RECON: TNO occultation with 469584

Event between (469584) 03YW179 and star GA1020:03552846 with event index number of 2820410

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/01/02 06:17:19 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:13:23.9 +13:03:37
Equinox of date position of star is 10:14:41.7 +12:56:23
Stellar brightness G=13.0, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 160 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 36.5 AU from the Sun and 35.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 534 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4961 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26004.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=237.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.6 sec chord
Diameter=97.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:3EE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469584, (2025/01/02 06:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:42.1 +11:50:39  1.3  1.64 161
37 Leo         10:18:01.1 +13:36:10  5.4  1.04 160
PPM 127265     10:18:16.7 +12:47:16  8.1  0.88 160
PPM 127219     10:14:51.1 +12:57:49  9.8  0.04 160
469584         10:14:44.3 +12:56:08 13.0       160
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 1.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 54.2 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=12.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:22:58 -59.6 Dark Down 27.7 105.0 Low 06:07:58 - 06:37:58 1171
Kamloops 06:23:30 -55.9 Dark Down 19.1 92.6 Really Low 06:08:30 - 06:38:30 1069
Kelowna 06:23:32 -56.9 Dark Down 19.7 93.0 Really Low 06:08:32 - 06:38:32 980
Peachland 06:23:32 -56.8 Dark Down 19.5 92.8 Really Low 06:08:32 - 06:38:32 971
Summerland 06:23:32 -57.0 Dark Down 19.6 92.8 Really Low 06:08:32 - 06:38:32 955
Penticton 06:23:32 -57.1 Dark Down 19.7 92.8 Really Low 06:08:32 - 06:38:32 947
Oliver 06:23:34 -57.3 Dark Down 19.7 92.7 Really Low 06:08:34 - 06:38:34 911
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:23:33 -57.5 Dark Down 19.8 92.8 Really Low 06:08:33 - 06:38:33 892
Victoria 06:23:41 -55.9 Dark Down 17.2 89.6 Really Low 06:08:41 - 06:38:41 873
Okanogan 06:23:36 -57.9 Dark Down 19.7 92.4 Really Low 06:08:36 - 06:38:36 827
Brewster 06:23:37 -58.0 Dark Down 19.6 92.2 Really Low 06:08:37 - 06:38:37 801
Manson/Chelan 06:23:38 -57.9 Dark Down 19.4 91.8 Really Low 06:08:38 - 06:38:38 782
Wenatchee 06:23:40 -58.2 Dark Down 19.3 91.5 Really Low 06:08:40 - 06:38:40 734
Ellensburg 06:23:41 -58.3 Dark Down 19.1 91.2 Really Low 06:08:41 - 06:38:41 693
Yakima 06:23:42 -58.6 Dark Down 19.1 91.1 Really Low 06:08:42 - 06:38:42 650
Toppenish/White Swan 06:23:42 -58.8 Dark Down 19.3 91.1 Really Low 06:08:42 - 06:38:42 626
PNWRO 06:23:40 -59.8 Dark Down 20.3 92.1 Low 06:08:40 - 06:38:40 577
The Dalles 06:23:45 -58.9 Dark Down 18.7 90.3 Really Low 06:08:45 - 06:38:45 551
Maupin 06:23:46 -59.2 Dark Down 18.8 90.2 Really Low 06:08:46 - 06:38:46 507
Sisters 06:23:49 -59.4 Dark Down 18.5 89.6 Really Low 06:08:49 - 06:38:49 418
Bend 06:23:49 -59.7 Dark Down 18.7 89.7 Really Low 06:08:49 - 06:38:49 391
Oregon Observatory 06:23:50 -59.8 Dark Down 18.6 89.6 Really Low 06:08:50 - 06:38:50 374
Chiloquin 06:23:54 -60.2 Dark Down 18.2 88.8 Really Low 06:08:54 - 06:38:54 238
Klamath Falls 06:23:54 -60.5 Dark Down 18.3 88.8 Really Low 06:08:54 - 06:38:54 201
Cedarville 06:23:53 -61.9 Dark Down 19.5 89.6 Really Low 06:08:53 - 06:38:53 113
Fall River/Burney 06:23:56 -61.4 Dark Down 18.6 88.6 Really Low 06:08:56 - 06:38:56 71
Greenville 06:23:57 -62.1 Dark Down 18.9 88.6 Really Low 06:08:57 - 06:38:57 -30
Gimple 06:23:57 -62.2 Dark Down 19.0 88.7 Really Low 06:08:57 - 06:38:57 -31
Quincy 06:23:57 -62.2 Dark Down 18.9 88.6 Really Low 06:08:57 - 06:38:57 -52
Portola 06:23:57 -62.6 Dark Down 19.3 88.8 Really Low 06:08:57 - 06:38:57 -69
Dunrhomin 06:23:19 -70.6 Dark Down 30.8 99.2 Up 06:08:19 - 06:38:19 -71
Nikitin 06:23:20 -70.7 Dark Down 30.8 99.1 Up 06:08:20 - 06:38:20 -91
CU-SBO 06:23:20 -70.7 Dark Down 30.7 99.0 Up 06:08:20 - 06:38:20 -98
Reno 06:23:56 -63.2 Dark Down 19.7 89.1 Really Low 06:08:56 - 06:38:56 -103
Carson City 06:23:57 -63.4 Dark Down 19.8 89.0 Really Low 06:08:57 - 06:38:57 -142
Yerington 06:23:56 -63.9 Dark Down 20.2 89.4 Low 06:08:56 - 06:38:56 -168
Gardnerville 06:23:57 -63.5 Dark Down 19.8 89.0 Really Low 06:08:57 - 06:38:57 -169
Hawthorne 06:23:56 -64.5 Dark Down 20.7 89.5 Low 06:08:56 - 06:38:56 -223
Lee Vining 06:23:57 -64.4 Dark Down 20.3 89.0 Low 06:08:57 - 06:38:57 -280
Bishop 06:23:57 -65.2 Dark Down 20.8 89.2 Low 06:08:57 - 06:38:57 -351
Beatty 06:23:54 -66.6 Dark Down 22.1 90.0 Low 06:08:54 - 06:38:54 -412
Patrick 06:23:49 -69.3 Dark Down 24.5 91.1 Low 06:08:49 - 06:38:49 -590
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:23:51 -69.0 Dark Down 23.9 90.6 Low 06:08:51 - 06:38:51 -614
Lake Havasu City 06:23:51 -69.5 Dark Down 24.1 90.4 Low 06:08:51 - 06:38:51 -689
Wildwood 06:24:01 -66.5 Dark Down 20.6 87.9 Low 06:09:01 - 06:39:01 -707
Idyllwild 06:23:58 -68.1 Dark Down 22.1 88.8 Low 06:08:58 - 06:38:58 -759
George/Scottsdale 06:23:45 -71.6 Dark Down 26.1 91.4 Low 06:08:45 - 06:38:45 -783
Calipatria 06:23:56 -69.2 Dark Down 23.1 89.1 Low 06:08:56 - 06:38:56 -833
Yuma 06:23:54 -70.1 Dark Down 23.9 89.4 Low 06:08:54 - 06:38:54 -886

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 469584, (2025/01/02 06:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3  1.64 161
37 Leo         10:16:40.7 +13:43:41  5.4  1.04 160
PPM 127265     10:16:56.6 +12:54:48  8.1  0.88 160
PPM 127219     10:13:30.7 +13:05:17  9.8  0.04 160
469584         10:13:23.9 +13:03:37 13.0       160
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/19 03:37:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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