RECON: TNO occultation with 13PW74

Event between 13PW74 and star GA0960:00011693 with event index number of 2463191

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/10/05 07:18:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 00:07:09.4 +06:39:56
Equinox of date position of star is 00:08:20.1 +06:47:35
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 26 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

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TNO is 36.8 AU from the Sun and 35.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 141 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3906 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25993.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=233.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.2 sec chord
Diameter=95.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13PW74, (2028/10/05 07:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Algenib        00:14:43.2 +15:20:36  2.8  8.65  22
32 Psc         00:03:58.1 +08:38:43  5.8  2.16  26
PPM 143148     00:08:32.7 +07:02:07  7.8  0.21  26
PPM 143144     00:08:18.8 +06:48:48  9.2  0.08  26
13PW74         00:08:38.1 +06:49:32 15.5        26
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 24.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=12.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Nikitin 07:18:28 -0.3 Sun up Up 4.4 260.8 Really Low 07:06:11 - 07:30:44 3121
Kamloops 07:17:45 -43.8 Dark Up 46.0 182.5 Up 07:05:28 - 07:30:01 905
Kelowna 07:17:43 -44.7 Dark Up 46.7 183.9 Up 07:05:26 - 07:29:59 822
Peachland 07:17:44 -44.8 Dark Up 46.9 183.4 Up 07:05:27 - 07:30:00 820
Victoria 07:17:55 -45.4 Dark Up 48.1 178.2 Up 07:05:38 - 07:30:11 813
Summerland 07:17:44 -44.9 Dark Up 47.0 183.6 Up 07:05:27 - 07:30:00 806
Penticton 07:17:43 -45.0 Dark Up 47.1 183.8 Up 07:05:27 - 07:30:00 798
Oliver 07:17:44 -45.4 Dark Up 47.4 183.8 Up 07:05:27 - 07:30:00 771
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:17:43 -45.6 Dark Up 47.6 184.1 Up 07:05:27 - 07:30:00 753
Okanogan 07:17:45 -46.2 Dark Up 48.2 183.8 Up 07:05:28 - 07:30:01 707
Sleaford 07:17:06 -42.6 Dark Up 42.7 202.0 Up 07:04:50 - 07:29:23 703
Brewster 07:17:45 -46.4 Dark Up 48.5 183.5 Up 07:05:29 - 07:30:02 690
Manson/Chelan 07:17:47 -46.6 Dark Up 48.7 183.0 Up 07:05:30 - 07:30:03 683
Wenatchee 07:17:48 -47.0 Dark Up 49.2 182.8 Up 07:05:31 - 07:30:04 649
Ellensburg 07:17:49 -47.4 Dark Up 49.6 182.5 Up 07:05:32 - 07:30:05 621
Yakima 07:17:49 -47.8 Dark Up 50.1 182.5 Up 07:05:33 - 07:30:06 588
Toppenish/White Swan 07:17:49 -48.0 Dark Up 50.3 182.7 Up 07:05:32 - 07:30:05 567
The Dalles 07:17:52 -48.7 Dark Up 51.1 181.6 Up 07:05:35 - 07:30:08 523
PNWRO 07:17:45 -48.6 Dark Up 50.6 185.1 Up 07:05:28 - 07:30:01 498
Maupin 07:17:52 -49.1 Dark Up 51.5 181.7 Up 07:05:36 - 07:30:09 486
Sisters 07:17:55 -49.9 Dark Up 52.4 181.0 Up 07:05:38 - 07:30:11 426
Bend 07:17:54 -50.1 Dark Up 52.6 181.4 Up 07:05:38 - 07:30:11 400
Oregon Observatory 07:17:55 -50.3 Dark Up 52.8 181.2 Up 07:05:38 - 07:30:11 389
Chiloquin 07:17:57 -51.5 Dark Up 54.1 180.6 Up 07:05:41 - 07:30:14 289
Klamath Falls 07:17:58 -51.8 Dark Up 54.4 180.7 Up 07:05:41 - 07:30:14 257
Cedarville 07:17:53 -52.8 Dark Up 55.1 183.5 Up 07:05:37 - 07:30:10 153
Fall River/Burney 07:17:58 -53.0 Dark Up 55.6 181.4 Up 07:05:41 - 07:30:14 145
Greenville 07:17:57 -54.0 Dark Up 56.5 182.2 Up 07:05:41 - 07:30:14 53
Gimple 07:17:57 -54.0 Dark Up 56.5 182.4 Up 07:05:41 - 07:30:14 51
Quincy 07:17:58 -54.2 Dark Up 56.7 182.3 Up 07:05:41 - 07:30:14 35
Portola 07:17:56 -54.4 Dark Up 56.8 183.1 Up 07:05:40 - 07:30:13 11
Reno 07:17:55 -54.8 Dark Up 57.1 184.3 Up 07:05:38 - 07:30:11 -31
Carson City 07:17:55 -55.1 Dark Up 57.4 184.4 Up 07:05:38 - 07:30:11 -64
Gardnerville 07:17:55 -55.4 Dark Up 57.6 184.5 Up 07:05:38 - 07:30:11 -87
Yerington 07:17:53 -55.4 Dark Up 57.6 185.6 Up 07:05:37 - 07:30:10 -99
Hawthorne 07:17:52 -56.0 Dark Up 58.0 186.6 Up 07:05:35 - 07:30:08 -156
Lee Vining 07:17:54 -56.4 Dark Up 58.6 185.8 Up 07:05:38 - 07:30:11 -193
Bishop 07:17:52 -57.1 Dark Up 59.1 187.3 Up 07:05:36 - 07:30:09 -268
Dunrhomin 07:17:08 -54.2 Dark Up 53.2 208.7 Up 07:04:51 - 07:29:24 -354
Beatty 07:17:47 -57.8 Dark Up 59.4 190.6 Up 07:05:31 - 07:30:04 -358
CU-SBO 07:17:08 -54.4 Dark Up 53.4 208.7 Up 07:04:52 - 07:29:25 -375
Wildwood 07:17:57 -60.3 Dark Up 62.4 187.7 Up 07:05:40 - 07:30:13 -566
Patrick 07:17:39 -59.5 Dark Up 60.3 196.7 Up 07:05:23 - 07:29:56 -580
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:17:42 -59.7 Dark Up 60.7 195.5 Up 07:05:25 - 07:29:58 -583
Lake Havasu City 07:17:42 -60.4 Dark Up 61.3 196.3 Up 07:05:25 - 07:29:58 -655
Idyllwild 07:17:51 -61.0 Dark Up 62.5 191.8 Up 07:05:34 - 07:30:07 -656
Calipatria 07:17:47 -61.7 Dark Up 62.8 194.5 Up 07:05:31 - 07:30:04 -750
George/Scottsdale 07:17:34 -61.3 Dark Up 61.3 201.6 Up 07:05:17 - 07:29:50 -800
Yuma 07:17:45 -62.2 Dark Up 63.1 196.7 Up 07:05:28 - 07:30:01 -819

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 13PW74, (2028/10/05 07:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Algenib        00:13:14.2 +15:11:01  2.8  8.65  22
32 Psc         00:02:29.6 +08:29:07  5.8  2.16  26
PPM 143148     00:07:04.1 +06:52:31  7.8  0.21  26
PPM 143144     00:06:50.2 +06:39:12  9.2  0.08  26
13PW74         00:07:09.4 +06:39:56 15.5        26
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/06 03:02:47 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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