RECON: TNO occultation with 533398

Event between (533398) 14GA54 and star GA0760:09009357 with event index number of 2163854

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/15 07:10:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:43:21.9 -12:01:54
Equinox of date position of star is 17:44:43.0 -12:02:28
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 121 degrees from the moon. Moon is 48% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

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Object is 31.2 AU from the Sun and 30.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 182 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1609 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21991.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=215.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.2 sec chord
Diameter=88.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 533398, (2024/05/15 07:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.3 -26:29:02  0.9 22.58 107
35Eta Oph      17:11:46.7 -15:45:12  2.6  8.81 114
56Omi Ser      17:42:47.1 -12:53:10  4.4  0.97 121
PPM 233417     17:41:15.4 -11:28:39  8.5  1.02 120
PPM 233533     17:45:44.7 -12:01:41  9.6  0.25 122
533398         17:44:43.8 -12:02:28 16.5       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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.0 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=35.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 07:12:57 -18.9 Dark Up 20.9 148.4 Low 06:57:57 - 07:27:57 802
Kamloops 07:13:40 -19.6 Dark Up 16.4 134.6 Really Low 06:58:40 - 07:28:40 495
Kelowna 07:13:40 -20.6 Dark Up 17.4 135.3 Really Low 06:58:40 - 07:28:40 458
Peachland 07:13:41 -20.6 Dark Up 17.3 135.0 Really Low 06:58:41 - 07:28:41 446
Summerland 07:13:41 -20.8 Dark Up 17.5 135.0 Really Low 06:58:41 - 07:28:41 438
Penticton 07:13:41 -20.9 Dark Up 17.6 135.1 Really Low 06:58:41 - 07:28:41 435
Oliver 07:13:42 -21.2 Dark Up 17.8 135.0 Really Low 06:58:42 - 07:28:42 413
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:13:42 -21.4 Dark Up 18.0 135.2 Really Low 06:58:42 - 07:28:42 405
Okanogan 07:13:44 -22.0 Dark Up 18.4 134.8 Really Low 06:58:44 - 07:28:44 359
Brewster 07:13:46 -22.3 Dark Up 18.5 134.6 Really Low 06:58:46 - 07:28:46 337
Manson/Chelan 07:13:47 -22.4 Dark Up 18.5 134.2 Really Low 06:58:47 - 07:28:47 317
Victoria 07:13:54 -21.3 Dark Up 16.5 131.5 Really Low 06:58:54 - 07:28:54 303
Wenatchee 07:13:49 -22.9 Dark Up 18.7 133.9 Really Low 06:58:49 - 07:28:49 282
Ellensburg 07:13:50 -23.2 Dark Up 18.9 133.7 Really Low 06:58:50 - 07:28:50 250
Yakima 07:13:52 -23.6 Dark Up 19.2 133.5 Really Low 06:58:52 - 07:28:52 221
PNWRO 07:13:48 -24.4 Dark Up 20.4 134.9 Low 06:58:48 - 07:28:48 211
Toppenish/White Swan 07:13:52 -23.9 Dark Up 19.4 133.6 Really Low 06:58:52 - 07:28:52 209
The Dalles 07:13:56 -24.5 Dark Up 19.6 132.7 Really Low 06:58:56 - 07:28:56 140
Maupin 07:13:56 -24.9 Dark Up 19.9 132.7 Really Low 06:58:56 - 07:28:56 113
Dunrhomin 07:13:14 -30.6 Dark Up 31.1 146.1 Up 06:58:14 - 07:28:14 45
Sisters 07:14:00 -25.7 Dark Up 20.2 132.1 Low 06:59:00 - 07:29:00 41
Nikitin 07:13:15 -30.8 Dark Up 31.3 146.1 Up 06:58:15 - 07:28:15 31
Bend 07:14:00 -26.0 Dark Up 20.5 132.2 Low 06:59:00 - 07:29:00 28
CU-SBO 07:13:15 -30.9 Dark Up 31.3 146.0 Up 06:58:15 - 07:28:15 25
Oregon Observatory 07:14:01 -26.2 Dark Up 20.6 132.1 Low 06:59:01 - 07:29:01 13
Chiloquin 07:14:05 -27.4 Dark Up 21.2 131.4 Low 06:59:05 - 07:29:05 -92
Klamath Falls 07:14:05 -27.7 Dark Up 21.5 131.3 Low 06:59:05 - 07:29:05 -117
Cedarville 07:14:02 -28.7 Dark Up 22.9 132.5 Low 06:59:02 - 07:29:02 -138
Fall River/Burney 07:14:07 -28.9 Dark Up 22.5 131.3 Low 06:59:07 - 07:29:07 -199
Gimple 07:14:07 -29.9 Dark Up 23.4 131.5 Low 06:59:07 - 07:29:07 -259
Greenville 07:14:07 -29.9 Dark Up 23.4 131.4 Low 06:59:07 - 07:29:07 -261
Quincy 07:14:08 -30.1 Dark Up 23.5 131.3 Low 06:59:08 - 07:29:08 -276
Portola 07:14:07 -30.3 Dark Up 23.9 131.7 Low 06:59:07 - 07:29:07 -277
Reno 07:14:05 -30.7 Dark Up 24.4 132.2 Low 06:59:05 - 07:29:05 -285
Carson City 07:14:06 -31.0 Dark Up 24.7 132.1 Low 06:59:06 - 07:29:06 -312
Yerington 07:14:05 -31.3 Dark Up 25.2 132.6 Low 06:59:05 - 07:29:05 -315
Gardnerville 07:14:06 -31.3 Dark Up 24.9 132.0 Low 06:59:06 - 07:29:06 -331
Hawthorne 07:14:04 -31.8 Dark Up 25.8 132.9 Low 06:59:04 - 07:29:04 -341
Lee Vining 07:14:06 -32.3 Dark Up 25.9 132.2 Low 06:59:06 - 07:29:06 -396
Bishop 07:14:05 -33.0 Dark Up 26.7 132.7 Low 06:59:05 - 07:29:05 -430
Beatty 07:14:01 -33.7 Dark Up 28.0 133.9 Low 06:59:01 - 07:29:01 -434
Patrick 07:13:53 -35.4 Dark Up 30.6 135.9 Up 06:58:53 - 07:28:53 -497
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:13:56 -35.6 Dark Up 30.4 135.2 Up 06:58:56 - 07:28:56 -532
Lake Havasu City 07:13:56 -36.3 Dark Up 31.0 135.1 Up 06:58:56 - 07:28:56 -583
George/Scottsdale 07:13:48 -37.2 Dark Up 33.0 137.1 Up 06:58:48 - 07:28:48 -597
Idyllwild 07:14:06 -36.8 Dark Up 30.2 132.7 Up 06:59:06 - 07:29:06 -696
Wildwood 07:14:12 -36.2 Dark Up 28.8 131.2 Low 06:59:12 - 07:29:12 -706
Calipatria 07:14:02 -37.5 Dark Up 31.3 133.5 Up 06:59:02 - 07:29:02 -724
Yuma 07:14:00 -38.1 Dark Up 32.1 134.1 Up 06:59:00 - 07:29:00 -742

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 533398, (2024/05/15 07:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.58 107
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  8.81 114
56Omi Ser      17:41:24.8 -12:52:32  4.4  0.97 121
PPM 233417     17:39:53.9 -11:27:58  8.5  1.02 120
PPM 233533     17:44:22.8 -12:01:09  9.6  0.25 122
533398         17:43:21.9 -12:01:54 16.5       121
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/13 04:30:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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