RECON: TNO occultation with 524457

Event between (524457) 02FW6 and star GA0780:04567392 with event index number of 2100679

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/02 06:18:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:31:15.5 -11:26:06
Equinox of date position of star is 14:32:29.7 -11:32:08
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 98 degrees from the moon. Moon is 21% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 38.4 AU from the Sun and 37.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 407 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3372 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27235.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=190.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Diameter=77.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 4:3E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 524457, (2027/04/02 06:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:38.0 -11:18:10  1.0 16.20 114
27Bet Lib      15:18:28.7 -09:28:54  2.6 11.43  88
PPM 229046     14:38:27.4 -12:25:13  6.2  1.65  97
PPM 228914     14:32:47.0 -11:59:24  8.5  0.44  98
PPM 228911     14:32:41.9 -11:30:11  9.7  0.05  98
524457         14:32:43.8 -11:33:17 15.9        98
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 2.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.6 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=0.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:21:21 -32.2 Dark Down 18.5 140.4 Really Low 06:06:21 - 06:36:21 11534
Kamloops 06:21:51 -30.2 Dark Down 13.1 127.2 Really Low 06:06:51 - 06:36:51 11050
Kelowna 06:21:52 -31.2 Dark Down 14.0 127.8 Really Low 06:06:52 - 06:36:52 11009
Peachland 06:21:50 -31.2 Dark Down 13.9 127.5 Really Low 06:06:50 - 06:36:50 10992
Summerland 06:21:52 -31.3 Dark Down 14.1 127.6 Really Low 06:06:52 - 06:36:52 10983
Penticton 06:21:52 -31.4 Dark Down 14.2 127.7 Really Low 06:06:52 - 06:36:52 10980
Oliver 06:21:53 -31.7 Dark Down 14.4 127.6 Really Low 06:06:53 - 06:36:53 10952
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:21:52 -32.0 Dark Down 14.6 127.7 Really Low 06:06:52 - 06:36:52 10944
Okanogan 06:21:54 -32.4 Dark Down 14.9 127.4 Really Low 06:06:54 - 06:36:54 10886
Brewster 06:21:55 -32.6 Dark Down 14.9 127.2 Really Low 06:06:55 - 06:36:55 10858
Manson/Chelan 06:21:56 -32.7 Dark Down 14.9 126.8 Really Low 06:06:56 - 06:36:56 10831
Victoria 06:22:01 -31.0 Dark Down 12.7 124.2 Really Low 06:07:01 - 06:37:01 10797
Wenatchee 06:21:56 -33.0 Dark Down 15.1 126.6 Really Low 06:06:56 - 06:36:56 10788
Ellensburg 06:21:59 -33.3 Dark Down 15.2 126.3 Really Low 06:06:59 - 06:36:59 10747
Yakima 06:21:59 -33.6 Dark Down 15.4 126.2 Really Low 06:06:59 - 06:36:59 10713
PNWRO 06:21:57 -34.7 Dark Down 16.7 127.5 Really Low 06:06:57 - 06:36:57 10711
Toppenish/White Swan 06:21:59 -33.9 Dark Down 15.6 126.3 Really Low 06:06:59 - 06:36:59 10700
Dunrhomin 06:21:32 -43.8 Dark Down 27.9 137.9 Low 06:06:32 - 06:36:32 10659
CU-SBO 06:21:31 -44.0 Dark Down 28.0 137.7 Low 06:06:31 - 06:36:31 10635
The Dalles 06:22:02 -34.3 Dark Down 15.7 125.5 Really Low 06:07:02 - 06:37:02 10612
Maupin 06:22:02 -34.6 Dark Down 16.0 125.5 Really Low 06:07:02 - 06:37:02 10579
Sisters 06:22:06 -35.2 Dark Down 16.2 124.9 Really Low 06:07:06 - 06:37:06 10490
Bend 06:22:04 -35.5 Dark Down 16.5 125.0 Really Low 06:07:04 - 06:37:04 10477
Oregon Observatory 06:22:04 -35.6 Dark Down 16.5 124.9 Really Low 06:07:04 - 06:37:04 10459
Chiloquin 06:22:08 -36.5 Dark Down 17.0 124.2 Really Low 06:07:08 - 06:37:08 10331
Klamath Falls 06:22:06 -36.8 Dark Down 17.2 124.2 Really Low 06:07:06 - 06:37:06 10304
Cedarville 06:22:05 -38.1 Dark Down 18.6 125.3 Really Low 06:07:05 - 06:37:05 10290
Fall River/Burney 06:22:09 -38.0 Dark Down 18.2 124.2 Really Low 06:07:09 - 06:37:09 10210
Gimple 06:22:09 -38.9 Dark Down 19.0 124.4 Really Low 06:07:09 - 06:37:09 10145
Greenville 06:22:08 -38.9 Dark Down 18.9 124.3 Really Low 06:07:08 - 06:37:08 10143
Portola 06:22:09 -39.4 Dark Down 19.4 124.6 Really Low 06:07:09 - 06:37:09 10128
Quincy 06:22:09 -39.1 Dark Down 19.1 124.3 Really Low 06:07:09 - 06:37:09 10124
Reno 06:22:06 -39.9 Dark Down 20.0 125.0 Really Low 06:07:06 - 06:37:06 10124
Yerington 06:22:06 -40.6 Dark Down 20.7 125.4 Low 06:07:06 - 06:37:06 10095
Carson City 06:22:08 -40.2 Dark Down 20.2 124.9 Low 06:07:08 - 06:37:08 10093
Gardnerville 06:22:08 -40.4 Dark Down 20.4 124.9 Low 06:07:08 - 06:37:08 10072
Hawthorne 06:22:06 -41.2 Dark Down 21.3 125.7 Low 06:07:06 - 06:37:06 10070
Lee Vining 06:22:06 -41.5 Dark Down 21.3 125.1 Low 06:07:06 - 06:37:06 10003
Beatty 06:22:04 -43.4 Dark Down 23.5 126.6 Low 06:07:04 - 06:37:04 9983
Bishop 06:22:08 -42.3 Dark Down 22.2 125.5 Low 06:07:08 - 06:37:08 9972
Patrick 06:21:58 -45.8 Dark Down 26.2 128.4 Low 06:06:58 - 06:36:58 9945
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:21:59 -45.8 Dark Down 25.9 127.7 Low 06:06:59 - 06:36:59 9898
George/Scottsdale 06:21:53 -48.1 Dark Down 28.6 129.4 Low 06:06:53 - 06:36:53 9860
Lake Havasu City 06:22:01 -46.5 Dark Down 26.5 127.7 Low 06:07:01 - 06:37:01 9845
Idyllwild 06:22:04 -46.1 Dark Down 25.4 125.5 Low 06:07:04 - 06:37:04 9693
Calipatria 06:22:03 -47.1 Dark Down 26.5 126.2 Low 06:07:03 - 06:37:03 9677
Yuma 06:22:02 -47.9 Dark Down 27.4 126.7 Low 06:07:02 - 06:37:02 9668
Wildwood 06:22:09 -44.9 Dark Down 23.9 124.2 Low 06:07:09 - 06:37:09 9662

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 524457, (2027/04/02 06:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 16.20 114
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6 11.43  88
PPM 229046     14:36:58.5 -12:18:12  6.2  1.65  97
PPM 228914     14:31:18.5 -11:52:13  8.5  0.44  98
PPM 228911     14:31:13.6 -11:23:01  9.7  0.05  98
524457         14:31:15.5 -11:26:06 15.9        98
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/19 03:05:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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