RECON: TNO occultation with 527604

Event between (527604) 07VL305 and star GA0840:00614366 with event index number of 2593753

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/12 09:57:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:27:36.0 -04:42:17
Equinox of date position of star is 05:28:47.1 -04:41:11
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 36 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.1

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Object is 28.5 AU from the Sun and 27.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 153 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1069 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20021.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=119.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Diameter=48.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 527604, (2027/12/12 10:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:15:52.9 -08:10:17  0.1  4.77  38
34Del Ori      05:33:26.1 -00:16:50  2.2  4.54  33
PPM 188111     05:30:47.4 -03:25:34  5.6  1.34  36
PPM 188092     05:29:56.1 -04:40:35  7.6  0.24  36
527604         05:28:58.9 -04:41:00 16.5        37
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 26.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 09:56:10 -53.8 Dark Up 29.7 212.2 Low 09:42:55 - 10:09:26 3245
Sleaford 09:55:40 -45.4 Dark Up 23.0 226.4 Low 09:42:24 - 10:08:55 3212
Kelowna 09:56:07 -53.8 Dark Up 30.1 213.4 Up 09:42:51 - 10:09:22 3181
Peachland 09:56:08 -54.0 Dark Up 30.3 213.1 Up 09:42:52 - 10:09:23 3176
Summerland 09:56:08 -54.1 Dark Up 30.4 213.3 Up 09:42:52 - 10:09:23 3165
Penticton 09:56:07 -54.0 Dark Up 30.4 213.4 Up 09:42:51 - 10:09:22 3159
Oliver 09:56:07 -54.3 Dark Up 30.7 213.5 Up 09:42:51 - 10:09:22 3135
Victoria 09:56:16 -56.6 Dark Up 32.6 209.5 Up 09:43:00 - 10:09:31 3124
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:56:06 -54.2 Dark Up 30.8 213.8 Up 09:42:50 - 10:09:21 3121
Okanogan 09:56:05 -54.7 Dark Up 31.4 213.8 Up 09:42:50 - 10:09:21 3077
Brewster 09:56:06 -55.0 Dark Up 31.7 213.6 Up 09:42:50 - 10:09:21 3060
Manson/Chelan 09:56:07 -55.3 Dark Up 32.0 213.3 Up 09:42:51 - 10:09:22 3048
Wenatchee 09:56:06 -55.7 Dark Up 32.5 213.3 Up 09:42:51 - 10:09:22 3016
Ellensburg 09:56:06 -56.0 Dark Up 32.9 213.2 Up 09:42:51 - 10:09:22 2988
Yakima 09:56:06 -56.3 Dark Up 33.2 213.3 Up 09:42:50 - 10:09:21 2958
Toppenish/White Swan 09:56:05 -56.3 Dark Up 33.4 213.6 Up 09:42:50 - 10:09:21 2940
PNWRO 09:56:00 -55.6 Dark Up 33.1 215.3 Up 09:42:45 - 10:09:16 2898
The Dalles 09:56:06 -57.2 Dark Up 34.3 213.0 Up 09:42:51 - 10:09:22 2890
Maupin 09:56:06 -57.4 Dark Up 34.6 213.3 Up 09:42:50 - 10:09:21 2858
Sisters 09:56:06 -58.1 Dark Up 35.6 213.0 Up 09:42:50 - 10:09:21 2796
Bend 09:56:05 -58.1 Dark Up 35.7 213.4 Up 09:42:50 - 10:09:21 2775
Oregon Observatory 09:56:05 -58.3 Dark Up 35.9 213.3 Up 09:42:50 - 10:09:21 2763
Chiloquin 09:56:05 -59.2 Dark Up 37.1 213.4 Up 09:42:49 - 10:09:20 2665
Klamath Falls 09:56:04 -59.3 Dark Up 37.4 213.6 Up 09:42:49 - 10:09:20 2637
Cedarville 09:55:59 -58.6 Dark Up 37.3 215.7 Up 09:42:44 - 10:09:15 2564
Fall River/Burney 09:56:02 -59.6 Dark Up 38.2 214.6 Up 09:42:47 - 10:09:18 2538
Greenville 09:56:00 -59.7 Dark Up 38.7 215.5 Up 09:42:45 - 10:09:16 2459
Gimple 09:56:00 -59.7 Dark Up 38.7 215.6 Up 09:42:44 - 10:09:15 2458
Quincy 09:56:00 -59.8 Dark Up 38.9 215.6 Up 09:42:44 - 10:09:15 2443
Portola 09:55:58 -59.6 Dark Up 38.8 216.2 Up 09:42:42 - 10:09:13 2427
Reno 09:55:56 -59.2 Dark Up 38.7 217.0 Up 09:42:41 - 10:09:12 2398
Carson City 09:55:55 -59.3 Dark Up 39.0 217.2 Up 09:42:40 - 10:09:11 2368
Gardnerville 09:55:55 -59.4 Dark Up 39.2 217.4 Up 09:42:40 - 10:09:11 2347
Yerington 09:55:53 -59.0 Dark Up 38.8 218.0 Up 09:42:38 - 10:09:09 2345
Hawthorne 09:55:51 -58.7 Dark Up 39.0 218.9 Up 09:42:36 - 10:09:07 2300
Dunrhomin 09:55:16 -48.4 Dark Up 30.4 231.5 Up 09:42:01 - 10:08:32 2297
Nikitin 09:55:16 -48.4 Dark Up 30.6 231.6 Up 09:42:00 - 10:08:31 2282
CU-SBO 09:55:16 -48.5 Dark Up 30.7 231.5 Up 09:42:00 - 10:08:31 2278
Lee Vining 09:55:52 -59.3 Dark Up 39.6 218.6 Up 09:42:37 - 10:09:08 2258
Bishop 09:55:49 -59.0 Dark Up 39.7 219.7 Up 09:42:34 - 10:09:05 2198
Beatty 09:55:44 -57.9 Dark Up 39.3 221.7 Up 09:42:28 - 10:08:59 2139
Patrick 09:55:34 -56.0 Dark Up 38.7 225.6 Up 09:42:18 - 10:08:49 1975
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:55:36 -56.6 Dark Up 39.3 225.0 Up 09:42:20 - 10:08:51 1962
Wildwood 09:55:47 -60.0 Dark Up 42.3 221.3 Up 09:42:32 - 10:09:03 1913
Lake Havasu City 09:55:34 -56.5 Dark Up 39.7 225.7 Up 09:42:18 - 10:08:49 1898
Idyllwild 09:55:41 -58.6 Dark Up 41.6 223.6 Up 09:42:25 - 10:08:56 1859
George/Scottsdale 09:55:26 -54.6 Dark Up 38.7 228.6 Up 09:42:10 - 10:08:41 1799
Calipatria 09:55:36 -57.7 Dark Up 41.3 225.2 Up 09:42:21 - 10:08:52 1789
Yuma 09:55:33 -57.0 Dark Up 41.1 226.5 Up 09:42:18 - 10:08:49 1738

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 527604, (2027/12/12 10:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:14:32.3 -08:12:06  0.1  4.77  38
34Del Ori      05:32:00.4 -00:17:57  2.2  4.54  33
PPM 188111     05:29:23.7 -03:26:47  5.6  1.34  36
PPM 188092     05:28:33.2 -04:41:50  7.6  0.24  36
527604         05:27:36.0 -04:42:17 16.5        36
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/24 04:36:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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