RECON: TNO occultation with 517717

Event between (517717) 15KZ120 and star GA1260:01130112 with event index number of 2628558

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/16 03:30:07 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:12:49.5 +36:45:14
Equinox of date position of star is 04:14:18.3 +36:48:35
Stellar brightness G=14.3, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 51 degrees from the moon. Moon is 92% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

[RECON map]
TNO is 17.5 AU from the Sun and 16.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 29.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 8.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 134 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5955 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12003.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.1
Diameter=57.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Diameter=23.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 517717, (2027/12/16 03:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:31.7 +16:33:48  0.8 20.88  48
44Zet Per      03:55:53.8 +31:57:51  2.8  6.21  55
50 Per         04:10:28.8 +38:06:38  5.5  1.53  52
PPM 069246     04:16:49.2 +36:34:13  7.6  0.50  51
PPM 069191     04:13:18.2 +36:54:30  9.7  0.29  51
517717         04:14:40.4 +36:49:25 14.3        51
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 20.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=6.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 03:31:10 -30.7 Dark Up 52.6 89.6 Up 03:19:30 - 03:42:50 6267
Kamloops 03:31:00 -32.6 Dark Up 54.5 94.9 Up 03:19:20 - 03:42:40 6224
Peachland 03:31:02 -33.0 Dark Up 54.9 94.1 Up 03:19:22 - 03:42:42 6144
Kelowna 03:31:02 -33.2 Dark Up 55.1 94.5 Up 03:19:22 - 03:42:42 6135
Summerland 03:31:03 -33.1 Dark Up 55.0 93.9 Up 03:19:23 - 03:42:43 6131
Penticton 03:31:03 -33.2 Dark Up 55.1 93.9 Up 03:19:23 - 03:42:43 6122
Oliver 03:31:04 -33.2 Dark Up 55.1 93.4 Up 03:19:24 - 03:42:44 6103
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:31:05 -33.3 Dark Up 55.3 93.4 Up 03:19:25 - 03:42:45 6084
Tonasket 03:31:06 -33.3 Dark Up 55.2 92.9 Up 03:19:26 - 03:42:46 6070
Manson/Chelan 03:31:09 -32.8 Dark Up 54.8 91.1 Up 03:19:29 - 03:42:49 6062
Okanogan 03:31:07 -33.2 Dark Up 55.1 92.3 Up 03:19:27 - 03:42:47 6059
Brewster 03:31:08 -33.1 Dark Up 55.0 91.7 Up 03:19:28 - 03:42:48 6055
Wenatchee 03:31:11 -32.7 Dark Up 54.7 90.3 Up 03:19:31 - 03:42:51 6045
Ellensburg 03:31:13 -32.6 Dark Up 54.5 89.6 Up 03:19:33 - 03:42:53 6034
Yakima 03:31:14 -32.6 Dark Up 54.5 89.0 Up 03:19:34 - 03:42:54 6012
Toppenish/White Swan 03:31:14 -32.7 Dark Up 54.6 88.8 Up 03:19:34 - 03:42:54 5990
The Dalles 03:31:16 -32.1 Dark Up 54.1 87.2 Up 03:19:36 - 03:42:56 5989
Goldendale 03:31:16 -32.4 Dark Up 54.3 87.8 Up 03:19:36 - 03:42:56 5982
Maupin 03:31:16 -32.2 Dark Up 54.1 86.7 Up 03:19:36 - 03:42:56 5960
Sisters 03:31:16 -31.8 Dark Up 53.7 85.2 Up 03:19:36 - 03:42:56 5940
Bend 03:31:16 -32.0 Dark Up 53.9 85.0 Up 03:19:36 - 03:42:56 5912
Oregon Observatory 03:31:16 -31.9 Dark Up 53.8 84.7 Up 03:19:36 - 03:42:56 5910
PNWRO 03:31:14 -33.7 Dark Up 55.7 89.4 Up 03:19:34 - 03:42:54 5887
Chiloquin 03:31:16 -31.5 Dark Up 53.3 82.7 Up 03:19:36 - 03:42:56 5864
North Lake 03:31:16 -32.2 Dark Up 54.1 84.2 Up 03:19:36 - 03:42:56 5843
Klamath Falls 03:31:16 -31.5 Dark Up 53.3 82.3 Up 03:19:36 - 03:42:56 5841
Fall River/Burney 03:31:16 -31.7 Dark Up 53.4 80.9 Up 03:19:36 - 03:42:56 5755
Lakeview 03:31:16 -32.6 Dark Up 54.4 83.0 Up 03:19:36 - 03:42:56 5753
Cedarville 03:31:16 -32.7 Dark Up 54.4 82.2 Up 03:19:36 - 03:42:56 5706
Greenville 03:31:35 -32.0 Dark Up 53.7 80.0 Up 03:19:55 - 03:43:15 5652
Susanville 03:31:32 -32.3 Dark Up 53.9 80.5 Up 03:19:52 - 03:43:12 5651
Gimple 03:31:34 -32.1 Dark Up 53.7 80.0 Up 03:19:54 - 03:43:14 5646
Quincy 03:31:35 -32.0 Dark Up 53.7 79.7 Up 03:19:55 - 03:43:15 5639
Sleaford 03:30:39 -41.2 Dark Up 62.9 111.7 Up 03:18:59 - 03:42:19 5611
Portola 03:31:35 -32.4 Dark Up 54.0 79.7 Up 03:19:55 - 03:43:15 5602
Reno 03:31:34 -32.9 Dark Up 54.4 79.7 Up 03:19:54 - 03:43:14 5546
Carson City 03:31:35 -32.9 Dark Up 54.4 79.2 Up 03:19:55 - 03:43:15 5522
Gardnerville 03:31:36 -32.9 Dark Up 54.4 78.9 Up 03:19:56 - 03:43:16 5504
Yerington 03:31:36 -33.3 Dark Up 54.8 79.2 Up 03:19:56 - 03:43:16 5471
Hawthorne 03:31:37 -33.7 Dark Up 55.2 78.8 Up 03:19:57 - 03:43:17 5408
Lee Vining 03:31:39 -33.3 Dark Up 54.7 77.8 Up 03:19:59 - 03:43:19 5402
Bishop 03:31:40 -33.8 Dark Up 55.1 77.2 Up 03:20:00 - 03:43:20 5317
Tonopah 03:31:36 -34.8 Dark Up 56.2 78.6 Up 03:19:56 - 03:43:16 5291
Beatty 03:31:39 -35.1 Dark Up 56.3 77.1 Up 03:19:59 - 03:43:19 5184
Wildwood 03:31:50 -33.3 Dark Up 54.1 72.7 Up 03:20:10 - 03:43:30 5109
Indian Springs 03:31:38 -35.9 Dark Up 57.0 77.0 Up 03:19:58 - 03:43:18 5094
Henderson 03:31:39 -36.4 Dark Up 57.5 76.4 Up 03:19:59 - 03:43:19 5013
Idyllwild 03:31:48 -34.8 Dark Up 55.5 72.6 Up 03:20:08 - 03:43:28 4962
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:31:41 -36.7 Dark Up 57.6 75.2 Up 03:20:01 - 03:43:21 4926
Mohave Valley 03:31:41 -36.7 Dark Up 57.5 74.8 Up 03:20:01 - 03:43:21 4906
Patrick 03:31:39 -37.3 Dark Up 58.2 75.7 Up 03:19:59 - 03:43:19 4898
Kingman/Dolan Springs 03:31:39 -37.1 Dark Up 58.0 75.3 Up 03:19:59 - 03:43:19 4895
Lake Havasu City 03:31:42 -36.9 Dark Up 57.6 74.2 Up 03:20:02 - 03:43:22 4861
Calipatria 03:31:48 -35.8 Dark Up 56.3 72.0 Up 03:20:08 - 03:43:28 4841
Parker 03:31:43 -36.9 Dark Up 57.5 73.7 Up 03:20:03 - 03:43:23 4834
Yuma 03:31:48 -36.5 Dark Up 56.9 71.5 Up 03:20:08 - 03:43:28 4752
Dunrhomin 03:31:11 -44.0 Dark Up 65.6 88.2 Up 03:19:31 - 03:42:51 4730
CU-SBO 03:31:12 -44.0 Dark Up 65.5 87.6 Up 03:19:32 - 03:42:52 4717
George/Scottsdale 03:31:41 -38.8 Dark Up 59.4 73.4 Up 03:20:01 - 03:43:21 4647

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 517717, (2027/12/16 03:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 20.88  48
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8  6.21  55
50 Per         04:08:36.9 +38:02:19  5.5  1.53  52
PPM 069246     04:14:58.3 +36:30:07  7.6  0.50  51
PPM 069191     04:11:27.2 +36:50:16  9.7  0.29  51
517717         04:12:49.5 +36:45:14 14.3        51
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/19 23:02:04 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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