RECON: TNO occultation with 469362

Event between (469362) 01KB77 and star GA0820:15253438 with event index number of 1706692

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/28 05:44:56 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:53:03.9 -07:10:15
Equinox of date position of star is 18:54:23.1 -07:08:21
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 51 degrees from the moon. Moon is 53% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

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Object is 28.4 AU from the Sun and 27.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 461 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3472 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20052.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.7 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469362, (2027/05/28 05:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.5 -26:29:25  0.9 39.18  83
Nunki          18:56:57.7 -26:15:36  2.0 19.13  51
Eta Sct        18:58:31.7 -05:48:30  4.8  1.66  50
PPM 202241     18:53:36.8 -07:13:26  8.4  0.25  51
PPM 202261     18:54:40.0 -07:02:11  9.3  0.10  50
469362         18:54:32.6 -07:08:07 16.6        50
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 2.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.1 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 05:49:02 -14.8 AT Down 13.8 121.7 Really Low 05:34:02 - 06:04:02 1797
Kamloops 05:49:29 -12.5 AT Down 6.4 109.6 Really Low 05:34:29 - 06:04:29 1475
Kelowna 05:49:31 -13.5 AT Down 7.2 110.2 Really Low 05:34:31 - 06:04:31 1419
Peachland 05:49:31 -13.5 AT Down 7.1 109.9 Really Low 05:34:31 - 06:04:31 1405
Summerland 05:49:31 -13.6 AT Down 7.2 110.0 Really Low 05:34:31 - 06:04:31 1394
Penticton 05:49:32 -13.7 AT Down 7.3 110.1 Really Low 05:34:32 - 06:04:32 1390
Oliver 05:49:33 -14.0 AT Down 7.4 110.0 Really Low 05:34:33 - 06:04:33 1360
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:49:33 -14.2 AT Down 7.6 110.2 Really Low 05:34:33 - 06:04:33 1349
Okanogan 05:49:36 -14.7 AT Down 7.7 109.9 Really Low 05:34:36 - 06:04:36 1290
Brewster 05:49:37 -14.9 AT Down 7.6 109.7 Really Low 05:34:37 - 06:04:37 1264
Victoria 05:49:39 -13.3 AT Down 5.2 107.0 Really Low 05:34:39 - 06:04:39 1251
Manson/Chelan 05:49:39 -15.0 AT Down 7.5 109.4 Really Low 05:34:39 - 06:04:39 1241
Wenatchee 05:49:40 -15.3 AT Down 7.5 109.2 Really Low 05:34:40 - 06:04:40 1197
Ellensburg 05:49:42 -15.6 AT Down 7.5 109.0 Really Low 05:34:42 - 06:04:42 1158
Yakima 05:49:43 -15.9 AT Down 7.6 109.0 Really Low 05:34:43 - 06:04:43 1122
Toppenish/White Swan 05:49:43 -16.2 AT Down 7.8 109.1 Really Low 05:34:43 - 06:04:43 1105
PNWRO 05:49:42 -17.0 AT Down 8.9 110.2 Really Low 05:34:42 - 06:04:42 1095
The Dalles 05:49:47 -16.6 AT Down 7.6 108.4 Really Low 05:34:47 - 06:04:47 1025
Maupin 05:49:48 -17.0 AT Down 7.8 108.4 Really Low 05:34:48 - 06:04:48 989
Sisters 05:49:51 -17.5 AT Down 7.7 108.0 Really Low 05:34:51 - 06:04:51 902
Bend 05:49:52 -17.8 AT Down 8.0 108.1 Really Low 05:34:52 - 06:04:52 885
Oregon Observatory 05:49:52 -17.9 AT Down 7.9 108.0 Really Low 05:34:52 - 06:04:52 867
Dunrhomin 05:49:32 -26.3 Dark Down 20.4 119.3 Low 05:34:32 - 06:04:32 817
Nikitin 05:49:33 -26.5 Dark Down 20.5 119.2 Low 05:34:33 - 06:04:33 800
CU-SBO 05:49:33 -26.5 Dark Down 20.4 119.1 Low 05:34:33 - 06:04:33 793
Chiloquin 05:49:57 -18.9 Dark Down 8.1 107.5 Really Low 05:34:57 - 06:04:57 740
Klamath Falls 05:49:58 -19.2 Dark Down 8.2 107.5 Really Low 05:34:58 - 06:04:58 709
Cedarville 05:49:57 -20.4 Dark Down 9.6 108.6 Really Low 05:34:57 - 06:04:57 669
Fall River/Burney 05:50:01 -20.3 Dark Down 8.9 107.7 Really Low 05:35:01 - 06:05:01 605
Gimple 05:50:02 -21.3 Dark Down 9.5 107.9 Really Low 05:35:02 - 06:05:02 528
Greenville 05:50:02 -21.3 Dark Down 9.5 107.8 Really Low 05:35:02 - 06:05:02 526
Quincy 05:50:03 -21.5 Dark Down 9.5 107.8 Really Low 05:35:03 - 06:05:03 507
Portola 05:50:03 -21.8 Dark Down 9.9 108.1 Really Low 05:35:03 - 06:05:03 503
Reno 05:50:02 -22.3 Dark Down 10.5 108.5 Really Low 05:35:02 - 06:05:02 488
Carson City 05:50:04 -22.6 Dark Down 10.6 108.5 Really Low 05:35:04 - 06:05:04 455
Yerington 05:50:03 -23.0 Dark Down 11.1 108.9 Really Low 05:35:03 - 06:05:03 447
Gardnerville 05:50:04 -22.8 Dark Down 10.7 108.4 Really Low 05:35:04 - 06:05:04 432
Hawthorne 05:50:03 -23.6 Dark Down 11.7 109.1 Really Low 05:35:03 - 06:05:03 411
Lee Vining 05:50:06 -23.9 Dark Down 11.5 108.7 Really Low 05:35:06 - 06:05:06 349
Bishop 05:50:06 -24.7 Dark Down 12.2 109.1 Really Low 05:35:06 - 06:05:06 303
Beatty 05:50:04 -25.8 Dark Down 13.6 110.0 Really Low 05:35:04 - 06:05:04 287
Patrick 05:50:02 -28.2 Dark Down 16.3 111.6 Really Low 05:35:02 - 06:05:02 196
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:50:04 -28.1 Dark Down 15.9 111.1 Really Low 05:35:04 - 06:05:04 158
Lake Havasu City 05:50:04 -28.8 Dark Down 16.3 111.0 Really Low 05:35:04 - 06:05:04 97
George/Scottsdale 05:50:01 -30.4 Dark Down 18.5 112.4 Really Low 05:35:01 - 06:05:01 69
Wildwood 05:50:13 -27.4 Dark Down 13.2 108.2 Really Low 05:35:13 - 06:05:13 -21
Idyllwild 05:50:11 -28.5 Dark Down 14.8 109.3 Really Low 05:35:11 - 06:05:11 -22
Calipatria 05:50:09 -29.5 Dark Down 15.9 109.9 Really Low 05:35:09 - 06:05:09 -61
Yuma 05:50:08 -30.3 Dark Down 16.7 110.4 Really Low 05:35:08 - 06:05:08 -87

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, (2027/05/28 05:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 39.18  83
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 19.13  51
Eta Sct        18:57:03.8 -05:50:48  4.8  1.66  50
PPM 202241     18:52:08.0 -07:15:31  8.4  0.25  51
PPM 202261     18:53:11.3 -07:04:19  9.3  0.10  50
469362         18:53:03.9 -07:10:15 16.6        50
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:28:27 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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