RECON: TNO occultation with 469506

Event between (469506) 03FF128 and star GA0660:11442475 with event index number of 1414219

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/07 05:10:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:18:42.3 -22:44:28
Equinox of date position of star is 17:20:10.0 -22:45:54
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 18 degrees from the moon. Moon is 87% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 31.0 AU from the Sun and 30.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 235 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1211 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21819.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=254.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.2 sec chord
Diameter=104.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469506, (2025/07/07 05:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.6 -26:29:11  0.9 11.79   6
35Eta Oph      17:11:50.6 -15:45:17  2.6  7.29  19
40Xi Oph       17:22:32.2 -21:08:16  3.9  1.71  19
PPM 266748     17:23:21.5 -22:46:30  8.2  0.72  18
PPM 266675     17:20:27.3 -22:43:58  9.1  0.06  18
469506         17:20:14.9 -22:45:58 16.9        18
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 3.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.4 km RECON observability=0.5 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)
Sleaford 05:11:08 -11.1 NT Up 15.1 177.7 Really Low 04:56:08 - 05:26:08 8075
Kamloops 05:11:54 -7.3 NT Up 15.1 164.1 Really Low 04:56:54 - 05:26:54 7909
Kelowna 05:11:53 -8.3 NT Up 16.1 164.9 Really Low 04:56:53 - 05:26:53 7891
Peachland 05:11:54 -8.2 NT Up 16.1 164.6 Really Low 04:56:54 - 05:26:54 7884
Summerland 05:11:53 -8.4 NT Up 16.3 164.7 Really Low 04:56:53 - 05:26:53 7880
Penticton 05:11:53 -8.5 NT Up 16.4 164.8 Really Low 04:56:53 - 05:26:53 7878
Oliver 05:11:54 -8.8 NT Up 16.7 164.8 Really Low 04:56:54 - 05:26:54 7865
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:11:53 -9.0 NT Up 16.9 164.9 Really Low 04:56:53 - 05:26:53 7862
Okanogan 05:11:54 -9.4 NT Up 17.5 164.7 Really Low 04:56:54 - 05:26:54 7834
Brewster 05:11:55 -9.5 NT Up 17.7 164.5 Really Low 04:56:55 - 05:26:55 7821
Manson/Chelan 05:11:57 -9.5 NT Up 17.8 164.1 Really Low 04:56:57 - 05:26:57 7809
Victoria 05:12:07 -7.6 NT Up 16.6 161.1 Really Low 04:57:07 - 05:27:07 7792
Wenatchee 05:11:58 -9.8 NT Up 18.3 163.9 Really Low 04:56:58 - 05:26:58 7788
Ellensburg 05:11:59 -10.0 NT Up 18.6 163.7 Really Low 04:56:59 - 05:26:59 7768
Yakima 05:11:59 -10.3 NT Up 19.0 163.6 Really Low 04:56:59 - 05:26:59 7751
PNWRO 05:11:54 -11.5 NT Up 19.9 165.1 Really Low 04:56:54 - 05:26:54 7747
Toppenish/White Swan 05:11:59 -10.6 NT Up 19.3 163.7 Really Low 04:56:59 - 05:26:59 7744
The Dalles 05:12:02 -10.8 NT Up 19.8 162.9 Really Low 04:57:02 - 05:27:02 7700
Maupin 05:12:03 -11.2 NT Up 20.3 163.0 Low 04:57:03 - 05:27:03 7684
Sisters 05:12:06 -11.6 NT Up 21.0 162.4 Low 04:57:06 - 05:27:06 7638
Bend 05:12:04 -11.9 NT Up 21.3 162.6 Low 04:57:04 - 05:27:04 7630
Oregon Observatory 05:12:05 -12.0 NT Up 21.4 162.5 Low 04:57:05 - 05:27:05 7621
Dunrhomin 05:11:05 -21.8 Dark Up 27.0 178.3 Low 04:56:05 - 05:26:05 7606
Nikitin 05:11:05 -21.9 Dark Up 27.2 178.3 Low 04:56:05 - 05:26:05 7597
CU-SBO 05:11:06 -21.9 Dark Up 27.2 178.2 Low 04:56:06 - 05:26:06 7593
Chiloquin 05:12:08 -12.8 AT Up 22.6 161.9 Low 04:57:08 - 05:27:08 7552
Klamath Falls 05:12:08 -13.1 AT Up 22.9 162.0 Low 04:57:08 - 05:27:08 7536
Cedarville 05:12:03 -14.4 AT Up 24.0 163.4 Low 04:57:03 - 05:27:03 7524
Fall River/Burney 05:12:08 -14.1 AT Up 24.1 162.2 Low 04:57:08 - 05:27:08 7482
Gimple 05:12:07 -15.1 AT Up 25.1 162.6 Low 04:57:07 - 05:27:07 7442
Greenville 05:12:07 -15.0 AT Up 25.1 162.5 Low 04:57:07 - 05:27:07 7441
Portola 05:12:06 -15.5 AT Up 25.5 162.9 Low 04:57:06 - 05:27:06 7430
Quincy 05:12:07 -15.2 AT Up 25.3 162.5 Low 04:57:07 - 05:27:07 7430
Reno 05:12:03 -16.0 AT Up 25.9 163.5 Low 04:57:03 - 05:27:03 7425
Carson City 05:12:04 -16.3 AT Up 26.3 163.5 Low 04:57:04 - 05:27:04 7406
Yerington 05:12:01 -16.8 AT Up 26.6 164.1 Low 04:57:01 - 05:27:01 7404
Gardnerville 05:12:03 -16.5 AT Up 26.5 163.5 Low 04:57:03 - 05:27:03 7393
Hawthorne 05:11:59 -17.4 AT Up 27.2 164.6 Low 04:56:59 - 05:26:59 7386
Lee Vining 05:12:01 -17.6 AT Up 27.6 164.0 Low 04:57:01 - 05:27:01 7348
Bishop 05:11:59 -18.4 Dark Up 28.3 164.6 Low 04:56:59 - 05:26:59 7324
Beatty 05:11:53 -19.6 Dark Up 29.1 166.2 Low 04:56:53 - 05:26:53 7318
Patrick 05:11:42 -22.2 Dark Up 31.1 169.0 Up 04:56:42 - 05:26:42 7266
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:11:45 -22.0 Dark Up 31.2 168.3 Up 04:56:45 - 05:26:45 7242
Lake Havasu City 05:11:43 -22.7 Dark Up 31.9 168.4 Up 04:56:43 - 05:26:43 7205
George/Scottsdale 05:11:33 -24.5 Dark Up 33.0 171.0 Up 04:56:33 - 05:26:33 7184
Idyllwild 05:11:54 -22.1 Dark Up 32.2 165.8 Up 04:56:54 - 05:26:54 7129
Wildwood 05:12:02 -20.8 Dark Up 31.4 163.9 Up 04:57:02 - 05:27:02 7125
Calipatria 05:11:49 -23.1 Dark Up 33.0 167.0 Up 04:56:49 - 05:26:49 7105
Yuma 05:11:46 -23.9 Dark Up 33.6 167.9 Up 04:56:46 - 05:26:46 7088

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, (2025/07/07 05:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.79   6
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  7.29  19
40Xi Oph       17:21:00.7 -21:06:51  3.9  1.71  19
PPM 266748     17:21:48.9 -22:45:07  8.2  0.72  18
PPM 266675     17:18:54.8 -22:42:29  9.1  0.06  18
469506         17:18:42.3 -22:44:28 16.9        18
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 06:30:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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