RECON: TNO occultation with 612952

Event between (612952) 05EZ300 and star GA0660:06348528 with event index number of 2819734

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/01/04 13:52:06 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:29:10.8 -22:07:31
Equinox of date position of star is 14:30:30.6 -22:13:44
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 67 degrees from the moon. Moon is 82% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.7

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Object is 30.8 AU from the Sun and 31.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 274 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3764 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22670.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=182.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.0 sec chord
Diameter=74.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612952, (2029/01/04 13:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:43.6 -11:18:42  1.0 18.82  49
5The Cen       14:08:24.3 -36:30:38  2.1 15.06  67
PPM 262884     14:26:28.4 -24:56:11  5.3  2.86  67
PPM 262988     14:30:12.2 -22:07:21  8.5  0.20  67
PPM 262994     14:30:23.0 -22:14:05  9.5  0.10  67
612952         14:30:49.7 -22:15:13 16.3        67
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 3.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.5 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=1.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 13:49:03 -11.8 NT Up 15.1 169.0 Really Low 13:34:03 - 14:04:03 1278
Dunrhomin 13:49:09 -6.7 NT Up 26.8 168.9 Low 13:34:09 - 14:04:09 793
Nikitin 13:49:09 -6.6 NT Up 27.0 168.8 Low 13:34:09 - 14:04:09 783
CU-SBO 13:49:09 -6.6 NT Up 27.1 168.7 Low 13:34:09 - 14:04:09 775
Kamloops 13:48:25 -20.1 Dark Up 13.6 155.2 Really Low 13:33:25 - 14:03:25 632
Kelowna 13:48:27 -19.4 Dark Up 14.6 156.0 Really Low 13:33:27 - 14:03:27 629
Peachland 13:48:26 -19.6 Dark Up 14.6 155.7 Really Low 13:33:26 - 14:03:26 610
Penticton 13:48:27 -19.4 Dark Up 14.9 155.8 Really Low 13:33:27 - 14:03:27 608
Summerland 13:48:26 -19.5 Dark Up 14.8 155.7 Really Low 13:33:26 - 14:03:26 607
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 13:48:27 -19.1 Dark Up 15.4 155.9 Really Low 13:33:27 - 14:03:27 590
Oliver 13:48:26 -19.3 Dark Up 15.2 155.8 Really Low 13:33:26 - 14:03:26 590
Okanogan 13:48:26 -19.1 Dark Up 16.0 155.7 Really Low 13:33:26 - 14:03:26 546
Brewster 13:48:25 -19.2 Dark Up 16.1 155.4 Really Low 13:33:25 - 14:03:25 523
Manson/Chelan 13:48:24 -19.4 Dark Up 16.2 155.1 Really Low 13:33:24 - 14:03:24 495
Wenatchee 13:48:23 -19.4 Dark Up 16.6 154.9 Really Low 13:33:23 - 14:03:23 462
PNWRO 13:48:27 -18.1 Dark Up 18.3 156.0 Really Low 13:33:27 - 14:03:27 450
Ellensburg 13:48:22 -19.5 Dark Up 16.9 154.6 Really Low 13:33:22 - 14:03:22 429
Yakima 13:48:22 -19.4 Dark Up 17.3 154.5 Really Low 13:33:22 - 14:03:22 406
Toppenish/White Swan 13:48:22 -19.2 Dark Up 17.5 154.7 Really Low 13:33:22 - 14:03:22 402
Victoria 13:48:16 -21.7 Dark Up 14.7 152.2 Really Low 13:33:16 - 14:03:16 385
The Dalles 13:48:20 -19.6 Dark Up 18.0 153.8 Really Low 13:33:20 - 14:03:20 320
Maupin 13:48:21 -19.4 Dark Up 18.4 153.8 Really Low 13:33:21 - 14:03:21 301
Sisters 13:48:19 -19.6 Dark Up 19.0 153.3 Really Low 13:33:19 - 14:03:19 227
Bend 13:48:19 -19.4 Dark Up 19.3 153.5 Really Low 13:33:19 - 14:03:19 225
Oregon Observatory 13:48:19 -19.4 Dark Up 19.4 153.3 Really Low 13:33:19 - 14:03:19 209
Cedarville 13:48:22 -17.9 AT Up 22.0 154.1 Low 13:33:22 - 14:03:22 129
Chiloquin 13:48:17 -19.4 Dark Up 20.5 152.7 Low 13:33:17 - 14:03:17 108
Klamath Falls 13:48:18 -19.3 Dark Up 20.8 152.7 Low 13:33:18 - 14:03:18 91
Patrick 13:48:43 -11.3 NT Up 29.6 159.2 Low 13:33:43 - 14:03:43 73
George/Scottsdale 13:48:51 -9.2 NT Up 31.7 160.9 Up 13:33:51 - 14:03:51 73
Fall River/Burney 13:48:19 -18.7 Dark Up 22.0 152.9 Low 13:33:19 - 14:03:19 37
Reno 13:48:23 -17.1 AT Up 23.9 154.1 Low 13:33:23 - 14:03:23 23
Yerington 13:48:25 -16.5 AT Up 24.6 154.6 Low 13:33:25 - 14:03:25 22
Hawthorne 13:48:27 -16.0 AT Up 25.2 155.0 Low 13:33:27 - 14:03:27 20
Laughlin/Bullhead City 13:48:41 -11.8 NT Up 29.6 158.4 Low 13:33:41 - 14:03:41 19
Beatty 13:48:33 -14.1 AT Up 27.3 156.5 Low 13:33:33 - 14:03:33 14
Gimple 13:48:20 -18.1 Dark Up 23.0 153.2 Low 13:33:20 - 14:03:20 7
Portola 13:48:21 -17.7 AT Up 23.4 153.5 Low 13:33:21 - 14:03:21 6
Greenville 13:48:20 -18.2 Dark Up 22.9 153.1 Low 13:33:20 - 14:03:20 2
Carson City 13:48:23 -17.0 AT Up 24.2 154.0 Low 13:33:23 - 14:03:23 1
Quincy 13:48:20 -18.1 Dark Up 23.1 153.1 Low 13:33:20 - 14:03:20 -10
Lake Havasu City 13:48:42 -11.4 NT Up 30.3 158.5 Up 13:33:42 - 14:03:42 -10
Gardnerville 13:48:23 -16.9 AT Up 24.4 154.0 Low 13:33:23 - 14:03:23 -12
Lee Vining 13:48:25 -16.2 AT Up 25.5 154.4 Low 13:33:25 - 14:03:25 -41
Bishop 13:48:28 -15.5 AT Up 26.3 155.0 Low 13:33:28 - 14:03:28 -42
Yuma 13:48:42 -11.0 NT Up 31.9 157.8 Up 13:33:42 - 14:03:42 -146
Calipatria 13:48:39 -11.9 NT Up 31.2 156.9 Up 13:33:39 - 14:03:39 -167
Idyllwild 13:48:34 -13.0 AT Up 30.2 155.9 Up 13:33:34 - 14:03:34 -191
Wildwood 13:48:28 -14.6 AT Up 29.2 154.1 Low 13:33:28 - 14:03:28 -271

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 612952, (2029/01/04 13:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 18.82  49
5The Cen       14:06:39.9 -36:22:24  2.1 15.06  67
PPM 262884     14:24:48.5 -24:48:23  5.3  2.86  67
PPM 262988     14:28:33.4 -21:59:38  8.5  0.20  67
PPM 262994     14:28:44.2 -22:06:23  9.5  0.10  67
612952         14:29:10.8 -22:07:31 16.3        67
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/06/03 02:51:21 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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