RECON: TNO occultation with 500882

Event between (500882) 13JN64 and star GA0740:07801369 with event index number of 1296274

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/06/04 08:58:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:22:58.7 -15:54:39
Equinox of date position of star is 17:24:11.6 -15:55:46
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 144 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 39.4 AU from the Sun and 38.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.9 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 1622 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5533 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27849.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=131.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Diameter=53.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:3EEEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 500882, (2024/06/04 08:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.5 -26:29:03  0.9 16.31 156
35Eta Oph      17:11:46.8 -15:45:12  2.6  3.04 147
PPM 232892     17:19:43.8 -16:20:09  5.9  1.19 145
PPM 233011     17:25:00.6 -16:03:34  7.0  0.20 144
PPM 232985     17:23:39.7 -15:57:02  9.3  0.17 144
500882         17:24:23.0 -15:55:56 15.6       143
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 0.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=3.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 08:58:44 -15.9 AT Down 23.5 188.3 Low 08:43:44 - 09:13:44 6479
Kelowna 08:58:44 -16.3 AT Down 23.9 188.2 Low 08:43:44 - 09:13:44 6461
Peachland 08:58:45 -16.5 AT Down 24.0 187.9 Low 08:43:45 - 09:13:45 6455
Summerland 08:58:44 -16.6 AT Down 24.1 188.0 Low 08:43:44 - 09:13:44 6449
Penticton 08:58:44 -16.6 AT Down 24.2 188.1 Low 08:43:44 - 09:13:44 6446
Oliver 08:58:44 -17.0 AT Down 24.6 188.1 Low 08:43:44 - 09:13:44 6430
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:58:43 -17.1 AT Down 24.7 188.3 Low 08:43:43 - 09:13:43 6423
Tonasket 08:58:43 -17.4 AT Down 25.0 188.3 Low 08:43:43 - 09:13:43 6408
Okanogan 08:58:43 -17.8 AT Down 25.4 188.1 Low 08:43:43 - 09:13:43 6391
Victoria 08:58:55 -18.2 Dark Down 25.5 184.1 Low 08:43:55 - 09:13:55 6386
Brewster 08:58:44 -18.1 Dark Down 25.7 187.9 Low 08:43:44 - 09:13:44 6378
Manson/Chelan 08:58:45 -18.3 Dark Down 25.9 187.6 Low 08:43:45 - 09:13:45 6367
Wenatchee 08:58:45 -18.8 Dark Down 26.4 187.4 Low 08:43:45 - 09:13:45 6343
Ellensburg 08:58:45 -19.3 Dark Down 26.8 187.2 Low 08:43:45 - 09:13:45 6322
Yakima 08:58:46 -19.7 Dark Down 27.2 187.2 Low 08:43:46 - 09:13:46 6302
Toppenish/White Swan 08:58:45 -19.8 Dark Down 27.4 187.4 Low 08:43:45 - 09:13:45 6291
Pasco 08:58:41 -19.7 Dark Down 27.4 188.8 Low 08:43:41 - 09:13:41 6288
PNWRO 08:58:39 -19.9 Dark Down 27.6 189.0 Low 08:43:39 - 09:13:39 6276
Goldendale 08:58:46 -20.5 Dark Down 28.0 187.0 Low 08:43:46 - 09:13:46 6261
The Dalles 08:58:46 -20.7 Dark Down 28.2 186.6 Low 08:43:46 - 09:13:46 6248
Maupin 08:58:46 -21.1 Dark Down 28.7 186.8 Low 08:43:46 - 09:13:46 6227
Redmond 08:58:46 -22.0 Dark Down 29.6 186.7 Low 08:43:46 - 09:13:46 6178
Sisters 08:58:47 -22.1 Dark Down 29.6 186.3 Low 08:43:47 - 09:13:47 6178
Bend 08:58:46 -22.2 Dark Down 29.8 186.6 Low 08:43:46 - 09:13:46 6166
Oregon Observatory 08:58:47 -22.4 Dark Down 30.0 186.4 Low 08:43:47 - 09:13:47 6156
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:58:47 -22.6 Dark Down 30.2 186.4 Up 08:43:47 - 09:13:47 6145
North Lake 08:58:45 -23.0 Dark Down 30.6 187.1 Up 08:43:45 - 09:13:45 6122
Paisley 08:58:44 -23.4 Dark Down 31.1 187.5 Up 08:43:44 - 09:13:44 6092
Chiloquin 08:58:47 -23.8 Dark Down 31.3 186.1 Up 08:43:47 - 09:13:47 6080
Lakeview 08:58:42 -23.9 Dark Down 31.6 187.8 Up 08:43:42 - 09:13:42 6064
Klamath Falls 08:58:47 -24.1 Dark Down 31.6 186.2 Up 08:43:47 - 09:13:47 6061
Cedarville 08:58:42 -24.5 Dark Down 32.2 188.0 Up 08:43:42 - 09:13:42 6026
Fall River/Burney 08:58:46 -25.2 Dark Down 32.8 186.7 Up 08:43:46 - 09:13:46 5992
Susanville 08:58:42 -25.7 Dark Down 33.3 187.6 Up 08:43:42 - 09:13:42 5957
Dunrhomin 08:57:50 -21.4 Dark Down 30.3 204.5 Up 08:42:50 - 09:12:50 5951
Gimple 08:58:43 -26.0 Dark Down 33.6 187.4 Up 08:43:43 - 09:13:43 5939
Greenville 08:58:43 -26.0 Dark Down 33.6 187.3 Up 08:43:43 - 09:13:43 5939
Quincy 08:58:43 -26.2 Dark Down 33.8 187.3 Up 08:43:43 - 09:13:43 5926
Portola 08:58:41 -26.2 Dark Down 33.9 187.8 Up 08:43:41 - 09:13:41 5921
Reno 08:58:39 -26.3 Dark Down 34.1 188.6 Up 08:43:39 - 09:13:39 5906
Carson City 08:58:39 -26.7 Dark Down 34.5 188.7 Up 08:43:39 - 09:13:39 5884
Yerington 08:58:37 -26.7 Dark Down 34.6 189.4 Up 08:43:37 - 09:13:37 5873
Gardnerville 08:58:38 -26.9 Dark Down 34.7 188.7 Up 08:43:38 - 09:13:38 5868
Hawthorne 08:58:34 -27.1 Dark Down 35.0 190.1 Up 08:43:34 - 09:13:34 5845
Tonopah 08:58:29 -27.2 Dark Down 35.2 191.7 Up 08:43:29 - 09:13:29 5819
Lee Vining 08:58:36 -27.7 Dark Down 35.6 189.6 Up 08:43:36 - 09:13:36 5808
Bishop 08:58:33 -28.1 Dark Down 36.1 190.5 Up 08:43:33 - 09:13:33 5770
Beatty 08:58:26 -28.1 Dark Down 36.3 192.4 Up 08:43:26 - 09:13:26 5743
Indian Springs 08:58:22 -28.2 Dark Down 36.4 193.7 Up 08:43:22 - 09:13:22 5723
Henderson 08:58:20 -28.5 Dark Down 36.8 194.6 Up 08:43:20 - 09:13:20 5688
Patrick 08:58:15 -28.7 Dark Down 37.2 196.1 Up 08:43:15 - 09:13:15 5646
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:58:15 -29.0 Dark Down 37.4 195.9 Up 08:43:15 - 09:13:15 5631
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:58:18 -29.2 Dark Down 37.6 195.3 Up 08:43:18 - 09:13:18 5628
CPSLO 08:58:40 -30.6 Dark Down 38.4 188.1 Up 08:43:40 - 09:13:40 5624
Mohave Valley 08:58:18 -29.4 Dark Down 37.8 195.3 Up 08:43:18 - 09:13:18 5610
Lake Havasu City 08:58:16 -29.7 Dark Down 38.1 195.7 Up 08:43:16 - 09:13:16 5582
Parker 08:58:15 -30.0 Dark Down 38.5 195.8 Up 08:43:15 - 09:13:15 5557
Wildwood 08:58:32 -31.3 Dark Down 39.3 190.7 Up 08:43:32 - 09:13:32 5546
George/Scottsdale 08:58:06 -29.6 Dark Down 38.3 198.8 Up 08:43:06 - 09:13:06 5528
Idyllwild 08:58:25 -31.1 Dark Down 39.4 193.0 Up 08:43:25 - 09:13:25 5526
Blythe 08:58:17 -30.6 Dark Down 39.0 195.6 Up 08:43:17 - 09:13:17 5520
Calipatria 08:58:19 -31.4 Dark Down 39.7 194.6 Up 08:43:19 - 09:13:19 5483
Yuma 08:58:16 -31.5 Dark Down 39.9 195.7 Up 08:43:16 - 09:13:16 5453

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 500882, (2024/06/04 08:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.31 156
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  3.04 147
PPM 232892     17:18:19.3 -16:18:42  5.9  1.19 145
PPM 233011     17:23:36.2 -16:02:18  7.0  0.20 144
PPM 232985     17:22:15.4 -15:55:44  9.3  0.17 144
500882         17:22:58.7 -15:54:39 15.6       144
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/02/22 02:01:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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