RECON: TNO occultation with 09ME10

Event between 09ME10 and star GA0960:00019270 with event index number of 2075048

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/27 08:48:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 00:12:12.4 +06:20:15
Equinox of date position of star is 00:13:25.8 +06:28:12
Stellar brightness G=12.9, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 37 degrees from the moon. Moon is 43% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 22.8 AU from the Sun and 22.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 8.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 234 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1652 km.
The sky-plane scale is 16172.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=136.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.7 sec chord
Diameter=55.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 09ME10, (2027/07/27 08:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Algenib        00:14:39.5 +15:20:12  2.8  8.85  33
41 Psc         00:22:01.1 +08:20:35  5.4  2.79  34
PPM 143175     00:09:50.8 +06:46:12  8.1  0.98  37
PPM 143258     00:14:12.8 +06:19:45  9.0  0.22  37
PPM 143249     00:13:47.1 +06:32:58 11.0  0.07  37
09ME10         00:13:37.4 +06:29:27 12.9        36
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 3.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 28.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=29.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:52:32 -15.3 AT Up 37.6 139.7 Up 08:37:32 - 09:07:32 -87
Kamloops 08:54:12 -19.4 Dark Up 32.0 123.9 Up 08:39:12 - 09:09:12 -166
Kelowna 08:54:12 -20.0 Dark Up 33.0 124.4 Up 08:39:12 - 09:09:12 -234
Peachland 08:54:15 -20.2 Dark Up 32.9 124.1 Up 08:39:15 - 09:09:15 -242
Summerland 08:54:15 -20.3 Dark Up 33.0 124.1 Up 08:39:15 - 09:09:15 -254
Penticton 08:54:15 -20.4 Dark Up 33.1 124.1 Up 08:39:15 - 09:09:15 -260
Oliver 08:54:17 -20.7 Dark Up 33.3 124.0 Up 08:39:17 - 09:09:17 -289
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:54:17 -20.9 Dark Up 33.5 124.1 Up 08:39:17 - 09:09:17 -303
Victoria 08:54:44 -21.8 Dark Up 31.6 120.0 Up 08:39:44 - 09:09:44 -330
Okanogan 08:54:23 -21.5 Dark Up 33.8 123.5 Up 08:39:23 - 09:09:23 -356
Brewster 08:54:25 -21.8 Dark Up 33.8 123.2 Up 08:39:25 - 09:09:25 -378
Manson/Chelan 08:54:29 -22.1 Dark Up 33.7 122.7 Up 08:39:29 - 09:09:29 -394
Wenatchee 08:54:33 -22.5 Dark Up 33.9 122.3 Up 08:39:33 - 09:09:33 -433
Ellensburg 08:54:37 -23.0 Dark Up 34.0 121.8 Up 08:39:37 - 09:09:37 -467
Yakima 08:54:40 -23.4 Dark Up 34.2 121.6 Up 08:39:40 - 09:09:40 -502
Toppenish/White Swan 08:54:40 -23.6 Dark Up 34.4 121.6 Up 08:39:40 - 09:09:40 -521
PNWRO 08:54:33 -23.7 Dark Up 35.5 122.9 Up 08:39:33 - 09:09:33 -557
The Dalles 08:54:50 -24.4 Dark Up 34.4 120.5 Up 08:39:50 - 09:09:50 -585
Maupin 08:54:52 -24.8 Dark Up 34.6 120.3 Up 08:39:52 - 09:09:52 -621
Sisters 08:55:00 -25.8 Dark Up 34.8 119.4 Up 08:40:00 - 09:10:00 -696
Bend 08:55:00 -26.0 Dark Up 35.1 119.5 Up 08:40:00 - 09:10:00 -718
Oregon Observatory 08:55:02 -26.1 Dark Up 35.1 119.2 Up 08:40:02 - 09:10:02 -732
Chiloquin 08:55:13 -27.5 Dark Up 35.5 118.1 Up 08:40:13 - 09:10:13 -848
Klamath Falls 08:55:14 -27.8 Dark Up 35.7 117.9 Up 08:40:14 - 09:10:14 -879
Cedarville 08:55:07 -28.2 Dark Up 37.1 119.0 Up 08:40:07 - 09:10:07 -948
Fall River/Burney 08:55:18 -28.9 Dark Up 36.5 117.5 Up 08:40:18 - 09:10:18 -988
Greenville 08:55:20 -29.7 Dark Up 37.2 117.4 Up 08:40:20 - 09:10:20 -1073
Gimple 08:55:20 -29.7 Dark Up 37.3 117.4 Up 08:40:20 - 09:10:20 -1073
Quincy 08:55:21 -29.9 Dark Up 37.3 117.2 Up 08:40:21 - 09:10:21 -1091
Dunrhomin 08:53:17 -25.6 Dark Up 46.7 133.4 Up 08:38:17 - 09:08:17 -1105
Portola 08:55:18 -30.0 Dark Up 37.7 117.6 Up 08:40:18 - 09:10:18 -1105
Nikitin 08:53:18 -25.8 Dark Up 46.8 133.3 Up 08:38:18 - 09:08:18 -1122
CU-SBO 08:53:19 -25.9 Dark Up 46.8 133.1 Up 08:38:19 - 09:08:19 -1127
Reno 08:55:15 -30.1 Dark Up 38.3 118.0 Up 08:40:15 - 09:10:15 -1132
Carson City 08:55:17 -30.5 Dark Up 38.5 117.7 Up 08:40:17 - 09:10:17 -1166
Yerington 08:55:14 -30.5 Dark Up 39.0 118.2 Up 08:40:14 - 09:10:14 -1186
Gardnerville 08:55:18 -30.7 Dark Up 38.6 117.6 Up 08:40:18 - 09:10:18 -1189
Hawthorne 08:55:12 -30.9 Dark Up 39.6 118.3 Up 08:40:12 - 09:10:12 -1232
Lee Vining 08:55:18 -31.5 Dark Up 39.5 117.5 Up 08:40:18 - 09:10:18 -1283
Bishop 08:55:16 -31.9 Dark Up 40.3 117.7 Up 08:40:16 - 09:10:16 -1343
Beatty 08:55:06 -32.0 Dark Up 41.6 118.8 Up 08:40:06 - 09:10:06 -1393
Patrick 08:54:49 -32.7 Dark Up 44.3 120.4 Up 08:39:49 - 09:09:49 -1546
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:54:56 -33.1 Dark Up 44.0 119.5 Up 08:39:56 - 09:09:56 -1568
Lake Havasu City 08:54:56 -33.7 Dark Up 44.5 119.2 Up 08:39:56 - 09:09:56 -1635
Wildwood 08:55:32 -35.1 Dark Up 41.6 115.0 Up 08:40:32 - 09:10:32 -1659
Idyllwild 08:55:18 -35.0 Dark Up 43.2 116.4 Up 08:40:18 - 09:10:18 -1701
George/Scottsdale 08:54:38 -33.7 Dark Up 46.6 120.8 Up 08:39:38 - 09:09:38 -1719
Calipatria 08:55:12 -35.3 Dark Up 44.3 116.9 Up 08:40:12 - 09:10:12 -1766
Yuma 08:55:06 -35.5 Dark Up 45.1 117.3 Up 08:40:06 - 09:10:06 -1812

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 09ME10, (2027/07/27 08:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Algenib        00:13:14.2 +15:11:01  2.8  8.85  33
41 Psc         00:20:35.9 +08:11:25  5.4  2.79  34
PPM 143175     00:08:25.9 +06:37:00  8.1  0.98  37
PPM 143258     00:12:47.8 +06:10:33  9.0  0.22  37
PPM 143249     00:12:22.1 +06:23:46 11.0  0.07  37
09ME10         00:12:12.4 +06:20:15 12.9        37
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/27 01:59:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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