RECON: TNO occultation with 79983

Event between (79983) 99DF9 and star GA0800:04235738 with event index number of 2400733

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/03/31 09:46:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 12:29:05.9 -09:33:55
Equinox of date position of star is 12:30:20.9 -09:41:56
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 152 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

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Object is 40.9 AU from the Sun and 39.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 77 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1741 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28950.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=361.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.6 sec chord
Diameter=147.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 79983, (2025/03/31 09:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:31.6 -11:17:32  1.0 13.89 165
4Gam Crv       12:17:06.5 -17:40:55  2.6  8.60 150
21 Vir         12:35:05.1 -09:35:27  5.6  1.16 153
PPM 195560     12:31:57.0 -09:57:49  7.9  0.46 152
PPM 195531     12:30:02.1 -09:42:24  9.6  0.09 152
79983          12:30:24.2 -09:42:17 16.0       152
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 12.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=12.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:46:05 -24.4 Dark Down 18.5 224.5 Really Low 09:39:08 - 09:53:02 2278
Kamloops 09:46:33 -30.9 Dark Down 25.0 210.8 Low 09:39:36 - 09:53:30 2016
Kelowna 09:46:29 -31.3 Dark Down 25.4 211.9 Low 09:39:32 - 09:53:26 2001
Peachland 09:46:30 -31.5 Dark Down 25.6 211.6 Low 09:39:33 - 09:53:27 1991
Summerland 09:46:30 -31.6 Dark Down 25.7 211.7 Low 09:39:33 - 09:53:27 1987
Penticton 09:46:29 -31.6 Dark Down 25.7 211.8 Low 09:39:32 - 09:53:26 1986
Oliver 09:46:27 -31.9 Dark Down 26.0 211.9 Low 09:39:30 - 09:53:24 1972
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:46:27 -32.0 Dark Down 26.1 212.2 Low 09:39:30 - 09:53:24 1970
Okanogan 09:46:26 -32.6 Dark Down 26.7 212.1 Low 09:39:29 - 09:53:23 1938
Brewster 09:46:26 -32.9 Dark Down 27.0 212.0 Low 09:39:29 - 09:53:23 1923
Manson/Chelan 09:46:26 -33.2 Dark Down 27.4 211.6 Low 09:39:29 - 09:53:23 1907
Wenatchee 09:46:26 -33.7 Dark Down 27.8 211.6 Low 09:39:29 - 09:53:23 1884
Victoria 09:46:36 -33.7 Dark Down 27.9 208.1 Low 09:39:39 - 09:53:33 1872
Ellensburg 09:46:25 -34.1 Dark Down 28.3 211.5 Low 09:39:28 - 09:53:22 1861
PNWRO 09:46:18 -34.4 Dark Down 28.5 213.5 Low 09:39:21 - 09:53:15 1848
Yakima 09:46:24 -34.5 Dark Down 28.6 211.6 Low 09:39:27 - 09:53:21 1843
Toppenish/White Swan 09:46:23 -34.6 Dark Down 28.7 211.8 Low 09:39:26 - 09:53:20 1836
Dunrhomin 09:45:29 -32.2 Dark Down 26.3 228.6 Low 09:38:32 - 09:52:26 1799
Nikitin 09:45:28 -32.3 Dark Down 26.5 228.6 Low 09:38:31 - 09:52:25 1789
CU-SBO 09:45:28 -32.4 Dark Down 26.5 228.6 Low 09:38:31 - 09:52:25 1785
The Dalles 09:46:24 -35.6 Dark Down 29.7 211.2 Low 09:39:27 - 09:53:21 1784
Maupin 09:46:22 -35.9 Dark Down 30.0 211.4 Up 09:39:25 - 09:53:19 1767
Sisters 09:46:22 -36.8 Dark Down 30.9 211.2 Up 09:39:25 - 09:53:19 1715
Bend 09:46:21 -36.9 Dark Down 31.0 211.5 Up 09:39:24 - 09:53:18 1708
Oregon Observatory 09:46:20 -37.1 Dark Down 31.2 211.4 Up 09:39:23 - 09:53:17 1697
Chiloquin 09:46:19 -38.4 Dark Down 32.5 211.4 Up 09:39:22 - 09:53:16 1621
Klamath Falls 09:46:17 -38.7 Dark Down 32.8 211.6 Up 09:39:20 - 09:53:14 1605
Cedarville 09:46:12 -38.7 Dark Down 32.7 213.6 Up 09:39:15 - 09:53:09 1602
Fall River/Burney 09:46:14 -39.6 Dark Down 33.6 212.4 Up 09:39:17 - 09:53:11 1549
Gimple 09:46:10 -40.1 Dark Down 34.2 213.3 Up 09:39:13 - 09:53:07 1511
Greenville 09:46:10 -40.1 Dark Down 34.2 213.2 Up 09:39:13 - 09:53:07 1509
Portola 09:46:08 -40.2 Dark Down 34.3 213.8 Up 09:39:11 - 09:53:05 1501
Reno 09:46:06 -40.2 Dark Down 34.2 214.6 Up 09:39:09 - 09:53:03 1500
Quincy 09:46:10 -40.3 Dark Down 34.4 213.3 Up 09:39:13 - 09:53:07 1498
Yerington 09:46:03 -40.3 Dark Down 34.4 215.5 Up 09:39:06 - 09:53:00 1483
Carson City 09:46:05 -40.4 Dark Down 34.5 214.8 Up 09:39:08 - 09:53:02 1480
Gardnerville 09:46:04 -40.6 Dark Down 34.7 214.9 Up 09:39:07 - 09:53:01 1467
Hawthorne 09:46:01 -40.5 Dark Down 34.5 216.3 Up 09:39:04 - 09:52:58 1467
Lee Vining 09:46:00 -41.2 Dark Down 35.2 216.0 Up 09:39:03 - 09:52:57 1424
Beatty 09:45:50 -40.9 Dark Down 35.0 218.9 Up 09:38:53 - 09:52:47 1411
Bishop 09:45:57 -41.3 Dark Down 35.4 217.0 Up 09:39:00 - 09:52:54 1404
Patrick 09:45:39 -40.5 Dark Down 34.6 222.4 Up 09:38:42 - 09:52:36 1379
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:45:41 -41.0 Dark Down 35.2 221.9 Up 09:38:44 - 09:52:38 1349
Lake Havasu City 09:45:38 -41.4 Dark Down 35.5 222.4 Up 09:38:41 - 09:52:35 1312
George/Scottsdale 09:45:28 -40.5 Dark Down 34.7 225.2 Up 09:38:31 - 09:52:25 1312
Idyllwild 09:45:43 -43.3 Dark Down 37.4 220.4 Up 09:38:46 - 09:52:40 1215
Calipatria 09:45:38 -43.1 Dark Down 37.2 221.9 Up 09:38:41 - 09:52:35 1199
Wildwood 09:45:50 -44.0 Dark Down 38.1 218.2 Up 09:38:53 - 09:52:47 1196
Yuma 09:45:34 -42.9 Dark Down 37.0 223.0 Up 09:38:37 - 09:52:31 1190

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 79983, (2025/03/31 09:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 13.89 165
4Gam Crv       12:15:48.1 -17:32:30  2.6  8.60 150
21 Vir         12:33:46.6 -09:27:07  5.6  1.16 153
PPM 195560     12:30:38.5 -09:49:28  7.9  0.46 152
PPM 195531     12:28:43.8 -09:34:02  9.6  0.09 152
79983          12:29:05.9 -09:33:55 16.0       152
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/04 05:31:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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