RECON: TNO occultation with 98KY61

Event between 98KY61 and star GA0780:22031693 with event index number of 2585951

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/31 06:01:37 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:34:31.5 -10:13:37
Equinox of date position of star is 22:35:46.8 -10:06:12
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 174 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.9

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Object is 46.0 AU from the Sun and 45.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 321 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4064 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32604.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.3 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 98KY61, (2027/08/31 06:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:10.3 -29:28:29  1.2 20.13 157
PPM 206598     22:39:49.1 -07:45:11  6.0  2.52 173
PPM 240438     22:35:08.7 -10:22:40  8.5  0.36 174
PPM 240457     22:35:48.5 -10:06:26  9.3  0.05 174
98KY61         22:35:58.9 -10:05:00 15.6       174
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 2.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:01:30 -25.1 Dark Down 23.9 148.1 Low 05:46:30 - 06:16:30 1701
Victoria 06:01:42 -25.8 Dark Down 24.7 144.5 Low 05:46:42 - 06:16:42 1672
Peachland 06:01:31 -26.1 Dark Down 24.9 148.5 Low 05:46:31 - 06:16:31 1657
Kelowna 06:01:30 -26.1 Dark Down 24.9 148.8 Low 05:46:30 - 06:16:30 1655
Summerland 06:01:31 -26.3 Dark Down 25.1 148.5 Low 05:46:31 - 06:16:31 1649
Penticton 06:01:31 -26.4 Dark Down 25.2 148.6 Low 05:46:31 - 06:16:31 1644
Oliver 06:01:31 -26.7 Dark Down 25.5 148.5 Low 05:46:31 - 06:16:31 1631
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:01:31 -26.9 Dark Down 25.7 148.7 Low 05:46:31 - 06:16:31 1621
Okanogan 06:01:33 -27.4 Dark Down 26.2 148.3 Low 05:46:33 - 06:16:33 1599
Brewster 06:01:35 -27.5 Dark Down 26.3 148.0 Low 05:46:35 - 06:16:35 1591
Manson/Chelan 06:01:35 -27.5 Dark Down 26.4 147.6 Low 05:46:35 - 06:16:35 1590
Wenatchee 06:01:38 -27.9 Dark Down 26.7 147.3 Low 05:46:38 - 06:16:38 1573
Ellensburg 06:01:39 -28.1 Dark Down 27.0 147.0 Low 05:46:39 - 06:16:39 1559
Yakima 06:01:40 -28.5 Dark Down 27.3 146.8 Low 05:46:40 - 06:16:40 1542
Toppenish/White Swan 06:01:40 -28.7 Dark Down 27.6 147.0 Low 05:46:40 - 06:16:40 1529
The Dalles 06:01:45 -29.0 Dark Down 27.9 145.9 Low 05:46:45 - 06:16:45 1510
Maupin 06:01:45 -29.4 Dark Down 28.3 145.9 Low 05:46:45 - 06:16:45 1489
PNWRO 06:01:37 -29.6 Dark Down 28.4 148.4 Low 05:46:37 - 06:16:37 1485
Sleaford 06:00:53 -27.7 Dark Down 26.3 163.3 Low 05:45:53 - 06:15:53 1473
Sisters 06:01:48 -29.9 Dark Down 28.9 145.2 Low 05:46:48 - 06:16:48 1458
Bend 06:01:48 -30.2 Dark Down 29.2 145.4 Low 05:46:48 - 06:16:48 1442
Oregon Observatory 06:01:49 -30.3 Dark Down 29.2 145.2 Low 05:46:49 - 06:16:49 1436
Chiloquin 06:01:53 -31.2 Dark Down 30.2 144.3 Up 05:46:53 - 06:16:53 1380
Klamath Falls 06:01:54 -31.5 Dark Down 30.5 144.3 Up 05:46:54 - 06:16:54 1361
Cedarville 06:01:51 -32.8 Dark Down 31.7 145.7 Up 05:46:51 - 06:16:51 1294
Fall River/Burney 06:01:56 -32.6 Dark Down 31.6 144.3 Up 05:46:56 - 06:16:56 1293
Greenville 06:01:57 -33.6 Dark Down 32.5 144.4 Up 05:46:57 - 06:16:57 1235
Gimple 06:01:56 -33.6 Dark Down 32.6 144.5 Up 05:46:56 - 06:16:56 1234
Quincy 06:01:57 -33.7 Dark Down 32.7 144.4 Up 05:46:57 - 06:16:57 1224
Portola 06:01:56 -34.1 Dark Down 33.0 144.8 Up 05:46:56 - 06:16:56 1208
Reno 06:01:55 -34.6 Dark Down 33.5 145.4 Up 05:46:55 - 06:16:55 1180
Carson City 06:01:56 -34.9 Dark Down 33.8 145.3 Up 05:46:56 - 06:16:56 1159
Gardnerville 06:01:56 -35.1 Dark Down 34.0 145.2 Up 05:46:56 - 06:16:56 1144
Yerington 06:01:54 -35.3 Dark Down 34.3 145.9 Up 05:46:54 - 06:16:54 1135
Hawthorne 06:01:54 -35.9 Dark Down 34.9 146.3 Up 05:46:54 - 06:16:54 1096
Lee Vining 06:01:57 -36.2 Dark Down 35.1 145.5 Up 05:46:57 - 06:16:57 1075
Bishop 06:01:56 -37.0 Dark Down 35.9 146.1 Up 05:46:56 - 06:16:56 1023
Beatty 06:01:52 -38.1 Dark Down 37.0 147.6 Up 05:46:52 - 06:16:52 958
Dunrhomin 06:01:10 -39.1 Dark Down 37.8 162.1 Up 05:46:10 - 06:16:10 865
Nikitin 06:01:11 -39.3 Dark Down 38.0 162.0 Up 05:46:11 - 06:16:11 854
CU-SBO 06:01:11 -39.3 Dark Down 38.0 161.9 Up 05:46:11 - 06:16:11 853
Wildwood 06:02:04 -39.5 Dark Down 38.6 144.4 Up 05:47:04 - 06:17:04 826
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:01:49 -40.5 Dark Down 39.4 149.4 Up 05:46:49 - 06:16:49 797
Patrick 06:01:46 -40.6 Dark Down 39.5 150.3 Up 05:46:46 - 06:16:46 795
Idyllwild 06:01:59 -40.7 Dark Down 39.7 146.4 Up 05:46:59 - 06:16:59 758
Lake Havasu City 06:01:50 -41.2 Dark Down 40.1 149.4 Up 05:46:50 - 06:16:50 747
Calipatria 06:01:56 -41.8 Dark Down 40.8 147.4 Up 05:46:56 - 06:16:56 687
Yuma 06:01:54 -42.6 Dark Down 41.5 148.3 Up 05:46:54 - 06:16:54 636
George/Scottsdale 06:01:43 -42.9 Dark Down 41.8 152.0 Up 05:46:43 - 06:16:43 632

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 98KY61, (2027/08/31 06:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.7 -29:37:24  1.2 20.13 157
PPM 206598     22:38:22.3 -07:53:51  6.0  2.52 173
PPM 240438     22:33:41.1 -10:31:16  8.5  0.36 174
PPM 240457     22:34:21.1 -10:15:03  9.3  0.05 174
98KY61         22:34:31.5 -10:13:37 15.6       174
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/27 01:59:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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