RECON: TNO occultation with 416400

Event between (416400) 03UZ117 and star GA0880:00628793 with event index number of 2376854

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/11/30 09:53:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:21:53.1 -00:24:30
Equinox of date position of star is 05:23:07.2 -00:23:11
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 150 degrees from the moon. Moon is 5% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.1

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Object is 38.4 AU from the Sun and 37.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 76 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1436 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27216.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.2
Diameter=522.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.6 sec chord
Diameter=213.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 416400, (2027/11/30 09:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:15:52.8 -08:10:17  0.1  8.01 142
34Del Ori      05:33:26.0 -00:16:50  2.2  2.53 151
PPM 175816     05:25:08.0 -00:08:09  5.3  0.52 151
PPM 148860     05:24:28.1 +00:27:49  8.3  0.89 151
PPM 175802     05:22:46.0 -00:34:56  9.1  0.24 150
416400         05:23:18.7 -00:22:59 15.9       150
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 24.3 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)
Kamloops 09:52:01 -52.4 Dark Down 37.1 200.5 Up 09:45:13 - 09:58:50 7255
Kelowna 09:51:59 -52.5 Dark Down 37.6 201.8 Up 09:45:11 - 09:58:48 7181
Peachland 09:52:00 -52.7 Dark Down 37.8 201.5 Up 09:45:12 - 09:58:49 7177
Summerland 09:52:00 -52.8 Dark Down 37.9 201.6 Up 09:45:12 - 09:58:49 7165
Sleaford 09:51:27 -44.1 Dark Down 31.6 216.6 Up 09:44:38 - 09:58:15 7158
Penticton 09:51:59 -52.7 Dark Down 38.0 201.8 Up 09:45:10 - 09:58:47 7158
Victoria 09:52:10 -55.3 Dark Down 39.8 197.3 Up 09:45:22 - 09:58:59 7141
Oliver 09:51:59 -53.0 Dark Down 38.3 201.9 Up 09:45:10 - 09:58:47 7131
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:51:59 -53.0 Dark Down 38.4 202.2 Up 09:45:10 - 09:58:47 7116
Okanogan 09:51:59 -53.5 Dark Down 39.1 202.1 Up 09:45:10 - 09:58:47 7069
Brewster 09:52:00 -53.7 Dark Down 39.4 201.9 Up 09:45:11 - 09:58:48 7052
Manson/Chelan 09:52:00 -54.0 Dark Down 39.6 201.5 Up 09:45:12 - 09:58:49 7041
Wenatchee 09:52:01 -54.4 Dark Down 40.1 201.5 Up 09:45:12 - 09:58:49 7007
Ellensburg 09:52:01 -54.8 Dark Down 40.6 201.3 Up 09:45:13 - 09:58:50 6979
Yakima 09:52:02 -55.0 Dark Down 40.9 201.4 Up 09:45:14 - 09:58:51 6947
Toppenish/White Swan 09:52:00 -55.0 Dark Down 41.1 201.7 Up 09:45:12 - 09:58:49 6927
The Dalles 09:52:03 -55.9 Dark Down 42.0 200.9 Up 09:45:14 - 09:58:51 6878
PNWRO 09:51:57 -54.4 Dark Down 41.0 203.7 Up 09:45:08 - 09:58:45 6874
Maupin 09:52:03 -56.1 Dark Down 42.4 201.2 Up 09:45:14 - 09:58:51 6843
Sisters 09:52:04 -56.9 Dark Down 43.3 200.9 Up 09:45:15 - 09:58:52 6780
Bend 09:52:03 -56.9 Dark Down 43.5 201.3 Up 09:45:14 - 09:58:51 6756
Oregon Observatory 09:52:03 -57.0 Dark Down 43.7 201.2 Up 09:45:15 - 09:58:52 6744
Chiloquin 09:52:06 -58.0 Dark Down 45.0 201.1 Up 09:45:17 - 09:58:54 6643
Klamath Falls 09:52:04 -58.1 Dark Down 45.3 201.3 Up 09:45:15 - 09:58:52 6613
Cedarville 09:52:00 -57.4 Dark Down 45.5 203.8 Up 09:45:11 - 09:58:48 6526
Fall River/Burney 09:52:04 -58.5 Dark Down 46.3 202.3 Up 09:45:15 - 09:58:52 6506
Greenville 09:52:02 -58.6 Dark Down 47.0 203.3 Up 09:45:14 - 09:58:51 6420
Gimple 09:52:01 -58.5 Dark Down 47.0 203.4 Up 09:45:13 - 09:58:50 6418
Quincy 09:52:01 -58.7 Dark Down 47.2 203.4 Up 09:45:13 - 09:58:50 6403
Portola 09:52:00 -58.4 Dark Down 47.2 204.1 Up 09:45:12 - 09:58:49 6383
Reno 09:51:58 -58.1 Dark Down 47.2 205.1 Up 09:45:09 - 09:58:46 6348
Carson City 09:51:58 -58.2 Dark Down 47.5 205.3 Up 09:45:09 - 09:58:46 6317
Gardnerville 09:51:59 -58.3 Dark Down 47.7 205.5 Up 09:45:10 - 09:58:47 6294
Yerington 09:51:57 -57.9 Dark Down 47.5 206.3 Up 09:45:08 - 09:58:45 6288
Hawthorne 09:51:55 -57.7 Dark Down 47.7 207.2 Up 09:45:06 - 09:58:43 6237
Lee Vining 09:51:56 -58.2 Dark Down 48.4 206.8 Up 09:45:08 - 09:58:45 6196
Dunrhomin 09:51:15 -47.3 Dark Down 40.4 222.9 Up 09:44:26 - 09:58:03 6161
Nikitin 09:51:14 -47.4 Dark Down 40.5 223.0 Up 09:44:26 - 09:58:03 6145
CU-SBO 09:51:15 -47.5 Dark Down 40.6 222.9 Up 09:44:27 - 09:58:04 6140
Bishop 09:51:53 -57.9 Dark Down 48.7 208.1 Up 09:45:05 - 09:58:42 6129
Beatty 09:51:49 -56.8 Dark Down 48.4 210.7 Up 09:45:00 - 09:58:37 6057
Patrick 09:51:39 -55.0 Dark Down 48.4 215.4 Up 09:44:51 - 09:58:28 5866
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:51:40 -55.6 Dark Down 49.0 214.6 Up 09:44:52 - 09:58:29 5856
Wildwood 09:51:54 -59.1 Dark Down 51.6 209.8 Up 09:45:06 - 09:58:43 5832
Lake Havasu City 09:51:40 -55.6 Dark Down 49.4 215.4 Up 09:44:52 - 09:58:29 5789
Idyllwild 09:51:47 -57.7 Dark Down 51.1 212.7 Up 09:44:59 - 09:58:36 5763
Calipatria 09:51:44 -56.8 Dark Down 51.1 214.8 Up 09:44:56 - 09:58:33 5682
George/Scottsdale 09:51:32 -53.7 Dark Down 48.8 219.2 Up 09:44:44 - 09:58:21 5669
Yuma 09:51:40 -56.2 Dark Down 51.0 216.3 Up 09:44:52 - 09:58:29 5624

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 416400, (2027/11/30 09:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:14:32.3 -08:12:06  0.1  8.01 142
34Del Ori      05:32:00.4 -00:17:57  2.2  2.53 151
PPM 175816     05:23:42.3 -00:09:36  5.3  0.52 151
PPM 148860     05:23:02.0 +00:26:20  8.3  0.89 151
PPM 175802     05:21:20.5 -00:36:29  9.1  0.24 150
416400         05:21:53.1 -00:24:30 15.9       150
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:34:44 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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