RECON: TNO occultation with 514312

Event between (514312) 16AE193 and star GA0800:04137411 with event index number of 2345716

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/10 13:28:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 11:43:44.8 -08:16:45
Equinox of date position of star is 11:44:59.8 -08:24:55
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 142 degrees from the moon. Moon is 88% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

[RECON map]
Object is 21.4 AU from the Sun and 21.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.7 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 87 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1171 km.
The sky-plane scale is 15667.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=128.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.5 sec chord
Diameter=52.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 514312, (2027/12/10 13:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:40.2 -11:18:22  1.0 25.15 165
4Gam Crv       12:17:14.9 -17:41:49  2.6 12.11 151
PPM 194769     11:45:20.8 -06:49:58  6.1  1.60 141
PPM 194708     11:42:02.0 -08:33:39  7.6  0.79 141
PPM 194766     11:45:09.7 -08:11:59  9.1  0.23 141
514312         11:45:10.4 -08:26:04 16.8       142
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 17.7 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=19.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 13:22:59 -14.0 AT Down 29.6 177.7 Low 13:15:12 - 13:30:45 2459
Dunrhomin 13:23:41 -9.1 NT Down 41.5 178.5 Up 13:15:54 - 13:31:27 1961
Nikitin 13:23:40 -9.1 NT Down 41.6 178.5 Up 13:15:54 - 13:31:27 1951
CU-SBO 13:23:41 -9.1 NT Down 41.7 178.4 Up 13:15:54 - 13:31:27 1942
Kamloops 13:22:13 -22.5 Dark Down 29.3 161.0 Low 13:14:26 - 13:29:59 1649
Kelowna 13:22:16 -21.8 Dark Down 30.3 161.8 Up 13:14:30 - 13:30:03 1649
Peachland 13:22:16 -21.9 Dark Down 30.3 161.5 Up 13:14:30 - 13:30:03 1627
Penticton 13:22:18 -21.8 Dark Down 30.5 161.7 Up 13:14:31 - 13:30:04 1626
Summerland 13:22:17 -21.8 Dark Down 30.5 161.6 Up 13:14:31 - 13:30:04 1624
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 13:22:19 -21.5 Dark Down 31.1 161.8 Up 13:14:33 - 13:30:06 1606
Oliver 13:22:18 -21.7 Dark Down 30.9 161.6 Up 13:14:32 - 13:30:05 1605
Okanogan 13:22:20 -21.6 Dark Down 31.6 161.4 Up 13:14:34 - 13:30:07 1556
Brewster 13:22:21 -21.6 Dark Down 31.9 161.2 Up 13:14:34 - 13:30:07 1529
Manson/Chelan 13:22:19 -21.9 Dark Down 32.0 160.7 Up 13:14:32 - 13:30:05 1496
Wenatchee 13:22:19 -21.9 Dark Down 32.4 160.4 Up 13:14:33 - 13:30:06 1458
PNWRO 13:22:27 -20.6 Dark Down 34.0 161.8 Up 13:14:41 - 13:30:14 1454
Ellensburg 13:22:20 -21.9 Dark Down 32.7 160.1 Up 13:14:33 - 13:30:06 1421
Yakima 13:22:21 -21.9 Dark Down 33.1 160.0 Up 13:14:34 - 13:30:07 1395
Toppenish/White Swan 13:22:21 -21.7 Dark Down 33.3 160.1 Up 13:14:34 - 13:30:07 1392
Victoria 13:22:06 -24.1 Dark Down 30.6 157.1 Up 13:14:19 - 13:29:52 1359
The Dalles 13:22:20 -22.1 Dark Down 33.9 159.0 Up 13:14:34 - 13:30:07 1299
Maupin 13:22:23 -22.0 Dark Down 34.3 159.0 Up 13:14:36 - 13:30:09 1279
Bend 13:22:23 -21.9 Dark Down 35.3 158.5 Up 13:14:37 - 13:30:10 1194
Sisters 13:22:22 -22.1 Dark Down 35.0 158.2 Up 13:14:35 - 13:30:08 1194
Oregon Observatory 13:22:24 -22.0 Dark Down 35.4 158.3 Up 13:14:37 - 13:30:10 1176
George/Scottsdale 13:23:37 -11.8 NT Down 47.4 168.5 Up 13:15:50 - 13:31:23 1148
Patrick 13:23:21 -14.0 AT Down 45.3 166.0 Up 13:15:34 - 13:31:07 1117
Cedarville 13:22:34 -20.5 Dark Down 38.0 159.2 Up 13:14:48 - 13:30:21 1101
Chiloquin 13:22:25 -22.0 Dark Down 36.5 157.4 Up 13:14:39 - 13:30:12 1066
Laughlin/Bullhead City 13:23:19 -14.4 AT Down 45.4 164.9 Up 13:15:32 - 13:31:05 1054
Klamath Falls 13:22:27 -21.9 Dark Down 36.9 157.5 Up 13:14:41 - 13:30:14 1048
Lake Havasu City 13:23:23 -14.0 AT Down 46.1 165.1 Up 13:15:36 - 13:31:09 1028
Beatty 13:23:03 -16.7 AT Down 43.2 162.4 Up 13:15:16 - 13:30:49 1019
Hawthorne 13:22:49 -18.6 Dark Down 41.2 160.4 Up 13:15:03 - 13:30:36 1003
Yerington 13:22:46 -19.1 Dark Down 40.6 159.8 Up 13:15:00 - 13:30:33 999
Fall River/Burney 13:22:32 -21.3 Dark Down 38.1 157.6 Up 13:14:46 - 13:30:19 994
Reno 13:22:42 -19.8 Dark Down 39.9 159.1 Up 13:14:56 - 13:30:29 994
Carson City 13:22:43 -19.7 Dark Down 40.3 159.1 Up 13:14:57 - 13:30:30 972
Portola 13:22:39 -20.3 Dark Down 39.5 158.4 Up 13:14:52 - 13:30:25 970
Gimple 13:22:37 -20.7 Dark Down 39.1 158.0 Up 13:14:50 - 13:30:23 967
Greenville 13:22:36 -20.8 Dark Down 39.0 157.9 Up 13:14:49 - 13:30:22 962
Gardnerville 13:22:44 -19.6 Dark Down 40.5 159.0 Up 13:14:58 - 13:30:31 958
Quincy 13:22:36 -20.7 Dark Down 39.2 157.8 Up 13:14:50 - 13:30:23 949
Bishop 13:22:54 -18.1 Dark Down 42.4 160.3 Up 13:15:08 - 13:30:41 942
Lee Vining 13:22:51 -18.8 Dark Down 41.6 159.6 Up 13:15:04 - 13:30:37 935
Yuma 13:23:29 -13.7 AT Down 47.8 164.2 Up 13:15:42 - 13:31:15 891
Calipatria 13:23:23 -14.5 AT Down 47.2 163.0 Up 13:15:36 - 13:31:09 857
Idyllwild 13:23:15 -15.7 AT Down 46.3 161.5 Up 13:15:28 - 13:31:01 816
Wildwood 13:23:05 -17.3 AT Down 45.4 159.0 Up 13:15:19 - 13:30:52 711

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 514312, (2027/12/10 13:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 25.15 165
4Gam Crv       12:15:48.1 -17:32:30  2.6 12.11 151
PPM 194769     11:43:55.2 -06:40:39  6.1  1.60 141
PPM 194708     11:40:36.6 -08:24:21  7.6  0.79 141
PPM 194766     11:43:44.1 -08:02:40  9.1  0.23 141
514312         11:43:44.8 -08:16:45 16.8       141
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/23 21:27:34 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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