RECON: TNO occultation with 469506

Event between (469506) 03FF128 and star GA0660:18827733 with event index number of 2388668

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/09/21 03:49:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:45:56.1 -23:17:47
Equinox of date position of star is 17:47:24.4 -23:18:15
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 54 degrees from the moon. Moon is 9% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 31.1 AU from the Sun and 31.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 7.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 938 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3083 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22527.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=254.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 35.4 sec chord
Diameter=104.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469506, (2028/09/21 03:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:10.4 -26:29:35  0.9 17.62  37
35Eta Oph      17:12:01.6 -15:45:30  2.6 11.29  47
PPM 267309     17:49:29.8 -22:29:09  6.1  0.92  55
PPM 267276     17:48:27.0 -23:41:37  8.1  0.43  55
PPM 267220     17:46:34.0 -23:19:54  9.4  0.26  54
469506         17:47:41.0 -23:18:20 16.4        55
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 1.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 33.8 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=0.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 03:53:48 -18.0 AT Down 10.8 209.8 Really Low 03:38:48 - 04:08:48 10635
Kelowna 03:54:04 -18.9 Dark Down 11.2 210.8 Really Low 03:39:04 - 04:09:04 10596
Peachland 03:54:01 -18.7 Dark Down 11.4 210.5 Really Low 03:39:01 - 04:09:01 10596
Victoria 03:53:34 -16.9 AT Down 13.6 207.3 Really Low 03:38:34 - 04:08:34 10593
Summerland 03:54:03 -18.8 Dark Down 11.5 210.6 Really Low 03:39:03 - 04:09:03 10589
Penticton 03:54:06 -18.9 Dark Down 11.5 210.7 Really Low 03:39:06 - 04:09:06 10586
Oliver 03:54:08 -19.1 Dark Down 11.8 210.8 Really Low 03:39:08 - 04:09:08 10573
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:54:10 -19.3 Dark Down 11.8 211.0 Really Low 03:39:10 - 04:09:10 10565
Okanogan 03:54:12 -19.4 Dark Down 12.5 210.9 Really Low 03:39:12 - 04:09:12 10543
Brewster 03:54:13 -19.4 Dark Down 12.8 210.7 Really Low 03:39:13 - 04:09:13 10535
Manson/Chelan 03:54:09 -19.3 Dark Down 13.1 210.4 Really Low 03:39:09 - 04:09:09 10532
Wenatchee 03:54:11 -19.4 Dark Down 13.5 210.3 Really Low 03:39:11 - 04:09:11 10515
Ellensburg 03:54:13 -19.4 Dark Down 14.0 210.2 Really Low 03:39:13 - 04:09:13 10502
Yakima 03:54:15 -19.5 Dark Down 14.3 210.2 Really Low 03:39:15 - 04:09:15 10485
Toppenish/White Swan 03:54:18 -19.7 Dark Down 14.5 210.4 Really Low 03:39:18 - 04:09:18 10474
Sleaford 03:55:37 -25.2 Dark Down 4.2 222.4 Really Low 03:40:37 - 04:10:37 10470
The Dalles 03:54:16 -19.5 Dark Down 15.4 209.8 Really Low 03:39:16 - 04:09:16 10452
PNWRO 03:54:37 -20.9 Dark Down 14.2 211.8 Really Low 03:39:37 - 04:09:37 10439
Maupin 03:54:18 -19.8 Dark Down 15.7 210.0 Really Low 03:39:18 - 04:09:18 10432
Sisters 03:54:19 -19.8 Dark Down 16.7 209.7 Really Low 03:39:19 - 04:09:19 10401
Bend 03:54:24 -20.0 Dark Down 16.8 209.9 Really Low 03:39:24 - 04:09:24 10387
Oregon Observatory 03:54:24 -20.0 Dark Down 17.0 209.9 Really Low 03:39:24 - 04:09:24 10381
Chiloquin 03:54:27 -20.2 Dark Down 18.3 209.7 Really Low 03:39:27 - 04:09:27 10325
Klamath Falls 03:54:30 -20.4 Dark Down 18.5 209.8 Really Low 03:39:30 - 04:09:30 10307
Cedarville 03:54:53 -21.8 Dark Down 18.5 211.5 Really Low 03:39:53 - 04:09:53 10251
Fall River/Burney 03:54:41 -21.1 Dark Down 19.4 210.4 Really Low 03:39:41 - 04:09:41 10244
Greenville 03:54:52 -21.8 Dark Down 20.0 211.0 Really Low 03:39:52 - 04:09:52 10191
Gimple 03:54:53 -21.8 Dark Down 19.9 211.1 Really Low 03:39:53 - 04:09:53 10190
Quincy 03:54:53 -21.8 Dark Down 20.1 211.1 Low 03:39:53 - 04:09:53 10181
Portola 03:55:00 -22.2 Dark Down 20.0 211.5 Low 03:40:00 - 04:10:00 10168
Reno 03:55:09 -22.8 Dark Down 20.0 212.2 Really Low 03:40:09 - 04:10:09 10144
Carson City 03:55:10 -23.0 Dark Down 20.3 212.3 Low 03:40:10 - 04:10:10 10125
Gardnerville 03:55:11 -23.1 Dark Down 20.5 212.4 Low 03:40:11 - 04:10:11 10111
Yerington 03:55:17 -23.5 Dark Down 20.2 212.9 Low 03:40:17 - 04:10:17 10104
Hawthorne 03:55:27 -24.1 Dark Down 20.3 213.5 Low 03:40:27 - 04:10:27 10070
Lee Vining 03:55:25 -24.0 Dark Down 21.0 213.2 Low 03:40:25 - 04:10:25 10047
Bishop 03:55:38 -24.8 Dark Down 21.2 214.0 Low 03:40:38 - 04:10:38 10001
Beatty 03:56:00 -26.2 Dark Down 20.8 215.6 Low 03:41:00 - 04:11:00 9947
Dunrhomin 03:57:29 -32.9 Dark Down 12.2 224.5 Really Low 03:42:29 - 04:12:29 9907
Nikitin 03:57:30 -33.0 Dark Down 12.3 224.5 Really Low 03:42:30 - 04:12:30 9897
CU-SBO 03:57:31 -33.0 Dark Down 12.4 224.5 Really Low 03:42:31 - 04:12:31 9895
Wildwood 03:55:55 -25.8 Dark Down 23.9 214.6 Low 03:40:55 - 04:10:55 9809
Patrick 03:56:37 -29.1 Dark Down 20.5 218.4 Low 03:41:37 - 04:11:37 9805
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:56:33 -28.6 Dark Down 21.0 217.9 Low 03:41:33 - 04:11:33 9803
Lake Havasu City 03:56:42 -29.1 Dark Down 21.4 218.3 Low 03:41:42 - 04:11:42 9756
Idyllwild 03:56:19 -27.5 Dark Down 23.3 216.4 Low 03:41:19 - 04:11:19 9754
Calipatria 03:56:34 -28.7 Dark Down 23.1 217.6 Low 03:41:34 - 04:11:34 9692
George/Scottsdale 03:57:14 -31.4 Dark Down 20.6 220.6 Low 03:42:14 - 04:12:14 9657
Yuma 03:56:49 -29.6 Dark Down 23.0 218.5 Low 03:41:49 - 04:11:49 9646

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, (2028/09/21 03:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.62  37
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.29  47
PPM 267309     17:47:45.6 -22:28:40  6.1  0.92  55
PPM 267276     17:46:41.8 -23:41:06  8.1  0.43  55
PPM 267220     17:44:49.1 -23:19:18  9.4  0.26  54
469506         17:45:56.1 -23:17:47 16.4        54
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:45:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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