RECON: TNO occultation with 468861

Event between (468861) 13LU28 and star GA1260:03126466 with event index number of 2655299

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/12/30 11:35:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:22:32.1 +37:32:05
Equinox of date position of star is 07:24:10.7 +37:29:11
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 164 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=17.7

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Object is 8.8 AU from the Sun and 7.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 39.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 25.0 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 390 km.
The sky-plane scale is 5706.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=128.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Diameter=52.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 468861, (2024/12/30 11:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:50.7 +27:57:50  1.1 10.64 161
65 Aur         07:23:42.6 +36:42:40  5.1  0.78 164
PPM 072702     07:23:11.9 +37:36:48  7.7  0.24 164
468861         07:24:13.0 +37:29:07 16.7       163
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 30.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.1%

Site	Site mid-time (UT)	Sun alt (deg)	Sky	Moon	Star alt (deg)	Star az (deg)	Target	Observing Time (UT)	X-track (km)
Sleaford	11:34:00	-32.1	Dark	Down	48.6	272.4	Up	11:32:50 - 11:35:09	3332
Kamloops	11:34:16	-41.2	Dark	Down	57.7	262.5	Up	11:33:06 - 11:35:25	2814
Kelowna	11:34:14	-40.8	Dark	Down	57.2	264.5	Up	11:33:04 - 11:35:23	2752
Peachland	11:34:14	-41.0	Dark	Down	57.4	264.5	Up	11:33:04 - 11:35:23	2734
Summerland	11:34:13	-41.0	Dark	Down	57.3	264.8	Up	11:33:04 - 11:35:23	2721
Penticton	11:34:13	-40.9	Dark	Down	57.3	265.0	Up	11:33:04 - 11:35:23	2717
Oliver	11:34:13	-41.0	Dark	Down	57.3	265.5	Up	11:33:03 - 11:35:22	2681
Anarchist Mountain Observatory	11:34:12	-40.9	Dark	Down	57.2	265.9	Up	11:33:03 - 11:35:22	2669
Okanogan	11:34:12	-41.2	Dark	Down	57.4	266.8	Up	11:33:03 - 11:35:22	2598
Brewster	11:34:12	-41.4	Dark	Down	57.5	267.0	Up	11:33:03 - 11:35:22	2566
Manson/Chelan	11:34:12	-41.7	Dark	Down	57.8	267.0	Up	11:33:03 - 11:35:22	2535
Victoria	11:34:18	-43.6	Dark	Down	59.9	263.3	Up	11:33:08 - 11:35:27	2527
Wenatchee	11:34:12	-41.9	Dark	Down	57.9	267.7	Up	11:33:03 - 11:35:22	2483
Ellensburg	11:34:12	-42.1	Dark	Down	58.1	268.2	Up	11:33:03 - 11:35:22	2435
Yakima	11:34:12	-42.2	Dark	Down	58.1	268.8	Up	11:33:02 - 11:35:21	2393
Toppenish/White Swan	11:34:11	-42.1	Dark	Down	58.0	269.3	Up	11:33:02 - 11:35:21	2375
PNWRO	11:34:08	-41.2	Dark	Down	57.0	270.9	Up	11:32:59 - 11:35:18	2374
The Dalles	11:34:12	-42.8	Dark	Down	58.6	270.0	Up	11:33:02 - 11:35:21	2275
Maupin	11:34:11	-42.8	Dark	Down	58.5	270.7	Up	11:33:01 - 11:35:20	2234
Dunrhomin	11:33:42	-31.4	Dark	Down	46.3	285.6	Up	11:32:33 - 11:34:52	2234
Nikitin	11:33:42	-31.4	Dark	Down	46.3	285.8	Up	11:32:33 - 11:34:52	2215
CU-SBO	11:33:42	-31.5	Dark	Down	46.3	285.8	Up	11:32:33 - 11:34:52	2206
Sisters	11:34:11	-43.3	Dark	Down	58.8	271.8	Up	11:33:01 - 11:35:20	2131
Bend	11:34:10	-43.2	Dark	Down	58.6	272.4	Up	11:33:01 - 11:35:20	2113
Oregon Observatory	11:34:10	-43.3	Dark	Down	58.7	272.6	Up	11:33:01 - 11:35:20	2091
Chiloquin	11:34:10	-43.8	Dark	Down	58.9	274.5	Up	11:33:00 - 11:35:19	1943
Klamath Falls	11:34:09	-43.8	Dark	Down	58.8	275.1	Up	11:33:00 - 11:35:19	1909
Cedarville	11:34:06	-42.7	Dark	Down	57.6	277.1	Up	11:32:56 - 11:35:15	1878
Fall River/Burney	11:34:07	-43.6	Dark	Down	58.4	277.2	Up	11:32:58 - 11:35:17	1796
Gimple	11:34:06	-43.3	Dark	Down	57.9	278.9	Up	11:32:56 - 11:35:15	1714
Greenville	11:34:06	-43.4	Dark	Down	58.0	278.9	Up	11:32:56 - 11:35:15	1712
Quincy	11:34:06	-43.4	Dark	Down	57.9	279.2	Up	11:32:56 - 11:35:15	1691
Portola	11:34:05	-43.1	Dark	Down	57.6	279.6	Up	11:32:55 - 11:35:14	1691
Reno	11:34:03	-42.6	Dark	Down	57.0	280.3	Up	11:32:54 - 11:35:13	1681
Carson City	11:34:03	-42.6	Dark	Down	57.0	280.9	Up	11:32:54 - 11:35:13	1644
Yerington	11:34:02	-42.1	Dark	Down	56.4	281.4	Up	11:32:52 - 11:35:11	1641
Gardnerville	11:34:03	-42.6	Dark	Down	56.9	281.2	Up	11:32:53 - 11:35:12	1619
Hawthorne	11:34:01	-41.7	Dark	Down	55.9	282.3	Up	11:32:51 - 11:35:10	1608
Lee Vining	11:34:01	-42.1	Dark	Down	56.2	282.9	Up	11:32:51 - 11:35:10	1535
Beatty	11:33:56	-40.3	Dark	Down	54.1	285.2	Up	11:32:46 - 11:35:05	1495
Bishop	11:33:59	-41.6	Dark	Down	55.5	284.0	Up	11:32:50 - 11:35:09	1494
Patrick	11:33:50	-37.9	Dark	Down	51.5	287.9	Up	11:32:40 - 11:34:59	1435
Laughlin/Bullhead City	11:33:51	-38.5	Dark	Down	52.0	288.0	Up	11:32:41 - 11:35:00	1386
George/Scottsdale	11:33:45	-36.1	Dark	Down	49.4	290.3	Up	11:32:35 - 11:34:54	1332
Lake Havasu City	11:33:50	-38.2	Dark	Down	51.5	288.9	Up	11:32:40 - 11:34:59	1326
Idyllwild	11:33:53	-40.2	Dark	Down	53.2	289.3	Up	11:32:44 - 11:35:03	1168
Wildwood	11:33:57	-41.7	Dark	Down	54.7	288.5	Up	11:32:47 - 11:35:06	1146
Calipatria	11:33:51	-39.1	Dark	Down	52.0	290.3	Up	11:32:41 - 11:35:00	1144
Yuma	11:33:49	-38.4	Dark	Down	51.2	290.9	Up	11:32:39 - 11:34:58	1129

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, (2024/12/30 11:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 10.64 161
65 Aur         07:22:02.4 +36:45:38  5.1  0.78 164
PPM 072702     07:21:30.9 +37:39:44  7.7  0.24 164
468861         07:22:32.1 +37:32:05 16.7       164
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/12 03:41:43 UT

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