RECON: TNO occultation with 469362

Event between (469362) 01KB77 and star GA0820:12636130 with event index number of 1737981

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/05 08:28:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:45:54.7 -07:12:41
Equinox of date position of star is 18:47:14.0 -07:11:02
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 108 degrees from the moon. Moon is 12% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

[RECON map]
Object is 28.4 AU from the Sun and 27.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 409 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2424 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20012.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.0 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469362, (2027/08/05 08:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.2 -26:29:27  0.9 37.69  76
Nunki          18:56:58.4 -26:15:35  2.0 19.22 108
PPM 202054     18:44:05.5 -07:02:42  6.5  0.83 108
PPM 202092     18:46:02.7 -07:04:50  8.4  0.35 108
PPM 202108     18:46:42.6 -06:56:19  8.8  0.30 108
469362         18:47:24.1 -07:10:49 16.1       109
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 2.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 26.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=20.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:25:35 -22.2 Dark Down 23.4 222.0 Low 08:10:35 - 08:40:35 1097
Kelowna 08:25:31 -23.0 Dark Down 23.6 223.1 Low 08:10:31 - 08:40:31 1020
Peachland 08:25:31 -23.1 Dark Down 23.8 222.8 Low 08:10:31 - 08:40:31 1018
Summerland 08:25:31 -23.3 Dark Down 23.9 222.9 Low 08:10:31 - 08:40:31 1005
Penticton 08:25:30 -23.3 Dark Down 23.9 223.1 Low 08:10:30 - 08:40:30 998
Victoria 08:25:39 -24.5 Dark Down 26.3 219.6 Low 08:10:39 - 08:40:39 998
Oliver 08:25:30 -23.7 Dark Down 24.1 223.2 Low 08:10:30 - 08:40:30 972
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:25:29 -23.8 Dark Down 24.2 223.4 Low 08:10:29 - 08:40:29 955
Sleaford 08:25:03 -19.0 Dark Down 15.8 234.9 Really Low 08:10:03 - 08:40:03 944
Okanogan 08:25:28 -24.5 Dark Down 24.7 223.4 Low 08:10:28 - 08:40:28 911
Brewster 08:25:29 -24.8 Dark Down 25.0 223.3 Low 08:10:29 - 08:40:29 894
Manson/Chelan 08:25:29 -25.0 Dark Down 25.4 223.0 Low 08:10:29 - 08:40:29 886
Wenatchee 08:25:29 -25.5 Dark Down 25.8 223.0 Low 08:10:29 - 08:40:29 853
Ellensburg 08:25:29 -25.9 Dark Down 26.2 222.9 Low 08:10:29 - 08:40:29 825
Yakima 08:25:28 -26.3 Dark Down 26.5 223.0 Low 08:10:28 - 08:40:28 794
Toppenish/White Swan 08:25:27 -26.5 Dark Down 26.6 223.3 Low 08:10:27 - 08:40:27 774
The Dalles 08:25:28 -27.3 Dark Down 27.5 222.8 Low 08:10:28 - 08:40:28 729
PNWRO 08:25:22 -26.8 Dark Down 26.1 224.8 Low 08:10:22 - 08:40:22 714
Maupin 08:25:27 -27.7 Dark Down 27.8 223.0 Low 08:10:27 - 08:40:27 694
Sisters 08:25:28 -28.6 Dark Down 28.7 222.8 Low 08:10:28 - 08:40:28 634
Bend 08:25:27 -28.9 Dark Down 28.7 223.2 Low 08:10:27 - 08:40:27 610
Oregon Observatory 08:25:27 -29.0 Dark Down 28.9 223.1 Low 08:10:27 - 08:40:27 599
Chiloquin 08:25:26 -30.4 Dark Down 30.1 223.2 Up 08:10:26 - 08:40:26 500
Klamath Falls 08:25:26 -30.7 Dark Down 30.3 223.4 Up 08:10:26 - 08:40:26 470
Cedarville 08:25:20 -31.3 Dark Down 29.9 225.3 Low 08:10:20 - 08:40:20 377
Fall River/Burney 08:25:23 -31.9 Dark Down 30.9 224.3 Up 08:10:23 - 08:40:23 363
Greenville 08:25:20 -32.8 Dark Down 31.3 225.1 Up 08:10:20 - 08:40:20 277
Gimple 08:25:20 -32.8 Dark Down 31.3 225.2 Up 08:10:20 - 08:40:20 275
Quincy 08:25:20 -33.0 Dark Down 31.5 225.2 Up 08:10:20 - 08:40:20 259
Portola 08:25:18 -33.1 Dark Down 31.3 225.7 Up 08:10:18 - 08:40:18 238
Reno 08:25:16 -33.3 Dark Down 31.1 226.4 Up 08:10:16 - 08:40:16 200
Carson City 08:25:15 -33.6 Dark Down 31.4 226.6 Up 08:10:15 - 08:40:15 169
Gardnerville 08:25:15 -33.9 Dark Down 31.5 226.8 Up 08:10:15 - 08:40:15 146
Yerington 08:25:13 -33.8 Dark Down 31.2 227.3 Up 08:10:13 - 08:40:13 137
Hawthorne 08:25:11 -34.2 Dark Down 31.2 228.0 Up 08:10:11 - 08:40:11 84
Lee Vining 08:25:12 -34.8 Dark Down 31.8 227.8 Up 08:10:12 - 08:40:12 46
Bishop 08:25:09 -35.3 Dark Down 31.8 228.7 Up 08:10:09 - 08:40:09 -24
Dunrhomin 08:24:35 -30.0 Dark Down 21.9 238.8 Low 08:09:35 - 08:39:35 -57
Nikitin 08:24:34 -30.1 Dark Down 22.0 238.9 Low 08:09:34 - 08:39:34 -73
CU-SBO 08:24:34 -30.2 Dark Down 22.1 238.8 Low 08:09:34 - 08:39:34 -77
Beatty 08:25:03 -35.6 Dark Down 31.1 230.4 Up 08:10:03 - 08:40:03 -104
Patrick 08:24:52 -36.6 Dark Down 30.2 233.7 Up 08:09:52 - 08:39:52 -307
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:24:54 -37.0 Dark Down 30.8 233.2 Up 08:09:54 - 08:39:54 -313
Wildwood 08:25:06 -38.6 Dark Down 34.1 230.1 Up 08:10:06 - 08:40:06 -316
Lake Havasu City 08:24:52 -37.6 Dark Down 31.1 233.7 Up 08:09:52 - 08:39:52 -382
Idyllwild 08:24:59 -38.7 Dark Down 33.1 232.0 Up 08:09:59 - 08:39:59 -394
Calipatria 08:24:55 -39.1 Dark Down 32.7 233.4 Up 08:09:55 - 08:39:55 -481
George/Scottsdale 08:24:44 -37.8 Dark Down 29.9 236.1 Low 08:09:44 - 08:39:44 -513
Yuma 08:24:51 -39.4 Dark Down 32.3 234.3 Up 08:09:51 - 08:39:51 -543

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, (2027/08/05 08:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 37.69  76
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 19.22 108
PPM 202054     18:42:36.1 -07:04:26  6.5  0.83 108
PPM 202092     18:44:33.4 -07:06:38  8.4  0.35 108
PPM 202108     18:45:13.3 -06:58:09  8.8  0.30 108
469362         18:45:54.7 -07:12:41 16.1       108
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:27:52 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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