RECON: TNO occultation with 469506

Event between (469506) 03FF128 and star GA0660:15453672 with event index number of 1759700

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/09/27 02:48:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:36:12.8 -23:08:55
Equinox of date position of star is 17:37:40.9 -23:09:44
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 122 degrees from the moon. Moon is 12% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 31.0 AU from the Sun and 31.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 10.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 580 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1289 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22604.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=254.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.2 sec chord
Diameter=104.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469506, (2027/09/27 02:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.8 -26:29:28  0.9 15.50 107
35Eta Oph      17:11:58.3 -15:45:26  2.6  9.60 115
PPM 267109     17:40:25.0 -21:55:35  6.4  1.37 122
PPM 267094     17:39:44.5 -22:35:46  8.4  0.71 122
PPM 267048     17:37:22.8 -22:57:08  9.8  0.24 122
469506         17:37:53.9 -23:09:51 16.7       122
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 1.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.7 km RECON observability=0.2 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)
Kamloops 02:50:01 -10.2 NT Down 13.3 202.4 Really Low 02:35:01 - 03:05:01 5879
Kelowna 02:50:10 -10.9 NT Down 13.8 203.3 Really Low 02:35:10 - 03:05:10 5846
Peachland 02:50:09 -10.8 NT Down 13.9 203.0 Really Low 02:35:09 - 03:05:09 5845
Summerland 02:50:10 -10.9 NT Down 14.1 203.1 Really Low 02:35:10 - 03:05:10 5839
Penticton 02:50:10 -11.0 NT Down 14.1 203.3 Really Low 02:35:10 - 03:05:10 5836
Victoria 02:49:23 -8.5 NT Down 16.0 199.6 Really Low 02:34:23 - 03:04:23 5833
Oliver 02:50:12 -11.0 NT Down 14.4 203.3 Really Low 02:35:12 - 03:05:12 5824
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:50:13 -11.2 NT Down 14.5 203.5 Really Low 02:35:13 - 03:05:13 5817
Okanogan 02:50:15 -11.2 NT Down 15.2 203.4 Really Low 02:35:15 - 03:05:15 5796
Brewster 02:50:14 -11.1 NT Down 15.5 203.2 Really Low 02:35:14 - 03:05:14 5787
Manson/Chelan 02:50:12 -10.9 NT Down 15.8 202.9 Really Low 02:35:12 - 03:05:12 5783
Sleaford 02:51:19 -18.6 Dark Down 7.6 215.3 Really Low 02:36:19 - 03:06:19 5776
Wenatchee 02:50:13 -10.8 NT Down 16.2 202.8 Really Low 02:35:13 - 03:05:13 5766
Ellensburg 02:50:14 -10.8 NT Down 16.7 202.6 Really Low 02:35:14 - 03:05:14 5752
Yakima 02:50:14 -10.8 NT Down 17.1 202.7 Really Low 02:35:14 - 03:05:14 5737
Toppenish/White Swan 02:50:15 -11.0 NT Down 17.2 202.8 Really Low 02:35:15 - 03:05:15 5727
The Dalles 02:50:12 -10.5 NT Down 18.1 202.2 Really Low 02:35:12 - 03:05:12 5701
PNWRO 02:50:27 -12.1 AT Down 17.1 204.3 Really Low 02:35:27 - 03:05:27 5700
Maupin 02:50:15 -10.7 NT Down 18.5 202.4 Really Low 02:35:15 - 03:05:15 5684
Sisters 02:50:14 -10.5 NT Down 19.5 202.0 Really Low 02:35:14 - 03:05:14 5651
Bend 02:50:18 -10.7 NT Down 19.6 202.3 Really Low 02:35:18 - 03:05:18 5639
Oregon Observatory 02:50:16 -10.6 NT Down 19.8 202.2 Really Low 02:35:16 - 03:05:16 5632
Chiloquin 02:50:17 -10.5 NT Down 21.1 202.0 Low 02:35:17 - 03:05:17 5576
Klamath Falls 02:50:19 -10.6 NT Down 21.4 202.1 Low 02:35:19 - 03:05:19 5560
Cedarville 02:50:33 -11.9 NT Down 21.6 203.8 Low 02:35:33 - 03:05:33 5514
Fall River/Burney 02:50:25 -11.1 NT Down 22.4 202.7 Low 02:35:25 - 03:05:25 5500
Greenville 02:50:32 -11.6 NT Down 23.1 203.3 Low 02:35:32 - 03:05:32 5452
Gimple 02:50:32 -11.6 NT Down 23.1 203.4 Low 02:35:32 - 03:05:32 5451
Quincy 02:50:32 -11.6 NT Down 23.3 203.3 Low 02:35:32 - 03:05:32 5442
Portola 02:50:37 -12.0 NT Down 23.2 203.8 Low 02:35:37 - 03:05:37 5432
Reno 02:50:42 -12.5 AT Down 23.3 204.5 Low 02:35:42 - 03:05:42 5412
Carson City 02:50:42 -12.6 AT Down 23.6 204.6 Low 02:35:42 - 03:05:42 5394
Gardnerville 02:50:43 -12.7 AT Down 23.8 204.7 Low 02:35:43 - 03:05:43 5380
Yerington 02:50:48 -13.1 AT Down 23.5 205.2 Low 02:35:48 - 03:05:48 5377
Hawthorne 02:50:54 -13.6 AT Down 23.8 205.9 Low 02:35:54 - 03:05:54 5348
Lee Vining 02:50:52 -13.3 AT Down 24.5 205.5 Low 02:35:52 - 03:05:52 5323
Bishop 02:51:00 -14.0 AT Down 24.7 206.3 Low 02:36:00 - 03:06:00 5282
Dunrhomin 02:52:22 -23.6 Dark Down 16.7 217.7 Really Low 02:37:22 - 03:07:22 5255
Nikitin 02:52:23 -23.6 Dark Down 16.8 217.7 Really Low 02:37:23 - 03:07:23 5246
CU-SBO 02:52:22 -23.6 Dark Down 16.9 217.6 Really Low 02:37:22 - 03:07:22 5244
Beatty 02:51:13 -15.4 AT Down 24.5 208.0 Low 02:36:13 - 03:06:13 5238
Patrick 02:51:40 -18.1 Dark Down 24.6 211.1 Low 02:36:40 - 03:06:40 5117
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:51:35 -17.6 AT Down 25.1 210.5 Low 02:36:35 - 03:06:35 5111
Wildwood 02:51:09 -14.4 AT Down 27.7 206.9 Low 02:36:09 - 03:06:09 5094
Lake Havasu City 02:51:39 -17.9 AT Down 25.6 210.9 Low 02:36:39 - 03:06:39 5067
Idyllwild 02:51:24 -16.0 AT Down 27.3 208.8 Low 02:36:24 - 03:06:24 5052
Calipatria 02:51:36 -17.2 AT Down 27.3 210.1 Low 02:36:36 - 03:06:36 4998
George/Scottsdale 02:52:01 -20.1 Dark Down 25.1 213.4 Low 02:37:01 - 03:07:01 4985
Yuma 02:51:42 -18.0 AT Down 27.3 211.1 Low 02:36:42 - 03:06:42 4959

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, (2027/09/27 02:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 15.50 107
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  9.60 115
PPM 267109     17:38:44.8 -21:54:46  6.4  1.37 122
PPM 267094     17:38:03.8 -22:34:55  8.4  0.71 122
PPM 267048     17:35:41.9 -22:56:11  9.8  0.24 122
469506         17:36:12.8 -23:08:55 16.7       122
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:32:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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