RECON: TNO occultation with 517717

Event between (517717) 15KZ120 and star GA1260:01101081 with event index number of 2628562

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/27 10:33:07 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:10:00.8 +36:25:29
Equinox of date position of star is 04:11:31.3 +36:29:00
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 154 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 17.5 AU from the Sun and 16.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 28.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 8.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 155 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5734 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12083.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.1
Diameter=57.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Diameter=23.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 517717, (2027/12/27 10:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:31.8 +16:33:48  0.8 20.73 157
44Zet Per      03:55:53.9 +31:57:52  2.8  5.60 151
50 Per         04:10:29.0 +38:06:38  5.5  1.64 153
PPM 069159     04:11:33.5 +36:02:55  8.5  0.45 154
PPM 069176     04:12:22.2 +36:35:09  9.7  0.14 154
517717         04:11:51.5 +36:29:46 15.8       154
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 30.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=10.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:29:57 -41.7 Dark Down 30.9 290.9 Up 10:16:32 - 10:43:21 3201
Kamloops 10:30:13 -50.5 Dark Down 39.1 282.4 Up 10:16:49 - 10:43:38 2688
Kelowna 10:30:11 -50.4 Dark Down 38.4 283.7 Up 10:16:47 - 10:43:36 2621
Peachland 10:30:11 -50.6 Dark Down 38.5 283.6 Up 10:16:47 - 10:43:36 2603
Summerland 10:30:11 -50.6 Dark Down 38.4 283.7 Up 10:16:47 - 10:43:36 2589
Penticton 10:30:11 -50.6 Dark Down 38.3 283.9 Up 10:16:46 - 10:43:35 2584
Oliver 10:30:10 -50.7 Dark Down 38.3 284.1 Up 10:16:46 - 10:43:35 2547
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:30:10 -50.7 Dark Down 38.1 284.4 Up 10:16:46 - 10:43:35 2533
Okanogan 10:30:10 -51.1 Dark Down 38.1 284.7 Up 10:16:45 - 10:43:34 2460
Brewster 10:30:10 -51.4 Dark Down 38.1 284.8 Up 10:16:45 - 10:43:34 2427
Victoria 10:30:16 -53.3 Dark Down 40.6 282.2 Up 10:16:51 - 10:43:40 2399
Manson/Chelan 10:30:10 -51.7 Dark Down 38.3 284.7 Up 10:16:46 - 10:43:35 2396
Wenatchee 10:30:10 -52.0 Dark Down 38.3 285.0 Up 10:16:46 - 10:43:35 2342
Ellensburg 10:30:10 -52.3 Dark Down 38.3 285.2 Up 10:16:46 - 10:43:35 2293
Yakima 10:30:10 -52.5 Dark Down 38.2 285.5 Up 10:16:45 - 10:43:34 2250
Toppenish/White Swan 10:30:09 -52.5 Dark Down 38.1 285.7 Up 10:16:45 - 10:43:34 2231
PNWRO 10:30:07 -51.7 Dark Down 37.0 286.9 Up 10:16:42 - 10:43:31 2225
The Dalles 10:30:10 -53.3 Dark Down 38.4 285.9 Up 10:16:46 - 10:43:35 2130
Maupin 10:30:10 -53.4 Dark Down 38.2 286.3 Up 10:16:45 - 10:43:34 2088
Dunrhomin 10:29:43 -43.4 Dark Down 25.6 297.2 Low 10:16:18 - 10:43:07 2057
CU-SBO 10:29:43 -43.5 Dark Down 25.6 297.2 Low 10:16:18 - 10:43:07 2029
Sisters 10:30:10 -54.1 Dark Down 38.3 286.7 Up 10:16:45 - 10:43:34 1983
Bend 10:30:09 -54.0 Dark Down 38.0 287.0 Up 10:16:45 - 10:43:34 1963
Oregon Observatory 10:30:10 -54.2 Dark Down 38.1 287.0 Up 10:16:45 - 10:43:34 1942
Chiloquin 10:30:09 -55.0 Dark Down 38.0 287.8 Up 10:16:45 - 10:43:34 1792
Klamath Falls 10:30:09 -55.0 Dark Down 37.8 288.1 Up 10:16:44 - 10:43:33 1757
Cedarville 10:30:06 -54.2 Dark Down 36.5 289.4 Up 10:16:41 - 10:43:30 1720
Fall River/Burney 10:30:08 -55.2 Dark Down 37.2 289.1 Up 10:16:43 - 10:43:32 1640
Gimple 10:30:07 -55.1 Dark Down 36.5 290.0 Up 10:16:42 - 10:43:31 1555
Greenville 10:30:06 -55.1 Dark Down 36.6 290.0 Up 10:16:42 - 10:43:31 1554
Quincy 10:30:07 -55.2 Dark Down 36.5 290.1 Up 10:16:42 - 10:43:31 1532
Portola 10:30:06 -54.9 Dark Down 36.1 290.4 Up 10:16:41 - 10:43:30 1530
Reno 10:30:04 -54.5 Dark Down 35.5 290.9 Up 10:16:40 - 10:43:29 1518
Carson City 10:30:04 -54.6 Dark Down 35.4 291.1 Up 10:16:40 - 10:43:29 1481
Yerington 10:30:03 -54.2 Dark Down 34.9 291.5 Up 10:16:38 - 10:43:27 1476
Gardnerville 10:30:04 -54.6 Dark Down 35.3 291.3 Up 10:16:39 - 10:43:28 1456
Hawthorne 10:30:02 -53.9 Dark Down 34.3 292.1 Up 10:16:37 - 10:43:26 1441
Lee Vining 10:30:02 -54.4 Dark Down 34.5 292.2 Up 10:16:38 - 10:43:27 1369
Bishop 10:30:01 -53.9 Dark Down 33.7 292.9 Up 10:16:36 - 10:43:25 1326
Beatty 10:29:58 -52.8 Dark Down 32.3 293.8 Up 10:16:34 - 10:43:23 1323
Patrick 10:29:53 -50.7 Dark Down 29.6 295.7 Low 10:16:28 - 10:43:17 1259
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:29:54 -51.3 Dark Down 30.0 295.6 Up 10:16:29 - 10:43:18 1211
George/Scottsdale 10:29:49 -49.1 Dark Down 27.4 297.3 Low 10:16:24 - 10:43:13 1154
Lake Havasu City 10:29:53 -51.1 Dark Down 29.5 296.0 Low 10:16:29 - 10:43:18 1150
Idyllwild 10:29:57 -53.1 Dark Down 31.0 295.6 Up 10:16:33 - 10:43:22 996
Wildwood 10:30:01 -54.6 Dark Down 32.5 294.8 Up 10:16:36 - 10:43:25 979
Calipatria 10:29:55 -52.2 Dark Down 29.8 296.3 Low 10:16:31 - 10:43:20 971
Yuma 10:29:53 -51.5 Dark Down 29.0 296.8 Low 10:16:29 - 10:43:18 956

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, (2027/12/27 10:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 20.73 157
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8  5.60 151
50 Per         04:08:36.9 +38:02:18  5.5  1.64 153
PPM 069159     04:09:43.3 +35:58:37  8.5  0.45 154
PPM 069176     04:10:31.5 +36:30:54  9.7  0.14 154
517717         04:10:00.8 +36:25:29 15.8       154
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/26 02:48:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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