RECON: TNO occultation with 55638

Event between (55638) 02VE95 and star GA0940:02621464 with event index number of 2250323

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/01/10 05:25:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:18:39.8 +05:12:59
Equinox of date position of star is 07:19:56.9 +05:10:14
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 150 degrees from the moon. Moon is 5% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.6

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Object is 32.0 AU from the Sun and 31.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 141 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1439 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22492.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=524.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.6 sec chord
Diameter=214.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 55638, (2027/01/10 05:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:38.1 +07:24:35  0.4 20.86 131
Alhena         06:39:16.4 +16:22:26  1.9 15.03 143
PPM 152316     07:18:44.8 +06:37:51  6.4  1.50 150
PPM 152294     07:18:08.7 +05:18:39  8.4  0.51 150
PPM 152381     07:20:43.4 +05:13:49  8.9  0.17 150
55638          07:20:06.0 +05:09:55 15.8       150
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 31.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=41.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:26:59 -53.9 Dark Down 39.0 148.1 Up 05:14:44 - 05:39:14 -34
Kamloops 05:27:35 -47.5 Dark Down 34.3 131.2 Up 05:15:20 - 05:39:50 -217
Kelowna 05:27:34 -48.4 Dark Down 35.3 131.7 Up 05:15:19 - 05:39:49 -282
Peachland 05:27:35 -48.3 Dark Down 35.2 131.4 Up 05:15:20 - 05:39:50 -292
Summerland 05:27:35 -48.4 Dark Down 35.3 131.4 Up 05:15:20 - 05:39:50 -304
Penticton 05:27:35 -48.5 Dark Down 35.4 131.5 Up 05:15:20 - 05:39:50 -309
Oliver 05:27:36 -48.7 Dark Down 35.7 131.3 Up 05:15:21 - 05:39:51 -339
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:27:35 -48.9 Dark Down 35.9 131.4 Up 05:15:20 - 05:39:50 -352
Victoria 05:27:46 -46.7 Dark Down 34.1 126.9 Up 05:15:31 - 05:40:01 -409
Okanogan 05:27:37 -49.0 Dark Down 36.2 130.8 Up 05:15:22 - 05:39:52 -409
Brewster 05:27:38 -49.0 Dark Down 36.3 130.5 Up 05:15:23 - 05:39:53 -433
Manson/Chelan 05:27:39 -48.9 Dark Down 36.2 129.9 Up 05:15:24 - 05:39:54 -452
Wenatchee 05:27:40 -49.0 Dark Down 36.4 129.5 Up 05:15:25 - 05:39:55 -494
Ellensburg 05:27:42 -49.0 Dark Down 36.6 129.0 Up 05:15:27 - 05:39:57 -531
Yakima 05:27:42 -49.2 Dark Down 36.8 128.8 Up 05:15:27 - 05:39:57 -566
Toppenish/White Swan 05:27:42 -49.4 Dark Down 37.1 128.8 Up 05:15:27 - 05:39:57 -585
PNWRO 05:27:39 -50.5 Dark Down 38.1 130.2 Up 05:15:24 - 05:39:54 -611
The Dalles 05:27:45 -49.2 Dark Down 37.1 127.6 Up 05:15:30 - 05:40:00 -657
Maupin 05:27:46 -49.4 Dark Down 37.4 127.4 Up 05:15:31 - 05:40:01 -694
Sisters 05:27:48 -49.4 Dark Down 37.7 126.4 Up 05:15:33 - 05:40:03 -774
Bend 05:27:48 -49.6 Dark Down 38.0 126.5 Up 05:15:33 - 05:40:03 -795
Oregon Observatory 05:27:48 -49.6 Dark Down 38.0 126.3 Up 05:15:33 - 05:40:03 -811
Chiloquin 05:27:52 -49.7 Dark Down 38.5 125.0 Up 05:15:37 - 05:40:07 -934
Klamath Falls 05:27:52 -49.9 Dark Down 38.8 124.9 Up 05:15:37 - 05:40:07 -965
Cedarville 05:27:48 -51.2 Dark Down 40.1 126.0 Up 05:15:33 - 05:40:03 -1023
Dunrhomin 05:27:07 -61.9 Dark Down 49.1 142.6 Up 05:14:52 - 05:39:22 -1055
Nikitin 05:27:07 -62.0 Dark Down 49.2 142.5 Up 05:14:52 - 05:39:22 -1073
Fall River/Burney 05:27:52 -50.5 Dark Down 39.7 124.5 Up 05:15:37 - 05:40:07 -1074
CU-SBO 05:27:07 -62.0 Dark Down 49.2 142.3 Up 05:14:52 - 05:39:22 -1079
Gimple 05:27:52 -51.1 Dark Down 40.5 124.4 Up 05:15:37 - 05:40:07 -1157
Greenville 05:27:52 -51.1 Dark Down 40.5 124.3 Up 05:15:37 - 05:40:07 -1158
Quincy 05:27:53 -51.1 Dark Down 40.6 124.1 Up 05:15:38 - 05:40:08 -1177
Portola 05:27:52 -51.5 Dark Down 41.0 124.5 Up 05:15:37 - 05:40:07 -1187
Reno 05:27:50 -52.1 Dark Down 41.5 125.0 Up 05:15:35 - 05:40:05 -1209
Carson City 05:27:50 -52.2 Dark Down 41.7 124.8 Up 05:15:35 - 05:40:05 -1243
Yerington 05:27:49 -52.7 Dark Down 42.3 125.3 Up 05:15:34 - 05:40:04 -1259
Gardnerville 05:27:51 -52.3 Dark Down 41.9 124.6 Up 05:15:36 - 05:40:06 -1267
Hawthorne 05:27:48 -53.2 Dark Down 42.9 125.5 Up 05:15:33 - 05:40:03 -1301
Lee Vining 05:27:50 -53.0 Dark Down 42.9 124.5 Up 05:15:35 - 05:40:05 -1358
Bishop 05:27:49 -53.7 Dark Down 43.7 124.8 Up 05:15:34 - 05:40:04 -1413
Beatty 05:27:45 -55.1 Dark Down 45.0 126.2 Up 05:15:30 - 05:40:00 -1450
Patrick 05:27:38 -57.7 Dark Down 47.7 128.1 Up 05:15:23 - 05:39:53 -1580
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:27:40 -57.2 Dark Down 47.4 127.1 Up 05:15:25 - 05:39:55 -1609
Lake Havasu City 05:27:40 -57.6 Dark Down 48.0 126.8 Up 05:15:25 - 05:39:55 -1674
George/Scottsdale 05:27:33 -59.7 Dark Down 50.1 128.9 Up 05:15:18 - 05:39:48 -1736
Wildwood 05:27:53 -54.2 Dark Down 45.4 121.9 Up 05:15:38 - 05:40:08 -1737
Idyllwild 05:27:48 -55.8 Dark Down 46.9 123.5 Up 05:15:33 - 05:40:03 -1763
Calipatria 05:27:45 -56.9 Dark Down 48.0 124.2 Up 05:15:30 - 05:40:00 -1818
Yuma 05:27:42 -57.7 Dark Down 48.9 124.8 Up 05:15:27 - 05:39:57 -1857

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 55638, (2027/01/10 05:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 20.86 131
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9 15.03 143
PPM 152316     07:17:17.8 +06:40:52  6.4  1.50 150
PPM 152294     07:16:42.4 +05:21:39  8.4  0.51 150
PPM 152381     07:19:17.2 +05:16:55  8.9  0.17 150
55638          07:18:39.8 +05:12:59 15.8       150
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 04:53:39 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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