RECON: TNO occultation with 69990

Event between (69990) 98WU31 and star GA1080:02144159 with event index number of 1429841

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/01/21 03:15:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:33:07.9 +18:44:59
Equinox of date position of star is 06:34:34.1 +18:43:47
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 106 degrees from the moon. Moon is 57% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.9

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Object is 36.7 AU from the Sun and 35.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 496 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2063 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25939.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=144.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Diameter=59.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 69990, (2025/01/21 03:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:31.7 +07:24:35  0.4 14.62 113
Alhena         06:39:09.5 +16:22:33  1.9  2.59 104
18Nu Gem       06:30:27.0 +20:11:38  4.1  1.76 107
PPM 122704     06:36:13.8 +18:19:49  8.4  0.55 105
PPM 122665     06:35:00.1 +18:33:32  9.0  0.19 105
69990          06:34:36.2 +18:43:45 16.7       105
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 1.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 32.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=2.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 03:18:13 -25.5 Dark Down 40.4 111.8 Up 03:03:13 - 03:33:13 6014
Sleaford 03:17:37 -34.3 Dark Down 47.4 128.5 Up 03:02:37 - 03:32:37 5991
Kelowna 03:18:13 -26.1 Dark Down 41.2 112.0 Up 03:03:13 - 03:33:13 5928
Peachland 03:18:14 -25.9 Dark Down 41.1 111.7 Up 03:03:14 - 03:33:14 5922
Summerland 03:18:14 -26.0 Dark Down 41.2 111.6 Up 03:03:14 - 03:33:14 5907
Penticton 03:18:14 -26.0 Dark Down 41.3 111.7 Up 03:03:14 - 03:33:14 5900
Oliver 03:18:15 -26.0 Dark Down 41.4 111.4 Up 03:03:15 - 03:33:15 5867
Victoria 03:18:25 -23.5 Dark Down 39.2 107.3 Up 03:03:25 - 03:33:25 5860
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:18:14 -26.2 Dark Down 41.6 111.4 Up 03:03:14 - 03:33:14 5849
Okanogan 03:18:16 -26.0 Dark Down 41.7 110.7 Up 03:03:16 - 03:33:16 5792
Brewster 03:18:17 -25.9 Dark Down 41.6 110.3 Up 03:03:17 - 03:33:17 5770
Manson/Chelan 03:18:19 -25.6 Dark Down 41.5 109.8 Up 03:03:19 - 03:33:19 5755
Wenatchee 03:18:21 -25.5 Dark Down 41.5 109.2 Up 03:03:21 - 03:33:21 5713
Ellensburg 03:18:22 -25.3 Dark Down 41.5 108.7 Up 03:03:22 - 03:33:22 5678
Yakima 03:18:22 -25.3 Dark Down 41.7 108.3 Up 03:03:22 - 03:33:22 5640
Toppenish/White Swan 03:18:23 -25.4 Dark Down 41.8 108.3 Up 03:03:23 - 03:33:23 5617
PNWRO 03:18:21 -26.4 Dark Down 42.9 109.4 Up 03:03:21 - 03:33:21 5561
The Dalles 03:18:26 -24.8 Dark Down 41.6 106.9 Up 03:03:26 - 03:33:26 5555
Maupin 03:18:27 -24.9 Dark Down 41.8 106.7 Up 03:03:27 - 03:33:27 5514
Sisters 03:18:30 -24.5 Dark Down 41.7 105.5 Up 03:03:30 - 03:33:30 5437
Bend 03:18:30 -24.6 Dark Down 41.9 105.5 Up 03:03:30 - 03:33:30 5410
Oregon Observatory 03:18:31 -24.5 Dark Down 41.9 105.3 Up 03:03:31 - 03:33:31 5396
Chiloquin 03:18:35 -24.1 Dark Down 41.9 103.8 Up 03:03:35 - 03:33:35 5274
Klamath Falls 03:18:36 -24.2 Dark Down 42.1 103.5 Up 03:03:36 - 03:33:36 5240
Cedarville 03:18:33 -25.3 Dark Down 43.4 104.2 Up 03:03:33 - 03:33:33 5146
Fall River/Burney 03:18:36 -24.3 Dark Down 42.6 102.8 Up 03:03:36 - 03:33:36 5118
Greenville 03:18:38 -24.6 Dark Down 43.1 102.4 Up 03:03:38 - 03:33:38 5020
Gimple 03:18:37 -24.6 Dark Down 43.2 102.4 Up 03:03:37 - 03:33:37 5019
Quincy 03:18:38 -24.6 Dark Down 43.2 102.2 Up 03:03:38 - 03:33:38 5000
Portola 03:18:37 -24.9 Dark Down 43.6 102.4 Up 03:03:37 - 03:33:37 4980
Reno 03:18:36 -25.4 Dark Down 44.1 102.7 Up 03:03:36 - 03:33:36 4943
Carson City 03:18:37 -25.4 Dark Down 44.2 102.4 Up 03:03:37 - 03:33:37 4907
Gardnerville 03:18:37 -25.4 Dark Down 44.3 102.2 Up 03:03:37 - 03:33:37 4881
Yerington 03:18:35 -25.8 Dark Down 44.7 102.7 Up 03:03:35 - 03:33:35 4877
Dunrhomin 03:17:53 -36.5 Dark Down 54.3 117.2 Up 03:02:53 - 03:32:53 4832
Hawthorne 03:18:35 -26.2 Dark Down 45.2 102.7 Up 03:03:35 - 03:33:35 4822
Nikitin 03:17:53 -36.5 Dark Down 54.4 116.9 Up 03:02:53 - 03:32:53 4813
CU-SBO 03:17:54 -36.4 Dark Down 54.4 116.8 Up 03:02:54 - 03:32:54 4807
Lee Vining 03:18:38 -25.8 Dark Down 45.0 101.7 Up 03:03:38 - 03:33:38 4773
Bishop 03:18:36 -26.3 Dark Down 45.7 101.7 Up 03:03:36 - 03:33:36 4700
Beatty 03:18:33 -27.5 Dark Down 47.0 102.5 Up 03:03:33 - 03:33:33 4628
Patrick 03:18:26 -29.7 Dark Down 49.6 103.1 Up 03:03:26 - 03:33:26 4432
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:18:29 -29.1 Dark Down 49.1 102.3 Up 03:03:29 - 03:33:29 4416
Wildwood 03:18:42 -25.8 Dark Down 46.1 98.2 Up 03:03:42 - 03:33:42 4366
Lake Havasu City 03:18:29 -29.3 Dark Down 49.5 101.7 Up 03:03:29 - 03:33:29 4342
Idyllwild 03:18:37 -27.3 Dark Down 47.7 99.2 Up 03:03:37 - 03:33:37 4299
George/Scottsdale 03:18:23 -31.2 Dark Down 51.6 102.7 Up 03:03:23 - 03:33:23 4227
Calipatria 03:18:35 -28.2 Dark Down 48.7 99.3 Up 03:03:35 - 03:33:35 4216
Yuma 03:18:33 -28.9 Dark Down 49.5 99.4 Up 03:03:33 - 03:33:33 4157

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 69990, (2025/01/21 03:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 14.62 113
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  2.59 104
18Nu Gem       06:28:57.8 +20:12:43  4.1  1.76 107
PPM 122704     06:34:45.8 +18:21:06  8.4  0.55 105
PPM 122665     06:33:31.9 +18:34:47  9.0  0.19 105
69990          06:33:07.9 +18:44:59 16.7       105
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/12 03:42:21 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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