RECON: TNO occultation with 535029

Event between (535029) 14WG510 and star GA0940:00856870 with event index number of 2261386

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/01/13 08:40:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:40:32.9 +05:38:51
Equinox of date position of star is 05:41:46.2 +05:39:28
Stellar brightness G=12.4, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 141 degrees from the moon. Moon is 26% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

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TNO is 38.9 AU from the Sun and 38.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 196 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2014 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27625.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.2 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 535029, (2026/01/13 08:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:34.9 +07:24:35  0.4  4.04 139
Bellatrix      05:26:31.7 +06:22:16  1.6  3.90 145
PPM 149151     05:36:06.8 +05:40:36  6.4  1.45 142
PPM 149344     05:44:09.4 +05:51:16  8.5  0.58 141
PPM 149297     05:41:34.0 +05:40:36  8.9  0.09 141
PPM 149310     05:42:13.7 +05:40:07 11.1  0.07 141
535029         05:41:56.4 +05:39:33 12.4       141
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 4.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=16.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:38:29 -55.1 Dark Down 27.3 241.1 Low 08:23:29 - 08:53:29 -1537
Kamloops 08:38:56 -60.2 Dark Down 35.4 227.4 Up 08:23:56 - 08:53:56 -1814
Kelowna 08:38:52 -60.9 Dark Down 35.5 228.8 Up 08:23:52 - 08:53:52 -1858
Peachland 08:38:52 -61.0 Dark Down 35.7 228.5 Up 08:23:52 - 08:53:52 -1869
Summerland 08:38:51 -61.2 Dark Down 35.8 228.7 Up 08:23:51 - 08:53:51 -1878
Penticton 08:38:51 -61.2 Dark Down 35.8 228.8 Up 08:23:51 - 08:53:51 -1881
Oliver 08:38:50 -61.6 Dark Down 36.0 229.0 Up 08:23:50 - 08:53:50 -1906
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:38:49 -61.7 Dark Down 36.0 229.3 Up 08:23:49 - 08:53:49 -1914
Okanogan 08:38:48 -62.3 Dark Down 36.6 229.4 Up 08:23:48 - 08:53:48 -1963
Brewster 08:38:47 -62.6 Dark Down 36.9 229.4 Up 08:23:47 - 08:53:47 -1985
Manson/Chelan 08:38:48 -62.9 Dark Down 37.2 229.1 Up 08:23:48 - 08:53:48 -2005
Victoria 08:38:58 -62.7 Dark Down 38.3 225.2 Up 08:23:58 - 08:53:58 -2006
Wenatchee 08:38:47 -63.4 Dark Down 37.6 229.2 Up 08:23:47 - 08:53:47 -2042
Ellensburg 08:38:47 -63.8 Dark Down 38.0 229.2 Up 08:23:47 - 08:53:47 -2075
Yakima 08:38:46 -64.2 Dark Down 38.2 229.4 Up 08:23:46 - 08:53:46 -2105
Toppenish/White Swan 08:38:44 -64.4 Dark Down 38.3 229.7 Up 08:23:44 - 08:53:44 -2119
PNWRO 08:38:40 -64.5 Dark Down 37.7 231.5 Up 08:23:40 - 08:53:40 -2124
The Dalles 08:38:45 -65.3 Dark Down 39.2 229.3 Up 08:23:45 - 08:53:45 -2188
Maupin 08:38:43 -65.7 Dark Down 39.4 229.7 Up 08:23:43 - 08:53:43 -2218
Sisters 08:38:42 -66.6 Dark Down 40.3 229.7 Up 08:23:42 - 08:53:42 -2292
Bend 08:38:41 -66.8 Dark Down 40.3 230.2 Up 08:23:41 - 08:53:41 -2307
Oregon Observatory 08:38:41 -67.0 Dark Down 40.5 230.1 Up 08:23:41 - 08:53:41 -2322
Dunrhomin 08:37:49 -63.4 Dark Down 32.1 247.8 Up 08:22:49 - 08:52:49 -2356
CU-SBO 08:37:49 -63.6 Dark Down 32.3 247.8 Up 08:22:49 - 08:52:49 -2377
Chiloquin 08:38:39 -68.4 Dark Down 41.5 230.6 Up 08:23:39 - 08:53:39 -2431
Klamath Falls 08:38:38 -68.7 Dark Down 41.7 230.9 Up 08:23:38 - 08:53:38 -2457
Cedarville 08:38:31 -69.0 Dark Down 41.2 233.1 Up 08:23:31 - 08:53:31 -2488
Fall River/Burney 08:38:33 -69.7 Dark Down 42.2 232.1 Up 08:23:33 - 08:53:33 -2546
Gimple 08:38:30 -70.5 Dark Down 42.5 233.3 Up 08:23:30 - 08:53:30 -2612
Greenville 08:38:30 -70.5 Dark Down 42.5 233.2 Up 08:23:30 - 08:53:30 -2613
Quincy 08:38:30 -70.7 Dark Down 42.6 233.4 Up 08:23:30 - 08:53:30 -2630
Portola 08:38:28 -70.7 Dark Down 42.4 234.0 Up 08:23:28 - 08:53:28 -2632
Reno 08:38:25 -70.8 Dark Down 42.2 234.8 Up 08:23:25 - 08:53:25 -2644
Carson City 08:38:24 -71.1 Dark Down 42.4 235.1 Up 08:23:24 - 08:53:24 -2673
Yerington 08:38:22 -71.1 Dark Down 42.1 235.9 Up 08:23:22 - 08:53:22 -2679
Gardnerville 08:38:24 -71.3 Dark Down 42.5 235.3 Up 08:23:24 - 08:53:24 -2692
Hawthorne 08:38:20 -71.3 Dark Down 42.0 236.8 Up 08:23:20 - 08:53:20 -2709
Lee Vining 08:38:20 -72.0 Dark Down 42.6 236.7 Up 08:23:20 - 08:53:20 -2764
Bishop 08:38:16 -72.3 Dark Down 42.5 237.9 Up 08:23:16 - 08:53:16 -2803
Beatty 08:38:10 -72.0 Dark Down 41.6 239.8 Up 08:23:10 - 08:53:10 -2815
Patrick 08:37:58 -71.7 Dark Down 40.3 243.6 Up 08:22:58 - 08:52:58 -2894
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:37:59 -72.3 Dark Down 40.9 243.1 Up 08:22:59 - 08:52:59 -2928
Lake Havasu City 08:37:57 -72.6 Dark Down 41.1 243.9 Up 08:22:57 - 08:52:57 -2982
George/Scottsdale 08:37:48 -71.7 Dark Down 39.6 246.6 Up 08:22:48 - 08:52:48 -3008
Idyllwild 08:38:02 -74.5 Dark Down 43.2 242.4 Up 08:23:02 - 08:53:02 -3089
Wildwood 08:38:09 -75.2 Dark Down 44.3 240.3 Up 08:23:09 - 08:53:09 -3091
Calipatria 08:37:57 -74.3 Dark Down 42.6 243.9 Up 08:22:57 - 08:52:57 -3124
Yuma 08:37:53 -74.1 Dark Down 42.1 245.0 Up 08:22:53 - 08:52:53 -3147

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 535029, (2026/01/13 08:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  4.04 139
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6  3.90 145
PPM 149151     05:34:43.3 +05:39:40  6.4  1.45 142
PPM 149344     05:42:45.8 +05:50:38  8.5  0.58 141
PPM 149297     05:40:10.5 +05:39:53  8.9  0.09 141
PPM 149310     05:40:50.2 +05:39:25 11.1  0.07 141
535029         05:40:32.9 +05:38:51 12.4       141
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/31 01:31:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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