RECON: TNO occultation with 469506

Event between (469506) 03FF128 and star GA0660:17450351 with event index number of 1704897

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/06/11 10:34:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:42:04.8 -23:10:03
Equinox of date position of star is 17:43:32.9 -23:10:40
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 96 degrees from the moon. Moon is 50% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

[RECON map]
Object is 31.0 AU from the Sun and 30.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.3 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 295 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1402 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21767.9 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 -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469506, (2027/06/11 10:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.7 -26:29:25  0.9 16.80  79
35Eta Oph      17:11:57.2 -15:45:25  2.6 10.54  88
PPM 267109     17:40:23.9 -21:55:35  6.4  1.47  95
PPM 267163     17:44:00.3 -23:21:37  7.7  0.19  96
469506         17:43:44.8 -23:10:44 15.1        96
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 3.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 19.9 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=8.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 10:33:02 -9.0 NT Down 11.0 209.7 Really Low 10:18:02 - 10:48:02 2288
Victoria 10:33:06 -11.9 NT Down 13.8 207.2 Really Low 10:18:06 - 10:48:06 2248
Peachland 10:32:59 -9.5 NT Down 11.6 210.3 Really Low 10:17:59 - 10:47:59 2247
Kelowna 10:32:58 -9.3 NT Down 11.4 210.5 Really Low 10:17:58 - 10:47:58 2246
Summerland 10:32:58 -9.6 NT Down 11.7 210.4 Really Low 10:17:58 - 10:47:58 2240
Penticton 10:32:58 -9.6 NT Down 11.7 210.5 Really Low 10:17:58 - 10:47:58 2236
Oliver 10:32:57 -9.9 NT Down 12.0 210.5 Really Low 10:17:57 - 10:47:57 2222
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:32:56 -10.0 NT Down 12.1 210.7 Really Low 10:17:56 - 10:47:56 2214
Okanogan 10:32:56 -10.6 NT Down 12.7 210.6 Really Low 10:17:56 - 10:47:56 2191
Brewster 10:32:56 -10.9 NT Down 13.0 210.4 Really Low 10:17:56 - 10:47:56 2183
Manson/Chelan 10:32:56 -11.2 NT Down 13.3 210.1 Really Low 10:17:56 - 10:47:56 2180
Wenatchee 10:32:56 -11.7 NT Down 13.8 210.0 Really Low 10:17:56 - 10:47:56 2164
Ellensburg 10:32:56 -12.1 AT Down 14.2 209.9 Really Low 10:17:56 - 10:47:56 2150
Yakima 10:32:55 -12.4 AT Down 14.6 209.9 Really Low 10:17:55 - 10:47:55 2133
Toppenish/White Swan 10:32:54 -12.5 AT Down 14.7 210.1 Really Low 10:17:54 - 10:47:54 2121
Sleaford 10:32:32 -2.1 CT Down 4.6 221.8 Really Low 10:17:32 - 10:47:32 2110
The Dalles 10:32:55 -13.5 AT Down 15.7 209.5 Really Low 10:17:55 - 10:47:55 2099
PNWRO 10:32:49 -12.2 AT Down 14.5 211.5 Really Low 10:17:49 - 10:47:49 2084
Maupin 10:32:54 -13.8 AT Down 16.0 209.7 Really Low 10:17:54 - 10:47:54 2079
Sisters 10:32:54 -14.7 AT Down 16.9 209.4 Really Low 10:17:54 - 10:47:54 2047
Bend 10:32:53 -14.8 AT Down 17.0 209.6 Really Low 10:17:53 - 10:47:53 2033
Oregon Observatory 10:32:53 -15.0 AT Down 17.2 209.5 Really Low 10:17:53 - 10:47:53 2027
Chiloquin 10:32:52 -16.2 AT Down 18.5 209.4 Really Low 10:17:52 - 10:47:52 1970
Klamath Falls 10:32:51 -16.5 AT Down 18.8 209.5 Really Low 10:17:51 - 10:47:51 1952
Cedarville 10:32:45 -16.4 AT Down 18.8 211.0 Really Low 10:17:45 - 10:47:45 1893
Fall River/Burney 10:32:48 -17.3 AT Down 19.7 210.0 Really Low 10:17:48 - 10:47:48 1887
Greenville 10:32:45 -17.8 AT Down 20.3 210.6 Low 10:17:45 - 10:47:45 1833
Gimple 10:32:45 -17.8 AT Down 20.3 210.7 Low 10:17:45 - 10:47:45 1831
Quincy 10:32:45 -18.0 Dark Down 20.5 210.6 Low 10:17:45 - 10:47:45 1822
Portola 10:32:43 -17.9 AT Down 20.4 211.1 Low 10:17:43 - 10:47:43 1808
Reno 10:32:41 -17.8 AT Down 20.4 211.7 Low 10:17:41 - 10:47:41 1783
Carson City 10:32:40 -18.1 Dark Down 20.7 211.8 Low 10:17:40 - 10:47:40 1763
Gardnerville 10:32:39 -18.3 Dark Down 20.9 211.9 Low 10:17:39 - 10:47:39 1749
Yerington 10:32:38 -18.0 AT Down 20.6 212.4 Low 10:17:38 - 10:47:38 1742
Hawthorne 10:32:35 -18.1 Dark Down 20.8 212.9 Low 10:17:35 - 10:47:35 1707
Lee Vining 10:32:36 -18.8 Dark Down 21.4 212.6 Low 10:17:36 - 10:47:36 1684
Bishop 10:32:33 -18.9 Dark Down 21.6 213.3 Low 10:17:33 - 10:47:33 1636
Beatty 10:32:27 -18.4 Dark Down 21.3 214.8 Low 10:17:27 - 10:47:27 1580
Dunrhomin 10:32:01 -9.8 NT Down 13.0 223.5 Really Low 10:17:01 - 10:47:01 1534
Nikitin 10:32:00 -9.9 NT Down 13.2 223.5 Really Low 10:17:00 - 10:47:00 1524
CU-SBO 10:32:00 -10.0 NT Down 13.3 223.5 Really Low 10:17:00 - 10:47:00 1523
Wildwood 10:32:28 -21.5 Dark Down 24.5 213.9 Low 10:17:28 - 10:47:28 1441
Patrick 10:32:16 -18.0 Dark Down 21.1 217.6 Low 10:17:16 - 10:47:16 1433
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:32:17 -18.6 Dark Down 21.7 217.1 Low 10:17:17 - 10:47:17 1432
Lake Havasu City 10:32:15 -19.0 Dark Down 22.1 217.4 Low 10:17:15 - 10:47:15 1384
Idyllwild 10:32:21 -20.8 Dark Down 23.9 215.6 Low 10:17:21 - 10:47:21 1384
Calipatria 10:32:17 -20.6 Dark Down 23.8 216.8 Low 10:17:17 - 10:47:17 1320
George/Scottsdale 10:32:06 -18.1 Dark Down 21.5 219.6 Low 10:17:06 - 10:47:06 1283
Yuma 10:32:13 -20.5 Dark Down 23.7 217.6 Low 10:17:13 - 10:47:13 1274

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, (2027/06/11 10:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.80  79
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 10.54  88
PPM 267109     17:38:44.8 -21:54:46  6.4  1.47  95
PPM 267163     17:42:20.1 -23:20:56  7.7  0.19  96
469506         17:42:04.8 -23:10:03 15.1        96
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:26:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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