RECON: TNO occultation with 281371

Event between (281371) 08FC76 and star GA0760:04111416 with event index number of 2458250

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/02/07 09:18:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:06:59.3 -13:08:09
Equinox of date position of star is 09:08:08.9 -13:14:05
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 152 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.5

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Object is 15.5 AU from the Sun and 14.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 46 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 704 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10593.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 281371, (2027/02/07 09:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:48.8 +11:50:01  1.3 29.36 176
Alphard        09:28:55.2 -08:46:39  2.0  6.75 158
PPM 221134     09:10:29.5 -12:28:08  5.8  0.95 153
PPM 221077     09:08:32.2 -13:25:03  7.5  0.18 152
281371         09:08:16.9 -13:14:46 14.9       152
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 15.5 km RECON observability=1.0 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 09:17:48 -46.2 Dark Down 18.5 215.1 Really Low 09:13:28 - 09:22:09 6740
Kamloops 09:18:23 -52.5 Dark Down 23.9 201.1 Low 09:14:02 - 09:22:43 6569
Kelowna 09:18:19 -52.9 Dark Down 24.4 202.2 Low 09:13:59 - 09:22:40 6544
Peachland 09:18:20 -53.1 Dark Down 24.6 201.9 Low 09:13:59 - 09:22:40 6536
Summerland 09:18:20 -53.2 Dark Down 24.7 202.0 Low 09:13:59 - 09:22:40 6531
Penticton 09:18:19 -53.2 Dark Down 24.8 202.1 Low 09:13:58 - 09:22:39 6529
Oliver 09:18:18 -53.6 Dark Down 25.1 202.2 Low 09:13:58 - 09:22:39 6513
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:18:17 -53.7 Dark Down 25.2 202.4 Low 09:13:57 - 09:22:38 6508
Okanogan 09:18:17 -54.3 Dark Down 25.9 202.3 Low 09:13:57 - 09:22:38 6476
Brewster 09:18:17 -54.6 Dark Down 26.2 202.1 Low 09:13:56 - 09:22:37 6462
Manson/Chelan 09:18:18 -54.9 Dark Down 26.4 201.8 Low 09:13:57 - 09:22:38 6448
Victoria 09:18:28 -55.2 Dark Down 26.6 198.3 Low 09:14:08 - 09:22:49 6439
Wenatchee 09:18:17 -55.4 Dark Down 26.9 201.7 Low 09:13:57 - 09:22:38 6424
Ellensburg 09:18:17 -55.8 Dark Down 27.4 201.5 Low 09:13:57 - 09:22:38 6401
Yakima 09:18:17 -56.2 Dark Down 27.8 201.6 Low 09:13:56 - 09:22:37 6381
Toppenish/White Swan 09:18:16 -56.3 Dark Down 27.9 201.8 Low 09:13:55 - 09:22:36 6373
PNWRO 09:18:11 -56.1 Dark Down 27.9 203.4 Low 09:13:50 - 09:22:31 6372
The Dalles 09:18:17 -57.3 Dark Down 28.8 201.1 Low 09:13:56 - 09:22:37 6324
Maupin 09:18:15 -57.6 Dark Down 29.2 201.3 Low 09:13:55 - 09:22:36 6304
Sisters 09:18:16 -58.5 Dark Down 30.1 201.0 Up 09:13:55 - 09:22:36 6253
Bend 09:18:15 -58.7 Dark Down 30.3 201.3 Up 09:13:54 - 09:22:35 6244
Oregon Observatory 09:18:15 -58.9 Dark Down 30.5 201.2 Up 09:13:55 - 09:22:36 6233
Dunrhomin 09:17:17 -53.5 Dark Down 27.7 218.7 Low 09:12:56 - 09:21:37 6189
Nikitin 09:17:16 -53.6 Dark Down 27.8 218.8 Low 09:12:56 - 09:21:37 6178
CU-SBO 09:17:16 -53.7 Dark Down 27.9 218.7 Low 09:12:56 - 09:21:37 6174
Chiloquin 09:18:14 -60.2 Dark Down 31.8 201.0 Up 09:13:54 - 09:22:35 6155
Klamath Falls 09:18:13 -60.4 Dark Down 32.1 201.2 Up 09:13:53 - 09:22:34 6137
Cedarville 09:18:07 -60.4 Dark Down 32.3 203.1 Up 09:13:46 - 09:22:27 6118
Fall River/Burney 09:18:10 -61.3 Dark Down 33.1 201.9 Up 09:13:50 - 09:22:31 6074
Gimple 09:18:07 -61.9 Dark Down 33.8 202.7 Up 09:13:47 - 09:22:28 6028
Greenville 09:18:07 -61.9 Dark Down 33.8 202.6 Up 09:13:47 - 09:22:28 6027
Quincy 09:18:07 -62.1 Dark Down 34.0 202.6 Up 09:13:47 - 09:22:28 6015
Portola 09:18:05 -62.0 Dark Down 34.0 203.2 Up 09:13:45 - 09:22:26 6014
Reno 09:18:02 -62.0 Dark Down 34.1 204.0 Up 09:13:42 - 09:22:23 6006
Carson City 09:18:02 -62.2 Dark Down 34.4 204.1 Up 09:13:41 - 09:22:22 5985
Yerington 09:17:59 -62.1 Dark Down 34.4 204.8 Up 09:13:39 - 09:22:20 5981
Gardnerville 09:18:01 -62.4 Dark Down 34.6 204.2 Up 09:13:41 - 09:22:22 5971
Hawthorne 09:17:56 -62.2 Dark Down 34.6 205.6 Up 09:13:36 - 09:22:17 5959
Lee Vining 09:17:58 -62.9 Dark Down 35.3 205.2 Up 09:13:37 - 09:22:18 5918
Bishop 09:17:53 -63.0 Dark Down 35.6 206.2 Up 09:13:33 - 09:22:14 5889
Beatty 09:17:48 -62.5 Dark Down 35.4 208.1 Up 09:13:27 - 09:22:08 5880
Patrick 09:17:35 -61.9 Dark Down 35.5 211.7 Up 09:13:14 - 09:21:55 5816
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:17:37 -62.5 Dark Down 36.1 211.1 Up 09:13:16 - 09:21:57 5791
Lake Havasu City 09:17:34 -62.7 Dark Down 36.5 211.6 Up 09:13:14 - 09:21:55 5749
George/Scottsdale 09:17:24 -61.6 Dark Down 36.1 214.5 Up 09:13:04 - 09:21:45 5723
Idyllwild 09:17:41 -64.7 Dark Down 38.2 209.3 Up 09:13:21 - 09:22:02 5670
Wildwood 09:17:49 -65.6 Dark Down 38.6 207.0 Up 09:13:28 - 09:22:09 5670
Calipatria 09:17:36 -64.4 Dark Down 38.2 210.8 Up 09:13:16 - 09:21:57 5641
Yuma 09:17:32 -64.1 Dark Down 38.2 211.9 Up 09:13:11 - 09:21:52 5622

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 281371, (2027/02/07 09:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 29.36 176
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0  6.75 158
PPM 221134     09:09:11.5 -12:21:28  5.8  0.95 153
PPM 221077     09:07:14.8 -13:18:25  7.5  0.18 152
281371         09:06:59.3 -13:08:09 14.9       152
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/21 03:20:14 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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