RECON: TNO occultation with 555915

Event between (555915) 14GX53 and star GA0780:04950783 with event index number of 2476684

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/24 06:37:00 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:52:28.4 -10:21:32
Equinox of date position of star is 15:53:48.8 -10:25:50
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 21 degrees from the moon. Moon is 88% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.9

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Object is 35.1 AU from the Sun and 34.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 76 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1383 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24811.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=498.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.7 sec chord
Diameter=203.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 555915, (2027/04/24 06:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.2 -26:29:25  0.9 18.29   4
1Del Oph       16:15:46.8 -03:45:45  2.7  8.59  24
50 Lib         16:02:16.3 -08:29:12  5.5  2.83  21
PPM 230842     15:52:28.0 -11:04:17  8.2  0.73  21
PPM 230877     15:53:57.6 -10:27:56  9.3  0.03  21
555915         15:53:58.1 -10:26:19 16.3        21
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 19.8 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=55.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:39:41 -24.9 Dark Up 21.7 145.8 Low 06:32:54 - 06:46:29 220
Kamloops 06:40:17 -24.2 Dark Down 16.9 131.9 Really Low 06:33:29 - 06:47:04 -187
Kelowna 06:40:17 -25.2 Dark Down 17.9 132.6 Really Low 06:33:29 - 06:47:04 -227
Peachland 06:40:17 -25.2 Dark Down 17.8 132.3 Really Low 06:33:30 - 06:47:05 -242
Summerland 06:40:18 -25.4 Dark Down 18.0 132.3 Really Low 06:33:30 - 06:47:05 -251
Penticton 06:40:18 -25.4 Dark Down 18.1 132.4 Really Low 06:33:30 - 06:47:05 -253
Oliver 06:40:18 -25.8 Dark Down 18.3 132.3 Really Low 06:33:31 - 06:47:06 -279
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:40:18 -26.0 Dark Down 18.5 132.4 Really Low 06:33:31 - 06:47:06 -287
Okanogan 06:40:20 -26.5 Dark Down 18.9 132.1 Really Low 06:33:32 - 06:47:07 -341
Brewster 06:40:21 -26.7 Dark Down 18.9 131.8 Really Low 06:33:33 - 06:47:08 -366
Manson/Chelan 06:40:22 -26.8 Dark Down 18.9 131.5 Really Low 06:33:34 - 06:47:09 -390
Victoria 06:40:27 -25.4 Dark Down 16.8 128.8 Really Low 06:33:40 - 06:47:15 -415
Wenatchee 06:40:23 -27.2 Dark Down 19.1 131.2 Really Low 06:33:36 - 06:47:11 -431
Ellensburg 06:40:25 -27.6 Dark Down 19.3 130.9 Really Low 06:33:37 - 06:47:12 -467
Yakima 06:40:25 -27.9 Dark Down 19.6 130.8 Really Low 06:33:38 - 06:47:13 -499
PNWRO 06:40:22 -28.9 Dark Down 20.8 132.1 Low 06:33:35 - 06:47:10 -506
Toppenish/White Swan 06:40:25 -28.2 Dark Down 19.8 130.9 Really Low 06:33:38 - 06:47:13 -513
The Dalles 06:40:29 -28.7 Dark Down 19.9 130.0 Really Low 06:33:41 - 06:47:16 -593
Dunrhomin 06:39:52 -36.8 Dark Up 31.7 143.2 Up 06:33:05 - 06:46:40 -614
Maupin 06:40:29 -29.1 Dark Down 20.2 129.9 Low 06:33:42 - 06:47:17 -623
Nikitin 06:39:53 -36.9 Dark Up 31.9 143.1 Up 06:33:05 - 06:46:40 -629
CU-SBO 06:39:53 -37.0 Dark Up 31.9 143.0 Up 06:33:06 - 06:46:41 -636
Sisters 06:40:32 -29.8 Dark Down 20.5 129.3 Low 06:33:44 - 06:47:19 -706
Bend 06:40:32 -30.1 Dark Down 20.8 129.4 Low 06:33:44 - 06:47:19 -719
Oregon Observatory 06:40:32 -30.2 Dark Down 20.8 129.3 Low 06:33:45 - 06:47:20 -736
Chiloquin 06:40:35 -31.3 Dark Up 21.4 128.5 Low 06:33:48 - 06:47:23 -855
Klamath Falls 06:40:36 -31.6 Dark Up 21.7 128.5 Low 06:33:48 - 06:47:23 -882
Cedarville 06:40:33 -32.7 Dark Up 23.1 129.6 Low 06:33:45 - 06:47:20 -899
Fall River/Burney 06:40:37 -32.8 Dark Up 22.7 128.4 Low 06:33:49 - 06:47:24 -971
Gimple 06:40:37 -33.8 Dark Up 23.5 128.6 Low 06:33:49 - 06:47:24 -1035
Greenville 06:40:37 -33.8 Dark Up 23.5 128.5 Low 06:33:49 - 06:47:24 -1037
Portola 06:40:36 -34.2 Dark Up 24.0 128.8 Low 06:33:49 - 06:47:24 -1053
Quincy 06:40:38 -34.0 Dark Up 23.6 128.5 Low 06:33:50 - 06:47:25 -1054
Reno 06:40:35 -34.7 Dark Up 24.5 129.3 Low 06:33:47 - 06:47:22 -1058
Carson City 06:40:36 -35.0 Dark Up 24.8 129.2 Low 06:33:48 - 06:47:23 -1089
Yerington 06:40:34 -35.4 Dark Up 25.3 129.6 Low 06:33:47 - 06:47:22 -1089
Gardnerville 06:40:36 -35.2 Dark Up 25.0 129.1 Low 06:33:48 - 06:47:23 -1109
Hawthorne 06:40:33 -36.0 Dark Up 25.9 129.9 Low 06:33:46 - 06:47:21 -1115
Lee Vining 06:40:36 -36.3 Dark Up 26.0 129.3 Low 06:33:48 - 06:47:23 -1177
Beatty 06:40:30 -38.0 Dark Up 28.1 130.9 Low 06:33:43 - 06:47:18 -1206
Bishop 06:40:34 -37.1 Dark Up 26.8 129.7 Low 06:33:46 - 06:47:21 -1210
Patrick 06:40:23 -40.2 Dark Up 30.8 132.9 Up 06:33:36 - 06:47:11 -1257
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:40:25 -40.2 Dark Up 30.5 132.1 Up 06:33:38 - 06:47:13 -1299
George/Scottsdale 06:40:18 -42.2 Dark Up 33.1 133.9 Up 06:33:31 - 06:47:06 -1350
Lake Havasu City 06:40:26 -40.9 Dark Up 31.1 132.1 Up 06:33:38 - 06:47:13 -1351
Idyllwild 06:40:33 -41.0 Dark Up 30.1 129.6 Up 06:33:46 - 06:47:21 -1486
Wildwood 06:40:39 -40.1 Dark Up 28.7 128.2 Low 06:33:51 - 06:47:26 -1508
Calipatria 06:40:31 -41.9 Dark Up 31.3 130.4 Up 06:33:43 - 06:47:18 -1509
Yuma 06:40:28 -42.6 Dark Up 32.1 130.9 Up 06:33:40 - 06:47:15 -1522

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 555915, (2027/04/24 06:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.29   4
1Del Oph       16:14:20.7 -03:41:43  2.7  8.59  24
50 Lib         16:00:47.6 -08:24:41  5.5  2.83  21
PPM 230842     15:50:58.0 -10:59:27  8.2  0.73  21
PPM 230877     15:52:27.9 -10:23:09  9.3  0.03  21
555915         15:52:28.4 -10:21:32 16.3        21
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:27:47 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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