RECON: TNO occultation with 13TT187

Event between 13TT187 and star GA0900:00263293 with event index number of 2676378

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/10/24 06:38:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:08:26.7 +00:49:58
Equinox of date position of star is 03:09:37.8 +00:55:10
Stellar brightness G=13.8, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 96 degrees from the moon. Moon is 33% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.3

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Object is 40.6 AU from the Sun and 39.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 273 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2541 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28777.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=221.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.0 sec chord
Diameter=90.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13TT187, (2027/10/24 06:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:31.2 +16:33:47  0.8 26.64  71
Menkar         03:03:44.2 +04:11:50  2.5  3.60  96
94 Cet         03:14:11.7 -01:05:37  5.1  2.30  95
PPM 146258     03:09:06.1 +01:30:41  8.2  0.61  96
PPM 146262     03:09:09.6 +00:57:58  9.2  0.18  96
13TT187        03:09:52.7 +00:56:16 13.8        95
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 3.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=14.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:38:35 -48.7 Dark Down 31.9 137.0 Up 06:23:35 - 06:53:35 663
Victoria 06:38:48 -49.7 Dark Down 32.0 132.9 Up 06:23:48 - 06:53:48 631
Peachland 06:38:36 -49.7 Dark Down 32.8 137.3 Up 06:23:36 - 06:53:36 605
Kelowna 06:38:35 -49.6 Dark Down 32.8 137.6 Up 06:23:35 - 06:53:35 604
Summerland 06:38:36 -49.8 Dark Down 33.0 137.3 Up 06:23:36 - 06:53:36 596
Penticton 06:38:36 -49.9 Dark Down 33.1 137.4 Up 06:23:36 - 06:53:36 590
Oliver 06:38:37 -50.2 Dark Down 33.3 137.2 Up 06:23:37 - 06:53:37 573
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:38:37 -50.5 Dark Down 33.5 137.4 Up 06:23:37 - 06:53:37 560
Okanogan 06:38:40 -51.0 Dark Down 33.9 136.9 Up 06:23:40 - 06:53:40 532
Brewster 06:38:41 -51.2 Dark Down 34.0 136.5 Up 06:23:41 - 06:53:41 524
Manson/Chelan 06:38:42 -51.2 Dark Down 34.0 136.0 Up 06:23:42 - 06:53:42 522
Wenatchee 06:38:44 -51.6 Dark Down 34.3 135.6 Up 06:23:44 - 06:53:44 502
Ellensburg 06:38:46 -51.9 Dark Down 34.4 135.2 Up 06:23:46 - 06:53:46 486
Yakima 06:38:47 -52.3 Dark Down 34.7 135.0 Up 06:23:47 - 06:53:47 464
Toppenish/White Swan 06:38:47 -52.5 Dark Down 35.0 135.1 Up 06:23:47 - 06:53:47 449
The Dalles 06:38:52 -53.0 Dark Down 35.1 133.9 Up 06:23:52 - 06:53:52 426
Maupin 06:38:53 -53.4 Dark Down 35.5 133.8 Up 06:23:53 - 06:53:53 401
PNWRO 06:38:45 -53.3 Dark Down 36.0 136.5 Up 06:23:45 - 06:53:45 391
Sleaford 06:37:58 -49.6 Dark Down 35.8 153.7 Up 06:22:58 - 06:52:58 383
Sisters 06:38:56 -53.9 Dark Down 35.8 132.8 Up 06:23:56 - 06:53:56 365
Bend 06:38:57 -54.2 Dark Down 36.1 133.0 Up 06:23:57 - 06:53:57 345
Oregon Observatory 06:38:57 -54.3 Dark Down 36.2 132.7 Up 06:23:57 - 06:53:57 339
Chiloquin 06:39:02 -55.3 Dark Down 36.9 131.6 Up 06:24:02 - 06:54:02 274
Klamath Falls 06:39:03 -55.6 Dark Down 37.1 131.5 Up 06:24:03 - 06:54:03 251
Fall River/Burney 06:39:06 -56.8 Dark Down 38.1 131.2 Up 06:24:06 - 06:54:06 170
Cedarville 06:39:01 -56.9 Dark Down 38.5 132.8 Up 06:24:01 - 06:54:01 166
Greenville 06:39:07 -57.7 Dark Down 39.0 131.1 Up 06:24:07 - 06:54:07 101
Gimple 06:39:07 -57.8 Dark Down 39.0 131.2 Up 06:24:07 - 06:54:07 99
Quincy 06:39:08 -57.9 Dark Down 39.1 131.0 Up 06:24:08 - 06:54:08 89
Portola 06:39:07 -58.2 Dark Down 39.5 131.4 Up 06:24:07 - 06:54:07 68
Reno 06:39:06 -58.7 Dark Down 40.0 132.0 Up 06:24:06 - 06:54:06 33
Carson City 06:39:07 -59.0 Dark Down 40.3 131.8 Up 06:24:07 - 06:54:07 9
Gardnerville 06:39:08 -59.2 Dark Down 40.5 131.7 Up 06:24:08 - 06:54:08 -8
Yerington 06:39:06 -59.4 Dark Down 40.8 132.3 Up 06:24:06 - 06:54:06 -22
Hawthorne 06:39:06 -60.1 Dark Down 41.4 132.6 Up 06:24:06 - 06:54:06 -67
Lee Vining 06:39:09 -60.3 Dark Down 41.5 131.7 Up 06:24:09 - 06:54:09 -90
Bishop 06:39:08 -61.2 Dark Down 42.3 132.1 Up 06:24:08 - 06:54:08 -152
Beatty 06:39:05 -62.2 Dark Down 43.6 133.6 Up 06:24:05 - 06:54:05 -232
Dunrhomin 06:38:23 -61.4 Dark Down 46.5 149.8 Up 06:23:23 - 06:53:23 -357
Nikitin 06:38:24 -61.6 Dark Down 46.7 149.7 Up 06:23:24 - 06:53:24 -369
CU-SBO 06:38:24 -61.6 Dark Down 46.7 149.6 Up 06:23:24 - 06:53:24 -371
Wildwood 06:39:18 -63.8 Dark Down 44.4 129.6 Up 06:24:18 - 06:54:18 -375
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:39:04 -64.5 Dark Down 46.1 134.9 Up 06:24:04 - 06:54:04 -422
Patrick 06:39:01 -64.6 Dark Down 46.3 135.9 Up 06:24:01 - 06:54:01 -426
Idyllwild 06:39:14 -65.0 Dark Down 45.8 131.4 Up 06:24:14 - 06:54:14 -459
Lake Havasu City 06:39:04 -65.2 Dark Down 46.7 134.7 Up 06:24:04 - 06:54:04 -479
Calipatria 06:39:12 -66.0 Dark Down 46.9 132.2 Up 06:24:12 - 06:54:12 -542
Yuma 06:39:10 -66.7 Dark Down 47.8 132.9 Up 06:24:10 - 06:54:10 -603
George/Scottsdale 06:38:59 -66.7 Dark Down 48.6 137.0 Up 06:23:59 - 06:53:59 -616

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 13TT187, (2027/10/24 06:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 26.64  71
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5  3.60  96
94 Cet         03:12:46.7 -01:11:47  5.1  2.30  95
PPM 146258     03:07:39.8 +01:24:22  8.2  0.61  96
PPM 146262     03:07:43.6 +00:51:39  9.2  0.18  96
13TT187        03:08:26.7 +00:49:58 13.8        95
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/26 03:53:14 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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