RECON: TNO occultation with 447178

Event between (447178) 05RO43 and star GA0740:03152666 with event index number of 2290786

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/03/01 07:23:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:45:09.1 -15:29:14
Equinox of date position of star is 07:46:15.7 -15:32:51
Stellar brightness G=14.3, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 40 degrees from the moon. Moon is 94% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.2

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Object is 15.3 AU from the Sun and 14.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 44 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1035 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10605.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 447178, (2026/03/01 07:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:46:18.2 -16:45:09 -1.5 14.46  50
15Rho Pup      08:08:39.6 -24:22:52  2.8 10.26  46
PPM 219195     07:48:50.0 -16:03:25  6.1  0.78  40
PPM 219127     07:45:59.7 -15:08:58  8.1  0.41  40
PPM 219154     07:46:44.9 -15:30:29  8.9  0.11  40
447178         07:46:20.9 -15:33:07 14.3        40
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 5.3 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Dunrhomin 07:24:26 -57.2 Dark Up 18.2 229.7 Really Low 07:20:15 - 07:28:37 4460
Nikitin 07:24:25 -57.4 Dark Up 18.3 229.8 Really Low 07:20:14 - 07:28:36 4459
CU-SBO 07:24:25 -57.5 Dark Up 18.4 229.7 Really Low 07:20:14 - 07:28:36 4457
Sleaford 07:25:19 -45.4 Dark Up 10.6 227.0 Really Low 07:21:08 - 07:29:30 4333
George/Scottsdale 07:24:15 -63.6 Dark Up 26.6 226.2 Low 07:20:04 - 07:28:26 4145
Patrick 07:24:28 -61.6 Dark Up 26.5 223.9 Low 07:20:17 - 07:28:39 4084
Lake Havasu City 07:24:26 -62.4 Dark Up 27.4 223.8 Low 07:20:15 - 07:28:37 4048
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:24:29 -61.7 Dark Up 27.1 223.4 Low 07:20:18 - 07:28:40 4047
Yuma 07:24:18 -64.1 Dark Up 28.9 224.2 Low 07:20:07 - 07:28:29 4001
Beatty 07:24:42 -59.6 Dark Up 26.9 220.9 Low 07:20:31 - 07:28:53 3974
Calipatria 07:24:22 -63.5 Dark Up 29.1 223.2 Low 07:20:11 - 07:28:33 3967
PNWRO 07:25:25 -50.5 Dark Up 20.7 216.5 Low 07:21:14 - 07:29:36 3945
Idyllwild 07:24:29 -62.6 Dark Up 29.3 222.0 Low 07:20:18 - 07:28:40 3924
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:25:37 -47.5 Dark Up 18.5 215.5 Really Low 07:21:26 - 07:29:48 3921
Okanogan 07:25:35 -48.1 Dark Up 19.1 215.4 Really Low 07:21:24 - 07:29:46 3914
Kelowna 07:25:40 -46.7 Dark Up 17.8 215.3 Really Low 07:21:29 - 07:29:51 3912
Oliver 07:25:38 -47.3 Dark Up 18.4 215.3 Really Low 07:21:27 - 07:29:49 3912
Penticton 07:25:39 -47.0 Dark Up 18.1 215.2 Really Low 07:21:28 - 07:29:50 3910
Hawthorne 07:24:55 -57.6 Dark Up 26.6 218.7 Low 07:20:44 - 07:29:06 3909
Brewster 07:25:34 -48.3 Dark Up 19.4 215.3 Really Low 07:21:23 - 07:29:45 3906
Summerland 07:25:39 -46.9 Dark Up 18.1 215.1 Really Low 07:21:28 - 07:29:50 3905
Bishop 07:24:49 -58.8 Dark Up 27.4 219.2 Low 07:20:38 - 07:29:00 3905
Peachland 07:25:40 -46.7 Dark Up 18.0 215.0 Really Low 07:21:29 - 07:29:51 3901
Manson/Chelan 07:25:35 -48.4 Dark Up 19.7 215.0 Really Low 07:21:24 - 07:29:46 3891
Yerington 07:24:57 -57.0 Dark Up 26.5 218.0 Low 07:20:46 - 07:29:08 3890
Wenatchee 07:25:34 -48.8 Dark Up 20.2 214.9 Low 07:21:23 - 07:29:45 3885
Toppenish/White Swan 07:25:30 -49.8 Dark Up 21.0 215.1 Low 07:21:19 - 07:29:41 3882
Lee Vining 07:24:53 -58.0 Dark Up 27.3 218.4 Low 07:20:42 - 07:29:04 3879
Ellensburg 07:25:32 -49.2 Dark Up 20.6 214.8 Low 07:21:21 - 07:29:43 3876
Yakima 07:25:30 -49.6 Dark Up 20.9 214.9 Low 07:21:19 - 07:29:41 3875
Kamloops 07:25:45 -45.7 Dark Up 17.5 214.3 Really Low 07:21:34 - 07:29:56 3872
Cedarville 07:25:10 -54.4 Dark Up 24.9 216.4 Low 07:20:59 - 07:29:21 3870
Reno 07:25:02 -56.3 Dark Up 26.4 217.3 Low 07:20:51 - 07:29:13 3866
Carson City 07:25:01 -56.7 Dark Up 26.6 217.4 Low 07:20:50 - 07:29:12 3863
Gardnerville 07:24:59 -56.9 Dark Up 26.8 217.5 Low 07:20:48 - 07:29:10 3862
Maupin 07:25:26 -50.8 Dark Up 22.3 214.7 Low 07:21:15 - 07:29:37 3850
The Dalles 07:25:29 -50.4 Dark Up 22.0 214.5 Low 07:21:18 - 07:29:40 3846
Wildwood 07:24:35 -61.7 Dark Up 30.1 220.1 Up 07:20:24 - 07:28:46 3838
Portola 07:25:03 -55.9 Dark Up 26.5 216.6 Low 07:20:52 - 07:29:14 3838
Bend 07:25:23 -51.8 Dark Up 23.3 214.7 Low 07:21:12 - 07:29:34 3835
Oregon Observatory 07:25:22 -51.9 Dark Up 23.5 214.6 Low 07:21:11 - 07:29:33 3828
Sisters 07:25:25 -51.5 Dark Up 23.2 214.4 Low 07:21:14 - 07:29:36 3824
Gimple 07:25:07 -55.5 Dark Up 26.4 216.1 Low 07:20:56 - 07:29:18 3823
Greenville 07:25:07 -55.5 Dark Up 26.4 216.0 Low 07:20:56 - 07:29:18 3819
Quincy 07:25:06 -55.7 Dark Up 26.6 216.1 Low 07:20:55 - 07:29:17 3817
Fall River/Burney 07:25:11 -54.5 Dark Up 25.9 215.4 Low 07:21:00 - 07:29:22 3807
Klamath Falls 07:25:18 -53.3 Dark Up 25.0 214.7 Low 07:21:07 - 07:29:29 3801
Chiloquin 07:25:19 -53.0 Dark Up 24.8 214.6 Low 07:21:08 - 07:29:30 3800
Victoria 07:25:44 -47.1 Dark Up 20.4 211.8 Low 07:21:33 - 07:29:55 3754

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, (2026/03/01 07:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:45:08.0 -16:43:25 -1.5 14.46  50
15Rho Pup      08:07:32.5 -24:18:14  2.8 10.26  46
PPM 219195     07:47:38.5 -15:59:27  6.1  0.78  40
PPM 219127     07:44:47.7 -15:05:05  8.1  0.41  40
PPM 219154     07:45:33.1 -15:26:34  8.9  0.11  40
447178         07:45:09.1 -15:29:14 14.3        40
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/18 03:42:50 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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