RECON: TNO occultation with 533506

Event between (533506) 14HU199 and star GA0840:04409444 with event index number of 2165120

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/06/20 05:19:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:18:58.9 -04:46:50
Equinox of date position of star is 14:20:15.3 -04:53:30
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 69 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.7

[RECON map]
Object is 40.8 AU from the Sun and 40.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 842 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5678 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29124.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=304.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.6 sec chord
Diameter=124.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 533506, (2027/06/20 05:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:38.7 -11:18:14  1.0 14.76  78
99Iot Vir      14:17:27.6 -06:07:47  4.1  1.43  69
PPM 197429     14:21:00.3 -05:16:38  7.7  0.40  68
PPM 197424     14:20:51.3 -04:44:57  9.5  0.19  69
533506         14:20:25.1 -04:54:21 16.5        68
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 1.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 22.4 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=3.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:17:58 -10.9 NT Up 28.7 211.1 Low 05:02:58 - 05:32:58 -1516
Kamloops 05:19:06 -7.6 NT Down 33.5 195.4 Up 05:04:06 - 05:34:06 -1622
Kelowna 05:18:59 -8.5 NT Up 34.1 196.6 Up 05:03:59 - 05:33:59 -1671
Peachland 05:19:01 -8.5 NT Up 34.2 196.3 Up 05:04:01 - 05:34:01 -1678
Summerland 05:19:00 -8.7 NT Up 34.4 196.4 Up 05:04:00 - 05:34:00 -1688
Penticton 05:19:00 -8.8 NT Up 34.4 196.6 Up 05:04:00 - 05:34:00 -1692
Oliver 05:18:59 -9.0 NT Up 34.7 196.6 Up 05:03:59 - 05:33:59 -1714
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:18:58 -9.3 NT Up 34.9 196.9 Up 05:03:58 - 05:33:58 -1725
Victoria 05:19:19 -8.0 NT Down 36.0 192.2 Up 05:04:19 - 05:34:19 -1767
Okanogan 05:18:57 -9.7 NT Up 35.5 196.7 Up 05:03:57 - 05:33:57 -1768
Brewster 05:18:58 -9.8 NT Up 35.8 196.6 Up 05:03:58 - 05:33:58 -1786
Manson/Chelan 05:19:00 -9.8 NT Up 36.1 196.2 Up 05:04:00 - 05:34:00 -1801
Wenatchee 05:19:00 -10.2 NT Up 36.6 196.1 Up 05:04:00 - 05:34:00 -1833
Ellensburg 05:19:01 -10.4 NT Up 37.0 195.9 Up 05:04:01 - 05:34:01 -1861
Yakima 05:19:00 -10.7 NT Up 37.4 195.9 Up 05:04:00 - 05:34:00 -1889
Toppenish/White Swan 05:18:59 -10.9 NT Up 37.6 196.2 Up 05:03:59 - 05:33:59 -1903
PNWRO 05:18:50 -11.8 NT Up 37.7 198.1 Up 05:03:50 - 05:33:50 -1925
The Dalles 05:19:03 -11.2 NT Up 38.5 195.4 Up 05:04:03 - 05:34:03 -1959
Maupin 05:19:01 -11.6 NT Up 38.9 195.6 Up 05:04:01 - 05:34:01 -1988
Sisters 05:19:03 -12.1 AT Up 39.8 195.2 Up 05:04:03 - 05:34:03 -2052
Bend 05:19:01 -12.4 AT Up 40.0 195.6 Up 05:04:01 - 05:34:01 -2068
Oregon Observatory 05:19:02 -12.4 AT Up 40.2 195.4 Up 05:04:02 - 05:34:02 -2081
Chiloquin 05:19:02 -13.3 AT Up 41.5 195.2 Up 05:04:02 - 05:34:02 -2179
Klamath Falls 05:19:01 -13.6 AT Up 41.9 195.4 Up 05:04:01 - 05:34:01 -2204
Cedarville 05:18:50 -14.8 AT Up 42.2 197.6 Up 05:03:50 - 05:33:50 -2252
Fall River/Burney 05:18:57 -14.6 AT Up 42.9 196.1 Up 05:03:57 - 05:33:57 -2292
Dunrhomin 05:17:18 -21.8 Dark Up 38.3 216.1 Up 05:02:18 - 05:32:18 -2324
Nikitin 05:17:18 -22.0 Dark Up 38.5 216.1 Up 05:02:18 - 05:32:18 -2339
CU-SBO 05:17:18 -22.0 Dark Up 38.6 216.1 Up 05:02:18 - 05:32:18 -2344
Gimple 05:18:53 -15.6 AT Up 43.7 197.1 Up 05:03:53 - 05:33:53 -2361
Greenville 05:18:53 -15.6 AT Up 43.7 197.0 Up 05:03:53 - 05:33:53 -2361
Quincy 05:18:53 -15.7 AT Up 43.9 197.0 Up 05:03:53 - 05:33:53 -2377
Portola 05:18:49 -16.0 AT Up 43.9 197.7 Up 05:03:49 - 05:33:49 -2385
Reno 05:18:45 -16.5 AT Up 44.0 198.6 Up 05:03:45 - 05:33:45 -2404
Carson City 05:18:44 -16.8 AT Up 44.3 198.8 Up 05:03:44 - 05:33:44 -2432
Yerington 05:18:40 -17.3 AT Up 44.4 199.7 Up 05:03:40 - 05:33:40 -2446
Gardnerville 05:18:44 -17.1 AT Up 44.6 198.9 Up 05:03:44 - 05:33:44 -2452
Hawthorne 05:18:36 -17.9 AT Up 44.7 200.5 Up 05:03:36 - 05:33:36 -2482
Lee Vining 05:18:38 -18.1 Dark Up 45.3 200.0 Up 05:03:38 - 05:33:38 -2528
Bishop 05:18:33 -18.9 Dark Up 45.7 201.2 Up 05:03:33 - 05:33:33 -2575
Beatty 05:18:21 -20.1 Dark Up 45.6 203.6 Up 05:03:21 - 05:33:21 -2609
Patrick 05:18:00 -22.6 Dark Up 46.0 208.0 Up 05:03:00 - 05:33:00 -2726
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:18:04 -22.5 Dark Up 46.5 207.2 Up 05:03:04 - 05:33:04 -2748
Lake Havasu City 05:18:01 -23.1 Dark Up 47.0 207.8 Up 05:03:01 - 05:33:01 -2804
Wildwood 05:18:29 -21.4 Dark Up 48.8 202.2 Up 05:03:29 - 05:33:29 -2849
George/Scottsdale 05:17:44 -24.9 Dark Up 46.7 211.4 Up 05:02:44 - 05:32:44 -2866
Idyllwild 05:18:16 -22.6 Dark Up 48.5 205.0 Up 05:03:16 - 05:33:16 -2874
Calipatria 05:18:07 -23.7 Dark Up 48.6 206.9 Up 05:03:07 - 05:33:07 -2925
Yuma 05:18:00 -24.4 Dark Up 48.7 208.3 Up 05:03:00 - 05:33:00 -2960

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 533506, (2027/06/20 05:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 14.76  78
99Iot Vir      14:16:00.9 -06:00:11  4.1  1.43  69
PPM 197429     14:19:34.0 -05:09:07  7.7  0.40  68
PPM 197424     14:19:25.1 -04:37:26  9.5  0.19  69
533506         14:18:58.9 -04:46:50 16.5        69
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/05/05 03:37:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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