RECON: TNO occultation with 469362

Event between (469362) 01KB77 and star GA0820:11961914 with event index number of 1752620

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/30 06:52:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:44:09.7 -07:22:43
Equinox of date position of star is 18:45:29.1 -07:21:08
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 142 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4

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Object is 28.4 AU from the Sun and 27.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 554 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4662 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20214.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.7 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469362, (2027/08/30 06:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.5 -26:29:27  0.9 37.24 113
Nunki          18:56:58.7 -26:15:35  2.0 19.10 146
PPM 202054     18:44:05.7 -07:02:41  6.5  0.49 142
PPM 202092     18:46:02.9 -07:04:49  8.4  0.29 142
PPM 202088     18:45:57.8 -07:35:18  8.7  0.25 142
469362         18:45:39.4 -07:20:55 16.7       143
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 1.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 31.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=10.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:45:05 -28.0 Dark Down 23.3 221.8 Low 06:30:05 - 07:00:05 3537
Victoria 06:45:17 -29.2 Dark Down 26.2 219.5 Low 06:30:17 - 07:00:17 3474
Peachland 06:45:02 -29.0 Dark Down 23.7 222.6 Low 06:30:02 - 07:00:02 3442
Kelowna 06:45:00 -28.9 Dark Down 23.5 222.9 Low 06:30:00 - 07:00:00 3441
Summerland 06:45:01 -29.1 Dark Down 23.8 222.8 Low 06:30:01 - 07:00:01 3427
Penticton 06:45:00 -29.2 Dark Down 23.8 222.9 Low 06:30:00 - 07:00:00 3417
Oliver 06:44:59 -29.5 Dark Down 24.0 223.0 Low 06:29:59 - 06:59:59 3389
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:44:59 -29.7 Dark Down 24.1 223.2 Low 06:29:59 - 06:59:59 3368
Okanogan 06:44:58 -30.3 Dark Down 24.7 223.2 Low 06:29:58 - 06:59:58 3323
Brewster 06:45:01 -30.5 Dark Down 24.9 223.1 Low 06:30:01 - 07:00:01 3307
Manson/Chelan 06:45:02 -30.6 Dark Down 25.3 222.8 Low 06:30:02 - 07:00:02 3304
Wenatchee 06:45:02 -31.0 Dark Down 25.7 222.8 Low 06:30:02 - 07:00:02 3271
Ellensburg 06:45:02 -31.3 Dark Down 26.1 222.7 Low 06:30:02 - 07:00:02 3244
Yakima 06:45:03 -31.7 Dark Down 26.4 222.8 Low 06:30:03 - 07:00:03 3211
Sleaford 06:44:20 -28.7 Dark Down 15.7 234.7 Really Low 06:29:20 - 06:59:20 3200
Toppenish/White Swan 06:45:02 -31.9 Dark Down 26.5 223.1 Low 06:30:02 - 07:00:02 3187
The Dalles 06:45:05 -32.4 Dark Down 27.4 222.6 Low 06:30:05 - 07:00:05 3152
Maupin 06:45:04 -32.9 Dark Down 27.7 222.8 Low 06:30:04 - 07:00:04 3112
PNWRO 06:44:56 -32.7 Dark Down 26.0 224.6 Low 06:29:56 - 06:59:56 3100
Sisters 06:45:06 -33.5 Dark Down 28.6 222.7 Low 06:30:06 - 07:00:06 3057
Bend 06:45:05 -33.8 Dark Down 28.6 223.0 Low 06:30:05 - 07:00:05 3027
Oregon Observatory 06:45:05 -33.9 Dark Down 28.8 223.0 Low 06:30:05 - 07:00:05 3018
Chiloquin 06:45:09 -35.0 Dark Down 30.0 223.1 Low 06:30:09 - 07:00:09 2922
Klamath Falls 06:45:08 -35.3 Dark Down 30.2 223.3 Up 06:30:08 - 07:00:08 2889
Fall River/Burney 06:45:06 -36.5 Dark Down 30.8 224.1 Up 06:30:06 - 07:00:06 2771
Cedarville 06:45:01 -36.5 Dark Down 29.8 225.1 Low 06:30:01 - 07:00:01 2763
Greenville 06:45:04 -37.5 Dark Down 31.2 224.9 Up 06:30:04 - 07:00:04 2673
Gimple 06:45:04 -37.5 Dark Down 31.2 225.0 Up 06:30:04 - 07:00:04 2669
Quincy 06:45:05 -37.7 Dark Down 31.4 225.0 Up 06:30:05 - 07:00:05 2655
Portola 06:45:03 -37.9 Dark Down 31.2 225.5 Up 06:30:03 - 07:00:03 2624
Reno 06:45:01 -38.4 Dark Down 31.0 226.3 Up 06:30:01 - 07:00:01 2574
Carson City 06:44:59 -38.7 Dark Down 31.3 226.4 Up 06:29:59 - 06:59:59 2540
Gardnerville 06:45:00 -39.0 Dark Down 31.4 226.6 Up 06:30:00 - 07:00:00 2517
Yerington 06:44:58 -39.1 Dark Down 31.1 227.1 Up 06:29:58 - 06:59:58 2496
Hawthorne 06:44:56 -39.7 Dark Down 31.1 227.8 Up 06:29:56 - 06:59:56 2432
Lee Vining 06:44:58 -40.0 Dark Down 31.7 227.6 Up 06:29:58 - 06:59:58 2402
Bishop 06:44:54 -40.8 Dark Down 31.7 228.6 Up 06:29:54 - 06:59:54 2317
Beatty 06:44:47 -41.7 Dark Down 31.0 230.3 Up 06:29:47 - 06:59:47 2205
Dunrhomin 06:44:01 -40.5 Dark Down 21.8 238.6 Low 06:29:01 - 06:59:01 2077
Nikitin 06:44:02 -40.7 Dark Down 22.0 238.7 Low 06:29:02 - 06:59:02 2060
CU-SBO 06:44:03 -40.8 Dark Down 22.0 238.6 Low 06:29:03 - 06:59:03 2056
Wildwood 06:44:59 -43.8 Dark Down 34.0 230.0 Up 06:29:59 - 06:59:59 2024
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:44:38 -43.9 Dark Down 30.8 233.0 Up 06:29:38 - 06:59:38 1951
Patrick 06:44:36 -43.9 Dark Down 30.1 233.5 Up 06:29:36 - 06:59:36 1945
Idyllwild 06:44:49 -44.7 Dark Down 33.0 231.9 Up 06:29:49 - 06:59:49 1908
Lake Havasu City 06:44:38 -44.7 Dark Down 31.0 233.5 Up 06:29:38 - 06:59:38 1877
Calipatria 06:44:44 -45.6 Dark Down 32.6 233.2 Up 06:29:44 - 06:59:44 1798
Yuma 06:44:40 -46.3 Dark Down 32.3 234.2 Up 06:29:40 - 06:59:40 1718
George/Scottsdale 06:44:27 -46.0 Dark Down 29.8 235.9 Low 06:29:27 - 06:59:27 1699

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, (2027/08/30 06:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 37.24 113
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 19.10 146
PPM 202054     18:42:36.1 -07:04:26  6.5  0.49 142
PPM 202092     18:44:33.4 -07:06:38  8.4  0.29 142
PPM 202088     18:44:27.9 -07:37:06  8.7  0.25 142
469362         18:44:09.7 -07:22:43 16.7       142
Positions are for J2000

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

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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