RECON: TNO occultation with 459865

Event between (459865) 13XZ8 and star GA0720:24970845 with event index number of 2286187

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/24 05:51:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:34:58.8 -17:01:15
Equinox of date position of star is 18:36:23.9 -16:59:59
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 84 degrees from the moon. Moon is 74% 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 18.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 58 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 606 km.
The sky-plane scale is 7503.6 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 -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 459865, (2027/07/24 05:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.1 -26:29:26  0.9 30.55 113
Nunki          18:56:58.3 -26:15:36  2.0 10.40  80
PPM 234652     18:33:03.2 -18:22:53  5.0  1.62  85
PPM 234744     18:36:43.8 -16:57:42  7.8  0.05  84
459865         18:36:34.6 -16:59:50 15.4        83
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 20.6 km RECON observability=0.9 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 05:51:30 -16.0 AT Up 20.8 185.1 Low 05:46:09 - 05:56:51 7168
Kamloops 05:52:22 -13.4 AT Up 21.8 170.4 Low 05:47:01 - 05:57:43 7047
Kelowna 05:52:19 -14.4 AT Up 22.7 171.3 Low 05:46:58 - 05:57:40 7017
Peachland 05:52:21 -14.4 AT Up 22.8 171.0 Low 05:47:00 - 05:57:42 7011
Summerland 05:52:20 -14.5 AT Up 22.9 171.1 Low 05:46:59 - 05:57:41 7004
Penticton 05:52:20 -14.6 AT Up 23.0 171.2 Low 05:46:59 - 05:57:41 7002
Oliver 05:52:20 -14.9 AT Up 23.4 171.2 Low 05:46:59 - 05:57:41 6986
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:52:20 -15.1 AT Up 23.6 171.3 Low 05:46:59 - 05:57:41 6980
Okanogan 05:52:21 -15.6 AT Up 24.2 171.1 Low 05:47:00 - 05:57:42 6948
Brewster 05:52:21 -15.7 AT Up 24.4 170.9 Low 05:47:00 - 05:57:42 6934
Victoria 05:52:35 -14.1 AT Up 23.6 167.2 Low 05:47:14 - 05:57:56 6926
Manson/Chelan 05:52:24 -15.8 AT Up 24.6 170.5 Low 05:47:03 - 05:57:45 6921
Wenatchee 05:52:24 -16.1 AT Up 25.0 170.2 Low 05:47:03 - 05:57:45 6897
Ellensburg 05:52:25 -16.4 AT Up 25.4 170.0 Low 05:47:04 - 05:57:46 6875
Yakima 05:52:26 -16.7 AT Up 25.8 169.9 Low 05:47:05 - 05:57:47 6854
Toppenish/White Swan 05:52:25 -17.0 AT Up 26.1 170.1 Low 05:47:04 - 05:57:46 6844
PNWRO 05:52:20 -17.8 AT Up 26.6 171.6 Low 05:46:59 - 05:57:41 6837
The Dalles 05:52:28 -17.3 AT Up 26.7 169.2 Low 05:47:07 - 05:57:49 6798
Maupin 05:52:29 -17.7 AT Up 27.1 169.3 Low 05:47:08 - 05:57:50 6777
Sisters 05:52:31 -18.2 Dark Up 27.9 168.7 Low 05:47:10 - 05:57:52 6727
Bend 05:52:30 -18.5 Dark Up 28.2 168.9 Low 05:47:09 - 05:57:51 6716
Oregon Observatory 05:52:31 -18.6 Dark Up 28.4 168.8 Low 05:47:10 - 05:57:52 6705
Chiloquin 05:52:33 -19.5 Dark Up 29.6 168.2 Low 05:47:12 - 05:57:54 6628
Klamath Falls 05:52:33 -19.9 Dark Up 29.9 168.2 Low 05:47:12 - 05:57:54 6609
Cedarville 05:52:27 -21.1 Dark Up 30.9 169.9 Up 05:47:06 - 05:57:48 6582
Dunrhomin 05:51:21 -27.3 Dark Up 32.5 186.4 Up 05:46:00 - 05:56:42 6581
Nikitin 05:51:21 -27.5 Dark Up 32.7 186.4 Up 05:46:00 - 05:56:42 6570
CU-SBO 05:51:21 -27.5 Dark Up 32.7 186.3 Up 05:46:00 - 05:56:42 6566
Fall River/Burney 05:52:32 -21.0 Dark Up 31.2 168.5 Up 05:47:11 - 05:57:53 6542
Gimple 05:52:30 -22.0 Dark Up 32.1 169.0 Up 05:47:09 - 05:57:51 6492
Greenville 05:52:30 -21.9 Dark Up 32.1 168.9 Up 05:47:09 - 05:57:51 6492
Quincy 05:52:31 -22.1 Dark Up 32.3 168.9 Up 05:47:10 - 05:57:52 6479
Portola 05:52:29 -22.4 Dark Up 32.5 169.4 Up 05:47:08 - 05:57:50 6476
Reno 05:52:26 -22.9 Dark Up 32.9 170.1 Up 05:47:05 - 05:57:47 6465
Carson City 05:52:26 -23.2 Dark Up 33.2 170.0 Up 05:47:05 - 05:57:47 6442
Yerington 05:52:23 -23.6 Dark Up 33.5 170.7 Up 05:47:02 - 05:57:44 6435
Gardnerville 05:52:26 -23.4 Dark Up 33.5 170.1 Up 05:47:05 - 05:57:47 6428
Hawthorne 05:52:21 -24.2 Dark Up 34.0 171.3 Up 05:47:00 - 05:57:42 6410
Lee Vining 05:52:24 -24.5 Dark Up 34.5 170.7 Up 05:47:03 - 05:57:45 6371
Bishop 05:52:21 -25.3 Dark Up 35.2 171.4 Up 05:47:00 - 05:57:42 6337
Beatty 05:52:13 -26.4 Dark Up 35.8 173.3 Up 05:46:52 - 05:57:34 6319
Patrick 05:52:00 -28.8 Dark Up 37.5 176.5 Up 05:46:39 - 05:57:21 6238
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:52:03 -28.8 Dark Up 37.7 175.7 Up 05:46:42 - 05:57:24 6216
Lake Havasu City 05:52:02 -29.5 Dark Up 38.4 175.9 Up 05:46:41 - 05:57:23 6172
George/Scottsdale 05:51:50 -31.1 Dark Up 39.3 178.9 Up 05:46:29 - 05:57:11 6132
Wildwood 05:52:22 -27.9 Dark Up 38.4 170.8 Up 05:47:01 - 05:57:43 6113
Idyllwild 05:52:13 -29.1 Dark Up 39.0 173.0 Up 05:46:52 - 05:57:34 6104
Calipatria 05:52:08 -30.1 Dark Up 39.7 174.4 Up 05:46:47 - 05:57:29 6067
Yuma 05:52:03 -30.9 Dark Up 40.2 175.5 Up 05:46:42 - 05:57:24 6043

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, (2027/07/24 05:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 30.55 113
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 10.40  80
PPM 234652     18:31:26.3 -18:24:10  5.0  1.62  85
PPM 234744     18:35:07.9 -16:59:08  7.8  0.05  84
459865         18:34:58.8 -17:01:15 15.4        84
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:27:26 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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