RECON: TNO occultation with 06TO130

Event between 06TO130 and star GA1100:00522265 with event index number of 2016107

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/10/27 11:47:42 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:07:12.5 +20:44:33
Equinox of date position of star is 04:08:36.9 +20:48:18
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 123 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6

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Object is 31.1 AU from the Sun and 30.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 167 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1289 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21951.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=183.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.1 sec chord
Diameter=75.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 4:3E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 06TO130, (2027/10/27 11:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:31.2 +16:33:47  0.8  8.01 116
44Zet Per      03:55:53.3 +31:57:50  2.8 11.52 124
43Ome1Tau      04:10:47.4 +19:40:50  5.5  1.22 123
PPM 093205     04:05:36.2 +21:08:43  8.3  0.83 124
PPM 093249     04:07:49.8 +20:44:29  9.6  0.25 123
06TO130        04:08:50.5 +20:48:55 16.6       123
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 36.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=46.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:44:57 -19.7 Dark Up 43.8 244.4 Up 11:30:32 - 11:59:21 -65
Kamloops 11:45:35 -28.7 Dark Down 52.0 229.1 Up 11:31:10 - 11:59:59 -256
Kelowna 11:45:31 -28.3 Dark Down 52.1 231.0 Up 11:31:07 - 11:59:56 -337
Peachland 11:45:32 -28.5 Dark Down 52.3 230.8 Up 11:31:08 - 11:59:57 -348
Summerland 11:45:32 -28.5 Dark Down 52.4 231.0 Up 11:31:07 - 11:59:56 -363
Penticton 11:45:31 -28.5 Dark Down 52.3 231.3 Up 11:31:07 - 11:59:56 -369
Oliver 11:45:31 -28.6 Dark Down 52.6 231.6 Up 11:31:06 - 11:59:55 -405
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:45:30 -28.5 Dark Down 52.6 232.0 Up 11:31:05 - 11:59:54 -421
Victoria 11:45:42 -31.2 Dark Down 54.9 227.2 Up 11:31:18 - 12:00:07 -470
Okanogan 11:45:30 -28.8 Dark Down 53.1 232.4 Up 11:31:05 - 11:59:54 -487
Brewster 11:45:30 -29.0 Dark Down 53.4 232.5 Up 11:31:06 - 11:59:55 -514
Manson/Chelan 11:45:31 -29.3 Dark Down 53.7 232.2 Up 11:31:07 - 11:59:56 -535
Wenatchee 11:45:31 -29.5 Dark Down 54.1 232.5 Up 11:31:07 - 11:59:56 -584
Ellensburg 11:45:31 -29.7 Dark Down 54.4 232.7 Up 11:31:07 - 11:59:56 -626
Yakima 11:45:31 -29.8 Dark Down 54.7 233.1 Up 11:31:07 - 11:59:56 -667
Toppenish/White Swan 11:45:30 -29.8 Dark Down 54.7 233.6 Up 11:31:06 - 11:59:55 -689
PNWRO 11:45:25 -28.9 Dark Down 54.1 235.9 Up 11:31:00 - 11:59:49 -726
The Dalles 11:45:32 -30.5 Dark Down 55.6 233.4 Up 11:31:08 - 11:59:57 -769
Maupin 11:45:32 -30.5 Dark Down 55.8 234.1 Up 11:31:07 - 11:59:56 -813
Sisters 11:45:32 -31.1 Dark Down 56.6 234.5 Up 11:31:08 - 11:59:57 -903
Bend 11:45:31 -30.9 Dark Down 56.6 235.1 Up 11:31:07 - 11:59:56 -928
Oregon Observatory 11:45:32 -31.1 Dark Down 56.8 235.2 Up 11:31:07 - 11:59:56 -946
Chiloquin 11:45:32 -31.6 Dark Down 57.8 236.3 Up 11:31:08 - 11:59:57 -1084
Klamath Falls 11:45:32 -31.7 Dark Down 57.9 236.9 Up 11:31:07 - 11:59:56 -1120
Cedarville 11:45:25 -30.6 Dark Down 57.3 239.8 Up 11:31:00 - 11:59:49 -1193
Fall River/Burney 11:45:29 -31.6 Dark Down 58.3 239.0 Up 11:31:05 - 11:59:54 -1244
Dunrhomin 11:44:34 -19.6 Dark Up 47.3 256.5 Up 11:30:09 - 11:58:58 -1258
Nikitin 11:44:33 -19.6 Dark Up 47.4 256.6 Up 11:30:09 - 11:58:58 -1278
CU-SBO 11:44:34 -19.7 Dark Up 47.5 256.6 Up 11:30:09 - 11:58:58 -1285
Greenville 11:45:27 -31.5 Dark Down 58.5 240.8 Up 11:31:02 - 11:59:51 -1341
Gimple 11:45:27 -31.4 Dark Down 58.4 240.9 Up 11:31:02 - 11:59:51 -1341
Quincy 11:45:27 -31.5 Dark Down 58.6 241.1 Up 11:31:02 - 11:59:51 -1362
Portola 11:45:25 -31.2 Dark Down 58.3 241.8 Up 11:31:00 - 11:59:49 -1376
Reno 11:45:23 -30.7 Dark Down 58.0 243.0 Up 11:30:58 - 11:59:47 -1404
Carson City 11:45:22 -30.7 Dark Down 58.1 243.5 Up 11:30:58 - 11:59:47 -1442
Yerington 11:45:20 -30.3 Dark Down 57.8 244.5 Up 11:30:55 - 11:59:44 -1462
Gardnerville 11:45:22 -30.8 Dark Down 58.2 243.9 Up 11:30:57 - 11:59:46 -1468
Hawthorne 11:45:18 -30.0 Dark Down 57.6 245.8 Up 11:30:53 - 11:59:42 -1511
Lee Vining 11:45:19 -30.4 Dark Down 58.2 246.1 Up 11:30:54 - 11:59:43 -1573
Bishop 11:45:16 -29.9 Dark Down 57.9 247.8 Up 11:30:51 - 11:59:40 -1636
Beatty 11:45:09 -28.7 Dark Down 56.9 250.1 Up 11:30:45 - 11:59:34 -1683
Patrick 11:44:58 -26.5 Dark Down 55.1 254.9 Up 11:30:33 - 11:59:22 -1834
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:45:00 -27.1 Dark Down 55.7 254.6 Up 11:30:36 - 11:59:25 -1864
Lake Havasu City 11:44:58 -26.9 Dark Down 55.7 255.8 Up 11:30:34 - 11:59:23 -1936
Wildwood 11:45:15 -30.4 Dark Down 59.2 252.6 Up 11:30:50 - 11:59:39 -1991
George/Scottsdale 11:44:49 -24.9 Dark Up 53.9 258.9 Up 11:30:24 - 11:59:13 -2009
Idyllwild 11:45:07 -28.9 Dark Down 57.8 254.9 Up 11:30:43 - 11:59:32 -2026
Calipatria 11:45:02 -28.0 Dark Down 57.0 256.8 Up 11:30:38 - 11:59:27 -2090
Yuma 11:44:58 -27.3 Dark Down 56.4 258.2 Up 11:30:34 - 11:59:23 -2134

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 06TO130, (2027/10/27 11:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  8.01 116
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8 11.52 124
43Ome1Tau      04:09:10.1 +19:36:32  5.5  1.22 123
PPM 093205     04:03:58.1 +21:04:15  8.3  0.83 124
PPM 093249     04:06:11.8 +20:40:05  9.6  0.25 123
06TO130        04:07:12.5 +20:44:33 16.6       123
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/17 04:33:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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