RECON: TNO occultation with 469362

Event between (469362) 01KB77 and star GA0820:18062625 with event index number of 1888606

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/17 10:06:33 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:04:32.5 -06:33:41
Equinox of date position of star is 19:05:51.4 -06:31:24
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 52 degrees from the moon. Moon is 41% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4

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Object is 28.5 AU from the Sun and 27.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.3 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 661 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4353 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20193.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.1 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469362, (2028/05/17 10:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.1 -26:29:33  0.9 41.90  88
Nunki          18:57:01.4 -26:15:31  2.0 19.86  56
12 Aql         19:03:11.7 -05:41:49  3.9  1.09  52
PPM 202443     19:03:20.7 -06:20:13  8.4  0.70  52
PPM 202519     19:06:58.0 -06:45:10  9.7  0.33  51
469362         19:06:03.9 -06:31:01 15.4        51
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 1.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.7 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=5.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:09:19 -7.4 NT Up 31.2 175.2 Up 09:54:19 - 10:24:19 6035
Kamloops 10:10:20 -14.0 AT Up 30.6 158.8 Up 09:55:20 - 10:25:20 5549
Kelowna 10:10:16 -14.4 AT Up 31.6 159.6 Up 09:55:16 - 10:25:16 5520
Peachland 10:10:17 -14.6 AT Up 31.6 159.2 Up 09:55:17 - 10:25:17 5504
Summerland 10:10:16 -14.7 AT Up 31.8 159.3 Up 09:55:16 - 10:25:16 5497
Penticton 10:10:17 -14.7 AT Up 31.9 159.4 Up 09:55:17 - 10:25:17 5496
Oliver 10:10:17 -15.0 AT Up 32.2 159.3 Up 09:55:17 - 10:25:17 5471
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:10:15 -15.1 AT Up 32.4 159.5 Up 09:55:15 - 10:25:15 5466
Okanogan 10:10:17 -15.7 AT Up 33.0 159.1 Up 09:55:17 - 10:25:17 5415
Brewster 10:10:17 -16.0 AT Up 33.2 158.8 Up 09:55:17 - 10:25:17 5390
Manson/Chelan 10:10:18 -16.3 AT Up 33.3 158.4 Up 09:55:18 - 10:25:18 5364
Wenatchee 10:10:19 -16.8 AT Up 33.7 158.1 Up 09:55:19 - 10:25:19 5326
Victoria 10:10:33 -16.9 AT Up 31.8 154.9 Up 09:55:33 - 10:25:33 5313
Dunrhomin 10:08:58 -15.4 AT Up 43.1 175.3 Up 09:53:58 - 10:23:58 5297
Ellensburg 10:10:21 -17.2 AT Up 34.0 157.7 Up 09:55:21 - 10:25:21 5290
Nikitin 10:08:56 -15.6 AT Up 43.3 175.3 Up 09:53:56 - 10:23:56 5284
CU-SBO 10:08:57 -15.7 AT Up 43.3 175.2 Up 09:53:57 - 10:23:57 5276
PNWRO 10:10:12 -17.4 AT Up 35.3 159.3 Up 09:55:12 - 10:25:12 5269
Yakima 10:10:20 -17.5 AT Up 34.4 157.6 Up 09:55:20 - 10:25:20 5260
Toppenish/White Swan 10:10:20 -17.7 AT Up 34.6 157.7 Up 09:55:20 - 10:25:20 5249
The Dalles 10:10:23 -18.6 Dark Up 35.1 156.6 Up 09:55:23 - 10:25:23 5168
Maupin 10:10:22 -18.9 Dark Up 35.5 156.6 Up 09:55:22 - 10:25:22 5141
Sisters 10:10:24 -19.9 Dark Up 36.2 155.8 Up 09:55:24 - 10:25:24 5059
Bend 10:10:21 -20.0 Dark Up 36.5 156.0 Up 09:55:21 - 10:25:21 5050
Oregon Observatory 10:10:24 -20.2 Dark Up 36.6 155.8 Up 09:55:24 - 10:25:24 5033
Chiloquin 10:10:26 -21.4 Dark Up 37.7 154.9 Up 09:55:26 - 10:25:26 4918
Klamath Falls 10:10:25 -21.7 Dark Up 38.0 154.9 Up 09:55:25 - 10:25:25 4894
Cedarville 10:10:16 -21.6 Dark Up 39.1 156.5 Up 09:55:16 - 10:25:16 4893
Fall River/Burney 10:10:23 -22.5 Dark Up 39.2 154.9 Up 09:55:23 - 10:25:23 4814
Gimple 10:10:20 -23.1 Dark Up 40.2 155.2 Up 09:55:20 - 10:25:20 4760
Greenville 10:10:17 -23.1 Dark Up 40.2 155.1 Up 09:55:17 - 10:25:17 4757
Reno 10:10:13 -23.1 Dark Up 41.1 156.3 Up 09:55:13 - 10:25:13 4748
Portola 10:10:15 -23.2 Dark Up 40.6 155.6 Up 09:55:15 - 10:25:15 4747
Quincy 10:10:20 -23.3 Dark Up 40.4 155.1 Up 09:55:20 - 10:25:20 4741
Yerington 10:10:09 -23.3 Dark Up 41.8 156.9 Up 09:55:09 - 10:25:09 4726
Carson City 10:10:13 -23.4 Dark Up 41.4 156.2 Up 09:55:13 - 10:25:13 4720
Hawthorne 10:10:06 -23.4 Dark Up 42.3 157.4 Up 09:55:06 - 10:25:06 4707
Gardnerville 10:10:14 -23.6 Dark Up 41.6 156.2 Up 09:55:14 - 10:25:14 4702
Lee Vining 10:10:10 -24.1 Dark Up 42.7 156.6 Up 09:55:10 - 10:25:10 4645
Beatty 10:09:56 -23.9 Dark Up 44.4 159.2 Up 09:54:56 - 10:24:56 4641
Patrick 10:09:39 -23.6 Dark Up 46.5 162.6 Up 09:54:39 - 10:24:39 4623
Bishop 10:10:05 -24.3 Dark Up 43.5 157.3 Up 09:55:05 - 10:25:05 4621
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:09:40 -24.1 Dark Up 46.6 161.5 Up 09:54:40 - 10:24:40 4577
George/Scottsdale 10:09:24 -23.8 Dark Up 48.6 164.9 Up 09:54:24 - 10:24:24 4557
Lake Havasu City 10:09:39 -24.5 Dark Up 47.3 161.7 Up 09:54:39 - 10:24:39 4531
Idyllwild 10:09:52 -26.3 Dark Up 47.4 158.1 Up 09:54:52 - 10:24:52 4380
Calipatria 10:09:44 -26.2 Dark Up 48.3 159.5 Up 09:54:44 - 10:24:44 4371
Yuma 10:09:38 -26.0 Dark Up 48.9 160.6 Up 09:54:38 - 10:24:38 4368
Wildwood 10:10:02 -27.0 Dark Up 46.4 155.7 Up 09:55:02 - 10:25:02 4341

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, (2028/05/17 10:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 41.90  88
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 19.86  56
12 Aql         19:01:40.8 -05:44:22  3.9  1.09  52
PPM 202443     19:01:49.4 -06:22:46  8.4  0.70  52
PPM 202519     19:05:26.4 -06:47:52  9.7  0.33  51
469362         19:04:32.5 -06:33:41 15.4        52
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:29:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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