RECON: TNO occultation with 547893

Event between (547893) 10WN75 and star GA0860:01479759 with event index number of 2399539

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/01/28 09:59:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:37:17.9 -02:31:55
Equinox of date position of star is 06:38:31.8 -02:33:16
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 129 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.5

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Object is 37.1 AU from the Sun and 36.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 167 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2120 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26299.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=436.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.5 sec chord
Diameter=178.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 547893, (2028/01/28 09:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:46:23.3 -16:45:16 -1.5 14.32 126
Saiph          05:49:05.3 -09:39:42  2.1 14.23 115
PPM 176316     06:35:03.4 -01:14:37  5.1  1.60 129
PPM 176357     06:39:45.1 -02:34:13  7.7  0.26 129
547893         06:38:42.6 -02:33:28 16.5       130
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 16.4 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=2.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:58:13 -43.7 Dark Down 9.2 253.7 Really Low 09:43:47 - 10:12:39 5062
Kamloops 09:58:26 -51.6 Dark Down 18.0 241.9 Really Low 09:44:00 - 10:12:52 4887
Kelowna 09:58:21 -51.8 Dark Down 17.9 242.9 Really Low 09:43:55 - 10:12:47 4867
Peachland 09:58:21 -52.0 Dark Down 18.1 242.7 Really Low 09:43:55 - 10:12:47 4860
Summerland 09:58:20 -52.0 Dark Down 18.1 242.8 Really Low 09:43:54 - 10:12:46 4855
Penticton 09:58:20 -52.0 Dark Down 18.1 242.9 Really Low 09:43:54 - 10:12:46 4854
Oliver 09:58:18 -52.3 Dark Down 18.3 243.0 Really Low 09:43:52 - 10:12:44 4840
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:58:18 -52.3 Dark Down 18.2 243.2 Really Low 09:43:52 - 10:12:44 4836
Okanogan 09:58:15 -52.9 Dark Down 18.7 243.2 Really Low 09:43:49 - 10:12:41 4807
Brewster 09:58:14 -53.2 Dark Down 18.9 243.1 Really Low 09:43:48 - 10:12:40 4794
Manson/Chelan 09:58:15 -53.5 Dark Down 19.2 242.9 Really Low 09:43:49 - 10:12:41 4780
Victoria 09:58:22 -54.5 Dark Down 20.8 239.9 Low 09:43:56 - 10:12:48 4763
Wenatchee 09:58:13 -53.9 Dark Down 19.6 242.9 Really Low 09:43:47 - 10:12:39 4758
Ellensburg 09:58:12 -54.3 Dark Down 19.9 242.8 Really Low 09:43:46 - 10:12:38 4738
Yakima 09:58:10 -54.6 Dark Down 20.1 243.0 Low 09:43:44 - 10:12:36 4720
PNWRO 09:58:05 -54.2 Dark Down 19.3 244.5 Really Low 09:43:39 - 10:12:31 4716
Toppenish/White Swan 09:58:09 -54.7 Dark Down 20.1 243.2 Low 09:43:43 - 10:12:35 4713
The Dalles 09:58:07 -55.6 Dark Down 20.9 242.7 Low 09:43:41 - 10:12:33 4667
Maupin 09:58:05 -55.9 Dark Down 21.1 243.0 Low 09:43:39 - 10:12:31 4649
Sisters 09:58:03 -56.7 Dark Down 21.8 242.9 Low 09:43:37 - 10:12:29 4601
Bend 09:58:02 -56.8 Dark Down 21.7 243.2 Low 09:43:36 - 10:12:28 4594
Oregon Observatory 09:58:00 -57.0 Dark Down 21.9 243.1 Low 09:43:34 - 10:12:26 4584
Dunrhomin 09:57:22 -48.6 Dark Down 11.9 256.3 Really Low 09:42:56 - 10:11:48 4574
Nikitin 09:57:22 -48.6 Dark Down 12.0 256.3 Really Low 09:42:56 - 10:11:48 4564
CU-SBO 09:57:21 -48.7 Dark Down 12.0 256.2 Really Low 09:42:55 - 10:11:47 4560
Chiloquin 09:57:57 -58.1 Dark Down 22.8 243.2 Low 09:43:31 - 10:12:23 4512
Klamath Falls 09:57:56 -58.3 Dark Down 22.9 243.4 Low 09:43:30 - 10:12:22 4495
Cedarville 09:57:50 -57.8 Dark Down 22.1 245.0 Low 09:43:24 - 10:12:16 4483
Fall River/Burney 09:57:50 -58.8 Dark Down 23.1 244.2 Low 09:43:24 - 10:12:16 4439
Gimple 09:57:44 -59.1 Dark Down 23.2 244.9 Low 09:43:18 - 10:12:10 4398
Greenville 09:57:46 -59.1 Dark Down 23.2 244.9 Low 09:43:20 - 10:12:12 4397
Portola 09:57:43 -59.1 Dark Down 23.0 245.3 Low 09:43:17 - 10:12:09 4386
Quincy 09:57:45 -59.3 Dark Down 23.3 244.9 Low 09:43:19 - 10:12:11 4385
Reno 09:57:42 -58.8 Dark Down 22.7 246.0 Low 09:43:16 - 10:12:08 4381
Carson City 09:57:41 -59.0 Dark Down 22.8 246.1 Low 09:43:15 - 10:12:07 4361
Yerington 09:57:38 -58.7 Dark Down 22.5 246.7 Low 09:43:12 - 10:12:04 4359
Gardnerville 09:57:39 -59.1 Dark Down 22.9 246.2 Low 09:43:13 - 10:12:05 4348
Hawthorne 09:57:36 -58.6 Dark Down 22.3 247.2 Low 09:43:10 - 10:12:02 4340
Lee Vining 09:57:35 -59.3 Dark Down 22.9 247.1 Low 09:43:09 - 10:12:01 4301
Bishop 09:57:31 -59.1 Dark Down 22.6 247.8 Low 09:43:05 - 10:11:57 4276
Beatty 09:57:26 -58.2 Dark Down 21.5 249.2 Low 09:43:00 - 10:11:52 4271
Patrick 09:57:16 -56.7 Dark Down 19.9 251.7 Really Low 09:42:50 - 10:11:42 4218
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:57:16 -57.4 Dark Down 20.5 251.3 Low 09:42:50 - 10:11:42 4194
Lake Havasu City 09:57:13 -57.4 Dark Down 20.5 251.7 Low 09:42:47 - 10:11:39 4155
George/Scottsdale 09:57:07 -55.8 Dark Down 18.8 253.5 Really Low 09:42:41 - 10:11:33 4135
Idyllwild 09:57:15 -59.6 Dark Down 22.6 250.4 Low 09:42:49 - 10:11:41 4076
Wildwood 09:57:20 -60.8 Dark Down 24.0 248.9 Low 09:42:54 - 10:11:46 4071
Calipatria 09:57:10 -58.9 Dark Down 21.9 251.4 Low 09:42:44 - 10:11:36 4052
Yuma 09:57:07 -58.3 Dark Down 21.3 252.1 Low 09:42:41 - 10:11:33 4035

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 547893, (2028/01/28 09:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:45:08.0 -16:43:24 -1.5 14.32 126
Saiph          05:47:45.4 -09:40:11  2.1 14.23 115
PPM 176316     06:33:37.9 -01:13:13  5.1  1.60 129
PPM 176357     06:38:20.4 -02:32:38  7.7  0.26 129
547893         06:37:17.9 -02:31:55 16.5       129
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/23 21:27:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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