RECON: TNO occultation with 503858

Event between (503858) 98HQ151 and star GA0780:19566571 with event index number of 2452596

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/08/01 04:28:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:18:55.7 -11:16:36
Equinox of date position of star is 19:20:14.4 -11:13:54
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 155 degrees from the moon. Moon is 11% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.1

[RECON map]
Object is 33.9 AU from the Sun and 32.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 200 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1855 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23876.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 503858, (2024/08/01 04:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:55.1 -26:29:04  0.9 42.63 159
Nunki          18:56:47.3 -26:15:50  2.0 16.02 168
PPM 235666     19:14:37.9 -12:14:21  5.2  1.71 157
PPM 235755     19:18:14.1 -10:55:34  7.3  0.59 155
PPM 235809     19:19:58.7 -11:20:03  9.1  0.13 155
503858         19:20:17.4 -11:13:48 15.5       155
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 4.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 35.1 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 04:29:25 -6.4 NT Down 21.9 145.4 Low 04:14:25 - 04:44:25 6864
Sleaford 04:28:43 -11.7 NT Down 24.7 160.3 Low 04:13:43 - 04:43:43 6833
Kelowna 04:29:25 -7.4 NT Down 22.9 146.1 Low 04:14:25 - 04:44:25 6823
Peachland 04:29:26 -7.3 NT Down 22.9 145.8 Low 04:14:26 - 04:44:26 6820
Summerland 04:29:26 -7.4 NT Down 23.0 145.9 Low 04:14:26 - 04:44:26 6812
Penticton 04:29:26 -7.5 NT Down 23.1 146.0 Low 04:14:26 - 04:44:26 6808
Oliver 04:29:27 -7.8 NT Down 23.4 145.9 Low 04:14:27 - 04:44:27 6792
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:29:28 -8.0 NT Down 23.7 146.0 Low 04:14:28 - 04:44:28 6783
Victoria 04:29:39 -6.2 NT Down 22.5 142.0 Low 04:14:39 - 04:44:39 6776
Okanogan 04:29:29 -8.3 NT Down 24.1 145.7 Low 04:14:29 - 04:44:29 6752
Brewster 04:29:31 -8.3 NT Down 24.3 145.4 Low 04:14:31 - 04:44:31 6740
Manson/Chelan 04:29:32 -8.3 NT Down 24.3 145.0 Low 04:14:32 - 04:44:32 6732
Wenatchee 04:29:34 -8.5 NT Down 24.6 144.7 Low 04:14:34 - 04:44:34 6709
Ellensburg 04:29:35 -8.6 NT Down 24.9 144.4 Low 04:14:35 - 04:44:35 6689
Yakima 04:29:36 -8.9 NT Down 25.2 144.3 Low 04:14:36 - 04:44:36 6668
Toppenish/White Swan 04:29:37 -9.1 NT Down 25.4 144.4 Low 04:14:37 - 04:44:37 6656
PNWRO 04:29:33 -10.1 NT Down 26.3 145.7 Low 04:14:33 - 04:44:33 6629
The Dalles 04:29:41 -9.2 NT Down 25.7 143.4 Low 04:14:41 - 04:44:41 6618
Maupin 04:29:41 -9.5 NT Down 26.1 143.4 Low 04:14:41 - 04:44:41 6595
Sisters 04:29:46 -9.7 NT Down 26.6 142.6 Low 04:14:46 - 04:44:46 6550
Bend 04:29:44 -10.0 NT Down 26.9 142.8 Low 04:14:44 - 04:44:44 6535
Oregon Observatory 04:29:45 -10.1 NT Down 27.0 142.6 Low 04:14:45 - 04:44:45 6526
Chiloquin 04:29:50 -10.6 NT Down 27.9 141.8 Low 04:14:50 - 04:44:50 6453
Klamath Falls 04:29:50 -10.9 NT Down 28.2 141.8 Low 04:14:50 - 04:44:50 6432
Cedarville 04:29:47 -12.2 AT Down 29.5 143.1 Low 04:14:47 - 04:44:47 6383
Fall River/Burney 04:29:52 -11.8 NT Down 29.3 141.8 Low 04:14:52 - 04:44:52 6359
Greenville 04:29:53 -12.6 AT Down 30.2 141.9 Up 04:14:53 - 04:44:53 6301
Gimple 04:29:52 -12.7 AT Down 30.3 142.0 Up 04:14:52 - 04:44:52 6301
Quincy 04:29:53 -12.7 AT Down 30.4 141.8 Up 04:14:53 - 04:44:53 6288
Portola 04:29:52 -13.1 AT Down 30.7 142.3 Up 04:14:52 - 04:44:52 6278
Reno 04:29:51 -13.7 AT Down 31.2 142.8 Up 04:14:51 - 04:44:51 6258
Carson City 04:29:51 -13.9 AT Down 31.5 142.7 Up 04:14:51 - 04:44:51 6235
Gardnerville 04:29:52 -14.1 AT Down 31.7 142.7 Up 04:14:52 - 04:44:52 6219
Yerington 04:29:49 -14.4 AT Down 32.0 143.3 Up 04:14:49 - 04:44:49 6219
Hawthorne 04:29:49 -15.0 AT Down 32.6 143.6 Up 04:14:49 - 04:44:49 6185
Dunrhomin 04:29:00 -21.2 Dark Down 36.0 158.8 Up 04:14:00 - 04:44:00 6181
Nikitin 04:29:00 -21.3 Dark Down 36.2 158.7 Up 04:14:00 - 04:44:00 6170
CU-SBO 04:29:01 -21.4 Dark Down 36.2 158.6 Up 04:14:01 - 04:44:01 6166
Lee Vining 04:29:52 -15.1 AT Down 32.8 142.9 Up 04:14:52 - 04:44:52 6152
Bishop 04:29:50 -15.9 AT Down 33.6 143.4 Up 04:14:50 - 04:44:50 6107
Beatty 04:29:46 -17.2 AT Down 34.8 144.9 Up 04:14:46 - 04:44:46 6065
Patrick 04:29:39 -19.9 Dark Down 37.3 147.4 Up 04:14:39 - 04:44:39 5939
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:29:42 -19.6 Dark Down 37.2 146.6 Up 04:14:42 - 04:44:42 5927
Wildwood 04:29:58 -17.8 AT Down 36.1 141.9 Up 04:14:58 - 04:44:58 5881
Lake Havasu City 04:29:43 -20.2 Dark Down 37.9 146.6 Up 04:14:43 - 04:44:43 5877
Idyllwild 04:29:53 -19.2 Dark Down 37.4 143.7 Up 04:14:53 - 04:44:53 5842
George/Scottsdale 04:29:35 -22.3 Dark Down 39.6 149.0 Up 04:14:35 - 04:44:35 5800
Calipatria 04:29:50 -20.4 Dark Down 38.4 144.7 Up 04:14:50 - 04:44:50 5788
Yuma 04:29:47 -21.2 Dark Down 39.2 145.4 Up 04:14:47 - 04:44:47 5748

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 503858, (2024/08/01 04:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 42.63 159
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 16.02 168
PPM 235666     19:13:15.6 -12:16:58  5.2  1.71 157
PPM 235755     19:16:52.5 -10:58:18  7.3  0.59 155
PPM 235809     19:18:36.9 -11:22:50  9.1  0.13 155
503858         19:18:55.7 -11:16:36 15.5       155
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/09/03 03:05:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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