RECON: TNO occultation with 82157

Event between (82157) 01FM185 and star GA0840:04294847 with event index number of 1860486

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/03/15 06:06:08 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:32:22.9 -05:00:30
Equinox of date position of star is 13:33:39.3 -05:08:00
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 31 degrees from the moon. Moon is 77% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9

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Object is 37.4 AU from the Sun and 36.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 207 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3226 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26508.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=233.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.0 sec chord
Diameter=95.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 82157, (2028/03/15 06:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:41.0 -11:18:27  1.0  6.41  29
80 Vir         13:36:59.5 -05:32:21  5.7  0.87  30
PPM 196597     13:33:20.5 -06:09:34  8.0  1.01  30
PPM 196619     13:34:36.2 -05:07:28  9.7  0.19  30
82157          13:33:51.0 -05:09:09 16.9        30
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 4.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.2 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=16.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:09:48 -38.1 Dark Down 22.2 132.6 Low 05:54:48 - 06:24:48 -1309
Kamloops 06:10:16 -35.1 Dark Down 15.8 119.2 Really Low 05:55:16 - 06:25:16 -1762
Kelowna 06:10:16 -36.0 Dark Down 16.7 119.7 Really Low 05:55:16 - 06:25:16 -1817
Peachland 06:10:17 -36.0 Dark Down 16.5 119.5 Really Low 05:55:17 - 06:25:17 -1834
Summerland 06:10:17 -36.2 Dark Down 16.7 119.5 Really Low 05:55:17 - 06:25:17 -1845
Penticton 06:10:17 -36.3 Dark Down 16.8 119.6 Really Low 05:55:17 - 06:25:17 -1849
Oliver 06:10:17 -36.6 Dark Down 16.9 119.5 Really Low 05:55:17 - 06:25:17 -1881
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:10:17 -36.8 Dark Down 17.1 119.6 Really Low 05:55:17 - 06:25:17 -1892
Okanogan 06:10:19 -37.2 Dark Down 17.3 119.3 Really Low 05:55:19 - 06:25:19 -1957
Brewster 06:10:21 -37.3 Dark Down 17.3 119.0 Really Low 05:55:21 - 06:25:21 -1987
Manson/Chelan 06:10:22 -37.3 Dark Down 17.2 118.6 Really Low 05:55:22 - 06:25:22 -2014
Victoria 06:10:25 -35.5 Dark Down 15.0 116.1 Really Low 05:55:25 - 06:25:25 -2024
Wenatchee 06:10:22 -37.6 Dark Down 17.4 118.4 Really Low 05:55:22 - 06:25:22 -2062
Ellensburg 06:10:23 -37.9 Dark Down 17.4 118.1 Really Low 05:55:23 - 06:25:23 -2106
Yakima 06:10:24 -38.2 Dark Down 17.6 118.0 Really Low 05:55:24 - 06:25:24 -2145
Toppenish/White Swan 06:10:23 -38.4 Dark Down 17.8 118.0 Really Low 05:55:23 - 06:25:23 -2161
PNWRO 06:10:21 -39.3 Dark Down 18.9 119.2 Really Low 05:55:21 - 06:25:21 -2162
The Dalles 06:10:26 -38.7 Dark Down 17.7 117.2 Really Low 05:55:26 - 06:25:26 -2253
Maupin 06:10:26 -39.0 Dark Down 18.0 117.1 Really Low 05:55:26 - 06:25:26 -2291
Dunrhomin 06:09:58 -49.4 Dark Up 30.3 128.9 Up 05:54:58 - 06:24:58 -2325
Nikitin 06:09:58 -49.5 Dark Up 30.4 128.8 Up 05:54:58 - 06:24:58 -2343
CU-SBO 06:09:58 -49.6 Dark Up 30.4 128.7 Up 05:54:58 - 06:24:58 -2351
Sisters 06:10:30 -39.5 Dark Down 18.0 116.5 Really Low 05:55:30 - 06:25:30 -2387
Bend 06:10:28 -39.8 Dark Down 18.3 116.6 Really Low 05:55:28 - 06:25:28 -2403
Oregon Observatory 06:10:29 -39.8 Dark Down 18.3 116.5 Really Low 05:55:29 - 06:25:29 -2423
Chiloquin 06:10:31 -40.6 Dark Down 18.6 115.8 Really Low 05:55:31 - 06:25:31 -2561
Klamath Falls 06:10:32 -40.9 Dark Down 18.8 115.7 Really Low 05:55:32 - 06:25:32 -2593
Cedarville 06:10:29 -42.2 Dark Down 20.2 116.8 Low 05:55:29 - 06:25:29 -2623
Fall River/Burney 06:10:32 -41.9 Dark Down 19.6 115.6 Really Low 05:55:32 - 06:25:32 -2700
Gimple 06:10:32 -42.9 Dark Down 20.4 115.8 Low 05:55:32 - 06:25:32 -2777
Greenville 06:10:32 -42.8 Dark Down 20.3 115.7 Low 05:55:32 - 06:25:32 -2779
Quincy 06:10:32 -43.0 Dark Down 20.4 115.6 Low 05:55:32 - 06:25:32 -2799
Portola 06:10:32 -43.3 Dark Down 20.8 116.0 Low 05:55:32 - 06:25:32 -2800
Reno 06:10:30 -43.8 Dark Down 21.3 116.4 Low 05:55:30 - 06:25:30 -2810
Carson City 06:10:31 -44.1 Dark Down 21.5 116.2 Low 05:55:31 - 06:25:31 -2845
Yerington 06:10:30 -44.6 Dark Down 22.0 116.7 Low 05:55:30 - 06:25:30 -2848
Gardnerville 06:10:31 -44.3 Dark Down 21.6 116.2 Low 05:55:31 - 06:25:31 -2868
Hawthorne 06:10:29 -45.2 Dark Down 22.6 116.9 Low 05:55:29 - 06:25:29 -2880
Lee Vining 06:10:31 -45.4 Dark Down 22.5 116.3 Low 05:55:31 - 06:25:31 -2949
Bishop 06:10:30 -46.2 Dark Down 23.3 116.6 Low 05:55:30 - 06:25:30 -2990
Beatty 06:10:28 -47.4 Dark Down 24.7 117.7 Low 05:55:28 - 06:25:28 -2991
Patrick 06:10:21 -50.0 Dark Down 27.4 119.3 Low 05:55:21 - 06:25:21 -3057
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:10:23 -49.9 Dark Down 27.0 118.6 Low 05:55:23 - 06:25:23 -3102
Lake Havasu City 06:10:23 -50.5 Dark Down 27.5 118.5 Low 05:55:23 - 06:25:23 -3162
George/Scottsdale 06:10:17 -52.4 Dark Down 29.7 120.1 Low 05:55:17 - 06:25:17 -3164
Idyllwild 06:10:29 -49.8 Dark Down 26.1 116.4 Low 05:55:29 - 06:25:29 -3309
Wildwood 06:10:32 -48.4 Dark Down 24.6 115.2 Low 05:55:32 - 06:25:32 -3326
Calipatria 06:10:25 -50.9 Dark Down 27.3 117.0 Low 05:55:25 - 06:25:25 -3336
Yuma 06:10:24 -51.7 Dark Down 28.2 117.5 Low 05:55:24 - 06:25:24 -3353

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 82157, (2028/03/15 06:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0  6.41  29
80 Vir         13:35:31.3 -05:23:44  5.7  0.87  30
PPM 196597     13:31:52.2 -06:00:54  8.0  1.01  30
PPM 196619     13:33:08.1 -04:58:50  9.7  0.19  30
82157          13:32:22.9 -05:00:30 16.9        31
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/23 21:29:36 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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