RECON: TNO occultation with 459865

Event between (459865) 13XZ8 and star GA0720:25129868 with event index number of 2286176

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/22 04:30:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:35:30.1 -17:01:40
Equinox of date position of star is 18:36:55.2 -17:00:23
Stellar brightness G=14.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 59 degrees from the moon. Moon is 89% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.0

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Object is 11.3 AU from the Sun and 10.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 57 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 613 km.
The sky-plane scale is 7491.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=70.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Diameter=28.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 459865, (2027/07/22 04:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.1 -26:29:26  0.9 30.66  88
Nunki          18:56:58.3 -26:15:36  2.0 10.34  55
PPM 234652     18:33:03.2 -18:22:53  5.0  1.68  60
PPM 234744     18:36:43.7 -16:57:42  7.8  0.10  59
459865         18:37:05.9 -17:00:13 14.8        59
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 20.0 km RECON observability=0.2 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 04:31:27 -9.8 NT Up 19.3 162.5 Really Low 04:26:13 - 04:36:41 4440
Kamloops 04:32:16 -4.7 CT Down 16.9 148.6 Really Low 04:27:02 - 04:37:30 4207
Kelowna 04:32:15 -5.6 CT Down 17.9 149.3 Really Low 04:27:01 - 04:37:29 4180
Peachland 04:32:16 -5.6 CT Down 17.9 149.0 Really Low 04:27:02 - 04:37:30 4171
Summerland 04:32:16 -5.7 CT Down 18.0 149.0 Really Low 04:27:02 - 04:37:30 4165
Penticton 04:32:16 -5.8 CT Down 18.1 149.1 Really Low 04:27:02 - 04:37:30 4163
Oliver 04:32:17 -6.0 NT Down 18.4 149.1 Really Low 04:27:03 - 04:37:31 4145
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:32:16 -6.2 NT Down 18.6 149.2 Really Low 04:27:02 - 04:37:30 4140
Okanogan 04:32:18 -6.6 NT Down 19.1 148.9 Really Low 04:27:04 - 04:37:32 4103
Brewster 04:32:20 -6.6 NT Down 19.3 148.7 Really Low 04:27:06 - 04:37:34 4086
Manson/Chelan 04:32:21 -6.6 NT Down 19.3 148.3 Really Low 04:27:07 - 04:37:35 4069
Victoria 04:32:30 -4.5 CT Down 17.6 145.4 Really Low 04:27:16 - 04:37:44 4054
Wenatchee 04:32:23 -6.8 NT Down 19.7 148.1 Really Low 04:27:09 - 04:37:37 4041
Ellensburg 04:32:24 -7.0 NT Down 20.0 147.8 Really Low 04:27:10 - 04:37:38 4016
Yakima 04:32:25 -7.2 NT Down 20.3 147.7 Low 04:27:11 - 04:37:39 3993
PNWRO 04:32:21 -8.5 NT Down 21.4 149.1 Low 04:27:07 - 04:37:35 3986
Toppenish/White Swan 04:32:25 -7.5 NT Down 20.5 147.8 Low 04:27:11 - 04:37:39 3984
The Dalles 04:32:29 -7.5 NT Down 20.9 146.9 Low 04:27:15 - 04:37:43 3928
Maupin 04:32:30 -7.9 NT Down 21.3 146.9 Low 04:27:16 - 04:37:44 3906
Sisters 04:32:33 -8.2 NT Down 21.8 146.3 Low 04:27:19 - 04:37:47 3847
Bend 04:32:33 -8.5 NT Down 22.1 146.5 Low 04:27:19 - 04:37:47 3838
Dunrhomin 04:31:37 -19.4 Dark Up 30.7 161.7 Up 04:26:23 - 04:36:51 3830
Oregon Observatory 04:32:34 -8.5 NT Down 22.2 146.3 Low 04:27:20 - 04:37:48 3825
Nikitin 04:31:37 -19.6 Dark Up 30.9 161.6 Up 04:26:23 - 04:36:51 3818
CU-SBO 04:31:38 -19.6 Dark Up 30.9 161.5 Up 04:26:24 - 04:36:52 3813
Chiloquin 04:32:38 -9.1 NT Down 23.2 145.6 Low 04:27:24 - 04:37:52 3738
Klamath Falls 04:32:38 -9.4 NT Down 23.5 145.6 Low 04:27:24 - 04:37:52 3718
Cedarville 04:32:34 -10.7 NT Down 24.7 147.0 Low 04:27:20 - 04:37:48 3701
Fall River/Burney 04:32:39 -10.3 NT Down 24.6 145.7 Low 04:27:25 - 04:37:53 3650
Gimple 04:32:39 -11.2 NT Down 25.6 146.0 Low 04:27:25 - 04:37:53 3600
Greenville 04:32:39 -11.2 NT Down 25.6 145.9 Low 04:27:25 - 04:37:53 3599
Portola 04:32:38 -11.6 NT Down 26.0 146.2 Low 04:27:24 - 04:37:52 3586
Quincy 04:32:39 -11.3 NT Down 25.7 145.8 Low 04:27:25 - 04:37:53 3586
Reno 04:32:36 -12.2 AT Down 26.5 146.8 Low 04:27:22 - 04:37:50 3579
Carson City 04:32:36 -12.4 AT Down 26.8 146.7 Low 04:27:22 - 04:37:50 3556
Yerington 04:32:34 -12.9 AT Down 27.3 147.3 Low 04:27:20 - 04:37:48 3553
Gardnerville 04:32:37 -12.6 AT Down 27.1 146.7 Low 04:27:23 - 04:37:51 3540
Hawthorne 04:32:33 -13.5 AT Down 27.9 147.6 Low 04:27:19 - 04:37:47 3531
Lee Vining 04:32:36 -13.6 AT Down 28.2 147.0 Low 04:27:22 - 04:37:50 3485
Bishop 04:32:34 -14.4 AT Down 29.0 147.5 Low 04:27:20 - 04:37:48 3456
Beatty 04:32:28 -15.7 AT Down 30.0 149.0 Up 04:27:14 - 04:37:42 3451
Patrick 04:32:18 -18.4 Dark Up 32.5 151.4 Up 04:27:04 - 04:37:32 3392
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:32:22 -18.2 Dark Up 32.4 150.6 Up 04:27:08 - 04:37:36 3363
Lake Havasu City 04:32:21 -18.8 Dark Up 33.1 150.7 Up 04:27:07 - 04:37:35 3319
George/Scottsdale 04:32:12 -20.8 Dark Up 34.7 153.0 Up 04:26:58 - 04:37:26 3301
Idyllwild 04:32:32 -17.8 AT Down 32.8 148.0 Up 04:27:18 - 04:37:46 3226
Wildwood 04:32:40 -16.4 AT Down 31.6 146.3 Up 04:27:26 - 04:37:54 3219
Calipatria 04:32:28 -19.0 Dark Down 33.8 149.0 Up 04:27:14 - 04:37:42 3199
Yuma 04:32:25 -19.8 Dark Up 34.5 149.8 Up 04:27:11 - 04:37:39 3182

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, (2027/07/22 04:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 30.66  88
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 10.34  55
PPM 234652     18:31:26.3 -18:24:10  5.0  1.68  60
PPM 234744     18:35:07.9 -16:59:08  7.8  0.10  59
459865         18:35:30.1 -17:01:40 14.8        59
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:27:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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