RECON: TNO occultation with 469506

Event between (469506) 03FF128 and star GA0660:11792826 with event index number of 1414206

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/19 09:27:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:20:35.7 -22:46:01
Equinox of date position of star is 17:22:03.3 -22:47:22
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 105 degrees from the moon. Moon is 43% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 31.0 AU from the Sun and 30.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 213 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1467 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21760.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=254.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.9 sec chord
Diameter=104.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469506, (2025/06/19 09:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.4 -26:29:10  0.9 12.19 116
35Eta Oph      17:11:50.4 -15:45:17  2.6  7.44 108
PPM 266825     17:26:13.5 -21:27:47  6.1  1.63 104
PPM 266748     17:23:21.3 -22:46:30  8.2  0.28 105
PPM 266690     17:21:29.4 -22:43:38  9.6  0.16 105
469506         17:22:08.0 -22:47:27 16.6       105
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 4.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.2 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=16.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 09:26:38 -13.6 AT Up 12.2 207.2 Really Low 09:11:38 - 09:41:38 1263
Kelowna 09:26:35 -14.2 AT Up 12.7 208.1 Really Low 09:11:35 - 09:41:35 1227
Peachland 09:26:35 -14.4 AT Up 12.9 207.8 Really Low 09:11:35 - 09:41:35 1226
Summerland 09:26:35 -14.5 AT Up 13.0 207.9 Really Low 09:11:35 - 09:41:35 1220
Penticton 09:26:34 -14.5 AT Up 13.0 208.1 Really Low 09:11:34 - 09:41:34 1216
Victoria 09:26:43 -16.3 AT Up 15.0 204.7 Really Low 09:11:43 - 09:41:43 1215
Oliver 09:26:34 -14.8 AT Up 13.3 208.1 Really Low 09:11:34 - 09:41:34 1204
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:26:33 -15.0 AT Up 13.4 208.3 Really Low 09:11:33 - 09:41:33 1196
Okanogan 09:26:32 -15.6 AT Up 14.0 208.2 Really Low 09:11:32 - 09:41:32 1174
Brewster 09:26:32 -15.9 AT Up 14.3 208.0 Really Low 09:11:32 - 09:41:32 1166
Manson/Chelan 09:26:33 -16.2 AT Up 14.6 207.7 Really Low 09:11:33 - 09:41:33 1161
Wenatchee 09:26:33 -16.7 AT Up 15.1 207.6 Really Low 09:11:33 - 09:41:33 1145
Sleaford 09:26:07 -8.4 NT Up 6.1 219.5 Really Low 09:11:07 - 09:41:07 1132
Ellensburg 09:26:33 -17.1 AT Up 15.6 207.5 Really Low 09:11:33 - 09:41:33 1131
Yakima 09:26:32 -17.5 AT Up 15.9 207.5 Really Low 09:11:32 - 09:41:32 1114
Toppenish/White Swan 09:26:31 -17.7 AT Up 16.1 207.7 Really Low 09:11:31 - 09:41:31 1104
The Dalles 09:26:32 -18.6 Dark Up 17.0 207.1 Really Low 09:11:32 - 09:41:32 1079
PNWRO 09:26:26 -17.7 AT Up 15.9 209.1 Really Low 09:11:26 - 09:41:26 1073
Maupin 09:26:31 -19.0 Dark Up 17.3 207.2 Really Low 09:11:31 - 09:41:31 1061
Sisters 09:26:31 -19.9 Dark Up 18.3 206.9 Really Low 09:11:31 - 09:41:31 1028
Bend 09:26:30 -20.1 Dark Up 18.4 207.2 Really Low 09:11:30 - 09:41:30 1014
Oregon Observatory 09:26:30 -20.3 Dark Up 18.6 207.1 Really Low 09:11:30 - 09:41:30 1008
Chiloquin 09:26:29 -21.6 Dark Up 19.9 206.9 Really Low 09:11:29 - 09:41:29 951
Klamath Falls 09:26:28 -21.9 Dark Up 20.2 207.0 Low 09:11:28 - 09:41:28 934
Cedarville 09:26:22 -22.2 Dark Up 20.3 208.6 Low 09:11:22 - 09:41:22 883
Fall River/Burney 09:26:25 -22.9 Dark Up 21.1 207.6 Low 09:11:25 - 09:41:25 872
Greenville 09:26:23 -23.7 Dark Up 21.8 208.1 Low 09:11:23 - 09:41:23 821
Gimple 09:26:22 -23.7 Dark Up 21.7 208.2 Low 09:11:22 - 09:41:22 820
Quincy 09:26:22 -23.9 Dark Up 21.9 208.2 Low 09:11:22 - 09:41:22 811
Portola 09:26:20 -23.9 Dark Up 21.9 208.6 Low 09:11:20 - 09:41:20 799
Reno 09:26:18 -23.9 Dark Up 21.9 209.3 Low 09:11:18 - 09:41:18 777
Carson City 09:26:17 -24.3 Dark Up 22.2 209.4 Low 09:11:17 - 09:41:17 758
Gardnerville 09:26:17 -24.5 Dark Up 22.4 209.4 Low 09:11:17 - 09:41:17 744
Yerington 09:26:15 -24.3 Dark Up 22.1 210.0 Low 09:11:15 - 09:41:15 740
Hawthorne 09:26:13 -24.5 Dark Up 22.3 210.5 Low 09:11:13 - 09:41:13 708
Lee Vining 09:26:13 -25.2 Dark Up 23.0 210.2 Low 09:11:13 - 09:41:13 683
Bishop 09:26:10 -25.5 Dark Up 23.2 211.0 Low 09:11:10 - 09:41:10 640
Beatty 09:26:04 -25.4 Dark Up 22.9 212.5 Low 09:11:04 - 09:41:04 591
Dunrhomin 09:25:36 -18.1 Dark Up 14.9 221.5 Really Low 09:10:36 - 09:40:36 589
Nikitin 09:25:35 -18.2 Dark Up 15.0 221.5 Really Low 09:10:35 - 09:40:35 579
CU-SBO 09:25:36 -18.3 Dark Up 15.1 221.4 Really Low 09:10:36 - 09:40:36 577
Patrick 09:25:52 -25.7 Dark Up 22.9 215.4 Low 09:10:52 - 09:40:52 460
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:25:54 -26.2 Dark Up 23.4 214.8 Low 09:10:54 - 09:40:54 456
Wildwood 09:26:05 -28.6 Dark Up 26.1 211.6 Low 09:11:05 - 09:41:05 448
Lake Havasu City 09:25:52 -26.7 Dark Up 23.9 215.2 Low 09:10:52 - 09:40:52 411
Idyllwild 09:25:58 -28.3 Dark Up 25.6 213.3 Low 09:10:58 - 09:40:58 400
Calipatria 09:25:53 -28.4 Dark Up 25.5 214.5 Low 09:10:53 - 09:40:53 343
George/Scottsdale 09:25:42 -26.4 Dark Up 23.3 217.5 Low 09:10:42 - 09:40:42 322
Yuma 09:25:50 -28.5 Dark Up 25.5 215.4 Low 09:10:50 - 09:40:50 301

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 469506, (2025/06/19 09:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 12.19 116
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  7.44 108
PPM 266825     17:24:42.0 -21:26:30  6.1  1.63 104
PPM 266748     17:21:48.9 -22:45:07  8.2  0.28 105
PPM 266690     17:19:57.0 -22:42:11  9.6  0.16 105
469506         17:20:35.7 -22:46:01 16.6       105
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 06:22:59 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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