RECON: TNO occultation with 590218

Event between (590218) 11UD63 and star GA1180:01616090 with event index number of 2685740

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/02/01 07:54:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:36:01.0 +29:14:11
Equinox of date position of star is 05:37:32.4 +29:15:00
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 170 degrees from the moon. Moon is 24% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.4

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Object is 14.1 AU from the Sun and 13.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 121 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 857 km.
The sky-plane scale is 9740.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=105.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Diameter=42.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 590218, (2027/02/01 07:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:28.7 +16:33:42  0.8 18.77 169
Alnath         05:28:00.4 +28:37:40  1.6  2.22 172
PPM 094619     05:41:01.7 +29:13:41  5.9  0.72 169
PPM 094457     05:33:57.5 +29:12:46  8.4  0.83 170
PPM 094565     05:38:41.7 +29:19:41  9.6  0.22 169
PPM 094521     05:37:01.1 +29:17:12 11.0  0.16 170
590218         05:37:44.4 +29:15:06 15.7       169
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 34.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 07:48:46 -54.5 Dark Down 41.7 265.5 Up 07:38:10 - 07:59:23 4898
Kamloops 07:49:36 -56.1 Dark Down 50.7 254.1 Up 07:39:00 - 08:00:13 4579
Kelowna 07:49:30 -57.0 Dark Down 50.3 255.9 Up 07:38:54 - 08:00:07 4500
Peachland 07:49:32 -57.1 Dark Down 50.5 255.8 Up 07:38:55 - 08:00:08 4486
Summerland 07:49:31 -57.2 Dark Down 50.5 256.0 Up 07:38:54 - 08:00:07 4471
Penticton 07:49:30 -57.3 Dark Down 50.5 256.2 Up 07:38:54 - 08:00:07 4465
Oliver 07:49:29 -57.6 Dark Down 50.6 256.6 Up 07:38:53 - 08:00:06 4428
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:49:28 -57.8 Dark Down 50.5 257.0 Up 07:38:52 - 08:00:05 4411
Okanogan 07:49:28 -58.4 Dark Down 50.8 257.6 Up 07:38:51 - 08:00:04 4341
Victoria 07:49:47 -57.7 Dark Down 53.1 253.8 Up 07:39:10 - 08:00:23 4330
Brewster 07:49:28 -58.7 Dark Down 50.9 257.7 Up 07:38:52 - 08:00:05 4310
Manson/Chelan 07:49:29 -58.8 Dark Down 51.2 257.6 Up 07:38:53 - 08:00:06 4285
Wenatchee 07:49:29 -59.3 Dark Down 51.4 258.1 Up 07:38:53 - 08:00:06 4232
Ellensburg 07:49:29 -59.7 Dark Down 51.7 258.4 Up 07:38:53 - 08:00:06 4186
Yakima 07:49:29 -60.0 Dark Down 51.8 258.9 Up 07:38:52 - 08:00:05 4143
Toppenish/White Swan 07:49:28 -60.3 Dark Down 51.7 259.3 Up 07:38:51 - 08:00:04 4121
PNWRO 07:49:20 -60.8 Dark Down 50.8 261.0 Up 07:38:43 - 07:59:56 4094
The Dalles 07:49:30 -60.9 Dark Down 52.4 259.6 Up 07:38:53 - 08:00:06 4030
Maupin 07:49:29 -61.3 Dark Down 52.4 260.2 Up 07:38:52 - 08:00:05 3986
Sisters 07:49:30 -62.1 Dark Down 52.9 260.9 Up 07:38:53 - 08:00:06 3887
Bend 07:49:28 -62.4 Dark Down 52.7 261.4 Up 07:38:51 - 08:00:04 3863
Oregon Observatory 07:49:29 -62.5 Dark Down 52.8 261.5 Up 07:38:52 - 08:00:05 3843
Chiloquin 07:49:28 -63.7 Dark Down 53.3 262.9 Up 07:38:52 - 08:00:05 3696
Dunrhomin 07:48:10 -65.7 Dark Down 41.1 276.4 Up 07:37:33 - 07:58:46 3680
Nikitin 07:48:08 -65.9 Dark Down 41.1 276.5 Up 07:37:32 - 07:58:45 3660
Klamath Falls 07:49:28 -64.0 Dark Down 53.3 263.5 Up 07:38:51 - 08:00:04 3660
CU-SBO 07:48:09 -66.0 Dark Down 41.1 276.5 Up 07:37:33 - 07:58:46 3651
Cedarville 07:49:18 -65.0 Dark Down 52.2 265.6 Up 07:38:42 - 07:59:55 3597
Fall River/Burney 07:49:25 -65.2 Dark Down 53.1 265.3 Up 07:38:48 - 08:00:01 3534
Gimple 07:49:20 -66.2 Dark Down 52.8 266.9 Up 07:38:44 - 07:59:57 3438
Greenville 07:49:21 -66.2 Dark Down 52.9 266.8 Up 07:38:44 - 07:59:57 3438
Quincy 07:49:21 -66.4 Dark Down 52.9 267.1 Up 07:38:45 - 07:59:58 3416
Portola 07:49:18 -66.6 Dark Down 52.5 267.6 Up 07:38:41 - 07:59:54 3406
Reno 07:49:15 -67.0 Dark Down 52.0 268.4 Up 07:38:38 - 07:59:51 3383
Carson City 07:49:13 -67.4 Dark Down 52.0 268.8 Up 07:38:37 - 07:59:50 3344
Yerington 07:49:11 -67.7 Dark Down 51.6 269.5 Up 07:38:34 - 07:59:47 3329
Gardnerville 07:49:13 -67.6 Dark Down 52.0 269.2 Up 07:38:37 - 07:59:50 3317
Hawthorne 07:49:08 -68.2 Dark Down 51.2 270.4 Up 07:38:31 - 07:59:44 3283
Lee Vining 07:49:08 -68.7 Dark Down 51.5 270.8 Up 07:38:32 - 07:59:45 3216
Bishop 07:49:04 -69.4 Dark Down 51.0 272.0 Up 07:38:28 - 07:59:41 3158
Beatty 07:48:55 -70.1 Dark Down 49.7 273.4 Up 07:38:19 - 07:59:32 3126
Patrick 07:48:39 -71.7 Dark Down 47.3 276.5 Up 07:38:03 - 07:59:16 3002
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:48:43 -72.0 Dark Down 47.8 276.5 Up 07:38:06 - 07:59:19 2965
Lake Havasu City 07:48:40 -72.6 Dark Down 47.5 277.3 Up 07:38:04 - 07:59:17 2895
George/Scottsdale 07:48:28 -73.3 Dark Down 45.4 279.2 Up 07:37:51 - 07:59:04 2849
Wildwood 07:49:02 -72.5 Dark Down 50.9 275.9 Up 07:38:26 - 07:59:39 2796
Idyllwild 07:48:52 -73.2 Dark Down 49.3 277.1 Up 07:38:15 - 07:59:28 2779
Calipatria 07:48:45 -73.9 Dark Down 48.3 278.3 Up 07:38:09 - 07:59:22 2728
Yuma 07:48:41 -74.4 Dark Down 47.5 279.1 Up 07:38:04 - 07:59:17 2693

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, (2027/02/01 07:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 18.77 169
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  2.22 172
PPM 094619     05:39:18.3 +29:12:54  5.9  0.72 169
PPM 094457     05:32:14.1 +29:11:43  8.4  0.83 170
PPM 094565     05:36:58.2 +29:18:49  9.6  0.22 169
PPM 094521     05:35:17.6 +29:16:16 11.0  0.16 170
590218         05:36:01.0 +29:14:11 15.7       170
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/07 04:35:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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