RECON: TNO occultation with 590218

Event between (590218) 11UD63 and star GA1160:02657206 with event index number of 2686258

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/12/03 05:30:59 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:00:04.3 +26:17:15
Equinox of date position of star is 07:01:33.1 +26:15:09
Stellar brightness G=16.3, 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=20.0

[RECON map]
Object is 13.2 AU from the Sun and 12.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 206 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1146 km.
The sky-plane scale is 8950.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=105.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Diameter=42.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 590218, (2028/12/03 05:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:47:05.2 +27:57:14  1.1 10.21  28
39 Gem         07:00:34.3 +26:02:24  6.5  0.35  18
PPM 096837     07:00:43.7 +26:07:35  9.6  0.28  18
PPM 096875     07:02:04.5 +26:23:15 11.7  0.15  18
590218         07:01:51.6 +26:14:43 16.3        18
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 4.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 29.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=32.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:34:58 -51.1 Dark Up 33.1 87.8 Up 05:19:58 - 05:49:58 2270
Kelowna 05:35:00 -52.0 Dark Up 33.6 87.9 Up 05:20:00 - 05:50:00 2178
Victoria 05:35:12 -50.5 Dark Up 31.0 84.2 Up 05:20:12 - 05:50:12 2178
Peachland 05:35:01 -51.9 Dark Up 33.4 87.6 Up 05:20:01 - 05:50:01 2177
Summerland 05:35:01 -52.0 Dark Up 33.5 87.6 Up 05:20:01 - 05:50:01 2162
Penticton 05:35:01 -52.1 Dark Up 33.5 87.6 Up 05:20:01 - 05:50:01 2153
Oliver 05:35:03 -52.3 Dark Up 33.5 87.4 Up 05:20:03 - 05:50:03 2123
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:35:03 -52.5 Dark Up 33.7 87.4 Up 05:20:03 - 05:50:03 2104
Okanogan 05:35:06 -52.8 Dark Up 33.5 86.8 Up 05:20:06 - 05:50:06 2054
Sleaford 05:34:23 -56.4 Dark Up 41.9 100.5 Up 05:19:23 - 05:49:23 2037
Brewster 05:35:08 -52.8 Dark Up 33.3 86.5 Up 05:20:08 - 05:50:08 2037
Manson/Chelan 05:35:10 -52.7 Dark Up 33.1 86.1 Up 05:20:10 - 05:50:10 2030
Wenatchee 05:35:12 -52.9 Dark Up 32.9 85.7 Up 05:20:12 - 05:50:12 1994
Ellensburg 05:35:13 -53.0 Dark Up 32.8 85.3 Up 05:20:13 - 05:50:13 1965
Yakima 05:35:15 -53.2 Dark Up 32.7 85.0 Up 05:20:15 - 05:50:15 1930
Toppenish/White Swan 05:35:16 -53.4 Dark Up 32.8 85.0 Up 05:20:16 - 05:50:16 1906
The Dalles 05:35:20 -53.3 Dark Up 32.2 84.0 Up 05:20:20 - 05:50:20 1862
PNWRO 05:35:15 -54.5 Dark Up 33.8 85.8 Up 05:20:15 - 05:50:15 1829
Maupin 05:35:21 -53.5 Dark Up 32.2 83.8 Up 05:20:21 - 05:50:21 1822
Sisters 05:35:26 -53.6 Dark Up 31.8 82.9 Up 05:20:26 - 05:50:26 1760
Bend 05:35:26 -53.9 Dark Up 32.0 83.0 Up 05:20:26 - 05:50:26 1731
Oregon Observatory 05:35:27 -53.9 Dark Up 31.9 82.8 Up 05:20:27 - 05:50:27 1719
Chiloquin 05:35:33 -54.2 Dark Up 31.4 81.7 Up 05:20:33 - 05:50:33 1615
Klamath Falls 05:35:34 -54.4 Dark Up 31.4 81.6 Up 05:20:34 - 05:50:34 1581
Cedarville 05:35:34 -55.7 Dark Up 32.5 82.1 Up 05:20:34 - 05:50:34 1467
Fall River/Burney 05:35:38 -55.1 Dark Up 31.5 81.1 Up 05:20:38 - 05:50:38 1462
Greenville 05:35:40 -55.8 Dark Up 31.7 80.8 Up 05:20:40 - 05:50:40 1364
Gimple 05:35:40 -55.8 Dark Up 31.8 80.9 Up 05:20:40 - 05:50:40 1361
Quincy 05:35:41 -55.8 Dark Up 31.7 80.7 Up 05:20:41 - 05:50:41 1345
Portola 05:35:40 -56.2 Dark Up 32.0 80.9 Up 05:20:40 - 05:50:40 1318
Reno 05:35:40 -56.8 Dark Up 32.5 81.1 Up 05:20:40 - 05:50:40 1272
Carson City 05:35:41 -56.9 Dark Up 32.5 80.9 Up 05:20:41 - 05:50:41 1238
Gardnerville 05:35:42 -57.1 Dark Up 32.5 80.7 Up 05:20:42 - 05:50:42 1213
Yerington 05:35:41 -57.5 Dark Up 32.9 81.1 Up 05:20:41 - 05:50:41 1199
Hawthorne 05:35:41 -58.0 Dark Up 33.2 81.1 Up 05:20:41 - 05:50:41 1137
Lee Vining 05:35:44 -57.9 Dark Up 32.8 80.5 Up 05:20:44 - 05:50:44 1100
Bishop 05:35:44 -58.6 Dark Up 33.3 80.5 Up 05:20:44 - 05:50:44 1019
Beatty 05:35:42 -60.0 Dark Up 34.5 81.0 Up 05:20:42 - 05:50:42 921
Dunrhomin 05:35:01 -65.9 Dark Up 43.6 90.3 Up 05:20:01 - 05:50:01 904
Nikitin 05:35:02 -66.0 Dark Up 43.6 90.1 Up 05:20:02 - 05:50:02 886
CU-SBO 05:35:02 -66.0 Dark Up 43.5 90.0 Up 05:20:02 - 05:50:02 882
Wildwood 05:35:55 -59.4 Dark Up 32.5 78.3 Up 05:20:55 - 05:50:55 711
Patrick 05:35:40 -62.7 Dark Up 36.5 81.4 Up 05:20:40 - 05:50:40 681
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:35:42 -62.3 Dark Up 35.9 80.9 Up 05:20:42 - 05:50:42 680
Idyllwild 05:35:51 -61.0 Dark Up 34.0 78.9 Up 05:20:51 - 05:50:51 611
Lake Havasu City 05:35:43 -62.7 Dark Up 36.0 80.5 Up 05:20:43 - 05:50:43 606
Calipatria 05:35:50 -62.2 Dark Up 34.8 79.0 Up 05:20:50 - 05:50:50 510
George/Scottsdale 05:35:39 -64.9 Dark Up 37.9 81.1 Up 05:20:39 - 05:50:39 448
Yuma 05:35:49 -63.0 Dark Up 35.5 79.1 Up 05:20:49 - 05:50:49 437

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 590218, (2028/12/03 05:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 10.21  28
39 Gem         06:58:47.1 +26:04:53  6.5  0.35  18
PPM 096837     06:58:56.4 +26:10:05  9.6  0.28  18
PPM 096875     07:00:17.1 +26:25:48 11.7  0.15  18
590218         07:00:04.3 +26:17:15 16.3        18
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/09 04:29:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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