RECON: TNO occultation with 523645

Event between (523645) 10VK201 and star GA0820:00403511 with event index number of 2625994

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/27 01:37:04 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:36:43.0 -07:37:03
Equinox of date position of star is 04:37:52.8 -07:34:13
Stellar brightness G=14.8, 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 1% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

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Object is 48.1 AU from the Sun and 47.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 165 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1826 km.
The sky-plane scale is 34309.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=633.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 28.1 sec chord
Diameter=258.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523645, (2027/12/27 01:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:15:53.1 -08:10:17  0.1  9.38 145
67Bet Eri      05:09:13.7 -05:03:08  2.8  8.14 147
47 Eri         04:35:32.6 -08:10:29  4.9  0.88 141
PPM 187163     04:40:16.5 -07:20:29  8.4  0.59 143
PPM 187130     04:38:29.2 -07:35:02  9.0  0.10 142
523645         04:38:04.4 -07:33:45 14.8       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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 01:39:50 -23.5 Dark Down 14.3 123.3 Really Low 01:25:33 - 01:54:07 7644
Kamloops 01:40:14 -14.5 AT Down 6.9 111.1 Really Low 01:25:57 - 01:54:31 7358
Kelowna 01:40:15 -14.8 AT Down 7.8 111.7 Really Low 01:25:58 - 01:54:32 7306
Peachland 01:40:16 -14.6 AT Down 7.6 111.4 Really Low 01:25:59 - 01:54:33 7294
Summerland 01:40:16 -14.6 AT Down 7.8 111.5 Really Low 01:25:59 - 01:54:33 7284
Penticton 01:40:15 -14.6 AT Down 7.8 111.6 Really Low 01:25:58 - 01:54:32 7280
Oliver 01:40:17 -14.5 AT Down 8.0 111.5 Really Low 01:26:00 - 01:54:34 7252
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 01:40:17 -14.6 AT Down 8.2 111.7 Really Low 01:26:00 - 01:54:34 7242
Okanogan 01:40:19 -14.3 AT Down 8.3 111.4 Really Low 01:26:02 - 01:54:36 7187
Brewster 01:40:21 -14.0 AT Down 8.2 111.2 Really Low 01:26:04 - 01:54:38 7163
Victoria 01:40:22 -11.9 NT Down 5.8 108.5 Really Low 01:26:05 - 01:54:39 7151
Manson/Chelan 01:40:21 -13.7 AT Down 8.1 110.9 Really Low 01:26:04 - 01:54:38 7142
Wenatchee 01:40:23 -13.5 AT Down 8.2 110.7 Really Low 01:26:06 - 01:54:40 7101
Ellensburg 01:40:24 -13.2 AT Down 8.2 110.5 Really Low 01:26:07 - 01:54:41 7065
Yakima 01:40:25 -13.1 AT Down 8.3 110.4 Really Low 01:26:08 - 01:54:42 7031
Toppenish/White Swan 01:40:26 -13.1 AT Down 8.5 110.5 Really Low 01:26:09 - 01:54:43 7015
PNWRO 01:40:25 -13.9 AT Down 9.6 111.6 Really Low 01:26:08 - 01:54:42 7005
The Dalles 01:40:29 -12.3 AT Down 8.2 109.8 Really Low 01:26:12 - 01:54:46 6940
Maupin 01:40:29 -12.2 AT Down 8.5 109.9 Really Low 01:26:12 - 01:54:46 6907
Sisters 01:40:32 -11.6 NT Down 8.4 109.4 Really Low 01:26:15 - 01:54:49 6826
Bend 01:40:32 -11.7 NT Down 8.7 109.5 Really Low 01:26:15 - 01:54:49 6810
Oregon Observatory 01:40:33 -11.5 NT Down 8.7 109.4 Really Low 01:26:16 - 01:54:50 6793
Dunrhomin 01:40:17 -22.0 Dark Down 21.1 120.8 Low 01:26:00 - 01:54:34 6725
Nikitin 01:40:17 -21.9 Dark Down 21.2 120.7 Low 01:26:00 - 01:54:34 6709
CU-SBO 01:40:16 -21.9 Dark Down 21.1 120.7 Low 01:25:59 - 01:54:33 6702
Chiloquin 01:40:37 -10.8 NT Down 8.8 108.9 Really Low 01:26:20 - 01:54:54 6674
Klamath Falls 01:40:38 -10.7 NT Down 9.0 108.9 Really Low 01:26:21 - 01:54:55 6645
Cedarville 01:40:37 -11.6 NT Down 10.3 110.0 Really Low 01:26:20 - 01:54:54 6607
Fall River/Burney 01:40:40 -10.5 NT Down 9.6 109.0 Really Low 01:26:23 - 01:54:57 6546
Gimple 01:40:43 -10.6 NT Down 10.3 109.3 Really Low 01:26:26 - 01:55:00 6473
Greenville 01:40:42 -10.5 NT Down 10.3 109.2 Really Low 01:26:25 - 01:54:59 6472
Quincy 01:40:42 -10.5 NT Down 10.3 109.2 Really Low 01:26:25 - 01:54:59 6454
Portola 01:40:42 -10.7 NT Down 10.7 109.5 Really Low 01:26:25 - 01:54:59 6450
Reno 01:40:42 -11.1 NT Down 11.3 109.9 Really Low 01:26:25 - 01:54:59 6435
Carson City 01:40:43 -11.0 NT Down 11.4 109.8 Really Low 01:26:26 - 01:55:00 6403
Yerington 01:40:42 -11.4 NT Down 12.0 110.2 Really Low 01:26:25 - 01:54:59 6395
Gardnerville 01:40:43 -10.9 NT Down 11.5 109.8 Really Low 01:26:26 - 01:55:00 6382
Hawthorne 01:40:43 -11.6 NT Down 12.5 110.5 Really Low 01:26:26 - 01:55:00 6361
Lee Vining 01:40:45 -11.1 NT Down 12.3 110.1 Really Low 01:26:28 - 01:55:02 6302
Bishop 01:40:45 -11.4 NT Down 13.1 110.4 Really Low 01:26:28 - 01:55:02 6258
Beatty 01:40:43 -12.4 AT Down 14.5 111.4 Really Low 01:26:26 - 01:55:00 6241
Patrick 01:40:42 -14.1 AT Down 17.2 113.0 Really Low 01:26:25 - 01:54:59 6150
Laughlin/Bullhead City 01:40:43 -13.5 AT Down 16.8 112.4 Really Low 01:26:26 - 01:55:00 6115
Lake Havasu City 01:40:44 -13.5 AT Down 17.2 112.4 Really Low 01:26:27 - 01:55:01 6056
George/Scottsdale 01:40:42 -15.2 AT Down 19.4 113.8 Really Low 01:26:25 - 01:54:59 6024
Wildwood 01:40:51 -10.1 NT Down 14.1 109.6 Really Low 01:26:34 - 01:55:08 5948
Idyllwild 01:40:49 -11.4 NT Down 15.7 110.7 Really Low 01:26:32 - 01:55:06 5945
Calipatria 01:40:49 -12.1 AT Down 16.8 111.2 Really Low 01:26:32 - 01:55:06 5906
Yuma 01:40:47 -12.7 AT Down 17.7 111.7 Really Low 01:26:30 - 01:55:04 5880

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 523645, (2027/12/27 01:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:14:32.3 -08:12:06  0.1  9.38 145
67Bet Eri      05:07:50.8 -05:05:13  2.8  8.14 147
47 Eri         04:34:11.6 -08:13:53  4.9  0.88 141
PPM 187163     04:38:55.0 -07:23:41  8.4  0.59 143
PPM 187130     04:37:07.8 -07:38:19  9.0  0.10 142
523645         04:36:43.0 -07:37:03 14.8       142
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/24 04:36:37 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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