RECON: TNO occultation with 609221

Event between (609221) 04VC131 and star GA1100:00742076 with event index number of 2789287

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/09 07:10:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:44:43.6 +21:54:46
Equinox of date position of star is 04:46:09.7 +21:57:20
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 51 degrees from the moon. Moon is 78% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

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Object is 41.0 AU from the Sun and 40.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 92 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1481 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29031.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=351.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.4 sec chord
Diameter=143.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 609221, (2027/12/09 07:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:31.6 +16:33:48  0.8  5.79  49
Alnath         05:28:03.6 +28:37:43  1.6 11.53  61
PPM 093742     04:47:23.9 +23:40:38  6.1  1.73  51
PPM 093732     04:46:02.7 +21:42:26  8.4  0.27  51
PPM 093725     04:45:24.7 +21:51:51 11.1  0.25  51
609221         04:46:23.8 +21:57:45 16.0        52
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 32.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=97.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 07:09:32 -60.6 Dark Up 59.2 194.8 Up 07:01:24 - 07:17:40 1016
Kamloops 07:10:12 -60.9 Dark Up 60.8 168.2 Up 07:02:04 - 07:18:20 1000
Kelowna 07:10:10 -61.8 Dark Up 61.7 169.6 Up 07:02:02 - 07:18:18 911
Peachland 07:10:11 -61.9 Dark Up 61.8 169.0 Up 07:02:03 - 07:18:19 904
Summerland 07:10:11 -62.0 Dark Up 62.0 169.1 Up 07:02:03 - 07:18:19 889
Penticton 07:10:10 -62.1 Dark Up 62.1 169.3 Up 07:02:02 - 07:18:18 881
Oliver 07:10:11 -62.4 Dark Up 62.4 169.2 Up 07:02:03 - 07:18:19 847
Victoria 07:10:22 -62.0 Dark Up 62.4 161.3 Up 07:02:14 - 07:18:30 831
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:10:11 -62.7 Dark Up 62.6 169.5 Up 07:02:03 - 07:18:19 828
Okanogan 07:10:12 -63.2 Dark Up 63.2 168.8 Up 07:02:04 - 07:18:20 768
Brewster 07:10:12 -63.4 Dark Up 63.4 168.3 Up 07:02:04 - 07:18:20 744
Manson/Chelan 07:10:13 -63.5 Dark Up 63.6 167.5 Up 07:02:05 - 07:18:21 728
Wenatchee 07:10:14 -63.9 Dark Up 64.0 166.9 Up 07:02:06 - 07:18:22 683
Ellensburg 07:10:15 -64.2 Dark Up 64.4 166.2 Up 07:02:07 - 07:18:23 645
Yakima 07:10:16 -64.6 Dark Up 64.8 166.0 Up 07:02:08 - 07:18:24 605
Toppenish/White Swan 07:10:15 -64.8 Dark Up 65.0 166.3 Up 07:02:07 - 07:18:23 582
PNWRO 07:10:11 -65.6 Dark Up 65.6 169.4 Up 07:02:03 - 07:18:19 527
The Dalles 07:10:19 -65.3 Dark Up 65.6 164.1 Up 07:02:11 - 07:18:27 514
Maupin 07:10:19 -65.7 Dark Up 66.1 164.1 Up 07:02:11 - 07:18:27 471
Sisters 07:10:21 -66.3 Dark Up 66.8 162.4 Up 07:02:13 - 07:18:29 390
Bend 07:10:20 -66.6 Dark Up 67.1 162.9 Up 07:02:12 - 07:18:28 363
Oregon Observatory 07:10:21 -66.7 Dark Up 67.2 162.4 Up 07:02:13 - 07:18:29 347
Chiloquin 07:10:23 -67.7 Dark Up 68.4 160.4 Up 07:02:15 - 07:18:31 219
Klamath Falls 07:10:23 -68.1 Dark Up 68.7 160.3 Up 07:02:15 - 07:18:31 183
Cedarville 07:10:19 -69.3 Dark Up 69.8 163.8 Up 07:02:11 - 07:18:27 90
Fall River/Burney 07:10:23 -69.2 Dark Up 69.9 160.3 Up 07:02:15 - 07:18:31 57
Greenville 07:10:23 -70.2 Dark Up 70.9 160.6 Up 07:02:15 - 07:18:31 -43
Gimple 07:10:22 -70.2 Dark Up 70.9 160.8 Up 07:02:14 - 07:18:30 -44
Quincy 07:10:23 -70.3 Dark Up 71.1 160.4 Up 07:02:15 - 07:18:31 -64
Portola 07:10:21 -70.6 Dark Up 71.3 161.6 Up 07:02:13 - 07:18:29 -83
Reno 07:10:19 -71.1 Dark Up 71.7 163.2 Up 07:02:11 - 07:18:27 -120
Carson City 07:10:19 -71.4 Dark Up 72.1 162.9 Up 07:02:11 - 07:18:27 -158
Gardnerville 07:10:19 -71.7 Dark Up 72.3 162.8 Up 07:02:11 - 07:18:27 -184
Yerington 07:10:18 -71.9 Dark Up 72.4 164.6 Up 07:02:10 - 07:18:26 -187
Dunrhomin 07:09:31 -72.2 Dark Up 70.2 204.9 Up 07:01:23 - 07:17:39 -189
Nikitin 07:09:31 -72.4 Dark Up 70.4 205.0 Up 07:01:23 - 07:17:39 -208
CU-SBO 07:09:31 -72.5 Dark Up 70.4 204.9 Up 07:01:23 - 07:17:39 -215
Hawthorne 07:10:16 -72.5 Dark Up 73.0 165.8 Up 07:02:08 - 07:18:24 -243
Lee Vining 07:10:18 -72.8 Dark Up 73.4 163.8 Up 07:02:10 - 07:18:26 -295
Bishop 07:10:16 -73.6 Dark Up 74.1 165.6 Up 07:02:08 - 07:18:24 -368
Beatty 07:10:11 -74.6 Dark Up 74.8 170.8 Up 07:02:03 - 07:18:19 -438
Patrick 07:10:02 -76.8 Dark Up 76.5 181.1 Up 07:01:54 - 07:18:10 -631
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:10:04 -76.9 Dark Up 76.7 178.3 Up 07:01:56 - 07:18:12 -650
Wildwood 07:10:19 -76.2 Dark Up 77.2 161.3 Up 07:02:11 - 07:18:27 -713
Lake Havasu City 07:10:04 -77.6 Dark Up 77.4 179.3 Up 07:01:56 - 07:18:12 -725
Idyllwild 07:10:13 -77.4 Dark Up 78.0 168.7 Up 07:02:05 - 07:18:21 -777
George/Scottsdale 07:09:55 -78.9 Dark Up 78.0 190.2 Up 07:01:47 - 07:18:03 -835
Calipatria 07:10:09 -78.4 Dark Up 78.7 173.5 Up 07:02:01 - 07:18:17 -858
Yuma 07:10:06 -79.1 Dark Up 79.2 177.6 Up 07:01:58 - 07:18:14 -915

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 609221, (2027/12/09 07:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  5.79  49
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6 11.53  61
PPM 093742     04:45:42.5 +23:37:41  6.1  1.73  51
PPM 093732     04:44:22.7 +21:39:27  8.4  0.27  51
PPM 093725     04:43:44.6 +21:48:50 11.1  0.25  51
609221         04:44:43.6 +21:54:46 16.0        51
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/09 04:41:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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