RECON: TNO occultation with 471318

Event between (471318) 11JF31 and star GA0720:06002346 with event index number of 2654130

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/23 05:33:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:16:09.9 -16:48:13
Equinox of date position of star is 16:17:34.0 -16:51:46
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 29 degrees from the moon. Moon is 93% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

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Object is 43.4 AU from the Sun and 42.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 91 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1712 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30728.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=496.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.0 sec chord
Diameter=202.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471318, (2027/05/23 05:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.5 -26:29:25  0.9 10.11  24
8Bet1Sco       16:07:02.1 -19:52:41  2.6  3.94  31
PPM 231413     16:16:14.4 -18:36:13  6.1  1.77  29
PPM 231403     16:15:50.3 -16:36:30  8.3  0.52  30
PPM 231449     16:18:12.9 -17:07:55  9.7  0.29  29
471318         16:17:44.1 -16:52:11 15.3        29
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 13.1 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=1.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:35:20 -15.0 AT Down 17.6 154.4 Really Low 05:27:14 - 05:43:26 3761
Kamloops 05:35:51 -12.2 AT Down 14.0 140.8 Really Low 05:27:45 - 05:43:57 3316
Kelowna 05:35:51 -13.2 AT Down 15.0 141.5 Really Low 05:27:45 - 05:43:57 3291
Peachland 05:35:52 -13.2 AT Down 15.0 141.2 Really Low 05:27:46 - 05:43:58 3276
Summerland 05:35:52 -13.3 AT Down 15.1 141.3 Really Low 05:27:46 - 05:43:58 3269
Penticton 05:35:51 -13.4 AT Down 15.2 141.3 Really Low 05:27:45 - 05:43:57 3268
Oliver 05:35:52 -13.7 AT Down 15.5 141.3 Really Low 05:27:46 - 05:43:58 3246
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:35:52 -13.9 AT Down 15.7 141.4 Really Low 05:27:46 - 05:43:58 3241
Okanogan 05:35:53 -14.4 AT Down 16.1 141.1 Really Low 05:27:47 - 05:43:59 3194
Brewster 05:35:54 -14.6 AT Down 16.3 140.9 Really Low 05:27:48 - 05:44:00 3171
Manson/Chelan 05:35:55 -14.6 AT Down 16.3 140.5 Really Low 05:27:49 - 05:44:01 3147
Wenatchee 05:35:57 -14.9 AT Down 16.6 140.3 Really Low 05:27:51 - 05:44:03 3111
Victoria 05:36:01 -12.8 AT Down 14.4 137.8 Really Low 05:27:55 - 05:44:07 3098
Ellensburg 05:35:57 -15.2 AT Down 16.8 140.0 Really Low 05:27:51 - 05:44:03 3078
Dunrhomin 05:35:26 -26.3 Dark Up 28.5 152.9 Low 05:27:20 - 05:43:32 3077
Nikitin 05:35:26 -26.4 Dark Up 28.6 152.8 Low 05:27:20 - 05:43:32 3064
PNWRO 05:35:56 -16.6 AT Down 18.3 141.3 Really Low 05:27:50 - 05:44:02 3060
CU-SBO 05:35:27 -26.5 Dark Up 28.7 152.7 Low 05:27:21 - 05:43:33 3057
Yakima 05:35:58 -15.5 AT Down 17.1 139.9 Really Low 05:27:52 - 05:44:04 3051
Toppenish/White Swan 05:35:58 -15.8 AT Down 17.3 140.0 Really Low 05:27:52 - 05:44:04 3041
The Dalles 05:36:00 -16.1 AT Down 17.6 139.2 Really Low 05:27:54 - 05:44:06 2965
Maupin 05:36:01 -16.5 AT Down 17.9 139.2 Really Low 05:27:55 - 05:44:07 2940
Sisters 05:36:03 -17.0 AT Down 18.4 138.6 Really Low 05:27:57 - 05:44:09 2865
Bend 05:36:03 -17.3 AT Down 18.7 138.7 Really Low 05:27:57 - 05:44:09 2856
Oregon Observatory 05:36:03 -17.4 AT Down 18.7 138.6 Really Low 05:27:57 - 05:44:09 2840
Chiloquin 05:36:06 -18.3 Dark Down 19.5 137.9 Really Low 05:28:00 - 05:44:12 2733
Klamath Falls 05:36:06 -18.6 Dark Down 19.8 137.9 Really Low 05:28:00 - 05:44:12 2710
Cedarville 05:36:03 -19.8 Dark Down 21.1 139.2 Low 05:27:57 - 05:44:09 2709
Fall River/Burney 05:36:07 -19.7 Dark Down 20.9 138.0 Low 05:28:01 - 05:44:13 2635
Gimple 05:36:07 -20.7 Dark Down 21.8 138.2 Low 05:28:01 - 05:44:13 2584
Greenville 05:36:07 -20.6 Dark Down 21.8 138.1 Low 05:28:01 - 05:44:13 2582
Reno 05:36:05 -21.6 Dark Down 22.8 138.9 Low 05:27:59 - 05:44:11 2573
Portola 05:36:06 -21.1 Dark Down 22.3 138.5 Low 05:28:00 - 05:44:12 2573
Quincy 05:36:07 -20.8 Dark Down 22.0 138.1 Low 05:28:01 - 05:44:13 2566
Yerington 05:36:04 -22.4 Dark Down 23.6 139.4 Low 05:27:58 - 05:44:10 2553
Carson City 05:36:06 -21.9 Dark Down 23.1 138.9 Low 05:28:00 - 05:44:12 2547
Hawthorne 05:36:03 -23.0 Dark Down 24.2 139.7 Low 05:27:57 - 05:44:09 2534
Gardnerville 05:36:05 -22.1 Dark Down 23.3 138.8 Low 05:27:59 - 05:44:11 2530
Lee Vining 05:36:05 -23.2 Dark Down 24.4 139.1 Low 05:27:59 - 05:44:11 2476
Beatty 05:36:00 -25.1 Dark Up 26.4 140.9 Low 05:27:54 - 05:44:06 2471
Bishop 05:36:04 -24.0 Dark Down 25.2 139.6 Low 05:27:58 - 05:44:10 2453
Patrick 05:35:53 -27.6 Dark Up 29.0 143.1 Low 05:27:47 - 05:43:59 2451
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:35:55 -27.5 Dark Up 28.8 142.3 Low 05:27:49 - 05:44:01 2408
George/Scottsdale 05:35:49 -29.9 Dark Up 31.3 144.4 Up 05:27:43 - 05:43:55 2385
Lake Havasu City 05:35:55 -28.2 Dark Up 29.5 142.3 Low 05:27:49 - 05:44:01 2364
Idyllwild 05:36:02 -27.8 Dark Up 28.8 139.9 Low 05:27:56 - 05:44:08 2223
Calipatria 05:36:00 -28.9 Dark Up 29.9 140.7 Low 05:27:54 - 05:44:06 2213
Yuma 05:35:57 -29.6 Dark Up 30.7 141.4 Up 05:27:51 - 05:44:03 2209
Wildwood 05:36:07 -26.6 Dark Up 27.6 138.3 Low 05:28:01 - 05:44:13 2187

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 471318, (2027/05/23 05:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 10.11  24
8Bet1Sco       16:05:26.2 -19:48:20  2.6  3.94  31
PPM 231413     16:14:39.1 -18:32:11  6.1  1.77  29
PPM 231403     16:14:16.3 -16:32:27  8.3  0.52  30
PPM 231449     16:16:38.6 -17:03:57  9.7  0.29  29
471318         16:16:09.9 -16:48:13 15.3        29
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:28:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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