RECON: TNO occultation with 469362

Event between (469362) 01KB77 and star GA0820:12112608 with event index number of 1738041

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/23 04:40:11 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:44:32.9 -07:19:34
Equinox of date position of star is 18:45:52.3 -07:17:58
Stellar brightness G=14.2, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 112 degrees from the moon. Moon is 70% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4

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Object is 28.4 AU from the Sun and 27.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 451 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4953 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20147.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.3 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469362, (2027/08/23 04:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.4 -26:29:27  0.9 37.35 147
Nunki          18:56:58.6 -26:15:35  2.0 19.14 114
PPM 202054     18:44:05.6 -07:02:41  6.5  0.54 113
PPM 202092     18:46:02.9 -07:04:49  8.4  0.22 112
469362         18:46:02.5 -07:17:46 14.2       112
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 21.8 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=3.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 04:37:41 -13.3 AT Up 32.0 179.0 Up 04:22:41 - 04:52:41 10065
Victoria 04:37:58 -13.1 AT Down 34.1 175.4 Up 04:22:58 - 04:52:58 10042
Peachland 04:37:38 -14.2 AT Up 32.9 179.7 Up 04:22:38 - 04:52:38 9998
Kelowna 04:37:37 -14.3 AT Up 32.8 180.1 Up 04:22:37 - 04:52:37 9995
Summerland 04:37:39 -14.4 AT Up 33.1 179.8 Up 04:22:39 - 04:52:39 9987
Penticton 04:37:36 -14.4 AT Up 33.1 180.0 Up 04:22:36 - 04:52:36 9980
Oliver 04:37:39 -14.7 AT Up 33.5 180.0 Up 04:22:39 - 04:52:39 9960
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:37:38 -14.9 AT Up 33.7 180.2 Up 04:22:38 - 04:52:38 9945
Okanogan 04:37:42 -15.2 AT Up 34.3 179.9 Up 04:22:42 - 04:52:42 9915
Brewster 04:37:42 -15.2 AT Up 34.6 179.7 Up 04:22:42 - 04:52:42 9906
Manson/Chelan 04:37:44 -15.2 AT Up 34.8 179.3 Up 04:22:44 - 04:52:44 9906
Wenatchee 04:37:46 -15.4 AT Down 35.3 179.1 Up 04:22:46 - 04:52:46 9884
Ellensburg 04:37:48 -15.5 AT Down 35.7 178.8 Up 04:22:48 - 04:52:48 9867
Yakima 04:37:48 -15.7 AT Down 36.1 178.8 Up 04:22:48 - 04:52:48 9844
Toppenish/White Swan 04:37:49 -16.0 AT Down 36.3 179.0 Up 04:22:49 - 04:52:49 9826
The Dalles 04:37:55 -16.0 AT Down 37.1 178.0 Up 04:22:55 - 04:52:55 9805
Maupin 04:37:56 -16.3 AT Down 37.5 178.1 Up 04:22:56 - 04:52:56 9777
PNWRO 04:37:40 -17.0 AT Down 36.7 180.8 Up 04:22:40 - 04:52:40 9755
Sisters 04:37:57 -16.5 AT Down 38.3 177.5 Up 04:22:57 - 04:52:57 9740
Bend 04:37:58 -16.8 AT Down 38.6 177.8 Up 04:22:58 - 04:52:58 9716
Sleaford 04:36:35 -18.7 Dark Up 29.5 195.2 Low 04:21:35 - 04:51:35 9714
Oregon Observatory 04:38:00 -16.9 AT Down 38.8 177.7 Up 04:23:00 - 04:53:00 9710
Chiloquin 04:38:05 -17.4 AT Down 40.1 177.1 Up 04:23:05 - 04:53:05 9642
Klamath Falls 04:38:06 -17.6 AT Down 40.4 177.2 Up 04:23:06 - 04:53:06 9617
Fall River/Burney 04:38:05 -18.5 Dark Down 41.6 177.7 Up 04:23:05 - 04:53:05 9527
Cedarville 04:37:59 -19.0 Dark Down 41.1 179.3 Up 04:22:59 - 04:52:59 9516
Greenville 04:38:05 -19.3 Dark Down 42.5 178.2 Up 04:23:05 - 04:53:05 9451
Gimple 04:38:06 -19.4 Dark Down 42.5 178.4 Up 04:23:06 - 04:53:06 9448
Quincy 04:38:05 -19.5 Dark Down 42.7 178.2 Up 04:23:05 - 04:53:05 9437
Portola 04:38:04 -19.8 Dark Down 42.9 178.9 Up 04:23:04 - 04:53:04 9412
Reno 04:38:02 -20.4 Dark Down 43.1 179.7 Up 04:23:02 - 04:53:02 9370
Carson City 04:38:02 -20.6 Dark Down 43.5 179.8 Up 04:23:02 - 04:53:02 9345
Gardnerville 04:38:02 -20.8 Dark Down 43.7 179.8 Up 04:23:02 - 04:53:02 9326
Yerington 04:37:59 -21.1 Dark Down 43.7 180.6 Up 04:22:59 - 04:52:59 9308
Hawthorne 04:37:57 -21.7 Dark Down 44.1 181.3 Up 04:22:57 - 04:52:57 9256
Lee Vining 04:38:01 -21.7 Dark Down 44.7 180.7 Up 04:23:01 - 04:53:01 9235
Bishop 04:37:59 -22.6 Dark Down 45.3 181.7 Up 04:22:59 - 04:52:59 9164
Beatty 04:37:52 -23.9 Dark Down 45.7 184.0 Up 04:22:52 - 04:52:52 9069
Wildwood 04:38:07 -24.3 Dark Down 48.6 181.6 Up 04:23:07 - 04:53:07 8930
Dunrhomin 04:36:42 -28.1 Dark Up 40.7 198.6 Up 04:21:42 - 04:51:42 8884
Nikitin 04:36:43 -28.2 Dark Up 40.8 198.6 Up 04:21:43 - 04:51:43 8871
CU-SBO 04:36:43 -28.2 Dark Up 40.9 198.6 Up 04:21:43 - 04:51:43 8869
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:37:42 -26.3 Dark Down 47.2 187.3 Up 04:22:42 - 04:52:42 8855
Patrick 04:37:37 -26.6 Dark Down 46.9 188.2 Up 04:22:37 - 04:52:37 8847
Idyllwild 04:37:57 -25.8 Dark Down 48.8 184.4 Up 04:22:57 - 04:52:57 8829
Lake Havasu City 04:37:42 -26.9 Dark Down 47.9 187.7 Up 04:22:42 - 04:52:42 8793
Calipatria 04:37:51 -26.9 Dark Down 49.4 186.2 Up 04:22:51 - 04:52:51 8734
Yuma 04:37:48 -27.8 Dark Down 49.7 187.6 Up 04:22:48 - 04:52:48 8664
George/Scottsdale 04:37:31 -28.9 Dark Down 48.3 191.4 Up 04:22:31 - 04:52:31 8635

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, (2027/08/23 04:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 37.35 147
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 19.14 114
PPM 202054     18:42:36.1 -07:04:26  6.5  0.54 113
PPM 202092     18:44:33.4 -07:06:38  8.4  0.22 112
469362         18:44:32.9 -07:19:34 14.2       112
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:28:14 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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