RECON: TNO occultation with 469362

Event between (469362) 01KB77 and star GA0820:16166563 with event index number of 2436071

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/11/01 03:38:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:56:04.1 -07:11:58
Equinox of date position of star is 18:57:23.3 -07:09:58
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 99 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.5

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Object is 28.5 AU from the Sun and 28.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 423 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4062 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20949.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469362, (2028/11/01 03:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:10.8 -26:29:36  0.9 39.79 136
Nunki          18:57:03.1 -26:15:29  2.0 19.10 103
Eta Sct        18:58:36.3 -05:48:23  4.8  1.38  99
PPM 202316     18:57:16.5 -06:36:24  8.3  0.56  99
PPM 202324     18:57:30.8 -06:59:23  9.9  0.17  99
469362         18:57:37.4 -07:09:36 16.9        99
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 24.3 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=0.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 03:40:28 -37.3 Dark Up 8.5 246.5 Really Low 03:25:28 - 03:55:28 11492
Kamloops 03:40:06 -29.3 Dark Up 17.1 234.4 Really Low 03:25:06 - 03:55:06 11418
Kelowna 03:40:11 -30.1 Dark Up 17.1 235.4 Really Low 03:25:11 - 03:55:11 11381
Peachland 03:40:12 -29.9 Dark Up 17.3 235.2 Really Low 03:25:12 - 03:55:12 11375
Summerland 03:40:12 -30.0 Dark Up 17.3 235.3 Really Low 03:25:12 - 03:55:12 11368
Penticton 03:40:13 -30.1 Dark Up 17.3 235.5 Really Low 03:25:13 - 03:55:13 11365
Oliver 03:40:14 -30.2 Dark Up 17.5 235.5 Really Low 03:25:14 - 03:55:14 11348
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:40:15 -30.4 Dark Up 17.5 235.8 Really Low 03:25:15 - 03:55:15 11340
Okanogan 03:40:17 -30.4 Dark Up 18.0 235.7 Really Low 03:25:17 - 03:55:17 11306
Victoria 03:40:07 -27.8 Dark Up 19.9 232.3 Really Low 03:25:07 - 03:55:07 11301
Brewster 03:40:18 -30.3 Dark Up 18.2 235.6 Really Low 03:25:18 - 03:55:18 11292
Manson/Chelan 03:40:17 -30.1 Dark Up 18.5 235.4 Really Low 03:25:17 - 03:55:17 11280
Wenatchee 03:40:19 -30.1 Dark Up 18.9 235.4 Really Low 03:25:19 - 03:55:19 11255
Ellensburg 03:40:20 -30.0 Dark Up 19.3 235.3 Really Low 03:25:20 - 03:55:20 11232
Yakima 03:40:21 -30.1 Dark Up 19.5 235.4 Really Low 03:25:21 - 03:55:21 11210
Toppenish/White Swan 03:40:23 -30.3 Dark Up 19.5 235.6 Really Low 03:25:23 - 03:55:23 11199
PNWRO 03:40:27 -31.4 Dark Up 18.8 237.0 Really Low 03:25:27 - 03:55:27 11183
The Dalles 03:40:23 -29.9 Dark Up 20.4 235.2 Low 03:25:23 - 03:55:23 11153
Maupin 03:40:25 -30.0 Dark Up 20.6 235.4 Low 03:25:25 - 03:55:25 11130
Sisters 03:40:28 -29.8 Dark Up 21.4 235.3 Low 03:25:28 - 03:55:28 11079
Bend 03:40:28 -30.0 Dark Up 21.3 235.6 Low 03:25:28 - 03:55:28 11066
Oregon Observatory 03:40:29 -30.0 Dark Up 21.5 235.5 Low 03:25:29 - 03:55:29 11055
Chiloquin 03:40:33 -29.9 Dark Up 22.5 235.6 Low 03:25:33 - 03:55:33 10975
Klamath Falls 03:40:34 -30.0 Dark Up 22.6 235.8 Low 03:25:34 - 03:55:34 10955
Cedarville 03:40:42 -31.3 Dark Up 22.0 237.4 Low 03:25:42 - 03:55:42 10918
Fall River/Burney 03:40:39 -30.4 Dark Up 23.1 236.6 Low 03:25:39 - 03:55:39 10882
Dunrhomin 03:41:19 -42.7 Dark Up 12.3 249.3 Really Low 03:26:19 - 03:56:19 10846
Nikitin 03:41:22 -42.8 Dark Up 12.4 249.3 Really Low 03:26:22 - 03:56:22 10834
CU-SBO 03:41:21 -42.7 Dark Up 12.5 249.3 Really Low 03:26:21 - 03:56:21 10830
Gimple 03:40:45 -31.0 Dark Up 23.2 237.3 Low 03:25:45 - 03:55:45 10826
Greenville 03:40:45 -30.9 Dark Up 23.2 237.3 Low 03:25:45 - 03:55:45 10826
Quincy 03:40:44 -30.9 Dark Up 23.4 237.3 Low 03:25:44 - 03:55:44 10813
Portola 03:40:47 -31.3 Dark Up 23.1 237.8 Low 03:25:47 - 03:55:47 10807
Reno 03:40:50 -31.8 Dark Up 22.8 238.4 Low 03:25:50 - 03:55:50 10792
Carson City 03:40:52 -31.9 Dark Up 23.0 238.6 Low 03:25:52 - 03:55:52 10768
Yerington 03:40:54 -32.4 Dark Up 22.7 239.2 Low 03:25:54 - 03:55:54 10757
Gardnerville 03:40:52 -32.0 Dark Up 23.1 238.7 Low 03:25:52 - 03:55:52 10752
Hawthorne 03:40:58 -32.9 Dark Up 22.5 239.8 Low 03:25:58 - 03:55:58 10728
Lee Vining 03:40:58 -32.6 Dark Up 23.1 239.6 Low 03:25:58 - 03:55:58 10689
Bishop 03:41:01 -33.3 Dark Up 22.9 240.4 Low 03:26:01 - 03:56:01 10650
Beatty 03:41:08 -34.6 Dark Up 22.0 241.8 Low 03:26:08 - 03:56:08 10622
Patrick 03:41:20 -37.2 Dark Up 20.5 244.5 Low 03:26:20 - 03:56:20 10522
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:41:19 -36.7 Dark Up 21.2 244.1 Low 03:26:19 - 03:56:19 10503
Lake Havasu City 03:41:22 -37.0 Dark Up 21.3 244.5 Low 03:26:22 - 03:56:22 10454
Wildwood 03:41:12 -33.5 Dark Up 24.6 241.5 Low 03:26:12 - 03:56:12 10416
George/Scottsdale 03:41:31 -39.1 Dark Up 19.7 246.5 Really Low 03:26:31 - 03:56:31 10399
Idyllwild 03:41:19 -35.1 Dark Up 23.4 243.1 Low 03:26:19 - 03:56:19 10395
Calipatria 03:41:23 -36.1 Dark Up 22.8 244.1 Low 03:26:23 - 03:56:23 10351
Yuma 03:41:29 -37.0 Dark Up 22.3 244.9 Low 03:26:29 - 03:56:29 10320

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, (2028/11/01 03:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 39.79 136
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 19.10 103
Eta Sct        18:57:03.8 -05:50:48  4.8  1.38  99
PPM 202316     18:55:43.5 -06:38:45  8.3  0.56  99
PPM 202324     18:55:57.5 -07:01:45  9.9  0.17  99
469362         18:56:04.1 -07:11:58 16.9        99
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/25 21:30:26 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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