RECON: TNO occultation with 483002

Event between (483002) 14QS441 and star GA0820:00251226 with event index number of 2317707

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/10 09:59:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:15:10.4 -07:49:19
Equinox of date position of star is 03:16:20.4 -07:44:06
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 146 degrees from the moon. Moon is 62% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 44.1 AU from the Sun and 44.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 114 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2378 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31906.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=487.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 33.8 sec chord
Diameter=199.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 483002, (2027/08/10 09:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:15:52.0 -08:10:19  0.1 29.55 141
Menkar         03:03:43.6 +04:11:47  2.5 12.34 155
PPM 185716     03:24:38.7 -07:41:55  6.4  2.01 146
PPM 185586     03:17:27.2 -07:49:37  7.4  0.25 145
PPM 185568     03:16:33.6 -07:45:15  9.5  0.03 145
483002         03:16:31.5 -07:43:16 15.3       146
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 21.5 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=4.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:52:25 -13.7 AT Down 17.5 129.5 Really Low 09:42:24 - 10:02:26 5604
Kamloops 09:52:20 -19.8 Dark Down 10.7 116.7 Really Low 09:42:19 - 10:02:21 4913
Kelowna 09:52:21 -20.3 Dark Down 11.6 117.3 Really Low 09:42:20 - 10:02:22 4865
Peachland 09:52:21 -20.5 Dark Down 11.4 117.0 Really Low 09:42:20 - 10:02:22 4844
Summerland 09:52:22 -20.6 Dark Down 11.6 117.1 Really Low 09:42:21 - 10:02:23 4833
Penticton 09:52:22 -20.6 Dark Down 11.7 117.1 Really Low 09:42:21 - 10:02:23 4831
Oliver 09:52:24 -20.9 Dark Down 11.8 117.1 Really Low 09:42:23 - 10:02:25 4797
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:52:23 -21.0 Dark Down 12.0 117.2 Really Low 09:42:22 - 10:02:24 4788
Okanogan 09:52:25 -21.6 Dark Down 12.2 116.9 Really Low 09:42:24 - 10:02:26 4719
Brewster 09:52:26 -21.9 Dark Down 12.2 116.7 Really Low 09:42:25 - 10:02:27 4686
Dunrhomin 09:52:56 -22.1 Dark Down 25.3 126.7 Low 09:42:55 - 10:02:57 4667
Manson/Chelan 09:52:26 -22.2 Dark Down 12.1 116.4 Really Low 09:42:25 - 10:02:27 4653
Nikitin 09:52:56 -22.2 Dark Down 25.4 126.6 Low 09:42:55 - 10:02:57 4652
CU-SBO 09:52:56 -22.3 Dark Down 25.4 126.5 Low 09:42:55 - 10:02:57 4642
Victoria 09:52:23 -22.6 Dark Down 9.8 113.9 Really Low 09:42:22 - 10:02:24 4606
Wenatchee 09:52:26 -22.7 Dark Down 12.2 116.1 Really Low 09:42:25 - 10:02:27 4602
Ellensburg 09:52:27 -23.2 Dark Down 12.2 115.9 Really Low 09:42:26 - 10:02:28 4555
PNWRO 09:52:30 -23.5 Dark Down 13.7 117.0 Really Low 09:42:29 - 10:02:31 4522
Yakima 09:52:28 -23.5 Dark Down 12.4 115.8 Really Low 09:42:27 - 10:02:29 4516
Toppenish/White Swan 09:52:29 -23.7 Dark Down 12.6 115.9 Really Low 09:42:28 - 10:02:30 4502
The Dalles 09:52:31 -24.6 Dark Down 12.4 115.1 Really Low 09:42:30 - 10:02:32 4400
Maupin 09:52:31 -24.9 Dark Down 12.7 115.1 Really Low 09:42:30 - 10:02:32 4364
Sisters 09:52:33 -25.9 Dark Down 12.7 114.6 Really Low 09:42:32 - 10:02:34 4263
Bend 09:52:34 -26.0 Dark Down 13.0 114.7 Really Low 09:42:33 - 10:02:35 4250
Oregon Observatory 09:52:35 -26.2 Dark Down 13.0 114.6 Really Low 09:42:34 - 10:02:36 4229
Chiloquin 09:52:38 -27.5 Dark Down 13.3 114.0 Really Low 09:42:37 - 10:02:39 4091
Klamath Falls 09:52:39 -27.8 Dark Down 13.5 114.0 Really Low 09:42:38 - 10:02:40 4062
Cedarville 09:52:41 -27.8 Dark Down 14.9 115.0 Really Low 09:42:40 - 10:02:42 4059
Fall River/Burney 09:52:42 -28.7 Dark Down 14.2 114.0 Really Low 09:42:41 - 10:02:43 3967
Gimple 09:52:45 -29.3 Dark Down 15.0 114.2 Really Low 09:42:44 - 10:02:46 3905
Greenville 09:52:45 -29.3 Dark Down 14.9 114.1 Really Low 09:42:44 - 10:02:46 3901
Reno 09:52:48 -29.4 Dark Down 16.0 114.8 Really Low 09:42:47 - 10:02:49 3893
Portola 09:52:46 -29.4 Dark Down 15.4 114.4 Really Low 09:42:45 - 10:02:47 3890
Quincy 09:52:46 -29.5 Dark Down 15.0 114.1 Really Low 09:42:45 - 10:02:47 3883
Yerington 09:52:50 -29.6 Dark Down 16.7 115.1 Really Low 09:42:49 - 10:02:51 3870
Carson City 09:52:49 -29.7 Dark Down 16.1 114.7 Really Low 09:42:48 - 10:02:50 3861
Hawthorne 09:52:51 -29.8 Dark Down 17.2 115.4 Really Low 09:42:50 - 10:02:52 3852
Gardnerville 09:52:49 -29.9 Dark Down 16.3 114.7 Really Low 09:42:48 - 10:02:50 3841
Patrick 09:53:05 -30.2 Dark Down 22.1 117.9 Low 09:43:04 - 10:03:06 3806
Beatty 09:52:58 -30.3 Dark Down 19.3 116.3 Really Low 09:42:57 - 10:02:59 3793
Lee Vining 09:52:53 -30.5 Dark Down 17.1 114.9 Really Low 09:42:52 - 10:02:54 3780
George/Scottsdale 09:53:14 -30.4 Dark Down 24.4 118.8 Low 09:43:13 - 10:03:15 3772
Bishop 09:52:55 -30.7 Dark Down 17.9 115.3 Really Low 09:42:54 - 10:02:56 3759
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:53:06 -30.7 Dark Down 21.7 117.3 Low 09:43:05 - 10:03:07 3751
Lake Havasu City 09:53:08 -31.1 Dark Down 22.2 117.3 Low 09:43:07 - 10:03:09 3708
Yuma 09:53:16 -32.7 Dark Down 22.8 116.4 Low 09:43:15 - 10:03:17 3544
Calipatria 09:53:12 -32.8 Dark Down 21.9 115.9 Low 09:43:11 - 10:03:13 3534
Idyllwild 09:53:10 -32.9 Dark Down 20.7 115.3 Low 09:43:09 - 10:03:11 3526
Wildwood 09:53:07 -33.5 Dark Down 19.2 114.2 Really Low 09:43:06 - 10:03:08 3468

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 483002, (2027/08/10 09:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:14:32.3 -08:12:06  0.1 29.55 141
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5 12.34 155
PPM 185716     03:23:17.7 -07:47:44  6.4  2.01 146
PPM 185586     03:16:06.2 -07:55:39  7.4  0.25 145
PPM 185568     03:15:12.5 -07:51:18  9.5  0.03 145
483002         03:15:10.4 -07:49:19 15.3       145
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/26 02:11:21 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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