RECON: TNO occultation with 127871

Event between (127871) 03FC128 and star GA0820:04380265 with event index number of 1380836

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/03/20 05:34:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:33:33.6 -07:37:45
Equinox of date position of star is 13:34:46.7 -07:44:52
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 41 degrees from the moon. Moon is 71% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 34.5 AU from the Sun and 33.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 126 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1687 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24385.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=198.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.1 sec chord
Diameter=81.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:4E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 127871, (2025/03/20 05:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:31.5 -11:17:32  1.0  4.09  41
72 Vir         13:31:44.8 -06:35:59  6.5  1.40  42
PPM 196627     13:34:43.8 -07:45:05  7.6  0.04  41
127871         13:34:53.0 -07:45:28 15.6        40
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 17.4 km RECON observability=0.2 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)
Sleaford 05:38:29 -34.5 Dark Down 18.2 130.6 Really Low 05:27:30 - 05:49:27 10702
Kamloops 05:38:55 -30.2 Dark Down 11.6 117.7 Really Low 05:27:56 - 05:49:53 10262
Kelowna 05:38:54 -31.2 Dark Down 12.5 118.3 Really Low 05:27:56 - 05:49:53 10209
Peachland 05:38:55 -31.2 Dark Down 12.4 118.1 Really Low 05:27:56 - 05:49:53 10193
Summerland 05:38:55 -31.3 Dark Down 12.5 118.1 Really Low 05:27:57 - 05:49:54 10182
Penticton 05:38:55 -31.4 Dark Down 12.6 118.2 Really Low 05:27:57 - 05:49:54 10178
Oliver 05:38:56 -31.7 Dark Down 12.8 118.1 Really Low 05:27:57 - 05:49:54 10147
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:38:56 -31.9 Dark Down 13.0 118.2 Really Low 05:27:57 - 05:49:54 10136
Okanogan 05:38:59 -32.2 Dark Down 13.2 117.9 Really Low 05:28:01 - 05:49:58 10073
Brewster 05:38:59 -32.3 Dark Down 13.2 117.7 Really Low 05:28:01 - 05:49:58 10045
Manson/Chelan 05:38:59 -32.3 Dark Down 13.1 117.4 Really Low 05:28:01 - 05:49:58 10018
Victoria 05:39:02 -30.3 Dark Down 10.8 114.9 Really Low 05:28:04 - 05:50:01 10007
Wenatchee 05:39:00 -32.6 Dark Down 13.2 117.1 Really Low 05:28:02 - 05:49:59 9971
Ellensburg 05:39:01 -32.7 Dark Down 13.2 116.9 Really Low 05:28:03 - 05:50:00 9928
Yakima 05:39:02 -33.0 Dark Down 13.4 116.8 Really Low 05:28:04 - 05:50:01 9891
Toppenish/White Swan 05:39:04 -33.2 Dark Down 13.6 116.9 Really Low 05:28:06 - 05:50:03 9875
PNWRO 05:39:02 -34.2 Dark Down 14.7 118.0 Really Low 05:28:03 - 05:50:00 9874
The Dalles 05:39:05 -33.4 Dark Down 13.5 116.1 Really Low 05:28:07 - 05:50:04 9785
Maupin 05:39:05 -33.7 Dark Down 13.7 116.1 Really Low 05:28:07 - 05:50:04 9748
Dunrhomin 05:38:42 -45.0 Dark Down 26.2 127.6 Low 05:27:44 - 05:49:41 9711
Nikitin 05:38:42 -45.1 Dark Down 26.3 127.5 Low 05:27:44 - 05:49:41 9694
CU-SBO 05:38:42 -45.1 Dark Down 26.3 127.4 Low 05:27:44 - 05:49:41 9686
Sisters 05:39:08 -34.0 Dark Down 13.8 115.5 Really Low 05:28:09 - 05:50:06 9654
Bend 05:39:07 -34.3 Dark Down 14.1 115.7 Really Low 05:28:09 - 05:50:06 9638
Oregon Observatory 05:39:08 -34.4 Dark Down 14.1 115.5 Really Low 05:28:10 - 05:50:07 9619
Chiloquin 05:39:11 -35.0 Dark Down 14.4 114.9 Really Low 05:28:12 - 05:50:09 9484
Klamath Falls 05:39:11 -35.3 Dark Down 14.6 114.9 Really Low 05:28:13 - 05:50:10 9453
Cedarville 05:39:10 -36.6 Dark Down 15.9 115.9 Really Low 05:28:11 - 05:50:08 9424
Fall River/Burney 05:39:12 -36.2 Dark Down 15.3 114.9 Really Low 05:28:14 - 05:50:11 9348
Gimple 05:39:13 -37.1 Dark Down 16.1 115.1 Really Low 05:28:14 - 05:50:11 9273
Greenville 05:39:13 -37.1 Dark Down 16.0 115.0 Really Low 05:28:15 - 05:50:12 9271
Quincy 05:39:13 -37.2 Dark Down 16.1 114.9 Really Low 05:28:14 - 05:50:11 9251
Portola 05:39:12 -37.6 Dark Down 16.5 115.3 Really Low 05:28:14 - 05:50:11 9251
Reno 05:39:12 -38.1 Dark Down 17.0 115.7 Really Low 05:28:13 - 05:50:10 9241
Carson City 05:39:13 -38.4 Dark Down 17.2 115.6 Really Low 05:28:14 - 05:50:11 9206
Yerington 05:39:12 -38.9 Dark Down 17.7 116.0 Really Low 05:28:14 - 05:50:11 9203
Gardnerville 05:39:13 -38.6 Dark Down 17.4 115.6 Really Low 05:28:15 - 05:50:12 9184
Hawthorne 05:39:11 -39.5 Dark Down 18.3 116.2 Really Low 05:28:13 - 05:50:10 9172
Lee Vining 05:39:13 -39.6 Dark Down 18.2 115.7 Really Low 05:28:14 - 05:50:11 9104
Bishop 05:39:12 -40.4 Dark Down 19.0 116.1 Really Low 05:28:14 - 05:50:11 9064
Beatty 05:39:09 -41.7 Dark Down 20.4 117.1 Low 05:28:11 - 05:50:08 9062
Patrick 05:39:05 -44.4 Dark Down 23.1 118.7 Low 05:28:06 - 05:50:03 8997
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:39:07 -44.1 Dark Down 22.7 118.1 Low 05:28:08 - 05:50:05 8953
Lake Havasu City 05:39:07 -44.8 Dark Down 23.2 118.0 Low 05:28:08 - 05:50:05 8894
George/Scottsdale 05:39:02 -46.8 Dark Down 25.4 119.5 Low 05:28:04 - 05:50:01 8890
Idyllwild 05:39:12 -43.8 Dark Down 21.8 116.1 Low 05:28:13 - 05:50:10 8750
Wildwood 05:39:15 -42.3 Dark Down 20.3 114.9 Low 05:28:17 - 05:50:14 8733
Calipatria 05:39:10 -44.9 Dark Down 23.0 116.7 Low 05:28:11 - 05:50:08 8722
Yuma 05:39:09 -45.8 Dark Down 23.8 117.1 Low 05:28:10 - 05:50:07 8705

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 127871, (2025/03/20 05:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0  4.09  41
72 Vir         13:30:25.8 -06:28:13  6.5  1.40  42
PPM 196627     13:33:24.4 -07:37:21  7.6  0.04  41
127871         13:33:33.6 -07:37:45 15.6        41
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/27 03:26:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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