RECON: TNO occultation with 09JE19

Event between 09JE19 and star GA0920:04136537 with event index number of 2363712

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/02/18 11:32:12 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:37:34.5 +03:26:50
Equinox of date position of star is 15:38:45.2 +03:22:17
Stellar brightness G=15.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 113 degrees from the moon. Moon is 91% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.4

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Object is 28.6 AU from the Sun and 28.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 118 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2795 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20639.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=289.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.1 sec chord
Diameter=118.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 09JE19, (2027/02/18 11:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:16:54.3 +19:02:40  0.0 25.45  88
Unukalhai      15:45:36.4 +06:20:31  2.6  3.41 113
10 Ser         15:30:00.7 +01:44:59  5.2  2.75 112
PPM 161683     15:34:39.7 +03:13:58  8.5  1.07 112
PPM 161762     15:39:01.7 +03:32:49  9.7  0.19 113
PPM 161752     15:38:20.4 +03:26:15 10.6  0.17 113
09JE19         15:38:56.2 +03:21:34 15.0       113
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 5.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=13.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 11:36:30 -36.3 Dark Up 35.7 134.5 Up 11:26:09 - 11:46:51 0
Chiloquin 11:35:45 -37.8 Dark Up 40.5 132.6 Up 11:25:24 - 11:46:06 -48
Klamath Falls 11:35:42 -37.9 Dark Up 40.8 132.5 Up 11:25:21 - 11:46:03 -53
Sisters 11:36:00 -36.9 Dark Up 39.5 134.0 Up 11:25:39 - 11:46:21 -73
Fall River/Burney 11:35:34 -38.1 Dark Up 41.7 132.1 Up 11:25:13 - 11:45:55 -76
Oregon Observatory 11:35:57 -37.0 Dark Up 39.8 133.9 Up 11:25:36 - 11:46:18 -79
Bend 11:35:58 -36.9 Dark Up 39.8 134.2 Up 11:25:37 - 11:46:19 -88
The Dalles 11:36:11 -36.2 Dark Up 38.8 135.3 Up 11:25:50 - 11:46:32 -103
Greenville 11:35:27 -38.1 Dark Up 42.6 131.9 Up 11:25:06 - 11:45:48 -105
Quincy 11:35:25 -38.2 Dark Up 42.7 131.8 Up 11:25:04 - 11:45:46 -105
Maupin 11:36:08 -36.3 Dark Up 39.1 135.1 Up 11:25:47 - 11:46:29 -108
Gimple 11:35:27 -38.0 Dark Up 42.6 132.0 Up 11:25:06 - 11:45:48 -110
Portola 11:35:25 -37.8 Dark Up 43.1 132.2 Up 11:25:04 - 11:45:46 -137
Yakima 11:36:20 -35.4 Dark Up 38.4 136.6 Up 11:25:59 - 11:46:41 -146
Ellensburg 11:36:23 -35.2 Dark Up 38.1 136.8 Up 11:26:02 - 11:46:44 -150
Cedarville 11:35:40 -37.0 Dark Up 42.1 133.8 Up 11:25:19 - 11:46:01 -155
Toppenish/White Swan 11:36:19 -35.3 Dark Up 38.6 136.6 Up 11:25:58 - 11:46:40 -155
Wenatchee 11:36:27 -34.9 Dark Up 37.9 137.3 Up 11:26:06 - 11:46:48 -166
Manson/Chelan 11:36:31 -34.6 Dark Up 37.7 137.8 Up 11:26:10 - 11:46:52 -179
Reno 11:35:24 -37.5 Dark Up 43.6 132.8 Up 11:25:03 - 11:45:45 -181
Carson City 11:35:22 -37.6 Dark Up 43.9 132.5 Up 11:25:01 - 11:45:43 -183
Gardnerville 11:35:20 -37.6 Dark Up 44.1 132.4 Up 11:24:59 - 11:45:41 -187
Kamloops 11:36:52 -33.5 Dark Up 35.5 139.0 Up 11:26:31 - 11:47:13 -192
Brewster 11:36:34 -34.2 Dark Up 37.7 138.3 Up 11:26:13 - 11:46:55 -202
Okanogan 11:36:36 -34.0 Dark Up 37.6 138.7 Up 11:26:15 - 11:46:57 -216
Peachland 11:36:46 -33.5 Dark Up 36.5 139.2 Up 11:26:25 - 11:47:07 -216
Summerland 11:36:45 -33.5 Dark Up 36.6 139.2 Up 11:26:24 - 11:47:06 -220
Oliver 11:36:42 -33.7 Dark Up 37.0 139.2 Up 11:26:21 - 11:47:03 -223
Penticton 11:36:45 -33.5 Dark Up 36.7 139.3 Up 11:26:24 - 11:47:06 -226
Yerington 11:35:22 -37.1 Dark Up 44.4 133.1 Up 11:25:01 - 11:45:43 -227
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:36:42 -33.6 Dark Up 37.2 139.3 Up 11:26:21 - 11:47:03 -233
Lee Vining 11:35:13 -37.4 Dark Up 45.1 132.4 Up 11:24:52 - 11:45:34 -234
Kelowna 11:36:48 -33.3 Dark Up 36.5 139.6 Up 11:26:27 - 11:47:09 -234
PNWRO 11:36:19 -34.5 Dark Up 39.6 138.1 Up 11:25:58 - 11:46:40 -244
Hawthorne 11:35:19 -36.9 Dark Up 45.0 133.4 Up 11:24:58 - 11:45:40 -266
Bishop 11:35:10 -37.0 Dark Up 45.9 132.8 Up 11:24:49 - 11:45:31 -289
Wildwood 11:34:41 -38.1 Dark Up 47.9 129.8 Up 11:24:20 - 11:45:02 -301
Beatty 11:35:10 -35.9 Dark Up 47.2 134.4 Up 11:24:49 - 11:45:31 -408
Idyllwild 11:34:43 -36.6 Dark Up 49.3 131.7 Up 11:24:22 - 11:45:04 -443
Calipatria 11:34:41 -35.8 Dark Up 50.4 132.6 Up 11:24:20 - 11:45:02 -541
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:35:01 -34.6 Dark Up 49.6 135.6 Up 11:24:40 - 11:45:22 -586
Lake Havasu City 11:34:56 -34.5 Dark Up 50.2 135.4 Up 11:24:35 - 11:45:17 -614
Yuma 11:34:40 -35.1 Dark Up 51.3 133.3 Up 11:24:19 - 11:45:01 -616
Patrick 11:35:05 -33.9 Dark Up 49.8 136.7 Up 11:24:44 - 11:45:26 -636
George/Scottsdale 11:34:57 -32.6 Dark Up 52.2 137.9 Up 11:24:36 - 11:45:18 -814
Sleaford 11:37:33 -24.4 Dark Up 39.2 156.9 Up 11:27:12 - 11:47:54 -1028
CU-SBO 11:36:07 -26.3 Dark Up 50.2 152.2 Up 11:25:46 - 11:46:28 -1213
Dunrhomin 11:36:09 -26.2 Dark Up 50.0 152.5 Up 11:25:48 - 11:46:30 -1216
Nikitin 11:36:07 -26.2 Dark Up 50.2 152.3 Up 11:25:46 - 11:46:28 -1218

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 09JE19, (2027/02/18 11:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:15:37.9 +19:10:10  0.0 25.45  88
Unukalhai      15:44:16.3 +06:25:33  2.6  3.41 113
10 Ser         15:28:38.1 +01:50:31  5.2  2.75 112
PPM 161683     15:33:18.0 +03:19:21  8.5  1.07 112
PPM 161762     15:37:40.1 +03:38:05  9.7  0.19 113
PPM 161752     15:36:58.8 +03:31:31 10.6  0.17 113
09JE19         15:37:34.5 +03:26:50 15.0       113
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/06/21 02:51:18 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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