RECON: TNO occultation with 469362

Event between (469362) 01KB77 and star GA0820:13051380 with event index number of 1737925

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/25 04:28:30 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:46:59.4 -07:09:22
Equinox of date position of star is 18:48:18.7 -07:07:41
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 91 degrees from the moon. Moon is 65% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

[RECON map]
Object is 28.4 AU from the Sun and 27.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 375 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2200 km.
The sky-plane scale is 19955.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469362, (2027/07/25 04:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.1 -26:29:26  0.9 37.95 125
Nunki          18:56:58.3 -26:15:35  2.0 19.24  92
PPM 202054     18:44:05.4 -07:02:42  6.5  1.09  92
PPM 202153     18:50:05.0 -07:05:59  8.4  0.40  90
PPM 202142     18:49:17.5 -07:00:49  9.1  0.23  90
469362         18:48:28.7 -07:07:28 15.9        90
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 2.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 38.7 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=6.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 04:29:29 -4.9 CT Down 25.9 144.2 Low 04:14:29 - 04:44:29 849
Sleaford 04:28:45 -10.1 NT Down 28.8 159.7 Low 04:13:45 - 04:43:45 825
Kelowna 04:29:29 -5.8 CT Down 26.9 144.8 Low 04:14:29 - 04:44:29 801
Peachland 04:29:30 -5.7 CT Down 26.9 144.5 Low 04:14:30 - 04:44:30 796
Summerland 04:29:30 -5.9 CT Down 27.0 144.6 Low 04:14:30 - 04:44:30 788
Penticton 04:29:30 -6.0 CT Down 27.1 144.7 Low 04:14:30 - 04:44:30 783
Oliver 04:29:31 -6.2 NT Down 27.4 144.6 Low 04:14:31 - 04:44:31 764
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:29:31 -6.4 NT Down 27.6 144.7 Low 04:14:31 - 04:44:31 754
Victoria 04:29:43 -4.7 CT Down 26.4 140.5 Low 04:14:43 - 04:44:43 747
Okanogan 04:29:33 -6.7 NT Down 28.1 144.3 Low 04:14:33 - 04:44:33 719
Brewster 04:29:34 -6.8 NT Down 28.2 144.0 Low 04:14:34 - 04:44:34 705
Manson/Chelan 04:29:36 -6.7 NT Down 28.2 143.6 Low 04:14:36 - 04:44:36 695
Wenatchee 04:29:37 -7.0 NT Down 28.5 143.2 Low 04:14:37 - 04:44:37 668
Ellensburg 04:29:39 -7.1 NT Down 28.8 142.9 Low 04:14:39 - 04:44:39 646
Yakima 04:29:40 -7.4 NT Down 29.1 142.7 Low 04:14:40 - 04:44:40 622
Toppenish/White Swan 04:29:40 -7.6 NT Down 29.3 142.8 Low 04:14:40 - 04:44:40 608
PNWRO 04:29:37 -8.6 NT Down 30.2 144.3 Up 04:14:37 - 04:44:37 577
The Dalles 04:29:45 -7.7 NT Down 29.6 141.8 Low 04:14:45 - 04:44:45 565
Maupin 04:29:45 -8.0 NT Down 30.0 141.7 Up 04:14:45 - 04:44:45 539
Sisters 04:29:49 -8.3 NT Down 30.5 140.9 Up 04:14:49 - 04:44:49 488
Bend 04:29:49 -8.6 NT Down 30.8 141.1 Up 04:14:49 - 04:44:49 472
Oregon Observatory 04:29:50 -8.6 NT Down 30.9 140.9 Up 04:14:50 - 04:44:50 462
Chiloquin 04:29:54 -9.2 NT Down 31.7 140.0 Up 04:14:54 - 04:44:54 379
Klamath Falls 04:29:55 -9.4 NT Down 32.0 139.9 Up 04:14:55 - 04:44:55 356
Cedarville 04:29:51 -10.8 NT Down 33.3 141.3 Up 04:14:51 - 04:44:51 300
Fall River/Burney 04:29:56 -10.4 NT Down 33.1 139.8 Up 04:14:56 - 04:44:56 275
Greenville 04:29:57 -11.2 NT Down 34.0 139.9 Up 04:14:57 - 04:44:57 210
Gimple 04:29:57 -11.3 NT Down 34.0 140.0 Up 04:14:57 - 04:44:57 209
Quincy 04:29:58 -11.3 NT Down 34.2 139.8 Up 04:14:58 - 04:44:58 196
Portola 04:29:56 -11.7 NT Down 34.5 140.3 Up 04:14:56 - 04:44:56 184
Reno 04:29:55 -12.3 AT Down 35.0 140.8 Up 04:14:55 - 04:44:55 161
Carson City 04:29:55 -12.5 AT Down 35.3 140.7 Up 04:14:55 - 04:44:55 136
Gardnerville 04:29:56 -12.7 AT Down 35.5 140.6 Up 04:14:56 - 04:44:56 118
Yerington 04:29:54 -13.0 AT Down 35.7 141.3 Up 04:14:54 - 04:44:54 118
Dunrhomin 04:29:01 -19.6 Dark Down 40.1 157.7 Up 04:14:01 - 04:44:01 87
Hawthorne 04:29:53 -13.6 AT Down 36.4 141.6 Up 04:14:53 - 04:44:53 81
Nikitin 04:29:02 -19.8 Dark Down 40.2 157.7 Up 04:14:02 - 04:44:02 74
CU-SBO 04:29:02 -19.8 Dark Down 40.3 157.5 Up 04:14:02 - 04:44:02 70
Lee Vining 04:29:56 -13.7 AT Down 36.6 140.9 Up 04:14:56 - 04:44:56 44
Bishop 04:29:55 -14.5 AT Down 37.4 141.4 Up 04:14:55 - 04:44:55 -5
Beatty 04:29:50 -15.8 AT Down 38.6 142.9 Up 04:14:50 - 04:44:50 -52
Patrick 04:29:42 -18.5 Dark Down 41.1 145.4 Up 04:14:42 - 04:44:42 -188
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:29:45 -18.2 Dark Down 41.0 144.5 Up 04:14:45 - 04:44:45 -202
Wildwood 04:30:02 -16.4 AT Down 39.8 139.5 Up 04:15:02 - 04:45:02 -252
Lake Havasu City 04:29:46 -18.8 Dark Down 41.7 144.5 Up 04:14:46 - 04:44:46 -256
Idyllwild 04:29:56 -17.9 AT Down 41.1 141.4 Up 04:14:56 - 04:44:56 -295
George/Scottsdale 04:29:38 -20.9 Dark Down 43.4 146.9 Up 04:14:38 - 04:44:38 -339
Calipatria 04:29:53 -19.0 Dark Down 42.2 142.4 Up 04:14:53 - 04:44:53 -354
Yuma 04:29:50 -19.9 Dark Down 43.0 143.1 Up 04:14:50 - 04:44:50 -396

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, (2027/07/25 04:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 37.95 125
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 19.24  92
PPM 202054     18:42:36.1 -07:04:26  6.5  1.09  92
PPM 202153     18:48:35.7 -07:07:57  8.4  0.40  90
PPM 202142     18:47:48.3 -07:02:45  9.1  0.23  90
469362         18:46:59.4 -07:09:22 15.9        91
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:27:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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