RECON: TNO occultation with 12WF37

Event between 12WF37 and star GA0920:00493390 with event index number of 2034925

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/10/29 07:57:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:49:21.3 +03:14:51
Equinox of date position of star is 04:50:36.7 +03:17:15
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 135 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.7

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Object is 28.3 AU from the Sun and 27.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 168 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2072 km.
The sky-plane scale is 19940.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=142.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Diameter=58.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12WF37, (2027/10/29 07:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:15:52.6 -08:10:18  0.1 13.06 125
Bellatrix      05:26:37.5 +06:22:21  1.6  9.44 128
8Pi 5Ori       04:55:42.2 +02:29:02  3.7  1.46 134
PPM 148033     04:51:41.2 +03:43:47  7.3  0.49 135
PPM 148013     04:50:43.5 +03:18:58  8.8  0.03 135
12WF37         04:50:48.9 +03:17:38 15.7       135
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 19.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:57:45 -52.7 Dark Down 33.8 135.3 Up 07:43:18 - 08:12:13 8193
Victoria 07:58:02 -54.9 Dark Down 33.9 131.1 Up 07:43:35 - 08:12:30 8174
Peachland 07:57:48 -53.5 Dark Down 34.8 135.5 Up 07:43:20 - 08:12:15 8134
Kelowna 07:57:46 -53.4 Dark Down 34.8 135.9 Up 07:43:19 - 08:12:14 8131
Summerland 07:57:48 -53.7 Dark Down 34.9 135.5 Up 07:43:20 - 08:12:15 8124
Penticton 07:57:48 -53.7 Dark Down 35.0 135.6 Up 07:43:20 - 08:12:15 8118
Oliver 07:57:50 -54.1 Dark Down 35.3 135.4 Up 07:43:22 - 08:12:17 8101
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:57:49 -54.2 Dark Down 35.5 135.6 Up 07:43:21 - 08:12:16 8088
Okanogan 07:57:52 -54.9 Dark Down 35.8 135.0 Up 07:43:25 - 08:12:20 8061
Manson/Chelan 07:57:57 -55.4 Dark Down 35.9 134.2 Up 07:43:29 - 08:12:24 8054
Brewster 07:57:53 -55.2 Dark Down 35.9 134.7 Up 07:43:26 - 08:12:21 8054
Wenatchee 07:57:58 -55.9 Dark Down 36.2 133.7 Up 07:43:31 - 08:12:26 8034
Ellensburg 07:58:01 -56.3 Dark Down 36.3 133.3 Up 07:43:33 - 08:12:28 8020
Yakima 07:58:02 -56.7 Dark Down 36.6 133.1 Up 07:43:35 - 08:12:30 7999
Toppenish/White Swan 07:58:03 -56.9 Dark Down 36.9 133.1 Up 07:43:35 - 08:12:30 7983
The Dalles 07:58:07 -57.7 Dark Down 37.0 131.9 Up 07:43:40 - 08:12:35 7965
Maupin 07:58:09 -58.2 Dark Down 37.3 131.8 Up 07:43:42 - 08:12:37 7940
PNWRO 07:58:00 -57.2 Dark Down 37.9 134.6 Up 07:43:33 - 08:12:28 7920
Sisters 07:58:13 -59.1 Dark Down 37.6 130.7 Up 07:43:46 - 08:12:41 7907
Bend 07:58:14 -59.3 Dark Down 37.9 130.9 Up 07:43:47 - 08:12:42 7886
Oregon Observatory 07:58:16 -59.5 Dark Down 38.0 130.7 Up 07:43:48 - 08:12:43 7880
Sleaford 07:57:00 -48.9 Dark Down 38.0 152.2 Up 07:42:33 - 08:11:28 7861
Chiloquin 07:58:23 -60.8 Dark Down 38.6 129.4 Up 07:43:56 - 08:12:51 7819
Klamath Falls 07:58:24 -61.1 Dark Down 38.9 129.3 Up 07:43:56 - 08:12:51 7796
Fall River/Burney 07:58:27 -62.3 Dark Down 39.9 129.0 Up 07:43:59 - 08:12:54 7715
Cedarville 07:58:22 -61.7 Dark Down 40.2 130.6 Up 07:43:55 - 08:12:50 7706
Greenville 07:58:28 -63.2 Dark Down 40.7 128.9 Up 07:44:01 - 08:12:56 7646
Gimple 07:58:29 -63.2 Dark Down 40.8 129.0 Up 07:44:02 - 08:12:57 7643
Quincy 07:58:30 -63.4 Dark Down 40.8 128.7 Up 07:44:02 - 08:12:57 7633
Portola 07:58:29 -63.4 Dark Down 41.2 129.2 Up 07:44:02 - 08:12:57 7610
Reno 07:58:28 -63.6 Dark Down 41.7 129.7 Up 07:44:01 - 08:12:56 7573
Carson City 07:58:29 -64.0 Dark Down 42.0 129.5 Up 07:44:02 - 08:12:57 7549
Gardnerville 07:58:29 -64.2 Dark Down 42.2 129.3 Up 07:44:02 - 08:12:57 7532
Yerington 07:58:28 -64.1 Dark Down 42.5 130.0 Up 07:44:01 - 08:12:56 7516
Hawthorne 07:58:28 -64.5 Dark Down 43.1 130.3 Up 07:44:01 - 08:12:56 7469
Lee Vining 07:58:33 -65.1 Dark Down 43.2 129.3 Up 07:44:05 - 08:13:00 7449
Bishop 07:58:31 -65.6 Dark Down 44.0 129.7 Up 07:44:04 - 08:12:59 7384
Beatty 07:58:28 -65.7 Dark Down 45.3 131.1 Up 07:44:00 - 08:12:55 7297
Wildwood 07:58:46 -68.8 Dark Down 45.9 127.0 Up 07:44:19 - 08:13:14 7167
Dunrhomin 07:57:35 -58.7 Dark Down 48.5 147.8 Up 07:43:07 - 08:12:02 7119
Nikitin 07:57:36 -58.9 Dark Down 48.7 147.7 Up 07:43:08 - 08:12:03 7107
CU-SBO 07:57:37 -59.0 Dark Down 48.7 147.5 Up 07:43:10 - 08:12:05 7105
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:58:26 -66.7 Dark Down 47.8 132.3 Up 07:43:58 - 08:12:53 7099
Patrick 07:58:24 -66.3 Dark Down 48.0 133.3 Up 07:43:56 - 08:12:51 7091
Idyllwild 07:58:40 -68.7 Dark Down 47.4 128.7 Up 07:44:12 - 08:13:07 7074
Lake Havasu City 07:58:29 -67.3 Dark Down 48.4 132.1 Up 07:44:02 - 08:12:57 7042
Calipatria 07:58:38 -68.9 Dark Down 48.5 129.5 Up 07:44:11 - 08:13:06 6986
Yuma 07:58:36 -69.0 Dark Down 49.4 130.2 Up 07:44:09 - 08:13:04 6921
George/Scottsdale 07:58:22 -67.0 Dark Down 50.4 134.4 Up 07:43:55 - 08:12:50 6894

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 12WF37, (2027/10/29 07:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:14:32.3 -08:12:06  0.1 13.06 125
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6  9.44 128
8Pi 5Ori       04:54:15.1 +02:26:26  3.7  1.46 134
PPM 148033     04:50:13.3 +03:41:01  7.3  0.49 135
PPM 148013     04:49:15.9 +03:16:10  8.8  0.03 135
12WF37         04:49:21.3 +03:14:51 15.7       135
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/14 04:34:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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