RECON: TNO occultation with 469362

Event between (469362) 01KB77 and star GA0800:10250358 with event index number of 1429065

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/23 10:50:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:28:33.2 -08:23:29
Equinox of date position of star is 18:29:53.2 -08:22:26
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 142 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

[RECON map]
Object is 28.4 AU from the Sun and 27.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 266 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1707 km.
The sky-plane scale is 19873.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.5 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469362, (2025/06/23 10:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.4 -26:29:11  0.9 33.51 175
60Bet Oph      17:44:43.9 +04:33:30  2.8 17.15 142
Zet Sct        18:25:03.3 -08:55:09  4.2  1.33 144
PPM 201765     18:28:32.0 -08:01:23  6.6  0.49 142
PPM 201790     18:30:20.2 -08:13:25  9.7  0.18 142
469362         18:29:56.6 -08:22:24 16.7       142
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 3.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 36.7 km RECON observability=0.4 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 10:48:05 -0.3 Sun up Up 15.6 232.8 Really Low 10:33:05 - 11:03:05 7138
Kamloops 10:48:34 -7.5 NT Up 23.0 219.7 Low 10:33:34 - 11:03:34 7136
Kelowna 10:48:29 -7.8 NT Up 23.3 220.8 Low 10:33:29 - 11:03:29 7084
Peachland 10:48:29 -8.0 NT Up 23.5 220.6 Low 10:33:29 - 11:03:29 7079
Summerland 10:48:29 -8.1 NT Up 23.6 220.7 Low 10:33:29 - 11:03:29 7069
Penticton 10:48:29 -8.1 NT Up 23.6 220.8 Low 10:33:29 - 11:03:29 7065
Oliver 10:48:28 -8.3 NT Up 23.8 220.9 Low 10:33:28 - 11:03:28 7044
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:48:27 -8.4 NT Up 23.9 221.2 Low 10:33:27 - 11:03:27 7033
Victoria 10:48:36 -10.4 NT Up 25.9 217.3 Low 10:33:36 - 11:03:36 7020
Okanogan 10:48:26 -9.0 NT Up 24.5 221.1 Low 10:33:26 - 11:03:26 6994
Brewster 10:48:26 -9.3 NT Up 24.8 221.0 Low 10:33:26 - 11:03:26 6978
Manson/Chelan 10:48:26 -9.6 NT Up 25.1 220.7 Low 10:33:26 - 11:03:26 6966
Wenatchee 10:48:26 -10.1 NT Up 25.5 220.7 Low 10:33:26 - 11:03:26 6937
Ellensburg 10:48:25 -10.5 NT Up 25.9 220.6 Low 10:33:25 - 11:03:25 6912
Yakima 10:48:25 -10.8 NT Up 26.2 220.7 Low 10:33:25 - 11:03:25 6886
Toppenish/White Swan 10:48:24 -10.9 NT Up 26.3 221.0 Low 10:33:24 - 11:03:24 6871
PNWRO 10:48:20 -10.6 NT Up 25.9 222.5 Low 10:33:20 - 11:03:20 6839
The Dalles 10:48:25 -11.9 NT Up 27.3 220.4 Low 10:33:25 - 11:03:25 6824
Maupin 10:48:23 -12.1 AT Up 27.6 220.7 Low 10:33:23 - 11:03:23 6795
Sisters 10:48:23 -13.1 AT Up 28.5 220.5 Low 10:33:23 - 11:03:23 6739
Bend 10:48:22 -13.1 AT Up 28.5 220.8 Low 10:33:22 - 11:03:22 6721
Oregon Observatory 10:48:22 -13.3 AT Up 28.7 220.8 Low 10:33:22 - 11:03:22 6710
Chiloquin 10:48:20 -14.6 AT Up 29.9 220.8 Low 10:33:20 - 11:03:20 6620
Klamath Falls 10:48:19 -14.8 AT Up 30.1 221.0 Up 10:33:19 - 11:03:19 6596
Cedarville 10:48:14 -14.6 AT Up 29.9 222.9 Low 10:33:14 - 11:03:14 6538
Fall River/Burney 10:48:17 -15.6 AT Up 30.8 221.9 Up 10:33:17 - 11:03:17 6509
Greenville 10:48:13 -16.1 AT Up 31.3 222.6 Up 10:33:13 - 11:03:13 6440
Gimple 10:48:13 -16.0 AT Up 31.2 222.7 Up 10:33:13 - 11:03:13 6439
Quincy 10:48:13 -16.2 AT Up 31.4 222.7 Up 10:33:13 - 11:03:13 6424
Portola 10:48:11 -16.1 AT Up 31.3 223.2 Up 10:33:11 - 11:03:11 6413
Reno 10:48:09 -16.0 AT Up 31.1 224.0 Up 10:33:09 - 11:03:09 6389
Carson City 10:48:08 -16.3 AT Up 31.4 224.2 Up 10:33:08 - 11:03:08 6362
Yerington 10:48:05 -16.1 AT Up 31.2 224.8 Up 10:33:05 - 11:03:05 6344
Gardnerville 10:48:07 -16.4 AT Up 31.5 224.3 Up 10:33:07 - 11:03:07 6343
Dunrhomin 10:47:31 -7.7 NT Up 22.1 236.6 Low 10:32:31 - 11:02:31 6342
Nikitin 10:47:31 -7.8 NT Up 22.2 236.7 Low 10:32:31 - 11:02:31 6328
CU-SBO 10:47:31 -7.9 NT Up 22.3 236.6 Low 10:32:31 - 11:02:31 6324
Hawthorne 10:48:03 -16.2 AT Up 31.2 225.5 Up 10:33:03 - 11:03:03 6305
Lee Vining 10:48:04 -16.9 AT Up 31.9 225.3 Up 10:33:04 - 11:03:04 6265
Bishop 10:48:00 -17.0 AT Up 31.9 226.3 Up 10:33:00 - 11:03:00 6213
Beatty 10:47:54 -16.5 AT Up 31.3 228.0 Up 10:32:54 - 11:02:54 6167
Patrick 10:47:43 -16.0 AT Up 30.5 231.2 Up 10:32:43 - 11:02:43 6028
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:47:45 -16.5 AT Up 31.1 230.7 Up 10:32:45 - 11:02:45 6012
Lake Havasu City 10:47:42 -16.9 AT Up 31.3 231.3 Up 10:32:42 - 11:02:42 5955
Wildwood 10:47:55 -19.6 Dark Up 34.3 227.6 Up 10:32:55 - 11:02:55 5951
Idyllwild 10:47:49 -18.8 Dark Up 33.3 229.5 Up 10:32:49 - 11:02:49 5910
George/Scottsdale 10:47:34 -16.0 AT Up 30.2 233.7 Up 10:32:34 - 11:02:34 5873
Calipatria 10:47:44 -18.6 Dark Up 33.0 230.9 Up 10:32:44 - 11:02:44 5850
Yuma 10:47:41 -18.3 Dark Up 32.7 231.9 Up 10:32:41 - 11:02:41 5807

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 469362, (2025/06/23 10:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 33.51 175
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8 17.15 142
Zet Sct        18:23:39.7 -08:56:03  4.2  1.33 144
PPM 201765     18:27:08.9 -08:02:25  6.6  0.49 142
PPM 201790     18:28:56.9 -08:14:31  9.7  0.18 142
469362         18:28:33.2 -08:23:29 16.7       142
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:56:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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