RECON: TNO occultation with 534627

Event between (534627) 14UV224 and star GA1100:00428113 with event index number of 2388382

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/31 01:37:22 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:42:02.5 +20:27:26
Equinox of date position of star is 03:43:27.9 +20:32:03
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 103 degrees from the moon. Moon is 9% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

[RECON map]
Object is 39.5 AU from the Sun and 38.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 493 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4694 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28098.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=345.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.7 sec chord
Diameter=140.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 11:3EEEEEEEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 534627, (2027/12/31 01:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:31.8 +16:33:49  0.8 13.37 115
44Zet Per      03:55:54.0 +31:57:52  2.8 11.74 108
PPM 092798     03:46:06.4 +21:00:53  6.0  0.74 104
PPM 092759     03:44:07.4 +20:14:14  8.5  0.33 103
PPM 092738     03:42:42.4 +20:45:05 10.0  0.31 103
534627         03:43:40.2 +20:32:42 16.5       104
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 1.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 15.0 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=1.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 01:39:27 -14.0 AT Up 39.6 107.2 Up 01:24:27 - 01:54:27 10802
Victoria 01:39:44 -11.4 NT Up 38.3 102.8 Up 01:24:44 - 01:54:44 10754
Peachland 01:39:30 -14.0 AT Up 40.3 107.0 Up 01:24:30 - 01:54:30 10723
Kelowna 01:39:29 -14.2 AT Up 40.4 107.4 Up 01:24:29 - 01:54:29 10721
Summerland 01:39:31 -14.0 AT Up 40.4 107.0 Up 01:24:31 - 01:54:31 10710
Penticton 01:39:31 -14.1 AT Up 40.5 107.0 Up 01:24:31 - 01:54:31 10702
Oliver 01:39:32 -14.0 AT Up 40.6 106.7 Up 01:24:32 - 01:54:32 10679
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 01:39:32 -14.0 AT Up 40.8 106.8 Up 01:24:32 - 01:54:32 10661
Okanogan 01:39:36 -13.7 AT Up 40.8 106.0 Up 01:24:36 - 01:54:36 10624
Brewster 01:39:38 -13.5 AT Up 40.8 105.6 Up 01:24:38 - 01:54:38 10612
Manson/Chelan 01:39:40 -13.2 AT Up 40.6 105.1 Up 01:24:40 - 01:54:40 10609
Wenatchee 01:39:42 -12.9 AT Up 40.6 104.6 Up 01:24:42 - 01:54:42 10582
Ellensburg 01:39:45 -12.6 AT Up 40.6 104.1 Up 01:24:45 - 01:54:45 10560
Yakima 01:39:47 -12.5 AT Up 40.7 103.7 Up 01:24:47 - 01:54:47 10532
Toppenish/White Swan 01:39:49 -12.5 AT Up 40.8 103.7 Up 01:24:49 - 01:54:49 10512
The Dalles 01:39:53 -11.7 NT Up 40.5 102.4 Up 01:24:53 - 01:54:53 10482
Sleaford 01:38:46 -22.9 Dark Up 47.1 123.1 Up 01:23:46 - 01:53:46 10479
Maupin 01:39:55 -11.7 NT Up 40.6 102.1 Up 01:24:55 - 01:54:55 10449
PNWRO 01:39:47 -13.4 AT Up 41.9 104.7 Up 01:24:47 - 01:54:47 10437
Sisters 01:40:01 -11.0 NT Up 40.5 101.0 Up 01:25:01 - 01:55:01 10403
Bend 01:40:01 -11.1 NT Up 40.7 101.0 Up 01:25:01 - 01:55:01 10377
Oregon Observatory 01:40:02 -11.0 NT Up 40.7 100.8 Up 01:25:02 - 01:55:02 10369
Chiloquin 01:40:09 -10.2 NT Up 40.6 99.4 Up 01:25:09 - 01:55:09 10286
Klamath Falls 01:40:11 -10.1 NT Up 40.7 99.1 Up 01:25:11 - 01:55:11 10258
Fall River/Burney 01:40:15 -10.0 NT Up 41.2 98.4 Up 01:25:15 - 01:55:15 10155
Cedarville 01:40:10 -11.0 NT Up 42.0 99.8 Up 01:25:10 - 01:55:10 10149
Greenville 01:40:18 -10.0 NT Up 41.7 98.0 Up 01:25:18 - 01:55:18 10069
Gimple 01:40:17 -10.0 NT Up 41.8 98.0 Up 01:25:17 - 01:55:17 10066
Quincy 01:40:20 -9.9 NT Up 41.7 97.8 Up 01:25:20 - 01:55:20 10053
Portola 01:40:18 -10.2 NT Up 42.1 98.0 Up 01:25:18 - 01:55:18 10027
Reno 01:40:19 -10.6 NT Up 42.6 98.3 Up 01:25:19 - 01:55:19 9982
Carson City 01:40:19 -10.4 NT Up 42.7 98.0 Up 01:25:19 - 01:55:19 9953
Gardnerville 01:40:21 -10.4 NT Up 42.8 97.8 Up 01:25:21 - 01:55:21 9932
Yerington 01:40:19 -10.8 NT Up 43.2 98.3 Up 01:25:19 - 01:55:19 9914
Hawthorne 01:40:20 -11.1 NT Up 43.7 98.2 Up 01:25:20 - 01:55:20 9858
Lee Vining 01:40:23 -10.5 NT Up 43.4 97.3 Up 01:25:23 - 01:55:23 9830
Bishop 01:40:24 -10.8 NT Up 44.1 97.3 Up 01:25:24 - 01:55:24 9754
Beatty 01:40:21 -11.9 NT Up 45.4 98.0 Up 01:25:21 - 01:55:21 9655
Dunrhomin 01:39:31 -21.4 Dark Up 53.2 111.5 Up 01:24:31 - 01:54:31 9520
Nikitin 01:39:31 -21.3 Dark Up 53.2 111.3 Up 01:24:31 - 01:54:31 9505
CU-SBO 01:39:32 -21.2 Dark Up 53.2 111.1 Up 01:24:32 - 01:54:32 9502
Wildwood 01:40:37 -9.5 NT Up 44.3 94.0 Up 01:25:37 - 01:55:37 9489
Laughlin/Bullhead City 01:40:22 -13.0 AT Up 47.4 97.7 Up 01:25:22 - 01:55:22 9426
Patrick 01:40:19 -13.6 AT Up 47.9 98.5 Up 01:25:19 - 01:55:19 9420
Idyllwild 01:40:33 -10.8 NT Up 45.8 94.8 Up 01:25:33 - 01:55:33 9385
Lake Havasu City 01:40:23 -12.9 AT Up 47.7 97.2 Up 01:25:23 - 01:55:23 9358
Calipatria 01:40:32 -11.6 NT Up 46.9 94.9 Up 01:25:32 - 01:55:32 9285
Yuma 01:40:31 -12.1 AT Up 47.7 95.0 Up 01:25:31 - 01:55:31 9213
George/Scottsdale 01:40:18 -14.6 AT Up 49.8 98.0 Up 01:25:18 - 01:55:18 9195

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 534627, (2027/12/31 01:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 13.37 115
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8 11.74 108
PPM 092798     03:44:28.3 +20:55:42  6.0  0.74 104
PPM 092759     03:42:29.9 +20:08:58  8.5  0.33 103
PPM 092738     03:41:04.6 +20:39:47 10.0  0.31 103
534627         03:42:02.5 +20:27:26 16.5       103
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/23 21:27:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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