RECON: TNO occultation with 469509

Event between (469509) 03HC57 and star GA0720:05432492 with event index number of 1859071

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/04/19 05:51:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:12:33.6 -17:58:09
Equinox of date position of star is 15:13:56.8 -18:03:35
Stellar brightness G=15.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 97 degrees from the moon. Moon is 27% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

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Object is 42.0 AU from the Sun and 41.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 116 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1775 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29778.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=387.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.0 sec chord
Diameter=158.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469509, (2028/04/19 05:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:08.8 -26:29:32  0.9 19.67  78
27Bet Lib      15:18:32.1 -09:29:08  2.6  8.65  98
28 Lib         15:22:30.3 -18:15:33  6.4  1.99  95
PPM 229898     15:14:02.6 -18:11:41  7.1  0.12  97
PPM 229902     15:14:11.7 -18:01:57  9.9  0.04  97
469509         15:14:09.8 -18:04:26 15.0        97
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.1 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=23.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:54:31 -24.9 Dark Down 12.7 143.5 Really Low 05:44:19 - 06:04:42 1844
Kamloops 05:55:01 -22.2 Dark Down 7.7 131.0 Really Low 05:44:49 - 06:05:12 1359
Kelowna 05:55:01 -23.2 Dark Down 8.6 131.6 Really Low 05:44:49 - 06:05:12 1330
Peachland 05:55:01 -23.2 Dark Down 8.6 131.4 Really Low 05:44:50 - 06:05:13 1314
Summerland 05:55:02 -23.4 Dark Down 8.7 131.4 Really Low 05:44:50 - 06:05:13 1307
Penticton 05:55:01 -23.4 Dark Down 8.8 131.5 Really Low 05:44:50 - 06:05:13 1305
Oliver 05:55:02 -23.7 Dark Down 9.0 131.5 Really Low 05:44:51 - 06:05:14 1281
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:55:02 -24.0 Dark Down 9.3 131.6 Really Low 05:44:51 - 06:05:14 1276
Okanogan 05:55:04 -24.4 Dark Down 9.6 131.3 Really Low 05:44:53 - 06:05:16 1224
Brewster 05:55:05 -24.6 Dark Down 9.7 131.2 Really Low 05:44:53 - 06:05:16 1199
Manson/Chelan 05:55:06 -24.6 Dark Down 9.6 130.8 Really Low 05:44:55 - 06:05:18 1174
Wenatchee 05:55:07 -24.9 Dark Down 9.8 130.6 Really Low 05:44:56 - 06:05:19 1135
Victoria 05:55:10 -22.8 Dark Down 7.5 128.3 Really Low 05:44:59 - 06:05:22 1123
Dunrhomin 05:54:45 -36.2 Dark Down 22.5 142.0 Low 05:44:34 - 06:04:57 1107
Ellensburg 05:55:08 -25.2 Dark Down 10.0 130.4 Really Low 05:44:57 - 06:05:20 1099
Nikitin 05:54:46 -36.4 Dark Down 22.6 141.9 Low 05:44:34 - 06:04:57 1093
CU-SBO 05:54:46 -36.4 Dark Down 22.6 141.8 Low 05:44:34 - 06:04:57 1086
PNWRO 05:55:07 -26.7 Dark Down 11.5 131.6 Really Low 05:44:56 - 06:05:19 1079
Yakima 05:55:09 -25.5 Dark Down 10.2 130.3 Really Low 05:44:58 - 06:05:21 1070
Toppenish/White Swan 05:55:10 -25.8 Dark Down 10.5 130.4 Really Low 05:44:58 - 06:05:21 1059
The Dalles 05:55:12 -26.1 Dark Down 10.6 129.7 Really Low 05:45:01 - 06:05:24 978
Maupin 05:55:14 -26.5 Dark Down 10.9 129.7 Really Low 05:45:02 - 06:05:25 950
Sisters 05:55:16 -27.0 Dark Down 11.2 129.2 Really Low 05:45:05 - 06:05:28 869
Bend 05:55:16 -27.3 Dark Down 11.5 129.4 Really Low 05:45:05 - 06:05:28 860
Oregon Observatory 05:55:16 -27.4 Dark Down 11.5 129.3 Really Low 05:45:05 - 06:05:28 843
Chiloquin 05:55:20 -28.3 Dark Down 12.1 128.7 Really Low 05:45:08 - 06:05:31 728
Klamath Falls 05:55:20 -28.6 Dark Down 12.4 128.7 Really Low 05:45:09 - 06:05:32 704
Cedarville 05:55:18 -29.8 Dark Down 13.7 129.9 Really Low 05:45:07 - 06:05:30 703
Fall River/Burney 05:55:21 -29.7 Dark Down 13.3 128.8 Really Low 05:45:10 - 06:05:33 624
Gimple 05:55:22 -30.7 Dark Down 14.2 129.1 Really Low 05:45:10 - 06:05:33 570
Greenville 05:55:22 -30.6 Dark Down 14.2 129.0 Really Low 05:45:11 - 06:05:34 567
Reno 05:55:21 -31.6 Dark Down 15.2 129.7 Really Low 05:45:09 - 06:05:32 558
Portola 05:55:22 -31.1 Dark Down 14.7 129.3 Really Low 05:45:10 - 06:05:33 557
Quincy 05:55:22 -30.8 Dark Down 14.3 129.0 Really Low 05:45:11 - 06:05:34 551
Yerington 05:55:20 -32.4 Dark Down 16.0 130.1 Really Low 05:45:09 - 06:05:32 536
Carson City 05:55:21 -31.9 Dark Down 15.5 129.7 Really Low 05:45:10 - 06:05:33 530
Hawthorne 05:55:20 -33.0 Dark Down 16.6 130.4 Really Low 05:45:09 - 06:05:32 517
Gardnerville 05:55:22 -32.1 Dark Down 15.7 129.7 Really Low 05:45:10 - 06:05:33 512
Lee Vining 05:55:22 -33.2 Dark Down 16.7 129.9 Really Low 05:45:10 - 06:05:33 455
Beatty 05:55:18 -35.2 Dark Down 18.8 131.5 Really Low 05:45:07 - 06:05:30 451
Patrick 05:55:13 -37.7 Dark Down 21.5 133.4 Low 05:45:01 - 06:05:24 433
Bishop 05:55:21 -34.0 Dark Down 17.5 130.3 Really Low 05:45:10 - 06:05:33 431
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:55:15 -37.6 Dark Down 21.2 132.7 Low 05:45:04 - 06:05:27 387
George/Scottsdale 05:55:10 -40.0 Dark Down 23.8 134.5 Low 05:44:58 - 06:05:21 367
Lake Havasu City 05:55:15 -38.2 Dark Down 21.8 132.7 Low 05:45:04 - 06:05:27 341
Idyllwild 05:55:22 -37.8 Dark Down 20.9 130.7 Low 05:45:10 - 06:05:33 191
Calipatria 05:55:20 -38.9 Dark Down 22.0 131.4 Low 05:45:08 - 06:05:31 182
Yuma 05:55:18 -39.6 Dark Down 22.9 132.0 Low 05:45:06 - 06:05:29 179
Wildwood 05:55:26 -36.6 Dark Down 19.5 129.4 Really Low 05:45:14 - 06:05:37 151

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 469509, (2028/04/19 05:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 19.67  78
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  8.65  98
28 Lib         15:20:53.7 -18:09:32  6.4  1.99  95
PPM 229898     15:12:26.4 -18:05:24  7.1  0.12  97
PPM 229902     15:12:35.5 -17:55:40  9.9  0.04  97
469509         15:12:33.6 -17:58:09 15.0        97
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/23 21:33:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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