RECON: TNO occultation with 459865

Event between (459865) 13XZ8 and star GA0720:22975386 with event index number of 2286419

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/27 05:19:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:28:48.8 -16:57:39
Equinox of date position of star is 18:30:14.0 -16:56:36
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 169 degrees from the moon. Moon is 27% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.3

[RECON map]
Object is 11.4 AU from the Sun and 10.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 7.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 145 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 605 km.
The sky-plane scale is 7806.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=70.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.0 sec chord
Diameter=28.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 459865, (2027/08/27 05:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.5 -26:29:27  0.9 29.22 159
Nunki          18:56:58.7 -26:15:35  2.0 11.17 169
PPM 234652     18:33:03.5 -18:22:52  5.0  1.57 170
PPM 234563     18:29:23.8 -16:24:29  8.4  0.59 168
PPM 234582     18:30:09.2 -16:57:29  9.0  0.07 169
459865         18:30:25.0 -16:56:28 16.0       169
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 19.1 km RECON observability=1.0 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 05:17:21 -19.4 Dark Down 20.7 197.4 Low 05:04:47 - 05:29:56 6085
Sleaford 05:15:31 -23.4 Dark Down 15.9 210.8 Really Low 05:02:56 - 05:28:05 6060
Kelowna 05:17:09 -20.3 Dark Down 21.3 198.3 Low 05:04:34 - 05:29:43 6046
Peachland 05:17:12 -20.3 Dark Down 21.5 198.1 Low 05:04:37 - 05:29:46 6043
Summerland 05:17:11 -20.4 Dark Down 21.6 198.2 Low 05:04:37 - 05:29:46 6036
Penticton 05:17:10 -20.5 Dark Down 21.7 198.3 Low 05:04:35 - 05:29:44 6032
Oliver 05:17:09 -20.8 Dark Down 22.0 198.3 Low 05:04:34 - 05:29:43 6016
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:17:06 -21.0 Dark Down 22.1 198.5 Low 05:04:32 - 05:29:41 6008
Victoria 05:17:41 -19.5 Dark Down 23.3 194.6 Low 05:05:06 - 05:30:15 5999
Okanogan 05:17:06 -21.3 Dark Down 22.8 198.4 Low 05:04:31 - 05:29:40 5979
Brewster 05:17:07 -21.5 Dark Down 23.1 198.2 Low 05:04:32 - 05:29:41 5967
Manson/Chelan 05:17:09 -21.4 Dark Down 23.4 197.9 Low 05:04:35 - 05:29:44 5958
Wenatchee 05:17:10 -21.7 Dark Down 23.8 197.8 Low 05:04:35 - 05:29:44 5936
Ellensburg 05:17:10 -21.9 Dark Down 24.3 197.6 Low 05:04:36 - 05:29:45 5917
Yakima 05:17:09 -22.2 Dark Down 24.7 197.7 Low 05:04:34 - 05:29:43 5897
Toppenish/White Swan 05:17:07 -22.4 Dark Down 24.9 197.9 Low 05:04:33 - 05:29:42 5886
PNWRO 05:16:52 -23.4 Dark Down 24.9 199.4 Low 05:04:18 - 05:29:27 5861
The Dalles 05:17:12 -22.6 Dark Down 25.8 197.2 Low 05:04:37 - 05:29:46 5849
Maupin 05:17:10 -22.9 Dark Down 26.1 197.3 Low 05:04:35 - 05:29:44 5827
Sisters 05:17:12 -23.3 Dark Down 27.1 196.9 Low 05:04:38 - 05:29:47 5783
Bend 05:17:09 -23.6 Dark Down 27.3 197.2 Low 05:04:34 - 05:29:43 5769
Oregon Observatory 05:17:09 -23.6 Dark Down 27.4 197.1 Low 05:04:35 - 05:29:44 5761
Chiloquin 05:17:10 -24.3 Dark Down 28.8 196.9 Low 05:04:36 - 05:29:45 5689
Klamath Falls 05:17:09 -24.6 Dark Down 29.1 197.0 Low 05:04:34 - 05:29:43 5669
Cedarville 05:16:51 -25.9 Dark Down 29.4 198.8 Low 05:04:17 - 05:29:26 5623
Fall River/Burney 05:17:02 -25.5 Dark Down 30.2 197.6 Up 05:04:27 - 05:29:36 5599
Greenville 05:16:53 -26.4 Dark Down 30.9 198.2 Up 05:04:19 - 05:29:28 5544
Gimple 05:16:54 -26.4 Dark Down 30.9 198.3 Up 05:04:19 - 05:29:28 5543
Quincy 05:16:53 -26.5 Dark Down 31.1 198.3 Up 05:04:19 - 05:29:28 5531
Portola 05:16:49 -26.9 Dark Down 31.1 198.8 Up 05:04:14 - 05:29:23 5522
Reno 05:16:41 -27.4 Dark Down 31.2 199.5 Up 05:04:07 - 05:29:16 5503
Carson City 05:16:40 -27.7 Dark Down 31.5 199.6 Up 05:04:06 - 05:29:15 5481
Yerington 05:16:33 -28.1 Dark Down 31.6 200.3 Up 05:03:58 - 05:29:07 5465
Gardnerville 05:16:39 -27.8 Dark Down 31.8 199.7 Up 05:04:04 - 05:29:13 5465
Dunrhomin 05:14:20 -33.8 Dark Down 25.7 213.6 Low 05:01:46 - 05:26:55 5439
Hawthorne 05:16:26 -28.7 Dark Down 31.9 200.9 Up 05:03:51 - 05:29:00 5434
Nikitin 05:14:19 -33.9 Dark Down 25.9 213.7 Low 05:01:45 - 05:26:54 5428
CU-SBO 05:14:20 -33.9 Dark Down 26.0 213.6 Low 05:01:45 - 05:26:54 5425
Lee Vining 05:16:29 -28.9 Dark Down 32.5 200.5 Up 05:03:54 - 05:29:03 5401
Bishop 05:16:20 -29.7 Dark Down 32.9 201.4 Up 05:03:45 - 05:28:54 5358
Beatty 05:16:01 -30.9 Dark Down 32.8 203.2 Up 05:03:27 - 05:28:36 5318
Patrick 05:15:26 -33.5 Dark Down 33.3 206.6 Up 05:02:51 - 05:28:00 5199
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:15:32 -33.3 Dark Down 33.7 205.9 Up 05:02:58 - 05:28:07 5187
Lake Havasu City 05:15:28 -33.9 Dark Down 34.2 206.4 Up 05:02:53 - 05:28:02 5139
Wildwood 05:16:13 -31.7 Dark Down 36.0 202.0 Up 05:03:38 - 05:28:47 5138
Idyllwild 05:15:51 -33.1 Dark Down 35.7 204.1 Up 05:03:16 - 05:28:25 5102
George/Scottsdale 05:14:58 -35.8 Dark Down 34.0 209.1 Up 05:02:24 - 05:27:33 5066
Calipatria 05:15:36 -34.2 Dark Down 35.9 205.5 Up 05:03:02 - 05:28:11 5050
Yuma 05:15:25 -35.0 Dark Down 36.0 206.6 Up 05:02:51 - 05:28:00 5013

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, (2027/08/27 05:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 29.22 159
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 11.17 169
PPM 234652     18:31:26.3 -18:24:10  5.0  1.57 170
PPM 234563     18:27:47.9 -16:25:38  8.4  0.59 168
PPM 234582     18:28:33.0 -16:58:40  9.0  0.07 169
459865         18:28:48.8 -16:57:39 16.0       169
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:28:18 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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