RECON: TNO occultation with 386968

Event between (386968) 12BR61 and star GA0660:07681417 with event index number of 2212332

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/07/13 06:53:06 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:40:47.3 -23:51:25
Equinox of date position of star is 16:42:15.1 -23:54:07
Stellar brightness G=14.0, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 58 degrees from the moon. Moon is 44% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2

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Object is 14.9 AU from the Sun and 14.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 45 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 522 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10202.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 386968, (2024/07/13 06:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.9 -26:29:03  0.9  3.64  56
23Tau Sco      16:37:24.8 -28:15:53  2.8  4.50  57
22 Sco         16:31:42.2 -25:10:02  4.5  2.72  56
PPM 265797     16:42:42.2 -23:22:11  8.5  0.54  58
PPM 265787     16:41:47.0 -23:56:32  8.9  0.12  58
386968         16:42:16.4 -23:54:10 14.0        58
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=0.5 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)
Kamloops 06:52:19 -15.7 AT Up 12.5 202.5 Really Low 06:48:05 - 06:56:32 4495
Kelowna 06:52:12 -16.7 AT Up 13.0 203.4 Really Low 06:47:59 - 06:56:26 4471
Peachland 06:52:14 -16.7 AT Up 13.2 203.2 Really Low 06:48:00 - 06:56:27 4468
Summerland 06:52:13 -16.9 AT Up 13.3 203.2 Really Low 06:47:59 - 06:56:26 4464
Penticton 06:52:11 -17.0 AT Up 13.3 203.4 Really Low 06:47:58 - 06:56:25 4462
Sleaford 06:51:23 -16.1 AT Down 7.0 214.9 Really Low 06:47:09 - 06:55:36 4461
Oliver 06:52:11 -17.3 AT Up 13.7 203.4 Really Low 06:47:57 - 06:56:24 4451
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:52:09 -17.5 AT Up 13.8 203.6 Really Low 06:47:56 - 06:56:23 4447
Victoria 06:52:27 -17.1 AT Up 15.2 200.0 Really Low 06:48:14 - 06:56:41 4434
Okanogan 06:52:08 -18.1 Dark Up 14.4 203.4 Really Low 06:47:55 - 06:56:22 4427
Brewster 06:52:09 -18.3 Dark Up 14.7 203.3 Really Low 06:47:55 - 06:56:22 4419
Manson/Chelan 06:52:10 -18.4 Dark Up 15.0 203.0 Really Low 06:47:56 - 06:56:23 4413
Wenatchee 06:52:10 -18.8 Dark Up 15.5 202.9 Really Low 06:47:56 - 06:56:23 4397
Ellensburg 06:52:10 -19.2 Dark Up 15.9 202.7 Really Low 06:47:56 - 06:56:23 4384
Yakima 06:52:09 -19.5 Dark Up 16.3 202.7 Really Low 06:47:55 - 06:56:22 4370
Toppenish/White Swan 06:52:07 -19.8 Dark Up 16.5 202.9 Really Low 06:47:54 - 06:56:21 4362
PNWRO 06:51:59 -20.4 Dark Up 16.4 204.3 Really Low 06:47:45 - 06:56:12 4347
The Dalles 06:52:09 -20.3 Dark Up 17.4 202.3 Really Low 06:47:56 - 06:56:23 4336
Maupin 06:52:08 -20.8 Dark Up 17.7 202.4 Really Low 06:47:54 - 06:56:21 4321
Sisters 06:52:08 -21.5 Dark Up 18.7 202.1 Really Low 06:47:54 - 06:56:21 4288
Bend 06:52:06 -21.8 Dark Up 18.8 202.3 Really Low 06:47:53 - 06:56:20 4279
Oregon Observatory 06:52:06 -21.9 Dark Up 19.0 202.2 Really Low 06:47:52 - 06:56:19 4273
Chiloquin 06:52:05 -23.0 Dark Up 20.4 202.0 Low 06:47:52 - 06:56:19 4220
Klamath Falls 06:52:04 -23.4 Dark Up 20.7 202.1 Low 06:47:50 - 06:56:17 4205
Cedarville 06:51:54 -24.4 Dark Up 20.9 203.7 Low 06:47:40 - 06:56:07 4174
Fall River/Burney 06:51:59 -24.6 Dark Up 21.7 202.7 Low 06:47:46 - 06:56:13 4154
Greenville 06:51:55 -25.5 Dark Up 22.4 203.2 Low 06:47:41 - 06:56:08 4112
Gimple 06:51:54 -25.5 Dark Up 22.3 203.3 Low 06:47:41 - 06:56:08 4112
Quincy 06:51:54 -25.7 Dark Up 22.6 203.2 Low 06:47:41 - 06:56:08 4103
Portola 06:51:51 -26.0 Dark Up 22.5 203.7 Low 06:47:38 - 06:56:05 4097
Reno 06:51:46 -26.4 Dark Up 22.6 204.3 Low 06:47:33 - 06:56:00 4083
Carson City 06:51:46 -26.7 Dark Up 22.9 204.4 Low 06:47:32 - 06:55:59 4066
Yerington 06:51:42 -27.0 Dark Up 22.9 205.0 Low 06:47:29 - 06:55:56 4056
Gardnerville 06:51:45 -27.0 Dark Up 23.1 204.5 Low 06:47:31 - 06:55:58 4055
Hawthorne 06:51:38 -27.6 Dark Up 23.1 205.6 Low 06:47:25 - 06:55:52 4032
Dunrhomin 06:50:34 -27.9 Dark Down 16.4 216.8 Really Low 06:46:21 - 06:54:48 4025
Nikitin 06:50:34 -28.1 Dark Down 16.5 216.8 Really Low 06:46:20 - 06:54:47 4016
CU-SBO 06:50:34 -28.1 Dark Down 16.6 216.8 Really Low 06:46:21 - 06:54:48 4014
Lee Vining 06:51:39 -28.0 Dark Up 23.8 205.2 Low 06:47:26 - 06:55:53 4006
Bishop 06:51:33 -28.8 Dark Up 24.1 206.0 Low 06:47:20 - 06:55:47 3973
Beatty 06:51:23 -29.6 Dark Up 23.9 207.6 Low 06:47:10 - 06:55:37 3944
Patrick 06:51:04 -31.6 Dark Down 24.1 210.4 Low 06:46:50 - 06:55:17 3851
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:51:07 -31.7 Dark Down 24.6 209.9 Low 06:46:53 - 06:55:20 3841
Lake Havasu City 06:51:03 -32.4 Dark Down 25.1 210.2 Low 06:46:50 - 06:55:17 3803
Wildwood 06:51:26 -31.8 Dark Up 27.1 206.5 Low 06:47:13 - 06:55:40 3798
Idyllwild 06:51:15 -32.6 Dark Up 26.7 208.3 Low 06:47:01 - 06:55:28 3772
George/Scottsdale 06:50:48 -33.6 Dark Down 24.7 212.6 Low 06:46:34 - 06:55:01 3743
Calipatria 06:51:07 -33.5 Dark Up 26.8 209.5 Low 06:46:53 - 06:55:20 3731
Yuma 06:51:00 -34.1 Dark Down 26.8 210.4 Low 06:46:47 - 06:55:14 3701

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, (2024/07/13 06:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  3.64  56
23Tau Sco      16:35:52.9 -28:12:58  2.8  4.50  57
22 Sco         16:30:12.5 -25:06:55  4.5  2.72  56
PPM 265797     16:41:13.4 -23:19:27  8.5  0.54  58
PPM 265787     16:40:17.9 -23:53:46  8.9  0.12  58
386968         16:40:47.3 -23:51:25 14.0        58
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/04 05:28:16 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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