RECON: TNO occultation with 545361

Event between (545361) 11GZ61 and star GA0660:06208575 with event index number of 2398792

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/08 07:20:26 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:44:18.2 -23:50:15
Equinox of date position of star is 14:45:42.4 -23:56:21
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 169 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

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Object is 39.0 AU from the Sun and 38.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 175 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1947 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27653.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=401.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.5 sec chord
Diameter=164.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 545361, (2027/04/08 07:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:38.0 -11:18:10  1.0 22.68 169
5The Cen       14:08:18.1 -36:30:07  2.1 14.93 161
PPM 263377     14:47:41.1 -23:16:00  5.9  0.80 168
PPM 263332     14:45:52.3 -24:14:33  7.0  0.29 168
PPM 263348     14:46:21.9 -23:59:28  8.6  0.12 168
545361         14:45:52.7 -23:57:06 15.4       168
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 5.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 12.9 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=11.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 07:22:35 -30.7 Dark Down 12.1 161.3 Really Low 07:07:35 - 07:37:35 2615
Kamloops 07:23:16 -31.5 Dark Down 9.6 148.5 Really Low 07:08:16 - 07:38:16 2172
Kelowna 07:23:15 -32.4 Dark Down 10.6 149.2 Really Low 07:08:15 - 07:38:15 2161
Peachland 07:23:16 -32.5 Dark Down 10.6 148.9 Really Low 07:08:16 - 07:38:16 2147
Penticton 07:23:16 -32.7 Dark Down 10.8 149.1 Really Low 07:08:16 - 07:38:16 2143
Summerland 07:23:16 -32.7 Dark Down 10.7 149.0 Really Low 07:08:16 - 07:38:16 2143
Oliver 07:23:17 -33.1 Dark Down 11.1 149.1 Really Low 07:08:17 - 07:38:17 2126
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:23:17 -33.3 Dark Down 11.3 149.2 Really Low 07:08:17 - 07:38:17 2124
Dunrhomin 07:22:43 -42.4 Dark Down 23.5 160.8 Low 07:07:43 - 07:37:43 2105
Nikitin 07:22:43 -42.6 Dark Down 23.6 160.8 Low 07:07:43 - 07:37:43 2094
CU-SBO 07:22:44 -42.6 Dark Down 23.7 160.7 Low 07:07:44 - 07:37:44 2089
Okanogan 07:23:19 -33.9 Dark Down 11.8 149.0 Really Low 07:08:19 - 07:38:19 2086
Brewster 07:23:20 -34.1 Dark Down 12.0 148.7 Really Low 07:08:20 - 07:38:20 2066
Manson/Chelan 07:23:20 -34.3 Dark Down 12.0 148.4 Really Low 07:08:20 - 07:38:20 2045
Wenatchee 07:23:22 -34.7 Dark Down 12.4 148.2 Really Low 07:08:22 - 07:38:22 2015
PNWRO 07:23:20 -36.3 Dark Down 14.1 149.3 Really Low 07:08:20 - 07:38:20 1988
Ellensburg 07:23:23 -35.1 Dark Down 12.6 148.0 Really Low 07:08:23 - 07:38:23 1987
Victoria 07:23:27 -33.2 Dark Down 10.3 145.7 Really Low 07:08:27 - 07:38:27 1976
Yakima 07:23:24 -35.5 Dark Down 13.0 147.9 Really Low 07:08:24 - 07:38:24 1966
Toppenish/White Swan 07:23:24 -35.7 Dark Down 13.2 148.0 Really Low 07:08:24 - 07:38:24 1960
The Dalles 07:23:27 -36.4 Dark Down 13.6 147.3 Really Low 07:08:27 - 07:38:27 1893
Maupin 07:23:27 -36.8 Dark Down 14.0 147.3 Really Low 07:08:27 - 07:38:27 1874
Sisters 07:23:31 -37.6 Dark Down 14.5 146.8 Really Low 07:08:31 - 07:38:31 1809
Bend 07:23:30 -37.8 Dark Down 14.8 147.0 Really Low 07:08:30 - 07:38:30 1805
Oregon Observatory 07:23:31 -38.0 Dark Down 14.9 146.8 Really Low 07:08:31 - 07:38:31 1790
Chiloquin 07:23:34 -39.2 Dark Down 15.9 146.3 Really Low 07:08:34 - 07:38:34 1700
Cedarville 07:23:30 -40.5 Dark Down 17.4 147.5 Really Low 07:08:30 - 07:38:30 1697
Klamath Falls 07:23:34 -39.5 Dark Down 16.2 146.3 Really Low 07:08:34 - 07:38:34 1683
Fall River/Burney 07:23:34 -40.8 Dark Down 17.3 146.4 Really Low 07:08:34 - 07:38:34 1625
Reno 07:23:32 -42.5 Dark Down 19.2 147.5 Really Low 07:08:32 - 07:38:32 1589
Gimple 07:23:34 -41.7 Dark Down 18.3 146.7 Really Low 07:08:34 - 07:38:34 1588
Greenville 07:23:34 -41.7 Dark Down 18.3 146.6 Really Low 07:08:34 - 07:38:34 1585
Portola 07:23:33 -42.1 Dark Down 18.8 147.0 Really Low 07:08:33 - 07:38:33 1582
Yerington 07:23:30 -43.1 Dark Down 20.0 148.0 Really Low 07:08:30 - 07:38:30 1577
Quincy 07:23:34 -41.9 Dark Down 18.5 146.6 Really Low 07:08:34 - 07:38:34 1573
Carson City 07:23:32 -42.8 Dark Down 19.6 147.5 Really Low 07:08:32 - 07:38:32 1567
Hawthorne 07:23:29 -43.7 Dark Down 20.6 148.3 Low 07:08:29 - 07:38:29 1567
Gardnerville 07:23:32 -43.1 Dark Down 19.8 147.4 Really Low 07:08:32 - 07:38:32 1553
Patrick 07:23:16 -47.3 Dark Down 25.2 151.9 Low 07:08:16 - 07:38:16 1535
Beatty 07:23:25 -45.5 Dark Down 22.7 149.6 Low 07:08:25 - 07:38:25 1529
Lee Vining 07:23:32 -44.2 Dark Down 20.9 147.8 Low 07:08:32 - 07:38:32 1514
Bishop 07:23:30 -44.9 Dark Down 21.7 148.3 Low 07:08:30 - 07:38:30 1501
George/Scottsdale 07:23:11 -49.1 Dark Down 27.4 153.4 Low 07:08:11 - 07:38:11 1494
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:23:19 -47.5 Dark Down 25.1 151.2 Low 07:08:19 - 07:38:19 1494
Lake Havasu City 07:23:19 -48.2 Dark Down 25.8 151.3 Low 07:08:19 - 07:38:19 1458
Yuma 07:23:21 -49.9 Dark Down 27.3 150.6 Low 07:08:21 - 07:38:21 1325
Calipatria 07:23:24 -49.4 Dark Down 26.5 149.9 Low 07:08:24 - 07:38:24 1322
Idyllwild 07:23:28 -48.7 Dark Down 25.5 149.0 Low 07:08:28 - 07:38:28 1322
Wildwood 07:23:33 -48.0 Dark Down 24.4 147.4 Low 07:08:33 - 07:38:33 1276

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 545361, (2027/04/08 07:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 22.68 169
5The Cen       14:06:40.0 -36:22:23  2.1 14.93 161
PPM 263377     14:46:06.8 -23:09:12  5.9  0.80 168
PPM 263332     14:44:17.7 -24:07:43  7.0  0.29 168
PPM 263348     14:44:47.3 -23:52:38  8.6  0.12 168
545361         14:44:18.2 -23:50:15 15.4       169
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/18 03:47:04 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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