RECON: TNO occultation with 530930

Event between (530930) 11WG157 and star GA1340:02283027 with event index number of 2444170

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/01/11 09:54:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:39:12.3 +45:07:32
Equinox of date position of star is 04:40:49.1 +45:10:05
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 104 degrees from the moon. Moon is 11% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

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TNO is 30.6 AU from the Sun and 29.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 192 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2732 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21633.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=211.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.4 sec chord
Diameter=86.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 530930, (2027/01/11 09:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:28.5 +16:33:42  0.8 28.63 100
3Iot Aur       04:58:45.5 +33:12:23  2.7 12.44 107
59 Per         04:44:49.7 +43:24:50  5.2  1.88 104
PPM 047235     04:39:44.9 +44:44:56  8.0  0.50 103
PPM 047257     04:41:48.5 +45:00:24  9.6  0.21 104
530930         04:41:09.5 +45:10:36 14.9       104
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 4.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=15.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:50:33 -47.0 Dark Down 37.9 297.5 Up 09:35:33 - 10:05:33 4407
Kamloops 09:50:57 -55.0 Dark Down 45.5 290.6 Up 09:35:57 - 10:05:57 3783
Kelowna 09:50:52 -55.1 Dark Down 44.7 291.9 Up 09:35:52 - 10:05:52 3728
Peachland 09:50:54 -55.4 Dark Down 44.9 291.8 Up 09:35:54 - 10:05:54 3707
Summerland 09:50:53 -55.4 Dark Down 44.8 292.0 Up 09:35:53 - 10:05:53 3695
Penticton 09:50:53 -55.4 Dark Down 44.7 292.1 Up 09:35:53 - 10:05:53 3692
Oliver 09:50:51 -55.7 Dark Down 44.5 292.4 Up 09:35:51 - 10:05:51 3656
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:50:51 -55.7 Dark Down 44.3 292.7 Up 09:35:51 - 10:05:51 3645
Tonasket 09:50:51 -55.9 Dark Down 44.3 292.9 Up 09:35:51 - 10:05:51 3611
Okanogan 09:50:50 -56.2 Dark Down 44.2 293.2 Up 09:35:50 - 10:05:50 3573
Brewster 09:50:50 -56.5 Dark Down 44.3 293.3 Up 09:35:50 - 10:05:50 3539
Manson/Chelan 09:50:51 -56.8 Dark Down 44.4 293.3 Up 09:35:51 - 10:05:51 3507
Victoria 09:51:00 -57.9 Dark Down 46.6 291.1 Up 09:36:00 - 10:06:00 3477
Wenatchee 09:50:51 -57.2 Dark Down 44.3 293.7 Up 09:35:51 - 10:05:51 3453
Ellensburg 09:50:51 -57.6 Dark Down 44.3 293.9 Up 09:35:51 - 10:05:51 3404
Yakima 09:50:50 -57.9 Dark Down 44.1 294.3 Up 09:35:50 - 10:05:50 3363
Dunrhomin 09:50:07 -51.2 Dark Down 31.4 304.8 Up 09:35:07 - 10:05:07 3357
PNWRO 09:50:45 -57.4 Dark Down 42.8 295.5 Up 09:35:45 - 10:05:45 3357
Toppenish/White Swan 09:50:49 -58.0 Dark Down 43.9 294.5 Up 09:35:49 - 10:05:49 3346
CU-SBO 09:50:06 -51.4 Dark Down 31.3 304.9 Up 09:35:06 - 10:05:06 3329
Goldendale 09:50:50 -58.6 Dark Down 44.0 294.8 Up 09:35:50 - 10:05:50 3276
The Dalles 09:50:50 -58.9 Dark Down 44.1 294.9 Up 09:35:50 - 10:05:50 3242
Maupin 09:50:50 -59.1 Dark Down 43.9 295.3 Up 09:35:50 - 10:05:50 3203
Sisters 09:50:50 -60.0 Dark Down 43.8 295.9 Up 09:35:50 - 10:05:50 3097
Bend 09:50:49 -60.0 Dark Down 43.5 296.2 Up 09:35:49 - 10:05:49 3081
Oregon Observatory 09:50:48 -60.2 Dark Down 43.5 296.3 Up 09:35:48 - 10:05:48 3059
North Lake 09:50:47 -60.3 Dark Down 42.9 297.0 Up 09:35:47 - 10:05:47 3012
Lakeview 09:50:43 -60.6 Dark Down 42.1 298.1 Up 09:35:43 - 10:05:43 2922
Chiloquin 09:50:48 -61.2 Dark Down 43.2 297.2 Up 09:35:48 - 10:05:48 2912
Klamath Falls 09:50:47 -61.4 Dark Down 43.0 297.5 Up 09:35:47 - 10:05:47 2879
Cedarville 09:50:43 -60.9 Dark Down 41.6 298.6 Up 09:35:43 - 10:05:43 2862
Fall River/Burney 09:50:45 -61.9 Dark Down 42.2 298.6 Up 09:35:45 - 10:05:45 2772
Susanville 09:50:42 -61.8 Dark Down 41.4 299.3 Up 09:35:42 - 10:05:42 2733
Gimple 09:50:42 -62.1 Dark Down 41.4 299.5 Up 09:35:42 - 10:05:42 2698
Greenville 09:50:43 -62.1 Dark Down 41.5 299.5 Up 09:35:43 - 10:05:43 2695
Portola 09:50:41 -62.0 Dark Down 41.0 299.9 Up 09:35:41 - 10:05:41 2679
Quincy 09:50:42 -62.2 Dark Down 41.4 299.6 Up 09:35:42 - 10:05:42 2675
Reno 09:50:39 -61.7 Dark Down 40.4 300.3 Up 09:35:39 - 10:05:39 2674
Yerington 09:50:36 -61.6 Dark Down 39.7 300.8 Up 09:35:36 - 10:05:36 2643
Carson City 09:50:39 -61.9 Dark Down 40.2 300.5 Up 09:35:39 - 10:05:39 2639
Tonopah 09:50:30 -60.7 Dark Down 38.0 302.1 Up 09:35:30 - 10:05:30 2623
Gardnerville 09:50:38 -62.0 Dark Down 40.1 300.7 Up 09:35:38 - 10:05:38 2616
Hawthorne 09:50:34 -61.4 Dark Down 39.1 301.3 Up 09:35:34 - 10:05:34 2616
Lee Vining 09:50:35 -62.0 Dark Down 39.2 301.6 Up 09:35:35 - 10:05:35 2541
Indian Springs 09:50:25 -60.1 Dark Down 36.1 303.4 Up 09:35:25 - 10:05:25 2538
Beatty 09:50:28 -60.8 Dark Down 37.0 302.9 Up 09:35:28 - 10:05:28 2527
Henderson 09:50:22 -59.8 Dark Down 35.4 303.9 Up 09:35:22 - 10:05:22 2515
Bishop 09:50:33 -61.8 Dark Down 38.4 302.2 Up 09:35:33 - 10:05:33 2509
Patrick 09:50:19 -59.2 Dark Down 34.3 304.6 Up 09:35:19 - 10:05:19 2502
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:50:19 -59.4 Dark Down 34.3 304.7 Up 09:35:19 - 10:05:19 2472
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:50:22 -59.8 Dark Down 34.6 304.5 Up 09:35:22 - 10:05:22 2448
George/Scottsdale 09:50:13 -58.0 Dark Down 32.0 306.0 Up 09:35:13 - 10:05:13 2430
Mohave Valley 09:50:21 -59.9 Dark Down 34.5 304.7 Up 09:35:21 - 10:05:21 2422
Lake Havasu City 09:50:20 -59.8 Dark Down 34.1 305.0 Up 09:35:20 - 10:05:20 2394
Parker 09:50:19 -59.9 Dark Down 33.8 305.2 Up 09:35:19 - 10:05:19 2362
Idyllwild 09:50:25 -61.9 Dark Down 35.2 304.9 Up 09:35:25 - 10:05:25 2219
Calipatria 09:50:22 -61.1 Dark Down 34.1 305.5 Up 09:35:22 - 10:05:22 2210
Yuma 09:50:19 -60.5 Dark Down 33.2 305.9 Up 09:35:19 - 10:05:19 2208
Wildwood 09:50:30 -63.2 Dark Down 36.7 304.2 Up 09:35:30 - 10:05:30 2178

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 530930, (2027/01/11 09:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 28.63 100
3Iot Aur       04:56:59.6 +33:09:58  2.7 12.44 107
59 Per         04:42:54.4 +43:21:53  5.2  1.88 104
PPM 047235     04:37:48.2 +44:41:48  8.0  0.50 103
PPM 047257     04:39:51.4 +44:57:20  9.6  0.21 104
530930         04:39:12.3 +45:07:32 14.9       104
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/04/27 23:01:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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