RECON: TNO occultation with 599752

Event between (599752) 10VQ11 and star GA0980:01510715 with event index number of 2728507

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/01/04 08:44:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:11:52.1 +09:56:14
Equinox of date position of star is 06:13:11.5 +09:55:48
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 59 degrees from the moon. Moon is 84% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 41.7 AU from the Sun and 40.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 301 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2516 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29567.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=448.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.2 sec chord
Diameter=183.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 599752, (2029/01/04 08:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:44.6 +07:24:36  0.4  4.84  63
Alhena         06:39:23.2 +16:22:19  1.9  9.02  53
75 Ori         06:18:42.6 +09:55:46  5.4  1.29  58
PPM 122086     06:13:52.2 +10:19:27  7.5  0.41  59
PPM 150052     06:13:10.9 +09:37:11  9.1  0.32  59
599752         06:13:28.1 +09:55:42 16.7        58
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 3.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 28.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=6.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:43:40 -55.4 Dark Up 38.6 228.2 Up 08:28:40 - 08:58:40 -4016
Kamloops 08:44:12 -61.0 Dark Up 45.4 211.7 Up 08:29:12 - 08:59:12 -4280
Kelowna 08:44:08 -61.6 Dark Up 45.8 213.3 Up 08:29:08 - 08:59:08 -4337
Peachland 08:44:10 -61.8 Dark Up 46.0 213.0 Up 08:29:10 - 08:59:10 -4349
Summerland 08:44:08 -61.9 Dark Up 46.1 213.2 Up 08:29:08 - 08:59:08 -4360
Penticton 08:44:08 -62.0 Dark Up 46.1 213.3 Up 08:29:08 - 08:59:08 -4364
Oliver 08:44:07 -62.3 Dark Up 46.4 213.5 Up 08:29:07 - 08:59:07 -4393
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:44:07 -62.4 Dark Up 46.5 213.9 Up 08:29:07 - 08:59:07 -4405
Okanogan 08:44:06 -63.1 Dark Up 47.1 214.0 Up 08:29:06 - 08:59:06 -4461
Brewster 08:44:06 -63.4 Dark Up 47.4 213.9 Up 08:29:06 - 08:59:06 -4486
Victoria 08:44:17 -63.7 Dark Up 48.3 208.7 Up 08:29:17 - 08:59:17 -4487
Manson/Chelan 08:44:07 -63.6 Dark Up 47.7 213.5 Up 08:29:07 - 08:59:07 -4507
Wenatchee 08:44:07 -64.1 Dark Up 48.2 213.6 Up 08:29:07 - 08:59:07 -4549
Ellensburg 08:44:07 -64.6 Dark Up 48.6 213.5 Up 08:29:07 - 08:59:07 -4586
Yakima 08:44:06 -65.0 Dark Up 48.9 213.7 Up 08:29:06 - 08:59:06 -4621
Toppenish/White Swan 08:44:06 -65.1 Dark Up 49.1 214.1 Up 08:29:06 - 08:59:06 -4638
PNWRO 08:44:01 -65.1 Dark Up 48.8 216.4 Up 08:29:01 - 08:59:01 -4653
The Dalles 08:44:07 -66.0 Dark Up 50.0 213.5 Up 08:29:07 - 08:59:07 -4713
Maupin 08:44:06 -66.4 Dark Up 50.3 213.9 Up 08:29:06 - 08:59:06 -4749
Sisters 08:44:06 -67.4 Dark Up 51.2 213.8 Up 08:29:06 - 08:59:06 -4831
Bend 08:44:05 -67.5 Dark Up 51.3 214.4 Up 08:29:05 - 08:59:05 -4849
Oregon Observatory 08:44:05 -67.7 Dark Up 51.5 214.3 Up 08:29:05 - 08:59:05 -4866
Dunrhomin 08:43:13 -62.9 Dark Up 45.4 237.5 Up 08:28:13 - 08:58:13 -4984
Chiloquin 08:44:04 -69.0 Dark Up 52.8 214.7 Up 08:29:04 - 08:59:04 -4989
Nikitin 08:43:12 -63.0 Dark Up 45.6 237.6 Up 08:28:12 - 08:58:12 -5001
CU-SBO 08:43:13 -63.1 Dark Up 45.6 237.6 Up 08:28:13 - 08:58:13 -5008
Klamath Falls 08:44:04 -69.3 Dark Up 53.0 215.0 Up 08:29:04 - 08:59:04 -5019
Cedarville 08:43:58 -69.5 Dark Up 52.9 217.9 Up 08:28:58 - 08:58:58 -5063
Fall River/Burney 08:44:01 -70.3 Dark Up 53.8 216.5 Up 08:29:01 - 08:59:01 -5122
Gimple 08:43:58 -71.0 Dark Up 54.3 218.1 Up 08:28:58 - 08:58:58 -5200
Greenville 08:43:58 -71.0 Dark Up 54.4 217.9 Up 08:28:58 - 08:58:58 -5200
Quincy 08:43:58 -71.2 Dark Up 54.5 218.1 Up 08:28:58 - 08:58:58 -5219
Portola 08:43:57 -71.1 Dark Up 54.4 218.9 Up 08:28:57 - 08:58:57 -5225
Reno 08:43:54 -71.1 Dark Up 54.3 220.1 Up 08:28:54 - 08:58:54 -5242
Carson City 08:43:54 -71.5 Dark Up 54.5 220.4 Up 08:28:54 - 08:58:54 -5275
Yerington 08:43:52 -71.4 Dark Up 54.4 221.5 Up 08:28:52 - 08:58:52 -5286
Gardnerville 08:43:53 -71.6 Dark Up 54.7 220.7 Up 08:28:53 - 08:58:53 -5298
Hawthorne 08:43:49 -71.5 Dark Up 54.4 222.7 Up 08:28:49 - 08:58:49 -5323
Lee Vining 08:43:50 -72.2 Dark Up 55.1 222.6 Up 08:28:50 - 08:58:50 -5382
Bishop 08:43:47 -72.4 Dark Up 55.2 224.2 Up 08:28:47 - 08:58:47 -5430
Beatty 08:43:41 -71.9 Dark Up 54.6 226.9 Up 08:28:41 - 08:58:41 -5453
Patrick 08:43:30 -71.3 Dark Up 53.8 232.2 Up 08:28:30 - 08:58:30 -5557
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:43:32 -71.9 Dark Up 54.4 231.6 Up 08:28:32 - 08:58:32 -5590
Lake Havasu City 08:43:30 -72.1 Dark Up 54.6 232.6 Up 08:28:30 - 08:58:30 -5652
George/Scottsdale 08:43:21 -70.9 Dark Up 53.5 236.5 Up 08:28:21 - 08:58:21 -5693
Wildwood 08:43:43 -75.0 Dark Up 57.6 227.4 Up 08:28:43 - 08:58:43 -5749
Idyllwild 08:43:37 -74.1 Dark Up 56.7 230.4 Up 08:28:37 - 08:58:37 -5758
Calipatria 08:43:32 -73.8 Dark Up 56.3 232.7 Up 08:28:32 - 08:58:32 -5803
Yuma 08:43:28 -73.4 Dark Up 55.9 234.3 Up 08:28:28 - 08:58:28 -5833

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 599752, (2029/01/04 08:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  4.84  63
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9  9.02  53
75 Ori         06:17:06.6 +09:56:31  5.4  1.29  58
PPM 122086     06:12:16.0 +10:20:00  7.5  0.41  59
PPM 150052     06:11:35.1 +09:37:43  9.1  0.32  59
599752         06:11:52.1 +09:56:14 16.7        59
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/24 04:48:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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