RECON: TNO occultation with 590218

Event between (590218) 11UD63 and star GA1160:02006183 with event index number of 2686065

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/04/12 05:03:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:10:04.4 +27:30:51
Equinox of date position of star is 06:11:34.7 +27:30:28
Stellar brightness G=13.0, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 148 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.4

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Object is 13.5 AU from the Sun and 13.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.6 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 858 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10020.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=105.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Diameter=42.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 590218, (2028/04/12 05:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:42.2 +07:24:36  0.4 20.41 145
Alnath         05:28:04.9 +28:37:44  1.6  9.72 157
PPM 095226     06:02:47.1 +27:34:16  6.0  2.01 150
PPM 095434     06:09:26.9 +27:51:15  8.4  0.64 148
PPM 095512     06:11:12.9 +27:11:12  8.7  0.35 148
PPM 095483     06:10:27.0 +27:24:26 10.7  0.33 148
590218         06:11:51.0 +27:30:24 13.0       147
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 14.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:05:47 -23.9 Dark Down 28.0 279.8 Low 04:54:12 - 05:17:23 5381
Kamloops 05:05:43 -19.3 Dark Down 36.8 269.8 Up 04:54:07 - 05:17:18 4806
Kelowna 05:05:48 -20.3 Dark Down 36.2 271.1 Up 04:54:12 - 05:17:23 4788
Peachland 05:05:48 -20.2 Dark Down 36.4 271.0 Up 04:54:13 - 05:17:24 4770
Summerland 05:05:49 -20.4 Dark Down 36.4 271.1 Up 04:54:13 - 05:17:24 4764
Penticton 05:05:49 -20.5 Dark Down 36.3 271.3 Up 04:54:14 - 05:17:25 4764
Oliver 05:05:51 -20.7 Dark Down 36.3 271.5 Up 04:54:15 - 05:17:26 4742
Dunrhomin 05:06:48 -34.2 Dark Up 24.6 286.1 Low 04:55:12 - 05:18:23 4742
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:05:52 -20.9 Dark Down 36.1 271.8 Up 04:54:17 - 05:17:28 4739
Nikitin 05:06:49 -34.3 Dark Up 24.6 286.2 Low 04:55:14 - 05:18:25 4729
CU-SBO 05:06:48 -34.4 Dark Up 24.6 286.2 Low 04:55:13 - 05:18:24 4722
Okanogan 05:05:56 -21.3 Dark Down 36.3 272.1 Up 04:54:20 - 05:17:31 4690
Brewster 05:05:56 -21.3 Dark Down 36.4 272.2 Up 04:54:21 - 05:17:32 4665
Manson/Chelan 05:05:57 -21.3 Dark Down 36.6 272.1 Up 04:54:21 - 05:17:32 4637
Wenatchee 05:05:58 -21.5 Dark Down 36.7 272.3 Up 04:54:23 - 05:17:34 4600
Ellensburg 05:06:01 -21.7 Dark Down 36.8 272.5 Up 04:54:25 - 05:17:36 4565
PNWRO 05:06:07 -23.2 Dark Down 35.6 274.4 Up 04:54:32 - 05:17:43 4563
Victoria 05:05:49 -19.2 Dark Down 38.8 269.1 Up 04:54:13 - 05:17:24 4558
Yakima 05:06:02 -22.0 Dark Down 36.8 272.8 Up 04:54:27 - 05:17:38 4537
Toppenish/White Swan 05:06:04 -22.2 Dark Down 36.7 273.1 Up 04:54:29 - 05:17:40 4529
The Dalles 05:06:06 -22.3 Dark Down 37.2 273.1 Up 04:54:31 - 05:17:42 4446
Maupin 05:06:09 -22.7 Dark Down 37.1 273.5 Up 04:54:33 - 05:17:44 4422
Sisters 05:06:12 -23.0 Dark Down 37.4 273.8 Up 04:54:37 - 05:17:48 4341
Bend 05:06:14 -23.3 Dark Down 37.2 274.2 Up 04:54:38 - 05:17:49 4335
Oregon Observatory 05:06:14 -23.3 Dark Down 37.2 274.2 Up 04:54:39 - 05:17:50 4318
Chiloquin 05:06:19 -24.0 Dark Down 37.4 275.0 Up 04:54:44 - 05:17:55 4207
Cedarville 05:06:27 -25.6 Dark Down 36.0 276.8 Up 04:54:52 - 05:18:03 4203
Klamath Falls 05:06:22 -24.2 Dark Down 37.3 275.3 Up 04:54:46 - 05:17:57 4186
Fall River/Burney 05:06:27 -25.2 Dark Down 36.9 276.4 Up 04:54:52 - 05:18:03 4116
Reno 05:06:36 -27.1 Dark Down 35.5 278.5 Up 04:55:01 - 05:18:12 4073
Gimple 05:06:32 -26.1 Dark Down 36.4 277.4 Up 04:54:57 - 05:18:08 4072
Greenville 05:06:32 -26.1 Dark Down 36.4 277.4 Up 04:54:57 - 05:18:08 4068
Portola 05:06:35 -26.6 Dark Down 36.0 277.9 Up 04:54:59 - 05:18:10 4065
Yerington 05:06:40 -27.9 Dark Down 34.9 279.2 Up 04:55:05 - 05:18:16 4061
Quincy 05:06:33 -26.2 Dark Down 36.4 277.5 Up 04:54:58 - 05:18:09 4054
Hawthorne 05:06:43 -28.5 Dark Down 34.4 279.8 Up 04:55:08 - 05:18:19 4049
Carson City 05:06:38 -27.4 Dark Down 35.4 278.7 Up 04:55:03 - 05:18:14 4048
Patrick 05:06:53 -33.4 Dark Down 30.0 284.1 Low 04:55:17 - 05:18:28 4034
Gardnerville 05:06:40 -27.6 Dark Down 35.3 278.9 Up 04:55:04 - 05:18:15 4031
Beatty 05:06:53 -30.7 Dark Down 32.6 281.9 Up 04:55:17 - 05:18:28 4011
George/Scottsdale 05:06:53 -35.8 Dark Up 27.9 285.9 Low 04:55:17 - 05:18:28 4010
Lee Vining 05:06:45 -28.6 Dark Down 34.7 280.0 Up 04:55:10 - 05:18:21 3986
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:06:53 -33.2 Dark Down 30.5 283.9 Up 04:55:17 - 05:18:28 3983
Bishop 05:06:49 -29.4 Dark Down 34.0 280.7 Up 04:55:13 - 05:18:24 3973
Lake Havasu City 05:06:53 -33.8 Dark Down 30.1 284.4 Up 04:55:17 - 05:18:28 3947
Yuma 05:06:53 -34.8 Dark Down 29.9 285.3 Low 04:55:17 - 05:18:28 3805
Calipatria 05:06:53 -34.0 Dark Down 30.7 284.7 Up 04:55:17 - 05:18:28 3792
Idyllwild 05:06:53 -32.8 Dark Down 31.9 283.8 Up 04:55:17 - 05:18:28 3780
Wildwood 05:06:53 -31.4 Dark Down 33.5 282.8 Up 04:55:17 - 05:18:28 3716

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 590218, (2028/04/12 05:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 20.41 145
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  9.72 157
PPM 095226     06:01:00.4 +27:34:21  6.0  2.01 150
PPM 095434     06:07:39.9 +27:51:36  8.4  0.64 148
PPM 095512     06:09:26.5 +27:11:38  8.7  0.35 148
PPM 095483     06:08:40.5 +27:24:50 10.7  0.33 148
590218         06:10:04.4 +27:30:51 13.0       148
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/08 04:41:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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