RECON: TNO occultation with 459865

Event between (459865) 13XZ8 and star GA0720:28630170 with event index number of 2285902

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/28 08:05:20 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:50:08.6 -17:25:21
Equinox of date position of star is 18:51:33.9 -17:23:33
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 52 degrees from the moon. Moon is 53% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.1

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Object is 11.2 AU from the Sun and 10.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 66 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 681 km.
The sky-plane scale is 7502.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=70.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Diameter=28.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 459865, (2027/05/28 08:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.5 -26:29:25  0.9 33.74  84
Nunki          18:56:57.7 -26:15:36  2.0  8.95  52
PPM 235210     18:56:17.3 -15:34:00  4.8  2.12  51
PPM 235135     18:53:12.4 -17:16:32  8.3  0.37  52
PPM 235100     18:51:57.8 -17:12:23  9.6  0.19  52
459865         18:51:44.1 -17:23:20 16.9        52
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 13.2 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:08:03 -15.0 AT Up 18.2 159.1 Really Low 08:02:04 - 08:14:03 4310
Kamloops 08:08:56 -17.8 AT Down 15.3 145.4 Really Low 08:02:57 - 08:14:56 3910
Kelowna 08:08:54 -18.6 Dark Down 16.3 146.1 Really Low 08:02:55 - 08:14:54 3886
Peachland 08:08:56 -18.8 Dark Down 16.3 145.8 Really Low 08:02:56 - 08:14:55 3872
Summerland 08:08:56 -18.9 Dark Down 16.4 145.9 Really Low 08:02:56 - 08:14:55 3866
Penticton 08:08:56 -19.0 Dark Down 16.5 146.0 Really Low 08:02:57 - 08:14:56 3865
Oliver 08:08:57 -19.3 Dark Down 16.8 145.9 Really Low 08:02:57 - 08:14:56 3845
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:08:56 -19.5 Dark Down 17.0 146.1 Really Low 08:02:57 - 08:14:56 3840
Okanogan 08:08:59 -20.1 Dark Down 17.5 145.8 Really Low 08:02:59 - 08:14:58 3796
Brewster 08:09:00 -20.4 Dark Down 17.6 145.5 Really Low 08:03:00 - 08:14:59 3775
Manson/Chelan 08:09:01 -20.6 Dark Down 17.7 145.2 Really Low 08:03:02 - 08:15:01 3753
Wenatchee 08:09:03 -21.1 Dark Down 18.0 144.9 Really Low 08:03:03 - 08:15:02 3720
Victoria 08:09:11 -20.0 Dark Down 15.9 142.3 Really Low 08:03:11 - 08:15:10 3708
Ellensburg 08:09:05 -21.5 Dark Down 18.2 144.6 Really Low 08:03:05 - 08:15:04 3689
PNWRO 08:09:01 -22.5 Dark Down 19.7 146.0 Really Low 08:03:01 - 08:15:00 3671
Dunrhomin 08:08:12 -26.2 Dark Up 29.4 158.0 Low 08:02:13 - 08:14:12 3668
Yakima 08:09:06 -21.9 Dark Down 18.6 144.6 Really Low 08:03:06 - 08:15:05 3664
Nikitin 08:08:12 -26.3 Dark Up 29.6 157.9 Low 08:02:12 - 08:14:11 3655
Toppenish/White Swan 08:09:06 -22.1 Dark Down 18.8 144.7 Really Low 08:03:06 - 08:15:05 3655
CU-SBO 08:08:13 -26.4 Dark Up 29.6 157.8 Low 08:02:13 - 08:14:12 3649
The Dalles 08:09:10 -22.9 Dark Down 19.1 143.8 Really Low 08:03:10 - 08:15:09 3584
Maupin 08:09:10 -23.4 Dark Down 19.5 143.8 Really Low 08:03:11 - 08:15:10 3560
Sisters 08:09:14 -24.2 Dark Down 20.0 143.2 Low 08:03:15 - 08:15:14 3490
Bend 08:09:13 -24.5 Dark Down 20.3 143.4 Low 08:03:14 - 08:15:13 3482
Oregon Observatory 08:09:14 -24.7 Dark Down 20.4 143.2 Low 08:03:15 - 08:15:14 3467
Chiloquin 08:09:18 -26.0 Dark Down 21.3 142.6 Low 08:03:19 - 08:15:18 3366
Klamath Falls 08:09:18 -26.3 Dark Down 21.6 142.5 Low 08:03:19 - 08:15:18 3345
Cedarville 08:09:13 -27.0 Dark Down 22.9 143.8 Low 08:03:14 - 08:15:13 3343
Fall River/Burney 08:09:19 -27.5 Dark Down 22.7 142.6 Low 08:03:20 - 08:15:19 3274
Gimple 08:09:19 -28.4 Dark Down 23.7 142.9 Low 08:03:19 - 08:15:18 3225
Greenville 08:09:19 -28.4 Dark Down 23.6 142.8 Low 08:03:19 - 08:15:18 3223
Reno 08:09:15 -28.9 Dark Down 24.6 143.6 Low 08:03:16 - 08:15:15 3214
Portola 08:09:18 -28.7 Dark Down 24.1 143.1 Low 08:03:18 - 08:15:17 3214
Quincy 08:09:19 -28.6 Dark Down 23.8 142.7 Low 08:03:20 - 08:15:19 3209
Yerington 08:09:14 -29.5 Dark Down 25.4 144.1 Low 08:03:14 - 08:15:13 3194
Carson City 08:09:16 -29.3 Dark Down 24.9 143.6 Low 08:03:17 - 08:15:16 3189
Hawthorne 08:09:12 -29.9 Dark Down 26.0 144.4 Low 08:03:13 - 08:15:12 3176
Gardnerville 08:09:16 -29.5 Dark Down 25.1 143.5 Low 08:03:17 - 08:15:16 3173
Lee Vining 08:09:15 -30.5 Dark Down 26.2 143.8 Low 08:03:15 - 08:15:14 3121
Beatty 08:09:06 -31.4 Dark Down 28.1 145.7 Low 08:03:07 - 08:15:06 3113
Bishop 08:09:13 -31.0 Dark Down 27.0 144.3 Low 08:03:13 - 08:15:12 3098
Patrick 08:08:55 -32.5 Dark Up 30.6 148.0 Up 08:02:56 - 08:14:55 3088
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:08:59 -32.8 Dark Up 30.5 147.3 Up 08:02:59 - 08:14:58 3048
George/Scottsdale 08:08:48 -33.8 Dark Up 32.9 149.5 Up 08:02:48 - 08:14:47 3021
Lake Havasu City 08:08:58 -33.5 Dark Up 31.2 147.3 Up 08:02:59 - 08:14:58 3005
Idyllwild 08:09:09 -34.5 Dark Up 30.8 144.8 Up 08:03:10 - 08:15:09 2875
Calipatria 08:09:05 -35.0 Dark Up 31.8 145.7 Up 08:03:05 - 08:15:04 2863
Yuma 08:09:01 -35.3 Dark Up 32.6 146.4 Up 08:03:01 - 08:15:00 2857
Wildwood 08:09:18 -34.3 Dark Down 29.6 143.1 Low 08:03:18 - 08:15:17 2843

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 459865, (2027/05/28 08:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 33.74  84
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  8.95  52
PPM 235210     18:54:43.1 -15:36:12  4.8  2.12  51
PPM 235135     18:51:37.1 -17:18:37  8.3  0.37  52
PPM 235100     18:50:22.4 -17:14:25  9.6  0.19  52
459865         18:50:08.6 -17:25:21 16.9        52
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:28:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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