RECON: TNO occultation with 119473

Event between (119473) 01UO18 and star GA1140:01296337 with event index number of 1767920

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/09/09 08:15:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:34:32.9 +25:56:18
Equinox of date position of star is 05:36:03.0 +25:57:10
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 170 degrees from the moon. Moon is 65% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 28.3 AU from the Sun and 28.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 10.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 764 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1382 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20615.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=142.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.8 sec chord
Diameter=58.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 119473, (2027/09/09 08:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:30.7 +16:33:47  0.8 16.58 154
Alnath         05:28:02.7 +28:37:42  1.6  3.24 168
PPM 094572     05:38:52.7 +26:56:21  5.6  1.15 171
PPM 094544     05:37:46.0 +26:17:01  8.3  0.47 171
PPM 094509     05:36:34.1 +25:54:03 10.0  0.09 170
119473         05:36:15.9 +25:57:17 16.9       171
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 1.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.2 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:10:37 -33.9 Dark Down 17.9 70.6 Really Low 07:55:37 - 08:25:37 10410
Victoria 08:10:22 -36.1 Dark Down 15.2 67.9 Really Low 07:55:22 - 08:25:22 10408
Peachland 08:10:28 -34.8 Dark Down 17.9 70.7 Really Low 07:55:28 - 08:25:28 10353
Kelowna 08:10:31 -34.7 Dark Down 18.1 71.0 Really Low 07:55:31 - 08:25:31 10349
Summerland 08:10:27 -35.0 Dark Down 17.9 70.7 Really Low 07:55:27 - 08:25:27 10343
Penticton 08:10:28 -35.0 Dark Down 17.9 70.8 Really Low 07:55:28 - 08:25:28 10337
Oliver 08:10:25 -35.4 Dark Down 17.8 70.7 Really Low 07:55:25 - 08:25:25 10321
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:10:21 -35.5 Dark Down 17.9 70.8 Really Low 07:55:21 - 08:25:21 10308
Okanogan 08:10:15 -36.2 Dark Down 17.5 70.4 Really Low 07:55:15 - 08:25:15 10286
Manson/Chelan 08:10:12 -36.7 Dark Down 17.0 69.9 Really Low 07:55:12 - 08:25:12 10281
Brewster 08:10:13 -36.5 Dark Down 17.3 70.2 Really Low 07:55:13 - 08:25:13 10279
Wenatchee 08:10:08 -37.2 Dark Down 16.7 69.6 Really Low 07:55:08 - 08:25:08 10264
Ellensburg 08:10:06 -37.6 Dark Down 16.4 69.3 Really Low 07:55:06 - 08:25:06 10252
Yakima 08:10:02 -38.0 Dark Down 16.2 69.2 Really Low 07:55:02 - 08:25:02 10233
Toppenish/White Swan 08:10:00 -38.2 Dark Down 16.3 69.2 Really Low 07:55:00 - 08:25:00 10217
The Dalles 08:09:54 -39.0 Dark Down 15.5 68.5 Really Low 07:54:54 - 08:24:54 10205
Maupin 08:09:49 -39.4 Dark Down 15.4 68.5 Really Low 07:54:49 - 08:24:49 10181
Sisters 08:09:44 -40.3 Dark Down 14.7 67.9 Really Low 07:54:44 - 08:24:44 10153
PNWRO 08:09:55 -38.5 Dark Down 17.1 70.1 Really Low 07:54:55 - 08:24:55 10151
Bend 08:09:40 -40.6 Dark Down 14.8 68.0 Really Low 07:54:40 - 08:24:40 10133
Oregon Observatory 08:09:39 -40.7 Dark Down 14.6 67.9 Really Low 07:54:39 - 08:24:39 10128
Chiloquin 08:09:29 -42.1 Dark Down 13.8 67.3 Really Low 07:54:29 - 08:24:29 10074
Klamath Falls 08:09:25 -42.4 Dark Down 13.7 67.3 Really Low 07:54:25 - 08:24:25 10052
Sleaford 08:10:50 -30.7 Dark Down 27.0 81.6 Low 07:55:50 - 08:25:50 10032
Fall River/Burney 08:09:15 -43.6 Dark Down 13.5 67.2 Really Low 07:54:15 - 08:24:15 9975
Cedarville 08:09:16 -43.1 Dark Down 14.5 68.0 Really Low 07:54:16 - 08:24:16 9960
Greenville 08:09:06 -44.5 Dark Down 13.4 67.2 Really Low 07:54:06 - 08:24:06 9909
Gimple 08:09:05 -44.5 Dark Down 13.5 67.3 Really Low 07:54:05 - 08:24:05 9906
Quincy 08:09:08 -44.7 Dark Down 13.4 67.2 Really Low 07:54:08 - 08:24:08 9897
Portola 08:09:06 -44.8 Dark Down 13.6 67.4 Really Low 07:54:06 - 08:24:06 9873
Reno 08:09:01 -45.0 Dark Down 14.0 67.7 Really Low 07:54:01 - 08:24:01 9835
Carson City 08:08:58 -45.4 Dark Down 13.9 67.7 Really Low 07:53:58 - 08:23:58 9813
Gardnerville 08:08:57 -45.6 Dark Down 13.8 67.6 Really Low 07:53:57 - 08:23:57 9797
Yerington 08:08:57 -45.5 Dark Down 14.2 68.0 Really Low 07:53:57 - 08:23:57 9778
Hawthorne 08:08:53 -45.9 Dark Down 14.4 68.1 Really Low 07:53:53 - 08:23:53 9731
Lee Vining 08:08:48 -46.6 Dark Down 13.8 67.7 Really Low 07:53:48 - 08:23:48 9715
Bishop 08:08:43 -47.1 Dark Down 14.1 68.0 Really Low 07:53:43 - 08:23:43 9651
Beatty 08:08:38 -47.4 Dark Down 15.2 68.7 Really Low 07:53:38 - 08:23:38 9561
Wildwood 08:08:18 -50.4 Dark Down 12.7 67.1 Really Low 07:53:18 - 08:23:18 9449
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:08:23 -48.8 Dark Down 16.1 69.3 Really Low 07:53:23 - 08:23:23 9363
Idyllwild 08:08:14 -50.5 Dark Down 14.0 67.9 Really Low 07:53:14 - 08:23:14 9352
Patrick 08:08:24 -48.4 Dark Down 16.8 69.7 Really Low 07:53:24 - 08:23:24 9351
Dunrhomin 08:09:05 -41.6 Dark Down 24.9 76.2 Low 07:54:05 - 08:24:05 9327
Nikitin 08:09:04 -41.7 Dark Down 24.8 76.1 Low 07:54:04 - 08:24:04 9316
CU-SBO 08:09:02 -41.8 Dark Down 24.7 76.0 Low 07:54:02 - 08:24:02 9315
Lake Havasu City 08:08:18 -49.4 Dark Down 16.1 69.3 Really Low 07:53:18 - 08:23:18 9307
Calipatria 08:08:07 -50.9 Dark Down 14.6 68.3 Really Low 07:53:07 - 08:23:07 9262
Yuma 08:08:04 -51.2 Dark Down 15.2 68.6 Really Low 07:53:04 - 08:23:04 9196
George/Scottsdale 08:08:11 -49.6 Dark Down 17.7 70.2 Really Low 07:53:11 - 08:23:11 9154

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 119473, (2027/09/09 08:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 16.58 154
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  3.24 168
PPM 094572     05:37:08.9 +26:55:28  5.6  1.15 171
PPM 094544     05:36:02.7 +26:16:05  8.3  0.47 171
PPM 094509     05:34:51.1 +25:53:04 10.0  0.09 170
119473         05:34:32.9 +25:56:18 16.9       170
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/21 22:32:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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