RECON: TNO occultation with 386968

Event between (386968) 12BR61 and star GA0640:09093999 with event index number of 2212302

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/09 10:18:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:53:47.3 -24:12:44
Equinox of date position of star is 16:55:15.6 -24:15:01
Stellar brightness G=14.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 171 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.0

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Object is 14.8 AU from the Sun and 13.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 37 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 506 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10036.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 386968, (2024/05/09 10:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.3 -26:29:02  0.9  5.94 177
23Tau Sco      16:37:24.2 -28:15:52  2.8  5.67 175
26 Oph         17:01:39.2 -25:01:26  5.8  1.64 170
PPM 266130     16:56:26.3 -24:32:45  8.2  0.40 171
PPM 266103     16:55:30.4 -24:11:03  9.9  0.09 171
386968         16:55:16.3 -24:15:02 14.6       171
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:17:36 -8.3 NT Down 11.1 201.1 Really Low 10:14:03 - 10:21:09 9012
Kamloops 10:18:26 -15.1 AT Down 14.7 188.0 Really Low 10:14:53 - 10:21:59 9004
Kelowna 10:18:22 -15.5 AT Down 15.5 188.9 Really Low 10:14:49 - 10:21:55 8981
Peachland 10:18:23 -15.7 AT Down 15.6 188.6 Really Low 10:14:50 - 10:21:56 8978
Summerland 10:18:23 -15.8 AT Down 15.7 188.7 Really Low 10:14:50 - 10:21:56 8973
Penticton 10:18:22 -15.8 AT Down 15.8 188.8 Really Low 10:14:49 - 10:21:55 8971
Oliver 10:18:21 -16.1 AT Down 16.1 188.8 Really Low 10:14:48 - 10:21:54 8961
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:18:21 -16.1 AT Down 16.3 189.0 Really Low 10:14:48 - 10:21:54 8956
Okanogan 10:18:21 -16.7 AT Down 16.9 188.8 Really Low 10:14:48 - 10:21:54 8935
Victoria 10:18:37 -18.0 AT Down 17.1 185.3 Really Low 10:15:04 - 10:22:10 8931
Brewster 10:18:21 -17.0 AT Down 17.2 188.7 Really Low 10:14:48 - 10:21:54 8925
Manson/Chelan 10:18:23 -17.3 AT Down 17.5 188.3 Really Low 10:14:50 - 10:21:56 8918
Wenatchee 10:18:24 -17.8 AT Down 18.0 188.2 Really Low 10:14:51 - 10:21:57 8902
Ellensburg 10:18:24 -18.2 Dark Down 18.4 188.0 Really Low 10:14:51 - 10:21:57 8887
Yakima 10:18:23 -18.6 Dark Down 18.8 188.0 Really Low 10:14:50 - 10:21:56 8873
Toppenish/White Swan 10:18:23 -18.7 Dark Down 19.0 188.2 Really Low 10:14:50 - 10:21:56 8865
PNWRO 10:18:16 -18.4 Dark Down 19.2 189.6 Really Low 10:14:43 - 10:21:49 8854
The Dalles 10:18:25 -19.6 Dark Down 19.8 187.5 Really Low 10:14:52 - 10:21:58 8835
Maupin 10:18:25 -19.9 Dark Down 20.2 187.6 Low 10:14:52 - 10:21:58 8819
Sisters 10:18:26 -20.8 Dark Down 21.2 187.1 Low 10:14:53 - 10:21:59 8784
Bend 10:18:24 -20.9 Dark Down 21.4 187.4 Low 10:14:51 - 10:21:57 8775
Oregon Observatory 10:18:25 -21.1 Dark Down 21.6 187.3 Low 10:14:52 - 10:21:58 8768
Chiloquin 10:18:26 -22.4 Dark Down 22.9 187.0 Low 10:14:53 - 10:21:59 8712
Klamath Falls 10:18:26 -22.6 Dark Down 23.2 187.0 Low 10:14:53 - 10:21:59 8697
Cedarville 10:18:18 -22.5 Dark Down 23.8 188.6 Low 10:14:45 - 10:21:51 8670
Fall River/Burney 10:18:23 -23.4 Dark Down 24.4 187.5 Low 10:14:50 - 10:21:56 8645
Gimple 10:18:20 -23.9 Dark Down 25.2 188.1 Low 10:14:47 - 10:21:53 8604
Greenville 10:18:20 -24.0 Dark Down 25.2 188.0 Low 10:14:47 - 10:21:53 8604
Quincy 10:18:20 -24.1 Dark Down 25.4 188.0 Low 10:14:47 - 10:21:53 8594
Portola 10:18:18 -24.0 Dark Down 25.5 188.5 Low 10:14:45 - 10:21:51 8590
Reno 10:18:15 -23.9 Dark Down 25.7 189.1 Low 10:14:42 - 10:21:48 8578
Dunrhomin 10:17:11 -15.8 AT Down 21.9 203.0 Low 10:13:38 - 10:20:44 8570
Nikitin 10:17:11 -16.0 AT Down 22.1 203.0 Low 10:13:38 - 10:20:44 8561
Carson City 10:18:15 -24.2 Dark Down 26.0 189.2 Low 10:14:42 - 10:21:48 8561
CU-SBO 10:17:11 -16.0 AT Down 22.2 202.9 Low 10:13:38 - 10:20:44 8558
Yerington 10:18:12 -24.1 Dark Down 26.2 189.8 Low 10:14:39 - 10:21:45 8552
Gardnerville 10:18:14 -24.4 Dark Down 26.3 189.2 Low 10:14:41 - 10:21:47 8549
Hawthorne 10:18:08 -24.2 Dark Down 26.5 190.4 Low 10:14:35 - 10:21:41 8529
Lee Vining 10:18:11 -24.9 Dark Down 27.2 189.9 Low 10:14:38 - 10:21:44 8501
Bishop 10:18:07 -25.0 Dark Down 27.6 190.7 Low 10:14:34 - 10:21:40 8470
Beatty 10:17:58 -24.5 Dark Down 27.8 192.4 Low 10:14:25 - 10:21:31 8446
Patrick 10:17:44 -24.1 Dark Down 28.7 195.5 Low 10:14:11 - 10:21:17 8361
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:17:46 -24.6 Dark Down 29.1 194.8 Low 10:14:13 - 10:21:19 8348
Lake Havasu City 10:17:44 -25.0 Dark Down 29.7 195.1 Low 10:14:11 - 10:21:17 8310
Wildwood 10:18:04 -27.6 Dark Down 30.9 190.8 Up 10:14:31 - 10:21:37 8290
Idyllwild 10:17:55 -26.9 Dark Down 30.9 192.8 Up 10:14:22 - 10:21:28 8270
George/Scottsdale 10:17:32 -24.1 Dark Down 29.9 197.7 Low 10:13:59 - 10:21:05 8259
Calipatria 10:17:48 -26.6 Dark Down 31.3 194.1 Up 10:14:15 - 10:21:21 8232
Yuma 10:17:44 -26.5 Dark Down 31.5 195.1 Up 10:14:11 - 10:21:17 8205

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 386968, (2024/05/09 10:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  5.94 177
23Tau Sco      16:35:52.9 -28:12:58  2.8  5.67 175
26 Oph         17:00:09.6 -24:59:22  5.8  1.64 170
PPM 266130     16:54:57.2 -24:30:30  8.2  0.40 171
PPM 266103     16:54:01.5 -24:08:46  9.9  0.09 171
386968         16:53:47.3 -24:12:44 14.6       171
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/04 05:25:37 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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