RECON: TNO occultation with 612953

Event between (612953) 05ER318 and star GA0760:04876376 with event index number of 2819137

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/22 05:28:47 UTC

J2000 position of star is 12:51:14.9 -13:39:41
Equinox of date position of star is 12:52:25.3 -13:46:58
Stellar brightness G=13.3, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 30 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9

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TNO is 30.8 AU from the Sun and 29.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 238 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4185 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21602.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.0
Diameter=150.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Diameter=61.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 4:3E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612953, (2027/04/22 05:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:38.1 -11:18:11  1.0  8.66  24
PPM 226546     12:57:19.6 -15:28:28  6.2  2.01  29
PPM 226446     12:52:50.7 -13:38:29  8.1  0.17  30
612953         12:52:40.9 -13:48:34 13.3        30
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 3.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 13.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=10.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:30:43 -22.8 Dark Up 24.0 173.6 Low 05:15:43 - 05:45:43 2400
Kamloops 05:31:21 -19.3 Dark Up 23.3 158.5 Low 05:16:21 - 05:46:21 1894
Kelowna 05:31:19 -20.3 Dark Up 24.2 159.3 Low 05:16:19 - 05:46:19 1876
Peachland 05:31:20 -20.3 Dark Up 24.3 159.0 Low 05:16:20 - 05:46:20 1860
Summerland 05:31:19 -20.5 Dark Up 24.4 159.0 Low 05:16:19 - 05:46:19 1854
Penticton 05:31:19 -20.5 Dark Up 24.5 159.1 Low 05:16:19 - 05:46:19 1854
Oliver 05:31:19 -20.8 Dark Up 24.8 159.1 Low 05:16:19 - 05:46:19 1833
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:31:19 -21.0 Dark Up 25.0 159.2 Low 05:16:19 - 05:46:19 1830
Tonasket 05:31:19 -21.3 Dark Up 25.3 159.1 Low 05:16:19 - 05:46:19 1809
Okanogan 05:31:20 -21.5 Dark Up 25.6 158.9 Low 05:16:20 - 05:46:20 1784
Dunrhomin 05:30:34 -33.7 Dark Up 35.9 173.7 Up 05:15:34 - 05:45:34 1781
CU-SBO 05:30:34 -33.9 Dark Up 36.1 173.5 Up 05:15:34 - 05:45:34 1761
Brewster 05:31:20 -21.6 Dark Up 25.8 158.7 Low 05:16:20 - 05:46:20 1761
Manson/Chelan 05:31:21 -21.6 Dark Up 25.9 158.2 Low 05:16:21 - 05:46:21 1736
Wenatchee 05:31:22 -21.9 Dark Up 26.3 158.0 Low 05:16:22 - 05:46:22 1701
Ellensburg 05:31:22 -22.1 Dark Up 26.6 157.7 Low 05:16:22 - 05:46:22 1668
Victoria 05:31:29 -19.7 Dark Up 24.5 155.0 Low 05:16:29 - 05:46:29 1667
PNWRO 05:31:18 -23.6 Dark Up 28.0 159.2 Low 05:16:18 - 05:46:18 1663
Yakima 05:31:23 -22.4 Dark Up 27.0 157.6 Low 05:16:23 - 05:46:23 1642
Toppenish/White Swan 05:31:22 -22.7 Dark Up 27.2 157.7 Low 05:16:22 - 05:46:22 1634
Goldendale 05:31:23 -22.9 Dark Up 27.6 157.2 Low 05:16:23 - 05:46:23 1585
The Dalles 05:31:24 -22.9 Dark Up 27.8 156.7 Low 05:16:24 - 05:46:24 1557
Maupin 05:31:24 -23.3 Dark Up 28.2 156.7 Low 05:16:24 - 05:46:24 1534
Sisters 05:31:25 -23.7 Dark Up 28.8 156.0 Low 05:16:25 - 05:46:25 1459
Bend 05:31:25 -24.0 Dark Up 29.1 156.3 Low 05:16:25 - 05:46:25 1453
Oregon Observatory 05:31:25 -24.1 Dark Up 29.2 156.1 Low 05:16:25 - 05:46:25 1436
North Lake 05:31:24 -24.8 Dark Up 30.0 156.5 Low 05:16:24 - 05:46:24 1413
Lakeview 05:31:23 -25.9 Dark Up 31.1 156.9 Up 05:16:23 - 05:46:23 1361
Chiloquin 05:31:27 -24.8 Dark Up 30.3 155.3 Up 05:16:27 - 05:46:27 1332
Cedarville 05:31:21 -26.4 Dark Up 31.8 156.9 Up 05:16:21 - 05:46:21 1322
Klamath Falls 05:31:26 -25.1 Dark Up 30.7 155.3 Up 05:16:26 - 05:46:26 1311
Fall River/Burney 05:31:25 -26.2 Dark Up 31.8 155.4 Up 05:16:25 - 05:46:25 1243
Susanville 05:31:23 -27.0 Dark Up 32.7 156.1 Up 05:16:23 - 05:46:23 1226
Gimple 05:31:23 -27.1 Dark Up 32.8 155.8 Up 05:16:23 - 05:46:23 1198
Reno 05:31:20 -28.1 Dark Up 33.7 156.8 Up 05:16:20 - 05:46:20 1196
Greenville 05:31:24 -27.1 Dark Up 32.8 155.7 Up 05:16:24 - 05:46:24 1195
Portola 05:31:23 -27.6 Dark Up 33.3 156.1 Up 05:16:23 - 05:46:23 1190
Tonopah 05:31:12 -30.5 Dark Up 35.8 159.3 Up 05:16:12 - 05:46:12 1189
Yerington 05:31:18 -28.9 Dark Up 34.4 157.3 Up 05:16:18 - 05:46:18 1181
Quincy 05:31:24 -27.2 Dark Up 33.0 155.6 Up 05:16:24 - 05:46:24 1181
Carson City 05:31:20 -28.4 Dark Up 34.0 156.7 Up 05:16:20 - 05:46:20 1171
Hawthorne 05:31:16 -29.5 Dark Up 35.0 157.8 Up 05:16:16 - 05:46:16 1168
Gardnerville 05:31:20 -28.6 Dark Up 34.3 156.7 Up 05:16:20 - 05:46:20 1155
Indian Springs 05:31:06 -32.5 Dark Up 37.6 160.7 Up 05:16:06 - 05:46:06 1141
Henderson 05:31:03 -33.2 Dark Up 38.3 161.3 Up 05:16:03 - 05:46:03 1129
Patrick 05:31:00 -34.3 Dark Up 39.2 162.5 Up 05:16:00 - 05:46:00 1127
Beatty 05:31:10 -31.7 Dark Up 37.0 159.5 Up 05:16:10 - 05:46:10 1123
Lee Vining 05:31:18 -29.7 Dark Up 35.4 157.1 Up 05:16:18 - 05:46:18 1109
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:31:00 -34.3 Dark Up 39.4 162.2 Up 05:16:00 - 05:46:00 1103
Bishop 05:31:15 -30.5 Dark Up 36.1 157.8 Up 05:16:15 - 05:46:15 1093
George/Scottsdale 05:30:51 -36.6 Dark Up 41.3 164.5 Up 05:15:51 - 05:45:51 1081
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:31:02 -34.1 Dark Up 39.3 161.6 Up 05:16:02 - 05:46:02 1081
Mohave Valley 05:31:02 -34.3 Dark Up 39.5 161.5 Up 05:16:02 - 05:46:02 1061
Lake Havasu City 05:31:00 -34.8 Dark Up 40.0 161.7 Up 05:16:00 - 05:46:00 1041
Parker 05:31:00 -35.1 Dark Up 40.3 161.7 Up 05:16:00 - 05:46:00 1015
Yuma 05:31:00 -36.0 Dark Up 41.6 160.8 Up 05:16:00 - 05:46:00 892
Calipatria 05:31:04 -35.2 Dark Up 40.9 159.9 Up 05:16:04 - 05:46:04 888
Idyllwild 05:31:08 -34.1 Dark Up 40.0 158.6 Up 05:16:08 - 05:46:08 888
Wildwood 05:31:15 -32.8 Dark Up 39.1 156.5 Up 05:16:15 - 05:46:15 838

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 612953, (2027/04/22 05:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0  8.66  24
PPM 226546     12:55:53.2 -15:19:37  6.2  2.01  29
PPM 226446     12:51:24.8 -13:29:36  8.1  0.17  30
612953         12:51:14.9 -13:39:41 13.3        30
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/06 22:39:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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