RECON: TNO occultation with 11UG412

Event between 11UG412 and star GA1100:00370898 with event index number of 2128840

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/01 08:50:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:20:39.7 +20:53:53
Equinox of date position of star is 03:22:02.6 +20:58:59
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 127 degrees from the moon. Moon is 10% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.2

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Object is 44.7 AU from the Sun and 43.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 250 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2593 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31745.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=173.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.1 sec chord
Diameter=70.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11UG412, (2027/12/01 08:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:31.5 +16:33:48  0.8 18.34 143
44Zet Per      03:55:53.6 +31:57:51  2.8 13.29 136
61Tau1Ari      03:22:50.7 +21:14:45  5.3  0.28 127
PPM 092419     03:22:28.2 +20:36:29  8.0  0.39 127
61Tau1Ari      03:22:50.7 +21:14:45  5.3  0.28 127
PPM 092420     03:22:35.7 +20:44:45 10.2  0.26 127
11UG412        03:22:16.5 +20:59:50 15.7       128
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 3.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 35.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=27.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:48:21 -52.4 Dark Down 42.9 246.5 Up 08:33:21 - 09:03:21 916
Kamloops 08:48:53 -58.9 Dark Down 51.2 231.6 Up 08:33:53 - 09:03:53 771
Kelowna 08:48:50 -59.4 Dark Down 51.3 233.5 Up 08:33:50 - 09:03:50 686
Peachland 08:48:51 -59.6 Dark Down 51.5 233.3 Up 08:33:51 - 09:03:51 676
Summerland 08:48:50 -59.7 Dark Down 51.5 233.5 Up 08:33:50 - 09:03:50 660
Penticton 08:48:50 -59.7 Dark Down 51.5 233.7 Up 08:33:50 - 09:03:50 653
Oliver 08:48:50 -60.0 Dark Down 51.7 234.1 Up 08:33:50 - 09:03:50 617
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:48:49 -60.1 Dark Down 51.7 234.5 Up 08:33:49 - 09:03:49 599
Victoria 08:48:59 -61.7 Dark Down 54.1 229.9 Up 08:33:59 - 09:03:59 566
Okanogan 08:48:49 -60.7 Dark Down 52.2 234.9 Up 08:33:49 - 09:03:49 534
Brewster 08:48:50 -61.0 Dark Down 52.5 234.9 Up 08:33:50 - 09:03:50 506
Manson/Chelan 08:48:50 -61.3 Dark Down 52.8 234.7 Up 08:33:50 - 09:03:50 486
Wenatchee 08:48:50 -61.8 Dark Down 53.2 235.0 Up 08:33:50 - 09:03:50 438
Ellensburg 08:48:51 -62.2 Dark Down 53.5 235.2 Up 08:33:51 - 09:03:51 396
Yakima 08:48:51 -62.6 Dark Down 53.8 235.6 Up 08:33:51 - 09:03:51 354
Toppenish/White Swan 08:48:50 -62.7 Dark Down 53.8 236.1 Up 08:33:50 - 09:03:50 331
PNWRO 08:48:46 -62.5 Dark Down 53.1 238.3 Up 08:33:46 - 09:03:46 287
The Dalles 08:48:52 -63.7 Dark Down 54.7 236.0 Up 08:33:52 - 09:03:52 253
Maupin 08:48:51 -64.0 Dark Down 54.9 236.6 Up 08:33:51 - 09:03:51 209
Sisters 08:48:52 -64.9 Dark Down 55.6 237.0 Up 08:33:52 - 09:03:52 119
Bend 08:48:52 -65.0 Dark Down 55.6 237.7 Up 08:33:52 - 09:03:52 93
Oregon Observatory 08:48:52 -65.2 Dark Down 55.8 237.7 Up 08:33:52 - 09:03:52 75
Chiloquin 08:48:52 -66.5 Dark Down 56.7 238.9 Up 08:33:52 - 09:03:52 -62
Klamath Falls 08:48:52 -66.8 Dark Down 56.9 239.4 Up 08:33:52 - 09:03:52 -99
Cedarville 08:48:47 -66.7 Dark Down 56.2 242.3 Up 08:33:47 - 09:03:47 -180
Fall River/Burney 08:48:51 -67.6 Dark Down 57.2 241.5 Up 08:33:51 - 09:03:51 -227
Dunrhomin 08:48:05 -58.8 Dark Down 46.0 258.2 Up 08:33:05 - 09:03:05 -308
Greenville 08:48:49 -68.1 Dark Down 57.3 243.2 Up 08:33:49 - 09:03:49 -326
Gimple 08:48:49 -68.1 Dark Down 57.3 243.3 Up 08:33:49 - 09:03:49 -327
Nikitin 08:48:05 -58.9 Dark Down 46.1 258.4 Up 08:33:05 - 09:03:05 -328
CU-SBO 08:48:05 -59.0 Dark Down 46.1 258.4 Up 08:33:05 - 09:03:05 -335
Quincy 08:48:49 -68.3 Dark Down 57.4 243.5 Up 08:33:49 - 09:03:49 -348
Portola 08:48:47 -68.2 Dark Down 57.1 244.3 Up 08:33:47 - 09:03:47 -363
Reno 08:48:45 -68.0 Dark Down 56.8 245.4 Up 08:33:45 - 09:03:45 -395
Carson City 08:48:45 -68.3 Dark Down 56.9 245.9 Up 08:33:45 - 09:03:45 -434
Yerington 08:48:43 -68.1 Dark Down 56.6 246.9 Up 08:33:43 - 09:03:43 -457
Gardnerville 08:48:45 -68.5 Dark Down 57.0 246.3 Up 08:33:45 - 09:03:45 -460
Hawthorne 08:48:41 -68.2 Dark Down 56.4 248.1 Up 08:33:41 - 09:03:41 -509
Lee Vining 08:48:43 -68.8 Dark Down 56.9 248.3 Up 08:33:43 - 09:03:43 -568
Bishop 08:48:40 -68.9 Dark Down 56.6 249.9 Up 08:33:40 - 09:03:40 -636
Beatty 08:48:35 -68.2 Dark Down 55.5 252.2 Up 08:33:35 - 09:03:35 -691
Patrick 08:48:26 -67.1 Dark Down 53.7 256.8 Up 08:33:26 - 09:03:26 -857
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:48:28 -67.8 Dark Down 54.3 256.5 Up 08:33:28 - 09:03:28 -883
Lake Havasu City 08:48:27 -67.9 Dark Down 54.3 257.6 Up 08:33:27 - 09:03:27 -957
Wildwood 08:48:40 -71.1 Dark Down 57.8 254.6 Up 08:33:40 - 09:03:40 -993
Idyllwild 08:48:34 -70.0 Dark Down 56.4 256.7 Up 08:33:34 - 09:03:34 -1037
George/Scottsdale 08:48:19 -66.5 Dark Down 52.4 260.5 Up 08:33:19 - 09:03:19 -1042
Calipatria 08:48:30 -69.5 Dark Down 55.5 258.6 Up 08:33:30 - 09:03:30 -1106
Yuma 08:48:27 -69.0 Dark Down 54.9 259.9 Up 08:33:27 - 09:03:27 -1155

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 11UG412, (2027/12/01 08:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 18.34 143
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8 13.29 136
61Tau1Ari      03:21:13.7 +21:08:49  5.3  0.28 127
PPM 092419     03:20:51.5 +20:30:33  8.0  0.39 127
61Tau1Ari      03:21:13.7 +21:08:49  5.3  0.28 127
PPM 092420     03:20:59.0 +20:38:49 10.2  0.26 127
11UG412        03:20:39.7 +20:53:53 15.7       127
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/28 04:20:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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