RECON: TNO occultation with 590218

Event between (590218) 11UD63 and star GA1180:01604942 with event index number of 2685745

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/02/07 07:00:12 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:35:14.5 +29:10:35
Equinox of date position of star is 05:36:45.9 +29:11:26
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 119 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.4

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Object is 14.1 AU from the Sun and 13.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 147 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 840 km.
The sky-plane scale is 9790.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=105.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.8 sec chord
Diameter=42.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 590218, (2027/02/07 06:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:28.7 +16:33:42  0.8 18.60 105
Alnath         05:28:00.5 +28:37:40  1.6  2.04 117
PPM 094619     05:41:01.8 +29:13:41  5.9  0.89 120
PPM 094457     05:33:57.6 +29:12:46  8.4  0.66 119
PPM 094558     05:38:18.0 +29:02:03 10.0  0.33 119
PPM 094521     05:37:01.2 +29:17:12 11.0  0.10 119
590218         05:36:58.0 +29:11:32 15.4       120
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 39.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=45.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:54:11 -53.0 Dark Down 46.2 258.8 Up 06:41:28 - 07:06:54 2253
Kamloops 06:55:20 -51.2 Dark Down 55.1 246.1 Up 06:42:37 - 07:08:03 2060
Kelowna 06:55:13 -52.1 Dark Down 54.9 248.2 Up 06:42:30 - 07:07:56 1971
Peachland 06:55:15 -52.1 Dark Down 55.1 248.0 Up 06:42:32 - 07:07:58 1959
Summerland 06:55:14 -52.3 Dark Down 55.1 248.3 Up 06:42:31 - 07:07:57 1943
Penticton 06:55:14 -52.4 Dark Down 55.1 248.5 Up 06:42:31 - 07:07:57 1936
Oliver 06:55:14 -52.7 Dark Down 55.2 249.0 Up 06:42:31 - 07:07:57 1898
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:55:12 -52.9 Dark Down 55.1 249.4 Up 06:42:29 - 07:07:55 1879
Victoria 06:55:35 -51.8 Dark Down 57.7 245.6 Up 06:42:52 - 07:08:18 1837
Okanogan 06:55:13 -53.4 Dark Down 55.5 250.1 Up 06:42:30 - 07:07:56 1809
Brewster 06:55:14 -53.5 Dark Down 55.7 250.2 Up 06:42:31 - 07:07:57 1780
Manson/Chelan 06:55:16 -53.6 Dark Down 56.0 250.1 Up 06:42:33 - 07:07:59 1758
Wenatchee 06:55:16 -53.9 Dark Down 56.3 250.6 Up 06:42:33 - 07:07:59 1707
Ellensburg 06:55:17 -54.2 Dark Down 56.5 251.0 Up 06:42:34 - 07:08:00 1662
Yakima 06:55:17 -54.5 Dark Down 56.7 251.5 Up 06:42:34 - 07:08:00 1618
Toppenish/White Swan 06:55:16 -54.7 Dark Down 56.7 252.0 Up 06:42:33 - 07:07:59 1594
PNWRO 06:55:08 -55.6 Dark Down 55.8 254.0 Up 06:42:25 - 07:07:51 1551
The Dalles 06:55:20 -55.0 Dark Down 57.4 252.3 Up 06:42:37 - 07:08:03 1511
Maupin 06:55:19 -55.4 Dark Down 57.5 253.1 Up 06:42:36 - 07:08:02 1465
Sisters 06:55:21 -55.9 Dark Down 58.0 253.9 Up 06:42:38 - 07:08:04 1370
Bend 06:55:20 -56.2 Dark Down 57.9 254.5 Up 06:42:37 - 07:08:03 1343
Oregon Observatory 06:55:21 -56.3 Dark Down 58.1 254.7 Up 06:42:38 - 07:08:04 1324
Chiloquin 06:55:23 -57.1 Dark Down 58.7 256.3 Up 06:42:40 - 07:08:06 1181
Klamath Falls 06:55:23 -57.4 Dark Down 58.7 257.0 Up 06:42:40 - 07:08:06 1143
Cedarville 06:55:13 -58.7 Dark Down 57.7 259.5 Up 06:42:30 - 07:07:56 1061
Fall River/Burney 06:55:20 -58.5 Dark Down 58.7 259.2 Up 06:42:37 - 07:08:03 1011
Dunrhomin 06:53:43 -64.7 Dark Down 46.8 271.8 Up 06:41:00 - 07:06:26 978
Nikitin 06:53:42 -64.9 Dark Down 46.8 272.0 Up 06:40:59 - 07:06:25 958
CU-SBO 06:53:43 -64.9 Dark Down 46.8 272.0 Up 06:41:00 - 07:06:26 950
Greenville 06:55:17 -59.4 Dark Down 58.5 261.0 Up 06:42:34 - 07:08:00 910
Gimple 06:55:17 -59.4 Dark Down 58.4 261.1 Up 06:42:34 - 07:08:00 909
Quincy 06:55:17 -59.5 Dark Down 58.5 261.4 Up 06:42:34 - 07:08:00 887
Portola 06:55:14 -59.9 Dark Down 58.2 262.0 Up 06:42:31 - 07:07:57 872
Reno 06:55:10 -60.4 Dark Down 57.7 262.9 Up 06:42:27 - 07:07:53 841
Carson City 06:55:09 -60.7 Dark Down 57.8 263.5 Up 06:42:26 - 07:07:52 801
Yerington 06:55:06 -61.1 Dark Down 57.3 264.2 Up 06:42:23 - 07:07:49 778
Gardnerville 06:55:09 -60.9 Dark Down 57.8 263.9 Up 06:42:26 - 07:07:52 774
Hawthorne 06:55:02 -61.7 Dark Down 57.0 265.3 Up 06:42:19 - 07:07:45 726
Lee Vining 06:55:05 -61.9 Dark Down 57.4 265.9 Up 06:42:22 - 07:07:48 664
Bishop 06:55:00 -62.7 Dark Down 56.9 267.3 Up 06:42:17 - 07:07:43 597
Beatty 06:54:50 -63.9 Dark Down 55.6 269.0 Up 06:42:07 - 07:07:33 545
Patrick 06:54:30 -66.5 Dark Down 53.3 272.7 Up 06:41:47 - 07:07:13 385
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:54:35 -66.3 Dark Down 53.9 272.7 Up 06:41:52 - 07:07:18 356
Lake Havasu City 06:54:33 -67.0 Dark Down 53.6 273.7 Up 06:41:50 - 07:07:16 282
Wildwood 06:55:02 -65.0 Dark Down 57.0 272.2 Up 06:42:19 - 07:07:45 234
George/Scottsdale 06:54:17 -68.8 Dark Down 51.6 275.8 Up 06:41:34 - 07:07:00 205
Idyllwild 06:54:49 -66.3 Dark Down 55.5 273.6 Up 06:42:06 - 07:07:32 194
Calipatria 06:54:41 -67.4 Dark Down 54.5 275.0 Up 06:41:58 - 07:07:24 128
Yuma 06:54:35 -68.2 Dark Down 53.7 276.0 Up 06:41:52 - 07:07:18 82

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, (2027/02/07 06:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 18.60 105
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  2.04 117
PPM 094619     05:39:18.3 +29:12:54  5.9  0.89 120
PPM 094457     05:32:14.1 +29:11:43  8.4  0.66 119
PPM 094558     05:36:34.6 +29:01:09 10.0  0.33 119
PPM 094521     05:35:17.6 +29:16:16 11.0  0.10 119
590218         05:35:14.5 +29:10:35 15.4       119
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/07 04:35:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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