RECON: TNO occultation with 95626

Event between (95626) 02GZ32 and star GA0640:38577294 with event index number of 2366638

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/10/30 01:44:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:35:43.5 -24:16:36
Equinox of date position of star is 20:37:09.1 -24:11:30
Stellar brightness G=13.6, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 56 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.3

[RECON map]
Object is 19.1 AU from the Sun and 19.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 8.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 349 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2210 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13820.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.9 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 95626, (2028/10/30 01:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:14.1 -29:28:07  1.2 31.95  37
38Zet Sgr      19:04:26.6 -29:50:11  2.7 21.43  78
PPM 271487     20:43:07.2 -25:53:45  6.2  2.15  56
PPM 271363     20:37:31.2 -24:16:19  7.7  0.10  56
PPM 271356     20:37:10.7 -24:11:19  9.7  0.06  56
95626          20:37:25.6 -24:10:31 13.6        56
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 2.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 8.5 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=1.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 01:47:57 -8.8 NT Up 17.0 173.9 Really Low 01:32:57 - 02:02:57 1861
Kamloops 01:48:27 -11.2 NT Up 15.0 176.9 Really Low 01:33:27 - 02:03:27 1841
Peachland 01:48:31 -11.5 NT Up 15.9 177.5 Really Low 01:33:31 - 02:03:31 1802
Kelowna 01:48:34 -11.7 NT Up 15.8 177.8 Really Low 01:33:34 - 02:03:34 1797
Summerland 01:48:32 -11.5 NT Up 16.1 177.6 Really Low 01:33:32 - 02:03:32 1795
Penticton 01:48:32 -11.6 NT Up 16.2 177.7 Really Low 01:33:32 - 02:03:32 1790
Oliver 01:48:32 -11.5 NT Up 16.5 177.7 Really Low 01:33:32 - 02:03:32 1781
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 01:48:32 -11.7 NT Up 16.7 177.9 Really Low 01:33:32 - 02:03:32 1771
Manson/Chelan 01:48:25 -10.9 NT Up 17.8 177.1 Really Low 01:33:25 - 02:03:25 1759
Okanogan 01:48:29 -11.4 NT Up 17.3 177.6 Really Low 01:33:29 - 02:03:29 1758
Brewster 01:48:27 -11.2 NT Up 17.6 177.4 Really Low 01:33:27 - 02:03:27 1755
Wenatchee 01:48:20 -10.8 NT Up 18.3 176.9 Really Low 01:33:20 - 02:03:20 1749
Ellensburg 01:48:18 -10.5 NT Up 18.7 176.6 Really Low 01:33:18 - 02:03:18 1743
Yakima 01:48:17 -10.5 NT Up 19.1 176.6 Really Low 01:33:17 - 02:03:17 1730
Toppenish/White Swan 01:48:18 -10.5 NT Up 19.3 176.8 Really Low 01:33:18 - 02:03:18 1719
The Dalles 01:48:09 -9.8 NT Up 20.0 176.0 Low 01:33:09 - 02:03:09 1715
Maupin 01:48:09 -9.8 NT Up 20.4 176.0 Low 01:33:09 - 02:03:09 1698
Sisters 01:48:03 -9.3 NT Up 21.3 175.5 Low 01:33:03 - 02:03:03 1682
Bend 01:48:05 -9.5 NT Up 21.6 175.8 Low 01:33:05 - 02:03:05 1666
PNWRO 01:48:31 -11.5 NT Up 19.7 178.3 Really Low 01:33:31 - 02:03:31 1665
Oregon Observatory 01:48:03 -9.3 NT Up 21.7 175.6 Low 01:33:03 - 02:03:03 1664
Chiloquin 01:47:55 -8.8 NT Up 23.0 175.1 Low 01:32:55 - 02:02:55 1627
Klamath Falls 01:47:56 -8.8 NT Up 23.3 175.2 Low 01:32:56 - 02:02:56 1611
Fall River/Burney 01:47:57 -8.8 NT Up 24.5 175.6 Low 01:32:57 - 02:02:57 1553
Cedarville 01:48:10 -9.9 NT Up 24.1 176.8 Low 01:33:10 - 02:03:10 1537
Greenville 01:47:57 -9.0 NT Up 25.5 176.0 Low 01:32:57 - 02:02:57 1502
Gimple 01:47:58 -9.1 NT Up 25.5 176.1 Low 01:32:58 - 02:02:58 1500
Quincy 01:47:57 -9.0 NT Up 25.7 176.0 Low 01:32:57 - 02:02:57 1494
Portola 01:48:01 -9.3 NT Up 25.8 176.5 Low 01:33:01 - 02:03:01 1474
Sleaford 01:50:20 -20.6 Dark Up 13.0 190.9 Really Low 01:35:20 - 02:05:20 1473
Reno 01:48:06 -9.8 NT Up 26.1 177.1 Low 01:33:06 - 02:03:06 1442
Carson City 01:48:07 -9.7 NT Up 26.5 177.2 Low 01:33:07 - 02:03:07 1426
Gardnerville 01:48:06 -9.7 NT Up 26.7 177.2 Low 01:33:06 - 02:03:06 1413
Yerington 01:48:12 -10.2 NT Up 26.7 177.8 Low 01:33:12 - 02:03:12 1397
Hawthorne 01:48:15 -10.5 NT Up 27.2 178.4 Low 01:33:15 - 02:03:15 1359
Lee Vining 01:48:09 -10.1 NT Up 27.7 177.8 Low 01:33:09 - 02:03:09 1349
Bishop 01:48:16 -10.5 NT Up 28.3 178.6 Low 01:33:16 - 02:03:16 1296
Beatty 01:48:30 -11.8 NT Up 28.8 180.4 Low 01:33:30 - 02:03:30 1218
Wildwood 01:48:04 -9.8 NT Up 31.6 178.3 Up 01:33:04 - 02:03:04 1137
Idyllwild 01:48:23 -11.3 NT Up 32.0 180.4 Up 01:33:23 - 02:03:23 1053
Laughlin/Bullhead City 01:48:49 -13.4 AT Up 30.5 182.8 Up 01:33:49 - 02:03:49 1051
Patrick 01:48:56 -14.0 AT Up 30.2 183.5 Up 01:33:56 - 02:03:56 1039
Lake Havasu City 01:48:49 -13.5 AT Up 31.2 183.1 Up 01:33:49 - 02:03:49 1006
Calipatria 01:48:34 -12.2 AT Up 32.6 181.7 Up 01:33:34 - 02:03:34 975
Dunrhomin 01:50:26 -21.5 Dark Up 24.4 192.4 Low 01:35:26 - 02:05:26 959
Nikitin 01:50:27 -21.5 Dark Up 24.6 192.4 Low 01:35:27 - 02:05:27 950
CU-SBO 01:50:26 -21.4 Dark Up 24.7 192.4 Low 01:35:26 - 02:05:26 950
Yuma 01:48:41 -12.9 AT Up 33.0 182.7 Up 01:33:41 - 02:03:41 917
George/Scottsdale 01:49:13 -15.5 AT Up 31.8 185.8 Up 01:34:13 - 02:04:13 870

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 95626, (2028/10/30 01:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 31.95  37
38Zet Sgr      19:02:36.7 -29:52:49  2.7 21.43  78
PPM 271487     20:41:24.3 -26:00:01  6.2  2.15  56
PPM 271363     20:35:49.0 -24:22:24  7.7  0.10  56
PPM 271356     20:35:28.6 -24:17:23  9.7  0.06  56
95626          20:35:43.5 -24:16:36 13.6        56
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 02:59:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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