RECON: TNO occultation with 552678

Event between (552678) 10JG210 and star GA0780:17818761 with event index number of 2224779

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/09/02 03:05:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:00:17.7 -10:44:23
Equinox of date position of star is 19:01:33.7 -10:42:22
Stellar brightness G=12.5, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 107 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.1

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TNO is 17.4 AU from the Sun and 16.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 163 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2781 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12174.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=114.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.4 sec chord
Diameter=46.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 552678, (2027/09/02 03:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.5 -26:29:27  0.9 38.85  71
Nunki          18:56:58.7 -26:15:35  2.0 15.60 103
PPM 235005     18:48:14.9 -10:05:36  5.9  3.39 104
PPM 235315     19:00:58.4 -10:32:25  8.5  0.26 107
PPM 235348     19:01:57.2 -10:51:37  9.4  0.16 107
552678         19:01:49.6 -10:41:57 12.5       107
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 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)
Victoria 03:01:55 -1.9 CT Up 27.6 155.5 Low 02:47:51 - 03:15:59 8046
Kamloops 03:01:35 -3.2 CT Down 26.4 159.1 Low 02:47:31 - 03:15:39 7937
Peachland 03:01:36 -3.8 CT Down 27.4 159.6 Low 02:47:32 - 03:15:40 7893
Summerland 03:01:39 -3.9 CT Down 27.6 159.6 Low 02:47:35 - 03:15:43 7886
The Dalles 03:02:03 -4.1 CT Down 30.9 157.3 Up 02:47:59 - 03:16:07 7882
Kelowna 03:01:34 -3.9 CT Down 27.4 159.9 Low 02:47:30 - 03:15:38 7881
Penticton 03:01:39 -4.0 CT Down 27.6 159.8 Low 02:47:35 - 03:15:43 7880
Ellensburg 03:01:55 -4.1 CT Down 29.8 158.3 Low 02:47:51 - 03:15:59 7879
Manson/Chelan 03:01:48 -4.1 CT Down 29.1 158.8 Low 02:47:44 - 03:15:52 7878
Wenatchee 03:01:48 -4.1 CT Down 29.5 158.6 Low 02:47:44 - 03:15:52 7877
Oliver 03:01:41 -4.1 CT Down 28.0 159.7 Low 02:47:37 - 03:15:45 7873
Sisters 03:02:12 -4.2 CT Down 32.0 156.6 Up 02:48:08 - 03:16:16 7872
Yakima 03:01:56 -4.2 CT Down 30.2 158.2 Up 02:47:52 - 03:16:00 7872
Maupin 03:02:04 -4.3 CT Down 31.4 157.3 Up 02:48:00 - 03:16:08 7867
Brewster 03:01:46 -4.3 CT Down 29.0 159.3 Low 02:47:42 - 03:15:50 7864
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:01:38 -4.3 CT Down 28.2 159.9 Low 02:47:34 - 03:15:42 7861
Okanogan 03:01:45 -4.3 CT Down 28.7 159.5 Low 02:47:41 - 03:15:49 7859
Toppenish/White Swan 03:01:57 -4.4 CT Down 30.4 158.3 Up 02:47:53 - 03:16:01 7858
Oregon Observatory 03:02:15 -4.4 CT Down 32.5 156.6 Up 02:48:11 - 03:16:19 7856
Bend 03:02:13 -4.5 CT Down 32.3 156.8 Up 02:48:09 - 03:16:17 7853
Chiloquin 03:02:23 -4.5 CT Down 33.5 155.9 Up 02:48:19 - 03:16:27 7845
Klamath Falls 03:02:24 -4.7 CT Down 33.9 155.9 Up 02:48:20 - 03:16:28 7832
Fall River/Burney 03:02:31 -5.3 CT Down 35.1 156.0 Up 02:48:27 - 03:16:35 7779
PNWRO 03:01:54 -5.5 CT Down 31.1 159.9 Up 02:47:50 - 03:15:58 7774
Greenville 03:02:32 -5.9 CT Down 36.1 156.3 Up 02:48:28 - 03:16:36 7728
Cedarville 03:02:22 -6.0 NT Down 35.0 157.5 Up 02:48:18 - 03:16:26 7726
Gimple 03:02:32 -5.9 CT Down 36.1 156.4 Up 02:48:28 - 03:16:36 7723
Quincy 03:02:34 -5.9 CT Down 36.2 156.2 Up 02:48:30 - 03:16:38 7721
Portola 03:02:31 -6.3 NT Down 36.5 156.7 Up 02:48:27 - 03:16:35 7691
Reno 03:02:32 -6.9 NT Down 36.9 157.4 Up 02:48:28 - 03:16:36 7646
Carson City 03:02:34 -7.0 NT Down 37.3 157.3 Up 02:48:30 - 03:16:38 7633
Gardnerville 03:02:34 -7.1 NT Down 37.5 157.3 Up 02:48:30 - 03:16:38 7622
Yerington 03:02:31 -7.5 NT Down 37.6 158.0 Up 02:48:27 - 03:16:35 7590
Lee Vining 03:02:37 -7.9 NT Down 38.6 157.8 Up 02:48:33 - 03:16:41 7554
Hawthorne 03:02:31 -8.0 NT Down 38.2 158.5 Up 02:48:27 - 03:16:35 7544
Bishop 03:02:36 -8.6 NT Down 39.4 158.5 Up 02:48:32 - 03:16:40 7489
Wildwood 03:02:55 -9.4 NT Down 42.4 157.3 Up 02:48:51 - 03:16:59 7377
Beatty 03:02:31 -9.9 NT Down 40.3 160.3 Up 02:48:27 - 03:16:35 7375
Sleaford 03:00:38 -10.8 NT Down 27.0 174.7 Low 02:46:34 - 03:14:42 7269
Idyllwild 03:02:49 -11.0 NT Down 43.3 159.5 Up 02:48:45 - 03:16:53 7246
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:02:30 -12.2 AT Down 42.5 162.6 Up 02:48:26 - 03:16:34 7171
Calipatria 03:02:45 -12.1 AT Down 44.2 160.8 Up 02:48:41 - 03:16:49 7144
Patrick 03:02:25 -12.6 AT Down 42.4 163.6 Up 02:48:21 - 03:16:29 7137
Lake Havasu City 03:02:33 -12.6 AT Down 43.2 162.8 Up 02:48:29 - 03:16:37 7127
Yuma 03:02:44 -13.0 AT Down 44.8 161.9 Up 02:48:40 - 03:16:48 7068
George/Scottsdale 03:02:24 -14.7 AT Down 44.5 165.8 Up 02:48:20 - 03:16:28 6934
Dunrhomin 03:01:20 -16.9 AT Down 38.9 175.1 Up 02:47:16 - 03:15:24 6801
CU-SBO 03:01:23 -16.9 AT Down 39.1 175.0 Up 02:47:19 - 03:15:27 6796

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, (2027/09/02 03:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 38.85  71
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 15.60 103
PPM 235005     18:46:43.3 -10:07:30  5.9  3.39 104
PPM 235315     18:59:26.6 -10:34:49  8.5  0.26 107
PPM 235348     19:00:25.3 -10:54:03  9.4  0.16 107
552678         19:00:17.7 -10:44:23 12.5       107
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/23 02:54:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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