RECON: TNO occultation with 567122

Event between (567122) 20PM3 and star GA1120:16439006 with event index number of 2642914

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/09/26 07:30:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 23:56:56.7 +23:03:29
Equinox of date position of star is 23:58:10.0 +23:11:27
Stellar brightness G=14.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 100 degrees from the moon. Moon is 35% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.2

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Object is 12.6 AU from the Sun and 11.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 22 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 527 km.
The sky-plane scale is 8457.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=80.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Diameter=32.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 567122, (2024/09/26 07:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:16.6 +45:22:11  1.3 45.24 107
Algenib        00:14:30.8 +15:19:15  2.8  8.76 101
PPM 115976     23:57:57.4 +22:47:09  6.1  0.41 100
PPM 115969     23:57:23.8 +23:01:10  9.2  0.26 100
PPM 116002     23:58:57.2 +23:17:18 11.3  0.19 100
567122         23:58:12.7 +23:11:44 14.6       100
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 31.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=3.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 07:29:53 -38.9 Dark Up 59.3 203.8 Up 07:27:35 - 07:32:11 2776
Kamloops 07:30:38 -40.6 Dark Up 62.4 177.3 Up 07:28:20 - 07:32:56 2767
Kelowna 07:30:36 -41.5 Dark Up 63.2 179.1 Up 07:28:18 - 07:32:54 2677
Peachland 07:30:37 -41.5 Dark Up 63.3 178.5 Up 07:28:19 - 07:32:55 2670
Summerland 07:30:37 -41.7 Dark Up 63.5 178.7 Up 07:28:19 - 07:32:55 2654
Penticton 07:30:36 -41.8 Dark Up 63.5 178.9 Up 07:28:18 - 07:32:54 2646
Oliver 07:30:37 -42.1 Dark Up 63.9 178.9 Up 07:28:19 - 07:32:55 2611
Victoria 07:30:50 -42.4 Dark Up 64.3 170.7 Up 07:28:32 - 07:33:08 2599
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:30:36 -42.3 Dark Up 64.0 179.3 Up 07:28:18 - 07:32:54 2592
Okanogan 07:30:38 -42.9 Dark Up 64.7 178.8 Up 07:28:20 - 07:32:56 2531
Brewster 07:30:39 -43.2 Dark Up 65.0 178.3 Up 07:28:21 - 07:32:57 2507
Manson/Chelan 07:30:40 -43.4 Dark Up 65.2 177.5 Up 07:28:22 - 07:32:58 2491
Wenatchee 07:30:41 -43.8 Dark Up 65.6 177.1 Up 07:28:23 - 07:32:59 2446
Ellensburg 07:30:42 -44.2 Dark Up 66.0 176.6 Up 07:28:24 - 07:33:00 2408
Yakima 07:30:42 -44.6 Dark Up 66.4 176.5 Up 07:28:24 - 07:33:00 2367
Toppenish/White Swan 07:30:42 -44.8 Dark Up 66.7 176.9 Up 07:28:24 - 07:33:00 2343
PNWRO 07:30:37 -45.3 Dark Up 67.1 180.3 Up 07:28:19 - 07:32:55 2286
The Dalles 07:30:46 -45.5 Dark Up 67.4 174.9 Up 07:28:28 - 07:33:04 2276
Maupin 07:30:45 -46.0 Dark Up 67.8 175.1 Up 07:28:27 - 07:33:03 2232
Sisters 07:30:48 -46.8 Dark Up 68.7 173.6 Up 07:28:30 - 07:33:06 2150
Bend 07:30:47 -47.0 Dark Up 68.9 174.2 Up 07:28:29 - 07:33:05 2122
Oregon Observatory 07:30:48 -47.2 Dark Up 69.1 173.8 Up 07:28:30 - 07:33:06 2107
Chiloquin 07:30:51 -48.4 Dark Down 70.4 172.3 Up 07:28:33 - 07:33:09 1978
Klamath Falls 07:30:51 -48.8 Dark Down 70.7 172.4 Up 07:28:33 - 07:33:09 1942
Cedarville 07:30:45 -49.7 Dark Down 71.5 176.7 Up 07:28:27 - 07:33:03 1846
Fall River/Burney 07:30:50 -50.0 Dark Down 71.9 173.1 Up 07:28:32 - 07:33:08 1814
Greenville 07:30:50 -50.9 Dark Down 72.8 174.1 Up 07:28:32 - 07:33:08 1713
Gimple 07:30:49 -51.0 Dark Down 72.9 174.4 Up 07:28:31 - 07:33:07 1711
Quincy 07:30:50 -51.1 Dark Down 73.0 174.1 Up 07:28:32 - 07:33:08 1692
Portola 07:30:48 -51.3 Dark Down 73.2 175.5 Up 07:28:30 - 07:33:06 1671
Reno 07:30:46 -51.7 Dark Down 73.5 177.5 Up 07:28:28 - 07:33:04 1634
Carson City 07:30:46 -52.0 Dark Down 73.9 177.5 Up 07:28:28 - 07:33:04 1596
Gardnerville 07:30:46 -52.3 Dark Down 74.1 177.7 Up 07:28:28 - 07:33:04 1569
Yerington 07:30:44 -52.3 Dark Down 74.1 179.6 Up 07:28:26 - 07:33:02 1566
Dunrhomin 07:29:50 -50.3 Dark Up 69.3 217.9 Up 07:27:32 - 07:32:08 1554
Nikitin 07:29:50 -50.5 Dark Up 69.5 218.2 Up 07:27:32 - 07:32:08 1534
CU-SBO 07:29:50 -50.5 Dark Up 69.5 218.1 Up 07:27:32 - 07:32:08 1528
Hawthorne 07:30:42 -52.8 Dark Down 74.5 181.4 Up 07:28:24 - 07:33:00 1509
Lee Vining 07:30:44 -53.3 Dark Down 75.1 179.7 Up 07:28:26 - 07:33:02 1457
Bishop 07:30:42 -54.0 Dark Down 75.7 182.4 Up 07:28:24 - 07:33:00 1383
Beatty 07:30:36 -54.5 Dark Down 76.0 188.6 Up 07:28:18 - 07:32:54 1310
Patrick 07:30:25 -56.0 Dark Up 76.9 201.1 Up 07:28:07 - 07:32:43 1113
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:30:28 -56.3 Dark Down 77.3 198.8 Up 07:28:10 - 07:32:46 1096
Wildwood 07:30:46 -57.2 Dark Down 79.0 182.2 Up 07:28:28 - 07:33:04 1036
Lake Havasu City 07:30:28 -57.0 Dark Down 77.9 200.8 Up 07:28:10 - 07:32:46 1020
Idyllwild 07:30:38 -57.7 Dark Down 79.1 191.3 Up 07:28:20 - 07:32:56 970
George/Scottsdale 07:30:18 -57.6 Dark Up 77.7 212.1 Up 07:28:00 - 07:32:36 906
Calipatria 07:30:34 -58.3 Dark Down 79.5 197.8 Up 07:28:16 - 07:32:52 887
Yuma 07:30:30 -58.8 Dark Down 79.6 202.9 Up 07:28:12 - 07:32:48 829

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 567122, (2024/09/26 07:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 45.24 107
Algenib        00:13:14.2 +15:11:01  2.8  8.76 101
PPM 115976     23:56:41.5 +22:38:53  6.1  0.41 100
PPM 115969     23:56:07.9 +22:52:54  9.2  0.26 100
PPM 116002     23:57:41.2 +23:09:03 11.3  0.19 100
567122         23:56:56.7 +23:03:29 14.6       100
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/18 04:50:37 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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