RECON: TNO occultation with 129772

Event between (129772) 99HR11 and star GA0740:05280826 with event index number of 1311042

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/04/17 08:20:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:49:42.6 -14:03:14
Equinox of date position of star is 14:51:02.6 -14:09:11
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 89 degrees from the moon. Moon is 65% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.6

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Object is 42.2 AU from the Sun and 41.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 198 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2692 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29904.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=218.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.0 sec chord
Diameter=89.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:4EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 129772, (2024/04/17 08:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:28.6 -11:17:14  1.0 20.81  69
27Bet Lib      15:18:19.1 -09:28:16  2.6  8.15  93
7Mu Lib        14:50:39.2 -14:14:55  5.8  0.13  89
PPM 229347     14:51:19.0 -13:36:29  8.3  0.55  89
7Mu Lib        14:50:39.2 -14:14:55  5.8  0.13  89
129772         14:51:02.8 -14:09:12 16.6        89
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 4.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 12.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=10.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:21:32 -25.0 Dark Up 23.8 183.2 Low 08:06:32 - 08:36:32 3739
Kamloops 08:22:12 -28.5 Dark Up 24.5 168.0 Low 08:07:12 - 08:37:12 3362
Kelowna 08:22:10 -29.2 Dark Up 25.4 168.8 Low 08:07:10 - 08:37:10 3341
Peachland 08:22:10 -29.3 Dark Up 25.5 168.5 Low 08:07:10 - 08:37:10 3328
Summerland 08:22:10 -29.5 Dark Up 25.7 168.6 Low 08:07:10 - 08:37:10 3323
Penticton 08:22:11 -29.5 Dark Up 25.7 168.7 Low 08:07:11 - 08:37:11 3322
Oliver 08:22:10 -29.9 Dark Up 26.1 168.7 Low 08:07:10 - 08:37:10 3304
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:22:09 -30.0 Dark Up 26.3 168.9 Low 08:07:09 - 08:37:09 3300
Okanogan 08:22:10 -30.7 Dark Up 26.9 168.6 Low 08:07:10 - 08:37:10 3259
Brewster 08:22:11 -31.0 Dark Up 27.1 168.3 Low 08:07:11 - 08:37:11 3240
Manson/Chelan 08:22:12 -31.2 Dark Up 27.3 167.9 Low 08:07:12 - 08:37:12 3219
Wenatchee 08:22:12 -31.7 Dark Up 27.7 167.7 Low 08:07:12 - 08:37:12 3188
Victoria 08:22:21 -30.7 Dark Up 26.1 164.5 Low 08:07:21 - 08:37:21 3172
Ellensburg 08:22:13 -32.1 Dark Up 28.1 167.4 Low 08:07:13 - 08:37:13 3160
Dunrhomin 08:21:21 -35.7 Dark Up 35.6 184.4 Up 08:06:21 - 08:36:21 3149
PNWRO 08:22:08 -33.0 Dark Up 29.3 169.1 Low 08:07:08 - 08:37:08 3145
Nikitin 08:21:21 -35.9 Dark Up 35.8 184.4 Up 08:06:21 - 08:36:21 3138
Yakima 08:22:13 -32.5 Dark Up 28.5 167.3 Low 08:07:13 - 08:37:13 3136
CU-SBO 08:21:20 -35.9 Dark Up 35.8 184.3 Up 08:06:20 - 08:36:20 3132
Toppenish/White Swan 08:22:12 -32.7 Dark Up 28.7 167.5 Low 08:07:12 - 08:37:12 3128
The Dalles 08:22:15 -33.6 Dark Up 29.4 166.5 Low 08:07:15 - 08:37:15 3062
Maupin 08:22:14 -34.0 Dark Up 29.8 166.6 Low 08:07:14 - 08:37:14 3040
Sisters 08:22:15 -34.9 Dark Up 30.6 165.9 Up 08:07:15 - 08:37:16 2974
Bend 08:22:16 -35.1 Dark Up 30.8 166.2 Up 08:07:16 - 08:37:16 2967
Oregon Observatory 08:22:16 -35.3 Dark Up 31.0 166.0 Up 08:07:16 - 08:37:16 2953
Chiloquin 08:22:16 -36.6 Dark Up 32.2 165.3 Up 08:07:16 - 08:37:16 2859
Cedarville 08:22:11 -37.5 Dark Up 33.5 167.1 Up 08:07:11 - 08:37:11 2839
Klamath Falls 08:22:16 -37.0 Dark Up 32.5 165.4 Up 08:07:16 - 08:37:16 2839
Fall River/Burney 08:22:15 -38.1 Dark Up 33.7 165.6 Up 08:07:15 - 08:37:15 2773
Gimple 08:22:13 -39.0 Dark Up 34.7 166.1 Up 08:07:13 - 08:37:13 2728
Greenville 08:22:14 -39.0 Dark Up 34.7 166.0 Up 08:07:14 - 08:37:14 2726
Reno 08:22:10 -39.5 Dark Up 35.5 167.2 Up 08:07:10 - 08:37:10 2719
Portola 08:22:12 -39.3 Dark Up 35.1 166.5 Up 08:07:12 - 08:37:12 2718
Quincy 08:22:13 -39.2 Dark Up 34.9 165.9 Up 08:07:13 - 08:37:13 2712
Yerington 08:22:07 -39.9 Dark Up 36.1 167.8 Up 08:07:07 - 08:37:07 2700
Carson City 08:22:09 -39.8 Dark Up 35.8 167.1 Up 08:07:09 - 08:37:09 2695
Hawthorne 08:22:05 -40.3 Dark Up 36.7 168.4 Up 08:07:05 - 08:37:05 2684
Gardnerville 08:22:10 -40.1 Dark Up 36.1 167.2 Up 08:07:10 - 08:37:10 2680
Lee Vining 08:22:07 -41.0 Dark Up 37.1 167.7 Up 08:07:07 - 08:37:07 2631
Beatty 08:21:58 -41.7 Dark Up 38.5 170.4 Up 08:06:58 - 08:36:58 2625
Bishop 08:22:04 -41.5 Dark Up 37.8 168.5 Up 08:07:04 - 08:37:04 2610
Patrick 08:21:47 -42.6 Dark Up 40.3 173.8 Up 08:06:47 - 08:36:47 2604
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:21:49 -43.0 Dark Up 40.5 172.9 Up 08:06:49 - 08:36:49 2566
George/Scottsdale 08:21:38 -43.7 Dark Up 42.2 176.2 Up 08:06:38 - 08:36:38 2540
Lake Havasu City 08:21:48 -43.6 Dark Up 41.2 173.1 Up 08:06:48 - 08:36:48 2525
Idyllwild 08:21:56 -44.8 Dark Up 41.7 170.0 Up 08:06:56 - 08:36:56 2400
Calipatria 08:21:51 -45.1 Dark Up 42.4 171.4 Up 08:06:51 - 08:36:51 2389
Yuma 08:21:49 -45.4 Dark Up 42.9 172.5 Up 08:06:49 - 08:36:49 2384
Wildwood 08:22:03 -44.7 Dark Up 41.0 167.7 Up 08:07:03 - 08:37:03 2369

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 129772, (2024/04/17 08:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 20.81  69
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  8.15  93
7Mu Lib        14:49:18.9 -14:08:56  5.8  0.13  89
PPM 229347     14:49:59.0 -13:30:31  8.3  0.55  89
7Mu Lib        14:49:18.9 -14:08:56  5.8  0.13  89
129772         14:49:42.6 -14:03:14 16.6        89
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/21 22:29:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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