RECON: TNO occultation with 471165

Event between (471165) 10HE79 and star GA0720:07858148 with event index number of 2264416

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/15 06:01:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:14:12.8 -17:27:12
Equinox of date position of star is 17:15:34.8 -17:28:44
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 89 degrees from the moon. Moon is 72% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2

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Object is 38.7 AU from the Sun and 37.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 96 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1534 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27402.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.3
Diameter=527.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 24.0 sec chord
Diameter=215.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471165, (2027/05/15 06:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.4 -26:29:25  0.9 13.72  79
35Eta Oph      17:11:57.0 -15:45:25  2.6  1.96  88
PPM 232651     17:09:50.4 -17:38:34  6.0  1.43  87
PPM 232809     17:15:57.1 -17:29:45  8.4  0.04  89
471165         17:15:48.3 -17:28:59 16.0        89
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 13.9 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:03:45 -18.0 Dark Up 12.0 140.4 Really Low 05:55:16 - 06:12:15 -2210
Kamloops 06:04:16 -16.1 AT Up 6.5 128.0 Really Low 05:55:47 - 06:12:46 -2638
Kelowna 06:04:17 -17.1 AT Up 7.5 128.7 Really Low 05:55:48 - 06:12:47 -2668
Peachland 06:04:19 -17.1 AT Up 7.4 128.5 Really Low 05:55:49 - 06:12:48 -2683
Summerland 06:04:18 -17.3 AT Up 7.6 128.5 Really Low 05:55:49 - 06:12:48 -2691
Penticton 06:04:18 -17.4 AT Up 7.7 128.6 Really Low 05:55:49 - 06:12:48 -2692
Oliver 06:04:19 -17.7 AT Up 7.9 128.6 Really Low 05:55:49 - 06:12:48 -2716
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:04:19 -17.9 AT Up 8.1 128.7 Really Low 05:55:49 - 06:12:48 -2721
Okanogan 06:04:21 -18.4 Dark Up 8.4 128.5 Really Low 05:55:51 - 06:12:50 -2771
Brewster 06:04:22 -18.6 Dark Up 8.4 128.3 Really Low 05:55:53 - 06:12:52 -2794
Manson/Chelan 06:04:23 -18.7 Dark Up 8.4 127.9 Really Low 05:55:54 - 06:12:53 -2818
Wenatchee 06:04:25 -19.0 Dark Up 8.6 127.8 Really Low 05:55:55 - 06:12:54 -2855
Victoria 06:04:26 -17.1 AT Up 6.3 125.4 Really Low 05:55:57 - 06:12:56 -2859
Ellensburg 06:04:26 -19.3 Dark Up 8.7 127.5 Really Low 05:55:57 - 06:12:56 -2890
PNWRO 06:04:26 -20.8 Dark Up 10.2 128.7 Really Low 05:55:56 - 06:12:55 -2915
Yakima 06:04:27 -19.7 Dark Up 9.0 127.5 Really Low 05:55:58 - 06:12:57 -2919
Toppenish/White Swan 06:04:28 -19.9 Dark Up 9.2 127.6 Really Low 05:55:58 - 06:12:57 -2929
Dunrhomin 06:04:05 -29.7 Dark Up 21.4 138.9 Low 05:55:36 - 06:12:35 -2944
Nikitin 06:04:06 -29.8 Dark Up 21.5 138.8 Low 05:55:36 - 06:12:35 -2957
CU-SBO 06:04:06 -29.9 Dark Up 21.5 138.7 Low 05:55:37 - 06:12:36 -2964
The Dalles 06:04:31 -20.4 Dark Up 9.2 126.9 Really Low 05:56:01 - 06:13:00 -3006
Maupin 06:04:31 -20.8 Dark Up 9.5 126.9 Really Low 05:56:02 - 06:13:01 -3033
Sisters 06:04:35 -21.4 Dark Up 9.8 126.4 Really Low 05:56:05 - 06:13:04 -3111
Bend 06:04:35 -21.7 Dark Up 10.1 126.6 Really Low 05:56:05 - 06:13:04 -3121
Oregon Observatory 06:04:35 -21.8 Dark Up 10.1 126.5 Really Low 05:56:06 - 06:13:05 -3137
Chiloquin 06:04:39 -22.7 Dark Up 10.7 126.0 Really Low 05:56:10 - 06:13:09 -3248
Klamath Falls 06:04:40 -23.1 Dark Up 10.9 126.0 Really Low 05:56:11 - 06:13:10 -3272
Cedarville 06:04:39 -24.3 Dark Up 12.3 127.1 Really Low 05:56:09 - 06:13:08 -3279
Fall River/Burney 06:04:42 -24.2 Dark Up 11.8 126.1 Really Low 05:56:13 - 06:13:12 -3352
Gimple 06:04:42 -25.2 Dark Up 12.7 126.3 Really Low 05:56:13 - 06:13:12 -3407
Greenville 06:04:43 -25.2 Dark Up 12.6 126.2 Really Low 05:56:13 - 06:13:12 -3409
Portola 06:04:42 -25.7 Dark Up 13.1 126.5 Really Low 05:56:13 - 06:13:12 -3421
Reno 06:04:42 -26.1 Dark Up 13.7 127.0 Really Low 05:56:12 - 06:13:11 -3422
Quincy 06:04:43 -25.4 Dark Up 12.8 126.2 Really Low 05:56:14 - 06:13:13 -3425
Yerington 06:04:41 -26.9 Dark Up 14.4 127.4 Really Low 05:56:12 - 06:13:11 -3447
Carson City 06:04:43 -26.5 Dark Up 13.9 126.9 Really Low 05:56:14 - 06:13:13 -3450
Hawthorne 06:04:41 -27.5 Dark Up 15.0 127.7 Really Low 05:56:12 - 06:13:11 -3468
Gardnerville 06:04:43 -26.7 Dark Up 14.1 126.9 Really Low 05:56:13 - 06:13:12 -3468
Lee Vining 06:04:43 -27.8 Dark Up 15.1 127.2 Really Low 05:56:14 - 06:13:13 -3527
Beatty 06:04:40 -29.6 Dark Up 17.2 128.7 Really Low 05:56:11 - 06:13:10 -3541
Bishop 06:04:42 -28.6 Dark Up 15.9 127.6 Really Low 05:56:13 - 06:13:12 -3554
Patrick 06:04:36 -32.0 Dark Up 19.9 130.5 Really Low 05:56:06 - 06:13:05 -3572
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:04:38 -31.9 Dark Up 19.7 129.9 Really Low 05:56:08 - 06:13:07 -3614
George/Scottsdale 06:04:33 -34.2 Dark Up 22.3 131.6 Low 05:56:04 - 06:13:03 -3648
Lake Havasu City 06:04:38 -32.6 Dark Up 20.3 129.9 Low 05:56:09 - 06:13:08 -3662
Idyllwild 06:04:45 -32.4 Dark Up 19.2 127.9 Really Low 05:56:15 - 06:13:14 -3800
Calipatria 06:04:43 -33.4 Dark Up 20.4 128.6 Low 05:56:13 - 06:13:12 -3814
Yuma 06:04:41 -34.2 Dark Up 21.2 129.2 Low 05:56:12 - 06:13:11 -3822
Wildwood 06:04:48 -31.4 Dark Up 17.8 126.7 Really Low 05:56:19 - 06:13:18 -3830

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 471165, (2027/05/15 06:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 13.72  79
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  1.96  88
PPM 232651     17:08:14.9 -17:36:33  6.0  1.43  87
PPM 232809     17:14:21.7 -17:27:58  8.4  0.04  89
471165         17:14:12.8 -17:27:12 16.0        89
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/07/06 03:04:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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