RECON: TNO occultation with 578992

Event between (578992) 14JL80 and star GA0700:13065163 with event index number of 2555968

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/25 07:57:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:36:13.1 -18:48:11
Equinox of date position of star is 17:37:39.4 -18:49:00
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 136 degrees from the moon. Moon is 9% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 28.7 AU from the Sun and 27.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 98 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1057 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20055.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 578992, (2028/06/25 07:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.5 -26:29:33  0.9 17.18 121
35Eta Oph      17:12:00.8 -15:45:29  2.6  6.89 130
PPM 233026     17:26:17.2 -18:28:10  6.4  2.77 133
PPM 233265     17:36:13.4 -18:14:16  7.4  0.70 136
PPM 233313     17:38:01.1 -18:50:28  9.7  0.04 136
578992         17:37:53.6 -18:49:08 16.0       136
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 15.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=22.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:57:21 -15.9 AT Down 20.1 189.0 Low 07:48:42 - 08:06:01 1369
Sleaford 07:56:41 -13.8 AT Down 16.3 202.8 Really Low 07:48:01 - 08:05:20 1339
Kelowna 07:57:18 -16.8 AT Down 20.8 189.9 Low 07:48:39 - 08:05:58 1333
Peachland 07:57:19 -16.9 AT Down 20.9 189.6 Low 07:48:40 - 08:05:59 1330
Summerland 07:57:18 -17.0 AT Down 21.1 189.7 Low 07:48:39 - 08:05:58 1324
Penticton 07:57:18 -17.1 AT Down 21.1 189.8 Low 07:48:39 - 08:05:58 1320
Oliver 07:57:18 -17.4 AT Down 21.5 189.9 Low 07:48:38 - 08:05:57 1306
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:57:17 -17.6 AT Down 21.6 190.1 Low 07:48:38 - 08:05:57 1298
Victoria 07:57:30 -18.0 AT Down 22.5 186.0 Low 07:48:50 - 08:06:09 1289
Okanogan 07:57:17 -18.3 Dark Down 22.3 189.9 Low 07:48:38 - 08:05:57 1271
Brewster 07:57:18 -18.5 Dark Down 22.6 189.7 Low 07:48:39 - 08:05:58 1260
Manson/Chelan 07:57:19 -18.7 Dark Down 22.8 189.4 Low 07:48:40 - 08:05:59 1252
Wenatchee 07:57:19 -19.2 Dark Down 23.3 189.2 Low 07:48:40 - 08:05:59 1231
Ellensburg 07:57:20 -19.6 Dark Down 23.7 189.0 Low 07:48:40 - 08:05:59 1213
Yakima 07:57:20 -20.0 Dark Down 24.1 189.0 Low 07:48:40 - 08:05:59 1195
Toppenish/White Swan 07:57:19 -20.2 Dark Down 24.3 189.2 Low 07:48:40 - 08:05:59 1184
PNWRO 07:57:14 -20.6 Dark Down 24.5 190.8 Low 07:48:35 - 08:05:54 1161
The Dalles 07:57:21 -21.0 Dark Down 25.2 188.5 Low 07:48:42 - 08:06:01 1149
Maupin 07:57:21 -21.4 Dark Down 25.6 188.6 Low 07:48:41 - 08:06:00 1129
Sisters 07:57:22 -22.3 Dark Down 26.5 188.1 Low 07:48:43 - 08:06:02 1087
Bend 07:57:21 -22.5 Dark Down 26.7 188.4 Low 07:48:41 - 08:06:00 1075
Oregon Observatory 07:57:21 -22.7 Dark Down 26.9 188.3 Low 07:48:42 - 08:06:01 1066
Chiloquin 07:57:22 -24.0 Dark Down 28.3 188.0 Low 07:48:43 - 08:06:02 999
Klamath Falls 07:57:22 -24.3 Dark Down 28.6 188.1 Low 07:48:42 - 08:06:01 980
Cedarville 07:57:16 -25.1 Dark Down 29.1 189.8 Low 07:48:36 - 08:05:55 937
Fall River/Burney 07:57:20 -25.5 Dark Down 29.7 188.6 Low 07:48:41 - 08:06:00 914
Greenville 07:57:18 -26.5 Dark Down 30.6 189.1 Up 07:48:39 - 08:05:58 861
Gimple 07:57:18 -26.5 Dark Down 30.5 189.2 Up 07:48:38 - 08:05:57 861
Quincy 07:57:18 -26.7 Dark Down 30.8 189.2 Up 07:48:38 - 08:05:57 849
Portola 07:57:16 -26.8 Dark Down 30.8 189.7 Up 07:48:37 - 08:05:56 840
Reno 07:57:14 -27.1 Dark Down 31.0 190.4 Up 07:48:34 - 08:05:53 822
Carson City 07:57:13 -27.4 Dark Down 31.3 190.5 Up 07:48:34 - 08:05:53 801
Yerington 07:57:11 -27.6 Dark Down 31.4 191.2 Up 07:48:31 - 08:05:50 787
Gardnerville 07:57:13 -27.7 Dark Down 31.6 190.5 Up 07:48:33 - 08:05:52 786
Hawthorne 07:57:09 -28.1 Dark Down 31.8 191.8 Up 07:48:29 - 08:05:48 756
Dunrhomin 07:56:22 -25.2 Dark Down 26.9 205.4 Low 07:47:43 - 08:05:02 754
Nikitin 07:56:22 -25.4 Dark Down 27.1 205.4 Low 07:47:42 - 08:05:01 743
CU-SBO 07:56:22 -25.5 Dark Down 27.2 205.4 Low 07:47:43 - 08:05:02 740
Lee Vining 07:57:10 -28.7 Dark Down 32.4 191.3 Up 07:48:31 - 08:05:50 725
Bishop 07:57:07 -29.3 Dark Down 32.9 192.2 Up 07:48:28 - 08:05:47 684
Beatty 07:57:01 -29.7 Dark Down 33.1 194.1 Up 07:48:21 - 08:05:40 646
Patrick 07:56:49 -31.1 Dark Down 33.9 197.5 Up 07:48:09 - 08:05:28 531
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:56:51 -31.3 Dark Down 34.3 196.8 Up 07:48:12 - 08:05:31 520
Lake Havasu City 07:56:50 -32.0 Dark Down 34.9 197.2 Up 07:48:10 - 08:05:29 473
Wildwood 07:57:06 -32.5 Dark Down 36.1 192.5 Up 07:48:27 - 08:05:46 473
Idyllwild 07:56:59 -32.9 Dark Down 36.1 194.7 Up 07:48:19 - 08:05:38 439
George/Scottsdale 07:56:40 -32.6 Dark Down 35.0 200.0 Up 07:48:00 - 08:05:19 402
Calipatria 07:56:54 -33.4 Dark Down 36.5 196.1 Up 07:48:14 - 08:05:33 388
Yuma 07:56:50 -33.8 Dark Down 36.7 197.2 Up 07:48:10 - 08:05:29 352

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 578992, (2028/06/25 07:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.18 121
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  6.89 130
PPM 233026     17:24:37.1 -18:26:45  6.4  2.77 133
PPM 233265     17:34:33.4 -18:13:15  7.4  0.70 136
PPM 233313     17:36:20.6 -18:49:31  9.7  0.04 136
578992         17:36:13.1 -18:48:11 16.0       136
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:30:16 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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