RECON: TNO occultation with 576162

Event between (576162) 12GT41 and star GA0820:20968215 with event index number of 2523286

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/06/29 07:01:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:50:15.5 -07:37:17
Equinox of date position of star is 19:51:29.5 -07:33:44
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 93 degrees from the moon. Moon is 29% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

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TNO is 18.4 AU from the Sun and 17.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 201 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1535 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12670.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=73.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Diameter=30.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 576162, (2027/06/29 07:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:09.7 -29:28:33  1.2 49.09  63
Tarazed        19:47:34.0 +10:40:56  2.7 18.26  89
56 Aql         19:55:37.7 -08:30:03  5.4  1.35  92
PPM 203390     19:54:14.5 -07:37:29  8.1  0.62  92
PPM 203321     19:50:54.3 -07:29:01  9.3  0.22  93
576162         19:51:44.3 -07:33:01 15.8        93
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 4.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 19.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=16.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:02:44 -14.8 AT Down 24.3 141.3 Low 06:47:44 - 07:17:44 2126
Kelowna 07:02:44 -15.8 AT Down 25.3 142.0 Low 06:47:44 - 07:17:44 2079
Peachland 07:02:45 -15.8 AT Down 25.3 141.6 Low 06:47:45 - 07:17:45 2077
Summerland 07:02:45 -16.0 AT Down 25.4 141.7 Low 06:47:45 - 07:17:45 2069
Penticton 07:02:45 -16.1 AT Down 25.5 141.8 Low 06:47:45 - 07:17:45 2064
Victoria 07:03:00 -16.4 AT Down 24.7 137.7 Low 06:48:00 - 07:18:00 2048
Oliver 07:02:47 -16.4 AT Down 25.8 141.7 Low 06:47:47 - 07:17:47 2047
Sleaford 07:01:59 -14.7 AT Up 27.7 156.5 Low 06:46:59 - 07:16:59 2038
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:02:46 -16.6 AT Down 26.0 141.8 Low 06:47:46 - 07:17:46 2037
Okanogan 07:02:49 -17.2 AT Down 26.4 141.4 Low 06:47:49 - 07:17:49 2006
Brewster 07:02:50 -17.4 AT Down 26.5 141.1 Low 06:47:50 - 07:17:50 1994
Manson/Chelan 07:02:52 -17.6 AT Down 26.6 140.7 Low 06:47:52 - 07:17:52 1987
Wenatchee 07:02:54 -18.0 AT Down 26.8 140.4 Low 06:47:54 - 07:17:54 1964
Ellensburg 07:02:56 -18.4 Dark Down 27.1 140.0 Low 06:47:56 - 07:17:56 1945
Yakima 07:02:57 -18.7 Dark Down 27.4 139.9 Low 06:47:57 - 07:17:57 1923
Toppenish/White Swan 07:02:57 -19.0 Dark Down 27.6 140.0 Low 06:47:57 - 07:17:57 1910
PNWRO 07:02:54 -19.6 Dark Down 28.6 141.4 Low 06:47:54 - 07:17:54 1875
The Dalles 07:03:02 -19.6 Dark Down 27.9 139.0 Low 06:48:02 - 07:18:02 1875
Maupin 07:03:03 -20.0 Dark Down 28.2 138.9 Low 06:48:03 - 07:18:03 1851
Sisters 07:03:07 -20.8 Dark Down 28.7 138.1 Low 06:48:07 - 07:18:07 1806
Bend 07:03:07 -21.1 Dark Down 29.0 138.3 Low 06:48:07 - 07:18:07 1790
Oregon Observatory 07:03:08 -21.2 Dark Down 29.0 138.1 Low 06:48:08 - 07:18:08 1782
Chiloquin 07:03:13 -22.4 Dark Down 29.8 137.2 Low 06:48:13 - 07:18:13 1708
Klamath Falls 07:03:14 -22.7 Dark Down 30.1 137.2 Up 06:48:14 - 07:18:14 1687
Cedarville 07:03:10 -23.7 Dark Down 31.4 138.5 Up 06:48:10 - 07:18:10 1628
Fall River/Burney 07:03:16 -23.9 Dark Down 31.2 137.1 Up 06:48:16 - 07:18:16 1610
Greenville 07:03:17 -24.9 Dark Down 32.1 137.2 Up 06:48:17 - 07:18:17 1548
Gimple 07:03:17 -24.9 Dark Down 32.1 137.2 Up 06:48:17 - 07:18:17 1547
Quincy 07:03:18 -25.1 Dark Down 32.2 137.1 Up 06:48:18 - 07:18:18 1535
Portola 07:03:16 -25.3 Dark Down 32.6 137.5 Up 06:48:16 - 07:18:16 1522
Reno 07:03:15 -25.7 Dark Down 33.1 138.0 Up 06:48:15 - 07:18:15 1498
Carson City 07:03:16 -26.1 Dark Down 33.4 137.9 Up 06:48:16 - 07:18:16 1474
Gardnerville 07:03:16 -26.3 Dark Down 33.6 137.8 Up 06:48:16 - 07:18:16 1458
Yerington 07:03:15 -26.4 Dark Down 33.8 138.4 Up 06:48:15 - 07:18:15 1454
Hawthorne 07:03:14 -26.9 Dark Down 34.5 138.8 Up 06:48:14 - 07:18:14 1417
Lee Vining 07:03:17 -27.4 Dark Down 34.6 138.0 Up 06:48:17 - 07:18:17 1385
Dunrhomin 07:02:21 -26.5 Dark Down 38.7 154.3 Up 06:47:21 - 07:17:21 1348
Bishop 07:03:16 -28.1 Dark Down 35.5 138.5 Up 06:48:16 - 07:18:16 1336
CU-SBO 07:02:22 -26.8 Dark Down 38.9 154.1 Up 06:47:22 - 07:17:22 1333
Beatty 07:03:11 -28.8 Dark Down 36.7 140.0 Up 06:48:11 - 07:18:11 1284
Patrick 07:03:05 -30.7 Dark Down 39.3 142.3 Up 06:48:05 - 07:18:05 1140
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:03:08 -30.9 Dark Down 39.1 141.4 Up 06:48:08 - 07:18:08 1131
Wildwood 07:03:25 -31.2 Dark Down 37.8 136.7 Up 06:48:25 - 07:18:25 1105
Lake Havasu City 07:03:08 -31.6 Dark Down 39.8 141.4 Up 06:48:08 - 07:18:08 1079
Idyllwild 07:03:19 -31.9 Dark Down 39.1 138.4 Up 06:48:19 - 07:18:19 1056
Calipatria 07:03:16 -32.7 Dark Down 40.2 139.4 Up 06:48:16 - 07:18:16 993
George/Scottsdale 07:03:01 -32.7 Dark Down 41.6 143.7 Up 06:48:01 - 07:18:01 986
Yuma 07:03:14 -33.3 Dark Down 41.0 140.1 Up 06:48:14 - 07:18:14 948

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 576162, (2027/06/29 07:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 49.09  63
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 18.26  89
56 Aql         19:54:08.3 -08:34:28  5.4  1.35  92
PPM 203390     19:52:45.6 -07:41:51  8.1  0.62  92
PPM 203321     19:49:25.5 -07:33:16  9.3  0.22  93
576162         19:50:15.5 -07:37:17 15.8        93
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/21 03:02:07 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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