RECON: TNO occultation with 469362

Event between (469362) 01KB77 and star GA0820:12502697 with event index number of 1737999

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/09 08:13:20 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:45:33.8 -07:14:04
Equinox of date position of star is 18:46:53.2 -07:12:26
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 57 degrees from the moon. Moon is 52% 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 18.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 426 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2603 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20038.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.5 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469362, (2027/08/09 08:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.3 -26:29:27  0.9 37.61  22
Nunki          18:56:58.5 -26:15:35  2.0 19.20  54
PPM 202054     18:44:05.5 -07:02:42  6.5  0.75  56
PPM 202092     18:46:02.8 -07:04:50  8.4  0.28  57
PPM 202108     18:46:42.6 -06:56:19  8.8  0.28  57
469362         18:47:03.3 -07:12:13 16.7        57
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 2.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=18.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:09:48 -23.4 Dark Down 23.3 222.0 Low 07:54:48 - 08:24:48 1630
Kelowna 08:09:43 -24.2 Dark Down 23.5 223.1 Low 07:54:43 - 08:24:43 1551
Peachland 08:09:44 -24.4 Dark Down 23.8 222.9 Low 07:54:44 - 08:24:44 1549
Summerland 08:09:43 -24.5 Dark Down 23.8 223.0 Low 07:54:43 - 08:24:43 1535
Victoria 08:09:53 -25.6 Dark Down 26.2 219.7 Low 07:54:53 - 08:24:53 1534
Penticton 08:09:43 -24.6 Dark Down 23.8 223.1 Low 07:54:43 - 08:24:43 1528
Oliver 08:09:42 -24.9 Dark Down 24.1 223.2 Low 07:54:42 - 08:24:42 1501
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:09:42 -25.1 Dark Down 24.1 223.5 Low 07:54:42 - 08:24:42 1485
Sleaford 08:09:15 -20.8 Dark Down 15.7 235.0 Really Low 07:54:15 - 08:24:15 1457
Okanogan 08:09:42 -25.7 Dark Down 24.7 223.5 Low 07:54:42 - 08:24:42 1440
Brewster 08:09:42 -26.0 Dark Down 25.0 223.3 Low 07:54:42 - 08:24:42 1423
Manson/Chelan 08:09:42 -26.2 Dark Down 25.3 223.1 Low 07:54:42 - 08:24:42 1415
Wenatchee 08:09:42 -26.7 Dark Down 25.7 223.0 Low 07:54:42 - 08:24:42 1382
Ellensburg 08:09:42 -27.1 Dark Down 26.1 223.0 Low 07:54:42 - 08:24:42 1354
Yakima 08:09:42 -27.5 Dark Down 26.4 223.1 Low 07:54:42 - 08:24:42 1323
Toppenish/White Swan 08:09:41 -27.7 Dark Down 26.5 223.3 Low 07:54:41 - 08:24:41 1302
The Dalles 08:09:42 -28.5 Dark Down 27.5 222.8 Low 07:54:42 - 08:24:42 1258
PNWRO 08:09:35 -28.1 Dark Down 26.1 224.9 Low 07:54:35 - 08:24:35 1239
Maupin 08:09:41 -28.9 Dark Down 27.7 223.1 Low 07:54:41 - 08:24:41 1222
Sisters 08:09:41 -29.8 Dark Down 28.6 222.9 Low 07:54:41 - 08:24:41 1163
Bend 08:09:40 -30.1 Dark Down 28.6 223.3 Low 07:54:40 - 08:24:40 1138
Oregon Observatory 08:09:40 -30.2 Dark Down 28.8 223.2 Low 07:54:40 - 08:24:40 1127
Chiloquin 08:09:40 -31.6 Dark Down 30.0 223.3 Up 07:54:40 - 08:24:40 1028
Klamath Falls 08:09:39 -31.9 Dark Down 30.2 223.5 Up 07:54:39 - 08:24:39 998
Cedarville 08:09:33 -32.6 Dark Down 29.9 225.3 Low 07:54:33 - 08:24:33 900
Fall River/Burney 08:09:37 -33.1 Dark Down 30.9 224.3 Up 07:54:37 - 08:24:37 889
Greenville 08:09:34 -34.0 Dark Down 31.3 225.2 Up 07:54:34 - 08:24:34 801
Gimple 08:09:34 -34.0 Dark Down 31.2 225.2 Up 07:54:34 - 08:24:34 798
Quincy 08:09:34 -34.2 Dark Down 31.4 225.2 Up 07:54:34 - 08:24:34 783
Portola 08:09:32 -34.3 Dark Down 31.3 225.8 Up 07:54:32 - 08:24:32 761
Reno 08:09:29 -34.6 Dark Down 31.1 226.5 Up 07:54:29 - 08:24:29 721
Carson City 08:09:29 -34.9 Dark Down 31.3 226.7 Up 07:54:29 - 08:24:29 690
Gardnerville 08:09:29 -35.2 Dark Down 31.5 226.8 Up 07:54:29 - 08:24:29 667
Yerington 08:09:27 -35.1 Dark Down 31.1 227.3 Up 07:54:27 - 08:24:27 656
Hawthorne 08:09:24 -35.6 Dark Down 31.1 228.0 Up 07:54:24 - 08:24:24 602
Lee Vining 08:09:25 -36.1 Dark Down 31.8 227.8 Up 07:54:25 - 08:24:25 565
Bishop 08:09:22 -36.7 Dark Down 31.7 228.8 Up 07:54:22 - 08:24:22 493
Dunrhomin 08:08:46 -32.0 Dark Down 21.8 238.9 Low 07:53:46 - 08:23:46 437
Nikitin 08:08:46 -32.2 Dark Down 21.9 238.9 Low 07:53:46 - 08:23:46 421
CU-SBO 08:08:46 -32.3 Dark Down 22.0 238.9 Low 07:53:46 - 08:23:46 417
Beatty 08:09:16 -37.1 Dark Down 31.1 230.5 Up 07:54:16 - 08:24:16 409
Wildwood 08:09:20 -40.0 Dark Down 34.0 230.2 Up 07:54:20 - 08:24:20 199
Patrick 08:09:05 -38.3 Dark Down 30.2 233.7 Up 07:54:05 - 08:24:05 199
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:09:07 -38.6 Dark Down 30.8 233.2 Up 07:54:07 - 08:24:07 194
Lake Havasu City 08:09:05 -39.2 Dark Down 31.0 233.7 Up 07:54:05 - 08:24:05 124
Idyllwild 08:09:13 -40.2 Dark Down 33.0 232.1 Up 07:54:13 - 08:24:13 116
Calipatria 08:09:08 -40.7 Dark Down 32.6 233.4 Up 07:54:08 - 08:24:08 27
George/Scottsdale 08:08:56 -39.7 Dark Down 29.8 236.2 Low 07:53:56 - 08:23:56 -12
Yuma 08:09:05 -41.1 Dark Down 32.3 234.4 Up 07:54:05 - 08:24:05 -38

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, (2027/08/09 08:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 37.61  22
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 19.20  54
PPM 202054     18:42:36.1 -07:04:26  6.5  0.75  56
PPM 202092     18:44:33.4 -07:06:38  8.4  0.28  57
PPM 202108     18:45:13.3 -06:58:09  8.8  0.28  57
469362         18:45:33.8 -07:14:04 16.7        57
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:27:58 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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