RECON: TNO occultation with 469362

Event between (469362) 01KB77 and star GA0820:17041618 with event index number of 1927591

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/10 08:51:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:59:21.2 -06:26:34
Equinox of date position of star is 19:00:40.0 -06:24:27
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 45 degrees from the moon. Moon is 88% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

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Object is 28.5 AU from the Sun and 27.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 412 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2584 km.
The sky-plane scale is 19951.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.5 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469362, (2028/07/10 08:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.7 -26:29:34  0.9 40.89  80
Nunki          18:57:01.9 -26:15:31  2.0 19.88  47
Eta Sct        18:58:35.3 -05:48:25  4.8  0.82  46
PPM 202437     19:02:59.0 -06:09:00  7.9  0.58  45
PPM 202415     19:02:03.4 -06:20:00  9.8  0.30  45
469362         19:00:53.0 -06:24:06 17.0        45
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 22.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=12.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:50:34 -16.6 AT Up 31.2 199.0 Up 08:35:34 - 09:05:34 3224
Sleaford 08:49:56 -12.6 AT Up 25.9 214.1 Low 08:34:56 - 09:04:56 3189
Kelowna 08:50:30 -17.2 AT Up 31.8 200.1 Up 08:35:30 - 09:05:30 3165
Peachland 08:50:31 -17.4 AT Up 31.9 199.8 Up 08:35:31 - 09:05:31 3161
Summerland 08:50:31 -17.5 AT Up 32.1 200.0 Up 08:35:31 - 09:05:31 3150
Penticton 08:50:30 -17.6 AT Up 32.1 200.1 Up 08:35:30 - 09:05:30 3145
Oliver 08:50:30 -17.9 AT Up 32.4 200.2 Up 08:35:30 - 09:05:30 3122
Victoria 08:50:41 -19.0 Dark Up 33.8 195.9 Up 08:35:41 - 09:05:41 3111
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:50:30 -18.1 Dark Up 32.5 200.4 Up 08:35:30 - 09:05:30 3110
Okanogan 08:50:29 -18.7 Dark Up 33.2 200.3 Up 08:35:29 - 09:05:29 3069
Brewster 08:50:30 -19.0 Dark Up 33.5 200.1 Up 08:35:30 - 09:05:30 3052
Manson/Chelan 08:50:31 -19.3 Dark Up 33.8 199.8 Up 08:35:31 - 09:05:31 3042
Wenatchee 08:50:31 -19.8 Dark Up 34.3 199.7 Up 08:35:31 - 09:05:31 3011
Ellensburg 08:50:31 -20.2 Dark Up 34.7 199.5 Up 08:35:31 - 09:05:31 2985
Yakima 08:50:31 -20.6 Dark Up 35.1 199.6 Up 08:35:31 - 09:05:31 2957
Toppenish/White Swan 08:50:30 -20.8 Dark Up 35.3 199.8 Up 08:35:30 - 09:05:30 2941
PNWRO 08:50:26 -20.9 Dark Up 35.2 201.7 Up 08:35:26 - 09:05:26 2902
The Dalles 08:50:32 -21.6 Dark Up 36.2 199.1 Up 08:35:32 - 09:05:32 2893
Maupin 08:50:32 -22.0 Dark Up 36.5 199.3 Up 08:35:32 - 09:05:32 2863
Sisters 08:50:33 -23.0 Dark Up 37.5 198.9 Up 08:35:33 - 09:05:33 2805
Bend 08:50:32 -23.2 Dark Up 37.6 199.3 Up 08:35:32 - 09:05:32 2785
Oregon Observatory 08:50:32 -23.4 Dark Up 37.8 199.2 Up 08:35:32 - 09:05:32 2774
Chiloquin 08:50:33 -24.7 Dark Up 39.2 199.0 Up 08:35:33 - 09:05:33 2681
Klamath Falls 08:50:33 -25.0 Dark Up 39.5 199.2 Up 08:35:33 - 09:05:33 2654
Cedarville 08:50:27 -25.5 Dark Up 39.7 201.4 Up 08:35:27 - 09:05:27 2587
Fall River/Burney 08:50:31 -26.2 Dark Up 40.5 200.0 Up 08:35:31 - 09:05:31 2561
Greenville 08:50:28 -27.0 Dark Up 41.2 200.9 Up 08:35:28 - 09:05:28 2487
Gimple 08:50:28 -27.0 Dark Up 41.2 201.0 Up 08:35:28 - 09:05:28 2486
Quincy 08:50:29 -27.2 Dark Up 41.4 200.9 Up 08:35:29 - 09:05:29 2471
Portola 08:50:27 -27.2 Dark Up 41.4 201.6 Up 08:35:27 - 09:05:27 2457
Reno 08:50:24 -27.4 Dark Up 41.5 202.5 Up 08:35:24 - 09:05:24 2429
Carson City 08:50:24 -27.7 Dark Up 41.8 202.6 Up 08:35:24 - 09:05:24 2401
Gardnerville 08:50:24 -28.0 Dark Up 42.0 202.8 Up 08:35:24 - 09:05:24 2381
Yerington 08:50:22 -27.8 Dark Up 41.8 203.5 Up 08:35:22 - 09:05:22 2379
Hawthorne 08:50:20 -28.2 Dark Up 42.1 204.3 Up 08:35:20 - 09:05:20 2336
Dunrhomin 08:49:36 -23.1 Dark Up 35.2 219.0 Up 08:34:36 - 09:04:36 2331
Nikitin 08:49:36 -23.3 Dark Up 35.3 219.1 Up 08:34:36 - 09:04:36 2316
CU-SBO 08:49:36 -23.4 Dark Up 35.4 219.0 Up 08:34:36 - 09:04:36 2312
Lee Vining 08:50:21 -28.8 Dark Up 42.7 203.9 Up 08:35:21 - 09:05:21 2296
Bishop 08:50:18 -29.3 Dark Up 43.0 205.0 Up 08:35:18 - 09:05:18 2239
Beatty 08:50:12 -29.4 Dark Up 42.9 207.3 Up 08:35:12 - 09:05:12 2184
Patrick 08:50:01 -30.2 Dark Up 43.0 211.5 Up 08:35:01 - 09:05:01 2027
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:50:03 -30.6 Dark Up 43.6 210.8 Up 08:35:03 - 09:05:03 2014
Wildwood 08:50:17 -32.5 Dark Up 46.1 206.2 Up 08:35:17 - 09:05:17 1966
Lake Havasu City 08:50:02 -31.2 Dark Up 44.0 211.4 Up 08:35:02 - 09:05:02 1954
Idyllwild 08:50:10 -32.5 Dark Up 45.7 208.8 Up 08:35:10 - 09:05:10 1915
George/Scottsdale 08:49:52 -31.2 Dark Up 43.6 214.8 Up 08:34:52 - 09:04:52 1858
Calipatria 08:50:05 -32.8 Dark Up 45.7 210.6 Up 08:35:05 - 09:05:05 1848
Yuma 08:50:02 -32.9 Dark Up 45.7 212.0 Up 08:35:02 - 09:05:02 1800

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, (2028/07/10 08:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 40.89  80
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 19.88  47
Eta Sct        18:57:03.8 -05:50:48  4.8  0.82  46
PPM 202437     19:01:27.3 -06:11:34  7.9  0.58  45
PPM 202415     19:00:31.6 -06:22:31  9.8  0.30  45
469362         18:59:21.2 -06:26:34 17.0        45
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:30:48 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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