RECON: TNO occultation with 69986

Event between (69986) 98WW24 and star GA1020:02063070 with event index number of 1421551

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/01/28 08:50:50 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:38:01.3 +12:43:33
Equinox of date position of star is 06:39:23.8 +12:42:11
Stellar brightness G=14.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 159 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.2

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Object is 36.1 AU from the Sun and 35.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.7 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 470 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2710 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25594.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=131.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Diameter=53.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 69986, (2025/01/28 08:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:31.8 +07:24:35  0.4 11.81 148
Alhena         06:39:09.6 +16:22:33  1.9  3.67 161
30 Gem         06:45:24.1 +13:12:02  5.8  1.54 161
PPM 122797     06:39:57.5 +12:42:52  7.9  0.13 159
69986          06:39:25.9 +12:42:09 14.6       159
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 1.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:48:53 -51.5 Dark Down 31.4 248.7 Up 08:33:53 - 09:03:53 10867
Kamloops 08:49:18 -56.7 Dark Down 39.9 235.4 Up 08:34:18 - 09:04:18 10507
Kelowna 08:49:14 -57.3 Dark Down 39.9 236.9 Up 08:34:14 - 09:04:14 10463
Peachland 08:49:14 -57.5 Dark Down 40.1 236.7 Up 08:34:14 - 09:04:14 10449
Summerland 08:49:13 -57.6 Dark Down 40.2 236.9 Up 08:34:13 - 09:04:13 10440
Penticton 08:49:12 -57.6 Dark Down 40.1 237.0 Up 08:34:12 - 09:04:12 10436
Oliver 08:49:11 -58.0 Dark Down 40.3 237.3 Up 08:34:11 - 09:04:11 10410
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:49:11 -58.1 Dark Down 40.3 237.6 Up 08:34:11 - 09:04:11 10401
Okanogan 08:49:09 -58.8 Dark Down 40.8 237.8 Up 08:34:09 - 09:04:09 10347
Brewster 08:49:08 -59.1 Dark Down 41.0 237.8 Up 08:34:08 - 09:04:08 10322
Manson/Chelan 08:49:09 -59.3 Dark Down 41.4 237.6 Up 08:34:09 - 09:04:09 10299
Victoria 08:49:20 -59.2 Dark Down 42.8 233.6 Up 08:34:20 - 09:04:20 10288
Wenatchee 08:49:07 -59.8 Dark Down 41.7 237.7 Up 08:34:07 - 09:04:07 10258
Ellensburg 08:49:08 -60.3 Dark Down 42.1 237.8 Up 08:34:08 - 09:04:08 10222
Yakima 08:49:06 -60.7 Dark Down 42.3 238.1 Up 08:34:06 - 09:04:06 10189
Toppenish/White Swan 08:49:05 -60.8 Dark Down 42.3 238.4 Up 08:34:05 - 09:04:05 10175
PNWRO 08:49:00 -60.9 Dark Down 41.6 240.3 Up 08:34:00 - 09:04:00 10175
The Dalles 08:49:05 -61.7 Dark Down 43.2 238.2 Up 08:34:05 - 09:04:05 10097
Maupin 08:49:03 -62.1 Dark Down 43.3 238.7 Up 08:34:03 - 09:04:03 10065
Dunrhomin 08:48:09 -59.9 Dark Down 34.5 256.6 Up 08:33:09 - 09:03:09 9999
Nikitin 08:48:09 -60.0 Dark Down 34.6 256.7 Up 08:33:09 - 09:03:09 9983
Sisters 08:49:02 -63.1 Dark Down 44.1 238.9 Up 08:34:02 - 09:04:02 9983
CU-SBO 08:48:09 -60.1 Dark Down 34.7 256.7 Up 08:33:09 - 09:03:09 9976
Bend 08:49:01 -63.2 Dark Down 44.1 239.3 Up 08:34:01 - 09:04:01 9969
Oregon Observatory 08:49:01 -63.4 Dark Down 44.2 239.3 Up 08:34:01 - 09:04:01 9952
Chiloquin 08:48:58 -64.8 Dark Down 45.2 240.0 Up 08:33:58 - 09:03:58 9832
Klamath Falls 08:48:57 -65.1 Dark Down 45.3 240.4 Up 08:33:57 - 09:03:57 9805
Cedarville 08:48:50 -65.4 Dark Down 44.6 242.6 Up 08:33:50 - 09:03:50 9779
Fall River/Burney 08:48:52 -66.1 Dark Down 45.6 241.8 Up 08:33:52 - 09:03:52 9712
Gimple 08:48:49 -66.9 Dark Down 45.7 243.2 Up 08:33:49 - 09:03:49 9644
Greenville 08:48:49 -66.9 Dark Down 45.8 243.1 Up 08:33:49 - 09:03:49 9642
Quincy 08:48:48 -67.1 Dark Down 45.9 243.3 Up 08:33:48 - 09:03:48 9625
Portola 08:48:47 -67.1 Dark Down 45.6 243.8 Up 08:33:47 - 09:03:47 9624
Reno 08:48:43 -67.1 Dark Down 45.3 244.7 Up 08:33:43 - 09:03:43 9615
Carson City 08:48:43 -67.5 Dark Down 45.4 245.1 Up 08:33:43 - 09:03:43 9584
Yerington 08:48:42 -67.4 Dark Down 45.0 245.8 Up 08:33:42 - 09:03:42 9580
Gardnerville 08:48:42 -67.7 Dark Down 45.5 245.3 Up 08:33:42 - 09:03:42 9563
Hawthorne 08:48:38 -67.7 Dark Down 44.8 246.7 Up 08:33:38 - 09:03:38 9551
Lee Vining 08:48:37 -68.4 Dark Down 45.4 246.8 Up 08:33:37 - 09:03:37 9490
Bishop 08:48:35 -68.6 Dark Down 45.1 248.0 Up 08:33:35 - 09:03:35 9453
Beatty 08:48:29 -68.4 Dark Down 44.1 249.9 Up 08:33:29 - 09:03:29 9448
Patrick 08:48:16 -68.2 Dark Down 42.4 253.6 Up 08:33:16 - 09:03:16 9381
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:48:18 -68.7 Dark Down 43.0 253.2 Up 08:33:18 - 09:03:18 9342
Lake Havasu City 08:48:14 -69.1 Dark Down 43.0 254.0 Up 08:33:14 - 09:03:14 9287
George/Scottsdale 08:48:06 -68.2 Dark Down 41.3 256.5 Up 08:33:06 - 09:03:06 9275
Idyllwild 08:48:19 -71.0 Dark Down 45.1 252.8 Up 08:33:19 - 09:03:19 9161
Wildwood 08:48:26 -71.6 Dark Down 46.5 251.0 Up 08:33:26 - 09:03:26 9150
Calipatria 08:48:14 -70.8 Dark Down 44.3 254.3 Up 08:33:14 - 09:03:14 9132
Yuma 08:48:11 -70.6 Dark Down 43.7 255.4 Up 08:33:11 - 09:03:11 9113

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 69986, (2025/01/28 08:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 11.81 148
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  3.67 161
30 Gem         06:43:59.3 +13:13:40  5.8  1.54 161
PPM 122797     06:38:33.0 +12:44:18  7.9  0.13 159
69986          06:38:01.3 +12:43:33 14.6       159
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/12 03:42:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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