RECON: TNO occultation with 09YG19

Event between 09YG19 and star GA1120:02181174 with event index number of 2075817

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/31 11:15:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:29:55.8 +22:56:09
Equinox of date position of star is 06:31:19.7 +22:55:07
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 57 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 37.6 AU from the Sun and 38.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 291 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1572 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27621.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=356.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.3 sec chord
Diameter=145.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 09YG19, (2027/08/31 11:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:40.2 +07:24:35  0.4 17.63  66
Alhena         06:39:18.6 +16:22:24  1.9  6.79  55
PPM 095944     06:27:13.9 +23:18:34  6.0  1.08  58
PPM 096079     06:32:02.1 +22:31:25  7.2  0.40  57
PPM 096054     06:30:57.8 +22:49:22  9.4  0.17  57
PPM 096067     06:31:30.7 +22:47:16 11.4  0.13  57
09YG19         06:31:36.3 +22:54:54 15.1        57
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 3.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 28.3 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=14.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 11:12:12 -17.9 AT Down 29.8 89.5 Low 10:57:12 - 11:27:12 -1889
Kelowna 11:12:09 -17.9 AT Down 30.4 89.7 Up 10:57:09 - 11:27:09 -1976
Peachland 11:12:09 -18.2 Dark Down 30.2 89.4 Up 10:57:09 - 11:27:09 -1977
Victoria 11:11:59 -20.8 Dark Down 27.7 86.0 Low 10:56:59 - 11:26:59 -1979
Summerland 11:12:08 -18.2 Dark Down 30.2 89.4 Up 10:57:08 - 11:27:08 -1992
Penticton 11:12:08 -18.2 Dark Down 30.3 89.4 Up 10:57:08 - 11:27:08 -2000
Oliver 11:12:06 -18.4 Dark Down 30.3 89.2 Up 10:57:06 - 11:27:06 -2028
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:12:06 -18.4 Dark Down 30.4 89.3 Up 10:57:06 - 11:27:06 -2047
Okanogan 11:12:03 -18.9 Dark Down 30.3 88.7 Up 10:57:03 - 11:27:03 -2094
Sleaford 11:12:41 -9.5 NT Down 38.7 102.5 Up 10:57:41 - 11:27:41 -2109
Brewster 11:12:02 -19.2 Dark Down 30.1 88.4 Up 10:57:02 - 11:27:02 -2111
Manson/Chelan 11:12:01 -19.5 Dark Down 29.9 88.0 Low 10:57:01 - 11:27:01 -2118
Wenatchee 11:11:59 -19.9 Dark Down 29.7 87.6 Low 10:56:59 - 11:26:59 -2152
Ellensburg 11:11:57 -20.3 Dark Down 29.6 87.2 Low 10:56:57 - 11:26:57 -2180
Yakima 11:11:55 -20.6 Dark Down 29.5 87.0 Low 10:56:55 - 11:26:55 -2213
Toppenish/White Swan 11:11:54 -20.6 Dark Down 29.6 86.9 Low 10:56:54 - 11:26:54 -2236
The Dalles 11:11:51 -21.6 Dark Down 29.0 86.0 Low 10:56:51 - 11:26:51 -2279
PNWRO 11:11:55 -20.0 Dark Down 30.6 87.8 Up 10:56:55 - 11:26:55 -2308
Maupin 11:11:49 -21.8 Dark Down 29.1 85.8 Low 10:56:49 - 11:26:49 -2317
Sisters 11:11:45 -22.6 Dark Down 28.6 85.0 Low 10:56:45 - 11:26:45 -2377
Bend 11:11:44 -22.6 Dark Down 28.8 85.0 Low 10:56:44 - 11:26:44 -2405
Oregon Observatory 11:11:44 -22.8 Dark Down 28.7 84.8 Low 10:56:44 - 11:26:44 -2416
Chiloquin 11:11:39 -23.9 Dark Down 28.2 83.8 Low 10:56:39 - 11:26:39 -2516
Klamath Falls 11:11:37 -24.1 Dark Down 28.2 83.7 Low 10:56:37 - 11:26:37 -2549
Cedarville 11:11:37 -23.5 Dark Down 29.4 84.3 Low 10:56:37 - 11:26:37 -2657
Fall River/Burney 11:11:34 -24.6 Dark Down 28.4 83.3 Low 10:56:34 - 11:26:34 -2663
Greenville 11:11:32 -24.9 Dark Down 28.6 83.1 Low 10:56:32 - 11:26:32 -2757
Gimple 11:11:32 -24.8 Dark Down 28.7 83.1 Low 10:56:32 - 11:26:32 -2760
Quincy 11:11:31 -25.0 Dark Down 28.6 83.0 Low 10:56:31 - 11:26:31 -2775
Portola 11:11:31 -24.8 Dark Down 28.9 83.2 Low 10:56:31 - 11:26:31 -2801
Reno 11:11:31 -24.5 Dark Down 29.4 83.4 Low 10:56:31 - 11:26:31 -2845
Carson City 11:11:30 -24.7 Dark Down 29.4 83.2 Low 10:56:30 - 11:26:30 -2878
Gardnerville 11:11:29 -24.8 Dark Down 29.4 83.1 Low 10:56:29 - 11:26:29 -2902
Yerington 11:11:30 -24.4 Dark Down 29.8 83.5 Low 10:56:30 - 11:26:30 -2915
Hawthorne 11:11:29 -24.4 Dark Down 30.2 83.5 Up 10:56:29 - 11:26:29 -2974
Lee Vining 11:11:27 -25.0 Dark Down 29.7 82.9 Low 10:56:27 - 11:26:27 -3010
Bishop 11:11:26 -24.9 Dark Down 30.2 83.0 Up 10:56:26 - 11:26:26 -3088
Beatty 11:11:28 -24.0 Dark Down 31.5 83.6 Up 10:56:28 - 11:26:28 -3182
Dunrhomin 11:12:03 -14.4 AT Down 40.7 93.2 Up 10:57:03 - 11:27:03 -3195
Nikitin 11:12:02 -14.5 AT Down 40.7 93.0 Up 10:57:02 - 11:27:02 -3212
CU-SBO 11:12:03 -14.6 AT Down 40.7 92.9 Up 10:57:03 - 11:27:03 -3216
Wildwood 11:11:16 -26.9 Dark Down 29.6 81.0 Low 10:56:16 - 11:26:16 -3389
Patrick 11:11:29 -22.8 Dark Down 33.6 84.2 Up 10:56:29 - 11:26:29 -3413
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:11:27 -23.4 Dark Down 33.0 83.7 Up 10:56:27 - 11:26:27 -3415
Idyllwild 11:11:19 -25.7 Dark Down 31.1 81.7 Up 10:56:19 - 11:26:19 -3484
Lake Havasu City 11:11:25 -23.6 Dark Down 33.2 83.3 Up 10:56:25 - 11:26:25 -3487
Calipatria 11:11:20 -25.2 Dark Down 32.0 81.9 Up 10:56:20 - 11:26:20 -3581
George/Scottsdale 11:11:29 -22.2 Dark Down 35.1 84.1 Up 10:56:29 - 11:26:29 -3639
Yuma 11:11:20 -24.7 Dark Down 32.7 82.0 Up 10:56:20 - 11:26:20 -3652

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 09YG19, (2027/08/31 11:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 17.63  66
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  6.79  55
PPM 095944     06:25:33.0 +23:19:37  6.0  1.08  58
PPM 096079     06:30:21.9 +22:32:41  7.2  0.40  57
PPM 096054     06:29:17.3 +22:50:35  9.4  0.17  57
PPM 096067     06:29:50.2 +22:48:30 11.4  0.13  57
09YG19         06:29:55.8 +22:56:09 15.1        57
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/02/04 03:35:44 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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