RECON: TNO occultation with 612243

Event between (612243) 01QR322 and star GA1060:00381190 with event index number of 2811942

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/13 05:53:26 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:28:06.3 +17:28:22
Equinox of date position of star is 03:29:27.7 +17:33:15
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 22 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0

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Object is 30.4 AU from the Sun and 29.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 316 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2157 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21427.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=143.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.7 sec chord
Diameter=58.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612243, (2027/12/13 05:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:31.6 +16:33:48  0.8 16.24  11
Menkar         03:03:44.6 +04:11:52  2.5 14.80  35
PPM 119253     03:41:00.9 +16:37:32  6.2  2.86  20
PPM 119101     03:29:44.3 +17:15:46  8.5  0.31  22
612243         03:29:41.5 +17:34:05 16.0        21
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 2.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 29.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=20.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:52:59 -53.7 Dark Up 56.7 175.7 Up 05:37:59 - 06:07:59 -1116
Sleaford 05:52:13 -58.4 Dark Up 54.2 199.5 Up 05:37:13 - 06:07:13 -1191
Kelowna 05:52:56 -54.6 Dark Up 57.6 177.2 Up 05:37:56 - 06:07:56 -1205
Peachland 05:52:58 -54.5 Dark Up 57.7 176.7 Up 05:37:58 - 06:07:58 -1210
Summerland 05:52:57 -54.7 Dark Up 57.8 176.8 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 -1225
Penticton 05:52:57 -54.8 Dark Up 57.9 177.0 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 -1233
Victoria 05:53:11 -53.3 Dark Up 58.6 170.0 Up 05:38:11 - 06:08:11 -1256
Oliver 05:52:58 -55.0 Dark Up 58.3 177.0 Up 05:37:58 - 06:07:58 -1265
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:52:57 -55.2 Dark Up 58.4 177.4 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 -1284
Okanogan 05:52:59 -55.5 Dark Up 59.1 176.9 Up 05:37:59 - 06:07:59 -1340
Brewster 05:53:00 -55.5 Dark Up 59.3 176.5 Up 05:38:00 - 06:08:00 -1361
Manson/Chelan 05:53:01 -55.4 Dark Up 59.5 175.8 Up 05:38:01 - 06:08:01 -1374
Wenatchee 05:53:02 -55.6 Dark Up 60.0 175.4 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1415
Ellensburg 05:53:03 -55.7 Dark Up 60.4 175.0 Up 05:38:03 - 06:08:03 -1450
Yakima 05:53:04 -55.9 Dark Up 60.8 174.9 Up 05:38:04 - 06:08:04 -1487
Toppenish/White Swan 05:53:04 -56.1 Dark Up 61.0 175.2 Up 05:38:04 - 06:08:04 -1511
The Dalles 05:53:07 -56.1 Dark Up 61.7 173.5 Up 05:38:07 - 06:08:07 -1569
PNWRO 05:52:59 -57.2 Dark Up 61.5 178.1 Up 05:37:59 - 06:07:59 -1573
Maupin 05:53:07 -56.4 Dark Up 62.2 173.6 Up 05:38:07 - 06:08:07 -1611
Sisters 05:53:10 -56.5 Dark Up 63.0 172.4 Up 05:38:10 - 06:08:10 -1685
Bend 05:53:10 -56.8 Dark Up 63.3 172.9 Up 05:38:10 - 06:08:10 -1713
Oregon Observatory 05:53:10 -56.8 Dark Up 63.4 172.6 Up 05:38:10 - 06:08:10 -1727
Chiloquin 05:53:14 -57.1 Dark Up 64.7 171.3 Up 05:38:14 - 06:08:14 -1845
Klamath Falls 05:53:14 -57.3 Dark Up 65.0 171.4 Up 05:38:14 - 06:08:14 -1880
Cedarville 05:53:09 -58.7 Dark Up 65.9 174.8 Up 05:38:09 - 06:08:09 -1980
Fall River/Burney 05:53:13 -58.1 Dark Up 66.2 171.9 Up 05:38:13 - 06:08:13 -2003
Greenville 05:53:13 -58.8 Dark Up 67.2 172.7 Up 05:38:13 - 06:08:13 -2102
Gimple 05:53:13 -58.8 Dark Up 67.2 172.9 Up 05:38:13 - 06:08:13 -2104
Quincy 05:53:14 -58.8 Dark Up 67.4 172.6 Up 05:38:14 - 06:08:14 -2122
Portola 05:53:12 -59.2 Dark Up 67.6 173.7 Up 05:38:12 - 06:08:12 -2144
Reno 05:53:10 -59.8 Dark Up 67.9 175.3 Up 05:38:10 - 06:08:10 -2184
Carson City 05:53:10 -59.9 Dark Up 68.2 175.3 Up 05:38:10 - 06:08:10 -2220
Gardnerville 05:53:10 -60.1 Dark Up 68.5 175.4 Up 05:38:10 - 06:08:10 -2245
Yerington 05:53:08 -60.5 Dark Up 68.5 176.9 Up 05:38:08 - 06:08:08 -2252
Hawthorne 05:53:06 -61.0 Dark Up 68.9 178.2 Up 05:38:06 - 06:08:06 -2310
Lee Vining 05:53:09 -60.9 Dark Up 69.5 176.8 Up 05:38:09 - 06:08:09 -2357
Dunrhomin 05:52:13 -68.4 Dark Up 64.8 209.1 Up 05:37:13 - 06:07:13 -2361
Nikitin 05:52:14 -68.5 Dark Up 64.9 209.3 Up 05:37:14 - 06:07:14 -2380
CU-SBO 05:52:14 -68.5 Dark Up 65.0 209.2 Up 05:37:14 - 06:07:14 -2386
Bishop 05:53:06 -61.7 Dark Up 70.1 178.7 Up 05:38:06 - 06:08:06 -2432
Beatty 05:53:01 -63.0 Dark Up 70.5 183.3 Up 05:38:01 - 06:08:01 -2512
Patrick 05:52:50 -65.7 Dark Up 71.7 192.3 Up 05:37:50 - 06:07:50 -2721
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:52:54 -65.3 Dark Up 72.1 190.3 Up 05:37:54 - 06:07:54 -2733
Wildwood 05:53:11 -62.6 Dark Up 73.4 177.9 Up 05:38:11 - 06:08:11 -2763
Lake Havasu City 05:52:53 -65.7 Dark Up 72.7 191.5 Up 05:37:53 - 06:07:53 -2808
Idyllwild 05:53:04 -64.2 Dark Up 73.7 184.2 Up 05:38:04 - 06:08:04 -2840
Calipatria 05:53:00 -65.3 Dark Up 74.2 188.4 Up 05:38:00 - 06:08:00 -2928
George/Scottsdale 05:52:44 -67.9 Dark Up 72.9 199.8 Up 05:37:44 - 06:07:44 -2936
Yuma 05:52:56 -66.1 Dark Up 74.5 191.8 Up 05:37:56 - 06:07:56 -2991

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 612243, (2027/12/13 05:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 16.24  11
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5 14.80  35
PPM 119253     03:39:25.8 +16:32:11  6.2  2.86  20
PPM 119101     03:28:09.2 +17:10:03  8.5  0.31  22
612243         03:28:06.3 +17:28:22 16.0        22
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/28 04:21:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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