RECON: TNO occultation with 530055

Event between (530055) 10VW224 and star GA1100:01207459 with event index number of 2435844

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/11 06:34:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:33:56.8 +20:22:46
Equinox of date position of star is 05:35:18.8 +20:23:37
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 37 degrees from the moon. Moon is 93% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4

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Object is 49.6 AU from the Sun and 48.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 26.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 347 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3321 km.
The sky-plane scale is 35279.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=478.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.9 sec chord
Diameter=195.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 530055, (2027/12/11 06:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:41.1 +07:24:36  0.4 13.95  46
Alnath         05:28:03.6 +28:37:43  1.6  8.41  35
PPM 094484     05:35:18.6 +20:29:29  6.0  0.12  37
530055         05:35:36.5 +20:23:48 15.4        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 2.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 31.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:35:52 -58.4 Dark Up 53.8 137.6 Up 06:20:52 - 06:50:52 13616
Sleaford 06:35:14 -60.6 Dark Up 57.2 161.0 Up 06:20:14 - 06:50:14 13614
Kelowna 06:35:51 -59.4 Dark Up 54.8 138.1 Up 06:20:51 - 06:50:51 13530
Peachland 06:35:52 -59.3 Dark Up 54.8 137.6 Up 06:20:52 - 06:50:52 13523
Summerland 06:35:52 -59.5 Dark Up 54.9 137.6 Up 06:20:52 - 06:50:52 13508
Penticton 06:35:52 -59.6 Dark Up 55.0 137.7 Up 06:20:52 - 06:50:52 13500
Oliver 06:35:52 -59.9 Dark Up 55.3 137.3 Up 06:20:52 - 06:50:52 13467
Victoria 06:36:03 -58.8 Dark Up 53.9 131.3 Up 06:21:03 - 06:51:03 13455
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:35:51 -60.1 Dark Up 55.5 137.4 Up 06:20:51 - 06:50:51 13449
Okanogan 06:35:54 -60.5 Dark Up 55.9 136.5 Up 06:20:54 - 06:50:54 13390
Brewster 06:35:55 -60.7 Dark Up 56.0 135.9 Up 06:20:55 - 06:50:55 13367
Manson/Chelan 06:35:56 -60.7 Dark Up 55.9 135.2 Up 06:20:56 - 06:50:56 13352
Wenatchee 06:35:57 -61.0 Dark Up 56.2 134.4 Up 06:20:57 - 06:50:57 13309
Ellensburg 06:35:58 -61.2 Dark Up 56.4 133.7 Up 06:20:58 - 06:50:58 13272
Yakima 06:35:58 -61.5 Dark Up 56.7 133.2 Up 06:20:58 - 06:50:58 13234
Toppenish/White Swan 06:35:58 -61.7 Dark Up 56.9 133.2 Up 06:20:58 - 06:50:58 13211
PNWRO 06:35:55 -62.7 Dark Up 57.9 135.0 Up 06:20:55 - 06:50:55 13156
The Dalles 06:36:02 -62.0 Dark Up 57.0 131.2 Up 06:21:02 - 06:51:02 13146
Maupin 06:36:02 -62.3 Dark Up 57.3 130.9 Up 06:21:02 - 06:51:02 13104
Sisters 06:36:04 -62.7 Dark Up 57.6 129.1 Up 06:21:04 - 06:51:04 13025
Bend 06:36:04 -63.0 Dark Up 57.9 129.2 Up 06:21:04 - 06:51:04 12998
Oregon Observatory 06:36:04 -63.0 Dark Up 58.0 128.8 Up 06:21:04 - 06:51:04 12983
Chiloquin 06:36:08 -63.7 Dark Up 58.5 126.5 Up 06:21:08 - 06:51:08 12859
Klamath Falls 06:36:07 -64.0 Dark Up 58.8 126.2 Up 06:21:07 - 06:51:07 12824
Cedarville 06:36:04 -65.3 Dark Up 60.2 127.5 Up 06:21:04 - 06:51:04 12731
Fall River/Burney 06:36:08 -65.0 Dark Up 59.7 125.1 Up 06:21:08 - 06:51:08 12700
Greenville 06:36:08 -65.8 Dark Up 60.5 124.5 Up 06:21:08 - 06:51:08 12602
Gimple 06:36:08 -65.9 Dark Up 60.6 124.6 Up 06:21:08 - 06:51:08 12601
Quincy 06:36:08 -66.0 Dark Up 60.6 124.2 Up 06:21:08 - 06:51:08 12582
Portola 06:36:08 -66.3 Dark Up 61.0 124.7 Up 06:21:08 - 06:51:08 12562
Reno 06:36:06 -66.9 Dark Up 61.6 125.2 Up 06:21:06 - 06:51:06 12525
Carson City 06:36:06 -67.1 Dark Up 61.8 124.7 Up 06:21:06 - 06:51:06 12488
Gardnerville 06:36:06 -67.3 Dark Up 62.0 124.4 Up 06:21:06 - 06:51:06 12463
Yerington 06:36:05 -67.6 Dark Up 62.3 125.3 Up 06:21:05 - 06:51:05 12459
Dunrhomin 06:35:19 -72.3 Dark Up 68.3 153.6 Up 06:20:19 - 06:50:19 12438
Nikitin 06:35:20 -72.5 Dark Up 68.5 153.4 Up 06:20:20 - 06:50:20 12419
CU-SBO 06:35:21 -72.5 Dark Up 68.5 153.1 Up 06:20:21 - 06:50:21 12412
Hawthorne 06:36:03 -68.2 Dark Up 62.9 125.4 Up 06:21:03 - 06:51:03 12404
Lee Vining 06:36:05 -68.3 Dark Up 62.9 123.7 Up 06:21:05 - 06:51:05 12353
Bishop 06:36:04 -69.1 Dark Up 63.7 123.8 Up 06:21:04 - 06:51:04 12281
Beatty 06:36:00 -70.4 Dark Up 65.0 125.5 Up 06:21:00 - 06:51:00 12210
Patrick 06:35:52 -73.1 Dark Up 67.8 127.6 Up 06:20:52 - 06:50:52 12016
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:35:54 -72.9 Dark Up 67.5 125.9 Up 06:20:54 - 06:50:54 11999
Wildwood 06:36:08 -70.8 Dark Up 65.3 117.6 Up 06:21:08 - 06:51:08 11942
Lake Havasu City 06:35:53 -73.5 Dark Up 68.0 125.0 Up 06:20:53 - 06:50:53 11925
Idyllwild 06:36:02 -72.4 Dark Up 66.8 119.6 Up 06:21:02 - 06:51:02 11877
George/Scottsdale 06:35:47 -75.5 Dark Up 70.1 127.9 Up 06:20:47 - 06:50:47 11813
Calipatria 06:36:00 -73.5 Dark Up 67.9 120.2 Up 06:21:00 - 06:51:00 11796
Yuma 06:35:56 -74.4 Dark Up 68.8 120.7 Up 06:20:56 - 06:50:56 11738

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 530055, (2027/12/11 06:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 13.95  46
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  8.41  35
PPM 094484     05:33:38.8 +20:28:26  6.0  0.12  37
530055         05:33:56.8 +20:22:46 15.4        37
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/26 04:07:03 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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