RECON: TNO occultation with 307251

Event between (307251) 02KW14 and star GA0620:21565505 with event index number of 2297343

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/07 06:35:33 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:42:09.9 -27:53:13
Equinox of date position of star is 17:43:42.4 -27:53:50
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 117 degrees from the moon. Moon is 14% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 43.9 AU from the Sun and 42.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 909 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4761 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31119.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=457.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.5 sec chord
Diameter=186.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 307251, (2027/07/07 06:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.9 -26:29:26  0.9 16.23 100
34Ups Sco      17:32:38.2 -37:18:54  2.7  9.71 114
3 Sgr          17:49:17.6 -27:50:19  4.2  1.19 118
PPM 267186     17:45:01.7 -27:53:40  6.7  0.25 117
PPM 267151     17:43:24.4 -27:55:06  9.4  0.11 117
307251         17:43:53.9 -27:53:54 15.3       117
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 1.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.6 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=0.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:35:07 -15.0 AT Down 9.3 191.0 Really Low 06:20:07 - 06:50:07 11597
Kamloops 06:35:47 -14.0 AT Down 11.4 178.2 Really Low 06:20:47 - 06:50:47 11576
Kelowna 06:35:44 -15.0 AT Down 12.2 179.0 Really Low 06:20:44 - 06:50:44 11560
Peachland 06:35:45 -15.0 AT Down 12.4 178.8 Really Low 06:20:45 - 06:50:45 11557
Summerland 06:35:45 -15.2 AT Down 12.5 178.9 Really Low 06:20:45 - 06:50:45 11554
Penticton 06:35:45 -15.3 AT Down 12.6 179.0 Really Low 06:20:45 - 06:50:45 11552
Oliver 06:35:45 -15.6 AT Down 12.9 179.0 Really Low 06:20:45 - 06:50:45 11544
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:35:44 -15.8 AT Down 13.1 179.1 Really Low 06:20:44 - 06:50:44 11541
Okanogan 06:35:45 -16.4 AT Down 13.7 178.9 Really Low 06:20:45 - 06:50:45 11522
Brewster 06:35:45 -16.6 AT Down 14.0 178.7 Really Low 06:20:45 - 06:50:45 11515
Victoria 06:35:58 -15.3 AT Down 13.5 175.5 Really Low 06:20:58 - 06:50:58 11510
Manson/Chelan 06:35:47 -16.7 AT Down 14.2 178.4 Really Low 06:20:47 - 06:50:47 11508
Wenatchee 06:35:47 -17.1 AT Down 14.7 178.3 Really Low 06:20:47 - 06:50:47 11494
Ellensburg 06:35:48 -17.4 AT Down 15.1 178.0 Really Low 06:20:48 - 06:50:48 11481
Yakima 06:35:48 -17.8 AT Down 15.5 178.0 Really Low 06:20:48 - 06:50:48 11469
Toppenish/White Swan 06:35:48 -18.0 Dark Down 15.7 178.2 Really Low 06:20:48 - 06:50:48 11463
PNWRO 06:35:43 -18.8 Dark Down 16.1 179.5 Really Low 06:20:43 - 06:50:43 11457
The Dalles 06:35:50 -18.5 Dark Down 16.5 177.5 Really Low 06:20:50 - 06:50:50 11436
Maupin 06:35:50 -19.0 Dark Down 16.9 177.5 Really Low 06:20:50 - 06:50:50 11423
Sisters 06:35:52 -19.6 Dark Down 17.8 177.1 Really Low 06:20:52 - 06:50:52 11392
Bend 06:35:51 -19.9 Dark Down 18.0 177.3 Really Low 06:20:51 - 06:50:51 11385
Oregon Observatory 06:35:52 -20.1 Dark Down 18.2 177.2 Really Low 06:20:52 - 06:50:52 11379
Chiloquin 06:35:53 -21.1 Dark Down 19.5 176.8 Really Low 06:20:53 - 06:50:53 11329
Klamath Falls 06:35:53 -21.5 Dark Down 19.8 176.9 Really Low 06:20:53 - 06:50:53 11317
Cedarville 06:35:47 -22.6 Dark Down 20.6 178.3 Low 06:20:47 - 06:50:47 11297
Fall River/Burney 06:35:51 -22.7 Dark Down 21.0 177.2 Low 06:20:51 - 06:50:51 11272
Gimple 06:35:50 -23.7 Dark Down 21.9 177.7 Low 06:20:50 - 06:50:50 11238
Greenville 06:35:50 -23.6 Dark Down 21.9 177.6 Low 06:20:50 - 06:50:50 11237
Dunrhomin 06:34:54 -26.7 Dark Down 20.8 192.3 Low 06:19:54 - 06:49:54 11230
Quincy 06:35:50 -23.8 Dark Down 22.1 177.6 Low 06:20:50 - 06:50:50 11229
Portola 06:35:49 -24.1 Dark Down 22.3 178.0 Low 06:20:49 - 06:50:49 11226
Nikitin 06:34:54 -26.9 Dark Down 21.0 192.3 Low 06:19:54 - 06:49:54 11222
CU-SBO 06:34:55 -27.0 Dark Down 21.1 192.2 Low 06:19:55 - 06:49:55 11220
Reno 06:35:46 -24.5 Dark Down 22.6 178.7 Low 06:20:46 - 06:50:46 11217
Carson City 06:35:46 -24.9 Dark Down 22.9 178.7 Low 06:20:46 - 06:50:46 11202
Yerington 06:35:44 -25.2 Dark Down 23.1 179.3 Low 06:20:44 - 06:50:44 11196
Gardnerville 06:35:45 -25.1 Dark Down 23.2 178.7 Low 06:20:45 - 06:50:45 11191
Hawthorne 06:35:43 -25.8 Dark Down 23.6 179.8 Low 06:20:43 - 06:50:43 11177
Lee Vining 06:35:44 -26.2 Dark Down 24.1 179.3 Low 06:20:44 - 06:50:44 11151
Bishop 06:35:41 -26.9 Dark Down 24.7 180.0 Low 06:20:41 - 06:50:41 11125
Beatty 06:35:35 -27.8 Dark Down 25.2 181.6 Low 06:20:35 - 06:50:35 11107
Patrick 06:35:23 -30.0 Dark Down 26.6 184.4 Low 06:20:23 - 06:50:23 11037
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:35:27 -30.0 Dark Down 26.8 183.7 Low 06:20:27 - 06:50:27 11024
Lake Havasu City 06:35:25 -30.7 Dark Down 27.5 184.0 Low 06:20:25 - 06:50:25 10990
Wildwood 06:35:42 -29.9 Dark Down 28.0 179.8 Low 06:20:42 - 06:50:42 10962
Idyllwild 06:35:34 -30.8 Dark Down 28.4 181.7 Low 06:20:34 - 06:50:34 10949
George/Scottsdale 06:35:16 -32.1 Dark Down 28.1 186.4 Low 06:20:16 - 06:50:16 10947
Calipatria 06:35:29 -31.7 Dark Down 28.9 182.8 Low 06:20:29 - 06:50:29 10917
Yuma 06:35:26 -32.4 Dark Down 29.3 183.8 Low 06:20:26 - 06:50:26 10894

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 307251, (2027/07/07 06:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.23 100
34Ups Sco      17:30:45.8 -37:17:46  2.7  9.71 114
3 Sgr          17:47:33.6 -27:49:51  4.2  1.19 118
PPM 267186     17:43:17.7 -27:53:02  6.7  0.25 117
PPM 267151     17:41:40.4 -27:54:24  9.4  0.11 117
307251         17:42:09.9 -27:53:13 15.3       117
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:29:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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