RECON: TNO occultation with 28978

Event between (28978) Ixion and star GA0560:39303526 with event index number of 1700362

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/06/09 09:56:11 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:44:45.2 -32:47:48
Equinox of date position of star is 18:46:19.9 -32:46:12
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 137 degrees from the moon. Moon is 28% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.2

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Object is 37.2 AU from the Sun and 36.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 337 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3776 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26318.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.5
Diameter=1148.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 53.5 sec chord
Diameter=468.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 21.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 28978, (2027/06/09 09:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.7 -26:29:26  0.9 29.96 108
38Zet Sgr      19:04:21.3 -29:50:18  2.7  4.80 141
PPM 298194     18:51:06.5 -34:43:01  6.5  2.17 137
PPM 298072     18:44:49.4 -32:43:15  8.3  0.36 136
PPM 298101     18:46:36.4 -32:56:06  9.6  0.17 137
28978          18:46:32.7 -32:45:59 16.5       137
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 2.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 28.9 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 09:55:07 -15.0 AT Down 8.7 181.5 Really Low 09:40:07 - 10:10:07 12891
Kamloops 09:54:57 -12.2 AT Down 6.4 184.0 Really Low 09:39:57 - 10:09:57 12870
Peachland 09:54:55 -12.8 AT Down 7.3 184.5 Really Low 09:39:55 - 10:09:55 12845
Kelowna 09:54:54 -12.7 AT Down 7.2 184.8 Really Low 09:39:54 - 10:09:54 12841
Summerland 09:54:56 -12.9 AT Down 7.5 184.6 Really Low 09:39:56 - 10:09:56 12841
Penticton 09:54:55 -13.0 AT Down 7.5 184.7 Really Low 09:39:55 - 10:09:55 12838
Oliver 09:54:56 -13.3 AT Down 7.9 184.7 Really Low 09:39:56 - 10:09:56 12832
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:54:55 -13.4 AT Down 8.0 184.9 Really Low 09:39:55 - 10:09:55 12826
Manson/Chelan 09:54:57 -14.6 AT Down 9.2 184.2 Really Low 09:39:57 - 10:09:57 12820
Okanogan 09:54:56 -14.0 AT Down 8.7 184.7 Really Low 09:39:56 - 10:09:56 12818
Brewster 09:54:55 -14.3 AT Down 9.0 184.5 Really Low 09:39:55 - 10:09:55 12817
Wenatchee 09:54:57 -15.1 AT Down 9.7 184.1 Really Low 09:39:57 - 10:09:57 12814
Ellensburg 09:54:59 -15.5 AT Down 10.1 183.9 Really Low 09:39:59 - 10:09:59 12810
Yakima 09:54:58 -15.9 AT Down 10.5 183.9 Really Low 09:39:58 - 10:09:58 12802
Toppenish/White Swan 09:54:58 -16.0 AT Down 10.7 184.0 Really Low 09:39:58 - 10:09:58 12794
The Dalles 09:55:01 -17.0 AT Down 11.5 183.4 Really Low 09:40:01 - 10:10:01 12792
Maupin 09:55:00 -17.3 AT Down 11.9 183.5 Really Low 09:40:00 - 10:10:00 12780
Sisters 09:55:02 -18.3 Dark Down 12.8 183.1 Really Low 09:40:02 - 10:10:02 12769
Bend 09:55:00 -18.4 Dark Down 13.1 183.3 Really Low 09:40:00 - 10:10:00 12758
Oregon Observatory 09:55:01 -18.6 Dark Down 13.2 183.2 Really Low 09:40:01 - 10:10:01 12756
PNWRO 09:54:53 -15.9 AT Down 11.0 185.3 Really Low 09:39:53 - 10:09:53 12755
Chiloquin 09:55:03 -19.9 Dark Down 14.6 182.8 Really Low 09:40:03 - 10:10:03 12729
Klamath Falls 09:55:02 -20.2 Dark Down 14.9 182.9 Really Low 09:40:02 - 10:10:02 12717
Fall River/Burney 09:55:01 -21.1 Dark Down 16.1 183.2 Really Low 09:40:01 - 10:10:01 12674
Cedarville 09:54:57 -20.3 Dark Down 15.5 184.3 Really Low 09:39:57 - 10:09:57 12663
Greenville 09:55:00 -21.7 Dark Down 17.0 183.7 Really Low 09:40:00 - 10:10:00 12635
Gimple 09:54:59 -21.7 Dark Down 17.0 183.7 Really Low 09:39:59 - 10:09:59 12633
Quincy 09:55:00 -21.9 Dark Down 17.2 183.7 Really Low 09:40:00 - 10:10:00 12628
Portola 09:54:58 -21.9 Dark Down 17.3 184.1 Really Low 09:39:58 - 10:09:58 12614
Reno 09:54:56 -21.9 Dark Down 17.5 184.6 Really Low 09:39:56 - 10:09:56 12590
Carson City 09:54:56 -22.2 Dark Down 17.9 184.7 Really Low 09:39:56 - 10:09:56 12577
Sleaford 09:54:19 -6.2 NT Down 3.5 195.9 Really Low 09:39:19 - 10:09:19 12571
Gardnerville 09:54:56 -22.4 Dark Down 18.1 184.7 Really Low 09:39:56 - 10:09:56 12568
Yerington 09:54:54 -22.1 Dark Down 18.0 185.2 Really Low 09:39:54 - 10:09:54 12556
Hawthorne 09:54:52 -22.3 Dark Down 18.4 185.7 Really Low 09:39:52 - 10:09:52 12526
Lee Vining 09:54:54 -23.0 Dark Down 19.0 185.3 Really Low 09:39:54 - 10:09:54 12518
Bishop 09:54:51 -23.2 Dark Down 19.6 186.0 Really Low 09:39:51 - 10:09:51 12477
Beatty 09:54:45 -22.9 Dark Down 19.9 187.4 Really Low 09:39:45 - 10:09:45 12417
Wildwood 09:54:52 -26.1 Dark Down 22.8 185.9 Low 09:39:52 - 10:09:52 12346
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:54:38 -23.4 Dark Down 21.3 189.4 Low 09:39:38 - 10:09:38 12285
Idyllwild 09:54:45 -25.6 Dark Down 23.0 187.6 Low 09:39:45 - 10:09:45 12281
Patrick 09:54:36 -22.9 Dark Down 21.0 190.0 Low 09:39:36 - 10:09:36 12276
Lake Havasu City 09:54:36 -23.9 Dark Down 22.0 189.7 Low 09:39:36 - 10:09:36 12248
Calipatria 09:54:41 -25.6 Dark Down 23.5 188.7 Low 09:39:41 - 10:09:41 12219
Dunrhomin 09:54:07 -14.9 AT Down 14.7 197.1 Really Low 09:39:07 - 10:09:07 12210
CU-SBO 09:54:07 -15.2 AT Down 15.0 197.0 Really Low 09:39:07 - 10:09:07 12203
Nikitin 09:54:07 -15.1 AT Down 14.9 197.1 Really Low 09:39:07 - 10:09:07 12203
Yuma 09:54:37 -25.5 Dark Down 23.8 189.5 Low 09:39:37 - 10:09:37 12174
George/Scottsdale 09:54:27 -23.3 Dark Down 22.4 191.9 Low 09:39:27 - 10:09:27 12140

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 28978, (2027/06/09 09:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 29.96 108
38Zet Sgr      19:02:36.7 -29:52:49  2.7  4.80 141
PPM 298194     18:49:17.3 -34:45:00  6.5  2.17 137
PPM 298072     18:43:01.9 -32:44:59  8.3  0.36 136
PPM 298101     18:44:48.7 -32:57:55  9.6  0.17 137
28978          18:44:45.2 -32:47:48 16.5       137
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:24:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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