RECON: TNO occultation with 469362

Event between (469362) 01KB77 and star GA0820:16690362 with event index number of 1927631

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/23 08:53:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:57:56.5 -06:29:13
Equinox of date position of star is 18:59:15.4 -06:27:09
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 145 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

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Object is 28.5 AU from the Sun and 27.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 424 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2522 km.
The sky-plane scale is 19978.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.9 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469362, (2028/07/23 08:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.8 -26:29:34  0.9 40.57 111
Nunki          18:57:02.0 -26:15:31  2.0 19.82 144
Eta Sct        18:58:35.4 -05:48:25  4.8  0.68 144
PPM 202316     18:57:15.6 -06:36:25  8.3  0.57 144
PPM 202358     18:59:11.4 -06:36:38  9.2  0.18 144
469362         18:59:28.5 -06:26:48 17.0       145
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 22.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=15.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:51:29 -18.8 Dark Down 27.4 213.6 Low 08:36:29 - 09:06:29 -1102
Kelowna 08:51:26 -19.4 Dark Down 27.7 214.8 Low 08:36:26 - 09:06:26 -1170
Peachland 08:51:26 -19.6 Dark Down 27.9 214.5 Low 08:36:26 - 09:06:26 -1173
Summerland 08:51:26 -19.7 Dark Down 28.0 214.6 Low 08:36:26 - 09:06:26 -1185
Penticton 08:51:26 -19.8 Dark Down 28.0 214.8 Low 08:36:26 - 09:06:26 -1191
Sleaford 08:50:56 -14.7 AT Down 20.5 227.4 Low 08:35:56 - 09:05:56 -1203
Victoria 08:51:35 -21.2 Dark Down 30.2 211.0 Up 08:36:35 - 09:06:35 -1206
Oliver 08:51:25 -20.1 Dark Down 28.3 214.9 Low 08:36:25 - 09:06:25 -1216
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:51:24 -20.3 Dark Down 28.4 215.1 Low 08:36:24 - 09:06:24 -1230
Okanogan 08:51:24 -20.9 Dark Down 29.0 215.1 Low 08:36:24 - 09:06:24 -1273
Brewster 08:51:24 -21.2 Dark Down 29.3 215.0 Low 08:36:24 - 09:06:24 -1290
Manson/Chelan 08:51:25 -21.5 Dark Down 29.6 214.6 Low 08:36:25 - 09:06:25 -1299
Wenatchee 08:51:24 -22.0 Dark Down 30.1 214.6 Up 08:36:24 - 09:06:24 -1331
Ellensburg 08:51:25 -22.4 Dark Down 30.5 214.5 Up 08:36:25 - 09:06:25 -1358
Yakima 08:51:25 -22.8 Dark Down 30.8 214.6 Up 08:36:25 - 09:06:25 -1387
Toppenish/White Swan 08:51:24 -23.0 Dark Down 31.0 214.9 Up 08:36:24 - 09:06:24 -1406
The Dalles 08:51:25 -23.8 Dark Down 31.9 214.3 Up 08:36:25 - 09:06:25 -1451
PNWRO 08:51:19 -23.1 Dark Down 30.7 216.6 Up 08:36:19 - 09:06:19 -1456
Maupin 08:51:25 -24.2 Dark Down 32.2 214.6 Up 08:36:25 - 09:06:25 -1484
Sisters 08:51:25 -25.2 Dark Down 33.1 214.4 Up 08:36:25 - 09:06:25 -1543
Bend 08:51:23 -25.4 Dark Down 33.2 214.7 Up 08:36:23 - 09:06:23 -1565
Oregon Observatory 08:51:24 -25.6 Dark Down 33.4 214.7 Up 08:36:24 - 09:06:24 -1576
Chiloquin 08:51:24 -26.9 Dark Down 34.7 214.7 Up 08:36:24 - 09:06:24 -1672
Klamath Falls 08:51:23 -27.2 Dark Down 34.9 214.9 Up 08:36:23 - 09:06:23 -1701
Cedarville 08:51:18 -27.7 Dark Down 34.8 216.9 Up 08:36:18 - 09:06:18 -1782
Fall River/Burney 08:51:21 -28.4 Dark Down 35.7 215.8 Up 08:36:21 - 09:06:21 -1801
Greenville 08:51:18 -29.2 Dark Down 36.3 216.7 Up 08:36:18 - 09:06:18 -1882
Gimple 08:51:18 -29.2 Dark Down 36.2 216.8 Up 08:36:18 - 09:06:18 -1884
Quincy 08:51:18 -29.4 Dark Down 36.4 216.8 Up 08:36:18 - 09:06:18 -1899
Portola 08:51:17 -29.4 Dark Down 36.3 217.4 Up 08:36:17 - 09:06:17 -1917
Reno 08:51:15 -29.6 Dark Down 36.2 218.2 Up 08:36:15 - 09:06:15 -1950
Carson City 08:51:14 -29.9 Dark Down 36.5 218.4 Up 08:36:14 - 09:06:14 -1980
Gardnerville 08:51:13 -30.2 Dark Down 36.7 218.5 Up 08:36:13 - 09:06:13 -2002
Yerington 08:51:12 -30.0 Dark Down 36.3 219.1 Up 08:36:12 - 09:06:12 -2008
Hawthorne 08:51:09 -30.4 Dark Down 36.4 219.9 Up 08:36:09 - 09:06:09 -2056
Lee Vining 08:51:10 -31.0 Dark Down 37.1 219.6 Up 08:36:10 - 09:06:10 -2095
Dunrhomin 08:50:31 -25.2 Dark Down 27.8 232.1 Low 08:35:31 - 09:05:31 -2138
Nikitin 08:50:31 -25.4 Dark Down 28.0 232.1 Low 08:35:31 - 09:05:31 -2153
CU-SBO 08:50:31 -25.4 Dark Down 28.0 232.1 Low 08:35:31 - 09:05:31 -2158
Bishop 08:51:08 -31.5 Dark Down 37.2 220.7 Up 08:36:08 - 09:06:08 -2159
Beatty 08:51:01 -31.6 Dark Down 36.7 222.6 Up 08:36:01 - 09:06:01 -2228
Patrick 08:50:51 -32.3 Dark Down 36.1 226.3 Up 08:35:51 - 09:05:51 -2410
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:50:53 -32.7 Dark Down 36.7 225.7 Up 08:35:53 - 09:05:53 -2420
Wildwood 08:51:05 -34.7 Dark Down 39.8 222.2 Up 08:36:05 - 09:06:05 -2442
Lake Havasu City 08:50:51 -33.3 Dark Down 37.0 226.3 Up 08:35:51 - 09:05:51 -2484
Idyllwild 08:50:58 -34.6 Dark Down 39.0 224.4 Up 08:35:58 - 09:05:58 -2508
Calipatria 08:50:54 -34.9 Dark Down 38.7 225.9 Up 08:35:54 - 09:05:54 -2586
George/Scottsdale 08:50:43 -33.3 Dark Down 36.1 229.1 Up 08:35:43 - 09:05:43 -2600
Yuma 08:50:50 -35.1 Dark Down 38.5 227.0 Up 08:35:50 - 09:05:50 -2642

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, (2028/07/23 08:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 40.57 111
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 19.82 144
Eta Sct        18:57:03.8 -05:50:48  4.8  0.68 144
PPM 202316     18:55:43.5 -06:38:45  8.3  0.57 144
PPM 202358     18:57:39.3 -06:39:02  9.2  0.18 144
469362         18:57:56.5 -06:29:13 17.0       144
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:33:21 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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