RECON: TNO occultation with 03UY291

Event between 03UY291 and star GA1160:01757502 with event index number of 2366250

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/11/02 12:33:14 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:58:21.9 +27:01:49
Equinox of date position of star is 05:59:48.1 +27:01:51
Stellar brightness G=14.4, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 47 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.9

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TNO is 45.8 AU from the Sun and 45.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1184 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2826 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32778.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=217.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.1 sec chord
Diameter=88.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03UY291, (2028/11/02 12:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:44.0 +07:24:36  0.4 19.64  50
Alnath         05:28:07.0 +28:37:45  1.6  7.26  40
PPM 095226     06:02:49.2 +27:34:16  6.0  0.80  48
PPM 095072     05:56:52.3 +27:20:43  8.2  0.80  47
PPM 095137     05:59:07.4 +26:51:17  9.0  0.29  47
PPM 095168     06:00:17.1 +26:48:38 10.7  0.22  47
03UY291        06:00:10.3 +27:01:51 14.4        48
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 0.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 30.3 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=3.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Nikitin 12:35:34 -28.4 Dark Up 29.0 273.5 Low 12:20:34 - 12:50:34 11180
Sleaford 12:31:06 -14.2 AT Up 54.0 239.4 Up 12:16:06 - 12:46:06 9207
Kamloops 12:31:58 -23.1 Dark Up 61.7 220.9 Up 12:16:58 - 12:46:58 8792
Kelowna 12:31:53 -22.6 Dark Up 62.0 223.3 Up 12:16:53 - 12:46:53 8729
Peachland 12:31:55 -22.8 Dark Up 62.2 223.0 Up 12:16:55 - 12:46:55 8713
Summerland 12:31:54 -22.7 Dark Up 62.3 223.3 Up 12:16:54 - 12:46:54 8700
Penticton 12:31:52 -22.7 Dark Up 62.3 223.6 Up 12:16:52 - 12:46:52 8696
Oliver 12:31:51 -22.7 Dark Up 62.5 224.1 Up 12:16:51 - 12:46:51 8661
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:31:50 -22.6 Dark Up 62.5 224.6 Up 12:16:50 - 12:46:50 8648
Okanogan 12:31:49 -22.8 Dark Up 63.1 225.1 Up 12:16:49 - 12:46:49 8581
Brewster 12:31:49 -22.9 Dark Up 63.4 225.1 Up 12:16:49 - 12:46:49 8551
Victoria 12:32:06 -25.2 Dark Up 64.7 218.3 Up 12:17:06 - 12:47:06 8532
Manson/Chelan 12:31:51 -23.2 Dark Up 63.7 224.8 Up 12:16:51 - 12:46:51 8523
Wenatchee 12:31:50 -23.3 Dark Up 64.1 225.2 Up 12:16:50 - 12:46:50 8473
Ellensburg 12:31:51 -23.5 Dark Up 64.5 225.5 Up 12:16:51 - 12:46:51 8428
Yakima 12:31:49 -23.5 Dark Up 64.8 226.0 Up 12:16:49 - 12:46:49 8387
Toppenish/White Swan 12:31:48 -23.4 Dark Up 64.9 226.7 Up 12:16:48 - 12:46:48 8369
PNWRO 12:31:41 -22.4 Dark Up 64.4 229.7 Up 12:16:41 - 12:46:41 8360
The Dalles 12:31:50 -24.0 Dark Up 65.8 226.5 Up 12:16:50 - 12:46:50 8277
Maupin 12:31:49 -23.9 Dark Up 66.1 227.4 Up 12:16:49 - 12:46:49 8236
Sisters 12:31:50 -24.3 Dark Up 66.9 228.0 Up 12:16:50 - 12:46:50 8138
Bend 12:31:48 -24.1 Dark Up 66.9 228.9 Up 12:16:48 - 12:46:48 8119
Dunrhomin 12:30:22 -12.2 AT Up 58.2 256.4 Up 12:15:22 - 12:45:22 8111
Oregon Observatory 12:31:48 -24.2 Dark Up 67.1 228.9 Up 12:16:48 - 12:46:48 8099
CU-SBO 12:30:21 -12.3 AT Up 58.3 256.7 Up 12:15:21 - 12:45:21 8083
Chiloquin 12:31:47 -24.6 Dark Up 68.2 230.6 Up 12:16:47 - 12:46:47 7956
Klamath Falls 12:31:45 -24.6 Dark Up 68.4 231.4 Up 12:16:45 - 12:46:45 7922
Cedarville 12:31:36 -23.4 Dark Up 67.8 235.6 Up 12:16:36 - 12:46:36 7882
Fall River/Burney 12:31:42 -24.3 Dark Up 68.9 234.5 Up 12:16:42 - 12:46:42 7808
Gimple 12:31:37 -23.9 Dark Up 69.0 237.3 Up 12:16:37 - 12:46:37 7724
Greenville 12:31:37 -24.0 Dark Up 69.1 237.2 Up 12:16:37 - 12:46:37 7722
Quincy 12:31:37 -24.0 Dark Up 69.2 237.6 Up 12:16:37 - 12:46:37 7701
Portola 12:31:34 -23.6 Dark Up 69.0 238.7 Up 12:16:34 - 12:46:34 7698
Reno 12:31:30 -23.1 Dark Up 68.7 240.3 Up 12:16:30 - 12:46:30 7683
Carson City 12:31:30 -23.1 Dark Up 68.8 241.2 Up 12:16:30 - 12:46:30 7647
Yerington 12:31:26 -22.6 Dark Up 68.5 242.6 Up 12:16:26 - 12:46:26 7639
Gardnerville 12:31:28 -23.1 Dark Up 68.9 241.8 Up 12:16:28 - 12:46:28 7622
Hawthorne 12:31:22 -22.2 Dark Up 68.4 244.4 Up 12:16:22 - 12:46:22 7602
Lee Vining 12:31:23 -22.6 Dark Up 68.9 245.0 Up 12:16:23 - 12:46:23 7533
Bishop 12:31:18 -22.0 Dark Up 68.7 247.4 Up 12:16:18 - 12:46:18 7486
Beatty 12:31:09 -20.7 Dark Up 67.7 250.6 Up 12:16:09 - 12:46:09 7474
Patrick 12:30:49 -18.3 Dark Up 65.9 257.1 Up 12:15:49 - 12:45:49 7389
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:30:54 -18.9 Dark Up 66.5 256.9 Up 12:15:54 - 12:45:54 7346
Lake Havasu City 12:30:50 -18.6 Dark Up 66.4 258.7 Up 12:15:50 - 12:45:50 7282
George/Scottsdale 12:30:35 -16.5 AT Up 64.6 262.4 Up 12:15:35 - 12:45:35 7264
Idyllwild 12:31:01 -20.5 Dark Up 68.5 258.2 Up 12:16:01 - 12:46:01 7144
Wildwood 12:31:12 -22.0 Dark Up 69.9 255.4 Up 12:16:12 - 12:46:12 7137
Calipatria 12:30:53 -19.5 Dark Up 67.7 260.8 Up 12:15:53 - 12:45:53 7108
Yuma 12:30:48 -18.7 Dark Up 67.0 262.5 Up 12:15:48 - 12:45:48 7085

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 03UY291, (2028/11/02 12:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 19.64  50
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  7.26  40
PPM 095226     06:01:00.4 +27:34:21  6.0  0.80  48
PPM 095072     05:55:03.7 +27:20:33  8.2  0.80  47
PPM 095137     05:57:19.2 +26:51:12  9.0  0.29  47
PPM 095168     05:58:28.9 +26:48:36 10.7  0.22  47
03UY291        05:58:21.9 +27:01:49 14.4        47
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/08 03:38:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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