RECON: TNO occultation with 590218

Event between (590218) 11UD63 and star GA1180:01661697 with event index number of 2685734

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/01/13 05:52:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:39:31.1 +29:24:47
Equinox of date position of star is 05:41:02.6 +29:25:29
Stellar brightness G=14.0, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 93 degrees from the moon. Moon is 25% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.3

[RECON map]
Object is 14.1 AU from the Sun and 13.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 92 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 622 km.
The sky-plane scale is 9619.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=105.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Diameter=42.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 590218, (2027/01/13 05:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:28.5 +16:33:42  0.8 19.47  78
Alnath         05:28:00.2 +28:37:40  1.6  3.00  90
PPM 094619     05:41:01.5 +29:13:41  5.9  0.20  93
PPM 094672     05:43:05.0 +29:30:21  7.8  0.41  94
PPM 094619     05:41:01.5 +29:13:41  5.9  0.20  93
PPM 094620     05:41:05.1 +29:32:47 11.2  0.13  93
590218         05:41:14.5 +29:25:34 14.0        94
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 33.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:52:38 -50.4 Dark Up 68.5 169.0 Up 05:44:29 - 06:00:47 3180
Sleaford 05:51:46 -55.7 Dark Down 66.2 201.2 Up 05:43:37 - 05:59:55 3173
Kelowna 05:52:36 -51.3 Dark Down 69.4 170.8 Up 05:44:27 - 06:00:45 3085
Peachland 05:52:37 -51.2 Dark Down 69.4 170.0 Up 05:44:28 - 06:00:46 3078
Summerland 05:52:36 -51.4 Dark Down 69.6 170.2 Up 05:44:27 - 06:00:45 3061
Penticton 05:52:36 -51.5 Dark Down 69.7 170.4 Up 05:44:27 - 06:00:45 3053
Oliver 05:52:36 -51.7 Dark Down 70.0 170.3 Up 05:44:27 - 06:00:45 3017
Victoria 05:52:52 -49.9 Dark Up 70.0 160.3 Up 05:44:43 - 06:01:01 3011
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:52:36 -51.9 Dark Down 70.2 170.7 Up 05:44:27 - 06:00:45 2997
Okanogan 05:52:38 -52.1 Dark Down 70.8 169.8 Up 05:44:29 - 06:00:47 2934
Brewster 05:52:39 -52.1 Dark Down 71.1 169.2 Up 05:44:30 - 06:00:48 2909
Manson/Chelan 05:52:40 -52.0 Dark Up 71.2 168.1 Up 05:44:31 - 06:00:49 2893
Wenatchee 05:52:42 -52.2 Dark Up 71.7 167.3 Up 05:44:33 - 06:00:51 2847
Ellensburg 05:52:43 -52.3 Dark Up 72.0 166.5 Up 05:44:34 - 06:00:52 2808
Yakima 05:52:44 -52.5 Dark Up 72.4 166.1 Up 05:44:35 - 06:00:53 2766
Toppenish/White Swan 05:52:43 -52.7 Dark Up 72.7 166.4 Up 05:44:34 - 06:00:52 2741
PNWRO 05:52:38 -53.8 Dark Down 73.2 170.5 Up 05:44:29 - 06:00:47 2679
The Dalles 05:52:47 -52.6 Dark Up 73.3 163.5 Up 05:44:38 - 06:00:56 2674
Maupin 05:52:47 -52.9 Dark Up 73.7 163.4 Up 05:44:38 - 06:00:56 2628
Sisters 05:52:51 -53.0 Dark Up 74.4 161.0 Up 05:44:42 - 06:01:00 2545
Bend 05:52:50 -53.2 Dark Up 74.7 161.5 Up 05:44:41 - 06:00:59 2516
Oregon Observatory 05:52:51 -53.2 Dark Up 74.9 160.9 Up 05:44:42 - 06:01:00 2500
Chiloquin 05:52:54 -53.5 Dark Up 76.0 157.8 Up 05:44:45 - 06:01:03 2369
Klamath Falls 05:52:54 -53.7 Dark Up 76.3 157.6 Up 05:44:45 - 06:01:03 2332
Cedarville 05:52:49 -55.1 Dark Up 77.4 162.4 Up 05:44:40 - 06:00:58 2230
Fall River/Burney 05:52:54 -54.4 Dark Up 77.5 157.0 Up 05:44:45 - 06:01:03 2201
Greenville 05:52:54 -55.1 Dark Up 78.5 157.1 Up 05:44:45 - 06:01:03 2096
Gimple 05:52:53 -55.1 Dark Up 78.5 157.4 Up 05:44:44 - 06:01:02 2095
Quincy 05:52:54 -55.2 Dark Up 78.7 156.7 Up 05:44:45 - 06:01:03 2075
Portola 05:52:52 -55.5 Dark Up 78.9 158.5 Up 05:44:43 - 06:01:01 2053
Reno 05:52:50 -56.1 Dark Up 79.3 160.8 Up 05:44:41 - 06:00:59 2013
Carson City 05:52:50 -56.3 Dark Up 79.7 160.3 Up 05:44:41 - 06:00:59 1974
Gardnerville 05:52:50 -56.4 Dark Up 79.9 160.0 Up 05:44:41 - 06:00:59 1947
Yerington 05:52:47 -56.8 Dark Down 80.0 162.9 Up 05:44:38 - 06:00:56 1942
Dunrhomin 05:51:46 -65.1 Dark Down 76.2 221.3 Up 05:43:37 - 05:59:55 1909
Nikitin 05:51:46 -65.2 Dark Down 76.4 221.7 Up 05:43:37 - 05:59:55 1889
Hawthorne 05:52:45 -57.3 Dark Down 80.6 164.7 Up 05:44:36 - 06:00:54 1883
CU-SBO 05:51:46 -65.2 Dark Down 76.5 221.7 Up 05:43:37 - 05:59:55 1882
Lee Vining 05:52:48 -57.2 Dark Down 81.0 161.2 Up 05:44:39 - 06:00:57 1831
Bishop 05:52:46 -57.9 Dark Down 81.8 164.0 Up 05:44:37 - 06:00:55 1754
Beatty 05:52:39 -59.3 Dark Down 82.5 173.4 Up 05:44:30 - 06:00:48 1677
Patrick 05:52:27 -62.0 Dark Down 83.8 195.2 Up 05:44:18 - 06:00:36 1472
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:52:31 -61.5 Dark Down 84.2 190.1 Up 05:44:22 - 06:00:40 1455
Wildwood 05:52:50 -58.8 Dark Down 84.8 152.5 Up 05:44:41 - 06:00:59 1404
Lake Havasu City 05:52:30 -62.0 Dark Down 84.8 193.7 Up 05:44:21 - 06:00:39 1378
Idyllwild 05:52:42 -60.4 Dark Down 85.6 169.4 Up 05:44:33 - 06:00:51 1333
George/Scottsdale 05:52:19 -64.1 Dark Down 84.6 218.3 Up 05:44:10 - 06:00:28 1259
Calipatria 05:52:37 -61.5 Dark Down 86.3 183.2 Up 05:44:28 - 06:00:46 1247
Yuma 05:52:33 -62.3 Dark Down 86.6 196.6 Up 05:44:24 - 06:00:42 1186

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 590218, (2027/01/13 05:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 19.47  78
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  3.00  90
PPM 094619     05:39:18.3 +29:12:54  5.9  0.20  93
PPM 094672     05:41:21.5 +29:29:39  7.8  0.41  94
PPM 094619     05:39:18.3 +29:12:54  5.9  0.20  93
PPM 094620     05:39:21.6 +29:32:00 11.2  0.13  93
590218         05:39:31.1 +29:24:47 14.0        93
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/07 04:34:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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