RECON: TNO occultation with 19299

Event between (19299) 96SZ4 and star GA1160:01184899 with event index number of 1772485

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/11/21 07:49:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:18:19.6 +27:30:01
Equinox of date position of star is 05:19:50.3 +27:31:27
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 49 degrees from the moon. Moon is 67% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4

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Object is 30.4 AU from the Sun and 29.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 783 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3530 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21412.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=144.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Diameter=59.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 19299, (2024/11/21 07:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:21.1 +16:33:27  0.8 14.73  61
Alnath         05:27:52.1 +28:37:34  1.6  2.08  47
PPM 094294     05:22:33.3 +27:58:48  6.3  0.75  48
PPM 094237     05:18:54.5 +27:47:25  9.6  0.34  49
PPM 094234     05:18:45.0 +27:24:28 10.3  0.28  49
19299          05:19:53.2 +27:31:29 14.9        48
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 1.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 34.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=5.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 07:49:44 -55.9 Dark Up 64.8 164.7 Up 07:34:44 - 08:04:44 7834
Kamloops 07:50:29 -59.4 Dark Up 61.7 136.7 Up 07:35:29 - 08:05:29 7832
Kelowna 07:50:28 -60.2 Dark Up 62.6 137.2 Up 07:35:28 - 08:05:28 7740
Peachland 07:50:29 -60.3 Dark Up 62.6 136.5 Up 07:35:29 - 08:05:29 7733
Summerland 07:50:29 -60.4 Dark Up 62.7 136.5 Up 07:35:29 - 08:05:29 7716
Penticton 07:50:29 -60.5 Dark Up 62.8 136.6 Up 07:35:29 - 08:05:29 7708
Oliver 07:50:30 -60.8 Dark Up 63.1 136.1 Up 07:35:30 - 08:05:30 7673
Victoria 07:50:32 -61.5 Dark Up 61.7 129.0 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 7667
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:50:29 -61.0 Dark Up 63.3 136.2 Up 07:35:29 - 08:05:29 7653
Okanogan 07:50:30 -61.6 Dark Up 63.7 134.9 Up 07:35:30 - 08:05:30 7591
Brewster 07:50:32 -61.9 Dark Up 63.8 134.2 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 7567
Manson/Chelan 07:50:32 -62.1 Dark Up 63.7 133.3 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 7551
Wenatchee 07:50:32 -62.6 Dark Up 64.0 132.3 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 7506
Ellensburg 07:50:32 -63.0 Dark Up 64.1 131.3 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 7467
Yakima 07:50:32 -63.4 Dark Up 64.4 130.6 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 7426
Toppenish/White Swan 07:50:32 -63.7 Dark Up 64.6 130.6 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 7402
PNWRO 07:50:32 -64.0 Dark Up 65.6 132.5 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 7342
The Dalles 07:50:32 -64.4 Dark Up 64.7 128.0 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 7336
Maupin 07:50:32 -64.9 Dark Up 65.0 127.5 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 7291
Sisters 07:50:32 -65.7 Dark Up 65.2 125.1 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 7211
Bend 07:50:32 -66.0 Dark Up 65.5 125.1 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 7182
Oregon Observatory 07:50:32 -66.2 Dark Up 65.6 124.6 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 7166
Chiloquin 07:50:32 -67.5 Dark Up 66.0 121.5 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 7040
Klamath Falls 07:50:46 -67.8 Dark Up 66.3 121.0 Up 07:35:46 - 08:05:46 6996
Cedarville 07:50:32 -68.5 Dark Up 67.6 122.1 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 6901
Fall River/Burney 07:50:46 -69.0 Dark Up 67.1 119.3 Up 07:35:46 - 08:05:46 6866
Gimple 07:50:32 -69.9 Dark Up 67.9 118.1 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 6769
Greenville 07:50:46 -69.9 Dark Up 67.9 118.0 Up 07:35:46 - 08:05:46 6764
Quincy 07:50:47 -70.1 Dark Up 68.0 117.6 Up 07:35:47 - 08:05:47 6742
Portola 07:50:32 -70.2 Dark Up 68.3 117.9 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 6728
Reno 07:50:32 -70.5 Dark Up 68.9 118.4 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 6687
Carson City 07:50:32 -70.8 Dark Up 69.0 117.6 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 6649
Gardnerville 07:50:32 -71.1 Dark Up 69.2 117.1 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 6622
Yerington 07:50:32 -71.0 Dark Up 69.6 118.1 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 6617
Dunrhomin 07:49:48 -65.7 Dark Up 76.2 155.2 Up 07:34:48 - 08:04:48 6592
Nikitin 07:49:48 -65.8 Dark Up 76.3 154.8 Up 07:34:48 - 08:04:48 6573
CU-SBO 07:49:49 -65.9 Dark Up 76.4 154.5 Up 07:34:49 - 08:04:49 6566
Hawthorne 07:50:32 -71.4 Dark Up 70.2 117.9 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 6558
Lee Vining 07:50:32 -72.0 Dark Up 70.1 115.7 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 6507
Bishop 07:50:32 -72.5 Dark Up 70.8 115.3 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 6430
Beatty 07:50:32 -72.7 Dark Up 72.2 116.8 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 6354
Patrick 07:50:25 -73.4 Dark Up 75.0 117.6 Up 07:35:25 - 08:05:25 6152
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:50:28 -73.8 Dark Up 74.6 115.4 Up 07:35:28 - 08:05:28 6135
Wildwood 07:50:32 -75.8 Dark Up 71.8 105.9 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 6086
Lake Havasu City 07:50:28 -74.3 Dark Up 75.0 113.6 Up 07:35:28 - 08:05:28 6059
Idyllwild 07:50:32 -75.7 Dark Up 73.5 107.3 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 6012
George/Scottsdale 07:50:18 -74.0 Dark Up 77.2 115.5 Up 07:35:18 - 08:05:18 5943
Calipatria 07:50:32 -76.0 Dark Up 74.6 107.0 Up 07:35:32 - 08:05:32 5927
Yuma 07:50:30 -76.1 Dark Up 75.4 106.7 Up 07:35:30 - 08:05:30 5867

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 19299, (2024/11/21 07:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 14.73  61
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  2.08  47
PPM 094294     05:20:59.3 +27:57:25  6.3  0.75  48
PPM 094237     05:17:20.8 +27:45:55  9.6  0.34  49
PPM 094234     05:17:11.5 +27:22:57 10.3  0.28  49
19299          05:18:19.6 +27:30:01 14.9        49
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/14 05:58:58 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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