RECON: TNO occultation with 578992

Event between (578992) 14JL80 and star GA0700:11458930 with event index number of 2555261

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/02/18 12:49:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:30:15.6 -18:41:24
Equinox of date position of star is 17:31:41.8 -18:42:26
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 146 degrees from the moon. Moon is 92% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

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Object is 28.5 AU from the Sun and 28.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 111 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1086 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20982.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.7 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 578992, (2027/02/18 12:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:04.5 -26:29:23  0.9 16.02 134
35Eta Oph      17:11:56.2 -15:45:24  2.6  5.60 141
PPM 233026     17:26:12.5 -18:28:06  6.4  1.36 145
PPM 233265     17:36:08.7 -18:14:13  7.4  1.12 147
PPM 233164     17:32:05.3 -18:48:20  9.4  0.11 146
578992         17:31:51.2 -18:42:32 16.1       147
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=0.3 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 12:47:55 -13.7 AT Up 15.1 152.3 Really Low 12:38:08 - 12:57:42 10049
Kamloops 12:47:06 -22.9 Dark Up 11.1 138.9 Really Low 12:37:19 - 12:56:53 9834
Kelowna 12:47:06 -22.4 Dark Up 12.1 139.6 Really Low 12:37:19 - 12:56:53 9810
Peachland 12:47:05 -22.7 Dark Up 12.0 139.3 Really Low 12:37:18 - 12:56:52 9801
Summerland 12:47:04 -22.6 Dark Up 12.2 139.4 Really Low 12:37:17 - 12:56:51 9795
Penticton 12:47:05 -22.6 Dark Up 12.3 139.5 Really Low 12:37:18 - 12:56:52 9793
Oliver 12:47:03 -22.6 Dark Up 12.5 139.4 Really Low 12:37:16 - 12:56:50 9777
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:47:03 -22.5 Dark Up 12.7 139.6 Really Low 12:37:16 - 12:56:50 9772
Okanogan 12:47:01 -22.8 Dark Up 13.1 139.3 Really Low 12:37:14 - 12:56:48 9738
Brewster 12:46:59 -22.9 Dark Up 13.2 139.0 Really Low 12:37:12 - 12:56:46 9722
Manson/Chelan 12:46:57 -23.2 Dark Up 13.2 138.7 Really Low 12:37:10 - 12:56:44 9707
Victoria 12:46:50 -25.3 Dark Up 11.3 136.0 Really Low 12:37:03 - 12:56:37 9690
Wenatchee 12:46:55 -23.4 Dark Up 13.5 138.5 Really Low 12:37:08 - 12:56:42 9681
Ellensburg 12:46:54 -23.6 Dark Up 13.7 138.2 Really Low 12:37:07 - 12:56:41 9657
Yakima 12:46:52 -23.7 Dark Up 14.0 138.1 Really Low 12:37:05 - 12:56:39 9636
PNWRO 12:46:56 -22.6 Dark Up 15.2 139.5 Really Low 12:37:09 - 12:56:43 9630
Toppenish/White Swan 12:46:51 -23.6 Dark Up 14.2 138.2 Really Low 12:37:04 - 12:56:38 9627
The Dalles 12:46:47 -24.3 Dark Up 14.4 137.4 Really Low 12:37:00 - 12:56:34 9574
Maupin 12:46:46 -24.3 Dark Up 14.8 137.4 Really Low 12:36:59 - 12:56:33 9554
Sisters 12:46:42 -24.7 Dark Up 15.2 136.8 Really Low 12:36:55 - 12:56:29 9498
Bend 12:46:42 -24.6 Dark Up 15.5 137.0 Really Low 12:36:55 - 12:56:29 9489
Dunrhomin 12:47:31 -12.6 AT Down 25.7 150.9 Low 12:37:44 - 12:57:18 9481
Oregon Observatory 12:46:40 -24.7 Dark Up 15.6 136.8 Really Low 12:36:53 - 12:56:27 9478
Nikitin 12:47:31 -12.6 AT Down 25.9 150.8 Low 12:37:44 - 12:57:18 9470
CU-SBO 12:47:31 -12.6 AT Down 25.9 150.7 Low 12:37:44 - 12:57:18 9466
Chiloquin 12:46:36 -25.2 Dark Up 16.3 136.2 Really Low 12:36:49 - 12:56:23 9396
Klamath Falls 12:46:35 -25.2 Dark Up 16.6 136.2 Really Low 12:36:48 - 12:56:22 9377
Cedarville 12:46:38 -24.1 Dark Up 17.9 137.4 Really Low 12:36:51 - 12:56:25 9362
Fall River/Burney 12:46:32 -25.1 Dark Up 17.6 136.3 Really Low 12:36:45 - 12:56:19 9313
Gimple 12:46:32 -24.8 Dark Up 18.6 136.5 Really Low 12:36:45 - 12:56:19 9266
Greenville 12:46:32 -24.8 Dark Up 18.5 136.4 Really Low 12:36:45 - 12:56:19 9265
Portola 12:46:32 -24.5 Dark Up 19.0 136.8 Really Low 12:36:45 - 12:56:19 9253
Quincy 12:46:31 -24.8 Dark Up 18.7 136.4 Really Low 12:36:44 - 12:56:18 9252
Reno 12:46:33 -24.0 Dark Up 19.6 137.2 Really Low 12:36:46 - 12:56:20 9246
Carson City 12:46:33 -24.0 Dark Up 19.8 137.2 Really Low 12:36:46 - 12:56:20 9224
Yerington 12:46:35 -23.5 Dark Up 20.3 137.7 Low 12:36:48 - 12:56:22 9222
Gardnerville 12:46:32 -24.0 Dark Up 20.0 137.1 Low 12:36:45 - 12:56:19 9210
Hawthorne 12:46:35 -23.2 Dark Up 20.9 138.0 Low 12:36:48 - 12:56:22 9201
Lee Vining 12:46:32 -23.6 Dark Up 21.1 137.4 Low 12:36:45 - 12:56:19 9158
Bishop 12:46:33 -23.0 Dark Up 21.9 137.9 Low 12:36:46 - 12:56:20 9130
Beatty 12:46:38 -21.7 Dark Up 23.1 139.2 Low 12:36:51 - 12:56:25 9125
Patrick 12:46:46 -19.4 Dark Down 25.8 141.3 Low 12:36:59 - 12:56:33 9070
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:46:42 -20.0 Dark Up 25.6 140.6 Low 12:36:55 - 12:56:29 9042
Lake Havasu City 12:46:42 -19.8 Dark Down 26.3 140.6 Low 12:36:55 - 12:56:29 9000
George/Scottsdale 12:46:50 -17.7 AT Down 28.2 142.6 Low 12:37:03 - 12:56:37 8982
Idyllwild 12:46:31 -21.8 Dark Up 25.5 138.2 Low 12:36:44 - 12:56:18 8910
Wildwood 12:46:24 -23.4 Dark Up 24.2 136.7 Low 12:36:37 - 12:56:11 8903
Calipatria 12:46:34 -20.8 Dark Up 26.6 139.1 Low 12:36:47 - 12:56:21 8885
Yuma 12:46:37 -20.0 Dark Down 27.5 139.7 Low 12:36:50 - 12:56:24 8868

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 578992, (2027/02/18 12:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.02 134
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  5.60 141
PPM 233026     17:24:37.1 -18:26:45  6.4  1.36 145
PPM 233265     17:34:33.4 -18:13:15  7.4  1.12 147
PPM 233164     17:30:29.6 -18:47:12  9.4  0.11 146
578992         17:30:15.6 -18:41:24 16.1       146
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:26:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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