RECON: TNO occultation with 468861

Event between (468861) 13LU28 and star GA0960:00694697 with event index number of 2656137

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/02/23 02:58:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:17:18.8 +06:45:10
Equinox of date position of star is 05:18:37.8 +06:46:39
Stellar brightness G=14.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 103 degrees from the moon. Moon is 94% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.8

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Object is 10.3 AU from the Sun and 10.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 34 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1319 km.
The sky-plane scale is 7261.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=128.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Diameter=52.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 468861, (2027/02/23 02:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:38.5 +07:24:35  0.4  9.42  93
Bellatrix      05:26:35.3 +06:22:19  1.6  1.98 101
PPM 148872     05:24:57.9 +05:20:47  6.2  2.10 101
PPM 148714     05:19:06.9 +07:10:40  8.4  0.41 102
PPM 148728     05:19:55.5 +06:46:22  8.8  0.29 102
468861         05:18:46.5 +06:46:49 14.7       102
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 28.4 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=1.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 02:58:19 -14.6 AT Down 46.0 176.7 Up 02:54:59 - 03:01:38 5592
Sleaford 02:57:14 -23.1 Dark Down 43.6 196.4 Up 02:53:54 - 03:00:33 5562
Kelowna 02:58:15 -15.1 AT Down 46.9 177.9 Up 02:54:56 - 03:01:35 5517
Peachland 02:58:17 -15.0 AT Down 47.0 177.5 Up 02:54:57 - 03:01:36 5512
Summerland 02:58:16 -15.0 AT Down 47.1 177.6 Up 02:54:57 - 03:01:36 5499
Penticton 02:58:16 -15.1 AT Down 47.2 177.8 Up 02:54:56 - 03:01:35 5492
Oliver 02:58:17 -15.1 AT Down 47.6 177.7 Up 02:54:57 - 03:01:36 5464
Victoria 02:58:35 -12.6 AT Down 48.0 172.1 Up 02:55:16 - 03:01:55 5455
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:58:15 -15.3 AT Down 47.7 178.0 Up 02:54:56 - 03:01:35 5448
Okanogan 02:58:17 -15.1 AT Down 48.4 177.7 Up 02:54:58 - 03:01:37 5398
Brewster 02:58:18 -15.0 AT Down 48.6 177.4 Up 02:54:59 - 03:01:38 5378
Manson/Chelan 02:58:21 -14.8 AT Down 48.8 176.8 Up 02:55:01 - 03:01:40 5365
Wenatchee 02:58:22 -14.7 AT Down 49.3 176.5 Up 02:55:02 - 03:01:41 5328
Ellensburg 02:58:23 -14.5 AT Down 49.7 176.2 Up 02:55:03 - 03:01:42 5296
Yakima 02:58:24 -14.5 AT Down 50.1 176.1 Up 02:55:05 - 03:01:44 5262
Toppenish/White Swan 02:58:24 -14.7 AT Down 50.3 176.4 Up 02:55:04 - 03:01:43 5242
PNWRO 02:58:16 -15.7 AT Down 50.7 178.6 Up 02:54:57 - 03:01:36 5193
The Dalles 02:58:28 -14.1 AT Down 51.1 175.1 Up 02:55:08 - 03:01:47 5186
Maupin 02:58:28 -14.2 AT Down 51.5 175.2 Up 02:55:08 - 03:01:47 5149
Sisters 02:58:32 -13.9 AT Down 52.3 174.3 Up 02:55:12 - 03:01:51 5080
Bend 02:58:31 -14.0 AT Down 52.6 174.7 Up 02:55:11 - 03:01:50 5056
Oregon Observatory 02:58:31 -13.9 AT Down 52.8 174.5 Up 02:55:12 - 03:01:51 5043
Chiloquin 02:58:35 -13.6 AT Down 54.0 173.6 Up 02:55:15 - 03:01:54 4933
Klamath Falls 02:58:35 -13.7 AT Down 54.4 173.7 Up 02:55:16 - 03:01:55 4901
Cedarville 02:58:28 -14.9 AT Down 55.2 176.3 Up 02:55:08 - 03:01:47 4818
Fall River/Burney 02:58:34 -13.9 AT Down 55.6 174.2 Up 02:55:15 - 03:01:54 4791
Greenville 02:58:33 -14.3 AT Down 56.5 174.9 Up 02:55:14 - 03:01:53 4703
Gimple 02:58:33 -14.3 AT Down 56.5 175.0 Up 02:55:13 - 03:01:52 4701
Quincy 02:58:33 -14.3 AT Down 56.7 174.8 Up 02:55:14 - 03:01:53 4684
Portola 02:58:31 -14.6 AT Down 56.9 175.7 Up 02:55:11 - 03:01:50 4666
Reno 02:58:28 -15.1 AT Down 57.2 176.8 Up 02:55:08 - 03:01:47 4633
Carson City 02:58:28 -15.1 AT Down 57.5 176.8 Up 02:55:08 - 03:01:47 4600
Gardnerville 02:58:28 -15.2 AT Down 57.8 176.9 Up 02:55:08 - 03:01:47 4577
Yerington 02:58:25 -15.6 AT Down 57.7 177.9 Up 02:55:05 - 03:01:44 4574
Dunrhomin 02:57:08 -26.0 Dark Down 54.7 201.9 Up 02:53:48 - 03:00:27 4526
Hawthorne 02:58:23 -16.0 AT Down 58.2 178.9 Up 02:55:03 - 03:01:42 4523
Nikitin 02:57:08 -26.0 Dark Down 54.8 202.0 Up 02:53:48 - 03:00:27 4509
CU-SBO 02:57:08 -26.0 Dark Down 54.9 201.9 Up 02:53:49 - 03:00:28 4503
Lee Vining 02:58:25 -15.6 AT Down 58.8 178.0 Up 02:55:06 - 03:01:45 4478
Bishop 02:58:22 -16.2 AT Down 59.4 179.3 Up 02:55:03 - 03:01:42 4411
Beatty 02:58:13 -17.5 AT Down 59.8 182.5 Up 02:54:54 - 03:01:33 4346
Patrick 02:58:01 -19.8 Dark Down 61.1 188.4 Up 02:54:41 - 03:01:20 4165
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:58:03 -19.2 Dark Down 61.4 187.1 Up 02:54:43 - 03:01:22 4150
Wildwood 02:58:26 -16.0 AT Down 62.7 178.8 Up 02:55:07 - 03:01:46 4100
Lake Havasu City 02:58:01 -19.4 Dark Down 62.1 187.7 Up 02:54:41 - 03:01:20 4081
Idyllwild 02:58:16 -17.5 AT Down 63.0 182.9 Up 02:54:56 - 03:01:35 4040
George/Scottsdale 02:58:01 -21.5 Dark Down 62.5 193.2 Up 02:54:41 - 03:01:20 3979
Calipatria 02:58:09 -18.5 Dark Down 63.5 185.5 Up 02:54:50 - 03:01:29 3963
Yuma 02:58:04 -19.2 Dark Down 63.9 187.6 Up 02:54:45 - 03:01:24 3908

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, (2027/02/23 02:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  9.42  93
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6  1.98 101
PPM 148872     05:23:31.0 +05:19:23  6.2  2.10 101
PPM 148714     05:17:38.9 +07:09:02  8.4  0.41 102
PPM 148728     05:18:27.8 +06:44:46  8.8  0.29 102
468861         05:17:18.8 +06:45:10 14.7       102
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:27:00 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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