RECON: TNO occultation with 552678

Event between (552678) 10JG210 and star GA0780:17980037 with event index number of 2224767

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/20 07:41:58 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:01:25.0 -10:30:17
Equinox of date position of star is 19:02:40.8 -10:28:14
Stellar brightness G=14.1, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 75 degrees from the moon. Moon is 92% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.0

[RECON map]
TNO is 17.4 AU from the Sun and 16.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 179 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1965 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12065.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=114.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Diameter=46.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 552678, (2027/08/20 07:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.4 -26:29:27  0.9 39.20 111
Nunki          18:56:58.6 -26:15:35  2.0 15.86  78
PPM 235666     19:14:48.2 -12:14:02  5.2  3.40  72
PPM 235404     19:04:05.9 -10:40:47  7.2  0.36  74
PPM 235375     19:03:07.7 -10:39:46  9.3  0.20  74
552678         19:02:56.5 -10:27:48 14.1        74
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=25.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:36:42 -26.5 Dark Up 20.9 219.2 Low 07:21:42 - 07:51:42 1168
Victoria 07:36:50 -28.3 Dark Up 23.8 216.8 Low 07:21:50 - 07:51:50 1125
Peachland 07:36:40 -27.5 Dark Up 21.4 220.0 Low 07:21:40 - 07:51:40 1074
Kelowna 07:36:39 -27.4 Dark Up 21.2 220.2 Low 07:21:39 - 07:51:39 1071
Summerland 07:36:40 -27.7 Dark Up 21.5 220.1 Low 07:21:40 - 07:51:40 1059
Penticton 07:36:39 -27.7 Dark Up 21.5 220.2 Low 07:21:39 - 07:51:39 1049
Oliver 07:36:39 -28.1 Dark Up 21.8 220.3 Low 07:21:39 - 07:51:39 1022
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:36:39 -28.3 Dark Up 21.8 220.5 Low 07:21:39 - 07:51:39 1001
Okanogan 07:36:39 -28.9 Dark Up 22.4 220.5 Low 07:21:39 - 07:51:39 959
Brewster 07:36:40 -29.1 Dark Up 22.7 220.4 Low 07:21:40 - 07:51:40 946
Manson/Chelan 07:36:40 -29.3 Dark Up 23.0 220.1 Low 07:21:40 - 07:51:40 945
Wenatchee 07:36:41 -29.8 Dark Up 23.4 220.1 Low 07:21:41 - 07:51:41 914
Ellensburg 07:36:41 -30.2 Dark Up 23.9 220.0 Low 07:21:41 - 07:51:41 891
Yakima 07:36:41 -30.6 Dark Up 24.2 220.1 Low 07:21:41 - 07:51:41 859
Toppenish/White Swan 07:36:41 -30.8 Dark Up 24.3 220.3 Low 07:21:41 - 07:51:41 835
The Dalles 07:36:43 -31.5 Dark Up 25.2 219.8 Low 07:21:43 - 07:51:43 806
Sleaford 07:36:11 -25.1 Dark Up 13.6 232.0 Really Low 07:21:11 - 07:51:11 770
Maupin 07:36:42 -31.9 Dark Up 25.5 220.0 Low 07:21:42 - 07:51:42 768
PNWRO 07:36:37 -31.3 Dark Up 23.9 221.8 Low 07:21:37 - 07:51:37 743
Sisters 07:36:44 -32.7 Dark Up 26.4 219.8 Low 07:21:44 - 07:51:44 719
Bend 07:36:43 -33.0 Dark Up 26.4 220.1 Low 07:21:43 - 07:51:43 689
Oregon Observatory 07:36:43 -33.1 Dark Up 26.6 220.0 Low 07:21:43 - 07:51:43 681
Chiloquin 07:36:45 -34.4 Dark Up 27.8 220.1 Low 07:21:45 - 07:51:45 592
Klamath Falls 07:36:45 -34.7 Dark Up 28.1 220.3 Low 07:21:45 - 07:51:45 561
Fall River/Burney 07:36:44 -36.0 Dark Up 28.8 221.1 Low 07:21:44 - 07:51:44 446
Cedarville 07:36:40 -35.6 Dark Up 27.8 222.1 Low 07:21:40 - 07:51:40 431
Greenville 07:36:43 -36.9 Dark Up 29.2 221.8 Low 07:21:43 - 07:51:43 350
Gimple 07:36:43 -36.9 Dark Up 29.2 221.9 Low 07:21:43 - 07:51:43 346
Quincy 07:36:43 -37.1 Dark Up 29.4 221.9 Low 07:21:43 - 07:51:43 332
Portola 07:36:42 -37.3 Dark Up 29.2 222.4 Low 07:21:42 - 07:51:42 300
Reno 07:36:39 -37.6 Dark Up 29.1 223.1 Low 07:21:39 - 07:51:39 247
Carson City 07:36:39 -38.0 Dark Up 29.3 223.3 Low 07:21:39 - 07:51:39 216
Gardnerville 07:36:39 -38.2 Dark Up 29.5 223.4 Low 07:21:39 - 07:51:39 193
Yerington 07:36:37 -38.2 Dark Up 29.1 223.9 Low 07:21:37 - 07:51:37 169
Hawthorne 07:36:36 -38.7 Dark Up 29.2 224.6 Low 07:21:36 - 07:51:36 105
Lee Vining 07:36:38 -39.3 Dark Up 29.9 224.4 Low 07:21:38 - 07:51:38 79
Bishop 07:36:36 -39.9 Dark Up 29.9 225.3 Low 07:21:36 - 07:51:36 -7
Beatty 07:36:31 -40.5 Dark Up 29.3 227.0 Low 07:21:31 - 07:51:31 -125
Wildwood 07:36:39 -43.2 Dark Up 32.3 226.5 Up 07:21:39 - 07:51:39 -286
Dunrhomin 07:35:59 -36.8 Dark Up 20.2 235.5 Low 07:20:59 - 07:50:59 -322
CU-SBO 07:35:59 -37.0 Dark Up 20.4 235.5 Low 07:20:59 - 07:50:59 -341
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:36:25 -42.3 Dark Up 29.1 229.6 Low 07:21:25 - 07:51:25 -383
Patrick 07:36:23 -42.1 Dark Up 28.5 230.1 Low 07:21:23 - 07:51:23 -394
Idyllwild 07:36:33 -43.7 Dark Up 31.4 228.4 Up 07:21:33 - 07:51:33 -410
Lake Havasu City 07:36:25 -43.0 Dark Up 29.4 230.1 Low 07:21:25 - 07:51:25 -456
Calipatria 07:36:30 -44.3 Dark Up 31.0 229.7 Up 07:21:30 - 07:51:30 -524
Yuma 07:36:27 -44.8 Dark Up 30.7 230.7 Up 07:21:27 - 07:51:27 -607
George/Scottsdale 07:36:18 -43.8 Dark Up 28.3 232.5 Low 07:21:18 - 07:51:18 -644

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 552678, (2027/08/20 07:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 39.20 111
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 15.86  78
PPM 235666     19:13:15.6 -12:16:58  5.2  3.40  72
PPM 235404     19:02:34.2 -10:43:18  7.2  0.36  74
PPM 235375     19:01:36.0 -10:42:15  9.3  0.20  74
552678         19:01:25.0 -10:30:17 14.1        74
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/22 03:42:12 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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