RECON: TNO occultation with 42355

Event between (42355) Typhon and star GA0660:06868084 with event index number of 2412954

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/06/04 05:45:30 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:58:11.0 -22:55:15
Equinox of date position of star is 15:59:38.2 -22:59:23
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 176 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 27.3 AU from the Sun and 26.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 55 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1000 km.
The sky-plane scale is 19112.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=181.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Diameter=74.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 42355, (2027/06/04 05:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.6 -26:29:25  0.9  7.91 176
7Del Sco       16:01:57.6 -22:41:51  2.3  0.58 176
PPM 264830     15:55:34.1 -24:03:28  5.4  1.44 176
PPM 264901     15:58:25.7 -23:15:43  8.1  0.41 176
PPM 264952     16:01:01.7 -23:07:36  9.8  0.31 176
PPM 264939     16:00:14.7 -23:01:51 10.1  0.10 176
42355          15:59:48.7 -22:59:52 15.3       176
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 9.6 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 05:46:43 -13.7 AT Down 14.8 174.0 Really Low 05:41:39 - 05:51:47 3818
Kamloops 05:47:23 -11.3 NT Down 14.2 160.5 Really Low 05:42:19 - 05:52:27 3480
Kelowna 05:47:21 -12.3 AT Down 15.1 161.2 Really Low 05:42:17 - 05:52:25 3469
Peachland 05:47:22 -12.3 AT Down 15.2 160.9 Really Low 05:42:18 - 05:52:26 3457
Summerland 05:47:22 -12.5 AT Down 15.3 161.0 Really Low 05:42:18 - 05:52:26 3453
Penticton 05:47:22 -12.5 AT Down 15.4 161.1 Really Low 05:42:18 - 05:52:26 3453
Oliver 05:47:22 -12.9 AT Down 15.8 161.1 Really Low 05:42:18 - 05:52:26 3439
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:47:22 -13.1 AT Down 16.0 161.2 Really Low 05:42:18 - 05:52:26 3437
Okanogan 05:47:23 -13.5 AT Down 16.5 161.0 Really Low 05:42:19 - 05:52:27 3404
Brewster 05:47:23 -13.7 AT Down 16.7 160.8 Really Low 05:42:19 - 05:52:27 3387
Manson/Chelan 05:47:25 -13.8 AT Down 16.9 160.4 Really Low 05:42:21 - 05:52:29 3370
Dunrhomin 05:46:38 -25.1 Dark Down 26.6 174.2 Low 05:41:34 - 05:51:42 3353
Wenatchee 05:47:26 -14.1 AT Down 17.3 160.2 Really Low 05:42:22 - 05:52:30 3344
Nikitin 05:46:38 -25.3 Dark Down 26.8 174.2 Low 05:41:34 - 05:51:42 3343
CU-SBO 05:46:38 -25.3 Dark Down 26.9 174.1 Low 05:41:34 - 05:51:42 3338
Ellensburg 05:47:27 -14.4 AT Down 17.6 159.9 Really Low 05:42:23 - 05:52:31 3321
Victoria 05:47:33 -12.1 AT Down 15.5 157.5 Really Low 05:42:29 - 05:52:37 3317
PNWRO 05:47:23 -15.8 AT Down 18.9 161.4 Really Low 05:42:19 - 05:52:27 3316
Yakima 05:47:27 -14.7 AT Down 18.0 159.9 Really Low 05:42:23 - 05:52:31 3302
Toppenish/White Swan 05:47:27 -15.0 AT Down 18.2 160.0 Really Low 05:42:23 - 05:52:31 3296
The Dalles 05:47:31 -15.3 AT Down 18.8 159.2 Really Low 05:42:27 - 05:52:35 3239
Maupin 05:47:30 -15.7 AT Down 19.2 159.3 Really Low 05:42:26 - 05:52:34 3222
Sisters 05:47:33 -16.3 AT Down 19.9 158.7 Really Low 05:42:29 - 05:52:37 3166
Bend 05:47:32 -16.6 AT Down 20.2 158.9 Low 05:42:28 - 05:52:36 3161
Oregon Observatory 05:47:32 -16.7 AT Down 20.3 158.8 Low 05:42:28 - 05:52:36 3149
Chiloquin 05:47:35 -17.6 AT Down 21.4 158.2 Low 05:42:31 - 05:52:39 3069
Cedarville 05:47:30 -19.2 Dark Down 22.8 159.6 Low 05:42:26 - 05:52:34 3060
Klamath Falls 05:47:35 -18.0 AT Down 21.8 158.2 Low 05:42:31 - 05:52:39 3053
Fall River/Burney 05:47:34 -19.1 Dark Down 23.0 158.4 Low 05:42:30 - 05:52:38 3000
Gimple 05:47:33 -20.1 Dark Down 24.0 158.8 Low 05:42:29 - 05:52:37 2964
Greenville 05:47:33 -20.0 Dark Down 23.9 158.7 Low 05:42:29 - 05:52:37 2962
Reno 05:47:30 -21.0 Dark Down 24.8 159.7 Low 05:42:26 - 05:52:34 2960
Portola 05:47:32 -20.5 Dark Down 24.4 159.1 Low 05:42:28 - 05:52:36 2957
Quincy 05:47:34 -20.2 Dark Down 24.1 158.6 Low 05:42:30 - 05:52:38 2950
Yerington 05:47:29 -21.7 Dark Down 25.5 160.2 Low 05:42:25 - 05:52:33 2946
Carson City 05:47:31 -21.3 Dark Down 25.1 159.6 Low 05:42:27 - 05:52:35 2940
Hawthorne 05:47:27 -22.4 Dark Down 26.1 160.6 Low 05:42:23 - 05:52:31 2934
Gardnerville 05:47:31 -21.5 Dark Down 25.4 159.6 Low 05:42:27 - 05:52:35 2927
Beatty 05:47:21 -24.5 Dark Down 28.1 162.2 Low 05:42:17 - 05:52:25 2889
Lee Vining 05:47:29 -22.6 Dark Down 26.5 160.1 Low 05:42:25 - 05:52:33 2888
Patrick 05:47:11 -26.9 Dark Down 30.1 164.9 Up 05:42:07 - 05:52:15 2877
Bishop 05:47:27 -23.4 Dark Down 27.2 160.7 Low 05:42:23 - 05:52:31 2872
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:47:14 -26.9 Dark Down 30.2 164.1 Up 05:42:10 - 05:52:18 2843
George/Scottsdale 05:47:04 -29.2 Dark Down 32.2 166.7 Up 05:42:00 - 05:52:08 2825
Lake Havasu City 05:47:13 -27.6 Dark Down 30.9 164.3 Up 05:42:09 - 05:52:17 2808
Idyllwild 05:47:22 -27.2 Dark Down 31.1 161.7 Up 05:42:18 - 05:52:26 2695
Calipatria 05:47:18 -28.3 Dark Down 32.0 162.8 Up 05:42:14 - 05:52:22 2687
Yuma 05:47:15 -29.0 Dark Down 32.6 163.7 Up 05:42:11 - 05:52:19 2684
Wildwood 05:47:28 -26.1 Dark Down 30.2 159.9 Up 05:42:24 - 05:52:32 2663

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 42355, (2027/06/04 05:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  7.91 176
7Del Sco       16:00:20.0 -22:37:19  2.3  0.58 176
PPM 264830     15:53:55.9 -23:58:42  5.4  1.44 176
PPM 264901     15:56:47.9 -23:11:03  8.1  0.41 176
PPM 264952     15:59:23.9 -23:03:02  9.8  0.31 176
PPM 264939     15:58:36.9 -22:57:15 10.1  0.10 176
42355          15:58:11.0 -22:55:15 15.3       176
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:28:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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