RECON: TNO occultation with 578832

Event between (578832) 14GP53 and star GA0720:18408879 with event index number of 2759061

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/05/13 08:17:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:52:06.4 -17:38:02
Equinox of date position of star is 17:53:24.0 -17:38:16
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 141 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

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TNO is 23.8 AU from the Sun and 22.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 472 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2586 km.
The sky-plane scale is 16629.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=98.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Diameter=40.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 578832, (2029/05/13 08:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:12.8 -26:29:40  0.9 21.05 161
35Eta Oph      17:12:03.9 -15:45:33  2.6 10.17 150
PPM 233754     17:57:38.7 -18:48:16  6.5  1.48 140
PPM 233709     17:54:59.8 -17:29:16  8.4  0.32 141
578832         17:53:49.2 -17:38:20 16.6       141
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 1.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.9 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=8.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:18:26 -17.4 AT Down 18.5 161.9 Really Low 08:03:26 - 08:33:26 2114
Kamloops 08:19:30 -20.7 Dark Down 16.1 148.2 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 1891
Kelowna 08:19:29 -21.4 Dark Down 17.1 148.9 Really Low 08:04:29 - 08:34:29 1865
Peachland 08:19:31 -21.6 Dark Down 17.1 148.6 Really Low 08:04:31 - 08:34:31 1856
Summerland 08:19:30 -21.7 Dark Down 17.2 148.6 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 1850
Penticton 08:19:30 -21.8 Dark Down 17.3 148.7 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 1848
Oliver 08:19:31 -22.1 Dark Down 17.6 148.7 Really Low 08:04:31 - 08:34:31 1831
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:19:31 -22.3 Dark Down 17.8 148.8 Really Low 08:04:31 - 08:34:31 1826
Tonasket 08:19:32 -22.6 Dark Down 18.1 148.7 Really Low 08:04:32 - 08:34:32 1809
Okanogan 08:19:33 -22.9 Dark Down 18.3 148.5 Really Low 08:04:33 - 08:34:33 1790
Brewster 08:19:34 -23.2 Dark Down 18.5 148.3 Really Low 08:04:34 - 08:34:34 1774
Manson/Chelan 08:19:36 -23.4 Dark Down 18.5 147.9 Really Low 08:04:36 - 08:34:36 1758
Victoria 08:19:46 -23.0 Dark Down 16.8 145.1 Really Low 08:04:46 - 08:34:46 1745
Wenatchee 08:19:38 -23.9 Dark Down 18.9 147.7 Really Low 08:04:38 - 08:34:38 1731
Ellensburg 08:19:40 -24.3 Dark Down 19.1 147.4 Really Low 08:04:40 - 08:34:40 1707
Yakima 08:19:41 -24.8 Dark Down 19.5 147.3 Really Low 08:04:41 - 08:34:41 1685
PNWRO 08:19:36 -25.2 Dark Down 20.6 148.7 Low 08:04:36 - 08:34:36 1677
Toppenish/White Swan 08:19:41 -25.0 Dark Down 19.7 147.4 Really Low 08:04:41 - 08:34:41 1676
Goldendale 08:19:44 -25.5 Dark Down 20.0 146.9 Low 08:04:44 - 08:34:44 1640
The Dalles 08:19:46 -25.8 Dark Down 20.1 146.6 Low 08:04:46 - 08:34:46 1622
Maupin 08:19:46 -26.2 Dark Down 20.5 146.6 Low 08:04:46 - 08:34:46 1601
Sisters 08:19:50 -27.1 Dark Down 21.0 145.9 Low 08:04:50 - 08:34:50 1544
Bend 08:19:50 -27.3 Dark Down 21.3 146.1 Low 08:04:50 - 08:34:50 1534
Oregon Observatory 08:19:50 -27.5 Dark Down 21.4 146.0 Low 08:04:50 - 08:34:50 1523
Dunrhomin 08:18:49 -28.2 Dark Down 30.0 161.1 Low 08:03:49 - 08:33:49 1513
CU-SBO 08:18:50 -28.5 Dark Down 30.2 161.0 Up 08:03:50 - 08:33:50 1497
North Lake 08:19:50 -28.1 Dark Down 22.2 146.3 Low 08:04:50 - 08:34:50 1493
Lakeview 08:19:50 -29.1 Dark Down 23.3 146.6 Low 08:04:50 - 08:34:50 1439
Chiloquin 08:19:55 -28.8 Dark Down 22.3 145.3 Low 08:04:55 - 08:34:55 1438
Klamath Falls 08:19:55 -29.2 Dark Down 22.7 145.3 Low 08:04:55 - 08:34:55 1419
Cedarville 08:19:51 -29.8 Dark Down 23.9 146.6 Low 08:04:51 - 08:34:51 1402
Fall River/Burney 08:19:56 -30.3 Dark Down 23.8 145.4 Low 08:04:56 - 08:34:56 1352
Susanville 08:19:55 -30.9 Dark Down 24.6 145.9 Low 08:04:55 - 08:34:55 1325
Gimple 08:19:56 -31.2 Dark Down 24.8 145.6 Low 08:04:56 - 08:34:56 1304
Greenville 08:19:57 -31.2 Dark Down 24.7 145.6 Low 08:04:57 - 08:34:57 1302
Quincy 08:19:57 -31.4 Dark Down 24.9 145.5 Low 08:04:57 - 08:34:57 1289
Portola 08:19:56 -31.5 Dark Down 25.2 145.9 Low 08:04:56 - 08:34:56 1289
Reno 08:19:53 -31.7 Dark Down 25.7 146.5 Low 08:04:53 - 08:34:53 1282
Carson City 08:19:54 -32.0 Dark Down 26.0 146.4 Low 08:04:54 - 08:34:54 1260
Yerington 08:19:52 -32.2 Dark Down 26.4 146.9 Low 08:04:52 - 08:34:52 1257
Gardnerville 08:19:54 -32.3 Dark Down 26.2 146.4 Low 08:04:54 - 08:34:54 1244
Hawthorne 08:19:50 -32.6 Dark Down 27.1 147.3 Low 08:04:50 - 08:34:50 1234
Tonopah 08:19:45 -32.9 Dark Down 28.0 148.5 Low 08:04:45 - 08:34:45 1225
Lee Vining 08:19:54 -33.2 Dark Down 27.3 146.7 Low 08:04:54 - 08:34:54 1190
Bishop 08:19:52 -33.7 Dark Down 28.1 147.2 Low 08:04:52 - 08:34:52 1161
Beatty 08:19:45 -34.0 Dark Down 29.2 148.6 Low 08:04:45 - 08:34:45 1154
Indian Springs 08:19:41 -34.1 Dark Down 29.9 149.6 Low 08:04:41 - 08:34:41 1148
Henderson 08:19:39 -34.5 Dark Down 30.7 150.1 Up 08:04:39 - 08:34:39 1121
Patrick 08:19:35 -34.9 Dark Down 31.7 151.0 Up 08:04:35 - 08:34:35 1094
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:19:36 -35.2 Dark Down 31.8 150.8 Up 08:04:36 - 08:34:36 1076
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:19:39 -35.3 Dark Down 31.6 150.3 Up 08:04:39 - 08:34:39 1067
Mohave Valley 08:19:39 -35.6 Dark Down 31.8 150.2 Up 08:04:39 - 08:34:39 1047
Lake Havasu City 08:19:38 -35.9 Dark Down 32.3 150.3 Up 08:04:38 - 08:34:38 1023
George/Scottsdale 08:19:28 -36.1 Dark Down 33.9 152.6 Up 08:04:28 - 08:34:28 1002
Parker 08:19:39 -36.2 Dark Down 32.6 150.2 Up 08:04:39 - 08:34:39 998
Idyllwild 08:19:50 -37.1 Dark Down 31.9 147.7 Up 08:04:50 - 08:34:50 934
Wildwood 08:19:58 -37.0 Dark Down 30.8 146.0 Up 08:04:58 - 08:34:58 929
Calipatria 08:19:46 -37.5 Dark Down 33.0 148.7 Up 08:04:46 - 08:34:46 907
Yuma 08:19:42 -37.7 Dark Down 33.7 149.4 Up 08:04:42 - 08:34:42 888

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 578832, (2029/05/13 08:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 21.05 161
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 10.17 150
PPM 233754     17:55:55.0 -18:48:08  6.5  1.48 140
PPM 233709     17:53:17.1 -17:29:01  8.4  0.32 141
578832         17:52:06.4 -17:38:02 16.6       141
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/27 23:23:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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