RECON: TNO occultation with 364171

Event between (364171) 06JZ81 and star GA0660:07068935 with event index number of 2362620

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/05 09:53:45 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:09:25.7 -22:41:23
Equinox of date position of star is 16:10:53.2 -22:45:09
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 112 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.2

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Object is 41.4 AU from the Sun and 40.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 579 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2961 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29546.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=252.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.8 sec chord
Diameter=103.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 364171, (2027/04/05 09:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.0 -26:29:24  0.9  5.88 107
7Del Sco       16:01:57.0 -22:41:49  2.3  2.10 114
PPM 265182     16:10:21.7 -23:45:21  5.9  1.01 112
PPM 265194     16:11:02.2 -23:01:14  8.1  0.26 112
PPM 265195     16:11:03.9 -22:40:46  9.6  0.08 112
364171         16:11:03.1 -22:45:34 16.3       111
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 1.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.0 km RECON observability=0.6 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 09:54:54 -21.7 Dark Down 15.0 174.2 Really Low 09:39:54 - 10:09:54 14364
Kamloops 09:56:10 -28.4 Dark Down 14.5 160.8 Really Low 09:41:10 - 10:11:10 14115
Kelowna 09:56:07 -28.7 Dark Down 15.5 161.5 Really Low 09:41:07 - 10:11:07 14100
Peachland 09:56:09 -28.9 Dark Down 15.5 161.3 Really Low 09:41:09 - 10:11:09 14091
Summerland 09:56:08 -29.0 Dark Down 15.7 161.3 Really Low 09:41:08 - 10:11:08 14086
Penticton 09:56:09 -29.0 Dark Down 15.7 161.4 Really Low 09:41:09 - 10:11:09 14086
Oliver 09:56:09 -29.3 Dark Down 16.1 161.4 Really Low 09:41:09 - 10:11:09 14072
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:56:07 -29.4 Dark Down 16.3 161.6 Really Low 09:41:07 - 10:11:07 14069
Okanogan 09:56:10 -30.0 Dark Down 16.8 161.3 Really Low 09:41:10 - 10:11:10 14039
Brewster 09:56:12 -30.3 Dark Down 17.1 161.1 Really Low 09:41:12 - 10:11:12 14024
Manson/Chelan 09:56:14 -30.6 Dark Down 17.2 160.7 Really Low 09:41:14 - 10:11:14 14009
Wenatchee 09:56:16 -31.1 Dark Down 17.6 160.5 Really Low 09:41:16 - 10:11:16 13985
Victoria 09:56:28 -31.2 Dark Down 15.8 157.8 Really Low 09:41:28 - 10:11:28 13975
Ellensburg 09:56:17 -31.5 Dark Down 17.9 160.3 Really Low 09:41:17 - 10:11:17 13964
PNWRO 09:56:12 -31.7 Dark Down 19.2 161.7 Really Low 09:41:12 - 10:11:12 13950
Yakima 09:56:19 -31.9 Dark Down 18.3 160.2 Really Low 09:41:19 - 10:11:19 13946
Toppenish/White Swan 09:56:15 -32.0 Dark Down 18.6 160.4 Really Low 09:41:15 - 10:11:15 13939
Dunrhomin 09:54:54 -29.2 Dark Down 26.9 174.5 Low 09:39:54 - 10:09:54 13892
The Dalles 09:56:22 -32.9 Dark Down 19.1 159.5 Really Low 09:41:22 - 10:11:22 13889
Nikitin 09:54:54 -29.3 Dark Down 27.0 174.5 Low 09:39:54 - 10:09:54 13882
CU-SBO 09:54:54 -29.4 Dark Down 27.1 174.4 Low 09:39:54 - 10:09:54 13878
Maupin 09:56:22 -33.2 Dark Down 19.5 159.6 Really Low 09:41:22 - 10:11:22 13872
Sisters 09:56:27 -34.1 Dark Down 20.2 159.0 Low 09:41:27 - 10:11:27 13821
Bend 09:56:24 -34.2 Dark Down 20.5 159.2 Low 09:41:24 - 10:11:24 13814
Oregon Observatory 09:56:27 -34.4 Dark Down 20.6 159.1 Low 09:41:27 - 10:11:27 13803
Chiloquin 09:56:30 -35.7 Dark Down 21.8 158.5 Low 09:41:30 - 10:11:30 13729
Klamath Falls 09:56:31 -36.0 Dark Down 22.1 158.6 Low 09:41:31 - 10:11:31 13713
Cedarville 09:56:24 -35.9 Dark Down 23.2 160.0 Low 09:41:24 - 10:11:24 13709
Fall River/Burney 09:56:31 -36.8 Dark Down 23.3 158.8 Low 09:41:31 - 10:11:31 13658
Gimple 09:56:28 -37.3 Dark Down 24.3 159.1 Low 09:41:28 - 10:11:28 13620
Greenville 09:56:29 -37.3 Dark Down 24.3 159.0 Low 09:41:29 - 10:11:29 13618
Portola 09:56:27 -37.4 Dark Down 24.7 159.4 Low 09:41:27 - 10:11:27 13611
Reno 09:56:24 -37.3 Dark Down 25.1 160.0 Low 09:41:24 - 10:11:24 13609
Quincy 09:56:28 -37.5 Dark Down 24.5 159.0 Low 09:41:28 - 10:11:28 13607
Yerington 09:56:19 -37.5 Dark Down 25.8 160.6 Low 09:41:19 - 10:11:19 13591
Carson City 09:56:22 -37.6 Dark Down 25.5 160.0 Low 09:41:22 - 10:11:22 13589
Gardnerville 09:56:26 -37.8 Dark Down 25.7 160.0 Low 09:41:26 - 10:11:26 13577
Hawthorne 09:56:18 -37.6 Dark Down 26.4 161.0 Low 09:41:18 - 10:11:18 13576
Lee Vining 09:56:22 -38.2 Dark Down 26.8 160.4 Low 09:41:22 - 10:11:22 13534
Beatty 09:56:10 -37.9 Dark Down 28.4 162.6 Low 09:41:10 - 10:11:10 13518
Bishop 09:56:18 -38.4 Dark Down 27.6 161.0 Low 09:41:18 - 10:11:18 13513
Patrick 09:55:55 -37.4 Dark Down 30.5 165.3 Up 09:40:55 - 10:10:55 13484
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:55:59 -38.0 Dark Down 30.5 164.5 Up 09:40:59 - 10:10:59 13455
Lake Havasu City 09:55:57 -38.3 Dark Down 31.2 164.6 Up 09:40:57 - 10:10:57 13419
George/Scottsdale 09:55:43 -37.4 Dark Down 32.5 167.1 Up 09:40:43 - 10:10:43 13415
Idyllwild 09:56:12 -40.2 Dark Down 31.4 162.1 Up 09:41:12 - 10:11:12 13325
Calipatria 09:56:06 -40.0 Dark Down 32.3 163.2 Up 09:41:06 - 10:11:06 13308
Wildwood 09:56:22 -41.0 Dark Down 30.6 160.2 Up 09:41:22 - 10:11:22 13308
Yuma 09:56:01 -39.7 Dark Down 32.9 164.0 Up 09:41:01 - 10:11:01 13298

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 364171, (2027/04/05 09:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  5.88 107
7Del Sco       16:00:20.0 -22:37:19  2.3  2.10 114
PPM 265182     16:08:43.7 -23:41:08  5.9  1.01 112
PPM 265194     16:09:24.6 -22:57:02  8.1  0.26 112
PPM 265195     16:09:26.6 -22:36:34  9.6  0.08 112
364171         16:09:25.7 -22:41:23 16.3       112
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:27:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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