RECON: TNO occultation with 55638

Event between (55638) 02VE95 and star GA0940:02383766 with event index number of 2249991

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/11/20 06:54:22 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:05:40.0 +05:50:34
Equinox of date position of star is 07:06:57.5 +05:48:16
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 23 degrees from the moon. Moon is 77% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.7

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Object is 31.4 AU from the Sun and 30.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 185 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1191 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22306.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=524.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 29.1 sec chord
Diameter=214.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 55638, (2024/11/20 06:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:31.2 +07:24:35  0.4 17.57  34
Alhena         06:39:09.0 +16:22:33  1.9 12.58  21
PPM 151776     07:03:14.9 +05:31:11  6.4  0.97  24
PPM 151918     07:07:18.4 +05:51:00  8.3  0.09  23
55638          07:06:59.8 +05:48:12 16.0        23
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 4.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=9.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:56:31 -57.6 Dark Up 21.5 107.9 Low 06:41:31 - 07:11:31 -792
Kelowna 06:56:34 -58.5 Dark Up 22.3 108.4 Low 06:41:34 - 07:11:34 -846
Peachland 06:56:36 -58.6 Dark Up 22.2 108.1 Low 06:41:36 - 07:11:36 -847
Victoria 06:56:50 -58.7 Dark Up 20.2 104.7 Low 06:41:50 - 07:11:50 -851
Summerland 06:56:37 -58.7 Dark Up 22.3 108.1 Low 06:41:37 - 07:11:37 -856
Penticton 06:56:37 -58.8 Dark Up 22.3 108.2 Low 06:41:37 - 07:11:37 -861
Oliver 06:56:39 -59.1 Dark Up 22.5 108.1 Low 06:41:39 - 07:11:39 -879
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:56:40 -59.4 Dark Up 22.6 108.2 Low 06:41:40 - 07:11:40 -890
Okanogan 06:56:43 -59.9 Dark Up 22.7 107.7 Low 06:41:43 - 07:11:43 -920
Brewster 06:56:46 -60.1 Dark Up 22.7 107.5 Low 06:41:46 - 07:11:46 -931
Manson/Chelan 06:56:48 -60.2 Dark Up 22.5 107.1 Low 06:41:48 - 07:11:48 -936
Wenatchee 06:56:50 -60.6 Dark Up 22.5 106.8 Low 06:41:50 - 07:11:50 -959
Sleaford 06:55:44 -57.7 Dark Up 29.0 121.4 Low 06:40:44 - 07:10:44 -976
Ellensburg 06:56:53 -60.9 Dark Up 22.5 106.4 Low 06:41:53 - 07:11:53 -977
Yakima 06:56:56 -61.3 Dark Up 22.6 106.3 Low 06:41:56 - 07:11:56 -999
Toppenish/White Swan 06:56:57 -61.5 Dark Up 22.8 106.3 Low 06:41:57 - 07:11:57 -1014
The Dalles 06:57:03 -62.0 Dark Up 22.5 105.4 Low 06:42:03 - 07:12:03 -1044
PNWRO 06:56:56 -62.3 Dark Up 23.9 107.4 Low 06:41:56 - 07:11:56 -1060
Maupin 06:57:05 -62.4 Dark Up 22.7 105.3 Low 06:42:05 - 07:12:05 -1069
Sisters 06:57:11 -63.0 Dark Up 22.6 104.6 Low 06:42:11 - 07:12:11 -1111
Bend 06:57:12 -63.3 Dark Up 22.8 104.7 Low 06:42:12 - 07:12:12 -1129
Oregon Observatory 06:57:13 -63.4 Dark Up 22.8 104.5 Low 06:42:13 - 07:12:13 -1137
Chiloquin 06:57:22 -64.4 Dark Up 22.8 103.7 Low 06:42:22 - 07:12:22 -1208
Klamath Falls 06:57:23 -64.7 Dark Up 23.0 103.6 Low 06:42:23 - 07:12:23 -1231
Cedarville 06:57:23 -65.9 Dark Up 24.3 104.5 Low 06:42:23 - 07:12:23 -1303
Fall River/Burney 06:57:28 -65.9 Dark Up 23.6 103.4 Low 06:42:28 - 07:12:28 -1311
Greenville 06:57:33 -66.8 Dark Up 24.1 103.4 Low 06:42:33 - 07:12:33 -1377
Gimple 06:57:33 -66.9 Dark Up 24.2 103.5 Low 06:42:33 - 07:12:33 -1379
Quincy 06:57:34 -67.0 Dark Up 24.2 103.3 Low 06:42:34 - 07:12:34 -1391
Portola 06:57:34 -67.3 Dark Up 24.6 103.6 Low 06:42:34 - 07:12:34 -1407
Reno 06:57:34 -67.8 Dark Up 25.1 104.0 Low 06:42:34 - 07:12:34 -1437
Carson City 06:57:36 -68.1 Dark Up 25.2 103.8 Low 06:42:36 - 07:12:36 -1462
Gardnerville 06:57:37 -68.3 Dark Up 25.3 103.7 Low 06:42:37 - 07:12:37 -1479
Yerington 06:57:34 -68.5 Dark Up 25.7 104.2 Low 06:42:34 - 07:12:34 -1487
Hawthorne 06:57:37 -69.1 Dark Up 26.3 104.3 Low 06:42:37 - 07:12:37 -1529
Lee Vining 06:57:41 -69.4 Dark Up 26.0 103.7 Low 06:42:41 - 07:12:41 -1557
Bishop 06:57:42 -70.3 Dark Up 26.7 104.0 Low 06:42:42 - 07:12:42 -1613
Beatty 06:57:41 -71.3 Dark Up 28.1 104.9 Low 06:42:41 - 07:12:41 -1680
Dunrhomin 06:56:50 -69.4 Dark Up 35.3 115.9 Up 06:41:50 - 07:11:50 -1699
Nikitin 06:56:50 -69.6 Dark Up 35.4 115.7 Up 06:41:50 - 07:11:50 -1712
CU-SBO 06:56:51 -69.7 Dark Up 35.3 115.6 Up 06:41:51 - 07:11:51 -1714
Wildwood 06:58:00 -72.9 Dark Up 27.4 102.2 Low 06:43:00 - 07:13:00 -1845
Patrick 06:57:40 -73.6 Dark Up 30.8 106.1 Up 06:42:40 - 07:12:40 -1849
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:57:42 -73.6 Dark Up 30.3 105.5 Up 06:42:42 - 07:12:42 -1852
Lake Havasu City 06:57:46 -74.3 Dark Up 30.7 105.3 Up 06:42:46 - 07:12:46 -1908
Idyllwild 06:57:57 -74.1 Dark Up 29.0 103.3 Low 06:42:57 - 07:12:57 -1911
Calipatria 06:57:56 -75.1 Dark Up 30.1 103.7 Up 06:42:56 - 07:12:56 -1985
George/Scottsdale 06:57:41 -75.7 Dark Up 32.8 106.6 Up 06:42:41 - 07:12:41 -2022
Yuma 06:57:55 -75.8 Dark Up 30.9 104.1 Up 06:42:55 - 07:12:55 -2038

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 55638, (2024/11/20 06:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 17.57  34
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9 12.58  21
PPM 151776     07:01:55.2 +05:33:25  6.4  0.97  24
PPM 151918     07:05:58.6 +05:53:23  8.3  0.09  23
55638          07:05:40.0 +05:50:34 16.0        23
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 04:23:34 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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