RECON: TNO occultation with 552678

Event between (552678) 10JG210 and star GA0780:18140785 with event index number of 2224752

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/10 05:06:33 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:02:38.0 -10:19:33
Equinox of date position of star is 19:03:53.7 -10:17:28
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 49 degrees from the moon. Moon is 60% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.0

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TNO is 17.4 AU from the Sun and 16.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.5 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 1690 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11997.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=114.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Diameter=46.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 552678, (2027/08/10 05:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.3 -26:29:27  0.9 39.55  11
Nunki          18:56:58.5 -26:15:35  2.0 16.07  43
PPM 235666     19:14:48.1 -12:14:02  5.2  3.26  51
PPM 235442     19:05:31.1 -10:13:15  8.5  0.34  50
PPM 235429     19:04:49.7 -10:26:17  9.4  0.23  49
552678         19:04:09.3 -10:17:02 15.8        50
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 21.5 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=15.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 05:05:08 -12.8 AT Up 29.8 163.7 Low 04:50:45 - 05:19:31 2183
Kamloops 05:04:52 -12.7 AT Up 28.2 167.3 Low 04:50:29 - 05:19:15 2180
Peachland 05:04:52 -13.6 AT Up 29.2 167.9 Low 04:50:29 - 05:19:15 2124
Kelowna 05:04:51 -13.7 AT Up 29.1 168.2 Low 04:50:28 - 05:19:14 2119
Summerland 05:04:52 -13.7 AT Up 29.3 168.0 Low 04:50:29 - 05:19:15 2115
Penticton 05:04:52 -13.8 AT Up 29.4 168.1 Low 04:50:29 - 05:19:15 2108
Oliver 05:04:53 -14.1 AT Up 29.8 168.0 Low 04:50:30 - 05:19:16 2093
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:04:52 -14.3 AT Up 30.0 168.2 Low 04:50:29 - 05:19:15 2080
Okanogan 05:04:55 -14.7 AT Up 30.6 167.9 Up 04:50:32 - 05:19:18 2058
Manson/Chelan 05:04:57 -14.8 AT Up 31.0 167.2 Up 04:50:34 - 05:19:20 2055
Brewster 05:04:56 -14.8 AT Up 30.8 167.7 Up 04:50:33 - 05:19:19 2053
Wenatchee 05:04:59 -15.0 AT Up 31.4 167.0 Up 04:50:36 - 05:19:22 2039
Ellensburg 05:05:01 -15.2 AT Up 31.8 166.7 Up 04:50:38 - 05:19:24 2028
Yakima 05:05:02 -15.5 AT Up 32.2 166.6 Up 04:50:39 - 05:19:25 2009
Toppenish/White Swan 05:05:02 -15.7 AT Up 32.4 166.8 Up 04:50:39 - 05:19:25 1994
The Dalles 05:05:06 -15.9 AT Up 33.0 165.7 Up 04:50:43 - 05:19:29 1983
Maupin 05:05:07 -16.2 AT Up 33.4 165.8 Up 04:50:44 - 05:19:30 1959
Sisters 05:05:11 -16.6 AT Up 34.2 165.1 Up 04:50:48 - 05:19:34 1933
PNWRO 05:04:57 -16.7 AT Up 33.0 168.4 Up 04:50:34 - 05:19:20 1927
Bend 05:05:11 -16.9 AT Up 34.5 165.4 Up 04:50:48 - 05:19:34 1913
Oregon Observatory 05:05:12 -16.9 AT Up 34.6 165.2 Up 04:50:49 - 05:19:35 1908
Chiloquin 05:05:16 -17.6 AT Up 35.8 164.5 Up 04:50:53 - 05:19:39 1855
Klamath Falls 05:05:17 -17.9 AT Up 36.2 164.5 Up 04:50:54 - 05:19:40 1835
Sleaford 05:04:02 -17.1 AT Up 27.5 183.2 Low 04:49:39 - 05:18:25 1791
Fall River/Burney 05:05:18 -18.9 Dark Up 37.4 164.7 Up 04:50:55 - 05:19:41 1758
Cedarville 05:05:12 -19.2 Dark Up 37.2 166.3 Up 04:50:49 - 05:19:35 1742
Greenville 05:05:19 -19.7 Dark Up 38.4 165.1 Up 04:50:56 - 05:19:42 1692
Gimple 05:05:18 -19.8 Dark Up 38.4 165.2 Up 04:50:55 - 05:19:41 1689
Quincy 05:05:19 -19.9 Dark Up 38.6 165.1 Up 04:50:56 - 05:19:42 1681
Portola 05:05:18 -20.2 Dark Up 38.8 165.6 Up 04:50:55 - 05:19:41 1657
Reno 05:05:16 -20.8 Dark Up 39.1 166.4 Up 04:50:53 - 05:19:39 1618
Carson City 05:05:16 -21.0 Dark Up 39.5 166.3 Up 04:50:53 - 05:19:39 1597
Gardnerville 05:05:17 -21.2 Dark Up 39.7 166.3 Up 04:50:54 - 05:19:40 1581
Yerington 05:05:14 -21.5 Dark Up 39.8 167.1 Up 04:50:51 - 05:19:37 1562
Hawthorne 05:05:13 -22.1 Dark Up 40.3 167.7 Up 04:50:50 - 05:19:36 1515
Lee Vining 05:05:17 -22.3 Dark Up 40.8 167.0 Up 04:50:54 - 05:19:40 1500
Bishop 05:05:15 -23.1 Dark Up 41.5 167.8 Up 04:50:52 - 05:19:38 1435
Beatty 05:05:09 -24.3 Dark Up 42.2 169.8 Up 04:50:46 - 05:19:32 1344
Wildwood 05:05:24 -25.2 Dark Up 44.7 166.9 Up 04:51:01 - 05:19:47 1236
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:05:04 -26.8 Dark Up 44.2 172.4 Up 04:50:41 - 05:19:27 1145
Idyllwild 05:05:16 -26.6 Dark Up 45.4 169.3 Up 04:50:53 - 05:19:39 1137
Patrick 05:05:00 -27.0 Dark Up 44.0 173.4 Up 04:50:37 - 05:19:23 1133
Dunrhomin 05:04:15 -27.4 Dark Up 39.3 184.7 Up 04:49:52 - 05:18:38 1099
Lake Havasu City 05:05:05 -27.4 Dark Up 44.9 172.7 Up 04:50:42 - 05:19:28 1090
CU-SBO 05:04:16 -27.5 Dark Up 39.6 184.6 Up 04:49:53 - 05:18:39 1087
Calipatria 05:05:13 -27.7 Dark Up 46.1 170.9 Up 04:50:50 - 05:19:36 1047
Yuma 05:05:10 -28.6 Dark Up 46.7 172.1 Up 04:50:47 - 05:19:33 980
George/Scottsdale 05:04:55 -29.4 Dark Up 45.9 176.0 Up 04:50:32 - 05:19:18 935

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 552678, (2027/08/10 05:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 39.55  11
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 16.07  43
PPM 235666     19:13:15.6 -12:16:58  5.2  3.26  51
PPM 235442     19:03:59.8 -10:15:49  8.5  0.34  50
PPM 235429     19:03:18.2 -10:28:50  9.4  0.23  49
552678         19:02:38.0 -10:19:33 15.8        49
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/22 03:31:04 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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