RECON: TNO occultation with 04VC131

Event between 04VC131 and star GA1100:00710949 with event index number of 1783213

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/09 07:14:11 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:44:43.6 +21:54:46
Equinox of date position of star is 04:45:57.8 +21:56:59
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 51 degrees from the moon. Moon is 78% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 41.0 AU from the Sun and 40.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 276 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2011 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29031.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=354.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Diameter=144.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04VC131, (2027/12/09 07:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:31.6 +16:33:48  0.8  5.79  49
Alnath         05:28:03.6 +28:37:43  1.6 11.53  61
PPM 093742     04:47:23.9 +23:40:38  6.1  1.73  51
PPM 093732     04:46:02.7 +21:42:26  8.4  0.27  51
PPM 093725     04:45:24.7 +21:51:51 11.1  0.25  51
04VC131        04:46:23.8 +21:57:45 16.0        51
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 3.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=15.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 07:14:10 -61.7 Dark Up 61.5 171.9 Up 06:59:10 - 07:29:10 3937
Kelowna 07:14:10 -62.0 Dark Up 61.8 171.5 Up 06:59:10 - 07:29:10 3902
Peachland 07:14:11 -62.1 Dark Up 61.9 170.9 Up 06:59:11 - 07:29:11 3894
Summerland 07:14:11 -62.2 Dark Up 62.1 171.1 Up 06:59:11 - 07:29:11 3879
Penticton 07:14:10 -62.3 Dark Up 62.2 171.3 Up 06:59:10 - 07:29:10 3871
Oliver 07:14:11 -62.7 Dark Up 62.5 171.2 Up 06:59:11 - 07:29:11 3837
Victoria 07:14:22 -62.3 Dark Up 62.6 163.3 Up 06:59:22 - 07:29:22 3819
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:14:11 -62.9 Dark Up 62.7 171.5 Up 06:59:11 - 07:29:11 3818
Tonasket 07:14:11 -63.1 Dark Up 63.0 171.3 Up 06:59:11 - 07:29:11 3789
Okanogan 07:14:12 -63.4 Dark Up 63.3 170.9 Up 06:59:12 - 07:29:12 3757
Brewster 07:14:13 -63.6 Dark Up 63.6 170.4 Up 06:59:13 - 07:29:13 3733
Manson/Chelan 07:14:13 -63.8 Dark Up 63.7 169.5 Up 06:59:13 - 07:29:13 3717
Entiat 07:14:14 -64.0 Dark Up 63.9 169.3 Up 06:59:14 - 07:29:14 3696
Wenatchee 07:14:14 -64.2 Dark Up 64.2 169.0 Up 06:59:14 - 07:29:14 3672
Ellensburg 07:14:15 -64.5 Dark Up 64.5 168.4 Up 06:59:15 - 07:29:15 3634
Yakima 07:14:16 -64.9 Dark Up 64.9 168.2 Up 06:59:16 - 07:29:16 3594
Toppenish/White Swan 07:14:15 -65.1 Dark Up 65.2 168.4 Up 06:59:15 - 07:29:15 3570
Pasco 07:14:12 -65.5 Dark Up 65.5 171.2 Up 06:59:12 - 07:29:12 3543
Goldendale 07:14:17 -65.5 Dark Up 65.7 167.3 Up 06:59:17 - 07:29:17 3521
PNWRO 07:14:11 -65.8 Dark Up 65.7 171.6 Up 06:59:11 - 07:29:11 3516
The Dalles 07:14:19 -65.6 Dark Up 65.8 166.3 Up 06:59:19 - 07:29:19 3503
Maupin 07:14:19 -66.0 Dark Up 66.2 166.4 Up 06:59:19 - 07:29:19 3460
Sisters 07:14:21 -66.7 Dark Up 67.0 164.7 Up 06:59:21 - 07:29:21 3378
Redmond 07:14:19 -66.8 Dark Up 67.1 165.7 Up 06:59:19 - 07:29:19 3370
Bend 07:14:20 -67.0 Dark Up 67.3 165.2 Up 06:59:20 - 07:29:20 3350
Oregon Observatory 07:14:20 -67.1 Dark Up 67.4 164.8 Up 06:59:20 - 07:29:20 3335
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:14:21 -67.2 Dark Up 67.6 164.5 Up 06:59:21 - 07:29:21 3315
North Lake 07:14:19 -67.8 Dark Up 68.1 165.7 Up 06:59:19 - 07:29:19 3263
Paisley 07:14:18 -68.4 Dark Up 68.7 166.2 Up 06:59:18 - 07:29:18 3202
Klamath Falls 07:14:23 -68.4 Dark Up 69.0 162.8 Up 06:59:23 - 07:29:23 3171
Lakeview 07:14:18 -69.0 Dark Up 69.3 166.4 Up 06:59:18 - 07:29:18 3148
Cedarville 07:14:19 -69.6 Dark Up 69.9 166.5 Up 06:59:19 - 07:29:19 3078
Fall River/Burney 07:14:22 -69.6 Dark Up 70.2 162.9 Up 06:59:22 - 07:29:22 3044
Susanville 07:14:21 -70.4 Dark Up 70.9 164.4 Up 06:59:21 - 07:29:21 2969
Greenville 07:14:22 -70.6 Dark Up 71.1 163.4 Up 06:59:22 - 07:29:22 2945
Gimple 07:14:22 -70.6 Dark Up 71.2 163.6 Up 06:59:22 - 07:29:22 2943
Quincy 07:14:22 -70.7 Dark Up 71.3 163.2 Up 06:59:22 - 07:29:22 2924
Portola 07:14:21 -71.0 Dark Up 71.6 164.4 Up 06:59:21 - 07:29:21 2904
Reno 07:14:19 -71.5 Dark Up 71.9 166.1 Up 06:59:19 - 07:29:19 2868
Carson City 07:14:19 -71.8 Dark Up 72.3 165.9 Up 06:59:19 - 07:29:19 2830
Gardnerville 07:14:19 -72.1 Dark Up 72.5 165.8 Up 06:59:19 - 07:29:19 2804
Yerington 07:14:17 -72.2 Dark Up 72.6 167.6 Up 06:59:17 - 07:29:17 2801
Niwot 07:13:30 -72.1 Dark Up 70.0 207.6 Up 06:58:30 - 07:28:30 2792
SwRI 07:13:30 -72.3 Dark Up 70.1 207.5 Up 06:58:30 - 07:28:30 2781
Hawthorne 07:14:16 -72.8 Dark Up 73.1 169.0 Up 06:59:16 - 07:29:16 2746
Lee Vining 07:14:18 -73.1 Dark Up 73.6 167.0 Up 06:59:18 - 07:29:18 2693
Tonopah 07:14:11 -73.7 Dark Up 73.8 173.2 Up 06:59:11 - 07:29:11 2679
Bishop 07:14:15 -73.9 Dark Up 74.3 169.0 Up 06:59:15 - 07:29:15 2620
Beatty 07:14:10 -74.9 Dark Up 74.9 174.3 Up 06:59:10 - 07:29:10 2551
Indian Springs 07:14:07 -75.5 Dark Up 75.3 178.1 Up 06:59:07 - 07:29:07 2503
Henderson 07:14:04 -76.2 Dark Up 75.9 180.6 Up 06:59:04 - 07:29:04 2438
CPSLO 07:14:25 -74.7 Dark Up 75.8 159.0 Up 06:59:25 - 07:29:25 2433
Searchlight/Boulder City 07:14:04 -76.8 Dark Up 76.4 180.9 Up 06:59:04 - 07:29:04 2376
Patrick 07:14:01 -77.0 Dark Up 76.5 185.0 Up 06:59:01 - 07:29:01 2359
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:14:04 -77.1 Dark Up 76.7 182.3 Up 06:59:04 - 07:29:04 2340
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:14:02 -77.2 Dark Up 76.7 184.4 Up 06:59:02 - 07:29:02 2337
DCO 07:13:58 -77.5 Dark Up 76.7 188.0 Up 06:58:58 - 07:28:58 2319
Mohave Valley 07:14:03 -77.4 Dark Up 77.0 182.4 Up 06:59:03 - 07:29:03 2311
Wildwood 07:14:18 -76.7 Dark Up 77.5 165.3 Up 06:59:18 - 07:29:18 2275
Lake Havasu City 07:14:03 -77.8 Dark Up 77.4 183.5 Up 06:59:03 - 07:29:03 2265
Parker 07:14:03 -78.2 Dark Up 77.7 183.7 Up 06:59:03 - 07:29:03 2227
Idyllwild 07:14:12 -77.8 Dark Up 78.1 173.1 Up 06:59:12 - 07:29:12 2212
Blythe 07:14:04 -78.6 Dark Up 78.3 182.6 Up 06:59:04 - 07:29:04 2174
George/Scottsdale 07:13:55 -79.0 Dark Up 77.9 194.5 Up 06:58:55 - 07:28:55 2156
Calipatria 07:14:08 -78.8 Dark Up 78.8 178.3 Up 06:59:08 - 07:29:08 2131
Yuma 07:14:05 -79.5 Dark Up 79.2 182.6 Up 06:59:05 - 07:29:05 2074

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 04VC131, (2027/12/09 07:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  5.79  49
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6 11.53  61
PPM 093742     04:45:42.5 +23:37:41  6.1  1.73  51
PPM 093732     04:44:22.7 +21:39:27  8.4  0.27  51
PPM 093725     04:43:44.6 +21:48:50 11.1  0.25  51
04VC131        04:44:43.6 +21:54:46 16.0        51
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/09/05 21:36:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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