RECON: TNO occultation with 459865

Event between (459865) 13XZ8 and star GA0720:23477508 with event index number of 2286518

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/10/11 04:17:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:30:26.9 -16:54:36
Equinox of date position of star is 18:31:52.0 -16:53:30
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 50 degrees from the moon. Moon is 82% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.5

[RECON map]
Object is 11.4 AU from the Sun and 11.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 80 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 635 km.
The sky-plane scale is 8387.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=70.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Diameter=28.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 459865, (2027/10/11 04:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.9 -26:29:28  0.9 29.60  78
Nunki          18:56:59.1 -26:15:34  2.0 11.01  45
PPM 234652     18:33:03.9 -18:22:52  5.0  1.51  50
PPM 234690     18:34:38.4 -16:32:15  7.3  0.71  50
PPM 234613     18:31:27.2 -16:41:39  9.4  0.24  50
459865         18:32:03.5 -16:53:21 15.4        50
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 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 04:21:17 -28.9 Dark Up 10.9 225.3 Really Low 04:14:09 - 04:28:26 5787
Kelowna 04:21:24 -29.8 Dark Up 11.1 226.2 Really Low 04:14:15 - 04:28:32 5726
Peachland 04:21:22 -29.6 Dark Up 11.3 226.0 Really Low 04:14:14 - 04:28:31 5725
Victoria 04:21:15 -28.0 Dark Up 13.8 223.0 Really Low 04:14:06 - 04:28:23 5723
Summerland 04:21:24 -29.8 Dark Up 11.3 226.1 Really Low 04:14:16 - 04:28:33 5715
Penticton 04:21:24 -29.9 Dark Up 11.3 226.2 Really Low 04:14:16 - 04:28:33 5709
Oliver 04:21:26 -30.0 Dark Up 11.6 226.3 Really Low 04:14:17 - 04:28:34 5689
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:21:27 -30.2 Dark Up 11.6 226.5 Really Low 04:14:18 - 04:28:35 5676
Okanogan 04:21:29 -30.4 Dark Up 12.1 226.4 Really Low 04:14:21 - 04:28:38 5642
Brewster 04:21:30 -30.4 Dark Up 12.4 226.3 Really Low 04:14:21 - 04:28:38 5630
Manson/Chelan 04:21:30 -30.3 Dark Up 12.7 226.0 Really Low 04:14:21 - 04:28:38 5625
Wenatchee 04:21:31 -30.4 Dark Up 13.2 225.9 Really Low 04:14:22 - 04:28:39 5600
Sleaford 04:21:52 -35.5 Dark Up 2.9 237.3 Really Low 04:14:43 - 04:29:00 5591
Ellensburg 04:21:32 -30.4 Dark Up 13.6 225.8 Really Low 04:14:23 - 04:28:40 5580
Yakima 04:21:33 -30.6 Dark Up 13.8 225.9 Really Low 04:14:25 - 04:28:42 5555
Toppenish/White Swan 04:21:34 -30.8 Dark Up 13.9 226.1 Really Low 04:14:25 - 04:28:42 5539
The Dalles 04:21:34 -30.6 Dark Up 14.8 225.5 Really Low 04:14:26 - 04:28:43 5507
PNWRO 04:21:42 -31.9 Dark Up 13.4 227.4 Really Low 04:14:33 - 04:28:50 5486
Maupin 04:21:36 -30.8 Dark Up 15.1 225.7 Really Low 04:14:28 - 04:28:45 5478
Sisters 04:21:38 -30.9 Dark Up 15.9 225.5 Really Low 04:14:29 - 04:28:46 5433
Bend 04:21:39 -31.1 Dark Up 16.0 225.7 Really Low 04:14:31 - 04:28:48 5413
Oregon Observatory 04:21:40 -31.1 Dark Up 16.2 225.7 Really Low 04:14:31 - 04:28:48 5404
Chiloquin 04:21:43 -31.3 Dark Up 17.3 225.6 Really Low 04:14:34 - 04:28:51 5326
Klamath Falls 04:21:44 -31.5 Dark Up 17.5 225.8 Really Low 04:14:36 - 04:28:53 5302
Cedarville 04:21:54 -32.9 Dark Up 17.1 227.3 Really Low 04:14:45 - 04:29:02 5220
Fall River/Burney 04:21:50 -32.2 Dark Up 18.1 226.4 Really Low 04:14:42 - 04:28:59 5213
Greenville 04:21:56 -32.9 Dark Up 18.4 227.0 Really Low 04:14:47 - 04:29:04 5141
Gimple 04:21:55 -32.9 Dark Up 18.4 227.0 Really Low 04:14:47 - 04:29:04 5139
Quincy 04:21:56 -33.0 Dark Up 18.6 227.0 Really Low 04:14:47 - 04:29:04 5126
Portola 04:21:58 -33.4 Dark Up 18.4 227.5 Really Low 04:14:50 - 04:29:07 5107
Reno 04:22:02 -33.9 Dark Up 18.2 228.1 Really Low 04:14:53 - 04:29:10 5074
Carson City 04:22:04 -34.1 Dark Up 18.4 228.2 Really Low 04:14:55 - 04:29:12 5047
Gardnerville 04:22:04 -34.2 Dark Up 18.5 228.3 Really Low 04:14:56 - 04:29:13 5029
Yerington 04:22:06 -34.6 Dark Up 18.2 228.7 Really Low 04:14:58 - 04:29:15 5019
Hawthorne 04:22:11 -35.2 Dark Up 18.1 229.3 Really Low 04:15:02 - 04:29:19 4973
Lee Vining 04:22:11 -35.0 Dark Up 18.8 229.0 Really Low 04:15:02 - 04:29:19 4943
Bishop 04:22:15 -35.8 Dark Up 18.7 229.8 Really Low 04:15:07 - 04:29:24 4881
Beatty 04:22:24 -37.2 Dark Up 18.0 231.2 Really Low 04:15:15 - 04:29:32 4807
Dunrhomin 04:22:50 -43.6 Dark Up 8.6 239.1 Really Low 04:15:41 - 04:29:58 4779
Nikitin 04:22:51 -43.7 Dark Up 8.7 239.1 Really Low 04:15:42 - 04:29:59 4765
CU-SBO 04:22:51 -43.7 Dark Up 8.8 239.1 Really Low 04:15:42 - 04:29:59 4762
Wildwood 04:22:24 -36.8 Dark Up 20.9 230.6 Low 04:15:16 - 04:29:33 4634
Patrick 04:22:40 -40.0 Dark Up 17.0 233.8 Really Low 04:15:31 - 04:29:48 4621
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:22:37 -39.6 Dark Up 17.6 233.3 Really Low 04:15:29 - 04:29:46 4619
Idyllwild 04:22:34 -38.4 Dark Up 19.9 232.1 Really Low 04:15:25 - 04:29:42 4559
Lake Havasu City 04:22:41 -40.0 Dark Up 17.9 233.7 Really Low 04:15:32 - 04:29:49 4559
Calipatria 04:22:41 -39.6 Dark Up 19.5 233.2 Really Low 04:15:32 - 04:29:49 4479
George/Scottsdale 04:22:53 -42.2 Dark Up 16.6 235.7 Really Low 04:15:44 - 04:30:01 4433
Yuma 04:22:45 -40.5 Dark Up 19.1 234.0 Really Low 04:15:37 - 04:29:54 4421

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, (2027/10/11 04:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 29.60  78
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 11.01  45
PPM 234652     18:31:26.3 -18:24:10  5.0  1.51  50
PPM 234690     18:33:02.1 -16:33:37  7.3  0.71  50
PPM 234613     18:29:50.8 -16:42:53  9.4  0.24  50
459865         18:30:26.9 -16:54:36 15.4        50
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:28:55 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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