RECON: TNO occultation with 469442

Event between (469442) 02GG166 and star GA0580:37054451 with event index number of 1476434

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/06 02:44:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:24:44.6 -30:20:45
Equinox of date position of star is 18:26:18.8 -30:19:50
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 84 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.3

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Object is 14.8 AU from the Sun and 14.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 176 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 737 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10799.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=136.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.7 sec chord
Diameter=55.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469442, (2025/10/06 02:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:59.5 -26:29:13  0.9 25.60 109
Nunki          18:56:51.6 -26:15:44  2.0  7.84  76
18 Sgr         18:26:40.8 -30:44:28  5.3  0.42  84
PPM 297690     18:27:09.2 -30:14:13  7.5  0.19  83
PPM 297646     18:25:34.8 -30:18:08  9.4  0.18  84
469442         18:26:23.8 -30:19:47 16.2        83
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 5.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 60.4 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 02:48:16 -11.6 NT Up 9.6 195.2 Really Low 02:33:16 - 03:03:16 7081
Kamloops 02:48:26 -13.3 AT Up 7.0 197.8 Really Low 02:33:26 - 03:03:26 7052
Peachland 02:48:31 -13.8 AT Up 7.7 198.4 Really Low 02:33:31 - 03:03:31 7007
Kelowna 02:48:32 -14.0 AT Up 7.5 198.6 Really Low 02:33:32 - 03:03:32 7001
Summerland 02:48:32 -13.9 AT Up 7.8 198.4 Really Low 02:33:32 - 03:03:32 7000
Penticton 02:48:32 -14.0 AT Up 7.9 198.5 Really Low 02:33:32 - 03:03:32 6995
Oliver 02:48:33 -14.0 AT Up 8.2 198.6 Really Low 02:33:33 - 03:03:33 6984
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:48:33 -14.2 AT Up 8.3 198.7 Really Low 02:33:33 - 03:03:33 6973
Manson/Chelan 02:48:32 -13.8 AT Up 9.6 198.1 Really Low 02:33:32 - 03:03:32 6962
Okanogan 02:48:34 -14.1 AT Up 9.0 198.6 Really Low 02:33:34 - 03:03:34 6960
Brewster 02:48:34 -14.1 AT Up 9.3 198.4 Really Low 02:33:34 - 03:03:34 6957
Wenatchee 02:48:32 -13.8 AT Up 10.1 198.0 Really Low 02:33:32 - 03:03:32 6952
Ellensburg 02:48:32 -13.7 AT Up 10.5 197.8 Really Low 02:33:32 - 03:03:32 6946
Yakima 02:48:33 -13.7 AT Up 10.9 197.8 Really Low 02:33:33 - 03:03:33 6933
Toppenish/White Swan 02:48:34 -13.9 AT Up 11.1 198.0 Really Low 02:33:34 - 03:03:34 6920
The Dalles 02:48:30 -13.4 AT Up 12.0 197.4 Really Low 02:33:30 - 03:03:30 6918
Maupin 02:48:32 -13.5 AT Up 12.3 197.5 Really Low 02:33:32 - 03:03:32 6900
Sisters 02:48:30 -13.3 AT Up 13.3 197.1 Really Low 02:33:30 - 03:03:30 6884
Bend 02:48:32 -13.5 AT Up 13.5 197.4 Really Low 02:33:32 - 03:03:32 6867
Oregon Observatory 02:48:31 -13.4 AT Up 13.7 197.3 Really Low 02:33:31 - 03:03:31 6865
PNWRO 02:48:42 -15.0 AT Up 11.1 199.3 Really Low 02:33:42 - 03:03:42 6857
Chiloquin 02:48:30 -13.2 AT Up 15.0 197.0 Really Low 02:33:30 - 03:03:30 6827
Klamath Falls 02:48:32 -13.3 AT Up 15.3 197.1 Really Low 02:33:32 - 03:03:32 6811
Fall River/Burney 02:48:35 -13.7 AT Up 16.3 197.5 Really Low 02:33:35 - 03:03:35 6749
Cedarville 02:48:40 -14.6 AT Up 15.6 198.6 Really Low 02:33:40 - 03:03:40 6726
Greenville 02:48:38 -14.2 AT Up 17.1 198.0 Really Low 02:33:38 - 03:03:38 6694
Gimple 02:48:39 -14.2 AT Up 17.1 198.1 Really Low 02:33:39 - 03:03:39 6690
Quincy 02:48:39 -14.2 AT Up 17.3 198.1 Really Low 02:33:39 - 03:03:39 6684
Portola 02:48:40 -14.6 AT Up 17.3 198.5 Really Low 02:33:40 - 03:03:40 6662
Sleaford 02:49:21 -21.8 Dark Up 2.0 209.9 Really Low 02:34:21 - 03:04:21 6631
Reno 02:48:45 -15.1 AT Up 17.4 199.1 Really Low 02:33:45 - 03:03:45 6626
Carson City 02:48:46 -15.2 AT Up 17.7 199.2 Really Low 02:33:46 - 03:03:46 6609
Gardnerville 02:48:47 -15.2 AT Up 17.9 199.2 Really Low 02:33:47 - 03:03:47 6596
Yerington 02:48:49 -15.7 AT Up 17.7 199.7 Really Low 02:33:49 - 03:03:49 6576
Hawthorne 02:48:53 -16.1 AT Up 18.0 200.3 Really Low 02:33:53 - 03:03:53 6534
Lee Vining 02:48:51 -15.8 AT Up 18.7 199.9 Really Low 02:33:51 - 03:03:51 6526
Bishop 02:48:55 -16.5 AT Up 19.0 200.6 Really Low 02:33:55 - 03:03:55 6468
Beatty 02:49:04 -17.8 AT Up 19.0 202.1 Really Low 02:34:04 - 03:04:04 6380
Wildwood 02:48:57 -16.6 AT Up 22.2 200.9 Low 02:33:57 - 03:03:57 6305
Idyllwild 02:49:07 -18.3 Dark Up 21.9 202.6 Low 02:34:07 - 03:04:07 6209
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:49:18 -19.9 Dark Up 19.9 204.3 Really Low 02:34:18 - 03:04:18 6199
Patrick 02:49:22 -20.4 Dark Up 19.4 204.8 Really Low 02:34:22 - 03:04:22 6183
Lake Havasu City 02:49:20 -20.2 Dark Up 20.4 204.6 Low 02:34:20 - 03:04:20 6150
Calipatria 02:49:15 -19.3 Dark Up 22.1 203.8 Low 02:34:15 - 03:04:15 6123
Dunrhomin 02:49:56 -26.2 Dark Up 11.8 211.4 Really Low 02:34:56 - 03:04:56 6075
Nikitin 02:49:56 -26.2 Dark Up 12.0 211.4 Really Low 02:34:56 - 03:04:56 6066
CU-SBO 02:49:56 -26.2 Dark Up 12.1 211.3 Really Low 02:34:56 - 03:04:56 6066
Yuma 02:49:20 -20.2 Dark Up 22.1 204.6 Low 02:34:20 - 03:04:20 6060
George/Scottsdale 02:49:34 -22.4 Dark Up 20.2 206.8 Low 02:34:34 - 03:04:34 6000

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 469442, (2025/10/06 02:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 25.60 109
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  7.84  76
18 Sgr         18:25:01.2 -30:45:26  5.3  0.42  84
PPM 297690     18:25:30.1 -30:15:12  7.5  0.19  83
PPM 297646     18:23:55.6 -30:19:04  9.4  0.18  84
469442         18:24:44.6 -30:20:45 16.2        84
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 02:54:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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