RECON: TNO occultation with 590218

Event between (590218) 11UD63 and star GA1180:02477430 with event index number of 2685966

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/11/15 07:05:04 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:27:40.5 +28:15:41
Equinox of date position of star is 06:29:11.2 +28:14:42
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 29 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.2

[RECON map]
Object is 13.7 AU from the Sun and 13.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 196 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 861 km.
The sky-plane scale is 9415.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=105.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.9 sec chord
Diameter=42.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 590218, (2027/11/15 07:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:47:01.3 +27:57:24  1.1 17.09  46
Alhena         06:39:19.3 +16:22:23  1.9 12.09  34
PPM 095923     06:26:39.5 +29:41:23  6.5  1.57  28
PPM 096080     06:32:07.5 +28:11:27  7.2  0.59  29
PPM 096019     06:29:49.8 +28:35:28  8.9  0.36  29
PPM 095985     06:28:58.2 +28:05:58 10.2  0.18  29
590218         06:29:26.1 +28:14:32 16.2        29
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 4.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 29.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=63.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:09:28 -57.0 Dark Up 42.9 96.5 Up 06:54:28 - 07:24:28 665
Kelowna 07:09:29 -57.9 Dark Up 43.5 96.5 Up 06:54:29 - 07:24:29 569
Peachland 07:09:31 -58.0 Dark Up 43.4 96.2 Up 06:54:31 - 07:24:31 567
Summerland 07:09:31 -58.1 Dark Up 43.4 96.1 Up 06:54:31 - 07:24:31 551
Victoria 07:09:47 -58.4 Dark Up 41.1 92.2 Up 06:54:47 - 07:24:47 548
Penticton 07:09:31 -58.2 Dark Up 43.5 96.1 Up 06:54:31 - 07:24:31 542
Oliver 07:09:33 -58.5 Dark Up 43.6 95.8 Up 06:54:33 - 07:24:33 509
Sleaford 07:08:33 -56.1 Dark Up 51.1 111.4 Up 06:53:33 - 07:23:33 495
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:09:33 -58.7 Dark Up 43.7 95.8 Up 06:54:33 - 07:24:33 489
Okanogan 07:09:36 -59.3 Dark Up 43.6 95.0 Up 06:54:36 - 07:24:36 434
Brewster 07:09:38 -59.5 Dark Up 43.5 94.6 Up 06:54:38 - 07:24:38 414
Manson/Chelan 07:09:40 -59.7 Dark Up 43.3 94.1 Up 06:54:40 - 07:24:40 404
Wenatchee 07:09:43 -60.1 Dark Up 43.2 93.6 Up 06:54:43 - 07:24:43 364
Ellensburg 07:09:45 -60.5 Dark Up 43.1 93.0 Up 06:54:45 - 07:24:45 331
Yakima 07:09:47 -60.8 Dark Up 43.1 92.6 Up 06:54:47 - 07:24:47 294
Toppenish/White Swan 07:09:48 -61.1 Dark Up 43.2 92.6 Up 06:54:48 - 07:24:48 269
The Dalles 07:09:54 -61.6 Dark Up 42.7 91.3 Up 06:54:54 - 07:24:54 217
PNWRO 07:09:44 -61.7 Dark Up 44.3 93.3 Up 06:54:44 - 07:24:44 195
Maupin 07:09:55 -62.1 Dark Up 42.8 91.0 Up 06:54:55 - 07:24:55 174
Sisters 07:10:00 -62.8 Dark Up 42.5 89.8 Up 06:55:00 - 07:25:00 105
Bend 07:10:00 -63.1 Dark Up 42.7 89.8 Up 06:55:00 - 07:25:00 75
Oregon Observatory 07:10:02 -63.2 Dark Up 42.6 89.5 Up 06:55:02 - 07:25:02 62
Chiloquin 07:10:08 -64.3 Dark Up 42.3 88.1 Up 06:55:08 - 07:25:08 -53
Klamath Falls 07:10:09 -64.6 Dark Up 42.3 87.8 Up 06:55:09 - 07:25:09 -88
Cedarville 07:10:07 -65.7 Dark Up 43.5 88.2 Up 06:55:07 - 07:25:07 -202
Fall River/Burney 07:10:13 -65.8 Dark Up 42.6 87.0 Up 06:55:13 - 07:25:13 -214
Greenville 07:10:14 -66.8 Dark Up 42.9 86.4 Up 06:55:14 - 07:25:14 -316
Gimple 07:10:14 -66.8 Dark Up 42.9 86.5 Up 06:55:14 - 07:25:14 -318
Quincy 07:10:15 -67.0 Dark Up 42.9 86.2 Up 06:55:15 - 07:25:15 -336
Portola 07:10:14 -67.2 Dark Up 43.2 86.4 Up 06:55:14 - 07:25:14 -362
Reno 07:10:13 -67.7 Dark Up 43.7 86.5 Up 06:55:13 - 07:25:13 -407
Carson City 07:10:14 -68.0 Dark Up 43.7 86.2 Up 06:55:14 - 07:25:14 -444
Gardnerville 07:10:14 -68.3 Dark Up 43.7 86.0 Up 06:55:14 - 07:25:14 -469
Yerington 07:10:12 -68.4 Dark Up 44.2 86.4 Up 06:55:12 - 07:25:12 -482
Hawthorne 07:10:12 -69.0 Dark Up 44.5 86.2 Up 06:55:12 - 07:25:12 -544
Lee Vining 07:10:15 -69.4 Dark Up 44.1 85.4 Up 06:55:15 - 07:25:15 -586
Bishop 07:10:15 -70.1 Dark Up 44.6 85.2 Up 06:55:15 - 07:25:15 -667
Dunrhomin 07:09:08 -67.6 Dark Up 54.7 97.0 Up 06:54:08 - 07:24:08 -705
Nikitin 07:09:09 -67.8 Dark Up 54.7 96.7 Up 06:54:09 - 07:24:09 -723
CU-SBO 07:09:09 -67.8 Dark Up 54.6 96.6 Up 06:54:09 - 07:24:09 -728
Beatty 07:10:09 -71.0 Dark Up 45.9 85.6 Up 06:55:09 - 07:25:09 -762
Wildwood 07:10:26 -73.1 Dark Up 44.2 82.0 Up 06:55:26 - 07:25:26 -993
Patrick 07:10:02 -72.9 Dark Up 48.1 85.5 Up 06:55:02 - 07:25:02 -995
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:10:05 -73.0 Dark Up 47.5 84.9 Up 06:55:05 - 07:25:05 -1001
Lake Havasu City 07:10:06 -73.7 Dark Up 47.7 84.3 Up 06:55:06 - 07:25:06 -1078
Idyllwild 07:10:19 -74.0 Dark Up 45.6 82.4 Up 06:55:19 - 07:25:19 -1087
Calipatria 07:10:15 -74.9 Dark Up 46.5 82.3 Up 06:55:15 - 07:25:15 -1185
George/Scottsdale 07:09:57 -74.7 Dark Up 49.6 84.6 Up 06:54:57 - 07:24:57 -1226
Yuma 07:10:12 -75.5 Dark Up 47.2 82.2 Up 06:55:12 - 07:25:12 -1256

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, (2027/11/15 07:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 17.09  46
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9 12.09  34
PPM 095923     06:24:52.7 +29:42:25  6.5  1.57  28
PPM 096080     06:30:22.0 +28:12:43  7.2  0.59  29
PPM 096019     06:28:04.0 +28:36:38  8.9  0.36  29
PPM 095985     06:27:12.7 +28:07:06 10.2  0.18  29
590218         06:27:40.5 +28:15:41 16.2        29
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/08 04:35:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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