RECON: TNO occultation with 459865

Event between (459865) 13XZ8 and star GA0760:21575760 with event index number of 2287496

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/19 04:48:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:12:55.2 -12:34:59
Equinox of date position of star is 19:14:17.4 -12:32:24
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 148 degrees from the moon. Moon is 11% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.2

[RECON map]
Object is 12.0 AU from the Sun and 11.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 64 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 785 km.
The sky-plane scale is 7958.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=70.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Diameter=28.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 459865, (2028/07/19 04:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.8 -26:29:34  0.9 40.73 171
Nunki          18:57:02.0 -26:15:31  2.0 14.33 156
PPM 235666     19:14:51.2 -12:13:56  5.2  0.31 148
PPM 235703     19:16:15.9 -12:44:57  8.5  0.48 148
PPM 235657     19:14:28.9 -12:31:58  9.4  0.01 148
459865         19:14:31.1 -12:31:58 16.8       147
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 32.1 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=0.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 04:49:36 -11.0 NT Down 22.0 154.4 Low 04:43:47 - 04:55:26 3921
Kamloops 04:50:19 -6.4 NT Down 18.4 140.2 Really Low 04:44:29 - 04:56:08 3756
Kelowna 04:50:18 -7.4 NT Down 19.4 140.8 Really Low 04:44:29 - 04:56:08 3720
Peachland 04:50:20 -7.3 NT Down 19.4 140.5 Really Low 04:44:30 - 04:56:09 3712
Summerland 04:50:20 -7.5 NT Down 19.5 140.6 Really Low 04:44:30 - 04:56:09 3704
Penticton 04:50:20 -7.6 NT Down 19.6 140.7 Really Low 04:44:30 - 04:56:09 3702
Oliver 04:50:20 -7.8 NT Down 19.9 140.6 Really Low 04:44:31 - 04:56:10 3682
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:50:21 -8.1 NT Down 20.1 140.8 Low 04:44:31 - 04:56:10 3675
Okanogan 04:50:22 -8.4 NT Down 20.5 140.4 Low 04:44:33 - 04:56:12 3636
Brewster 04:50:24 -8.5 NT Down 20.6 140.2 Low 04:44:34 - 04:56:13 3619
Victoria 04:50:32 -6.5 NT Down 18.7 136.9 Really Low 04:44:43 - 04:56:22 3611
Manson/Chelan 04:50:25 -8.5 NT Down 20.6 139.8 Low 04:44:36 - 04:56:15 3604
Wenatchee 04:50:27 -8.7 NT Down 20.9 139.5 Low 04:44:38 - 04:56:17 3575
Ellensburg 04:50:29 -8.9 NT Down 21.1 139.2 Low 04:44:39 - 04:56:18 3549
Yakima 04:50:30 -9.2 NT Down 21.4 139.1 Low 04:44:40 - 04:56:19 3525
Toppenish/White Swan 04:50:30 -9.4 NT Down 21.7 139.2 Low 04:44:40 - 04:56:19 3513
PNWRO 04:50:26 -10.4 NT Down 22.6 140.5 Low 04:44:37 - 04:56:16 3504
The Dalles 04:50:34 -9.6 NT Down 21.9 138.3 Low 04:44:44 - 04:56:23 3459
Maupin 04:50:34 -9.9 NT Down 22.3 138.2 Low 04:44:45 - 04:56:24 3434
Sisters 04:50:38 -10.3 NT Down 22.7 137.6 Low 04:44:49 - 04:56:28 3375
Bend 04:50:38 -10.6 NT Down 23.0 137.7 Low 04:44:49 - 04:56:28 3362
Oregon Observatory 04:50:39 -10.6 NT Down 23.1 137.6 Low 04:44:49 - 04:56:28 3350
Chiloquin 04:50:43 -11.3 NT Down 23.8 136.8 Low 04:44:54 - 04:56:33 3260
Klamath Falls 04:50:44 -11.6 NT Down 24.1 136.8 Low 04:44:54 - 04:56:33 3238
Dunrhomin 04:49:52 -21.2 Dark Down 32.9 152.5 Up 04:44:03 - 04:55:42 3235
Nikitin 04:49:53 -21.3 Dark Down 33.0 152.4 Up 04:44:03 - 04:55:42 3223
CU-SBO 04:49:53 -21.3 Dark Down 33.1 152.3 Up 04:44:04 - 04:55:43 3218
Cedarville 04:50:40 -12.9 AT Down 25.4 138.0 Low 04:44:51 - 04:56:30 3208
Fall River/Burney 04:50:45 -12.6 AT Down 25.2 136.8 Low 04:44:56 - 04:56:35 3162
Gimple 04:50:46 -13.5 AT Down 26.1 137.0 Low 04:44:56 - 04:56:35 3105
Greenville 04:50:46 -13.5 AT Down 26.1 136.9 Low 04:44:56 - 04:56:35 3104
Quincy 04:50:46 -13.6 AT Down 26.2 136.8 Low 04:44:57 - 04:56:36 3090
Portola 04:50:45 -13.9 AT Down 26.6 137.2 Low 04:44:56 - 04:56:35 3087
Reno 04:50:44 -14.5 AT Down 27.1 137.7 Low 04:44:54 - 04:56:33 3074
Carson City 04:50:44 -14.7 AT Down 27.4 137.6 Low 04:44:55 - 04:56:34 3049
Yerington 04:50:43 -15.2 AT Down 27.8 138.1 Low 04:44:53 - 04:56:32 3041
Gardnerville 04:50:45 -14.9 AT Down 27.6 137.6 Low 04:44:55 - 04:56:34 3032
Hawthorne 04:50:42 -15.9 AT Down 28.5 138.5 Low 04:44:52 - 04:56:31 3013
Lee Vining 04:50:45 -16.0 AT Down 28.6 137.8 Low 04:44:55 - 04:56:34 2968
Bishop 04:50:44 -16.8 AT Down 29.5 138.3 Low 04:44:54 - 04:56:33 2931
Beatty 04:50:39 -18.0 Dark Down 30.7 139.6 Up 04:44:49 - 04:56:28 2912
Patrick 04:50:31 -20.7 Dark Down 33.3 141.8 Up 04:44:42 - 04:56:21 2827
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:50:34 -20.5 Dark Down 33.1 141.1 Up 04:44:45 - 04:56:24 2802
Lake Havasu City 04:50:35 -21.1 Dark Down 33.8 141.0 Up 04:44:45 - 04:56:24 2753
George/Scottsdale 04:50:27 -23.1 Dark Down 35.6 143.2 Up 04:44:37 - 04:56:16 2713
Wildwood 04:50:50 -19.0 Dark Down 31.8 136.8 Up 04:45:01 - 04:56:40 2681
Idyllwild 04:50:44 -20.3 Dark Down 33.1 138.4 Up 04:44:55 - 04:56:34 2673
Calipatria 04:50:41 -21.4 Dark Down 34.2 139.3 Up 04:44:52 - 04:56:31 2635
Yuma 04:50:39 -22.3 Dark Down 35.0 140.0 Up 04:44:49 - 04:56:28 2609

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, (2028/07/19 04:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 40.73 171
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:50  2.0 14.33 156
PPM 235666     19:13:15.6 -12:16:58  5.2  0.31 148
PPM 235703     19:14:39.9 -12:48:02  8.5  0.48 148
PPM 235657     19:12:53.0 -12:34:58  9.4  0.01 148
459865         19:12:55.2 -12:34:59 16.8       148
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:33:15 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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