RECON: TNO occultation with 04VC131

Event between 04VC131 and star GA1100:00710949 with event index number of 1985363

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/09 07:09:56 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:44:43.6 +21:54:46
Equinox of date position of star is 04:46:02.8 +21:57:08
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 51 degrees from the moon. Moon is 78% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

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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 184 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1646 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29031.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=358.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.1 sec chord
Diameter=146.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04VC131, (2027/12/09 07:07UT)
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        52
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 4.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 29.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=28.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 07:09:21 -60.6 Dark Up 59.2 194.7 Up 06:54:21 - 07:24:21 2165
Kamloops 07:10:00 -60.9 Dark Up 60.8 168.1 Up 06:55:00 - 07:25:00 2149
Kelowna 07:09:58 -61.8 Dark Up 61.7 169.5 Up 06:54:58 - 07:24:58 2061
Peachland 07:09:59 -61.9 Dark Up 61.8 168.9 Up 06:54:59 - 07:24:59 2053
Summerland 07:09:59 -62.0 Dark Up 62.0 169.0 Up 06:54:59 - 07:24:59 2038
Penticton 07:09:59 -62.1 Dark Up 62.0 169.2 Up 06:54:59 - 07:24:59 2030
Oliver 07:09:59 -62.4 Dark Up 62.4 169.1 Up 06:54:59 - 07:24:59 1996
Victoria 07:10:10 -62.0 Dark Up 62.4 161.2 Up 06:55:10 - 07:25:10 1980
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:09:59 -62.6 Dark Up 62.6 169.4 Up 06:54:59 - 07:24:59 1977
Tonasket 07:09:59 -62.9 Dark Up 62.9 169.1 Up 06:54:59 - 07:24:59 1948
Okanogan 07:10:00 -63.2 Dark Up 63.2 168.7 Up 06:55:00 - 07:25:00 1917
Brewster 07:10:01 -63.4 Dark Up 63.4 168.2 Up 06:55:01 - 07:25:01 1893
Manson/Chelan 07:10:02 -63.5 Dark Up 63.6 167.4 Up 06:55:02 - 07:25:02 1877
Wenatchee 07:10:03 -63.9 Dark Up 64.0 166.8 Up 06:55:03 - 07:25:03 1832
Ellensburg 07:10:04 -64.2 Dark Up 64.4 166.1 Up 06:55:04 - 07:25:04 1794
Yakima 07:10:04 -64.6 Dark Up 64.8 165.9 Up 06:55:04 - 07:25:04 1754
Toppenish/White Swan 07:10:04 -64.8 Dark Up 65.0 166.2 Up 06:55:04 - 07:25:04 1731
Goldendale 07:10:05 -65.2 Dark Up 65.5 164.9 Up 06:55:05 - 07:25:05 1681
PNWRO 07:10:00 -65.6 Dark Up 65.6 169.2 Up 06:55:00 - 07:25:00 1676
The Dalles 07:10:07 -65.3 Dark Up 65.6 164.0 Up 06:55:07 - 07:25:07 1664
Maupin 07:10:07 -65.7 Dark Up 66.1 164.0 Up 06:55:07 - 07:25:07 1621
Sisters 07:10:09 -66.3 Dark Up 66.8 162.3 Up 06:55:09 - 07:25:09 1539
Bend 07:10:09 -66.6 Dark Up 67.1 162.7 Up 06:55:09 - 07:25:09 1512
Oregon Observatory 07:10:09 -66.7 Dark Up 67.2 162.3 Up 06:55:09 - 07:25:09 1496
North Lake 07:10:08 -67.5 Dark Up 67.9 163.1 Up 06:55:08 - 07:25:08 1424
Chiloquin 07:10:12 -67.7 Dark Up 68.4 160.3 Up 06:55:12 - 07:25:12 1369
Klamath Falls 07:10:12 -68.0 Dark Up 68.7 160.2 Up 06:55:12 - 07:25:12 1333
Lakeview 07:10:07 -68.6 Dark Up 69.1 163.7 Up 06:55:07 - 07:25:07 1309
Cedarville 07:10:07 -69.2 Dark Up 69.7 163.7 Up 06:55:07 - 07:25:07 1239
Fall River/Burney 07:10:12 -69.2 Dark Up 69.9 160.1 Up 06:55:12 - 07:25:12 1206
Susanville 07:10:10 -70.0 Dark Up 70.7 161.5 Up 06:55:10 - 07:25:10 1131
Greenville 07:10:11 -70.1 Dark Up 70.9 160.5 Up 06:55:11 - 07:25:11 1107
Gimple 07:10:11 -70.2 Dark Up 70.9 160.7 Up 06:55:11 - 07:25:11 1105
Quincy 07:10:11 -70.3 Dark Up 71.1 160.3 Up 06:55:11 - 07:25:11 1086
Portola 07:10:09 -70.6 Dark Up 71.3 161.5 Up 06:55:09 - 07:25:09 1066
Reno 07:10:08 -71.1 Dark Up 71.7 163.0 Up 06:55:08 - 07:25:08 1029
Carson City 07:10:08 -71.4 Dark Up 72.1 162.8 Up 06:55:08 - 07:25:08 991
Gardnerville 07:10:08 -71.6 Dark Up 72.3 162.7 Up 06:55:08 - 07:25:08 965
Yerington 07:10:06 -71.8 Dark Up 72.4 164.5 Up 06:55:06 - 07:25:06 962
Dunrhomin 07:09:19 -72.2 Dark Up 70.2 204.7 Up 06:54:19 - 07:24:19 960
Hawthorne 07:10:04 -72.4 Dark Up 72.9 165.7 Up 06:55:04 - 07:25:04 907
Lee Vining 07:10:07 -72.7 Dark Up 73.4 163.7 Up 06:55:07 - 07:25:07 854
Tonopah 07:10:00 -73.4 Dark Up 73.6 169.8 Up 06:55:00 - 07:25:00 839
Bishop 07:10:05 -73.5 Dark Up 74.1 165.4 Up 06:55:05 - 07:25:05 781
Beatty 07:09:59 -74.6 Dark Up 74.8 170.6 Up 06:54:59 - 07:24:59 711
Indian Springs 07:09:56 -75.2 Dark Up 75.3 174.3 Up 06:54:56 - 07:24:56 663
Henderson 07:09:54 -75.9 Dark Up 75.9 176.7 Up 06:54:54 - 07:24:54 598
Patrick 07:09:50 -76.8 Dark Up 76.5 180.9 Up 06:54:50 - 07:24:50 518
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:09:53 -76.8 Dark Up 76.7 178.1 Up 06:54:53 - 07:24:53 499
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:09:51 -77.0 Dark Up 76.7 180.1 Up 06:54:51 - 07:24:51 496
Mohave Valley 07:09:53 -77.1 Dark Up 77.0 178.1 Up 06:54:53 - 07:24:53 470
Wildwood 07:10:08 -76.2 Dark Up 77.2 161.1 Up 06:55:08 - 07:25:08 436
Lake Havasu City 07:09:52 -77.5 Dark Up 77.4 179.0 Up 06:54:52 - 07:24:52 424
Parker 07:09:52 -77.9 Dark Up 77.8 179.2 Up 06:54:52 - 07:24:52 386
Idyllwild 07:10:01 -77.4 Dark Up 78.0 168.5 Up 06:55:01 - 07:25:01 373
George/Scottsdale 07:09:44 -78.9 Dark Up 78.0 189.9 Up 06:54:44 - 07:24:44 314
Calipatria 07:09:57 -78.4 Dark Up 78.7 173.3 Up 06:54:57 - 07:24:57 292
Yuma 07:09:54 -79.1 Dark Up 79.2 177.4 Up 06:54:54 - 07:24:54 234

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 07:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  5.79  49
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +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 2022/01/31 00:38:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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