RECON: TNO occultation with 459865

Event between (459865) 13XZ8 and star GA0720:27287225 with event index number of 2286025

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/06/23 09:29:05 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:43:31.0 -17:10:40
Equinox of date position of star is 18:44:56.2 -17:09:06
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 39 degrees from the moon. Moon is 84% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.9

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Object is 11.2 AU from the Sun and 10.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 10.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 52 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 629 km.
The sky-plane scale is 7419.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=70.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Diameter=28.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 459865, (2027/06/23 09:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.8 -26:29:26  0.9 32.37  70
Nunki          18:56:58.0 -26:15:36  2.0  9.52  37
PPM 234930     18:44:32.2 -19:15:20  6.1  2.11  39
PPM 234948     18:45:27.1 -16:54:44  7.8  0.25  39
PPM 234931     18:44:31.4 -17:14:50  9.6  0.17  39
459865         18:45:06.6 -17:08:55 16.2        39
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 19.4 km RECON observability=0.8 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 09:28:13 -8.3 NT Up 17.0 206.5 Really Low 09:23:22 - 09:33:03 6468
Kamloops 09:28:55 -13.5 AT Up 21.3 192.6 Low 09:24:05 - 09:33:46 6410
Kelowna 09:28:51 -14.1 AT Up 22.0 193.6 Low 09:24:00 - 09:33:41 6379
Peachland 09:28:52 -14.3 AT Up 22.1 193.3 Low 09:24:01 - 09:33:42 6373
Summerland 09:28:51 -14.4 AT Up 22.2 193.4 Low 09:24:01 - 09:33:42 6367
Penticton 09:28:51 -14.4 AT Up 22.3 193.5 Low 09:24:01 - 09:33:42 6365
Oliver 09:28:51 -14.8 AT Up 22.6 193.6 Low 09:24:00 - 09:33:41 6350
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:28:50 -14.9 AT Up 22.8 193.8 Low 09:23:59 - 09:33:40 6343
Okanogan 09:28:50 -15.5 AT Up 23.4 193.6 Low 09:23:59 - 09:33:40 6314
Victoria 09:29:03 -16.2 AT Up 23.8 189.7 Low 09:24:13 - 09:33:54 6307
Brewster 09:28:51 -15.8 AT Up 23.7 193.4 Low 09:24:00 - 09:33:41 6301
Manson/Chelan 09:28:51 -16.1 AT Up 24.0 193.1 Low 09:24:01 - 09:33:42 6291
Wenatchee 09:28:51 -16.6 AT Up 24.5 193.0 Low 09:24:01 - 09:33:42 6268
Ellensburg 09:28:52 -17.0 AT Up 24.9 192.8 Low 09:24:01 - 09:33:42 6248
Yakima 09:28:52 -17.4 AT Up 25.3 192.8 Low 09:24:01 - 09:33:42 6229
Toppenish/White Swan 09:28:50 -17.6 AT Up 25.5 193.0 Low 09:24:00 - 09:33:41 6219
PNWRO 09:28:45 -17.6 AT Up 25.6 194.6 Low 09:23:55 - 09:33:36 6206
The Dalles 09:28:53 -18.5 Dark Up 26.4 192.3 Low 09:24:02 - 09:33:43 6178
Maupin 09:28:52 -18.9 Dark Up 26.8 192.4 Low 09:24:02 - 09:33:43 6158
Sisters 09:28:53 -19.8 Dark Up 27.7 192.0 Low 09:24:03 - 09:33:44 6112
Bend 09:28:51 -20.0 Dark Up 27.9 192.3 Low 09:24:01 - 09:33:42 6101
Oregon Observatory 09:28:52 -20.2 Dark Up 28.1 192.2 Low 09:24:01 - 09:33:42 6091
Chiloquin 09:28:52 -21.5 Dark Up 29.4 191.9 Low 09:24:01 - 09:33:42 6019
Klamath Falls 09:28:52 -21.8 Dark Up 29.8 192.0 Low 09:24:01 - 09:33:42 6001
Cedarville 09:28:45 -22.1 Dark Up 30.2 193.8 Up 09:23:54 - 09:33:35 5968
Fall River/Burney 09:28:49 -22.8 Dark Up 30.8 192.5 Up 09:23:59 - 09:33:40 5936
Dunrhomin 09:27:48 -17.9 AT Up 27.2 209.5 Low 09:22:57 - 09:32:38 5896
Nikitin 09:27:47 -18.1 Dark Up 27.4 209.5 Low 09:22:56 - 09:32:37 5885
Gimple 09:28:46 -23.6 Dark Up 31.6 193.2 Up 09:23:56 - 09:33:37 5885
Greenville 09:28:46 -23.6 Dark Up 31.7 193.1 Up 09:23:56 - 09:33:37 5885
CU-SBO 09:27:47 -18.2 Dark Up 27.5 209.4 Low 09:22:57 - 09:32:38 5882
Quincy 09:28:46 -23.8 Dark Up 31.9 193.2 Up 09:23:55 - 09:33:36 5873
Portola 09:28:44 -23.7 Dark Up 31.9 193.7 Up 09:23:54 - 09:33:35 5868
Reno 09:28:42 -23.8 Dark Up 32.0 194.5 Up 09:23:51 - 09:33:32 5854
Carson City 09:28:41 -24.1 Dark Up 32.4 194.5 Up 09:23:51 - 09:33:32 5833
Yerington 09:28:38 -24.1 Dark Up 32.4 195.3 Up 09:23:48 - 09:33:29 5823
Gardnerville 09:28:41 -24.4 Dark Up 32.6 194.6 Up 09:23:50 - 09:33:31 5818
Hawthorne 09:28:36 -24.4 Dark Up 32.8 195.9 Up 09:23:45 - 09:33:26 5796
Lee Vining 09:28:37 -25.1 Dark Up 33.4 195.5 Up 09:23:46 - 09:33:27 5760
Bishop 09:28:33 -25.4 Dark Up 33.8 196.4 Up 09:23:43 - 09:33:24 5725
Beatty 09:28:27 -25.3 Dark Up 33.9 198.3 Up 09:23:36 - 09:33:17 5699
Patrick 09:28:13 -25.6 Dark Up 34.5 201.8 Up 09:23:22 - 09:33:03 5606
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:28:15 -26.1 Dark Up 35.0 201.0 Up 09:23:25 - 09:33:06 5589
Lake Havasu City 09:28:14 -26.6 Dark Up 35.5 201.5 Up 09:23:23 - 09:33:04 5544
Wildwood 09:28:31 -28.5 Dark Up 37.0 196.8 Up 09:23:40 - 09:33:21 5509
George/Scottsdale 09:28:03 -26.3 Dark Up 35.4 204.4 Up 09:23:12 - 09:32:53 5492
Idyllwild 09:28:23 -28.1 Dark Up 36.9 199.0 Up 09:23:32 - 09:33:13 5490
Calipatria 09:28:17 -28.3 Dark Up 37.1 200.5 Up 09:23:27 - 09:33:08 5449
Yuma 09:28:13 -28.3 Dark Up 37.3 201.6 Up 09:23:22 - 09:33:03 5420

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, (2027/06/23 09:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 32.37  70
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  9.52  37
PPM 234930     18:42:55.1 -19:17:04  6.1  2.11  39
PPM 234948     18:43:51.7 -16:56:30  7.8  0.25  39
PPM 234931     18:42:55.7 -17:16:35  9.6  0.17  39
459865         18:43:31.0 -17:10:40 16.2        39
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:29:12 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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