RECON: TNO occultation with 00YH2

Event between 00YH2 and star GA0940:03217618 with event index number of 1995420

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/02/07 05:36:42 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:26:48.4 +05:24:47
Equinox of date position of star is 08:27:58.5 +05:20:22
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 159 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4

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TNO is 28.7 AU from the Sun and 27.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 470 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5290 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20135.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=166.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.0 sec chord
Diameter=67.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 00YH2, (2027/02/07 05:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:58.5 +27:57:31  1.1 24.67 148
Alphard        09:28:55.2 -08:46:39  2.0 20.68 158
PPM 154457     08:27:21.9 +07:28:27  5.1  2.16 159
PPM 154504     08:29:21.9 +04:43:49  8.5  0.66 159
PPM 154470     08:28:10.3 +05:33:38  9.9  0.24 159
00YH2          08:28:14.5 +05:19:21 15.4       159
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 1.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=10.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:38:10 -48.3 Dark Down 42.5 165.1 Up 05:23:10 - 05:53:10 643
Kamloops 05:38:49 -42.7 Dark Down 40.1 146.3 Up 05:23:49 - 05:53:49 281
Kelowna 05:38:47 -43.7 Dark Down 41.1 147.0 Up 05:23:47 - 05:53:47 226
Peachland 05:38:48 -43.6 Dark Down 41.0 146.6 Up 05:23:48 - 05:53:48 212
Summerland 05:38:48 -43.7 Dark Down 41.2 146.6 Up 05:23:48 - 05:53:48 201
Penticton 05:38:47 -43.8 Dark Down 41.3 146.8 Up 05:23:47 - 05:53:47 197
Oliver 05:38:48 -44.0 Dark Down 41.6 146.6 Up 05:23:48 - 05:53:48 166
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:38:47 -44.2 Dark Down 41.8 146.7 Up 05:23:47 - 05:53:47 155
Tonasket 05:38:48 -44.3 Dark Down 42.0 146.5 Up 05:23:48 - 05:53:48 127
Okanogan 05:38:48 -44.4 Dark Down 42.3 146.1 Up 05:23:48 - 05:53:48 95
Brewster 05:38:49 -44.5 Dark Down 42.4 145.8 Up 05:23:49 - 05:53:49 68
Victoria 05:38:58 -42.2 Dark Down 40.7 141.6 Up 05:23:58 - 05:53:58 47
Manson/Chelan 05:38:50 -44.4 Dark Down 42.4 145.2 Up 05:23:50 - 05:53:50 44
Wenatchee 05:38:51 -44.5 Dark Down 42.8 144.7 Up 05:23:51 - 05:53:51 -1
Ellensburg 05:38:51 -44.6 Dark Down 43.0 144.2 Up 05:23:51 - 05:53:51 -42
Yakima 05:38:51 -44.8 Dark Down 43.3 144.0 Up 05:23:51 - 05:53:51 -78
Toppenish/White Swan 05:38:51 -45.0 Dark Down 43.6 144.1 Up 05:23:51 - 05:53:51 -95
PNWRO 05:38:47 -46.1 Dark Down 44.5 145.8 Up 05:23:47 - 05:53:47 -102
Goldendale 05:38:53 -45.0 Dark Down 43.9 143.2 Up 05:23:53 - 05:53:53 -152
The Dalles 05:38:54 -44.9 Dark Down 43.9 142.7 Up 05:23:54 - 05:53:54 -179
Maupin 05:38:54 -45.2 Dark Down 44.3 142.6 Up 05:23:54 - 05:53:54 -215
Sisters 05:38:55 -45.3 Dark Down 44.7 141.4 Up 05:23:55 - 05:53:55 -304
Bend 05:38:55 -45.6 Dark Down 45.0 141.6 Up 05:23:55 - 05:53:55 -321
Oregon Observatory 05:38:55 -45.6 Dark Down 45.1 141.3 Up 05:23:55 - 05:53:55 -339
Dunrhomin 05:38:03 -57.4 Dark Down 54.0 162.5 Up 05:23:03 - 05:53:03 -342
North Lake 05:38:54 -46.2 Dark Down 45.9 141.6 Up 05:23:54 - 05:53:54 -389
Chiloquin 05:38:57 -45.9 Dark Down 46.0 139.9 Up 05:23:57 - 05:53:57 -469
Lakeview 05:38:52 -47.1 Dark Down 46.9 141.6 Up 05:23:52 - 05:53:52 -477
Klamath Falls 05:38:57 -46.1 Dark Down 46.3 139.8 Up 05:23:57 - 05:53:57 -500
Cedarville 05:38:52 -47.5 Dark Down 47.5 141.4 Up 05:23:52 - 05:53:52 -536
Fall River/Burney 05:38:56 -46.9 Dark Down 47.3 139.5 Up 05:23:56 - 05:53:56 -605
Susanville 05:38:54 -47.6 Dark Down 48.2 140.0 Up 05:23:54 - 05:53:54 -651
Gimple 05:38:54 -47.6 Dark Down 48.3 139.5 Up 05:23:54 - 05:53:54 -681
Greenville 05:38:54 -47.5 Dark Down 48.2 139.4 Up 05:23:54 - 05:53:54 -683
Quincy 05:38:55 -47.6 Dark Down 48.4 139.3 Up 05:23:55 - 05:53:55 -702
Portola 05:38:53 -48.0 Dark Down 48.7 139.8 Up 05:23:53 - 05:53:53 -705
Reno 05:38:51 -48.6 Dark Down 49.3 140.4 Up 05:23:51 - 05:53:51 -718
Carson City 05:38:51 -48.7 Dark Down 49.5 140.2 Up 05:23:51 - 05:53:51 -752
Yerington 05:38:49 -49.2 Dark Down 50.0 140.9 Up 05:23:49 - 05:53:49 -759
Gardnerville 05:38:51 -48.9 Dark Down 49.8 140.1 Up 05:23:51 - 05:53:51 -775
Hawthorne 05:38:47 -49.8 Dark Down 50.6 141.2 Up 05:23:47 - 05:53:47 -793
Tonopah 05:38:43 -51.0 Dark Down 51.7 142.8 Up 05:23:43 - 05:53:43 -809
Lee Vining 05:38:49 -49.7 Dark Down 50.8 140.2 Up 05:23:49 - 05:53:49 -857
Bishop 05:38:47 -50.5 Dark Down 51.6 140.7 Up 05:23:47 - 05:53:47 -901
Beatty 05:38:41 -51.8 Dark Down 52.8 142.6 Up 05:23:41 - 05:53:41 -912
Indian Springs 05:38:38 -52.7 Dark Down 53.6 143.9 Up 05:23:38 - 05:53:38 -921
Henderson 05:38:35 -53.5 Dark Down 54.3 144.4 Up 05:23:35 - 05:53:35 -959
Patrick 05:38:31 -54.5 Dark Down 55.4 145.6 Up 05:23:31 - 05:53:31 -995
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:38:31 -54.5 Dark Down 55.5 145.1 Up 05:23:31 - 05:53:31 -1021
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:38:33 -54.1 Dark Down 55.2 144.3 Up 05:23:33 - 05:53:33 -1035
Mohave Valley 05:38:33 -54.2 Dark Down 55.5 144.1 Up 05:23:33 - 05:53:33 -1062
Lake Havasu City 05:38:32 -54.6 Dark Down 55.9 144.1 Up 05:23:32 - 05:53:32 -1096
George/Scottsdale 05:38:23 -56.7 Dark Down 57.7 147.4 Up 05:23:23 - 05:53:23 -1116
Parker 05:38:32 -54.8 Dark Down 56.2 143.9 Up 05:23:32 - 05:53:32 -1130
Idyllwild 05:38:40 -53.1 Dark Down 55.3 139.9 Up 05:23:40 - 05:53:40 -1223
Wildwood 05:38:47 -51.5 Dark Down 54.0 137.5 Up 05:23:47 - 05:53:47 -1228
Calipatria 05:38:36 -54.2 Dark Down 56.4 141.1 Up 05:23:36 - 05:53:36 -1258
Yuma 05:38:33 -55.1 Dark Down 57.2 142.0 Up 05:23:33 - 05:53:33 -1281

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 00YH2, (2027/02/07 05:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 24.67 148
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0 20.68 158
PPM 154457     08:25:54.7 +07:33:52  5.1  2.16 159
PPM 154504     08:27:56.1 +04:49:17  8.5  0.66 159
PPM 154470     08:26:44.1 +05:39:04  9.9  0.24 159
00YH2          08:26:48.4 +05:24:47 15.4       159
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/21 23:57:52 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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