RECON: TNO occultation with 459865

Event between (459865) 13XZ8 and star GA0720:24297828 with event index number of 2286240

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/02 04:06:32 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:32:52.3 -16:59:48
Equinox of date position of star is 18:34:17.5 -16:58:37
Stellar brightness G=14.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 151 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.1

[RECON map]
Object is 11.3 AU from the Sun and 10.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.9 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 608 km.
The sky-plane scale is 7564.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=70.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Diameter=28.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 459865, (2027/08/02 04:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.2 -26:29:27  0.9 30.10 124
Nunki          18:56:58.4 -26:15:35  2.0 10.65 156
PPM 234652     18:33:03.3 -18:22:53  5.0  1.45 151
PPM 234690     18:34:37.7 -16:32:15  7.3  0.44 151
PPM 234694     18:34:46.8 -16:49:49  8.7  0.16 151
459865         18:34:28.3 -16:58:27 14.8       151
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 26.4 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 04:07:35 -9.7 NT Down 20.2 168.1 Low 04:01:37 - 04:13:33 4722
Kamloops 04:08:33 -3.8 CT Down 18.6 153.8 Really Low 04:02:35 - 04:14:31 4528
Kelowna 04:08:31 -4.7 CT Down 19.6 154.6 Really Low 04:02:33 - 04:14:29 4500
Peachland 04:08:33 -4.7 CT Down 19.6 154.3 Really Low 04:02:35 - 04:14:31 4491
Summerland 04:08:33 -4.8 CT Down 19.8 154.3 Really Low 04:02:35 - 04:14:31 4485
Penticton 04:08:32 -4.9 CT Down 19.9 154.4 Really Low 04:02:34 - 04:14:30 4483
Oliver 04:08:33 -5.1 CT Down 20.2 154.4 Low 04:02:35 - 04:14:31 4466
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:08:33 -5.3 CT Down 20.4 154.6 Low 04:02:35 - 04:14:31 4461
Okanogan 04:08:35 -5.6 CT Down 20.9 154.2 Low 04:02:37 - 04:14:33 4425
Brewster 04:08:36 -5.6 CT Down 21.1 154.0 Low 04:02:38 - 04:14:34 4409
Manson/Chelan 04:08:38 -5.5 CT Down 21.2 153.6 Low 04:02:40 - 04:14:36 4394
Victoria 04:08:49 -3.4 CT Down 19.6 150.6 Really Low 04:02:51 - 04:14:47 4386
Wenatchee 04:08:40 -5.7 CT Down 21.5 153.4 Low 04:02:42 - 04:14:38 4368
Ellensburg 04:08:41 -5.8 CT Down 21.8 153.1 Low 04:02:43 - 04:14:39 4344
Yakima 04:08:42 -6.0 NT Down 22.2 153.0 Low 04:02:44 - 04:14:40 4322
Toppenish/White Swan 04:08:42 -6.2 NT Down 22.5 153.1 Low 04:02:44 - 04:14:40 4312
PNWRO 04:08:37 -7.3 NT Down 23.2 154.5 Low 04:02:39 - 04:14:35 4311
The Dalles 04:08:47 -6.2 NT Down 22.9 152.2 Low 04:02:49 - 04:14:45 4260
Maupin 04:08:47 -6.5 NT Down 23.3 152.2 Low 04:02:49 - 04:14:45 4238
Sisters 04:08:51 -6.7 NT Down 23.9 151.6 Low 04:02:53 - 04:14:49 4182
Bend 04:08:50 -7.0 NT Down 24.2 151.8 Low 04:02:52 - 04:14:48 4172
Oregon Observatory 04:08:51 -7.0 NT Down 24.3 151.6 Low 04:02:53 - 04:14:49 4161
Dunrhomin 04:07:42 -18.5 Dark Down 31.9 167.7 Up 04:01:44 - 04:13:40 4123
Nikitin 04:07:42 -18.6 Dark Down 32.0 167.6 Up 04:01:44 - 04:13:40 4111
CU-SBO 04:07:43 -18.6 Dark Down 32.1 167.5 Up 04:01:45 - 04:13:41 4107
Chiloquin 04:08:56 -7.5 NT Down 25.3 151.0 Low 04:02:58 - 04:14:54 4077
Klamath Falls 04:08:56 -7.7 NT Down 25.7 151.0 Low 04:02:58 - 04:14:54 4058
Cedarville 04:08:50 -9.1 NT Down 26.8 152.4 Low 04:02:52 - 04:14:48 4037
Fall River/Burney 04:08:56 -8.6 NT Down 26.8 151.1 Low 04:02:58 - 04:14:54 3990
Gimple 04:08:56 -9.4 NT Down 27.8 151.4 Low 04:02:58 - 04:14:54 3941
Greenville 04:08:56 -9.4 NT Down 27.8 151.3 Low 04:02:58 - 04:14:54 3940
Quincy 04:08:56 -9.5 NT Down 28.0 151.2 Low 04:02:58 - 04:14:54 3927
Portola 04:08:54 -9.9 NT Down 28.3 151.7 Low 04:02:56 - 04:14:52 3926
Reno 04:08:52 -10.4 NT Down 28.7 152.2 Low 04:02:54 - 04:14:50 3917
Carson City 04:08:52 -10.7 NT Down 29.1 152.2 Low 04:02:54 - 04:14:50 3895
Yerington 04:08:50 -11.2 NT Down 29.5 152.8 Low 04:02:52 - 04:14:48 3891
Gardnerville 04:08:53 -10.8 NT Down 29.3 152.2 Low 04:02:55 - 04:14:51 3879
Hawthorne 04:08:49 -11.8 NT Down 30.1 153.2 Up 04:02:51 - 04:14:47 3867
Lee Vining 04:08:52 -11.8 NT Down 30.4 152.5 Up 04:02:54 - 04:14:50 3824
Bishop 04:08:49 -12.6 AT Down 31.2 153.1 Up 04:02:51 - 04:14:47 3793
Beatty 04:08:42 -13.9 AT Down 32.2 154.7 Up 04:02:44 - 04:14:40 3783
Patrick 04:08:29 -16.6 AT Down 34.4 157.3 Up 04:02:31 - 04:14:27 3718
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:08:33 -16.3 AT Down 34.5 156.5 Up 04:02:35 - 04:14:31 3691
Lake Havasu City 04:08:33 -16.9 AT Down 35.2 156.6 Up 04:02:35 - 04:14:31 3647
George/Scottsdale 04:08:21 -18.9 Dark Down 36.6 159.1 Up 04:02:23 - 04:14:19 3622
Idyllwild 04:08:46 -15.8 AT Down 35.0 153.8 Up 04:02:48 - 04:14:44 3562
Wildwood 04:08:54 -14.3 AT Down 34.0 151.9 Up 04:02:56 - 04:14:52 3561
Calipatria 04:08:40 -16.9 AT Down 36.0 154.9 Up 04:02:42 - 04:14:38 3533
Yuma 04:08:36 -17.8 AT Down 36.7 155.7 Up 04:02:38 - 04:14:34 3513

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, (2027/08/02 04:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 30.10 124
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 10.65 156
PPM 234652     18:31:26.3 -18:24:10  5.0  1.45 151
PPM 234690     18:33:02.1 -16:33:37  7.3  0.44 151
PPM 234694     18:33:10.9 -16:51:10  8.7  0.16 151
459865         18:32:52.3 -16:59:48 14.8       151
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:27:48 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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