RECON: TNO occultation with 316179

Event between (316179) 10EN65 and star GA0700:05198624 with event index number of 2195434

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/08 08:44:16 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:18:15.8 -19:05:17
Equinox of date position of star is 13:19:31.3 -19:12:38
Stellar brightness G=10.3, use SENSEUP=4 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 169 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 29.9 AU from the Sun and 29.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.5 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 81 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1227 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20996.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=221.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.2 sec chord
Diameter=90.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 316179, (2027/04/08 08:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:38.0 -11:18:10  1.0  8.10 168
61 Vir         13:19:50.7 -18:27:38  4.7  0.77 169
PPM 227168     13:22:58.1 -19:37:53  6.8  0.86 169
PPM 227089     13:19:43.9 -19:13:50  9.3  0.00 169
316179         13:19:43.9 -19:13:51 10.3       169
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 7.9 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 08:44:59 -27.0 Dark Down 16.3 201.8 Really Low 08:37:47 - 08:52:12 9058
Kamloops 08:45:34 -31.4 Dark Down 19.9 187.9 Really Low 08:38:22 - 08:52:47 8704
Kelowna 08:45:31 -32.1 Dark Down 20.6 188.8 Low 08:38:19 - 08:52:44 8702
Dunrhomin 08:44:33 -37.1 Dark Down 27.0 204.3 Low 08:37:21 - 08:51:46 8698
Peachland 08:45:31 -32.3 Dark Down 20.8 188.5 Low 08:38:19 - 08:52:44 8691
Nikitin 08:44:33 -37.2 Dark Down 27.1 204.3 Low 08:37:21 - 08:51:46 8690
Penticton 08:45:30 -32.4 Dark Down 21.0 188.7 Low 08:38:18 - 08:52:43 8689
Summerland 08:45:31 -32.4 Dark Down 20.9 188.6 Low 08:38:19 - 08:52:44 8689
CU-SBO 08:44:34 -37.3 Dark Down 27.2 204.2 Low 08:37:22 - 08:51:47 8686
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:45:30 -32.9 Dark Down 21.4 189.0 Low 08:38:18 - 08:52:43 8678
Oliver 08:45:30 -32.8 Dark Down 21.3 188.8 Low 08:38:18 - 08:52:43 8678
Okanogan 08:45:30 -33.6 Dark Down 22.1 188.8 Low 08:38:17 - 08:52:42 8650
Brewster 08:45:29 -33.9 Dark Down 22.4 188.6 Low 08:38:17 - 08:52:42 8635
Manson/Chelan 08:45:29 -34.1 Dark Down 22.6 188.2 Low 08:38:17 - 08:52:42 8618
Wenatchee 08:45:31 -34.6 Dark Down 23.1 188.1 Low 08:38:18 - 08:52:43 8596
PNWRO 08:45:26 -35.8 Dark Down 24.4 189.6 Low 08:38:13 - 08:52:38 8583
Ellensburg 08:45:31 -35.1 Dark Down 23.6 187.9 Low 08:38:19 - 08:52:44 8575
Yakima 08:45:31 -35.5 Dark Down 24.0 187.9 Low 08:38:18 - 08:52:43 8559
Toppenish/White Swan 08:45:30 -35.6 Dark Down 24.2 188.1 Low 08:38:17 - 08:52:42 8556
Victoria 08:45:40 -33.9 Dark Down 22.3 184.9 Low 08:38:28 - 08:52:53 8551
The Dalles 08:45:30 -36.5 Dark Down 25.0 187.3 Low 08:38:18 - 08:52:43 8503
Maupin 08:45:31 -36.9 Dark Down 25.4 187.5 Low 08:38:19 - 08:52:44 8490
Sisters 08:45:31 -37.8 Dark Down 26.3 187.0 Low 08:38:19 - 08:52:44 8439
Bend 08:45:30 -38.0 Dark Down 26.5 187.3 Low 08:38:17 - 08:52:42 8437
Oregon Observatory 08:45:30 -38.2 Dark Down 26.7 187.1 Low 08:38:17 - 08:52:42 8426
Cedarville 08:45:24 -40.3 Dark Down 28.9 188.6 Low 08:38:11 - 08:52:36 8360
Chiloquin 08:45:30 -39.6 Dark Down 28.1 186.8 Low 08:38:17 - 08:52:42 8356
Klamath Falls 08:45:29 -39.9 Dark Down 28.4 186.9 Low 08:38:16 - 08:52:41 8343
Fall River/Burney 08:45:27 -41.0 Dark Down 29.5 187.4 Low 08:38:14 - 08:52:39 8300
Reno 08:45:21 -42.2 Dark Down 30.9 189.2 Up 08:38:08 - 08:52:33 8277
Gimple 08:45:23 -41.8 Dark Down 30.4 188.0 Up 08:38:11 - 08:52:36 8273
Greenville 08:45:23 -41.8 Dark Down 30.4 187.9 Up 08:38:11 - 08:52:36 8270
Portola 08:45:22 -42.0 Dark Down 30.7 188.5 Up 08:38:10 - 08:52:35 8270
Yerington 08:45:17 -42.6 Dark Down 31.3 189.9 Up 08:38:05 - 08:52:30 8270
Hawthorne 08:45:15 -42.9 Dark Down 31.7 190.6 Up 08:38:03 - 08:52:28 8263
Quincy 08:45:23 -42.0 Dark Down 30.6 187.9 Up 08:38:11 - 08:52:36 8260
Carson City 08:45:18 -42.5 Dark Down 31.2 189.2 Up 08:38:06 - 08:52:31 8260
Gardnerville 08:45:17 -42.8 Dark Down 31.4 189.3 Up 08:38:05 - 08:52:30 8249
Patrick 08:44:54 -44.5 Dark Down 33.9 196.2 Up 08:37:42 - 08:52:07 8245
Beatty 08:45:05 -44.0 Dark Down 33.0 192.8 Up 08:37:52 - 08:52:17 8237
Lee Vining 08:45:14 -43.6 Dark Down 32.3 190.1 Up 08:38:02 - 08:52:27 8220
Bishop 08:45:13 -44.0 Dark Down 32.8 191.0 Up 08:38:00 - 08:52:25 8211
George/Scottsdale 08:44:45 -45.4 Dark Down 35.0 198.7 Up 08:37:32 - 08:51:57 8211
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:44:55 -45.0 Dark Down 34.3 195.5 Up 08:37:43 - 08:52:08 8210
Lake Havasu City 08:44:53 -45.5 Dark Down 34.8 195.9 Up 08:37:41 - 08:52:06 8181
Yuma 08:44:52 -47.3 Dark Down 36.7 195.9 Up 08:37:39 - 08:52:04 8071
Calipatria 08:44:55 -47.2 Dark Down 36.4 194.8 Up 08:37:43 - 08:52:08 8068
Idyllwild 08:45:00 -47.0 Dark Down 36.1 193.3 Up 08:37:47 - 08:52:12 8067
Wildwood 08:45:08 -47.1 Dark Down 36.1 191.1 Up 08:37:56 - 08:52:21 8026

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 316179, (2027/04/08 08:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0  8.10 168
61 Vir         13:18:22.7 -18:19:03  4.7  0.77 169
PPM 227168     13:21:29.7 -19:29:21  6.8  0.86 169
PPM 227089     13:18:15.8 -19:05:16  9.3  0.00 169
316179         13:18:15.8 -19:05:17 10.3       169
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/05/16 02:40:04 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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