RECON: TNO occultation with 459865

Event between (459865) 13XZ8 and star GA0720:24361158 with event index number of 2286236

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/01 07:55:26 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:33:03.5 -16:59:55
Equinox of date position of star is 18:34:28.6 -16:58:43
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 163 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.1

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Object is 11.3 AU from the Sun and 10.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 8.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 65 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 607 km.
The sky-plane scale is 7558.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=70.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Diameter=28.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 459865, (2027/08/01 07:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.2 -26:29:27  0.9 30.14 136
Nunki          18:56:58.4 -26:15:35  2.0 10.63 169
PPM 234652     18:33:03.3 -18:22:53  5.0  1.46 163
PPM 234690     18:34:37.7 -16:32:15  7.3  0.44 163
PPM 234694     18:34:46.8 -16:49:49  8.7  0.15 163
459865         18:34:39.5 -16:58:34 16.0       163
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 22.7 km RECON observability=0.7 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)
Kamloops 07:53:44 -21.2 Dark Down 17.5 209.6 Really Low 07:47:51 - 07:59:38 4979
Kelowna 07:53:38 -22.1 Dark Down 18.0 210.6 Really Low 07:47:45 - 07:59:32 4936
Peachland 07:53:39 -22.2 Dark Down 18.2 210.3 Really Low 07:47:46 - 07:59:33 4933
Summerland 07:53:39 -22.3 Dark Down 18.2 210.4 Really Low 07:47:45 - 07:59:32 4926
Penticton 07:53:38 -22.4 Dark Down 18.3 210.5 Really Low 07:47:44 - 07:59:31 4922
Oliver 07:53:37 -22.7 Dark Down 18.6 210.6 Really Low 07:47:44 - 07:59:31 4905
Sleaford 07:53:01 -19.3 Dark Down 11.2 222.4 Really Low 07:47:07 - 07:58:54 4903
Victoria 07:53:50 -23.2 Dark Down 20.4 207.1 Low 07:47:57 - 07:59:44 4902
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:53:36 -22.9 Dark Down 18.7 210.8 Really Low 07:47:42 - 07:59:29 4896
Okanogan 07:53:35 -23.5 Dark Down 19.3 210.7 Really Low 07:47:42 - 07:59:29 4867
Brewster 07:53:36 -23.8 Dark Down 19.6 210.6 Really Low 07:47:42 - 07:59:29 4856
Manson/Chelan 07:53:36 -24.0 Dark Down 19.9 210.2 Really Low 07:47:43 - 07:59:30 4849
Wenatchee 07:53:36 -24.5 Dark Down 20.4 210.2 Low 07:47:42 - 07:59:29 4827
Ellensburg 07:53:35 -24.9 Dark Down 20.8 210.0 Low 07:47:42 - 07:59:29 4808
Yakima 07:53:34 -25.3 Dark Down 21.2 210.1 Low 07:47:41 - 07:59:28 4788
Toppenish/White Swan 07:53:33 -25.5 Dark Down 21.3 210.3 Low 07:47:40 - 07:59:27 4775
PNWRO 07:53:27 -25.9 Dark Down 21.1 211.8 Low 07:47:33 - 07:59:20 4744
The Dalles 07:53:35 -26.2 Dark Down 22.2 209.7 Low 07:47:41 - 07:59:28 4741
Maupin 07:53:33 -26.7 Dark Down 22.6 209.9 Low 07:47:39 - 07:59:26 4718
Sisters 07:53:33 -27.5 Dark Down 23.5 209.6 Low 07:47:40 - 07:59:27 4676
Bend 07:53:32 -27.8 Dark Down 23.6 209.9 Low 07:47:39 - 07:59:26 4661
Oregon Observatory 07:53:32 -27.9 Dark Down 23.8 209.8 Low 07:47:38 - 07:59:25 4652
Chiloquin 07:53:31 -29.2 Dark Down 25.1 209.7 Low 07:47:37 - 07:59:24 4582
Klamath Falls 07:53:30 -29.6 Dark Down 25.4 209.8 Low 07:47:36 - 07:59:23 4561
Cedarville 07:53:21 -30.3 Dark Down 25.4 211.5 Low 07:47:28 - 07:59:15 4507
Fall River/Burney 07:53:25 -30.8 Dark Down 26.3 210.5 Low 07:47:32 - 07:59:19 4489
Greenville 07:53:22 -31.7 Dark Down 26.9 211.1 Low 07:47:28 - 07:59:15 4430
Gimple 07:53:21 -31.7 Dark Down 26.8 211.2 Low 07:47:28 - 07:59:15 4429
Quincy 07:53:21 -31.9 Dark Down 27.0 211.2 Low 07:47:28 - 07:59:15 4417
Portola 07:53:19 -32.0 Dark Down 27.0 211.7 Low 07:47:25 - 07:59:12 4406
Reno 07:53:15 -32.3 Dark Down 26.9 212.4 Low 07:47:22 - 07:59:09 4383
Carson City 07:53:14 -32.7 Dark Down 27.2 212.5 Low 07:47:21 - 07:59:08 4361
Gardnerville 07:53:14 -32.9 Dark Down 27.4 212.6 Low 07:47:20 - 07:59:07 4345
Yerington 07:53:11 -32.9 Dark Down 27.1 213.1 Low 07:47:18 - 07:59:05 4343
Hawthorne 07:53:08 -33.4 Dark Down 27.3 213.8 Low 07:47:14 - 07:59:01 4308
Lee Vining 07:53:09 -34.0 Dark Down 28.0 213.5 Low 07:47:15 - 07:59:02 4277
Dunrhomin 07:52:19 -30.8 Dark Down 19.4 225.2 Really Low 07:46:25 - 07:58:12 4255
Nikitin 07:52:18 -30.9 Dark Down 19.6 225.2 Really Low 07:46:24 - 07:58:11 4243
CU-SBO 07:52:18 -31.0 Dark Down 19.7 225.1 Really Low 07:46:25 - 07:58:12 4240
Bishop 07:53:04 -34.6 Dark Down 28.2 214.3 Low 07:47:11 - 07:58:58 4230
Beatty 07:52:56 -35.1 Dark Down 27.8 216.0 Low 07:47:02 - 07:58:49 4182
Patrick 07:52:40 -36.5 Dark Down 27.6 219.1 Low 07:46:47 - 07:58:34 4048
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:52:43 -36.8 Dark Down 28.1 218.5 Low 07:46:49 - 07:58:36 4039
Wildwood 07:52:58 -37.8 Dark Down 31.0 215.1 Up 07:47:05 - 07:58:52 4008
Lake Havasu City 07:52:40 -37.4 Dark Down 28.5 219.0 Low 07:46:47 - 07:58:34 3988
Idyllwild 07:52:49 -38.2 Dark Down 30.3 217.0 Up 07:46:55 - 07:58:42 3963
Calipatria 07:52:42 -38.8 Dark Down 30.2 218.3 Up 07:46:48 - 07:58:35 3904
George/Scottsdale 07:52:27 -38.1 Dark Down 27.8 221.4 Low 07:46:34 - 07:58:21 3902
Yuma 07:52:37 -39.2 Dark Down 30.1 219.3 Up 07:46:44 - 07:58:31 3862

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, (2027/08/01 07:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 30.14 136
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 10.63 169
PPM 234652     18:31:26.3 -18:24:10  5.0  1.46 163
PPM 234690     18:33:02.1 -16:33:37  7.3  0.44 163
PPM 234694     18:33:10.9 -16:51:10  8.7  0.15 163
459865         18:33:03.5 -16:59:55 16.0       163
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:27:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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