:36 -15.1 AT Down 23.0 157.3 Low 12:34:36 - 13:04:36 9186
Manson/Chelan 12:49:32 -15.4 AT Down 23.1 156.9 Low 12:34:32 - 13:04:32 9178
Wenatchee 12:49:27 -15.6 AT Down 23.5 156.6 Low 12:34:27 - 13:04:27 9157
Ellensburg 12:49:22 -15.9 AT Down 23.8 156.3 Low 12:34:22 - 13:04:22 9139
Yakima 12:49:20 -16.0 AT Down 24.2 156.2 Low 12:34:20 - 13:04:20 9120
Toppenish/White Swan 12:49:22 -15.9 AT Down 24.4 156.4 Low 12:34:22 - 13:04:22 9109
PNWRO 12:49:34 -14.9 AT Down 25.2 157.9 Low 12:34:34 - 13:04:34 9086
Goldendale 12:49:13 -16.4 AT Down 24.8 155.8 Low 12:34:13 - 13:04:13 9085
The Dalles 12:49:10 -16.7 AT Down 24.9 155.4 Low 12:34:10 - 13:04:10 9075
Maupin 12:49:08 -16.7 AT Down 25.3 155.4 Low 12:34:08 - 13:04:08 9054
Sisters 12:48:59 -17.3 AT Down 25.9 154.7 Low 12:33:59 - 13:03:59 9012
Bend 12:49:01 -17.1 AT Down 26.2 154.9 Low 12:34:01 - 13:04:01 8999
Oregon Observatory 12:48:59 -17.3 AT Down 26.3 154.7 Low 12:33:59 - 13:03:59 8991
North Lake 12:49:02 -17.0 AT Down 27.1 155.1 Low 12:34:02 - 13:04:02 8956
Chiloquin 12:48:50 -17.9 AT Down 27.4 154.0 Low 12:33:50 - 13:03:50 8922
Klamath Falls 12:48:48 -17.9 AT Down 27.7 154.0 Low 12:33:48 - 13:03:48 8904
Lakeview 12:49:02 -16.9 AT Down 28.2 155.5 Low 12:34:02 - 13:04:02 8897
Cedarville 12:48:59 -16.9 AT Down 28.9 155.5 Low 12:33:59 - 13:03:59 8860
Fall River/Burney 12:48:46 -17.9 AT Down 28.9 154.1 Low 12:33:46 - 13:03:46 8837
Susanville 12:48:50 -17.5 AT Down 29.7 154.7 Low 12:33:50 - 13:03:50 8799
Greenville 12:48:46 -17.8 AT Down 29.9 154.3 Low 12:33:46 - 13:03:46 8784
Gimple 12:48:45 -17.7 AT Down 29.9 154.4 Low 12:33:45 - 13:03:45 8783
Quincy 12:48:46 -17.8 AT Down 30.0 154.3 Up 12:33:46 - 13:03:46 8772
Portola 12:48:49 -17.5 AT Down 30.3 154.7 Up 12:33:49 - 13:03:49 8763
Reno 12:48:54 -17.0 AT Down 30.8 155.4 Up 12:33:54 - 13:03:54 8745
Carson City 12:48:53 -17.1 AT Down 31.1 155.3 Up 12:33:53 - 13:03:53 8724
Yerington 12:48:59 -16.6 AT Down 31.5 156.0 Up 12:33:59 - 13:03:59 8709
Gardnerville 12:48:53 -17.1 AT Down 31.3 155.3 Up 12:33:53 - 13:03:53 8709
Hawthorne 12:49:01 -16.3 AT Down 32.1 156.4 Up 12:34:01 - 13:04:01 8679
Dunrhomin 12:51:34 -5.3 CT Up 33.4 172.5 Up 12:36:34 - 13:06:34 8673
CU-SBO 12:51:32 -5.3 CT Up 33.6 172.3 Up 12:36:32 - 13:06:32 8660
Lee Vining 12:48:53 -16.8 AT Down 32.4 155.7 Up 12:33:53 - 13:03:53 8647
Tonopah 12:49:16 -15.2 AT Down 33.0 157.9 Up 12:34:16 - 13:04:16 8643
Bishop 12:49:00 -16.3 AT Down 33.2 156.4 Up 12:34:00 - 13:04:00 8606
Beatty 12:49:15 -15.0 AT Down 34.2 158.1 Up 12:34:15 - 13:04:15 8568
Indian Springs 12:49:26 -14.2 AT Down 34.8 159.3 Up 12:34:26 - 13:04:26 8540
Henderson 12:49:32 -13.6 AT Down 35.5 160.0 Up 12:34:32 - 13:04:32 8501
Patrick 12:49:42 -12.8 AT Up 36.4 161.1 Up 12:34:42 - 13:04:42 8452
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:49:34 -13.4 AT Down 36.4 160.2 Up 12:34:34 - 13:04:34 8440
Kingman/Dolan Springs 12:49:37 -13.0 AT Up 36.6 160.8 Up 12:34:37 - 13:04:37 8439
Mohave Valley 12:49:34 -13.4 AT Down 36.7 160.2 Up 12:34:34 - 13:04:34 8422
Lake Havasu City 12:49:32 -13.3 AT Down 37.2 160.3 Up 12:34:32 - 13:04:32 8394
Wildwood 12:48:43 -17.0 AT Down 36.1 155.1 Up 12:33:43 - 13:03:43 8394
Parker 12:49:33 -13.3 AT Up 37.5 160.3 Up 12:34:33 - 13:04:33 8370
Idyllwild 12:49:04 -15.4 AT Down 37.1 157.2 Up 12:34:04 - 13:04:04 8359
George/Scottsdale 12:50:00 -11.2 NT Up 38.6 163.2 Up 12:35:00 - 13:05:00 8321
Calipatria 12:49:16 -14.5 AT Down 38.1 158.5 Up 12:34:16 - 13:04:16 8309
Yuma 12:49:23 -13.7 AT Down 38.7 159.4 Up 12:34:23 - 13:04:23 8272

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 578559, (2029/03/13 12:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 19.98  86
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  7.82  77
PPM 233351     17:37:36.2 -15:34:15  6.2  1.35  70
PPM 233491     17:42:40.3 -15:33:33  7.5  0.50  69
PPM 233497     17:42:57.2 -15:57:29  9.0  0.10  69
578559         17:42:51.8 -16:03:15  0.0        69
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/26 03:08:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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