RECON: TNO occultation with 530664

Event between (530664) 11SO277 and star GA0980:00280666 with event index number of 2443322

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/01/16 06:08:37 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:16:26.5 +09:08:21
Equinox of date position of star is 03:17:40.7 +09:13:21
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 122 degrees from the moon. Moon is 77% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

[RECON map]
TNO is 30.5 AU from the Sun and 30.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 329 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1800 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21839.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=167.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.4 sec chord
Diameter=68.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 530664, (2028/01/16 06:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:32.0 +16:33:49  0.8 20.71 102
Menkar         03:03:44.9 +04:11:53  2.5  6.15 126
1Omi Tau       03:26:19.6 +09:07:33  3.6  2.07 120
PPM 146370     03:16:18.6 +09:04:51  8.5  0.44 122
PPM 146383     03:17:13.5 +09:16:28  9.4  0.18 122
530664         03:17:57.3 +09:14:28 15.9       122
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 2.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=13.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:05:31 -56.3 Dark Up 30.2 243.4 Up 05:50:31 - 06:20:31 3554
Kamloops 06:06:33 -51.6 Dark Up 38.3 229.8 Up 05:51:33 - 06:21:33 3154
Kelowna 06:06:20 -52.6 Dark Up 38.4 231.2 Up 05:51:20 - 06:21:20 3124
Peachland 06:06:21 -52.5 Dark Up 38.6 231.0 Up 05:51:21 - 06:21:21 3110
Summerland 06:06:20 -52.6 Dark Up 38.7 231.2 Up 05:51:20 - 06:21:20 3103
Penticton 06:06:19 -52.7 Dark Up 38.7 231.3 Up 05:51:19 - 06:21:19 3101
Oliver 06:06:16 -52.9 Dark Up 38.9 231.5 Up 05:51:16 - 06:21:16 3079
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:06:13 -53.1 Dark Up 38.9 231.8 Up 05:51:13 - 06:21:13 3073
Okanogan 06:06:08 -53.4 Dark Up 39.4 232.0 Up 05:51:08 - 06:21:08 3026
Brewster 06:06:08 -53.5 Dark Up 39.7 232.0 Up 05:51:08 - 06:21:08 3003
Manson/Chelan 06:06:08 -53.4 Dark Up 40.0 231.7 Up 05:51:08 - 06:21:08 2981
Wenatchee 06:06:05 -53.6 Dark Up 40.4 231.8 Up 05:51:05 - 06:21:05 2945
Victoria 06:06:34 -51.3 Dark Up 41.2 227.8 Up 05:51:34 - 06:21:34 2943
Ellensburg 06:06:03 -53.7 Dark Up 40.8 231.8 Up 05:51:03 - 06:21:03 2912
PNWRO 06:05:44 -55.1 Dark Up 40.5 234.2 Up 05:50:44 - 06:20:44 2886
Yakima 06:06:00 -53.9 Dark Up 41.1 232.1 Up 05:51:00 - 06:21:00 2884
Toppenish/White Swan 06:05:57 -54.1 Dark Up 41.1 232.4 Up 05:50:57 - 06:20:57 2873
Dunrhomin 06:03:29 -66.1 Dark Up 34.6 250.6 Up 05:48:29 - 06:18:29 2841
CU-SBO 06:03:27 -66.2 Dark Up 34.8 250.7 Up 05:48:27 - 06:18:27 2821
The Dalles 06:05:56 -54.1 Dark Up 42.0 232.1 Up 05:50:56 - 06:20:56 2800
Maupin 06:05:52 -54.3 Dark Up 42.2 232.5 Up 05:50:52 - 06:20:52 2773
Sisters 06:05:48 -54.5 Dark Up 43.1 232.6 Up 05:50:48 - 06:20:48 2698
Bend 06:05:44 -54.8 Dark Up 43.1 233.0 Up 05:50:44 - 06:20:44 2688
Oregon Observatory 06:05:44 -54.8 Dark Up 43.2 233.0 Up 05:50:44 - 06:20:44 2672
Chiloquin 06:05:36 -55.1 Dark Up 44.3 233.5 Up 05:50:36 - 06:20:36 2565
Klamath Falls 06:05:33 -55.3 Dark Up 44.5 233.8 Up 05:50:33 - 06:20:33 2542
Cedarville 06:05:16 -56.7 Dark Up 43.9 236.1 Up 05:50:16 - 06:20:16 2534
Fall River/Burney 06:05:21 -56.1 Dark Up 44.9 235.2 Up 05:50:21 - 06:20:21 2464
Gimple 06:05:09 -56.8 Dark Up 45.1 236.4 Up 05:50:09 - 06:20:09 2409
Greenville 06:05:11 -56.7 Dark Up 45.2 236.3 Up 05:50:11 - 06:20:11 2407
Portola 06:05:04 -57.2 Dark Up 45.1 237.1 Up 05:50:04 - 06:20:04 2396
Reno 06:04:58 -57.7 Dark Up 44.8 238.0 Up 05:49:58 - 06:19:58 2393
Quincy 06:05:09 -56.8 Dark Up 45.3 236.5 Up 05:50:09 - 06:20:09 2392
Yerington 06:04:48 -58.4 Dark Up 44.7 239.1 Up 05:49:48 - 06:19:48 2369
Carson City 06:04:54 -57.9 Dark Up 45.0 238.3 Up 05:49:54 - 06:19:54 2366
Gardnerville 06:04:52 -58.0 Dark Up 45.1 238.5 Up 05:49:52 - 06:19:52 2348
Hawthorne 06:04:41 -59.0 Dark Up 44.6 240.0 Up 05:49:41 - 06:19:41 2348
Lee Vining 06:04:39 -58.9 Dark Up 45.2 240.0 Up 05:49:39 - 06:19:39 2290
Beatty 06:04:14 -60.9 Dark Up 44.2 243.1 Up 05:49:14 - 06:19:14 2273
Bishop 06:04:30 -59.6 Dark Up 45.0 241.2 Up 05:49:30 - 06:19:30 2263
Patrick 06:03:41 -63.6 Dark Up 42.8 246.9 Up 05:48:41 - 06:18:41 2238
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:03:44 -63.2 Dark Up 43.4 246.5 Up 05:48:44 - 06:18:44 2198
George/Scottsdale 06:03:12 -65.7 Dark Up 41.9 250.0 Up 05:48:12 - 06:18:12 2160
Lake Havasu City 06:03:38 -63.6 Dark Up 43.5 247.3 Up 05:48:38 - 06:18:38 2151
Idyllwild 06:03:49 -62.1 Dark Up 45.6 245.9 Up 05:48:49 - 06:18:49 2018
Calipatria 06:03:35 -63.2 Dark Up 44.9 247.5 Up 05:48:35 - 06:18:35 2002
Yuma 06:03:25 -64.0 Dark Up 44.4 248.6 Up 05:48:25 - 06:18:25 1993
Wildwood 06:04:06 -60.6 Dark Up 46.8 243.9 Up 05:49:06 - 06:19:06 1991

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 530664, (2028/01/16 06:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 20.71 102
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5  6.15 126
1Omi Tau       03:24:48.7 +09:01:42  3.6  2.07 120
PPM 146370     03:14:47.8 +08:58:42  8.5  0.44 122
PPM 146383     03:15:42.7 +09:10:20  9.4  0.18 122
530664         03:16:26.5 +09:08:21 15.9       122
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/27 02:58:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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