RECON: TNO occultation with 09YG19

Event between 09YG19 and star GA1120:02133807 with event index number of 2075840

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/22 03:24:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:27:10.9 +23:00:13
Equinox of date position of star is 06:28:34.9 +22:59:16
Stellar brightness G=14.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 106 degrees from the moon. Moon is 31% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 37.7 AU from the Sun and 36.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.7 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 215 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1446 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26629.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=356.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.4 sec chord
Diameter=145.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 09YG19, (2027/12/22 03:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:41.2 +07:24:36  0.4 17.39 111
Alhena         06:39:19.6 +16:22:23  1.9  7.05 102
PPM 095944     06:27:15.0 +23:18:33  6.0  0.50 106
PPM 095937     06:27:02.6 +23:02:21  9.0  0.43 106
PPM 096027     06:30:11.3 +23:02:27 10.2  0.31 106
09YG19         06:28:52.6 +22:59:04 14.5       106
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 4.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 27.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=25.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 03:27:45 -31.7 Dark Down 27.1 86.1 Low 03:12:45 - 03:42:45 2448
Kelowna 03:27:47 -32.3 Dark Down 27.6 86.4 Low 03:12:47 - 03:42:47 2360
Peachland 03:27:47 -32.1 Dark Down 27.4 86.1 Low 03:12:47 - 03:42:47 2359
Victoria 03:27:54 -29.7 Dark Down 25.0 82.9 Low 03:12:54 - 03:42:54 2356
Summerland 03:27:47 -32.2 Dark Down 27.5 86.1 Low 03:12:47 - 03:42:47 2344
Penticton 03:27:48 -32.2 Dark Down 27.6 86.1 Low 03:12:48 - 03:42:48 2336
Oliver 03:27:49 -32.3 Dark Down 27.5 85.9 Low 03:12:49 - 03:42:49 2307
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:27:49 -32.4 Dark Down 27.7 86.0 Low 03:12:49 - 03:42:49 2289
Okanogan 03:27:51 -32.3 Dark Down 27.5 85.5 Low 03:12:51 - 03:42:51 2241
Sleaford 03:27:24 -40.4 Dark Down 36.0 98.4 Up 03:12:24 - 03:42:24 2229
Brewster 03:27:52 -32.1 Dark Down 27.3 85.2 Low 03:12:52 - 03:42:52 2224
Manson/Chelan 03:27:53 -31.9 Dark Down 27.0 84.9 Low 03:12:53 - 03:42:53 2217
Wenatchee 03:27:55 -31.8 Dark Down 26.9 84.5 Low 03:12:55 - 03:42:55 2182
Ellensburg 03:27:56 -31.6 Dark Down 26.7 84.1 Low 03:12:56 - 03:42:56 2154
Yakima 03:27:57 -31.6 Dark Down 26.7 83.9 Low 03:12:57 - 03:42:57 2120
Toppenish/White Swan 03:27:58 -31.7 Dark Down 26.8 83.9 Low 03:12:58 - 03:42:58 2097
The Dalles 03:28:01 -31.1 Dark Down 26.1 83.0 Low 03:13:01 - 03:43:01 2054
PNWRO 03:27:57 -32.7 Dark Down 27.7 84.8 Low 03:12:57 - 03:42:57 2025
Maupin 03:28:02 -31.2 Dark Down 26.2 82.9 Low 03:13:02 - 03:43:02 2015
Sisters 03:28:05 -30.8 Dark Down 25.7 82.2 Low 03:13:05 - 03:43:05 1954
Bend 03:28:05 -31.0 Dark Down 25.9 82.2 Low 03:13:05 - 03:43:05 1926
Oregon Observatory 03:28:06 -30.9 Dark Down 25.7 82.1 Low 03:13:06 - 03:43:06 1915
Chiloquin 03:28:10 -30.5 Dark Down 25.3 81.2 Low 03:13:10 - 03:43:10 1813
Klamath Falls 03:28:10 -30.5 Dark Down 25.3 81.1 Low 03:13:10 - 03:43:10 1781
Cedarville 03:28:11 -31.6 Dark Down 26.3 81.7 Low 03:13:11 - 03:43:11 1671
Fall River/Burney 03:28:14 -30.7 Dark Down 25.4 80.8 Low 03:13:14 - 03:43:14 1665
Greenville 03:28:16 -30.9 Dark Down 25.6 80.6 Low 03:13:16 - 03:43:16 1570
Gimple 03:28:15 -31.0 Dark Down 25.6 80.7 Low 03:13:15 - 03:43:15 1568
Quincy 03:28:16 -30.9 Dark Down 25.5 80.5 Low 03:13:16 - 03:43:16 1552
Portola 03:28:16 -31.3 Dark Down 25.9 80.7 Low 03:13:16 - 03:43:16 1526
Reno 03:28:16 -31.7 Dark Down 26.3 81.0 Low 03:13:16 - 03:43:16 1482
Carson City 03:28:17 -31.7 Dark Down 26.3 80.8 Low 03:13:17 - 03:43:17 1449
Gardnerville 03:28:17 -31.7 Dark Down 26.3 80.7 Low 03:13:17 - 03:43:17 1425
Yerington 03:28:16 -32.2 Dark Down 26.7 81.1 Low 03:13:16 - 03:43:16 1411
Hawthorne 03:28:17 -32.6 Dark Down 27.1 81.1 Low 03:13:17 - 03:43:17 1352
Lee Vining 03:28:19 -32.1 Dark Down 26.6 80.6 Low 03:13:19 - 03:43:19 1315
Bishop 03:28:19 -32.6 Dark Down 27.1 80.7 Low 03:13:19 - 03:43:19 1237
Beatty 03:28:18 -33.9 Dark Down 28.3 81.3 Low 03:13:18 - 03:43:18 1143
Dunrhomin 03:27:53 -42.9 Dark Down 37.5 90.3 Up 03:12:53 - 03:42:53 1135
Nikitin 03:27:54 -42.9 Dark Down 37.5 90.1 Up 03:12:54 - 03:42:54 1118
CU-SBO 03:27:54 -42.9 Dark Down 37.4 90.0 Up 03:12:54 - 03:42:54 1114
Wildwood 03:28:27 -32.1 Dark Down 26.4 79.0 Low 03:13:27 - 03:43:27 934
Patrick 03:28:18 -36.1 Dark Down 30.4 82.0 Up 03:13:18 - 03:43:18 912
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:28:19 -35.5 Dark Down 29.8 81.5 Low 03:13:19 - 03:43:19 910
Idyllwild 03:28:25 -33.6 Dark Down 27.8 79.7 Low 03:13:25 - 03:43:25 839
Lake Havasu City 03:28:20 -35.6 Dark Down 29.9 81.3 Low 03:13:20 - 03:43:20 837
Calipatria 03:28:25 -34.5 Dark Down 28.7 79.9 Low 03:13:25 - 03:43:25 741
George/Scottsdale 03:28:18 -37.6 Dark Down 31.8 82.0 Up 03:13:18 - 03:43:18 685
Yuma 03:28:25 -35.2 Dark Down 29.4 80.1 Low 03:13:25 - 03:43:25 670

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, (2027/12/22 03:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 17.39 111
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  7.05 102
PPM 095944     06:25:33.0 +23:19:37  6.0  0.50 106
PPM 095937     06:25:20.8 +23:03:25  9.0  0.43 106
PPM 096027     06:28:29.5 +23:03:38 10.2  0.31 106
09YG19         06:27:10.9 +23:00:13 14.5       106
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/02/05 03:39:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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