RECON: TNO occultation with 69990

Event between (69990) 98WU31 and star GA1060:02498053 with event index number of 1812480

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/31 06:10:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:56:04.0 +17:54:50
Equinox of date position of star is 06:57:29.5 +17:52:50
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 146 degrees from the moon. Moon is 10% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.9

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Object is 37.2 AU from the Sun and 36.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 789 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3760 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26288.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=144.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Diameter=59.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 69990, (2027/12/31 06:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:47:01.8 +27:57:23  1.1 15.17 155
Alhena         06:39:19.7 +16:22:23  1.9  4.64 142
33 Gem         06:51:26.5 +16:10:07  5.9  2.27 145
PPM 123276     06:57:54.2 +17:41:54  7.9  0.18 146
69990          06:57:41.8 +17:52:32 16.6       147
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 1.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 33.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=10.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:11:50 -59.2 Dark Down 53.2 151.5 Up 05:56:50 - 06:26:50 5424
Kamloops 06:12:28 -54.9 Dark Down 48.6 130.6 Up 05:57:28 - 06:27:28 5354
Kelowna 06:12:27 -55.9 Dark Down 49.6 131.1 Up 05:57:27 - 06:27:27 5272
Peachland 06:12:28 -55.8 Dark Down 49.5 130.6 Up 05:57:28 - 06:27:28 5263
Summerland 06:12:28 -56.0 Dark Down 49.7 130.6 Up 05:57:28 - 06:27:28 5249
Penticton 06:12:28 -56.1 Dark Down 49.8 130.7 Up 05:57:28 - 06:27:28 5242
Oliver 06:12:29 -56.3 Dark Down 50.0 130.3 Up 05:57:29 - 06:27:29 5208
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:12:28 -56.5 Dark Down 50.2 130.4 Up 05:57:28 - 06:27:28 5191
Victoria 06:12:39 -54.7 Dark Down 48.4 125.1 Up 05:57:39 - 06:27:39 5175
Okanogan 06:12:29 -56.8 Dark Down 50.5 129.6 Up 05:57:29 - 06:27:29 5131
Brewster 06:12:30 -56.9 Dark Down 50.6 129.0 Up 05:57:30 - 06:27:30 5107
Manson/Chelan 06:12:32 -56.8 Dark Down 50.5 128.4 Up 05:57:32 - 06:27:32 5089
Wenatchee 06:12:33 -57.1 Dark Down 50.7 127.7 Up 05:57:33 - 06:27:33 5045
Ellensburg 06:12:34 -57.2 Dark Down 50.8 127.1 Up 05:57:34 - 06:27:34 5007
Yakima 06:12:34 -57.4 Dark Down 51.1 126.6 Up 05:57:34 - 06:27:34 4968
Toppenish/White Swan 06:12:34 -57.6 Dark Down 51.3 126.6 Up 05:57:34 - 06:27:34 4946
PNWRO 06:12:31 -58.7 Dark Down 52.3 128.1 Up 05:57:31 - 06:27:31 4899
The Dalles 06:12:38 -57.7 Dark Down 51.3 124.9 Up 05:57:38 - 06:27:38 4876
Maupin 06:12:38 -57.9 Dark Down 51.6 124.6 Up 05:57:38 - 06:27:38 4834
Sisters 06:12:41 -58.1 Dark Down 51.8 123.1 Up 05:57:41 - 06:27:41 4752
Bend 06:12:40 -58.4 Dark Down 52.1 123.1 Up 05:57:40 - 06:27:40 4727
Oregon Observatory 06:12:41 -58.4 Dark Down 52.1 122.8 Up 05:57:41 - 06:27:41 4711
Chiloquin 06:12:44 -58.9 Dark Down 52.6 120.9 Up 05:57:44 - 06:27:44 4583
Klamath Falls 06:12:44 -59.1 Dark Down 52.8 120.6 Up 05:57:44 - 06:27:44 4548
Cedarville 06:12:40 -60.4 Dark Down 54.2 121.7 Up 05:57:40 - 06:27:40 4465
Fall River/Burney 06:12:44 -59.9 Dark Down 53.6 119.7 Up 05:57:44 - 06:27:44 4426
Greenville 06:12:44 -60.6 Dark Down 54.4 119.1 Up 05:57:44 - 06:27:44 4330
Gimple 06:12:44 -60.7 Dark Down 54.4 119.2 Up 05:57:44 - 06:27:44 4329
Quincy 06:12:44 -60.7 Dark Down 54.5 118.9 Up 05:57:44 - 06:27:44 4309
Portola 06:12:43 -61.1 Dark Down 54.9 119.2 Up 05:57:43 - 06:27:43 4292
Dunrhomin 06:11:56 -69.7 Dark Down 63.4 142.2 Up 05:56:56 - 06:26:56 4263
Reno 06:12:41 -61.6 Dark Down 55.4 119.7 Up 05:57:41 - 06:27:41 4260
Nikitin 06:11:56 -69.8 Dark Down 63.5 142.0 Up 05:56:56 - 06:26:56 4244
CU-SBO 06:11:57 -69.9 Dark Down 63.6 141.8 Up 05:56:57 - 06:26:57 4237
Carson City 06:12:42 -61.8 Dark Down 55.6 119.2 Up 05:57:42 - 06:27:42 4223
Yerington 06:12:41 -62.3 Dark Down 56.1 119.8 Up 05:57:41 - 06:27:41 4198
Gardnerville 06:12:43 -62.0 Dark Down 55.8 119.0 Up 05:57:43 - 06:27:43 4197
Hawthorne 06:12:39 -62.9 Dark Down 56.7 119.8 Up 05:57:39 - 06:27:39 4145
Lee Vining 06:12:41 -62.8 Dark Down 56.7 118.4 Up 05:57:41 - 06:27:41 4091
Bishop 06:12:40 -63.6 Dark Down 57.5 118.5 Up 05:57:40 - 06:27:40 4023
Beatty 06:12:35 -65.0 Dark Down 58.8 119.8 Up 05:57:35 - 06:27:35 3963
Patrick 06:12:27 -67.7 Dark Down 61.6 121.3 Up 05:57:27 - 06:27:27 3788
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:12:30 -67.3 Dark Down 61.2 120.0 Up 05:57:30 - 06:27:30 3766
Lake Havasu City 06:12:30 -67.8 Dark Down 61.7 119.3 Up 05:57:30 - 06:27:30 3693
Wildwood 06:12:43 -64.7 Dark Down 58.8 113.6 Up 05:57:43 - 06:27:43 3681
Idyllwild 06:12:38 -66.3 Dark Down 60.3 115.1 Up 05:57:38 - 06:27:38 3628
George/Scottsdale 06:12:22 -69.9 Dark Down 63.8 121.3 Up 05:57:22 - 06:27:22 3597
Calipatria 06:12:34 -67.4 Dark Down 61.5 115.5 Up 05:57:34 - 06:27:34 3555
Yuma 06:12:32 -68.2 Dark Down 62.3 115.9 Up 05:57:32 - 06:27:32 3503

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 69990, (2027/12/31 06:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 15.17 155
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  4.64 142
33 Gem         06:49:49.8 +16:12:10  5.9  2.27 145
PPM 123276     06:56:16.5 +17:44:13  7.9  0.18 146
69990          06:56:04.0 +17:54:50 16.6       146
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/23 21:27:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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