RECON: TNO occultation with 469506

Event between (469506) 03FF128 and star GA0660:22122048 with event index number of 1863220

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/04/22 09:06:16 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:56:37.4 -23:17:58
Equinox of date position of star is 17:58:05.6 -23:18:03
Stellar brightness G=16.7, 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 6% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 31.0 AU from the Sun and 30.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 9.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 834 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2102 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22105.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=254.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.5 sec chord
Diameter=104.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469506, (2028/04/22 09:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:08.9 -26:29:32  0.9 20.00 115
35Eta Oph      17:12:00.2 -15:45:29  2.6 13.26 106
PPM 267552     17:58:51.3 -23:56:27  6.5  0.65  96
PPM 267541     17:58:13.1 -23:23:30  8.2  0.10  96
469506         17:58:20.7 -23:18:04 16.7        95
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 1.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.4 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)
Sleaford 09:09:07 -19.9 Dark Down 11.0 155.0 Really Low 08:54:07 - 09:24:07 9664
Kamloops 09:10:33 -25.0 Dark Down 7.7 142.6 Really Low 08:55:33 - 09:25:33 9405
Kelowna 09:10:32 -25.6 Dark Down 8.7 143.3 Really Low 08:55:32 - 09:25:32 9389
Peachland 09:10:35 -25.8 Dark Down 8.7 143.0 Really Low 08:55:35 - 09:25:35 9380
Summerland 09:10:35 -25.9 Dark Down 8.8 143.1 Really Low 08:55:35 - 09:25:35 9376
Penticton 09:10:35 -25.9 Dark Down 8.9 143.2 Really Low 08:55:35 - 09:25:35 9375
Oliver 09:10:37 -26.3 Dark Down 9.2 143.2 Really Low 08:55:37 - 09:25:37 9361
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:10:36 -26.4 Dark Down 9.4 143.3 Really Low 08:55:36 - 09:25:36 9358
Okanogan 09:10:41 -27.0 Dark Down 9.8 143.1 Really Low 08:55:41 - 09:25:41 9326
Brewster 09:10:44 -27.3 Dark Down 10.0 142.9 Really Low 08:55:44 - 09:25:44 9311
Manson/Chelan 09:10:47 -27.6 Dark Down 10.0 142.6 Really Low 08:55:47 - 09:25:47 9296
Wenatchee 09:10:51 -28.1 Dark Down 10.3 142.4 Really Low 08:55:51 - 09:25:51 9272
Victoria 09:11:01 -27.7 Dark Down 8.2 140.0 Really Low 08:56:01 - 09:26:01 9261
Ellensburg 09:10:53 -28.5 Dark Down 10.6 142.2 Really Low 08:55:53 - 09:25:53 9250
PNWRO 09:10:50 -29.1 Dark Down 12.0 143.4 Really Low 08:55:50 - 09:25:50 9236
Yakima 09:10:55 -28.9 Dark Down 10.9 142.1 Really Low 08:55:55 - 09:25:55 9231
Toppenish/White Swan 09:10:55 -29.1 Dark Down 11.1 142.2 Really Low 08:55:55 - 09:25:55 9224
Dunrhomin 09:09:42 -29.2 Dark Down 22.0 154.3 Low 08:54:42 - 09:24:42 9181
The Dalles 09:11:05 -30.0 Dark Down 11.4 141.5 Really Low 08:56:05 - 09:26:05 9173
Nikitin 09:09:42 -29.4 Dark Down 22.2 154.3 Low 08:54:42 - 09:24:42 9171
CU-SBO 09:09:44 -29.5 Dark Down 22.2 154.2 Low 08:54:44 - 09:24:44 9166
Maupin 09:11:06 -30.4 Dark Down 11.8 141.6 Really Low 08:56:06 - 09:26:06 9155
Sisters 09:11:12 -31.3 Dark Down 12.3 141.0 Really Low 08:56:12 - 09:26:12 9103
Bend 09:11:13 -31.5 Dark Down 12.6 141.2 Really Low 08:56:13 - 09:26:13 9097
Oregon Observatory 09:11:15 -31.7 Dark Down 12.7 141.1 Really Low 08:56:15 - 09:26:15 9086
Chiloquin 09:11:23 -33.0 Dark Down 13.5 140.6 Really Low 08:56:23 - 09:26:23 9010
Klamath Falls 09:11:24 -33.3 Dark Down 13.8 140.6 Really Low 08:56:24 - 09:26:24 8994
Cedarville 09:11:17 -33.5 Dark Down 15.1 141.8 Really Low 08:56:17 - 09:26:17 8990
Fall River/Burney 09:11:28 -34.3 Dark Down 14.9 140.8 Really Low 08:56:28 - 09:26:28 8938
Gimple 09:11:30 -35.0 Dark Down 15.9 141.0 Really Low 08:56:30 - 09:26:30 8899
Greenville 09:11:31 -35.0 Dark Down 15.8 141.0 Really Low 08:56:31 - 09:26:31 8898
Portola 09:11:29 -35.2 Dark Down 16.3 141.3 Really Low 08:56:29 - 09:26:29 8890
Reno 09:11:24 -35.3 Dark Down 16.8 141.8 Really Low 08:56:24 - 09:26:24 8888
Quincy 09:11:31 -35.2 Dark Down 16.0 140.9 Really Low 08:56:31 - 09:26:31 8886
Yerington 09:11:24 -35.6 Dark Down 17.6 142.2 Really Low 08:56:24 - 09:26:24 8870
Carson City 09:11:26 -35.6 Dark Down 17.1 141.7 Really Low 08:56:26 - 09:26:26 8868
Gardnerville 09:11:29 -35.8 Dark Down 17.3 141.7 Really Low 08:56:29 - 09:26:29 8855
Hawthorne 09:11:23 -35.8 Dark Down 18.2 142.5 Really Low 08:56:23 - 09:26:23 8855
Lee Vining 09:11:28 -36.5 Dark Down 18.4 142.0 Really Low 08:56:28 - 09:26:28 8812
Beatty 09:11:16 -36.7 Dark Down 20.4 143.7 Low 08:56:16 - 09:26:16 8797
Bishop 09:11:27 -36.8 Dark Down 19.2 142.5 Really Low 08:56:27 - 09:26:27 8791
Patrick 09:11:03 -36.9 Dark Down 22.9 145.8 Low 08:56:03 - 09:26:03 8763
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:11:09 -37.4 Dark Down 22.8 145.2 Low 08:56:09 - 09:26:09 8734
Lake Havasu City 09:11:10 -37.9 Dark Down 23.5 145.2 Low 08:56:10 - 09:26:10 8697
George/Scottsdale 09:10:54 -37.5 Dark Down 25.2 147.1 Low 08:55:54 - 09:25:54 8695
Idyllwild 09:11:28 -39.5 Dark Down 23.0 143.1 Low 08:56:28 - 09:26:28 8601
Calipatria 09:11:24 -39.6 Dark Down 24.0 143.9 Low 08:56:24 - 09:26:24 8585
Wildwood 09:11:41 -39.8 Dark Down 21.7 141.6 Low 08:56:41 - 09:26:41 8584
Yuma 09:11:17 -39.6 Dark Down 24.8 144.5 Low 08:56:17 - 09:26:17 8575

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, (2028/04/22 09:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 20.00 115
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 13.26 106
PPM 267552     17:57:07.5 -23:56:22  6.5  0.65  96
PPM 267541     17:56:29.6 -23:23:24  8.2  0.10  96
469506         17:56:37.4 -23:17:58 16.7        96
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:23:32 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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