RECON: TNO occultation with 15VN172

Event between 15VN172 and star GA1100:00551023 with event index number of 2748469

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/11/25 05:51:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:07:37.7 +21:29:18
Equinox of date position of star is 04:08:56.1 +21:32:46
Stellar brightness G=12.6, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 77 degrees from the moon. Moon is 62% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.1

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TNO is 47.7 AU from the Sun and 46.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 26.0 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 640 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4772 km.
The sky-plane scale is 33855.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=200.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Diameter=81.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15VN172, (2028/11/25 05:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:34.9 +16:33:55  0.8  8.34  83
44Zet Per      03:55:57.4 +31:58:01  2.8 10.82  76
PPM 093337     04:14:34.5 +22:29:06  6.1  1.52  78
39 Tau         04:07:03.2 +22:05:05  6.7  0.74  77
PPM 093269     04:09:25.1 +21:20:14  9.9  0.23  77
15VN172        04:09:20.0 +21:33:49 12.6        77
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 1.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=11.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:52:42 -52.5 Dark Up 52.9 130.9 Up 05:37:42 - 06:07:42 1625
Kelowna 05:52:41 -53.5 Dark Up 53.8 131.2 Up 05:37:41 - 06:07:41 1535
Peachland 05:52:42 -53.4 Dark Up 53.8 130.7 Up 05:37:42 - 06:07:42 1533
Summerland 05:52:43 -53.6 Dark Up 53.9 130.7 Up 05:37:43 - 06:07:43 1518
Victoria 05:52:53 -52.4 Dark Up 52.6 124.8 Up 05:37:53 - 06:07:53 1518
Penticton 05:52:43 -53.7 Dark Up 54.0 130.8 Up 05:37:43 - 06:07:43 1509
Oliver 05:52:43 -53.9 Dark Up 54.2 130.4 Up 05:37:43 - 06:07:43 1479
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:52:43 -54.1 Dark Up 54.4 130.5 Up 05:37:43 - 06:07:43 1460
Sleaford 05:52:05 -56.8 Dark Up 57.2 153.4 Up 05:37:05 - 06:07:05 1445
Tonasket 05:52:44 -54.3 Dark Up 54.6 130.1 Up 05:37:44 - 06:07:44 1435
Okanogan 05:52:45 -54.4 Dark Up 54.7 129.5 Up 05:37:45 - 06:07:45 1409
Brewster 05:52:46 -54.5 Dark Up 54.8 128.9 Up 05:37:46 - 06:07:46 1390
Manson/Chelan 05:52:48 -54.4 Dark Up 54.8 128.2 Up 05:37:48 - 06:07:48 1381
Wenatchee 05:52:49 -54.7 Dark Up 55.0 127.5 Up 05:37:49 - 06:07:49 1344
Ellensburg 05:52:50 -54.8 Dark Up 55.1 126.7 Up 05:37:50 - 06:07:50 1313
Yakima 05:52:51 -55.0 Dark Up 55.3 126.2 Up 05:37:51 - 06:07:51 1278
Toppenish/White Swan 05:52:51 -55.3 Dark Up 55.5 126.2 Up 05:37:51 - 06:07:51 1255
Goldendale 05:52:53 -55.4 Dark Up 55.6 125.0 Up 05:37:53 - 06:07:53 1217
The Dalles 05:52:55 -55.3 Dark Up 55.5 124.3 Up 05:37:55 - 06:07:55 1206
PNWRO 05:52:48 -56.3 Dark Up 56.6 127.8 Up 05:37:48 - 06:07:48 1184
Maupin 05:52:56 -55.6 Dark Up 55.8 123.9 Up 05:37:56 - 06:07:56 1166
Sisters 05:52:57 -55.8 Dark Up 56.0 122.2 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 1102
Bend 05:52:57 -56.1 Dark Up 56.3 122.2 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 1073
Oregon Observatory 05:52:57 -56.1 Dark Up 56.3 121.8 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 1062
North Lake 05:52:57 -56.8 Dark Up 57.0 121.7 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 990
Chiloquin 05:52:57 -56.6 Dark Up 56.7 119.6 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 967
Klamath Falls 05:52:57 -56.8 Dark Up 57.0 119.2 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 936
Lakeview 05:52:57 -57.7 Dark Up 57.9 121.0 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 880
Fall River/Burney 05:52:57 -57.6 Dark Up 57.8 118.1 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 829
Cedarville 05:52:57 -58.2 Dark Up 58.4 120.3 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 817
Susanville 05:52:57 -58.4 Dark Up 58.6 118.1 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 747
Greenville 05:52:57 -58.4 Dark Up 58.5 117.3 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 741
Gimple 05:52:57 -58.4 Dark Up 58.6 117.4 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 737
Quincy 05:52:57 -58.5 Dark Up 58.6 117.0 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 726
Portola 05:52:57 -58.8 Dark Up 59.0 117.4 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 694
Reno 05:52:57 -59.4 Dark Up 59.6 117.9 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 642
Carson City 05:52:57 -59.6 Dark Up 59.7 117.3 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 615
Gardnerville 05:52:57 -59.7 Dark Up 59.9 117.0 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 595
Yerington 05:52:57 -60.1 Dark Up 60.3 117.8 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 568
Hawthorne 05:52:57 -60.7 Dark Up 60.8 117.8 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 507
Lee Vining 05:52:57 -60.6 Dark Up 60.8 116.3 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 495
Bishop 05:52:57 -61.4 Dark Up 61.5 116.2 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 414
Tonopah 05:52:57 -61.9 Dark Up 62.0 118.9 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 405
Dunrhomin 05:52:20 -67.3 Dark Up 67.7 142.9 Up 05:37:20 - 06:07:20 310
Beatty 05:52:57 -62.8 Dark Up 62.9 117.5 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 288
CU-SBO 05:52:21 -67.4 Dark Up 67.8 142.3 Up 05:37:21 - 06:07:21 287
Indian Springs 05:52:57 -63.7 Dark Up 63.8 118.4 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 211
Henderson 05:52:57 -64.5 Dark Up 64.6 118.4 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 137
Patrick 05:52:54 -65.6 Dark Up 65.7 118.8 Up 05:37:54 - 06:07:54 44
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:52:57 -65.2 Dark Up 65.3 117.3 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 39
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:52:55 -65.5 Dark Up 65.6 118.1 Up 05:37:55 - 06:07:55 27
Mohave Valley 05:52:57 -65.3 Dark Up 65.4 116.8 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 20
Lake Havasu City 05:52:57 -65.7 Dark Up 65.8 116.3 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 -38
Parker 05:52:57 -65.9 Dark Up 65.9 115.7 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 -76
George/Scottsdale 05:52:51 -67.8 Dark Up 67.9 118.3 Up 05:37:51 - 06:07:51 -182
Calipatria 05:52:57 -65.4 Dark Up 65.4 112.0 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 -219
Yuma 05:52:57 -66.3 Dark Up 66.3 112.2 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 -238
Idyllwild 05:52:57 -64.2 Dark Up 64.3 111.8 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 -242
Wildwood 05:52:57 -62.7 Dark Up 62.7 110.3 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 -373

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 15VN172, (2028/11/25 05:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  8.34  83
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8 10.82  76
PPM 093337     04:12:51.3 +22:24:47  6.1  1.52  78
39 Tau         04:05:20.5 +22:00:29  6.7  0.74  77
PPM 093269     04:07:43.0 +21:15:43  9.9  0.23  77
15VN172        04:07:37.7 +21:29:18 12.6        77
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/21 00:47:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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