RECON: TNO occultation with 601690

Event between (601690) 13KZ18 and star GA1380:00754904 with event index number of 2733467

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/12/03 09:40:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 01:32:01.6 +49:47:10
Equinox of date position of star is 01:33:29.2 +49:54:26
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 55 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.5

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Object is 22.4 AU from the Sun and 21.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 123 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3123 km.
The sky-plane scale is 15748.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=100.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Diameter=41.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 601690, (2028/12/03 09:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:25.1 +45:23:06  1.3 47.30 100
57Gam1And      02:05:41.3 +42:28:02  2.3  9.27  49
51 And         01:39:47.1 +48:46:26  3.6  1.51  54
PPM 044058     01:31:52.9 +50:05:27  8.5  0.35  55
PPM 044137     01:35:44.7 +49:50:25  9.2  0.33  55
PPM 044120     01:35:11.0 +49:49:17 10.9  0.25  55
601690         01:33:48.6 +49:56:03 14.9        55
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 27.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=18.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:36:25 -46.8 Dark Up 38.1 304.9 Up 09:25:42 - 09:47:08 2191
Kamloops 09:36:57 -54.9 Dark Up 44.9 299.0 Up 09:26:14 - 09:47:40 1715
Kelowna 09:36:55 -55.0 Dark Up 44.0 300.1 Up 09:26:12 - 09:47:38 1645
Peachland 09:36:56 -55.2 Dark Up 44.1 300.0 Up 09:26:13 - 09:47:39 1629
Summerland 09:36:55 -55.3 Dark Up 44.0 300.2 Up 09:26:12 - 09:47:38 1615
Penticton 09:36:55 -55.3 Dark Up 43.9 300.3 Up 09:26:12 - 09:47:38 1610
Oliver 09:36:55 -55.5 Dark Up 43.7 300.6 Up 09:26:12 - 09:47:38 1573
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:36:55 -55.5 Dark Up 43.5 300.8 Up 09:26:12 - 09:47:38 1559
Okanogan 09:36:55 -56.1 Dark Up 43.3 301.3 Up 09:26:12 - 09:47:38 1489
Brewster 09:36:56 -56.3 Dark Up 43.3 301.4 Up 09:26:13 - 09:47:39 1457
Victoria 09:37:06 -57.8 Dark Up 45.6 299.5 Up 09:26:23 - 09:47:49 1446
Manson/Chelan 09:36:57 -56.7 Dark Up 43.4 301.4 Up 09:26:14 - 09:47:40 1429
Wenatchee 09:36:58 -57.1 Dark Up 43.3 301.7 Up 09:26:15 - 09:47:41 1378
Ellensburg 09:36:58 -57.4 Dark Up 43.2 302.0 Up 09:26:15 - 09:47:41 1332
Yakima 09:36:58 -57.7 Dark Up 43.0 302.3 Up 09:26:15 - 09:47:41 1290
Toppenish/White Swan 09:36:58 -57.8 Dark Up 42.7 302.5 Up 09:26:15 - 09:47:41 1271
PNWRO 09:36:54 -57.2 Dark Up 41.7 303.4 Up 09:26:11 - 09:47:37 1260
The Dalles 09:37:00 -58.7 Dark Up 42.8 302.8 Up 09:26:17 - 09:47:43 1178
Maupin 09:37:00 -58.9 Dark Up 42.5 303.2 Up 09:26:17 - 09:47:43 1137
Dunrhomin 09:36:18 -50.7 Dark Up 30.3 311.6 Up 09:25:35 - 09:47:01 1093
Nikitin 09:36:18 -50.8 Dark Up 30.2 311.7 Up 09:25:35 - 09:47:01 1075
CU-SBO 09:36:19 -50.8 Dark Up 30.2 311.7 Up 09:25:36 - 09:47:02 1067
Sisters 09:37:02 -59.7 Dark Up 42.3 303.7 Up 09:26:19 - 09:47:45 1039
Bend 09:37:01 -59.7 Dark Up 42.0 304.0 Up 09:26:18 - 09:47:44 1020
Oregon Observatory 09:37:02 -59.9 Dark Up 42.0 304.0 Up 09:26:19 - 09:47:45 1000
Chiloquin 09:37:04 -60.9 Dark Up 41.5 304.9 Up 09:26:21 - 09:47:47 861
Klamath Falls 09:37:03 -61.1 Dark Up 41.2 305.2 Up 09:26:20 - 09:47:46 828
Cedarville 09:36:59 -60.5 Dark Up 39.9 306.1 Up 09:26:16 - 09:47:42 788
Fall River/Burney 09:37:03 -61.5 Dark Up 40.3 306.1 Up 09:26:20 - 09:47:46 718
Gimple 09:37:02 -61.7 Dark Up 39.5 306.8 Up 09:26:19 - 09:47:45 639
Greenville 09:37:02 -61.7 Dark Up 39.5 306.8 Up 09:26:19 - 09:47:45 637
Quincy 09:37:02 -61.8 Dark Up 39.4 307.0 Up 09:26:19 - 09:47:45 618
Portola 09:37:01 -61.6 Dark Up 39.0 307.2 Up 09:26:18 - 09:47:44 614
Reno 09:36:59 -61.3 Dark Up 38.5 307.5 Up 09:26:16 - 09:47:42 601
Carson City 09:36:59 -61.4 Dark Up 38.2 307.7 Up 09:26:16 - 09:47:42 567
Yerington 09:36:58 -61.1 Dark Up 37.7 308.0 Up 09:26:15 - 09:47:41 561
Gardnerville 09:36:59 -61.5 Dark Up 38.1 307.9 Up 09:26:16 - 09:47:42 544
Hawthorne 09:36:56 -60.9 Dark Up 37.1 308.4 Up 09:26:13 - 09:47:39 528
Lee Vining 09:36:58 -61.5 Dark Up 37.1 308.6 Up 09:26:15 - 09:47:41 463
Bishop 09:36:56 -61.3 Dark Up 36.2 309.2 Up 09:26:13 - 09:47:39 423
Beatty 09:36:52 -60.3 Dark Up 35.0 309.8 Up 09:26:09 - 09:47:35 418
Patrick 09:36:44 -58.5 Dark Up 32.2 311.3 Up 09:26:01 - 09:47:27 358
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:36:46 -59.2 Dark Up 32.5 311.2 Up 09:26:03 - 09:47:29 316
George/Scottsdale 09:36:39 -57.3 Dark Up 29.9 312.5 Low 09:25:56 - 09:47:22 268
Lake Havasu City 09:36:46 -59.1 Dark Up 31.9 311.6 Up 09:26:03 - 09:47:29 262
Idyllwild 09:36:54 -61.2 Dark Up 32.9 311.4 Up 09:26:11 - 09:47:37 128
Wildwood 09:37:00 -62.6 Dark Up 34.3 310.9 Up 09:26:17 - 09:47:43 115
Calipatria 09:36:51 -60.4 Dark Up 31.7 312.0 Up 09:26:08 - 09:47:34 105
Yuma 09:36:48 -59.8 Dark Up 30.9 312.3 Up 09:26:05 - 09:47:31 92

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 601690, (2028/12/03 09:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 47.30 100
57Gam1And      02:03:54.1 +42:19:46  2.3  9.27  49
51 And         01:37:59.7 +48:37:39  3.6  1.51  54
PPM 044058     01:30:06.1 +49:56:32  8.5  0.35  55
PPM 044137     01:33:57.3 +49:41:34  9.2  0.33  55
PPM 044120     01:33:23.8 +49:40:25 10.9  0.25  55
601690         01:32:01.6 +49:47:10 14.9        55
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/09/04 01:06:26 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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