RECON: TNO occultation with 471152

Event between (471152) 10FE49 and star GA0700:05865892 with event index number of 2264832

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/03/15 09:11:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:37:46.8 -18:50:35
Equinox of date position of star is 15:39:07.5 -18:55:07
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 156 degrees from the moon. Moon is 47% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

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Object is 36.7 AU from the Sun and 36.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 8.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 343 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1938 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26249.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=302.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 37.2 sec chord
Diameter=123.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471152, (2027/03/15 09:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:04.8 -26:29:24  0.9 14.11 169
7Del Sco       16:01:56.8 -22:41:49  2.3  6.49 162
41 Lib         15:40:28.8 -19:23:22  5.3  0.53 156
PPM 230484     15:38:46.9 -18:25:23  8.4  0.52 155
PPM 230496     15:39:09.3 -18:52:36  9.5  0.07 155
471152         15:39:20.6 -18:55:51 16.9       156
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 2.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.7 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=11.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:16:19 -33.8 Dark Up 14.8 152.1 Really Low 09:01:19 - 09:31:19 2560
Kamloops 09:18:02 -39.4 Dark Up 11.1 139.3 Really Low 09:03:02 - 09:33:02 2208
Kelowna 09:18:01 -40.0 Dark Up 12.1 140.0 Really Low 09:03:01 - 09:33:01 2184
Peachland 09:18:03 -40.1 Dark Up 12.0 139.7 Really Low 09:03:03 - 09:33:03 2172
Summerland 09:18:03 -40.2 Dark Up 12.2 139.8 Really Low 09:03:03 - 09:33:03 2166
Penticton 09:18:03 -40.3 Dark Up 12.3 139.9 Really Low 09:03:03 - 09:33:03 2165
Oliver 09:18:04 -40.6 Dark Up 12.5 139.8 Really Low 09:03:04 - 09:33:04 2145
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:18:05 -40.7 Dark Up 12.8 140.0 Really Low 09:03:05 - 09:33:05 2141
Okanogan 09:18:09 -41.3 Dark Up 13.2 139.7 Really Low 09:03:09 - 09:33:09 2100
Brewster 09:18:12 -41.6 Dark Up 13.3 139.5 Really Low 09:03:12 - 09:33:12 2080
Manson/Chelan 09:18:17 -41.9 Dark Up 13.3 139.1 Really Low 09:03:17 - 09:33:17 2060
Wenatchee 09:18:21 -42.4 Dark Up 13.6 138.9 Really Low 09:03:21 - 09:33:21 2029
Victoria 09:18:32 -42.1 Dark Up 11.4 136.5 Really Low 09:03:32 - 09:33:32 2022
Ellensburg 09:18:25 -42.8 Dark Up 13.8 138.7 Really Low 09:03:25 - 09:33:25 2000
PNWRO 09:18:19 -43.3 Dark Up 15.3 139.9 Really Low 09:03:19 - 09:33:19 1980
Yakima 09:18:26 -43.2 Dark Up 14.1 138.6 Really Low 09:03:26 - 09:33:26 1976
Toppenish/White Swan 09:18:26 -43.4 Dark Up 14.3 138.7 Really Low 09:03:26 - 09:33:26 1967
Dunrhomin 09:16:59 -42.2 Dark Down 25.6 150.9 Low 09:01:59 - 09:31:59 1938
Nikitin 09:16:59 -42.4 Dark Down 25.7 150.9 Low 09:01:59 - 09:31:59 1926
CU-SBO 09:17:01 -42.5 Dark Down 25.7 150.8 Low 09:02:01 - 09:32:01 1920
The Dalles 09:18:36 -44.3 Dark Up 14.6 138.0 Really Low 09:03:36 - 09:33:36 1901
Maupin 09:18:39 -44.6 Dark Up 14.9 138.0 Really Low 09:03:39 - 09:33:39 1878
Sisters 09:18:46 -45.6 Dark Up 15.4 137.4 Really Low 09:03:46 - 09:33:46 1812
Bend 09:18:46 -45.7 Dark Up 15.7 137.6 Really Low 09:03:46 - 09:33:46 1804
Oregon Observatory 09:18:47 -45.9 Dark Up 15.7 137.5 Really Low 09:03:47 - 09:33:47 1790
Chiloquin 09:18:58 -47.2 Dark Up 16.5 136.9 Really Low 09:03:58 - 09:33:58 1694
Klamath Falls 09:18:59 -47.5 Dark Up 16.8 136.9 Really Low 09:03:59 - 09:33:59 1674
Cedarville 09:18:51 -47.7 Dark Up 18.1 138.1 Really Low 09:03:51 - 09:33:51 1669
Fall River/Burney 09:19:02 -48.5 Dark Up 17.9 137.0 Really Low 09:04:02 - 09:34:02 1605
Gimple 09:19:03 -49.1 Dark Up 18.8 137.2 Really Low 09:04:03 - 09:34:03 1557
Greenville 09:19:03 -49.2 Dark Up 18.8 137.1 Really Low 09:04:03 - 09:34:03 1555
Portola 09:19:03 -49.3 Dark Up 19.3 137.5 Really Low 09:04:03 - 09:34:03 1545
Reno 09:18:59 -49.3 Dark Up 19.8 137.9 Really Low 09:03:59 - 09:33:59 1544
Quincy 09:19:04 -49.3 Dark Up 18.9 137.1 Really Low 09:04:04 - 09:34:04 1541
Yerington 09:18:56 -49.6 Dark Up 20.5 138.3 Low 09:03:56 - 09:33:56 1522
Carson City 09:19:01 -49.6 Dark Up 20.1 137.9 Low 09:04:01 - 09:34:01 1519
Gardnerville 09:19:00 -49.8 Dark Up 20.3 137.9 Low 09:04:00 - 09:34:00 1504
Hawthorne 09:18:54 -49.8 Dark Up 21.2 138.7 Low 09:03:54 - 09:33:54 1503
Lee Vining 09:19:01 -50.4 Dark Up 21.3 138.1 Low 09:04:01 - 09:34:01 1451
Beatty 09:18:47 -50.4 Dark Down 23.3 139.8 Low 09:03:47 - 09:33:47 1437
Bishop 09:18:58 -50.7 Dark Down 22.2 138.6 Low 09:03:58 - 09:33:58 1427
Patrick 09:18:28 -50.2 Dark Down 25.9 141.9 Low 09:03:28 - 09:33:28 1404
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:18:37 -50.8 Dark Down 25.8 141.2 Low 09:03:37 - 09:33:37 1367
George/Scottsdale 09:18:18 -50.5 Dark Down 28.3 143.1 Low 09:03:18 - 09:33:18 1331
Lake Havasu City 09:18:37 -51.2 Dark Down 26.4 141.2 Low 09:03:37 - 09:33:37 1325
Idyllwild 09:18:59 -52.9 Dark Down 25.8 139.0 Low 09:03:59 - 09:33:59 1205
Calipatria 09:18:51 -52.8 Dark Down 26.9 139.8 Low 09:03:51 - 09:33:51 1190
Yuma 09:18:44 -52.7 Dark Down 27.7 140.4 Low 09:03:44 - 09:33:44 1181
Wildwood 09:19:13 -53.5 Dark Down 24.5 137.5 Low 09:04:13 - 09:34:13 1181

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 471152, (2027/03/15 09:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 14.11 169
7Del Sco       16:00:20.0 -22:37:19  2.3  6.49 162
41 Lib         15:38:54.7 -19:18:08  5.3  0.53 156
PPM 230484     15:37:13.4 -18:20:06  8.4  0.52 155
PPM 230496     15:37:35.5 -18:47:21  9.5  0.07 155
471152         15:37:46.8 -18:50:35 16.9       156
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/05/29 02:52:47 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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