RECON: TNO occultation with 545361

Event between (545361) 11GZ61 and star GA0660:06206708 with event index number of 2398794

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/12 08:16:45 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:43:58.9 -23:49:09
Equinox of date position of star is 14:45:23.0 -23:55:15
Stellar brightness G=14.4, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 135 degrees from the moon. Moon is 32% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

[RECON map]
Object is 39.0 AU from the Sun and 38.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 173 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1628 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27631.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=401.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.7 sec chord
Diameter=164.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 545361, (2027/04/12 08:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:38.1 -11:18:10  1.0 22.60 113
5The Cen       14:08:18.0 -36:30:09  2.1 14.91 129
PPM 263377     14:47:41.1 -23:16:00  5.9  0.83 135
PPM 263332     14:45:52.4 -24:14:34  7.0  0.32 135
PPM 263348     14:46:21.9 -23:59:28  8.6  0.19 135
545361         14:45:33.4 -23:56:00 14.4       135
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 9.1 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:18:00 -27.3 Dark Up 14.1 178.0 Really Low 08:03:05 - 08:32:54 13971
Kamloops 08:18:42 -30.6 Dark Up 14.1 164.6 Really Low 08:03:47 - 08:33:36 13621
Kelowna 08:18:40 -31.3 Dark Up 15.0 165.4 Really Low 08:03:46 - 08:33:35 13613
Peachland 08:18:41 -31.5 Dark Up 15.1 165.1 Really Low 08:03:47 - 08:33:36 13602
Penticton 08:18:40 -31.7 Dark Up 15.3 165.2 Really Low 08:03:46 - 08:33:35 13598
Summerland 08:18:40 -31.6 Dark Up 15.3 165.1 Really Low 08:03:46 - 08:33:35 13598
Oliver 08:18:41 -32.0 Dark Up 15.7 165.2 Really Low 08:03:47 - 08:33:36 13585
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:18:40 -32.2 Dark Up 15.9 165.4 Really Low 08:03:46 - 08:33:35 13584
Okanogan 08:18:42 -32.8 Dark Up 16.5 165.1 Really Low 08:03:47 - 08:33:36 13552
Dunrhomin 08:17:54 -38.0 Dark Down 25.9 178.6 Low 08:02:59 - 08:32:48 13545
Brewster 08:18:42 -33.1 Dark Up 16.7 164.9 Really Low 08:03:48 - 08:33:37 13537
Nikitin 08:17:53 -38.2 Dark Down 26.1 178.6 Low 08:02:59 - 08:32:48 13536
CU-SBO 08:17:55 -38.3 Dark Down 26.2 178.5 Low 08:03:00 - 08:32:49 13531
Manson/Chelan 08:18:44 -33.3 Dark Up 16.8 164.6 Really Low 08:03:49 - 08:33:38 13519
Wenatchee 08:18:44 -33.8 Dark Up 17.3 164.4 Really Low 08:03:50 - 08:33:39 13495
PNWRO 08:18:40 -35.1 Dark Up 18.9 165.6 Really Low 08:03:45 - 08:33:34 13473
Ellensburg 08:18:44 -34.2 Dark Up 17.6 164.1 Really Low 08:03:50 - 08:33:39 13472
Victoria 08:18:52 -32.8 Dark Up 15.6 161.6 Really Low 08:03:57 - 08:33:46 13459
Yakima 08:18:45 -34.7 Dark Up 18.0 164.1 Really Low 08:03:50 - 08:33:39 13454
Toppenish/White Swan 08:18:44 -34.9 Dark Up 18.3 164.2 Really Low 08:03:50 - 08:33:39 13449
The Dalles 08:18:48 -35.7 Dark Up 18.8 163.4 Really Low 08:03:53 - 08:33:42 13393
Maupin 08:18:48 -36.1 Dark Up 19.3 163.5 Really Low 08:03:53 - 08:33:42 13377
Sisters 08:18:51 -37.0 Dark Up 20.0 162.9 Low 08:03:57 - 08:33:46 13323
Bend 08:18:49 -37.2 Dark Up 20.3 163.1 Low 08:03:55 - 08:33:44 13319
Oregon Observatory 08:18:50 -37.4 Dark Up 20.4 163.0 Low 08:03:55 - 08:33:44 13308
Chiloquin 08:18:52 -38.7 Dark Up 21.6 162.5 Low 08:03:57 - 08:33:46 13231
Cedarville 08:18:48 -39.7 Dark Up 23.0 164.0 Low 08:03:53 - 08:33:42 13228
Klamath Falls 08:18:50 -39.1 Dark Up 21.9 162.5 Low 08:03:56 - 08:33:45 13216
Fall River/Burney 08:18:51 -40.2 Dark Up 23.2 162.7 Low 08:03:57 - 08:33:46 13167
Gimple 08:18:49 -41.1 Dark Up 24.1 163.1 Low 08:03:55 - 08:33:44 13134
Reno 08:18:45 -41.6 Dark Up 24.9 164.0 Low 08:03:50 - 08:33:39 13134
Greenville 08:18:49 -41.1 Dark Up 24.1 163.0 Low 08:03:54 - 08:33:43 13132
Portola 08:18:48 -41.4 Dark Up 24.5 163.5 Low 08:03:53 - 08:33:42 13129
Yerington 08:18:42 -42.1 Dark Down 25.6 164.6 Low 08:03:48 - 08:33:37 13123
Quincy 08:18:50 -41.3 Dark Up 24.3 163.0 Low 08:03:56 - 08:33:45 13121
Carson City 08:18:46 -42.0 Dark Up 25.3 164.0 Low 08:03:51 - 08:33:40 13115
Hawthorne 08:18:42 -42.5 Dark Down 26.2 165.1 Low 08:03:48 - 08:33:37 13113
Gardnerville 08:18:45 -42.2 Dark Up 25.5 164.0 Low 08:03:50 - 08:33:39 13103
Beatty 08:18:35 -43.9 Dark Down 28.1 166.7 Low 08:03:40 - 08:33:29 13076
Patrick 08:18:25 -44.8 Dark Down 30.0 169.5 Up 08:03:30 - 08:33:19 13073
Lee Vining 08:18:43 -43.1 Dark Down 26.6 164.5 Low 08:03:49 - 08:33:38 13067
Bishop 08:18:41 -43.6 Dark Down 27.3 165.2 Low 08:03:46 - 08:33:35 13055
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:18:26 -45.2 Dark Down 30.2 168.7 Up 08:03:32 - 08:33:21 13038
George/Scottsdale 08:18:18 -46.0 Dark Down 32.0 171.4 Up 08:03:23 - 08:33:12 13028
Lake Havasu City 08:18:25 -45.8 Dark Down 30.9 168.9 Up 08:03:30 - 08:33:19 13005
Idyllwild 08:18:34 -47.0 Dark Down 31.2 166.3 Up 08:03:40 - 08:33:29 12890
Calipatria 08:18:32 -47.4 Dark Down 32.0 167.5 Up 08:03:37 - 08:33:26 12887
Yuma 08:18:28 -47.6 Dark Down 32.6 168.4 Up 08:03:34 - 08:33:23 12886
Wildwood 08:18:42 -46.9 Dark Down 30.4 164.5 Up 08:03:47 - 08:33:36 12854

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, (2027/04/12 08:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 22.60 113
5The Cen       14:06:39.9 -36:22:24  2.1 14.91 129
PPM 263377     14:46:06.8 -23:09:12  5.9  0.83 135
PPM 263332     14:44:17.7 -24:07:43  7.0  0.32 135
PPM 263348     14:44:47.3 -23:52:38  8.6  0.19 135
545361         14:43:58.9 -23:49:09 14.4       135
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/18 03:47:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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