RECON: TNO occultation with 530930

Event between (530930) 11WG157 and star GA1340:02520125 with event index number of 2444307

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/22 04:46:45 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:54:09.7 +45:40:46
Equinox of date position of star is 04:55:48.0 +45:42:51
Stellar brightness G=13.4, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 125 degrees from the moon. Moon is 31% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

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TNO is 30.5 AU from the Sun and 29.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 247 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2601 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21508.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=211.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Diameter=86.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 530930, (2027/12/22 04:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:31.7 +16:33:48  0.8 29.42 132
34Bet Aur      06:01:34.9 +44:56:49  1.9 11.49 113
PPM 047482     04:56:52.1 +44:06:13  6.0  1.62 125
PPM 047439     04:54:24.7 +45:59:03  7.2  0.41 125
PPM 047471     04:56:20.4 +45:53:59  9.0  0.18 125
530930         04:56:12.5 +45:43:22 13.4       124
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 3.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 26.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=5.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 04:48:05 -44.2 Dark Down 68.7 91.3 Up 04:33:05 - 05:03:05 7199
Victoria 04:48:18 -42.9 Dark Down 66.6 84.0 Up 04:33:18 - 05:03:18 7130
Peachland 04:48:06 -44.9 Dark Down 69.1 89.4 Up 04:33:06 - 05:03:06 7092
Kelowna 04:48:05 -45.0 Dark Down 69.3 89.9 Up 04:33:05 - 05:03:05 7091
Summerland 04:48:07 -45.0 Dark Down 69.1 89.0 Up 04:33:07 - 05:03:07 7075
Penticton 04:48:06 -45.1 Dark Down 69.2 88.9 Up 04:33:06 - 05:03:06 7064
Oliver 04:48:07 -45.2 Dark Down 69.2 88.0 Up 04:33:07 - 05:03:07 7032
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:48:07 -45.3 Dark Down 69.3 87.7 Up 04:33:07 - 05:03:07 7009
Tonasket 04:48:08 -45.4 Dark Down 69.3 86.8 Up 04:33:08 - 05:03:08 6984
Okanogan 04:48:09 -45.4 Dark Down 69.1 85.9 Up 04:33:09 - 05:03:09 6959
Brewster 04:48:10 -45.4 Dark Down 69.0 85.0 Up 04:33:10 - 05:03:10 6942
Manson/Chelan 04:48:12 -45.2 Dark Down 68.7 84.3 Up 04:33:12 - 05:03:12 6938
Wenatchee 04:48:14 -45.2 Dark Down 68.6 83.0 Up 04:33:14 - 05:03:14 6902
Ellensburg 04:48:15 -45.2 Dark Down 68.4 81.8 Up 04:33:15 - 05:03:15 6873
Sleaford 04:47:27 -51.6 Dark Down 77.1 113.0 Up 04:32:27 - 05:02:27 6849
Yakima 04:48:16 -45.3 Dark Down 68.3 80.8 Up 04:33:16 - 05:03:16 6837
Toppenish/White Swan 04:48:16 -45.4 Dark Down 68.4 80.4 Up 04:33:16 - 05:03:16 6810
Goldendale 04:48:18 -45.3 Dark Down 68.0 78.8 Up 04:33:18 - 05:03:18 6777
The Dalles 04:48:20 -45.1 Dark Down 67.7 78.2 Up 04:33:20 - 05:03:20 6773
Maupin 04:48:21 -45.2 Dark Down 67.7 77.2 Up 04:33:21 - 05:03:21 6730
PNWRO 04:48:14 -46.5 Dark Down 69.3 80.0 Up 04:33:14 - 05:03:14 6713
Sisters 04:48:24 -45.1 Dark Down 67.1 75.0 Up 04:33:24 - 05:03:24 6671
Bend 04:48:24 -45.3 Dark Down 67.3 74.5 Up 04:33:24 - 05:03:24 6638
Oregon Observatory 04:48:25 -45.3 Dark Down 67.1 74.1 Up 04:33:25 - 05:03:25 6628
North Lake 04:48:26 -45.8 Dark Down 67.3 72.7 Up 04:33:26 - 05:03:26 6545
Chiloquin 04:48:30 -45.2 Dark Down 66.4 71.1 Up 04:33:30 - 05:03:30 6526
Klamath Falls 04:48:30 -45.3 Dark Down 66.4 70.4 Up 04:33:30 - 05:03:30 6491
Lakeview 04:48:27 -46.4 Dark Down 67.4 70.4 Up 04:33:27 - 05:03:27 6423
Fall River/Burney 04:48:32 -45.8 Dark Down 66.2 67.9 Up 04:33:32 - 05:03:32 6365
Cedarville 04:48:28 -46.6 Dark Down 67.3 68.9 Up 04:33:28 - 05:03:28 6354
Susanville 04:48:32 -46.4 Dark Down 66.5 66.5 Up 04:33:32 - 05:03:32 6273
Greenville 04:48:33 -46.2 Dark Down 66.2 66.0 Up 04:33:33 - 05:03:33 6261
Gimple 04:48:33 -46.3 Dark Down 66.3 66.0 Up 04:33:33 - 05:03:33 6257
Quincy 04:48:34 -46.3 Dark Down 66.1 65.6 Up 04:33:34 - 05:03:34 6242
Portola 04:48:33 -46.6 Dark Down 66.4 65.3 Up 04:33:33 - 05:03:33 6208
Reno 04:48:32 -47.2 Dark Down 66.7 64.6 Up 04:33:32 - 05:03:32 6153
Carson City 04:48:33 -47.2 Dark Down 66.6 63.9 Up 04:33:33 - 05:03:33 6118
Gardnerville 04:48:33 -47.3 Dark Down 66.5 63.4 Up 04:33:33 - 05:03:33 6093
Yerington 04:48:31 -47.7 Dark Down 67.0 63.4 Up 04:33:31 - 05:03:31 6071
Hawthorne 04:48:31 -48.2 Dark Down 67.1 62.3 Up 04:33:31 - 05:03:31 6002
Lee Vining 04:48:33 -47.9 Dark Down 66.5 61.2 Up 04:33:33 - 05:03:33 5972
Tonopah 04:48:28 -49.4 Dark Down 67.9 60.9 Up 04:33:28 - 05:03:28 5893
Bishop 04:48:33 -48.5 Dark Down 66.7 59.8 Up 04:33:33 - 05:03:33 5882
Beatty 04:48:29 -49.9 Dark Down 67.6 58.3 Up 04:33:29 - 05:03:29 5762
Indian Springs 04:48:27 -50.8 Dark Down 68.1 57.1 Up 04:33:27 - 05:03:27 5682
Dunrhomin 04:47:47 -57.7 Dark Down 77.0 60.0 Up 04:32:47 - 05:02:47 5629
CU-SBO 04:47:48 -57.8 Dark Down 76.8 59.2 Up 04:32:48 - 05:02:48 5607
Henderson 04:48:26 -51.4 Dark Down 68.3 55.6 Up 04:33:26 - 05:03:26 5599
Wildwood 04:48:40 -48.7 Dark Down 64.8 53.8 Up 04:33:40 - 05:03:40 5583
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:48:26 -51.8 Dark Down 68.1 53.6 Up 04:33:26 - 05:03:26 5497
Patrick 04:48:24 -52.4 Dark Down 68.7 53.6 Up 04:33:24 - 05:03:24 5489
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:48:25 -52.2 Dark Down 68.4 53.3 Up 04:33:25 - 05:03:25 5476
Mohave Valley 04:48:27 -51.9 Dark Down 67.9 53.1 Up 04:33:27 - 05:03:27 5471
Idyllwild 04:48:36 -50.2 Dark Down 65.8 52.2 Up 04:33:36 - 05:03:36 5459
Lake Havasu City 04:48:27 -52.1 Dark Down 67.8 52.1 Up 04:33:27 - 05:03:27 5421
Parker 04:48:28 -52.2 Dark Down 67.6 51.4 Up 04:33:28 - 05:03:28 5386
Calipatria 04:48:33 -51.2 Dark Down 66.2 50.4 Up 04:33:33 - 05:03:33 5345
Yuma 04:48:31 -52.0 Dark Down 66.5 49.0 Up 04:33:31 - 05:03:31 5261
George/Scottsdale 04:48:20 -54.2 Dark Down 68.9 48.7 Up 04:33:20 - 05:03:20 5236

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 530930, (2027/12/22 04:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 29.42 132
34Bet Aur      05:59:31.6 +44:56:51  1.9 11.49 113
PPM 047482     04:54:51.2 +44:03:38  6.0  1.62 125
PPM 047439     04:52:21.6 +45:56:23  7.2  0.41 125
PPM 047471     04:54:17.4 +45:51:22  9.0  0.18 125
530930         04:54:09.7 +45:40:46 13.4       125
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/19 23:04:58 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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