RECON: TNO occultation with 447178

Event between (447178) 05RO43 and star GA0740:03548498 with event index number of 2290669

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/31 10:59:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:01:08.4 -15:06:49
Equinox of date position of star is 08:02:15.5 -15:10:56
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 138 degrees from the moon. Moon is 68% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.4

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Object is 15.4 AU from the Sun and 15.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 39 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1527 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11154.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.9 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 447178, (2025/10/31 10:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:46:17.2 -16:45:08 -1.5 18.34 122
15Rho Pup      08:08:38.7 -24:22:49  2.8  9.31 132
PPM 219722     08:10:39.4 -16:19:35  5.9  2.31 138
PPM 219542     08:02:46.2 -15:19:43  7.6  0.18 138
447178         08:02:19.8 -15:11:12 16.6       138
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 9.0 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=12.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:53:42 -28.5 Dark Down 20.0 156.6 Really Low 10:49:58 - 10:57:25 -1392
Dunrhomin 10:54:15 -30.1 Dark Down 31.0 155.2 Up 10:50:32 - 10:57:59 -1818
Nikitin 10:54:15 -30.1 Dark Down 31.2 155.1 Up 10:50:32 - 10:57:59 -1827
CU-SBO 10:54:15 -30.2 Dark Down 31.2 155.0 Up 10:50:32 - 10:57:59 -1835
Kelowna 10:53:44 -37.3 Dark Down 17.6 143.1 Really Low 10:50:01 - 10:57:28 -2337
Kamloops 10:53:42 -37.5 Dark Down 16.6 142.5 Really Low 10:49:59 - 10:57:26 -2340
Peachland 10:53:44 -37.5 Dark Down 17.6 142.8 Really Low 10:50:01 - 10:57:28 -2361
Penticton 10:53:44 -37.5 Dark Down 17.8 143.0 Really Low 10:50:01 - 10:57:28 -2362
Summerland 10:53:45 -37.5 Dark Down 17.7 142.9 Really Low 10:50:02 - 10:57:29 -2364
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:53:46 -37.6 Dark Down 18.3 143.1 Really Low 10:50:03 - 10:57:30 -2381
Oliver 10:53:46 -37.6 Dark Down 18.1 142.9 Really Low 10:50:03 - 10:57:30 -2383
Okanogan 10:53:49 -38.0 Dark Down 18.7 142.8 Really Low 10:50:05 - 10:57:32 -2433
Brewster 10:53:49 -38.2 Dark Down 18.9 142.5 Really Low 10:50:05 - 10:57:32 -2461
Manson/Chelan 10:53:50 -38.5 Dark Down 18.9 142.1 Really Low 10:50:06 - 10:57:33 -2496
PNWRO 10:53:55 -38.4 Dark Down 20.9 142.9 Low 10:50:11 - 10:57:38 -2527
Wenatchee 10:53:51 -38.8 Dark Down 19.2 141.9 Really Low 10:50:07 - 10:57:34 -2534
Ellensburg 10:53:51 -39.1 Dark Down 19.4 141.6 Really Low 10:50:07 - 10:57:34 -2573
Yakima 10:53:53 -39.3 Dark Down 19.7 141.5 Really Low 10:50:10 - 10:57:37 -2598
Toppenish/White Swan 10:53:53 -39.3 Dark Down 20.0 141.6 Really Low 10:50:10 - 10:57:37 -2600
George/Scottsdale 10:54:37 -36.1 Dark Down 34.1 146.2 Up 10:50:54 - 10:58:21 -2626
Victoria 10:53:48 -40.2 Dark Down 17.0 139.3 Really Low 10:50:04 - 10:57:31 -2649
The Dalles 10:53:55 -40.1 Dark Down 20.2 140.7 Low 10:50:12 - 10:57:39 -2696
Patrick 10:54:30 -37.5 Dark Down 31.8 144.8 Up 10:50:46 - 10:58:13 -2713
Maupin 10:53:57 -40.2 Dark Down 20.6 140.7 Low 10:50:13 - 10:57:40 -2714
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:54:31 -38.1 Dark Down 31.6 144.0 Up 10:50:47 - 10:58:14 -2780
Lake Havasu City 10:54:33 -38.0 Dark Down 32.3 144.0 Up 10:50:50 - 10:58:17 -2791
Bend 10:53:58 -40.7 Dark Down 21.4 140.2 Low 10:50:15 - 10:57:42 -2795
Sisters 10:53:59 -40.8 Dark Down 21.1 140.0 Low 10:50:16 - 10:57:43 -2797
Oregon Observatory 10:54:00 -40.9 Dark Down 21.5 140.1 Low 10:50:16 - 10:57:43 -2813
Cedarville 10:54:08 -40.8 Dark Down 23.9 140.6 Low 10:50:25 - 10:57:52 -2865
Beatty 10:54:24 -39.5 Dark Down 29.2 142.5 Low 10:50:40 - 10:58:07 -2865
Yuma 10:54:41 -38.5 Dark Down 33.6 143.0 Up 10:50:57 - 10:58:24 -2897
Chiloquin 10:54:05 -41.7 Dark Down 22.3 139.4 Low 10:50:21 - 10:57:48 -2918
Hawthorne 10:54:18 -40.6 Dark Down 27.0 141.2 Low 10:50:35 - 10:58:02 -2920
Klamath Falls 10:54:05 -41.7 Dark Down 22.6 139.3 Low 10:50:22 - 10:57:49 -2932
Yerington 10:54:16 -40.9 Dark Down 26.4 140.8 Low 10:50:33 - 10:58:00 -2933
Calipatria 10:54:38 -39.2 Dark Down 32.8 142.3 Up 10:50:55 - 10:58:22 -2950
Reno 10:54:14 -41.2 Dark Down 25.6 140.4 Low 10:50:31 - 10:57:58 -2950
Bishop 10:54:22 -40.7 Dark Down 28.0 141.1 Low 10:50:39 - 10:58:06 -2963
Carson City 10:54:16 -41.3 Dark Down 25.9 140.3 Low 10:50:32 - 10:57:59 -2968
Fall River/Burney 10:54:09 -41.9 Dark Down 23.7 139.4 Low 10:50:26 - 10:57:53 -2975
Gardnerville 10:54:17 -41.3 Dark Down 26.1 140.3 Low 10:50:33 - 10:58:00 -2978
Portola 10:54:14 -41.6 Dark Down 25.1 139.9 Low 10:50:30 - 10:57:57 -2981
Lee Vining 10:54:20 -41.1 Dark Down 27.2 140.6 Low 10:50:36 - 10:58:03 -2985
Gimple 10:54:13 -41.8 Dark Down 24.6 139.6 Low 10:50:29 - 10:57:56 -2990
Greenville 10:54:13 -41.8 Dark Down 24.6 139.5 Low 10:50:29 - 10:57:56 -2995
Quincy 10:54:13 -41.9 Dark Down 24.7 139.5 Low 10:50:30 - 10:57:57 -3006
Idyllwild 10:54:36 -40.1 Dark Down 31.7 141.4 Up 10:50:53 - 10:58:20 -3015
Wildwood 10:54:34 -41.5 Dark Down 30.4 139.7 Up 10:50:51 - 10:58:18 -3144

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 447178, (2025/10/31 10:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:45:08.0 -16:43:26 -1.5 18.34 122
15Rho Pup      08:07:32.5 -24:18:14  2.8  9.31 132
PPM 219722     08:09:28.5 -16:14:57  5.9  2.31 138
PPM 219542     08:01:34.9 -15:15:20  7.6  0.18 138
447178         08:01:08.4 -15:06:49 16.6       138
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/18 03:41:18 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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