RECON: TNO occultation with 126155

Event between (126155) 01YJ140 and star GA1080:03152713 with event index number of 2142871

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/05 03:40:16 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:52:48.3 +18:31:27
Equinox of date position of star is 08:54:06.9 +18:26:08
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 121 degrees from the moon. Moon is 28% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

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Object is 29.6 AU from the Sun and 28.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 80 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1254 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20747.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=185.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Diameter=75.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 126155, (2024/02/05 03:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:47.3 +27:57:58  1.1 18.15 138
PPM 125810     08:52:07.2 +18:44:27  6.2  0.58 122
PPM 125852     08:53:56.7 +18:05:58  7.6  0.34 121
126155         08:54:10.2 +18:25:55 15.3       121
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 33.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 03:42:55 -34.7 Dark Down 39.5 112.8 Up 03:35:47 - 03:50:04 5592
Kamloops 03:43:24 -26.3 Dark Down 31.3 98.9 Up 03:36:16 - 03:50:33 5572
Kelowna 03:43:24 -26.9 Dark Down 32.0 99.2 Up 03:36:16 - 03:50:33 5483
Peachland 03:43:25 -26.8 Dark Down 31.8 98.9 Up 03:36:16 - 03:50:33 5476
Summerland 03:43:25 -26.8 Dark Down 31.9 98.9 Up 03:36:16 - 03:50:33 5461
Penticton 03:43:25 -26.9 Dark Down 32.0 98.9 Up 03:36:16 - 03:50:33 5453
Oliver 03:43:25 -27.0 Dark Down 32.0 98.7 Up 03:36:17 - 03:50:34 5419
Victoria 03:43:33 -24.5 Dark Down 29.6 95.2 Low 03:36:24 - 03:50:41 5402
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:43:26 -27.1 Dark Down 32.2 98.7 Up 03:36:17 - 03:50:34 5400
Okanogan 03:43:27 -27.0 Dark Down 32.1 98.2 Up 03:36:19 - 03:50:36 5339
Brewster 03:43:28 -26.9 Dark Down 32.1 97.8 Up 03:36:20 - 03:50:37 5315
Manson/Chelan 03:43:29 -26.7 Dark Down 31.8 97.4 Up 03:36:21 - 03:50:38 5299
Wenatchee 03:43:31 -26.7 Dark Down 31.8 97.0 Up 03:36:22 - 03:50:39 5254
Ellensburg 03:43:32 -26.5 Dark Down 31.7 96.6 Up 03:36:23 - 03:50:40 5216
Yakima 03:43:32 -26.6 Dark Down 31.7 96.3 Up 03:36:24 - 03:50:41 5176
Toppenish/White Swan 03:43:33 -26.7 Dark Down 31.9 96.3 Up 03:36:24 - 03:50:41 5152
PNWRO 03:43:31 -27.8 Dark Down 32.9 97.2 Up 03:36:22 - 03:50:39 5097
The Dalles 03:43:36 -26.2 Dark Down 31.4 95.2 Up 03:36:27 - 03:50:44 5085
Maupin 03:43:36 -26.3 Dark Down 31.5 95.1 Up 03:36:28 - 03:50:45 5041
Sisters 03:43:39 -26.0 Dark Down 31.2 94.2 Up 03:36:31 - 03:50:48 4960
Bend 03:43:39 -26.2 Dark Down 31.4 94.2 Up 03:36:30 - 03:50:47 4932
Oregon Observatory 03:43:40 -26.1 Dark Down 31.4 94.0 Up 03:36:31 - 03:50:48 4916
Chiloquin 03:43:43 -25.9 Dark Down 31.2 92.9 Up 03:36:34 - 03:50:51 4788
Klamath Falls 03:43:43 -25.9 Dark Down 31.2 92.8 Up 03:36:34 - 03:50:51 4752
Cedarville 03:43:42 -27.2 Dark Down 32.5 93.5 Up 03:36:33 - 03:50:50 4659
Fall River/Burney 03:43:44 -26.3 Dark Down 31.6 92.3 Up 03:36:36 - 03:50:53 4626
Greenville 03:43:45 -26.6 Dark Down 32.0 92.1 Up 03:36:37 - 03:50:54 4526
Gimple 03:43:45 -26.7 Dark Down 32.0 92.1 Up 03:36:36 - 03:50:53 4524
Quincy 03:43:45 -26.6 Dark Down 32.0 92.0 Up 03:36:37 - 03:50:54 4505
Portola 03:43:45 -27.0 Dark Down 32.3 92.2 Up 03:36:37 - 03:50:54 4485
Reno 03:43:44 -27.5 Dark Down 32.8 92.4 Up 03:36:36 - 03:50:53 4448
Carson City 03:43:45 -27.5 Dark Down 32.9 92.2 Up 03:36:36 - 03:50:53 4411
Dunrhomin 03:43:11 -38.5 Dark Down 43.8 103.6 Up 03:36:03 - 03:50:20 4385
Gardnerville 03:43:45 -27.6 Dark Down 32.9 92.1 Up 03:36:36 - 03:50:53 4385
Yerington 03:43:44 -28.0 Dark Down 33.4 92.5 Up 03:36:35 - 03:50:52 4382
Nikitin 03:43:11 -38.5 Dark Down 43.8 103.4 Up 03:36:03 - 03:50:20 4365
CU-SBO 03:43:12 -38.4 Dark Down 43.8 103.3 Up 03:36:03 - 03:50:20 4359
Hawthorne 03:43:44 -28.5 Dark Down 33.8 92.5 Up 03:36:35 - 03:50:52 4326
Lee Vining 03:43:45 -28.1 Dark Down 33.5 91.9 Up 03:36:37 - 03:50:54 4273
Bishop 03:43:44 -28.7 Dark Down 34.0 91.9 Up 03:36:36 - 03:50:53 4200
Beatty 03:43:42 -30.0 Dark Down 35.4 92.6 Up 03:36:33 - 03:50:50 4130
Patrick 03:43:37 -32.4 Dark Down 37.8 93.3 Up 03:36:29 - 03:50:46 3938
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:43:39 -31.8 Dark Down 37.2 92.7 Up 03:36:31 - 03:50:48 3919
Wildwood 03:43:49 -28.5 Dark Down 33.9 89.6 Up 03:36:41 - 03:50:58 3855
Lake Havasu City 03:43:39 -32.0 Dark Down 37.4 92.3 Up 03:36:31 - 03:50:48 3844
Idyllwild 03:43:46 -30.1 Dark Down 35.5 90.4 Up 03:36:37 - 03:50:54 3791
George/Scottsdale 03:43:35 -34.1 Dark Down 39.5 93.2 Up 03:36:26 - 03:50:43 3734
Calipatria 03:43:44 -31.1 Dark Down 36.5 90.6 Up 03:36:35 - 03:50:52 3711
Yuma 03:43:43 -31.8 Dark Down 37.2 90.8 Up 03:36:34 - 03:50:51 3653

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 126155, (2024/02/05 03:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 18.15 138
PPM 125810     08:50:45.0 +18:49:55  6.2  0.58 122
PPM 125852     08:52:35.0 +18:11:29  7.6  0.34 121
126155         08:52:48.3 +18:31:27 15.3       121
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/02/17 04:11:50 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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