RECON: TNO occultation with 310071

Event between (310071) 10KR59 and star GA0560:17557635 with event index number of 2188460

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/04 10:57:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:07:27.5 -33:38:18
Equinox of date position of star is 17:09:02.8 -33:40:07
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 120 degrees from the moon. Moon is 5% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.6

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Object is 23.5 AU from the Sun and 22.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 93 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1128 km.
The sky-plane scale is 16462.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=163.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Diameter=66.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 310071, (2027/05/04 10:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.3 -26:29:25  0.9 10.93 129
26Eps Sco      16:51:56.6 -34:20:24  2.3  3.65 123
PPM 295869     17:06:37.5 -34:09:32  4.7  0.73 120
PPM 295879     17:07:10.6 -33:48:23  8.5  0.45 120
PPM 295952     17:10:09.0 -33:53:56  8.9  0.29 119
310071         17:09:15.2 -33:40:21 16.4       119
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 30.1 km RECON observability=0.1 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)
Victoria 10:56:40 -15.7 AT Down 7.7 185.0 Really Low 10:48:27 - 11:04:53 9775
Kamloops 10:56:30 -12.8 AT Down 5.3 187.5 Really Low 10:48:17 - 11:04:43 9756
Peachland 10:56:29 -13.2 AT Down 6.2 188.0 Really Low 10:48:16 - 11:04:42 9732
Kelowna 10:56:28 -13.0 AT Down 6.0 188.3 Really Low 10:48:15 - 11:04:41 9728
Summerland 10:56:28 -13.3 AT Down 6.3 188.1 Really Low 10:48:15 - 11:04:41 9728
Penticton 10:56:28 -13.2 AT Down 6.4 188.2 Really Low 10:48:15 - 11:04:41 9725
Oliver 10:56:26 -13.5 AT Down 6.7 188.2 Really Low 10:48:13 - 11:04:39 9719
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:56:26 -13.5 AT Down 6.9 188.4 Really Low 10:48:13 - 11:04:39 9714
Manson/Chelan 10:56:28 -14.7 AT Down 8.1 187.7 Really Low 10:48:15 - 11:04:41 9708
Okanogan 10:56:27 -14.1 AT Down 7.5 188.2 Really Low 10:48:14 - 11:04:40 9706
Brewster 10:56:27 -14.4 AT Down 7.8 188.0 Really Low 10:48:14 - 11:04:40 9704
Wenatchee 10:56:29 -15.1 AT Down 8.5 187.6 Really Low 10:48:16 - 11:04:42 9701
Ellensburg 10:56:30 -15.5 AT Down 9.0 187.4 Really Low 10:48:17 - 11:04:43 9698
Yakima 10:56:30 -15.8 AT Down 9.4 187.4 Really Low 10:48:17 - 11:04:43 9689
Toppenish/White Swan 10:56:29 -15.9 AT Down 9.6 187.6 Really Low 10:48:16 - 11:04:42 9682
The Dalles 10:56:32 -16.8 AT Down 10.4 186.9 Really Low 10:48:19 - 11:04:45 9679
Maupin 10:56:32 -17.1 AT Down 10.8 187.0 Really Low 10:48:19 - 11:04:45 9668
Sisters 10:56:33 -17.9 AT Down 11.7 186.6 Really Low 10:48:20 - 11:04:46 9656
Bend 10:56:32 -18.0 AT Down 12.0 186.9 Really Low 10:48:19 - 11:04:45 9646
PNWRO 10:56:22 -15.4 AT Down 9.8 188.8 Really Low 10:48:09 - 11:04:35 9645
Oregon Observatory 10:56:32 -18.2 Dark Down 12.1 186.7 Really Low 10:48:19 - 11:04:45 9644
Chiloquin 10:56:33 -19.3 Dark Down 13.5 186.4 Really Low 10:48:20 - 11:04:46 9616
Klamath Falls 10:56:34 -19.5 Dark Down 13.8 186.5 Really Low 10:48:21 - 11:04:47 9605
Fall River/Burney 10:56:31 -20.2 Dark Down 15.0 186.9 Really Low 10:48:18 - 11:04:44 9562
Cedarville 10:56:27 -19.2 Dark Down 14.4 187.9 Really Low 10:48:14 - 11:04:40 9553
Greenville 10:56:29 -20.6 Dark Down 15.8 187.3 Really Low 10:48:16 - 11:04:42 9525
Gimple 10:56:29 -20.5 Dark Down 15.8 187.3 Really Low 10:48:16 - 11:04:42 9523
Quincy 10:56:29 -20.7 Dark Down 16.0 187.3 Really Low 10:48:16 - 11:04:42 9518
Portola 10:56:28 -20.6 Dark Down 16.1 187.7 Really Low 10:48:15 - 11:04:41 9505
Reno 10:56:25 -20.4 Dark Down 16.3 188.3 Really Low 10:48:12 - 11:04:38 9482
Sleaford 10:55:45 -5.1 CT Up 1.9 199.2 Really Low 10:47:32 - 11:03:58 9472
Carson City 10:56:24 -20.6 Dark Down 16.6 188.3 Really Low 10:48:11 - 11:04:37 9469
Gardnerville 10:56:24 -20.8 Dark Down 16.9 188.3 Really Low 10:48:11 - 11:04:37 9460
Yerington 10:56:22 -20.4 Dark Down 16.8 188.8 Really Low 10:48:09 - 11:04:35 9449
Hawthorne 10:56:20 -20.4 Dark Down 17.2 189.3 Really Low 10:48:07 - 11:04:33 9420
Lee Vining 10:56:21 -21.1 Dark Down 17.8 188.9 Really Low 10:48:08 - 11:04:34 9411
Bishop 10:56:18 -21.1 Dark Down 18.3 189.6 Really Low 10:48:05 - 11:04:31 9372
Beatty 10:56:11 -20.4 Dark Down 18.5 191.0 Really Low 10:47:58 - 11:04:24 9315
Wildwood 10:56:18 -23.3 Dark Down 21.5 189.6 Low 10:48:05 - 11:04:31 9242
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:56:01 -20.1 Dark Down 19.8 193.0 Really Low 10:47:48 - 11:04:14 9187
Idyllwild 10:56:10 -22.4 Dark Down 21.6 191.2 Low 10:47:57 - 11:04:23 9180
Patrick 10:55:58 -19.5 Dark Down 19.5 193.5 Really Low 10:47:45 - 11:04:11 9179
Lake Havasu City 10:55:59 -20.4 Dark Down 20.4 193.2 Low 10:47:46 - 11:04:12 9150
Dunrhomin 10:55:27 -11.2 NT Up 12.9 200.3 Really Low 10:47:14 - 11:03:40 9121
Calipatria 10:56:04 -22.0 Dark Down 22.0 192.3 Low 10:47:51 - 11:04:17 9120
Nikitin 10:55:26 -11.3 NT Up 13.1 200.3 Really Low 10:47:13 - 11:03:39 9115
CU-SBO 10:55:26 -11.4 NT Up 13.1 200.2 Really Low 10:47:13 - 11:03:39 9115
Yuma 10:56:00 -21.7 Dark Down 22.3 193.1 Low 10:47:47 - 11:04:13 9076
George/Scottsdale 10:55:48 -19.3 Dark Down 20.7 195.4 Low 10:47:35 - 11:04:01 9046

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 310071, (2027/05/04 10:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 10.93 129
26Eps Sco      16:50:08.8 -34:17:41  2.3  3.65 123
PPM 295869     17:04:49.3 -34:07:23  4.7  0.73 120
PPM 295879     17:05:22.7 -33:46:16  8.5  0.45 120
PPM 295952     17:08:21.0 -33:51:55  8.9  0.29 119
310071         17:07:27.5 -33:38:18 16.4       120
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:17:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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