RECON: TNO occultation with 534626

Event between (534626) 14UT224 and star GA1120:01075932 with event index number of 2162771

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/11/16 11:03:58 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:16:55.1 +22:54:09
Equinox of date position of star is 05:18:22.7 +22:55:37
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 18 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

[RECON map]
Object is 36.1 AU from the Sun and 35.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.8 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 218 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1483 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25558.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=280.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.9 sec chord
Diameter=114.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 534626, (2024/11/16 11:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:21.1 +16:33:27  0.8 11.57  12
Alnath         05:27:52.0 +28:37:34  1.6  6.08  20
108 Tau        05:16:57.5 +22:18:40  6.2  0.70  18
PPM 094242     05:19:02.7 +22:51:15  9.6  0.16  18
534626         05:18:25.4 +22:55:40 15.6        19
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 4.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 34.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.0%

Site	Site mid-time (UT)	Sun alt (deg)	Sky	Moon	Star alt (deg)	Star az (deg)	Target	Observing Time (UT)	X-track (km)
Sleaford	11:02:03	-31.1	Dark	Up	49.7	237.7	Up	10:47:03 - 11:17:03	3655
Kamloops	11:02:41	-40.0	Dark	Up	57.3	219.9	Up	10:47:41 - 11:17:41	3383
Kelowna	11:02:38	-39.8	Dark	Up	57.6	222.1	Up	10:47:38 - 11:17:38	3309
Peachland	11:02:39	-40.0	Dark	Up	57.8	221.8	Up	10:47:39 - 11:17:39	3296
Summerland	11:02:38	-40.0	Dark	Up	57.9	222.1	Up	10:47:38 - 11:17:38	3282
Penticton	11:02:38	-40.0	Dark	Up	57.9	222.3	Up	10:47:38 - 11:17:38	3276
Oliver	11:02:37	-40.1	Dark	Up	58.1	222.7	Up	10:47:37 - 11:17:37	3241
Anarchist Mountain Observatory	11:02:36	-40.0	Dark	Up	58.2	223.2	Up	10:47:36 - 11:17:36	3226
Okanogan	11:02:36	-40.4	Dark	Up	58.7	223.6	Up	10:47:36 - 11:17:36	3160
Victoria	11:02:49	-42.6	Dark	Up	60.3	217.3	Up	10:47:49 - 11:17:49	3152
Brewster	11:02:37	-40.6	Dark	Up	59.0	223.6	Up	10:47:37 - 11:17:37	3132
Manson/Chelan	11:02:38	-40.9	Dark	Up	59.4	223.3	Up	10:47:38 - 11:17:38	3108
Wenatchee	11:02:37	-41.1	Dark	Up	59.8	223.5	Up	10:47:37 - 11:17:37	3060
Ellensburg	11:02:38	-41.4	Dark	Up	60.2	223.7	Up	10:47:38 - 11:17:38	3016
Yakima	11:02:37	-41.5	Dark	Up	60.5	224.1	Up	10:47:37 - 11:17:37	2975
Toppenish/White Swan	11:02:36	-41.5	Dark	Up	60.6	224.7	Up	10:47:36 - 11:17:36	2954
PNWRO	11:02:31	-40.6	Dark	Up	60.1	227.5	Up	10:47:31 - 11:17:31	2928
The Dalles	11:02:38	-42.2	Dark	Up	61.5	224.4	Up	10:47:38 - 11:17:38	2870
Maupin	11:02:38	-42.3	Dark	Up	61.7	225.1	Up	10:47:38 - 11:17:38	2828
Sisters	11:02:38	-42.9	Dark	Up	62.6	225.5	Up	10:47:38 - 11:17:38	2735
Bend	11:02:37	-42.8	Dark	Up	62.6	226.2	Up	10:47:37 - 11:17:37	2712
Oregon Observatory	11:02:37	-42.9	Dark	Up	62.8	226.3	Up	10:47:37 - 11:17:37	2693
Chiloquin	11:02:38	-43.6	Dark	Up	63.9	227.5	Up	10:47:38 - 11:17:38	2554
Klamath Falls	11:02:37	-43.6	Dark	Up	64.1	228.1	Up	10:47:37 - 11:17:37	2518
Dunrhomin	11:01:38	-31.7	Dark	Up	54.4	252.2	Up	10:46:38 - 11:16:38	2500
Nikitin	11:01:39	-31.7	Dark	Up	54.4	252.4	Up	10:46:39 - 11:16:39	2481
CU-SBO	11:01:39	-31.8	Dark	Up	54.5	252.4	Up	10:46:39 - 11:16:39	2473
Cedarville	11:02:31	-42.6	Dark	Up	63.7	231.8	Up	10:47:31 - 11:17:31	2457
Fall River/Burney	11:02:35	-43.6	Dark	Up	64.7	230.6	Up	10:47:35 - 11:17:35	2398
Gimple	11:02:32	-43.4	Dark	Up	64.9	233.0	Up	10:47:32 - 11:17:32	2306
Greenville	11:02:32	-43.5	Dark	Up	65.0	232.9	Up	10:47:32 - 11:17:32	2305
Quincy	11:02:32	-43.5	Dark	Up	65.1	233.2	Up	10:47:32 - 11:17:32	2284
Portola	11:02:30	-43.2	Dark	Up	64.9	234.2	Up	10:47:30 - 11:17:30	2274
Reno	11:02:27	-42.8	Dark	Up	64.6	235.7	Up	10:47:27 - 11:17:27	2251
Carson City	11:02:27	-42.8	Dark	Up	64.8	236.3	Up	10:47:27 - 11:17:27	2214
Yerington	11:02:25	-42.4	Dark	Up	64.5	237.6	Up	10:47:25 - 11:17:25	2198
Gardnerville	11:02:27	-42.9	Dark	Up	64.9	236.9	Up	10:47:27 - 11:17:27	2188
Hawthorne	11:02:22	-42.1	Dark	Up	64.4	239.2	Up	10:47:22 - 11:17:22	2153
Lee Vining	11:02:24	-42.5	Dark	Up	65.0	239.6	Up	10:47:24 - 11:17:24	2089
Bishop	11:02:21	-42.1	Dark	Up	64.8	241.7	Up	10:47:21 - 11:17:21	2032
Beatty	11:02:14	-40.9	Dark	Up	63.9	244.7	Up	10:47:14 - 11:17:14	1998
Patrick	11:02:02	-38.7	Dark	Up	62.3	250.9	Up	10:47:02 - 11:17:02	1871
Laughlin/Bullhead City	11:02:04	-39.3	Dark	Up	63.0	250.5	Up	10:47:04 - 11:17:04	1836
Lake Havasu City	11:02:02	-39.1	Dark	Up	63.0	252.1	Up	10:47:02 - 11:17:02	1767
George/Scottsdale	11:01:53	-37.1	Dark	Up	61.3	255.9	Up	10:46:53 - 11:16:53	1714
Wildwood	11:02:18	-42.6	Dark	Up	66.4	247.9	Up	10:47:18 - 11:17:18	1678
Idyllwild	11:02:11	-41.1	Dark	Up	65.1	250.9	Up	10:47:11 - 11:17:11	1658
Calipatria	11:02:05	-40.2	Dark	Up	64.3	253.4	Up	10:47:05 - 11:17:05	1605
Yuma	11:02:02	-39.5	Dark	Up	63.7	255.2	Up	10:47:02 - 11:17:02	1569

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 534626, (2024/11/16 11:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 11.57  12
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  6.08  20
108 Tau        05:15:27.6 +22:17:05  6.2  0.70  18
PPM 094242     05:17:32.4 +22:49:45  9.6  0.16  18
534626         05:16:55.1 +22:54:09 15.6        18
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/14 05:58:31 UT

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