RECON: TNO occultation with 535229

Event between (535229) 14YG50 and star GA1120:02963605 with event index number of 2244753

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/02/01 06:25:26 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:04:18.0 +22:07:46
Equinox of date position of star is 08:05:39.5 +22:03:47
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 35 degrees from the moon. Moon is 83% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6

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Object is 35.1 AU from the Sun and 34.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 164 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2672 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24792.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=215.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Diameter=88.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 535229, (2023/02/01 06:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:43.6 +27:58:07  1.1  7.30  30
10Mu 2Cnc      08:09:07.2 +21:30:47  5.3  0.97  36
PPM 098288     08:05:12.1 +22:00:17  7.9  0.12  35
535229         08:05:39.7 +22:03:46 16.3        36
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 35.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=21.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:25:42 -53.6 Dark Up 60.0 181.2 Up 06:11:30 - 06:39:53 795
Kamloops 06:26:22 -50.1 Dark Up 59.5 154.5 Up 06:12:10 - 06:40:33 572
Kelowna 06:26:19 -51.1 Dark Up 60.5 155.5 Up 06:12:08 - 06:40:31 494
Peachland 06:26:20 -51.0 Dark Up 60.5 154.9 Up 06:12:09 - 06:40:32 482
Summerland 06:26:20 -51.2 Dark Up 60.7 154.9 Up 06:12:08 - 06:40:31 468
Penticton 06:26:20 -51.3 Dark Up 60.8 155.1 Up 06:12:08 - 06:40:31 462
Oliver 06:26:20 -51.5 Dark Up 61.1 154.8 Up 06:12:08 - 06:40:31 426
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:26:19 -51.8 Dark Up 61.3 155.0 Up 06:12:08 - 06:40:31 410
Victoria 06:26:31 -50.2 Dark Up 60.5 147.4 Up 06:12:19 - 06:40:42 352
Okanogan 06:26:20 -52.1 Dark Up 61.8 154.1 Up 06:12:08 - 06:40:31 345
Brewster 06:26:21 -52.2 Dark Up 62.0 153.5 Up 06:12:09 - 06:40:32 317
Manson/Chelan 06:26:22 -52.2 Dark Up 62.1 152.6 Up 06:12:10 - 06:40:33 294
Wenatchee 06:26:22 -52.5 Dark Up 62.5 151.9 Up 06:12:11 - 06:40:34 246
Ellensburg 06:26:23 -52.6 Dark Up 62.7 151.1 Up 06:12:12 - 06:40:35 203
Yakima 06:26:23 -52.9 Dark Up 63.1 150.7 Up 06:12:12 - 06:40:35 162
Toppenish/White Swan 06:26:23 -53.1 Dark Up 63.3 150.8 Up 06:12:11 - 06:40:34 140
PNWRO 06:26:18 -54.1 Dark Up 64.2 153.4 Up 06:12:07 - 06:40:30 108
The Dalles 06:26:25 -53.3 Dark Up 63.7 148.5 Up 06:12:14 - 06:40:37 59
Maupin 06:26:25 -53.6 Dark Up 64.1 148.3 Up 06:12:14 - 06:40:37 16
Sisters 06:26:27 -53.9 Dark Up 64.7 146.3 Up 06:12:16 - 06:40:39 -76
Bend 06:26:26 -54.2 Dark Up 65.0 146.5 Up 06:12:15 - 06:40:38 -100
Oregon Observatory 06:26:27 -54.2 Dark Up 65.1 146.1 Up 06:12:15 - 06:40:38 -118
Chiloquin 06:26:28 -54.8 Dark Up 66.0 143.6 Up 06:12:17 - 06:40:40 -257
Klamath Falls 06:26:28 -55.1 Dark Up 66.3 143.3 Up 06:12:17 - 06:40:40 -293
Cedarville 06:26:23 -56.4 Dark Up 67.6 145.7 Up 06:12:12 - 06:40:35 -361
Dunrhomin 06:25:33 -64.6 Dark Up 71.8 184.0 Up 06:11:21 - 06:39:44 -384
Nikitin 06:25:33 -64.8 Dark Up 72.0 184.0 Up 06:11:21 - 06:39:44 -404
CU-SBO 06:25:33 -64.8 Dark Up 72.1 183.8 Up 06:11:22 - 06:39:45 -411
Fall River/Burney 06:26:27 -56.0 Dark Up 67.4 142.4 Up 06:12:16 - 06:40:39 -416
Gimple 06:26:26 -56.9 Dark Up 68.4 142.2 Up 06:12:14 - 06:40:37 -511
Greenville 06:26:26 -56.8 Dark Up 68.3 142.0 Up 06:12:14 - 06:40:37 -511
Quincy 06:26:26 -56.9 Dark Up 68.5 141.7 Up 06:12:14 - 06:40:37 -532
Portola 06:26:24 -57.3 Dark Up 68.8 142.5 Up 06:12:13 - 06:40:36 -544
Reno 06:26:22 -57.9 Dark Up 69.3 143.5 Up 06:12:11 - 06:40:34 -570
Carson City 06:26:22 -58.1 Dark Up 69.6 143.0 Up 06:12:11 - 06:40:34 -608
Yerington 06:26:20 -58.6 Dark Up 70.1 144.2 Up 06:12:09 - 06:40:32 -627
Gardnerville 06:26:22 -58.3 Dark Up 69.8 142.7 Up 06:12:11 - 06:40:34 -634
Hawthorne 06:26:18 -59.2 Dark Up 70.7 144.7 Up 06:12:07 - 06:40:30 -674
Lee Vining 06:26:20 -59.2 Dark Up 70.9 142.5 Up 06:12:08 - 06:40:31 -737
Bishop 06:26:18 -60.0 Dark Up 71.7 143.2 Up 06:12:06 - 06:40:29 -798
Beatty 06:26:12 -61.3 Dark Up 72.8 146.7 Up 06:12:00 - 06:40:23 -840
Patrick 06:26:01 -64.1 Dark Up 75.3 152.7 Up 06:11:50 - 06:40:13 -982
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:26:04 -63.8 Dark Up 75.2 149.9 Up 06:11:52 - 06:40:15 -1013
Lake Havasu City 06:26:03 -64.3 Dark Up 75.9 149.4 Up 06:11:51 - 06:40:14 -1084
George/Scottsdale 06:25:54 -66.4 Dark Up 77.5 156.9 Up 06:11:42 - 06:40:05 -1149
Wildwood 06:26:18 -61.7 Dark Up 74.1 135.8 Up 06:12:07 - 06:40:30 -1153
Idyllwild 06:26:11 -63.2 Dark Up 75.4 140.2 Up 06:12:00 - 06:40:23 -1182
Calipatria 06:26:07 -64.3 Dark Up 76.5 142.3 Up 06:11:55 - 06:40:18 -1241
Yuma 06:26:04 -65.2 Dark Up 77.3 144.2 Up 06:11:52 - 06:40:15 -1282

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 535229, (2023/02/01 06:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1  7.30  30
10Mu 2Cnc      08:07:45.9 +21:34:53  5.3  0.97  36
PPM 098288     08:03:50.4 +22:04:16  7.9  0.12  35
535229         08:04:18.0 +22:07:46 16.3        35
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/09 03:28:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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