RECON: TNO occultation with 468861

Event between (468861) 13LU28 and star GA1260:03151353 with event index number of 2655289

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/12/22 14:22:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:29:02.7 +37:39:17
Equinox of date position of star is 07:30:41.2 +37:36:10
Stellar brightness G=12.6, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 70 degrees from the moon. Moon is 53% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=17.8

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Object is 8.8 AU from the Sun and 7.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 38.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 24.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 8 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 380 km.
The sky-plane scale is 5724.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=128.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Diameter=52.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 468861, (2024/12/22 14:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:50.6 +27:57:50  1.1 10.21  65
PPM 072880     07:33:37.0 +38:50:27  6.5  1.36  70
PPM 072857     07:31:25.9 +37:06:29  8.5  0.51  70
PPM 072803     07:29:02.4 +37:33:21  9.0  0.34  70
PPM 072851     07:31:01.5 +37:50:07 10.8  0.24  70
468861         07:30:43.3 +37:36:06 12.6        70
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)
Sleaford 14:20:21 -7.2 NT Up 29.6 294.4 Low 14:19:10 - 14:21:32 5113
Kamloops 14:20:23 -14.9 AT Up 37.6 286.1 Up 14:19:12 - 14:21:34 4424
Kelowna 14:20:21 -14.1 AT Up 36.8 287.2 Up 14:19:10 - 14:21:32 4398
Peachland 14:20:21 -14.2 AT Up 37.0 287.1 Up 14:19:10 - 14:21:32 4377
Summerland 14:20:20 -14.1 AT Up 36.9 287.3 Up 14:19:09 - 14:21:31 4370
Penticton 14:20:20 -14.0 AT Up 36.8 287.4 Up 14:19:09 - 14:21:31 4369
Dunrhomin 14:19:57 -0.9 CT Up 23.8 300.1 Low 14:18:46 - 14:21:08 4343
Oliver 14:20:20 -13.9 AT Up 36.7 287.6 Up 14:19:09 - 14:21:31 4342
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 14:20:19 -13.7 AT Up 36.5 287.9 Up 14:19:08 - 14:21:30 4337
Nikitin 14:19:57 -0.8 CT Up 23.7 300.2 Low 14:18:46 - 14:21:08 4329
CU-SBO 14:19:57 -0.9 CT Up 23.7 300.2 Low 14:18:46 - 14:21:08 4320
Okanogan 14:20:18 -13.6 AT Up 36.4 288.2 Up 14:19:07 - 14:21:29 4278
Brewster 14:20:18 -13.7 AT Up 36.5 288.3 Up 14:19:07 - 14:21:29 4248
Manson/Chelan 14:20:18 -13.8 AT Up 36.7 288.2 Up 14:19:07 - 14:21:29 4216
Wenatchee 14:20:17 -13.8 AT Up 36.6 288.4 Up 14:19:06 - 14:21:28 4171
Victoria 14:20:21 -16.1 AT Up 38.9 285.8 Up 14:19:10 - 14:21:32 4132
Ellensburg 14:20:16 -13.8 AT Up 36.6 288.6 Up 14:19:05 - 14:21:27 4129
PNWRO 14:20:13 -12.4 AT Up 35.2 290.2 Up 14:19:02 - 14:21:24 4122
Yakima 14:20:15 -13.7 AT Up 36.5 288.9 Up 14:19:04 - 14:21:26 4096
Toppenish/White Swan 14:20:15 -13.5 AT Up 36.3 289.1 Up 14:19:04 - 14:21:26 4086
The Dalles 14:20:14 -13.7 AT Up 36.6 289.2 Up 14:19:03 - 14:21:25 3988
Maupin 14:20:13 -13.5 AT Up 36.4 289.6 Up 14:19:02 - 14:21:24 3959
Sisters 14:20:12 -13.6 AT Up 36.4 289.9 Up 14:19:01 - 14:21:23 3865
Bend 14:20:11 -13.3 AT Up 36.2 290.2 Up 14:19:00 - 14:21:22 3857
Oregon Observatory 14:20:11 -13.3 AT Up 36.2 290.3 Up 14:19:00 - 14:21:22 3836
Chiloquin 14:20:09 -13.2 AT Up 36.0 291.0 Up 14:18:58 - 14:21:20 3708
Cedarville 14:20:06 -11.7 NT Up 34.5 292.4 Up 14:18:55 - 14:21:17 3699
Klamath Falls 14:20:08 -13.0 AT Up 35.8 291.2 Up 14:18:57 - 14:21:19 3683
Fall River/Burney 14:20:06 -12.3 AT Up 35.2 292.2 Up 14:18:55 - 14:21:17 3601
Reno 14:20:03 -10.7 NT Up 33.5 293.8 Up 14:18:52 - 14:21:14 3549
Gimple 14:20:04 -11.7 NT Up 34.4 293.0 Up 14:18:53 - 14:21:15 3549
Greenville 14:20:04 -11.7 NT Up 34.5 293.0 Up 14:18:53 - 14:21:15 3545
Portola 14:20:03 -11.3 NT Up 34.0 293.4 Up 14:18:52 - 14:21:14 3540
Yerington 14:20:01 -10.0 NT Up 32.8 294.4 Up 14:18:50 - 14:21:12 3534
Quincy 14:20:04 -11.6 NT Up 34.4 293.1 Up 14:18:53 - 14:21:15 3528
Hawthorne 14:20:00 -9.5 NT Up 32.2 294.9 Up 14:18:49 - 14:21:11 3521
Carson City 14:20:02 -10.5 NT Up 33.3 294.0 Up 14:18:51 - 14:21:13 3520
Patrick 14:19:52 -4.7 CT Up 27.4 298.4 Low 14:18:41 - 14:21:03 3506
Gardnerville 14:20:02 -10.4 NT Up 33.2 294.2 Up 14:18:51 - 14:21:13 3501
Beatty 14:19:56 -7.5 NT Up 30.2 296.6 Up 14:18:45 - 14:21:07 3479
George/Scottsdale 14:19:49 -2.5 CT Up 25.2 299.9 Low 14:18:38 - 14:21:00 3474
Lee Vining 14:20:00 -9.6 NT Up 32.3 295.0 Up 14:18:49 - 14:21:11 3449
Laughlin/Bullhead City 14:19:52 -5.2 CT Up 27.8 298.2 Low 14:18:41 - 14:21:03 3448
Bishop 14:19:58 -8.9 NT Up 31.6 295.7 Up 14:18:47 - 14:21:09 3435
Lake Havasu City 14:19:51 -4.7 CT Up 27.3 298.6 Low 14:18:40 - 14:21:02 3405
Yuma 14:19:49 -4.2 CT Up 26.7 299.3 Low 14:18:38 - 14:21:00 3236
Calipatria 14:19:50 -5.0 CT Up 27.6 298.8 Low 14:18:39 - 14:21:01 3224
Idyllwild 14:19:52 -6.2 NT Up 28.7 298.2 Low 14:18:41 - 14:21:03 3213
Wildwood 14:19:53 -7.7 NT Up 30.3 297.3 Up 14:18:42 - 14:21:04 3143

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 468861, (2024/12/22 14:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 10.21  65
PPM 072880     07:31:55.5 +38:53:44  6.5  1.36  70
PPM 072857     07:29:45.8 +37:09:41  8.5  0.51  70
PPM 072803     07:27:21.8 +37:36:29  9.0  0.34  70
PPM 072851     07:29:20.7 +37:53:18 10.8  0.24  70
468861         07:29:02.7 +37:39:17 12.6        70
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/12 03:41:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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