RECON: TNO occultation with 469707

Event between (469707) 05GB187 and star GA0760:06755035 with event index number of 1465594

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/06/10 13:07:45 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:14:46.5 -12:47:13
Equinox of date position of star is 17:16:03.6 -12:48:41
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 116 degrees from the moon. Moon is 28% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

TNO is 32.7 AU from the Sun and 31.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 115 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1186 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=214.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.0 sec chord
Diameter=87.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469707, (2026/06/10 13:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:02.0 -26:29:18  0.9 17.31 127
35Eta Oph      17:11:53.8 -15:45:21  2.6  3.12 117
53Nu Ser       17:22:19.0 -12:52:17  4.0  1.48 115
PPM 232867     17:18:29.6 -13:07:41  7.9  0.63 116
PPM 232837     17:17:15.6 -12:43:35  9.3  0.26 116
469707         17:16:15.7 -12:48:55 16.2       116
Positions are for equinox of date

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.

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Star training set for 469707, (2026/06/10 13:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.31 127
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  3.12 117
53Nu Ser       17:20:49.7 -12:50:49  4.0  1.48 115
PPM 232867     17:17:00.2 -13:06:04  7.9  0.63 116
PPM 232837     17:15:46.4 -12:41:55  9.3  0.26 116
469707         17:14:46.5 -12:47:13 16.2       116
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/03 04:59:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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