RECON: TNO occultation with 590218

Event between (590218) 11UD63 and star GA1180:01688686 with event index number of 2685728

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/01/04 06:05:40 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:41:35.2 +29:29:00
Equinox of date position of star is 05:43:06.8 +29:29:37
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 159 degrees from the moon. Moon is 11% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.2

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Object is 14.2 AU from the Sun and 13.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 86 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 582 km.
The sky-plane scale is 9586.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=105.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.1 sec chord
Diameter=42.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 590218, (2027/01/04 06:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:28.4 +16:33:42  0.8 19.87 168
Alnath         05:28:00.1 +28:37:40  1.6  3.46 162
PPM 094619     05:41:01.4 +29:13:41  5.9  0.57 159
PPM 094672     05:43:04.9 +29:30:21  7.8  0.05 159
590218         05:43:18.6 +29:29:41 16.0       158
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 34.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=4.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:06:02 -53.6 Dark Down 67.4 155.4 Up 05:58:21 - 06:13:42 2777
Sleaford 06:05:15 -58.2 Dark Down 67.2 188.2 Up 05:57:34 - 06:12:55 2755
Kelowna 06:06:00 -54.6 Dark Down 68.3 156.5 Up 05:58:20 - 06:13:41 2681
Peachland 06:06:01 -54.5 Dark Down 68.4 155.7 Up 05:58:21 - 06:13:42 2674
Summerland 06:06:01 -54.6 Dark Down 68.5 155.8 Up 05:58:21 - 06:13:42 2658
Penticton 06:06:01 -54.7 Dark Down 68.6 156.0 Up 05:58:20 - 06:13:41 2650
Oliver 06:06:01 -54.9 Dark Down 68.9 155.6 Up 05:58:21 - 06:13:42 2614
Victoria 06:06:15 -53.3 Dark Down 68.3 146.3 Up 05:58:34 - 06:13:55 2612
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:06:01 -55.2 Dark Down 69.1 155.9 Up 05:58:21 - 06:13:42 2594
Okanogan 06:06:03 -55.4 Dark Down 69.7 154.6 Up 05:58:22 - 06:13:43 2531
Brewster 06:06:03 -55.5 Dark Down 69.9 153.9 Up 05:58:23 - 06:13:44 2507
Manson/Chelan 06:06:05 -55.4 Dark Down 69.9 152.7 Up 05:58:24 - 06:13:45 2492
Wenatchee 06:06:06 -55.6 Dark Down 70.3 151.7 Up 05:58:26 - 06:13:47 2446
Ellensburg 06:06:08 -55.7 Dark Down 70.6 150.7 Up 05:58:27 - 06:13:48 2408
Yakima 06:06:08 -55.9 Dark Down 70.9 150.0 Up 05:58:28 - 06:13:49 2366
Toppenish/White Swan 06:06:08 -56.2 Dark Down 71.2 150.1 Up 05:58:27 - 06:13:48 2341
PNWRO 06:06:03 -57.2 Dark Down 72.0 153.4 Up 05:58:23 - 06:13:44 2278
The Dalles 06:06:12 -56.1 Dark Down 71.6 147.0 Up 05:58:31 - 06:13:52 2275
Maupin 06:06:12 -56.4 Dark Down 72.0 146.6 Up 05:58:31 - 06:13:52 2230
Sisters 06:06:15 -56.6 Dark Down 72.5 143.8 Up 05:58:34 - 06:13:55 2148
Bend 06:06:14 -56.9 Dark Down 72.8 144.0 Up 05:58:34 - 06:13:55 2118
Oregon Observatory 06:06:15 -56.9 Dark Down 72.9 143.4 Up 05:58:35 - 06:13:56 2103
Chiloquin 06:06:18 -57.2 Dark Down 73.7 139.6 Up 05:58:38 - 06:13:59 1974
Klamath Falls 06:06:19 -57.4 Dark Down 74.0 139.0 Up 05:58:38 - 06:13:59 1936
Cedarville 06:06:14 -58.8 Dark Down 75.3 141.8 Up 05:58:33 - 06:13:54 1833
Fall River/Burney 06:06:19 -58.2 Dark Down 75.1 137.2 Up 05:58:38 - 06:13:59 1805
Greenville 06:06:18 -58.9 Dark Down 76.0 136.0 Up 05:58:38 - 06:13:59 1701
Gimple 06:06:18 -59.0 Dark Down 76.0 136.3 Up 05:58:38 - 06:13:59 1699
Quincy 06:06:19 -59.0 Dark Down 76.1 135.5 Up 05:58:38 - 06:13:59 1680
Portola 06:06:17 -59.4 Dark Down 76.5 136.5 Up 05:58:36 - 06:13:57 1657
Reno 06:06:15 -59.9 Dark Down 77.0 137.7 Up 05:58:34 - 06:13:55 1617
Carson City 06:06:15 -60.1 Dark Down 77.3 136.7 Up 05:58:35 - 06:13:56 1578
Gardnerville 06:06:15 -60.2 Dark Down 77.5 136.1 Up 05:58:35 - 06:13:56 1551
Yerington 06:06:13 -60.6 Dark Down 77.7 138.1 Up 05:58:32 - 06:13:53 1546
Dunrhomin 06:05:16 -68.4 Dark Down 78.6 199.8 Up 05:57:36 - 06:12:57 1496
Hawthorne 06:06:11 -61.2 Dark Down 78.4 138.4 Up 05:58:31 - 06:13:52 1487
Nikitin 06:05:17 -68.5 Dark Down 78.8 200.0 Up 05:57:36 - 06:12:57 1476
CU-SBO 06:05:17 -68.5 Dark Down 78.9 199.8 Up 05:57:37 - 06:12:58 1470
Lee Vining 06:06:14 -61.1 Dark Down 78.5 134.8 Up 05:58:33 - 06:13:54 1435
Bishop 06:06:12 -61.8 Dark Down 79.3 135.2 Up 05:58:31 - 06:13:52 1358
Beatty 06:06:06 -63.2 Dark Down 80.6 139.7 Up 05:58:25 - 06:13:46 1279
Patrick 06:05:55 -65.9 Dark Down 83.1 148.3 Up 05:58:15 - 06:13:36 1071
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:05:58 -65.5 Dark Down 83.0 142.9 Up 05:58:18 - 06:13:39 1056
Wildwood 06:06:16 -62.8 Dark Down 81.2 119.3 Up 05:58:36 - 06:13:57 1010
Lake Havasu City 06:05:58 -66.0 Dark Down 83.7 140.9 Up 05:58:17 - 06:13:38 978
Idyllwild 06:06:09 -64.4 Dark Down 82.7 123.9 Up 05:58:28 - 06:13:49 936
George/Scottsdale 06:05:48 -68.1 Dark Down 85.4 155.9 Up 05:58:08 - 06:13:29 857
Calipatria 06:06:04 -65.5 Dark Down 83.9 124.9 Up 05:58:24 - 06:13:45 849
Yuma 06:06:01 -66.4 Dark Down 84.7 126.2 Up 05:58:20 - 06:13:41 787

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 590218, (2027/01/04 06:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 19.87 168
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  3.46 162
PPM 094619     05:39:18.3 +29:12:54  5.9  0.57 159
PPM 094672     05:41:21.5 +29:29:39  7.8  0.05 159
590218         05:41:35.2 +29:29:00 16.0       159
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/07 04:34:21 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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