RECON: TNO occultation with 127871

Event between (127871) 03FC128 and star GA0820:04386986 with event index number of 1470905

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/04 05:01:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:36:23.4 -07:57:15
Equinox of date position of star is 13:37:36.6 -08:04:20
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 46 degrees from the moon. Moon is 94% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 34.6 AU from the Sun and 33.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 118 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1962 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24422.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=198.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.5 sec chord
Diameter=81.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:4E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 127871, (2026/05/04 05:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:35.1 -11:17:53  1.0  4.23  47
82 Vir         13:43:00.0 -08:50:06  5.0  1.49  45
PPM 196700     13:38:58.2 -08:00:18  7.3  0.31  46
PPM 196681     13:37:34.3 -08:14:14  9.1  0.16  46
127871         13:37:46.4 -08:05:16 15.8        46
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 17.2 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=24.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:03:00 -17.3 AT Down 29.1 166.2 Low 04:52:42 - 05:13:17 594
Kamloops 05:03:37 -13.2 AT Down 27.1 150.3 Low 04:53:20 - 05:13:55 137
Kelowna 05:03:35 -14.2 AT Down 28.0 151.0 Low 04:53:18 - 05:13:53 104
Peachland 05:03:36 -14.1 AT Down 28.1 150.7 Low 04:53:19 - 05:13:54 89
Summerland 05:03:36 -14.3 AT Down 28.2 150.8 Low 04:53:19 - 05:13:54 81
Penticton 05:03:36 -14.4 AT Down 28.3 150.9 Low 04:53:18 - 05:13:53 79
Oliver 05:03:36 -14.6 AT Down 28.6 150.8 Low 04:53:19 - 05:13:54 54
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:03:36 -14.8 AT Down 28.8 150.9 Low 04:53:18 - 05:13:53 48
Okanogan 05:03:37 -15.2 AT Down 29.3 150.5 Low 04:53:19 - 05:13:54 -4
Brewster 05:03:37 -15.3 AT Down 29.5 150.2 Low 04:53:20 - 05:13:55 -29
Manson/Chelan 05:03:38 -15.3 AT Down 29.5 149.8 Low 04:53:21 - 05:13:56 -54
Wenatchee 05:03:39 -15.6 AT Down 29.9 149.5 Low 04:53:22 - 05:13:57 -93
Victoria 05:03:46 -13.3 AT Down 27.9 146.6 Low 04:53:29 - 05:14:04 -96
Ellensburg 05:03:40 -15.8 AT Down 30.2 149.1 Up 04:53:23 - 05:13:58 -129
PNWRO 05:03:36 -17.3 AT Down 31.6 150.6 Up 04:53:18 - 05:13:53 -156
Yakima 05:03:40 -16.1 AT Down 30.5 149.0 Up 04:53:23 - 05:13:58 -160
Toppenish/White Swan 05:03:40 -16.3 AT Down 30.8 149.1 Up 04:53:22 - 05:13:57 -171
Dunrhomin 05:02:54 -27.8 Dark Up 40.7 165.0 Up 04:52:37 - 05:13:12 -176
Nikitin 05:02:54 -27.9 Dark Up 40.8 164.9 Up 04:52:37 - 05:13:12 -190
CU-SBO 05:02:54 -28.0 Dark Up 40.9 164.8 Up 04:52:37 - 05:13:12 -198
The Dalles 05:03:43 -16.5 AT Down 31.1 148.0 Up 04:53:25 - 05:14:00 -252
Maupin 05:03:42 -16.8 AT Down 31.5 148.0 Up 04:53:25 - 05:14:00 -280
Sisters 05:03:44 -17.2 AT Down 32.1 147.2 Up 04:53:26 - 05:14:01 -362
Bend 05:03:44 -17.5 AT Down 32.4 147.4 Up 04:53:26 - 05:14:01 -373
Oregon Observatory 05:03:44 -17.6 AT Down 32.5 147.2 Up 04:53:26 - 05:14:01 -390
Chiloquin 05:03:46 -18.3 Dark Down 33.4 146.2 Up 04:53:28 - 05:14:03 -506
Klamath Falls 05:03:46 -18.6 Dark Down 33.7 146.2 Up 04:53:28 - 05:14:03 -531
Cedarville 05:03:41 -19.9 Dark Down 35.0 147.7 Up 04:53:24 - 05:13:59 -538
Fall River/Burney 05:03:45 -19.6 Dark Down 34.9 146.2 Up 04:53:28 - 05:14:03 -614
Gimple 05:03:44 -20.5 Dark Down 35.9 146.4 Up 04:53:26 - 05:14:01 -672
Greenville 05:03:44 -20.5 Dark Down 35.8 146.3 Up 04:53:26 - 05:14:01 -674
Portola 05:03:42 -20.9 Dark Down 36.3 146.7 Up 04:53:25 - 05:14:00 -686
Reno 05:03:40 -21.5 Dark Down 36.8 147.3 Up 04:53:23 - 05:13:58 -687
Quincy 05:03:44 -20.6 Dark Down 36.0 146.2 Up 04:53:27 - 05:14:02 -691
Yerington 05:03:39 -22.2 Dark Down 37.5 147.8 Up 04:53:21 - 05:13:56 -712
Carson City 05:03:40 -21.7 Dark Down 37.1 147.2 Up 04:53:23 - 05:13:58 -716
Hawthorne 05:03:37 -22.8 Dark Down 38.1 148.2 Up 04:53:19 - 05:13:54 -734
Gardnerville 05:03:40 -21.9 Dark Down 37.3 147.1 Up 04:53:23 - 05:13:58 -735
Lee Vining 05:03:39 -23.0 Dark Down 38.4 147.4 Up 04:53:21 - 05:13:56 -796
Beatty 05:03:31 -25.0 Dark Down 40.3 149.7 Up 04:53:14 - 05:13:49 -809
Bishop 05:03:37 -23.8 Dark Down 39.2 148.0 Up 04:53:19 - 05:13:54 -823
Patrick 05:03:21 -27.7 Dark Up 42.7 152.5 Up 04:53:04 - 05:13:39 -838
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:03:24 -27.5 Dark Up 42.7 151.6 Up 04:53:06 - 05:13:41 -883
George/Scottsdale 05:03:14 -30.0 Dark Up 45.0 154.3 Up 04:52:56 - 05:13:31 -914
Lake Havasu City 05:03:22 -28.1 Dark Up 43.3 151.6 Up 04:53:05 - 05:13:40 -931
Idyllwild 05:03:31 -27.4 Dark Up 43.0 148.3 Up 04:53:13 - 05:13:48 -1076
Calipatria 05:03:27 -28.5 Dark Up 44.0 149.4 Up 04:53:09 - 05:13:44 -1090
Yuma 05:03:23 -29.3 Dark Up 44.8 150.3 Up 04:53:05 - 05:13:40 -1097
Wildwood 05:03:37 -26.0 Dark Up 41.9 146.2 Up 04:53:19 - 05:13:54 -1109

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, (2026/05/04 05:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0  4.23  47
82 Vir         13:41:36.6 -08:42:10  5.0  1.49  45
PPM 196700     13:37:35.2 -07:52:18  7.3  0.31  46
PPM 196681     13:36:11.3 -08:06:12  9.1  0.16  46
127871         13:36:23.4 -07:57:15 15.8        46
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/27 03:37:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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