RECON: TNO occultation with 556004

Event between (556004) 14HA200 and star GA0780:04964735 with event index number of 2485421

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/13 11:15:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:54:26.2 -10:21:00
Equinox of date position of star is 15:55:46.5 -10:25:14
Stellar brightness G=12.1, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 130 degrees from the moon. Moon is 45% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2

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Object is 44.4 AU from the Sun and 43.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 104 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1614 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31641.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=673.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 35.8 sec chord
Diameter=274.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 556004, (2027/04/13 11:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.1 -26:29:24  0.9 18.08 143
1Del Oph       16:15:46.7 -03:45:44  2.7  8.29 132
50 Lib         16:02:16.2 -08:29:11  5.5  2.49 131
PPM 230922     15:55:43.8 -11:10:08  7.1  0.74 131
PPM 230906     15:55:08.6 -10:38:08  9.4  0.28 130
556004         15:55:55.8 -10:25:43 12.1       131
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=0.9 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 11:16:16 -8.7 NT Down 23.7 208.0 Low 11:07:09 - 11:25:24 11882
Kamloops 11:16:59 -16.9 AT Down 28.1 193.1 Low 11:07:52 - 11:26:07 11529
Kelowna 11:16:55 -17.0 AT Down 28.8 194.1 Low 11:07:48 - 11:26:03 11514
Peachland 11:16:55 -17.2 AT Down 28.9 193.8 Low 11:07:48 - 11:26:03 11502
Summerland 11:16:55 -17.3 AT Down 29.1 194.0 Low 11:07:48 - 11:26:03 11497
Penticton 11:16:55 -17.2 AT Down 29.1 194.1 Low 11:07:48 - 11:26:03 11497
Oliver 11:16:54 -17.5 AT Down 29.5 194.1 Low 11:07:46 - 11:26:01 11480
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:16:52 -17.5 AT Down 29.6 194.4 Low 11:07:45 - 11:26:00 11478
Okanogan 11:16:52 -18.0 AT Down 30.3 194.2 Up 11:07:45 - 11:26:00 11442
Brewster 11:16:52 -18.2 Dark Down 30.6 194.0 Up 11:07:45 - 11:26:00 11424
Manson/Chelan 11:16:52 -18.6 Dark Down 30.8 193.6 Up 11:07:44 - 11:25:59 11405
Wenatchee 11:16:53 -19.0 Dark Down 31.3 193.5 Up 11:07:45 - 11:26:00 11377
Dunrhomin 11:15:41 -13.5 AT Down 33.7 211.9 Up 11:06:33 - 11:24:48 11363
Victoria 11:17:06 -19.8 Dark Down 30.6 189.9 Up 11:07:58 - 11:26:13 11355
Nikitin 11:15:40 -13.6 AT Down 33.9 212.0 Up 11:06:33 - 11:24:48 11352
Ellensburg 11:16:52 -19.3 Dark Down 31.7 193.3 Up 11:07:44 - 11:25:59 11351
CU-SBO 11:15:40 -13.7 AT Down 34.0 211.9 Up 11:06:32 - 11:24:47 11347
PNWRO 11:16:45 -19.0 Dark Down 32.4 195.3 Up 11:07:38 - 11:25:53 11342
Yakima 11:16:52 -19.6 Dark Down 32.1 193.4 Up 11:07:45 - 11:26:00 11330
Toppenish/White Swan 11:16:52 -19.6 Dark Down 32.3 193.6 Up 11:07:44 - 11:25:59 11323
The Dalles 11:16:52 -20.6 Dark Down 33.2 192.8 Up 11:07:44 - 11:25:59 11263
Maupin 11:16:51 -20.8 Dark Down 33.6 193.0 Up 11:07:43 - 11:25:58 11243
Sisters 11:16:53 -21.6 Dark Down 34.5 192.5 Up 11:07:45 - 11:26:00 11183
Bend 11:16:49 -21.6 Dark Down 34.7 192.8 Up 11:07:41 - 11:25:56 11177
Oregon Observatory 11:16:51 -21.8 Dark Down 34.9 192.7 Up 11:07:43 - 11:25:58 11164
Chiloquin 11:16:50 -22.8 Dark Down 36.3 192.4 Up 11:07:42 - 11:25:57 11079
Cedarville 11:16:41 -22.5 Dark Down 37.0 194.6 Up 11:07:34 - 11:25:49 11064
Klamath Falls 11:16:48 -23.0 Dark Down 36.6 192.6 Up 11:07:41 - 11:25:56 11061
Fall River/Burney 11:16:44 -23.5 Dark Down 37.7 193.2 Up 11:07:36 - 11:25:51 11002
Gimple 11:16:40 -23.7 Dark Down 38.5 194.0 Up 11:07:33 - 11:25:48 10962
Greenville 11:16:41 -23.8 Dark Down 38.5 193.9 Up 11:07:33 - 11:25:48 10960
Reno 11:16:34 -23.4 Dark Down 38.8 195.4 Up 11:07:26 - 11:25:41 10955
Portola 11:16:39 -23.7 Dark Down 38.7 194.6 Up 11:07:32 - 11:25:47 10953
Quincy 11:16:41 -23.9 Dark Down 38.7 194.0 Up 11:07:34 - 11:25:49 10947
Yerington 11:16:32 -23.3 Dark Down 39.2 196.3 Up 11:07:25 - 11:25:40 10939
Carson City 11:16:34 -23.6 Dark Down 39.2 195.5 Up 11:07:26 - 11:25:41 10934
Hawthorne 11:16:27 -23.3 Dark Down 39.6 197.1 Up 11:07:19 - 11:25:34 10925
Gardnerville 11:16:34 -23.7 Dark Down 39.4 195.6 Up 11:07:27 - 11:25:42 10920
Lee Vining 11:16:30 -23.9 Dark Down 40.2 196.6 Up 11:07:22 - 11:25:37 10876
Beatty 11:16:18 -22.9 Dark Down 40.7 199.8 Up 11:07:11 - 11:25:26 10874
Bishop 11:16:25 -23.8 Dark Down 40.6 197.6 Up 11:07:18 - 11:25:33 10858
Patrick 11:16:01 -21.7 Dark Down 41.2 203.8 Up 11:06:54 - 11:25:09 10857
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:16:03 -22.4 Dark Down 41.6 203.0 Up 11:06:56 - 11:25:11 10822
George/Scottsdale 11:15:50 -21.1 Dark Down 42.0 206.8 Up 11:06:42 - 11:24:57 10799
Lake Havasu City 11:16:02 -22.5 Dark Down 42.2 203.5 Up 11:06:55 - 11:25:10 10784
Idyllwild 11:16:09 -24.6 Dark Down 43.6 200.8 Up 11:07:02 - 11:25:17 10666
Calipatria 11:16:02 -24.1 Dark Down 43.8 202.5 Up 11:06:55 - 11:25:10 10657
Yuma 11:15:58 -23.6 Dark Down 43.9 203.8 Up 11:06:50 - 11:25:05 10652
Wildwood 11:16:19 -25.7 Dark Down 43.8 198.3 Up 11:07:12 - 11:25:27 10635

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 556004, (2027/04/13 11:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.08 143
1Del Oph       16:14:20.7 -03:41:43  2.7  8.29 132
50 Lib         16:00:47.6 -08:24:41  5.5  2.49 131
PPM 230922     15:54:13.8 -11:05:25  7.1  0.74 131
PPM 230906     15:53:38.9 -10:33:23  9.4  0.28 130
556004         15:54:26.2 -10:21:00 12.1       130
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:27:36 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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