RECON: TNO occultation with 310071

Event between (310071) 10KR59 and star GA0560:17133156 with event index number of 2188474

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/11 08:33:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:06:30.2 -33:39:59
Equinox of date position of star is 17:08:05.5 -33:41:49
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 142 degrees from the moon. Moon is 30% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.6

[RECON map]
Object is 23.5 AU from the Sun and 22.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 86 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1074 km.
The sky-plane scale is 16428.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=163.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.9 sec chord
Diameter=66.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 310071, (2027/05/11 08:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.4 -26:29:25  0.9 10.80 134
26Eps Sco      16:51:56.7 -34:20:24  2.3  3.45 138
PPM 295869     17:06:37.6 -34:09:32  4.7  0.57 141
PPM 295879     17:07:10.6 -33:48:23  8.5  0.26 141
310071         17:08:18.0 -33:42:04 16.8       142
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 16.4 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)
Sleaford 08:33:28 -17.2 AT Down 4.1 175.6 Really Low 08:25:48 - 08:41:09 7287
Kamloops 08:34:16 -21.0 Dark Up 3.9 163.8 Really Low 08:26:35 - 08:41:56 7267
Kelowna 08:34:14 -21.7 Dark Up 4.9 164.5 Really Low 08:26:33 - 08:41:54 7263
Peachland 08:34:16 -21.8 Dark Up 4.9 164.3 Really Low 08:26:35 - 08:41:56 7260
Summerland 08:34:15 -22.0 Dark Down 5.1 164.4 Really Low 08:26:35 - 08:41:56 7259
Penticton 08:34:15 -22.0 Dark Down 5.2 164.4 Really Low 08:26:34 - 08:41:55 7258
Oliver 08:34:15 -22.4 Dark Down 5.5 164.4 Really Low 08:26:35 - 08:41:56 7254
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:34:15 -22.5 Dark Down 5.7 164.6 Really Low 08:26:35 - 08:41:56 7253
Okanogan 08:34:16 -23.2 Dark Down 6.3 164.4 Really Low 08:26:36 - 08:41:57 7242
Brewster 08:34:17 -23.5 Dark Down 6.5 164.2 Really Low 08:26:36 - 08:41:57 7237
Manson/Chelan 08:34:19 -23.7 Dark Down 6.6 163.9 Really Low 08:26:38 - 08:41:59 7232
Wenatchee 08:34:20 -24.2 Dark Down 7.1 163.8 Really Low 08:26:40 - 08:42:01 7224
Victoria 08:34:21 -23.4 Dark Up 5.4 161.3 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7222
Ellensburg 08:34:21 -24.6 Dark Down 7.4 163.6 Really Low 08:26:40 - 08:42:01 7216
Yakima 08:34:21 -25.0 Dark Down 7.8 163.6 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7208
PNWRO 08:34:17 -25.4 Dark Down 8.7 164.9 Really Low 08:26:37 - 08:41:58 7207
Toppenish/White Swan 08:34:21 -25.2 Dark Down 8.0 163.7 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7205
The Dalles 08:34:21 -26.1 Dark Down 8.6 163.0 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7186
Maupin 08:34:21 -26.5 Dark Down 9.1 163.1 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7178
Sisters 08:34:21 -27.4 Dark Down 9.8 162.6 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7158
Bend 08:34:21 -27.6 Dark Down 10.1 162.8 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7154
Oregon Observatory 08:34:21 -27.8 Dark Down 10.2 162.7 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7150
Chiloquin 08:34:21 -29.2 Dark Down 11.4 162.3 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7117
Klamath Falls 08:34:21 -29.5 Dark Down 11.7 162.3 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7108
Cedarville 08:34:21 -30.0 Dark Down 12.7 163.6 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7098
Fall River/Burney 08:34:21 -30.6 Dark Down 12.9 162.6 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7079
Dunrhomin 08:33:31 -27.7 Dark Down 16.0 176.1 Really Low 08:25:50 - 08:41:11 7063
Nikitin 08:33:32 -27.9 Dark Down 16.1 176.1 Really Low 08:25:51 - 08:41:12 7058
CU-SBO 08:33:32 -28.0 Dark Down 16.2 176.0 Really Low 08:25:51 - 08:41:12 7056
Gimple 08:34:21 -31.4 Dark Down 13.9 162.9 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7055
Greenville 08:34:21 -31.5 Dark Down 13.9 162.9 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7055
Quincy 08:34:21 -31.7 Dark Down 14.1 162.9 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7049
Portola 08:34:21 -31.7 Dark Down 14.3 163.3 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7048
Reno 08:34:21 -31.9 Dark Down 14.7 163.8 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7042
Carson City 08:34:21 -32.2 Dark Down 15.1 163.8 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7031
Yerington 08:34:21 -32.3 Dark Down 15.4 164.3 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7028
Gardnerville 08:34:21 -32.5 Dark Down 15.3 163.8 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7024
Hawthorne 08:34:21 -32.7 Dark Down 15.9 164.7 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 7015
Lee Vining 08:34:21 -33.3 Dark Down 16.4 164.2 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 6995
Bishop 08:34:21 -33.8 Dark Down 17.1 164.8 Really Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 6977
Beatty 08:34:20 -33.9 Dark Down 17.9 166.1 Really Low 08:26:40 - 08:42:01 6966
Patrick 08:34:10 -34.7 Dark Down 19.9 168.5 Really Low 08:26:30 - 08:41:51 6918
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:34:13 -35.1 Dark Down 20.0 167.9 Really Low 08:26:32 - 08:41:53 6907
Lake Havasu City 08:34:13 -35.7 Dark Down 20.7 168.0 Low 08:26:33 - 08:41:54 6880
Wildwood 08:34:21 -37.0 Dark Down 20.2 164.3 Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 6853
George/Scottsdale 08:34:03 -35.8 Dark Down 21.8 170.1 Low 08:26:23 - 08:41:44 6851
Idyllwild 08:34:21 -37.0 Dark Down 21.0 165.9 Low 08:26:41 - 08:42:02 6844
Calipatria 08:34:19 -37.3 Dark Down 21.8 166.9 Low 08:26:39 - 08:42:00 6821
Yuma 08:34:16 -37.5 Dark Down 22.4 167.6 Low 08:26:35 - 08:41:56 6805

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, (2027/05/11 08:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 10.80 134
26Eps Sco      16:50:08.8 -34:17:41  2.3  3.45 138
PPM 295869     17:04:49.3 -34:07:23  4.7  0.57 141
PPM 295879     17:05:22.7 -33:46:16  8.5  0.26 141
310071         17:06:30.2 -33:39:59 16.8       142
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:19:47 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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