RECON: TNO occultation with 386968

Event between (386968) 12BR61 and star GA0640:25641344 with event index number of 2214850

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/10 08:17:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:15:56.8 -25:20:49
Equinox of date position of star is 18:17:26.4 -25:20:14
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 172 degrees from the moon. Moon is 19% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

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Object is 16.8 AU from the Sun and 16.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.6 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 87 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 583 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11656.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 386968, (2027/05/10 08:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.4 -26:29:25  0.9 23.94 148
Nunki          18:56:57.6 -26:15:36  2.0  8.90 179
PPM 268291     18:23:12.4 -24:54:01  6.0  1.33 173
PPM 268191     18:19:17.5 -25:19:47  8.2  0.37 172
PPM 268149     18:17:39.8 -25:26:56  9.8  0.11 172
386968         18:17:38.2 -25:20:09 16.2       172
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=0.2 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 08:19:13 -18.2 Dark Down 9.0 155.3 Really Low 08:11:30 - 08:26:57 3991
Kamloops 08:20:13 -21.6 Dark Down 5.7 143.1 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3786
Kelowna 08:20:13 -22.3 Dark Down 6.7 143.8 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3774
Peachland 08:20:13 -22.4 Dark Down 6.6 143.5 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3767
Summerland 08:20:13 -22.6 Dark Down 6.8 143.6 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3763
Penticton 08:20:13 -22.6 Dark Down 6.9 143.7 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3763
Oliver 08:20:13 -23.0 Dark Down 7.2 143.7 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3752
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:20:13 -23.1 Dark Down 7.4 143.8 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3750
Okanogan 08:20:13 -23.8 Dark Down 7.8 143.6 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3726
Brewster 08:20:13 -24.1 Dark Down 7.9 143.4 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3714
Manson/Chelan 08:20:13 -24.3 Dark Down 8.0 143.1 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3703
Wenatchee 08:20:13 -24.8 Dark Down 8.3 142.9 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3686
Victoria 08:20:13 -23.8 Dark Down 6.1 140.5 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3684
Ellensburg 08:20:13 -25.2 Dark Down 8.5 142.7 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3670
Yakima 08:20:13 -25.6 Dark Down 8.8 142.6 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3657
PNWRO 08:20:13 -26.1 Dark Down 10.0 143.9 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3656
Toppenish/White Swan 08:20:13 -25.8 Dark Down 9.1 142.7 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3652
The Dalles 08:20:13 -26.7 Dark Down 9.4 142.0 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3618
Maupin 08:20:13 -27.1 Dark Down 9.7 142.1 Really Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3605
Dunrhomin 08:19:43 -29.0 Dark Down 20.0 154.8 Really Low 08:12:00 - 08:27:27 3579
Nikitin 08:19:44 -29.2 Dark Down 20.1 154.7 Low 08:12:00 - 08:27:27 3570
CU-SBO 08:19:46 -29.3 Dark Down 20.2 154.7 Low 08:12:02 - 08:27:29 3566
Sisters 08:20:51 -28.0 Dark Down 10.3 141.7 Really Low 08:13:07 - 08:28:34 3533
Bend 08:20:51 -28.2 Dark Down 10.6 141.9 Really Low 08:13:08 - 08:28:35 3527
Oregon Observatory 08:20:52 -28.4 Dark Down 10.7 141.8 Really Low 08:13:09 - 08:28:36 3518
Chiloquin 08:20:59 -29.7 Dark Down 11.5 141.3 Really Low 08:13:16 - 08:28:43 3452
Klamath Falls 08:21:00 -30.0 Dark Down 11.8 141.3 Really Low 08:13:17 - 08:28:44 3438
Cedarville 08:20:56 -30.6 Dark Down 13.1 142.5 Really Low 08:13:12 - 08:28:39 3434
Fall River/Burney 08:21:03 -31.2 Dark Down 12.9 141.5 Really Low 08:13:20 - 08:28:47 3389
Gimple 08:21:04 -32.1 Dark Down 13.9 141.8 Really Low 08:13:21 - 08:28:48 3355
Greenville 08:21:05 -32.1 Dark Down 13.9 141.7 Really Low 08:13:21 - 08:28:48 3354
Portola 08:21:04 -32.3 Dark Down 14.3 142.0 Really Low 08:13:20 - 08:28:47 3347
Reno 08:21:02 -32.6 Dark Down 14.9 142.5 Really Low 08:13:18 - 08:28:45 3345
Quincy 08:21:05 -32.3 Dark Down 14.0 141.7 Really Low 08:13:22 - 08:28:49 3344
Yerington 08:21:00 -33.0 Dark Down 15.6 142.9 Really Low 08:13:17 - 08:28:44 3329
Carson City 08:21:02 -32.9 Dark Down 15.1 142.5 Really Low 08:13:19 - 08:28:46 3327
Gardnerville 08:21:04 -33.1 Dark Down 15.4 142.5 Really Low 08:13:20 - 08:28:47 3316
Hawthorne 08:20:59 -33.4 Dark Down 16.2 143.3 Really Low 08:13:16 - 08:28:43 3314
Lee Vining 08:21:04 -34.0 Dark Down 16.4 142.8 Really Low 08:13:21 - 08:28:48 3277
Beatty 08:20:56 -34.8 Dark Down 18.4 144.5 Really Low 08:13:12 - 08:28:39 3261
Bishop 08:21:02 -34.6 Dark Down 17.3 143.3 Really Low 08:13:19 - 08:28:46 3258
Patrick 08:20:13 -35.8 Dark Down 20.9 146.4 Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3257
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:20:49 -36.1 Dark Down 20.8 145.9 Low 08:13:06 - 08:28:33 3201
George/Scottsdale 08:20:13 -37.0 Dark Down 23.2 147.8 Low 08:12:29 - 08:27:56 3180
Lake Havasu City 08:20:50 -36.7 Dark Down 21.5 146.0 Low 08:13:06 - 08:28:33 3167
Idyllwild 08:21:05 -37.9 Dark Down 21.0 143.9 Low 08:13:22 - 08:28:49 3084
Wildwood 08:21:14 -37.8 Dark Down 19.8 142.5 Really Low 08:13:30 - 08:28:57 3071
Calipatria 08:21:01 -38.3 Dark Down 22.1 144.7 Low 08:13:18 - 08:28:45 3067
Yuma 08:20:57 -38.5 Dark Down 22.8 145.3 Low 08:13:13 - 08:28:40 3056

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, (2027/05/10 08:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 23.94 148
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  8.90 179
PPM 268291     18:21:31.4 -24:54:54  6.0  1.33 173
PPM 268191     18:17:36.1 -25:20:31  8.2  0.37 172
PPM 268149     18:15:58.3 -25:27:36  9.8  0.11 172
386968         18:15:56.8 -25:20:49 16.2       172
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:19:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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