RECON: TNO occultation with 602572

Event between (602572) 14MD70 and star GA0800:00030139 with event index number of 2733565

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/11/07 07:25:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 00:19:49.9 -08:03:37
Equinox of date position of star is 00:21:02.8 -07:55:42
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 102 degrees from the moon. Moon is 77% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9

[RECON map]
Object is 37.1 AU from the Sun and 36.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 288 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3194 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26405.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=233.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.1 sec chord
Diameter=95.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 602572, (2028/11/07 07:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:14.1 -29:28:06  1.2 28.92 126
Diphda         00:45:02.1 -17:49:44  2.0 11.49 100
PPM 182013     00:15:56.1 -07:37:13  4.5  1.36 103
PPM 182101     00:20:10.8 -07:53:38  6.9  0.28 102
PPM 182135     00:22:10.6 -07:55:33  9.6  0.22 102
602572         00:21:18.2 -07:54:01 16.9       101
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 3.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=2.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:22:22 -55.5 Dark Up 25.0 215.7 Low 07:07:22 - 07:37:22 9023
Kelowna 07:22:18 -56.4 Dark Up 25.3 216.8 Low 07:07:18 - 07:37:18 8955
Peachland 07:22:19 -56.4 Dark Up 25.5 216.5 Low 07:07:19 - 07:37:19 8952
Summerland 07:22:18 -56.6 Dark Up 25.6 216.7 Low 07:07:18 - 07:37:18 8940
Penticton 07:22:17 -56.7 Dark Up 25.6 216.8 Low 07:07:17 - 07:37:17 8934
Victoria 07:22:29 -57.2 Dark Up 27.8 213.2 Low 07:07:29 - 07:37:29 8924
Oliver 07:22:16 -57.0 Dark Up 25.9 216.9 Low 07:07:16 - 07:37:16 8910
Sleaford 07:21:41 -53.7 Dark Up 17.9 229.1 Really Low 07:06:41 - 07:36:41 8905
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:22:15 -57.2 Dark Up 25.9 217.1 Low 07:07:15 - 07:37:15 8896
Okanogan 07:22:16 -57.8 Dark Up 26.5 217.1 Low 07:07:16 - 07:37:16 8854
Brewster 07:22:15 -58.1 Dark Up 26.8 217.0 Low 07:07:15 - 07:37:15 8838
Manson/Chelan 07:22:16 -58.2 Dark Up 27.1 216.7 Low 07:07:16 - 07:37:16 8829
Wenatchee 07:22:16 -58.7 Dark Up 27.6 216.7 Low 07:07:16 - 07:37:16 8798
Ellensburg 07:22:17 -59.1 Dark Up 28.0 216.6 Low 07:07:17 - 07:37:17 8772
Yakima 07:22:14 -59.5 Dark Up 28.3 216.7 Low 07:07:14 - 07:37:14 8743
Toppenish/White Swan 07:22:14 -59.7 Dark Up 28.4 216.9 Low 07:07:14 - 07:37:14 8724
The Dalles 07:22:16 -60.3 Dark Up 29.4 216.4 Low 07:07:16 - 07:37:16 8680
PNWRO 07:22:08 -60.2 Dark Up 28.1 218.5 Low 07:07:08 - 07:37:08 8673
Maupin 07:22:14 -60.8 Dark Up 29.7 216.6 Low 07:07:14 - 07:37:14 8648
Sisters 07:22:16 -61.5 Dark Up 30.6 216.4 Up 07:07:16 - 07:37:16 8591
Bend 07:22:14 -61.8 Dark Up 30.7 216.7 Up 07:07:14 - 07:37:14 8569
Oregon Observatory 07:22:14 -62.0 Dark Up 30.9 216.7 Up 07:07:14 - 07:37:14 8558
Chiloquin 07:22:13 -63.2 Dark Up 32.1 216.7 Up 07:07:13 - 07:37:13 8464
Klamath Falls 07:22:12 -63.5 Dark Up 32.4 216.9 Up 07:07:12 - 07:37:12 8436
Cedarville 07:22:05 -64.5 Dark Up 32.2 218.8 Up 07:07:05 - 07:37:05 8353
Fall River/Burney 07:22:10 -64.7 Dark Up 33.1 217.8 Up 07:07:10 - 07:37:10 8336
Greenville 07:22:07 -65.7 Dark Up 33.6 218.6 Up 07:07:07 - 07:37:07 8256
Gimple 07:22:07 -65.7 Dark Up 33.6 218.7 Up 07:07:07 - 07:37:07 8254
Quincy 07:22:06 -65.9 Dark Up 33.8 218.7 Up 07:07:06 - 07:37:06 8239
Portola 07:22:04 -66.1 Dark Up 33.7 219.2 Up 07:07:04 - 07:37:04 8221
Reno 07:22:00 -66.5 Dark Up 33.6 220.0 Up 07:07:00 - 07:37:00 8187
Carson City 07:22:01 -66.8 Dark Up 33.8 220.2 Up 07:07:01 - 07:37:01 8157
Gardnerville 07:22:00 -67.1 Dark Up 34.0 220.3 Up 07:07:00 - 07:37:00 8136
Yerington 07:21:57 -67.1 Dark Up 33.7 220.9 Up 07:06:57 - 07:36:57 8130
Hawthorne 07:21:54 -67.6 Dark Up 33.7 221.6 Up 07:06:54 - 07:36:54 8081
Lee Vining 07:21:56 -68.1 Dark Up 34.4 221.4 Up 07:06:56 - 07:36:56 8044
Dunrhomin 07:21:07 -64.9 Dark Up 25.0 233.3 Low 07:06:07 - 07:36:07 7980
Bishop 07:21:52 -68.8 Dark Up 34.5 222.4 Up 07:06:52 - 07:36:52 7979
Nikitin 07:21:06 -65.1 Dark Up 25.2 233.3 Low 07:06:06 - 07:36:06 7965
CU-SBO 07:21:07 -65.2 Dark Up 25.2 233.3 Low 07:06:07 - 07:36:07 7961
Beatty 07:21:44 -69.5 Dark Up 34.0 224.2 Up 07:06:44 - 07:36:44 7909
Patrick 07:21:29 -71.0 Dark Up 33.3 227.6 Up 07:06:29 - 07:36:29 7724
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:21:32 -71.3 Dark Up 33.9 227.1 Up 07:06:32 - 07:36:32 7716
Wildwood 07:21:48 -72.0 Dark Up 37.0 223.8 Up 07:06:48 - 07:36:48 7700
Lake Havasu City 07:21:30 -72.0 Dark Up 34.2 227.7 Up 07:06:30 - 07:36:30 7651
Idyllwild 07:21:39 -72.6 Dark Up 36.2 225.8 Up 07:06:39 - 07:36:39 7631
Calipatria 07:21:34 -73.3 Dark Up 35.9 227.3 Up 07:06:34 - 07:36:34 7552
George/Scottsdale 07:21:19 -72.6 Dark Up 33.2 230.3 Up 07:06:19 - 07:36:19 7533
Yuma 07:21:30 -73.8 Dark Up 35.6 228.3 Up 07:06:30 - 07:36:30 7495

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 602572, (2028/11/07 07:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 28.92 126
Diphda         00:43:35.7 -17:59:11  2.0 11.49 100
PPM 182013     00:14:27.7 -07:46:50  4.5  1.36 103
PPM 182101     00:18:42.5 -08:03:14  6.9  0.28 102
PPM 182135     00:20:42.4 -08:05:09  9.6  0.22 102
602572         00:19:49.9 -08:03:37 16.9       102
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/28 01:03:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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