RECON: TNO occultation with 386968

Event between (386968) 12BR61 and star GA0640:22373732 with event index number of 2215265

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/12 05:19:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:04:27.6 -25:26:02
Equinox of date position of star is 18:05:57.3 -25:25:51
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 54 degrees from the moon. Moon is 65% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.6

[RECON map]
Object is 16.9 AU from the Sun and 16.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 56 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 579 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11574.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 386968, (2027/07/12 05:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.0 -26:29:26  0.9 21.36  32
Nunki          18:56:58.2 -26:15:36  2.0 11.46  65
4 Sgr          18:01:28.5 -23:48:58  4.8  1.93  53
PPM 267811     18:06:30.8 -25:36:07  7.6  0.19  54
386968         18:06:09.7 -25:25:50 15.9        54
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=0.5 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 05:20:08 -12.2 AT Up 12.2 173.4 Really Low 05:15:00 - 05:25:16 6506
Kamloops 05:20:56 -8.6 NT Up 11.6 160.4 Really Low 05:15:48 - 05:26:04 6360
Kelowna 05:20:54 -9.6 NT Up 12.5 161.1 Really Low 05:15:46 - 05:26:02 6345
Peachland 05:20:55 -9.6 NT Up 12.6 160.9 Really Low 05:15:47 - 05:26:03 6339
Summerland 05:20:55 -9.8 NT Up 12.7 160.9 Really Low 05:15:47 - 05:26:03 6335
Penticton 05:20:55 -9.8 NT Up 12.8 161.0 Really Low 05:15:47 - 05:26:03 6334
Oliver 05:20:55 -10.1 NT Up 13.2 161.0 Really Low 05:15:47 - 05:26:03 6323
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:20:55 -10.3 NT Up 13.4 161.2 Really Low 05:15:47 - 05:26:03 6321
Okanogan 05:20:56 -10.8 NT Up 13.9 160.9 Really Low 05:15:48 - 05:26:04 6296
Brewster 05:20:57 -10.9 NT Up 14.1 160.7 Really Low 05:15:49 - 05:26:05 6285
Manson/Chelan 05:20:59 -10.9 NT Up 14.3 160.4 Really Low 05:15:51 - 05:26:07 6273
Wenatchee 05:21:00 -11.2 NT Up 14.7 160.2 Really Low 05:15:52 - 05:26:08 6255
Victoria 05:21:09 -9.0 NT Up 12.9 157.5 Really Low 05:16:01 - 05:26:17 6255
Ellensburg 05:21:01 -11.4 NT Up 15.0 159.9 Really Low 05:15:53 - 05:26:09 6238
Yakima 05:21:02 -11.7 NT Up 15.4 159.9 Really Low 05:15:54 - 05:26:10 6223
PNWRO 05:20:57 -12.9 AT Up 16.3 161.3 Really Low 05:15:49 - 05:26:05 6221
Toppenish/White Swan 05:21:02 -12.0 NT Up 15.6 160.0 Really Low 05:15:54 - 05:26:10 6217
The Dalles 05:21:06 -12.2 AT Up 16.2 159.2 Really Low 05:15:58 - 05:26:14 6177
Maupin 05:21:06 -12.6 AT Up 16.6 159.3 Really Low 05:15:58 - 05:26:14 6162
Sisters 05:21:09 -13.1 AT Up 17.3 158.8 Really Low 05:16:01 - 05:26:17 6121
Bend 05:21:09 -13.4 AT Up 17.6 159.0 Really Low 05:16:01 - 05:26:17 6115
Oregon Observatory 05:21:09 -13.4 AT Up 17.7 158.8 Really Low 05:16:01 - 05:26:17 6106
Dunrhomin 05:20:10 -23.0 Dark Up 24.0 173.7 Low 05:15:02 - 05:25:18 6092
Nikitin 05:20:11 -23.2 Dark Up 24.2 173.7 Low 05:15:03 - 05:25:19 6084
CU-SBO 05:20:11 -23.2 Dark Up 24.3 173.6 Low 05:15:03 - 05:25:19 6081
Chiloquin 05:21:12 -14.3 AT Up 18.8 158.3 Really Low 05:16:04 - 05:26:20 6044
Klamath Falls 05:21:13 -14.6 AT Up 19.2 158.3 Really Low 05:16:05 - 05:26:21 6030
Cedarville 05:21:08 -15.9 AT Up 20.2 159.7 Low 05:16:00 - 05:26:16 6020
Fall River/Burney 05:21:13 -15.6 AT Up 20.4 158.5 Low 05:16:05 - 05:26:21 5981
Gimple 05:21:12 -16.6 AT Up 21.4 158.9 Low 05:16:04 - 05:26:20 5945
Greenville 05:21:12 -16.6 AT Up 21.3 158.8 Low 05:16:04 - 05:26:20 5944
Portola 05:21:11 -17.0 AT Up 21.8 159.2 Low 05:16:03 - 05:26:19 5935
Quincy 05:21:13 -16.7 AT Up 21.5 158.8 Low 05:16:05 - 05:26:21 5934
Reno 05:21:09 -17.6 AT Up 22.2 159.8 Low 05:16:01 - 05:26:17 5931
Carson City 05:21:09 -17.8 AT Up 22.5 159.7 Low 05:16:01 - 05:26:17 5913
Yerington 05:21:07 -18.3 Dark Up 22.9 160.3 Low 05:15:59 - 05:26:15 5912
Gardnerville 05:21:09 -18.1 Dark Up 22.8 159.8 Low 05:16:01 - 05:26:17 5902
Hawthorne 05:21:05 -18.9 Dark Up 23.5 160.7 Low 05:15:57 - 05:26:13 5895
Lee Vining 05:21:08 -19.1 Dark Up 23.9 160.2 Low 05:16:00 - 05:26:16 5861
Bishop 05:21:06 -19.9 Dark Up 24.6 160.8 Low 05:15:58 - 05:26:14 5838
Beatty 05:21:00 -21.1 Dark Up 25.5 162.3 Low 05:15:52 - 05:26:08 5834
Patrick 05:20:49 -23.7 Dark Up 27.5 164.8 Low 05:15:41 - 05:25:57 5785
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:20:53 -23.5 Dark Up 27.6 164.1 Low 05:15:45 - 05:26:01 5764
Lake Havasu City 05:20:52 -24.2 Dark Up 28.3 164.3 Low 05:15:44 - 05:26:00 5729
George/Scottsdale 05:20:42 -26.0 Dark Up 29.6 166.6 Low 05:15:34 - 05:25:50 5709
Idyllwild 05:21:02 -23.6 Dark Up 28.5 161.8 Low 05:15:54 - 05:26:10 5659
Wildwood 05:21:10 -22.4 Dark Up 27.6 160.1 Low 05:16:02 - 05:26:18 5655
Calipatria 05:20:59 -24.7 Dark Up 29.4 162.9 Low 05:15:51 - 05:26:07 5636
Yuma 05:20:55 -25.5 Dark Up 30.0 163.7 Low 05:15:47 - 05:26:03 5621

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, (2027/07/12 05:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 21.36  32
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 11.46  65
4 Sgr          17:59:47.6 -23:48:59  4.8  1.93  53
PPM 267811     18:04:48.5 -25:36:20  7.6  0.19  54
386968         18:04:27.6 -25:26:02 15.9        54
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:28:16 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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