RECON: TNO occultation with 182222

Event between (182222) 00YU1 and star GA1060:01578243 with event index number of 2543529

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/12/19 09:03:37 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:04:03.7 +17:51:18
Equinox of date position of star is 06:05:24.7 +17:51:08
Stellar brightness G=14.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 143 degrees from the moon. Moon is 12% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.5

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Object is 41.9 AU from the Sun and 40.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 618 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3308 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29693.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.3 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 182222, (2028/12/19 09:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:44.5 +07:24:36  0.4 10.67 139
Alhena         06:39:23.1 +16:22:19  1.9  8.17 151
64 Ori         06:05:10.2 +19:41:15  4.9  1.84 143
PPM 121857     06:06:23.9 +17:46:49  8.5  0.17 143
182222         06:05:45.2 +17:51:05 14.8       144
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 1.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 33.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:02:27 -53.1 Dark Down 49.7 222.2 Up 08:47:27 - 09:17:27 -5017
Kamloops 09:03:02 -60.0 Dark Down 55.6 202.0 Up 08:48:02 - 09:18:02 -5243
Kelowna 09:02:58 -60.4 Dark Down 56.1 204.0 Up 08:47:58 - 09:17:58 -5315
Peachland 09:02:59 -60.6 Dark Down 56.3 203.5 Up 08:47:59 - 09:17:59 -5327
Summerland 09:02:59 -60.7 Dark Down 56.4 203.8 Up 08:47:59 - 09:17:59 -5340
Penticton 09:02:58 -60.7 Dark Down 56.5 204.0 Up 08:47:58 - 09:17:58 -5346
Oliver 09:02:58 -61.0 Dark Down 56.8 204.2 Up 08:47:58 - 09:17:58 -5379
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:02:57 -61.1 Dark Down 56.9 204.7 Up 08:47:57 - 09:17:57 -5394
Okanogan 09:02:58 -61.7 Dark Down 57.5 204.7 Up 08:47:58 - 09:17:58 -5457
Victoria 09:03:08 -62.9 Dark Down 58.3 198.0 Up 08:48:08 - 09:18:08 -5457
Brewster 09:02:58 -62.0 Dark Down 57.8 204.5 Up 08:47:58 - 09:17:58 -5484
Manson/Chelan 09:02:59 -62.3 Dark Down 58.1 204.0 Up 08:47:59 - 09:17:59 -5505
Wenatchee 09:03:00 -62.8 Dark Down 58.6 204.1 Up 08:48:00 - 09:18:00 -5552
Ellensburg 09:02:59 -63.2 Dark Down 59.0 204.0 Up 08:47:59 - 09:17:59 -5592
Yakima 09:02:59 -63.6 Dark Down 59.4 204.2 Up 08:47:59 - 09:17:59 -5632
Toppenish/White Swan 09:02:59 -63.7 Dark Down 59.6 204.7 Up 08:47:59 - 09:17:59 -5652
PNWRO 09:02:55 -63.4 Dark Down 59.5 207.6 Up 08:47:55 - 09:17:55 -5680
The Dalles 09:03:01 -64.6 Dark Down 60.5 203.8 Up 08:48:01 - 09:18:01 -5732
Maupin 09:03:00 -64.9 Dark Down 60.9 204.3 Up 08:48:00 - 09:18:00 -5772
Sisters 09:03:02 -65.8 Dark Down 61.8 204.0 Up 08:48:02 - 09:18:02 -5861
Bend 09:03:00 -65.9 Dark Down 61.9 204.7 Up 08:48:00 - 09:18:00 -5883
Oregon Observatory 09:03:01 -66.1 Dark Down 62.1 204.6 Up 08:48:01 - 09:18:01 -5901
Chiloquin 09:03:01 -67.4 Dark Down 63.5 204.8 Up 08:48:01 - 09:18:01 -6035
Klamath Falls 09:03:01 -67.6 Dark Down 63.8 205.3 Up 08:48:01 - 09:18:01 -6069
Cedarville 09:02:55 -67.4 Dark Down 63.8 209.1 Up 08:47:55 - 09:17:55 -6132
Dunrhomin 09:02:09 -59.0 Dark Down 57.2 235.1 Up 08:47:09 - 09:17:09 -6135
Nikitin 09:02:09 -59.0 Dark Down 57.3 235.3 Up 08:47:09 - 09:17:09 -6154
CU-SBO 09:02:09 -59.1 Dark Down 57.4 235.3 Up 08:47:09 - 09:17:09 -6162
Fall River/Burney 09:02:59 -68.3 Dark Down 64.7 207.1 Up 08:47:59 - 09:17:59 -6187
Gimple 09:02:57 -68.8 Dark Down 65.3 209.1 Up 08:47:57 - 09:17:57 -6277
Greenville 09:02:57 -68.8 Dark Down 65.3 209.0 Up 08:47:57 - 09:17:57 -6277
Quincy 09:02:57 -68.9 Dark Down 65.5 209.2 Up 08:47:57 - 09:17:57 -6298
Portola 09:02:55 -68.8 Dark Down 65.4 210.3 Up 08:47:55 - 09:17:55 -6308
Reno 09:02:53 -68.6 Dark Down 65.4 211.9 Up 08:47:53 - 09:17:53 -6332
Carson City 09:02:52 -68.9 Dark Down 65.7 212.4 Up 08:47:52 - 09:17:52 -6369
Yerington 09:02:50 -68.6 Dark Down 65.6 213.9 Up 08:47:50 - 09:17:50 -6385
Gardnerville 09:02:52 -69.0 Dark Down 65.9 212.8 Up 08:47:52 - 09:17:52 -6394
Hawthorne 09:02:48 -68.6 Dark Down 65.7 215.6 Up 08:47:48 - 09:17:48 -6430
Lee Vining 09:02:50 -69.3 Dark Down 66.4 215.3 Up 08:47:50 - 09:17:50 -6491
Bishop 09:02:47 -69.2 Dark Down 66.6 217.6 Up 08:47:47 - 09:17:47 -6549
Beatty 09:02:41 -68.4 Dark Down 66.1 221.5 Up 08:47:41 - 09:17:41 -6587
Patrick 09:02:31 -67.2 Dark Down 65.5 229.2 Up 08:47:31 - 09:17:31 -6720
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:02:33 -67.8 Dark Down 66.1 228.4 Up 08:47:33 - 09:17:33 -6752
Lake Havasu City 09:02:31 -67.9 Dark Down 66.4 229.9 Up 08:47:31 - 09:17:31 -6821
George/Scottsdale 09:02:23 -66.3 Dark Down 65.3 235.4 Up 08:47:23 - 09:17:23 -6881
Wildwood 09:02:46 -71.2 Dark Down 69.2 222.4 Up 08:47:46 - 09:17:46 -6895
Idyllwild 09:02:39 -70.0 Dark Down 68.4 226.9 Up 08:47:39 - 09:17:39 -6920
Calipatria 09:02:35 -69.3 Dark Down 68.0 230.3 Up 08:47:35 - 09:17:35 -6976
Yuma 09:02:31 -68.8 Dark Down 67.7 232.7 Up 08:47:31 - 09:17:31 -7014

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 182222, (2028/12/19 09:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 10.67 139
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9  8.17 151
64 Ori         06:03:27.3 +19:41:26  4.9  1.84 143
PPM 121857     06:04:42.4 +17:47:04  8.5  0.17 143
182222         06:04:03.7 +17:51:18 14.8       143
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/02/14 03:49:59 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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