RECON: TNO occultation with 427507

Event between (427507) 02DH5 and star GA0900:04771329 with event index number of 2433496

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/23 07:58:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:45:47.4 +00:52:01
Equinox of date position of star is 16:46:58.6 +00:49:34
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 70 degrees from the moon. Moon is 26% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.2

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Object is 24.4 AU from the Sun and 23.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.0 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 534 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4246 km.
The sky-plane scale is 17274.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.2
Diameter=57.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Diameter=23.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 427507, (2023/07/23 07:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:51.3 -26:28:56  0.9 27.58  69
1Del Oph       16:15:35.0 -03:45:12  2.7  9.09  62
16 Oph         16:46:41.6 +00:58:43  6.0  0.17  69
PPM 163079     16:46:57.7 +00:46:42 10.6  0.05  70
427507         16:46:59.4 +00:49:32 16.3        70
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 1.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=12.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:53:57 -19.2 Dark Down 26.1 235.1 Low 07:38:57 - 08:08:57 2443
Kelowna 07:53:53 -20.0 Dark Down 26.1 236.3 Low 07:38:53 - 08:08:53 2350
Peachland 07:53:54 -20.1 Dark Down 26.3 236.1 Low 07:38:54 - 08:08:54 2346
Sleaford 07:53:27 -17.2 AT Down 17.6 247.6 Really Low 07:38:27 - 08:08:27 2330
Summerland 07:53:53 -20.3 Dark Down 26.3 236.2 Low 07:38:53 - 08:08:53 2330
Penticton 07:53:53 -20.3 Dark Down 26.3 236.4 Low 07:38:53 - 08:08:53 2321
Victoria 07:54:02 -21.1 Dark Down 29.0 233.2 Low 07:39:02 - 08:09:02 2310
Oliver 07:53:52 -20.7 Dark Down 26.5 236.5 Low 07:38:52 - 08:08:52 2288
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:53:51 -20.9 Dark Down 26.5 236.8 Low 07:38:51 - 08:08:51 2269
Okanogan 07:53:51 -21.5 Dark Down 27.0 236.8 Low 07:38:51 - 08:08:51 2212
Brewster 07:53:51 -21.8 Dark Down 27.2 236.7 Low 07:38:51 - 08:08:51 2191
Manson/Chelan 07:53:52 -22.0 Dark Down 27.6 236.5 Low 07:38:52 - 08:08:52 2179
Wenatchee 07:53:52 -22.4 Dark Down 27.9 236.5 Low 07:38:52 - 08:08:52 2138
Ellensburg 07:53:52 -22.8 Dark Down 28.3 236.5 Low 07:38:52 - 08:08:52 2104
Yakima 07:53:52 -23.2 Dark Down 28.5 236.7 Low 07:38:52 - 08:08:52 2065
Toppenish/White Swan 07:53:51 -23.4 Dark Down 28.5 236.9 Low 07:38:51 - 08:08:51 2041
The Dalles 07:53:52 -24.2 Dark Down 29.4 236.6 Low 07:38:52 - 08:08:52 1984
PNWRO 07:53:46 -23.9 Dark Down 27.9 238.5 Low 07:38:46 - 08:08:46 1973
Maupin 07:53:52 -24.6 Dark Down 29.6 236.9 Low 07:38:52 - 08:08:52 1942
Sisters 07:53:52 -25.5 Dark Down 30.4 236.8 Up 07:38:52 - 08:08:52 1869
Bend 07:53:52 -25.7 Dark Down 30.3 237.2 Up 07:38:52 - 08:08:52 1840
Oregon Observatory 07:53:51 -25.9 Dark Down 30.5 237.1 Up 07:38:51 - 08:08:51 1826
Chiloquin 07:53:52 -27.2 Dark Down 31.5 237.4 Up 07:38:52 - 08:08:52 1708
Klamath Falls 07:53:51 -27.5 Dark Down 31.6 237.7 Up 07:38:51 - 08:08:51 1672
Cedarville 07:53:46 -28.3 Dark Down 31.0 239.5 Up 07:38:46 - 08:08:46 1565
Fall River/Burney 07:53:49 -28.7 Dark Down 32.0 238.6 Up 07:38:49 - 08:08:49 1547
Greenville 07:53:47 -29.6 Dark Down 32.2 239.5 Up 07:38:47 - 08:08:47 1446
Gimple 07:53:47 -29.6 Dark Down 32.1 239.6 Up 07:38:47 - 08:08:47 1443
Quincy 07:53:47 -29.8 Dark Down 32.3 239.6 Up 07:38:47 - 08:08:47 1425
Portola 07:53:46 -30.0 Dark Down 32.0 240.1 Up 07:38:46 - 08:08:46 1401
Reno 07:53:43 -30.3 Dark Down 31.7 240.8 Up 07:38:43 - 08:08:43 1359
Carson City 07:53:43 -30.6 Dark Down 31.9 241.0 Up 07:38:43 - 08:08:43 1322
Gardnerville 07:53:43 -30.9 Dark Down 32.0 241.2 Up 07:38:43 - 08:08:43 1296
Yerington 07:53:41 -30.9 Dark Down 31.6 241.7 Up 07:38:41 - 08:08:41 1287
Hawthorne 07:53:39 -31.3 Dark Down 31.4 242.4 Up 07:38:39 - 08:08:39 1227
Lee Vining 07:53:40 -31.9 Dark Down 32.0 242.3 Up 07:38:40 - 08:08:40 1182
Dunrhomin 07:53:03 -28.7 Dark Down 21.3 252.0 Low 07:38:03 - 08:08:03 1131
Nikitin 07:53:03 -28.9 Dark Down 21.3 252.1 Low 07:38:03 - 08:08:03 1112
CU-SBO 07:53:03 -29.0 Dark Down 21.4 252.1 Low 07:38:03 - 08:08:03 1106
Bishop 07:53:38 -32.5 Dark Down 31.8 243.2 Up 07:38:38 - 08:08:38 1103
Beatty 07:53:32 -33.0 Dark Down 30.8 244.8 Up 07:38:32 - 08:08:32 1016
Patrick 07:53:22 -34.4 Dark Down 29.3 247.8 Low 07:38:22 - 08:08:22 794
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:53:24 -34.7 Dark Down 29.9 247.4 Low 07:38:24 - 08:08:24 785
Wildwood 07:53:37 -35.8 Dark Down 33.4 244.9 Up 07:38:37 - 08:08:37 771
Lake Havasu City 07:53:23 -35.4 Dark Down 30.0 247.9 Up 07:38:23 - 08:08:23 709
Idyllwild 07:53:31 -36.2 Dark Down 32.1 246.6 Up 07:38:31 - 08:08:31 687
Calipatria 07:53:27 -36.8 Dark Down 31.4 247.8 Up 07:38:27 - 08:08:27 594
George/Scottsdale 07:53:16 -36.0 Dark Down 28.4 250.1 Low 07:38:16 - 08:08:16 571
Yuma 07:53:24 -37.2 Dark Down 30.9 248.7 Up 07:38:24 - 08:08:24 527

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 427507, (2023/07/23 07:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 27.58  69
1Del Oph       16:14:20.7 -03:41:43  2.7  9.09  62
16 Oph         16:45:29.7 +01:01:13  6.0  0.17  69
PPM 163079     16:45:45.6 +00:49:11 10.6  0.05  70
427507         16:45:47.4 +00:52:01 16.3        70
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/19 02:42:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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