RECON: TNO occultation with 590218

Event between (590218) 11UD63 and star GA1180:02359787 with event index number of 2685993

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/22 03:05:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:19:31.9 +28:17:59
Equinox of date position of star is 06:21:02.6 +28:17:16
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 108 degrees from the moon. Moon is 31% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.0

[RECON map]
Object is 13.7 AU from the Sun and 12.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 8.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 118 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 689 km.
The sky-plane scale is 9197.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=105.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Diameter=42.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 590218, (2027/12/22 03:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:47:01.7 +27:57:23  1.1 18.88  90
Alnath         05:28:03.8 +28:37:43  1.6 11.70 120
PPM 095824     06:22:59.0 +29:31:32  6.3  1.29 108
PPM 095788     06:21:45.2 +28:24:44  7.5  0.16 108
PPM 095764     06:21:01.6 +28:25:34  9.4  0.15 108
590218         06:21:17.9 +28:17:09 16.9       108
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 27.8 km RECON observability=1.0 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)
Kamloops 03:08:15 -28.6 Dark Down 29.0 79.7 Low 02:57:54 - 03:18:35 4709
Victoria 03:08:24 -26.5 Dark Down 26.7 76.5 Low 02:58:04 - 03:18:45 4662
Peachland 03:08:18 -29.0 Dark Down 29.3 79.7 Low 02:57:57 - 03:18:38 4625
Kelowna 03:08:17 -29.2 Dark Down 29.5 79.9 Low 02:57:56 - 03:18:37 4622
Summerland 03:08:18 -29.0 Dark Down 29.3 79.7 Low 02:57:57 - 03:18:38 4611
Penticton 03:08:18 -29.1 Dark Down 29.3 79.7 Low 02:57:58 - 03:18:39 4602
Oliver 03:08:19 -29.1 Dark Down 29.3 79.5 Low 02:57:59 - 03:18:40 4577
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:08:20 -29.2 Dark Down 29.4 79.5 Low 02:57:59 - 03:18:40 4558
Okanogan 03:08:23 -29.0 Dark Down 29.1 79.0 Low 02:58:02 - 03:18:43 4519
Brewster 03:08:24 -28.9 Dark Down 28.9 78.8 Low 02:58:03 - 03:18:44 4506
Manson/Chelan 03:08:25 -28.6 Dark Down 28.7 78.4 Low 02:58:04 - 03:18:45 4504
Wenatchee 03:08:26 -28.5 Dark Down 28.5 78.0 Low 02:58:06 - 03:18:47 4475
Ellensburg 03:08:28 -28.3 Dark Down 28.2 77.7 Low 02:58:08 - 03:18:49 4452
Yakima 03:08:30 -28.2 Dark Down 28.1 77.5 Low 02:58:09 - 03:18:50 4423
Toppenish/White Swan 03:08:31 -28.3 Dark Down 28.2 77.5 Low 02:58:10 - 03:18:51 4401
The Dalles 03:08:34 -27.7 Dark Down 27.5 76.6 Low 02:58:13 - 03:18:54 4371
Sleaford 03:07:54 -37.5 Dark Down 38.1 91.5 Up 02:57:34 - 03:18:15 4360
Maupin 03:08:35 -27.8 Dark Down 27.5 76.4 Low 02:58:15 - 03:18:56 4336
PNWRO 03:08:31 -29.4 Dark Down 29.1 78.2 Low 02:58:10 - 03:18:51 4319
Sisters 03:08:39 -27.3 Dark Down 26.9 75.7 Low 02:58:18 - 03:18:59 4288
Bend 03:08:40 -27.5 Dark Down 27.1 75.7 Low 02:58:19 - 03:19:00 4260
Oregon Observatory 03:08:40 -27.4 Dark Down 26.9 75.6 Low 02:58:19 - 03:19:00 4252
Chiloquin 03:08:45 -26.9 Dark Down 26.3 74.7 Low 02:58:24 - 03:19:05 4166
Klamath Falls 03:08:46 -26.9 Dark Down 26.3 74.6 Low 02:58:26 - 03:19:07 4136
Fall River/Burney 03:08:50 -27.0 Dark Down 26.3 74.3 Low 02:58:29 - 03:19:10 4028
Cedarville 03:08:47 -28.0 Dark Down 27.3 75.2 Low 02:58:26 - 03:19:07 4019
Greenville 03:08:52 -27.3 Dark Down 26.3 74.1 Low 02:58:32 - 03:19:13 3937
Gimple 03:08:52 -27.3 Dark Down 26.4 74.1 Low 02:58:32 - 03:19:13 3934
Quincy 03:08:53 -27.2 Dark Down 26.3 74.0 Low 02:58:32 - 03:19:13 3921
Portola 03:08:53 -27.6 Dark Down 26.6 74.2 Low 02:58:33 - 03:19:14 3892
Reno 03:08:53 -28.0 Dark Down 27.0 74.4 Low 02:58:33 - 03:19:14 3844
Carson City 03:08:54 -28.0 Dark Down 26.9 74.2 Low 02:58:34 - 03:19:15 3814
Gardnerville 03:08:55 -28.0 Dark Down 26.9 74.1 Low 02:58:35 - 03:19:16 3792
Yerington 03:08:54 -28.5 Dark Down 27.4 74.5 Low 02:58:34 - 03:19:15 3772
Hawthorne 03:08:56 -28.8 Dark Down 27.6 74.5 Low 02:58:35 - 03:19:16 3712
Lee Vining 03:08:58 -28.4 Dark Down 27.1 74.0 Low 02:58:37 - 03:19:18 3685
Bishop 03:08:59 -28.8 Dark Down 27.5 74.1 Low 02:58:38 - 03:19:19 3604
Beatty 03:08:59 -30.1 Dark Down 28.6 74.6 Low 02:58:38 - 03:19:19 3498
Dunrhomin 03:08:32 -39.2 Dark Down 38.1 82.8 Up 02:58:12 - 03:18:53 3343
Wildwood 03:09:09 -28.2 Dark Down 26.4 72.4 Low 02:58:48 - 03:19:29 3331
Nikitin 03:08:33 -39.2 Dark Down 38.1 82.6 Up 02:58:12 - 03:18:53 3328
CU-SBO 03:08:33 -39.2 Dark Down 38.0 82.5 Up 02:58:13 - 03:18:54 3325
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:09:01 -31.6 Dark Down 29.9 74.7 Low 02:58:40 - 03:19:21 3256
Patrick 03:09:00 -32.2 Dark Down 30.5 75.2 Up 02:58:39 - 03:19:20 3249
Idyllwild 03:09:08 -29.6 Dark Down 27.8 73.0 Low 02:58:47 - 03:19:28 3219
Lake Havasu City 03:09:03 -31.7 Dark Down 29.9 74.4 Low 02:58:42 - 03:19:23 3186
Calipatria 03:09:08 -30.5 Dark Down 28.6 73.2 Low 02:58:47 - 03:19:28 3114
Yuma 03:09:08 -31.2 Dark Down 29.2 73.3 Low 02:58:47 - 03:19:28 3037
George/Scottsdale 03:09:01 -33.6 Dark Down 31.7 75.1 Up 02:58:40 - 03:19:21 3013

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, (2027/12/22 03:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 18.88  90
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6 11.70 120
PPM 095824     06:21:11.9 +29:32:26  6.3  1.29 108
PPM 095788     06:19:59.0 +28:25:35  7.5  0.16 108
PPM 095764     06:19:15.5 +28:26:23  9.4  0.15 108
590218         06:19:31.9 +28:17:59 16.9       108
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/08 04:37:26 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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