RECON: TNO occultation with 599752

Event between (599752) 10VQ11 and star GA0980:01081337 with event index number of 2728105

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/01/07 03:52:08 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:48:26.2 +09:49:12
Equinox of date position of star is 05:49:45.4 +09:49:35
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 69 degrees from the moon. Moon is 52% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 41.3 AU from the Sun and 40.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.8 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 183 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1563 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29265.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=448.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.0 sec chord
Diameter=183.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 599752, (2025/01/07 03:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:31.6 +07:24:35  0.4  2.93  71
Bellatrix      05:26:28.5 +06:22:13  1.6  6.73  64
PPM 149523     05:51:25.4 +09:52:36  6.4  0.40  69
PPM 149505     05:50:28.4 +09:53:58  9.7  0.18  69
599752         05:49:48.9 +09:49:35 16.6        69
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 30.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=32.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 03:53:40 -42.2 Dark Up 42.1 141.9 Up 03:38:40 - 04:08:40 2171
Kamloops 03:54:17 -33.8 Dark Up 36.6 124.9 Up 03:39:17 - 04:09:17 2080
Kelowna 03:54:17 -34.5 Dark Up 37.6 125.3 Up 03:39:17 - 04:09:17 2008
Peachland 03:54:18 -34.3 Dark Up 37.5 124.9 Up 03:39:18 - 04:09:18 1999
Summerland 03:54:18 -34.4 Dark Up 37.6 124.9 Up 03:39:18 - 04:09:18 1986
Penticton 03:54:17 -34.5 Dark Up 37.7 125.0 Up 03:39:17 - 04:09:17 1980
Oliver 03:54:18 -34.5 Dark Up 37.9 124.8 Up 03:39:18 - 04:09:18 1949
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:54:18 -34.6 Dark Up 38.1 124.9 Up 03:39:18 - 04:09:18 1934
Victoria 03:54:29 -32.0 Dark Up 36.1 120.5 Up 03:39:29 - 04:09:29 1907
Okanogan 03:54:19 -34.6 Dark Up 38.4 124.2 Up 03:39:19 - 04:09:19 1878
Brewster 03:54:21 -34.5 Dark Up 38.4 123.9 Up 03:39:21 - 04:09:21 1855
Manson/Chelan 03:54:22 -34.2 Dark Up 38.3 123.3 Up 03:39:22 - 04:09:22 1838
Wenatchee 03:54:23 -34.1 Dark Up 38.5 122.9 Up 03:39:23 - 04:09:23 1796
Ellensburg 03:54:25 -34.0 Dark Up 38.6 122.4 Up 03:39:25 - 04:09:25 1761
Yakima 03:54:25 -34.0 Dark Up 38.8 122.1 Up 03:39:25 - 04:09:25 1724
Toppenish/White Swan 03:54:26 -34.2 Dark Up 39.0 122.1 Up 03:39:26 - 04:09:26 1704
PNWRO 03:54:23 -35.2 Dark Up 40.1 123.4 Up 03:39:23 - 04:09:23 1665
The Dalles 03:54:29 -33.6 Dark Up 38.9 120.8 Up 03:39:29 - 04:09:29 1637
Maupin 03:54:29 -33.7 Dark Up 39.2 120.6 Up 03:39:29 - 04:09:29 1598
Sisters 03:54:32 -33.4 Dark Up 39.4 119.5 Up 03:39:32 - 04:09:32 1520
Bend 03:54:32 -33.6 Dark Up 39.6 119.6 Up 03:39:32 - 04:09:32 1497
Oregon Observatory 03:54:33 -33.5 Dark Up 39.6 119.3 Up 03:39:33 - 04:09:33 1481
Chiloquin 03:54:36 -33.2 Dark Up 40.0 118.0 Up 03:39:36 - 04:09:36 1360
Klamath Falls 03:54:37 -33.3 Dark Up 40.2 117.8 Up 03:39:37 - 04:09:37 1328
Cedarville 03:54:34 -34.4 Dark Up 41.6 118.8 Up 03:39:34 - 04:09:34 1255
Fall River/Burney 03:54:38 -33.5 Dark Up 41.0 117.3 Up 03:39:38 - 04:09:38 1214
Greenville 03:54:38 -33.8 Dark Up 41.8 117.0 Up 03:39:38 - 04:09:38 1125
Gimple 03:54:38 -33.9 Dark Up 41.8 117.1 Up 03:39:38 - 04:09:38 1124
Quincy 03:54:38 -33.8 Dark Up 41.9 116.8 Up 03:39:38 - 04:09:38 1105
Dunrhomin 03:53:52 -45.7 Dark Up 51.4 134.6 Up 03:38:52 - 04:08:52 1099
Portola 03:54:38 -34.2 Dark Up 42.2 117.2 Up 03:39:38 - 04:09:38 1091
Nikitin 03:53:52 -45.7 Dark Up 51.5 134.4 Up 03:38:52 - 04:08:52 1081
CU-SBO 03:53:53 -45.7 Dark Up 51.5 134.2 Up 03:38:53 - 04:08:53 1075
Reno 03:54:36 -34.7 Dark Up 42.8 117.6 Up 03:39:36 - 04:09:36 1063
Carson City 03:54:37 -34.7 Dark Up 43.0 117.3 Up 03:39:37 - 04:09:37 1028
Yerington 03:54:36 -35.2 Dark Up 43.5 117.8 Up 03:39:36 - 04:09:36 1006
Gardnerville 03:54:37 -34.7 Dark Up 43.1 117.2 Up 03:39:37 - 04:09:37 1004
Hawthorne 03:54:35 -35.6 Dark Up 44.1 117.9 Up 03:39:35 - 04:09:35 958
Lee Vining 03:54:37 -35.2 Dark Up 44.0 116.9 Up 03:39:37 - 04:09:37 905
Bishop 03:54:36 -35.7 Dark Up 44.8 117.1 Up 03:39:36 - 04:09:36 843
Beatty 03:54:31 -37.0 Dark Up 46.1 118.3 Up 03:39:31 - 04:09:31 791
Patrick 03:54:25 -39.3 Dark Up 48.9 119.8 Up 03:39:25 - 04:09:25 632
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:54:27 -38.7 Dark Up 48.5 118.8 Up 03:39:27 - 04:09:27 609
Lake Havasu City 03:54:27 -38.9 Dark Up 49.0 118.4 Up 03:39:27 - 04:09:27 540
Wildwood 03:54:41 -35.4 Dark Up 46.1 113.9 Up 03:39:41 - 04:09:41 515
Idyllwild 03:54:36 -36.9 Dark Up 47.6 115.3 Up 03:39:36 - 04:09:36 471
George/Scottsdale 03:54:21 -40.9 Dark Up 51.2 120.1 Up 03:39:21 - 04:09:21 455
Calipatria 03:54:33 -37.8 Dark Up 48.8 115.8 Up 03:39:33 - 04:09:33 404
Yuma 03:54:30 -38.5 Dark Up 49.6 116.2 Up 03:39:30 - 04:09:30 357

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 599752, (2025/01/07 03:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  2.93  71
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6  6.73  64
PPM 149523     05:50:02.7 +09:52:15  6.4  0.40  69
PPM 149505     05:49:05.6 +09:53:35  9.7  0.18  69
599752         05:48:26.2 +09:49:12 16.6        69
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/22 05:51:52 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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