RECON: TNO occultation with 500877

Event between (500877) 13JE64 and star GA0700:10063737 with event index number of 2332682

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/06/03 06:56:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:22:42.0 -19:21:50
Equinox of date position of star is 17:24:08.6 -19:23:08
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 149 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.2

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Object is 39.1 AU from the Sun and 38.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 551 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3368 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27629.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=138.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Diameter=56.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 500877, (2027/06/03 06:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.6 -26:29:25  0.9 14.15 162
35Eta Oph      17:11:57.2 -15:45:25  2.6  4.68 151
PPM 233026     17:26:13.5 -18:28:07  6.4  1.02 149
PPM 233004     17:24:53.2 -19:28:21  8.3  0.16 149
500877         17:24:19.0 -19:23:17 16.0       149
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 1.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 15.5 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=5.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:57:21 -15.6 AT Down 17.9 169.3 Really Low 06:42:21 - 07:12:21 3168
Kamloops 06:58:02 -15.8 AT Down 16.6 155.4 Really Low 06:43:02 - 07:13:02 2964
Kelowna 06:58:00 -16.7 AT Down 17.6 156.1 Really Low 06:43:00 - 07:13:00 2940
Peachland 06:58:02 -16.8 AT Down 17.6 155.8 Really Low 06:43:02 - 07:13:02 2932
Summerland 06:58:01 -16.9 AT Down 17.7 155.9 Really Low 06:43:01 - 07:13:01 2926
Penticton 06:58:02 -17.0 AT Down 17.8 156.0 Really Low 06:43:02 - 07:13:02 2925
Oliver 06:58:02 -17.4 AT Down 18.2 156.0 Really Low 06:43:02 - 07:13:02 2909
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:58:01 -17.6 AT Down 18.4 156.1 Really Low 06:43:01 - 07:13:01 2905
Okanogan 06:58:03 -18.1 Dark Down 18.9 155.8 Really Low 06:43:03 - 07:13:03 2872
Brewster 06:58:04 -18.4 Dark Down 19.1 155.6 Really Low 06:43:04 - 07:13:04 2856
Manson/Chelan 06:58:05 -18.5 Dark Down 19.2 155.2 Really Low 06:43:05 - 07:13:05 2842
Victoria 06:58:13 -17.3 AT Down 17.7 152.3 Really Low 06:43:13 - 07:13:13 2825
Wenatchee 06:58:06 -18.9 Dark Down 19.6 155.0 Really Low 06:43:06 - 07:13:06 2817
Ellensburg 06:58:07 -19.3 Dark Down 19.9 154.7 Really Low 06:43:07 - 07:13:07 2794
Yakima 06:58:08 -19.7 Dark Down 20.2 154.7 Low 06:43:08 - 07:13:08 2773
PNWRO 06:58:04 -20.5 Dark Down 21.2 156.2 Low 06:43:04 - 07:13:04 2768
Toppenish/White Swan 06:58:08 -19.9 Dark Down 20.5 154.8 Low 06:43:08 - 07:13:08 2765
The Dalles 06:58:11 -20.5 Dark Down 20.9 153.9 Low 06:43:11 - 07:13:11 2714
Maupin 06:58:12 -21.0 Dark Down 21.4 153.9 Low 06:43:12 - 07:13:12 2694
Sisters 06:58:14 -21.7 Dark Down 22.0 153.3 Low 06:43:14 - 07:13:14 2641
Bend 06:58:14 -22.0 Dark Down 22.3 153.5 Low 06:43:14 - 07:13:14 2632
Oregon Observatory 06:58:14 -22.1 Dark Down 22.4 153.4 Low 06:43:14 - 07:13:14 2621
Dunrhomin 06:57:25 -27.5 Dark Down 29.7 169.2 Low 06:42:25 - 07:12:25 2618
Nikitin 06:57:26 -27.6 Dark Down 29.8 169.1 Low 06:42:26 - 07:12:26 2608
CU-SBO 06:57:26 -27.7 Dark Down 29.9 169.0 Low 06:42:26 - 07:12:26 2603
Chiloquin 06:58:17 -23.3 Dark Down 23.4 152.7 Low 06:43:17 - 07:13:17 2542
Klamath Falls 06:58:17 -23.7 Dark Down 23.8 152.7 Low 06:43:17 - 07:13:17 2524
Cedarville 06:58:13 -24.7 Dark Down 24.9 154.1 Low 06:43:13 - 07:13:13 2509
Fall River/Burney 06:58:18 -24.9 Dark Down 25.0 152.9 Low 06:43:18 - 07:13:18 2461
Gimple 06:58:17 -25.8 Dark Down 25.9 153.2 Low 06:43:17 - 07:13:17 2416
Greenville 06:58:17 -25.8 Dark Down 25.9 153.1 Low 06:43:17 - 07:13:17 2415
Portola 06:58:16 -26.2 Dark Down 26.4 153.5 Low 06:43:16 - 07:13:16 2403
Quincy 06:58:18 -26.0 Dark Down 26.1 153.1 Low 06:43:18 - 07:13:18 2403
Reno 06:58:15 -26.6 Dark Down 26.8 154.1 Low 06:43:15 - 07:13:15 2397
Carson City 06:58:15 -27.0 Dark Down 27.2 154.0 Low 06:43:15 - 07:13:15 2375
Yerington 06:58:13 -27.3 Dark Down 27.5 154.6 Low 06:43:13 - 07:13:13 2373
Gardnerville 06:58:15 -27.2 Dark Down 27.4 154.0 Low 06:43:15 - 07:13:15 2361
Hawthorne 06:58:12 -27.9 Dark Down 28.1 155.0 Low 06:43:12 - 07:13:12 2352
Lee Vining 06:58:14 -28.3 Dark Down 28.5 154.4 Low 06:43:14 - 07:13:14 2310
Bishop 06:58:12 -29.0 Dark Down 29.3 155.0 Low 06:43:12 - 07:13:12 2283
Beatty 06:58:07 -29.8 Dark Down 30.2 156.5 Up 06:43:07 - 07:13:07 2278
Patrick 06:57:58 -31.7 Dark Down 32.5 159.2 Up 06:42:58 - 07:12:58 2222
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:58:01 -31.8 Dark Down 32.5 158.4 Up 06:43:01 - 07:13:01 2195
Lake Havasu City 06:58:01 -32.5 Dark Down 33.2 158.5 Up 06:43:01 - 07:13:01 2154
George/Scottsdale 06:57:47 -33.6 Dark Down 34.6 160.9 Up 06:42:47 - 07:12:47 2138
Idyllwild 06:58:10 -32.9 Dark Down 33.1 155.8 Up 06:43:10 - 07:13:10 2068
Wildwood 06:58:16 -32.2 Dark Down 32.2 154.0 Up 06:43:16 - 07:13:16 2062
Calipatria 06:58:06 -33.7 Dark Down 34.1 156.9 Up 06:43:06 - 07:13:06 2042
Yuma 06:58:03 -34.2 Dark Down 34.8 157.7 Up 06:43:03 - 07:13:03 2025

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 500877, (2027/06/03 06:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 14.15 162
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  4.68 151
PPM 233026     17:24:37.1 -18:26:45  6.4  1.02 149
PPM 233004     17:23:16.1 -19:26:55  8.3  0.16 149
500877         17:22:42.0 -19:21:50 16.0       149
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:28:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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