RECON: TNO occultation with 612533

Event between (612533) 02XV93 and star GA1240:03168794 with event index number of 2814648

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/03/26 08:42:24 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:15:53.0 +35:44:27
Equinox of date position of star is 07:17:29.3 +35:41:48
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 129 degrees from the moon. Moon is 83% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.7

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Object is 37.6 AU from the Sun and 37.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 6.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 0.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 345 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2208 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27128.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=633.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 96.8 sec chord
Diameter=258.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 39.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612533, (2027/03/26 08:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:58.8 +27:57:29  1.1  9.92 121
65 Aur         07:23:51.6 +36:42:24  5.1  1.61 127
PPM 072580     07:15:57.1 +35:29:56  8.5  0.40 129
PPM 072636     07:19:08.5 +35:56:46  8.7  0.39 128
612533         07:17:41.5 +35:41:28 15.6       128
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 2.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 31.6 km RECON observability=0.9 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 08:29:39 -33.2 Dark Up 24.1 297.9 Low 08:14:39 - 08:44:39 -9736
Kamloops 08:30:50 -36.9 Dark Up 31.6 289.3 Up 08:15:50 - 08:45:50 -10021
Kelowna 08:30:53 -37.6 Dark Up 30.8 290.4 Up 08:15:53 - 08:45:53 -10099
Peachland 08:30:57 -37.8 Dark Up 30.9 290.3 Up 08:15:57 - 08:45:57 -10111
Summerland 08:30:59 -37.9 Dark Up 30.8 290.4 Up 08:15:59 - 08:45:59 -10126
Penticton 08:30:57 -38.0 Dark Up 30.7 290.5 Up 08:15:57 - 08:45:57 -10132
Oliver 08:30:57 -38.3 Dark Up 30.6 290.7 Up 08:15:57 - 08:45:57 -10167
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:30:57 -38.5 Dark Up 30.4 290.9 Up 08:15:57 - 08:45:57 -10184
Victoria 08:31:21 -39.2 Dark Up 32.7 288.8 Up 08:16:21 - 08:46:21 -10235
Okanogan 08:31:04 -39.1 Dark Up 30.3 291.2 Up 08:16:04 - 08:46:04 -10247
Brewster 08:31:07 -39.4 Dark Up 30.3 291.2 Up 08:16:07 - 08:46:07 -10275
Manson/Chelan 08:31:10 -39.7 Dark Up 30.5 291.1 Up 08:16:10 - 08:46:10 -10296
Wenatchee 08:31:18 -40.1 Dark Up 30.4 291.3 Up 08:16:18 - 08:46:18 -10343
Ellensburg 08:31:18 -40.6 Dark Up 30.4 291.4 Up 08:16:18 - 08:46:18 -10383
Yakima 08:31:18 -41.0 Dark Up 30.2 291.6 Up 08:16:18 - 08:46:18 -10423
Toppenish/White Swan 08:31:11 -41.2 Dark Up 30.1 291.8 Up 08:16:11 - 08:46:11 -10443
PNWRO 08:31:17 -41.4 Dark Up 28.9 292.9 Low 08:16:17 - 08:46:17 -10474
The Dalles 08:31:35 -42.0 Dark Up 30.2 291.8 Up 08:16:35 - 08:46:35 -10519
Maupin 08:31:32 -42.4 Dark Up 30.0 292.1 Low 08:16:32 - 08:46:32 -10559
Sisters 08:31:44 -43.3 Dark Up 30.0 292.3 Low 08:16:44 - 08:46:44 -10643
Bend 08:31:43 -43.5 Dark Up 29.7 292.6 Low 08:16:43 - 08:46:43 -10666
Oregon Observatory 08:31:39 -43.7 Dark Up 29.7 292.6 Low 08:16:39 - 08:46:39 -10682
Chiloquin 08:31:58 -45.1 Dark Up 29.4 293.1 Low 08:16:58 - 08:46:58 -10805
Dunrhomin 08:30:32 -43.4 Dark Up 17.5 302.4 Really Low 08:15:32 - 08:45:32 -10816
Nikitin 08:30:36 -43.6 Dark Up 17.4 302.4 Really Low 08:15:36 - 08:45:36 -10832
Klamath Falls 08:31:53 -45.4 Dark Up 29.3 293.3 Low 08:16:53 - 08:46:53 -10837
CU-SBO 08:30:36 -43.7 Dark Up 17.5 302.4 Really Low 08:15:36 - 08:45:36 -10840
Cedarville 08:31:49 -45.9 Dark Up 27.9 294.5 Low 08:16:49 - 08:46:49 -10898
Fall River/Burney 08:32:07 -46.5 Dark Up 28.5 294.1 Low 08:17:07 - 08:47:07 -10944
Greenville 08:32:06 -47.4 Dark Up 27.8 294.8 Low 08:17:06 - 08:47:06 -11025
Gimple 08:32:07 -47.4 Dark Up 27.7 294.8 Low 08:17:07 - 08:47:07 -11025
Quincy 08:32:12 -47.6 Dark Up 27.7 294.9 Low 08:17:12 - 08:47:12 -11043
Portola 08:32:00 -47.7 Dark Up 27.3 295.2 Low 08:17:00 - 08:47:00 -11054
Reno 08:32:07 -47.8 Dark Up 26.8 295.6 Low 08:17:07 - 08:47:07 -11075
Carson City 08:32:00 -48.2 Dark Up 26.6 295.8 Low 08:17:00 - 08:47:00 -11107
Yerington 08:32:07 -48.3 Dark Up 26.1 296.1 Low 08:17:07 - 08:47:07 -11122
Gardnerville 08:32:07 -48.4 Dark Up 26.5 295.9 Low 08:17:07 - 08:47:07 -11129
Hawthorne 08:32:04 -48.7 Dark Up 25.5 296.6 Low 08:17:04 - 08:47:04 -11160
Lee Vining 08:32:11 -49.3 Dark Up 25.6 296.6 Low 08:17:11 - 08:47:11 -11212
Bishop 08:32:12 -49.7 Dark Up 24.8 297.2 Low 08:17:12 - 08:47:12 -11260
Beatty 08:32:07 -49.9 Dark Up 23.4 298.1 Low 08:17:07 - 08:47:07 -11288
Patrick 08:32:04 -50.6 Dark Up 20.7 299.9 Low 08:17:04 - 08:47:04 -11383
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:32:10 -51.0 Dark Up 21.0 299.6 Low 08:17:10 - 08:47:10 -11411
Lake Havasu City 08:32:07 -51.6 Dark Up 20.5 300.0 Low 08:17:07 - 08:47:07 -11464
George/Scottsdale 08:32:07 -51.5 Dark Up 18.4 301.2 Really Low 08:17:07 - 08:47:07 -11493
Wildwood 08:32:40 -52.9 Dark Up 23.3 298.4 Low 08:17:40 - 08:47:40 -11535
Idyllwild 08:32:28 -52.9 Dark Up 21.8 299.3 Low 08:17:28 - 08:47:28 -11551
Calipatria 08:32:28 -53.2 Dark Up 20.6 300.0 Low 08:17:28 - 08:47:28 -11588
Yuma 08:32:35 -53.3 Dark Up 19.8 300.5 Really Low 08:17:35 - 08:47:35 -11613

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 612533, (2027/03/26 08:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.8 +28:01:33  1.1  9.92 121
65 Aur         07:22:02.4 +36:45:37  5.1  1.61 127
PPM 072580     07:14:08.8 +35:32:52  8.5  0.40 129
PPM 072636     07:17:19.9 +35:59:49  8.7  0.39 128
612533         07:15:53.0 +35:44:27 15.6       129
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 05:05:04 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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