RECON: TNO occultation with 386968

Event between (386968) 12BR61 and star GA0640:26177601 with event index number of 2214762

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/26 08:44:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:17:19.4 -25:18:46
Equinox of date position of star is 18:18:49.0 -25:18:08
Stellar brightness G=14.2, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 5 degrees from the moon. Moon is 73% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 16.8 AU from the Sun and 16.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 8.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 148 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 596 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11771.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.4 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 386968, (2027/04/26 08:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.2 -26:29:25  0.9 24.26  29
Nunki          18:56:57.4 -26:15:37  2.0  8.59   3
PPM 268291     18:23:12.3 -24:54:01  6.0  1.03   4
PPM 268191     18:19:17.3 -25:19:47  8.2  0.07   5
386968         18:19:00.6 -25:18:03 14.2         5
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 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 08:47:15 -20.6 Dark Up 7.0 149.1 Really Low 08:34:28 - 09:00:03 2672
Kamloops 08:48:01 -25.0 Dark Down 2.8 137.3 Really Low 08:35:14 - 09:00:49 2516
Kelowna 08:48:01 -25.6 Dark Up 3.8 138.0 Really Low 08:35:14 - 09:00:49 2508
Peachland 08:48:01 -25.8 Dark Up 3.7 137.7 Really Low 08:35:14 - 09:00:49 2505
Summerland 08:48:01 -25.9 Dark Up 3.9 137.8 Really Low 08:35:14 - 09:00:49 2503
Penticton 08:48:01 -25.9 Dark Up 4.0 137.9 Really Low 08:35:14 - 09:00:49 2502
Oliver 08:49:06 -26.2 Dark Up 4.3 138.1 Really Low 08:36:19 - 09:01:54 2438
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:49:06 -26.4 Dark Up 4.6 138.2 Really Low 08:36:19 - 09:01:54 2436
Okanogan 08:49:13 -27.0 Dark Up 5.0 138.0 Really Low 08:36:26 - 09:02:01 2411
Brewster 08:49:16 -27.3 Dark Up 5.1 137.9 Really Low 08:36:29 - 09:02:04 2399
Manson/Chelan 08:49:21 -27.6 Dark Up 5.1 137.6 Really Low 08:36:33 - 09:02:08 2386
Wenatchee 08:49:26 -28.1 Dark Up 5.4 137.4 Really Low 08:36:39 - 09:02:14 2367
Victoria 08:49:35 -27.4 Dark Down 3.1 135.1 Really Low 08:36:48 - 09:02:23 2354
Ellensburg 08:49:30 -28.5 Dark Up 5.6 137.2 Really Low 08:36:43 - 09:02:18 2350
PNWRO 08:49:29 -29.2 Dark Up 7.1 138.5 Really Low 08:36:41 - 09:02:16 2340
Yakima 08:49:34 -28.9 Dark Up 5.9 137.2 Really Low 08:36:46 - 09:02:21 2335
Toppenish/White Swan 08:49:34 -29.1 Dark Up 6.1 137.3 Really Low 08:36:47 - 09:02:22 2330
The Dalles 08:49:46 -30.0 Dark Up 6.3 136.7 Really Low 08:36:59 - 09:02:34 2287
Dunrhomin 08:48:01 -30.6 Dark Up 17.5 148.6 Really Low 08:35:14 - 09:00:49 2286
Nikitin 08:48:01 -30.7 Dark Up 17.6 148.5 Really Low 08:35:14 - 09:00:49 2279
CU-SBO 08:48:01 -30.8 Dark Up 17.6 148.5 Really Low 08:35:14 - 09:00:49 2276
Maupin 08:49:49 -30.3 Dark Up 6.7 136.8 Really Low 08:37:02 - 09:02:37 2273
Sisters 08:50:00 -31.3 Dark Up 7.1 136.3 Really Low 08:37:12 - 09:02:47 2231
Bend 08:49:59 -31.5 Dark Up 7.4 136.5 Really Low 08:37:12 - 09:02:47 2226
Oregon Observatory 08:50:02 -31.7 Dark Up 7.5 136.4 Really Low 08:37:14 - 09:02:49 2216
Chiloquin 08:50:15 -33.0 Dark Up 8.2 136.0 Really Low 08:37:28 - 09:03:03 2153
Klamath Falls 08:50:17 -33.3 Dark Up 8.5 136.0 Really Low 08:37:29 - 09:03:04 2140
Cedarville 08:50:12 -33.7 Dark Up 9.8 137.2 Really Low 08:37:24 - 09:02:59 2138
Fall River/Burney 08:50:24 -34.4 Dark Up 9.6 136.2 Really Low 08:37:36 - 09:03:11 2093
Gimple 08:50:27 -35.2 Dark Up 10.5 136.5 Really Low 08:37:39 - 09:03:14 2061
Greenville 08:50:28 -35.2 Dark Up 10.5 136.5 Really Low 08:37:40 - 09:03:15 2060
Portola 08:50:26 -35.4 Dark Up 11.0 136.8 Really Low 08:37:38 - 09:03:13 2053
Reno 08:50:23 -35.5 Dark Up 11.5 137.2 Really Low 08:37:36 - 09:03:11 2052
Quincy 08:50:28 -35.4 Dark Up 10.6 136.4 Really Low 08:37:40 - 09:03:15 2050
Yerington 08:50:23 -35.9 Dark Up 12.3 137.6 Really Low 08:37:36 - 09:03:11 2036
Carson City 08:50:25 -35.9 Dark Up 11.8 137.2 Really Low 08:37:38 - 09:03:13 2035
Gardnerville 08:50:27 -36.1 Dark Up 12.0 137.2 Really Low 08:37:40 - 09:03:15 2024
Hawthorne 08:50:22 -36.2 Dark Up 12.9 138.0 Really Low 08:37:35 - 09:03:10 2023
Lee Vining 08:50:30 -36.9 Dark Up 13.1 137.5 Really Low 08:37:42 - 09:03:17 1987
Beatty 08:50:19 -37.3 Dark Up 15.1 139.1 Really Low 08:37:31 - 09:03:06 1972
Bishop 08:50:28 -37.3 Dark Up 13.9 138.0 Really Low 08:37:41 - 09:03:16 1968
Patrick 08:50:05 -37.8 Dark Up 17.7 141.0 Really Low 08:37:17 - 09:02:52 1939
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:50:13 -38.3 Dark Up 17.5 140.4 Really Low 08:37:25 - 09:03:00 1914
Lake Havasu City 08:50:14 -38.8 Dark Up 18.2 140.5 Really Low 08:37:26 - 09:03:01 1881
George/Scottsdale 08:49:58 -38.7 Dark Up 20.0 142.2 Low 08:37:10 - 09:02:45 1874
Idyllwild 08:50:38 -40.2 Dark Up 17.5 138.6 Really Low 08:37:51 - 09:03:26 1801
Wildwood 08:50:52 -40.4 Dark Up 16.2 137.3 Really Low 08:38:05 - 09:03:40 1787
Calipatria 08:50:33 -40.4 Dark Up 18.6 139.3 Really Low 08:37:46 - 09:03:21 1784
Yuma 08:50:28 -40.5 Dark Up 19.4 139.9 Really Low 08:37:40 - 09:03:15 1774

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 386968, (2027/04/26 08:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 24.26  29
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  8.59   3
PPM 268291     18:21:31.4 -24:54:54  6.0  1.03   4
PPM 268191     18:17:36.1 -25:20:31  8.2  0.07   5
386968         18:17:19.4 -25:18:46 14.2         5
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:11:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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