RECON: TNO occultation with 168703

Event between (168703) 00GP183 and star GA0640:08203795 with event index number of 1965903

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/04 10:16:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:41:25.7 -25:56:17
Equinox of date position of star is 16:42:55.3 -25:58:59
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 92 degrees from the moon. Moon is 7% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 36.8 AU from the Sun and 36.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 10.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 310 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1438 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26311.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=368.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 35.8 sec chord
Diameter=150.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 168703, (2027/04/04 10:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.0 -26:29:24  0.9  2.74  94
23Tau Sco      16:37:35.1 -28:16:12  2.8  2.59  93
PPM 265803     16:43:19.6 -27:51:37  6.5  1.87  91
PPM 265780     16:41:46.4 -26:06:43  8.0  0.32  92
168703         16:43:06.2 -25:59:18 15.1        91
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 2.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.6 km RECON observability=0.5 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 10:17:05 -19.5 Dark Down 11.5 171.3 Really Low 10:02:05 - 10:32:05 4929
Kamloops 10:18:38 -26.7 Dark Down 10.6 158.6 Really Low 10:03:38 - 10:33:39 4823
Kelowna 10:18:36 -27.0 Dark Down 11.6 159.3 Really Low 10:03:36 - 10:33:36 4808
Peachland 10:18:38 -27.2 Dark Down 11.6 159.0 Really Low 10:03:38 - 10:33:38 4803
Summerland 10:18:38 -27.2 Dark Down 11.8 159.1 Really Low 10:03:38 - 10:33:38 4799
Penticton 10:18:37 -27.3 Dark Down 11.9 159.2 Really Low 10:03:37 - 10:33:37 4798
Oliver 10:18:39 -27.5 Dark Down 12.2 159.2 Really Low 10:03:39 - 10:33:39 4788
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:18:38 -27.6 Dark Down 12.4 159.3 Really Low 10:03:38 - 10:33:38 4785
Okanogan 10:18:41 -28.2 Dark Down 12.9 159.1 Really Low 10:03:41 - 10:33:41 4763
Brewster 10:18:43 -28.5 Dark Down 13.2 158.9 Really Low 10:03:43 - 10:33:43 4753
Manson/Chelan 10:18:47 -28.8 Dark Down 13.3 158.6 Really Low 10:03:47 - 10:33:47 4743
Victoria 10:19:05 -29.5 Dark Down 11.9 155.8 Really Low 10:04:05 - 10:34:05 4731
Wenatchee 10:18:49 -29.2 Dark Down 13.7 158.4 Really Low 10:03:49 - 10:33:49 4726
Ellensburg 10:18:53 -29.6 Dark Down 14.0 158.2 Really Low 10:03:53 - 10:33:53 4710
Yakima 10:18:54 -29.9 Dark Down 14.4 158.1 Really Low 10:03:54 - 10:33:54 4696
PNWRO 10:18:45 -29.7 Dark Down 15.3 159.5 Really Low 10:03:45 - 10:33:45 4691
Toppenish/White Swan 10:18:54 -30.0 Dark Down 14.6 158.2 Really Low 10:03:54 - 10:33:54 4690
The Dalles 10:19:01 -31.0 Dark Down 15.1 157.5 Really Low 10:04:01 - 10:34:01 4655
Maupin 10:19:01 -31.2 Dark Down 15.6 157.5 Really Low 10:04:01 - 10:34:01 4641
Sisters 10:19:08 -32.1 Dark Down 16.2 157.0 Really Low 10:04:08 - 10:34:08 4603
Bend 10:19:07 -32.2 Dark Down 16.5 157.2 Really Low 10:04:07 - 10:34:07 4597
Oregon Observatory 10:19:09 -32.4 Dark Down 16.7 157.1 Really Low 10:04:09 - 10:34:09 4589
Dunrhomin 10:17:18 -26.1 Dark Down 23.3 171.5 Low 10:02:18 - 10:32:18 4533
Chiloquin 10:19:16 -33.6 Dark Down 17.8 156.6 Really Low 10:04:16 - 10:34:16 4531
Nikitin 10:17:17 -26.2 Dark Down 23.5 171.5 Low 10:02:17 - 10:32:17 4525
CU-SBO 10:17:18 -26.3 Dark Down 23.6 171.4 Low 10:02:18 - 10:32:18 4522
Klamath Falls 10:19:16 -33.8 Dark Down 18.1 156.6 Really Low 10:04:16 - 10:34:16 4518
Cedarville 10:19:07 -33.6 Dark Down 19.2 157.9 Really Low 10:04:07 - 10:34:07 4505
Fall River/Burney 10:19:17 -34.5 Dark Down 19.3 156.8 Really Low 10:04:17 - 10:34:17 4470
Gimple 10:19:16 -34.9 Dark Down 20.3 157.1 Low 10:04:16 - 10:34:16 4435
Greenville 10:19:18 -35.0 Dark Down 20.3 157.1 Low 10:04:18 - 10:34:18 4434
Quincy 10:19:17 -35.1 Dark Down 20.4 157.1 Low 10:04:17 - 10:34:17 4425
Portola 10:19:14 -35.0 Dark Down 20.7 157.5 Low 10:04:14 - 10:34:14 4425
Reno 10:19:10 -34.9 Dark Down 21.1 158.0 Low 10:04:10 - 10:34:10 4419
Carson City 10:19:11 -35.1 Dark Down 21.5 158.0 Low 10:04:11 - 10:34:11 4402
Yerington 10:19:07 -34.9 Dark Down 21.8 158.5 Low 10:04:07 - 10:34:07 4399
Gardnerville 10:19:11 -35.3 Dark Down 21.7 158.0 Low 10:04:11 - 10:34:11 4391
Hawthorne 10:19:04 -35.0 Dark Down 22.4 158.9 Low 10:04:04 - 10:34:04 4382
Lee Vining 10:19:09 -35.6 Dark Down 22.8 158.4 Low 10:04:09 - 10:34:09 4350
Bishop 10:19:05 -35.7 Dark Down 23.6 159.0 Low 10:04:05 - 10:34:05 4327
Beatty 10:18:54 -35.1 Dark Down 24.4 160.4 Low 10:03:54 - 10:33:54 4318
Patrick 10:18:34 -34.3 Dark Down 26.6 162.8 Low 10:03:34 - 10:33:34 4262
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:18:42 -34.9 Dark Down 26.6 162.1 Low 10:03:42 - 10:33:42 4244
Lake Havasu City 10:18:39 -35.2 Dark Down 27.3 162.3 Low 10:03:39 - 10:33:39 4209
George/Scottsdale 10:18:21 -34.1 Dark Down 28.6 164.5 Low 10:03:21 - 10:33:21 4182
Wildwood 10:19:16 -38.0 Dark Down 26.6 158.2 Low 10:04:16 - 10:34:16 4151
Idyllwild 10:19:01 -37.1 Dark Down 27.4 159.9 Low 10:04:01 - 10:34:01 4149
Calipatria 10:18:52 -36.8 Dark Down 28.3 160.9 Low 10:03:52 - 10:33:52 4123
Yuma 10:18:46 -36.5 Dark Down 29.0 161.7 Low 10:03:46 - 10:33:46 4105

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 168703, (2027/04/04 10:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  2.74  94
23Tau Sco      16:35:52.9 -28:12:58  2.8  2.59  93
PPM 265803     16:41:37.6 -27:48:35  6.5  1.87  91
PPM 265780     16:40:05.8 -26:03:38  8.0  0.32  92
168703         16:41:25.7 -25:56:17 15.1        92
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/18 03:46:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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