RECON: TNO occultation with 469707

Event between (469707) 05GB187 and star GA0760:06956074 with event index number of 1733963

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/26 05:37:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:19:15.7 -12:31:00
Equinox of date position of star is 17:20:32.8 -12:32:20
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 125 degrees from the moon. Moon is 55% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

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TNO is 32.9 AU from the Sun and 32.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 183 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1210 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23307.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=214.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.3 sec chord
Diameter=87.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469707, (2027/07/26 05:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.1 -26:29:26  0.9 18.19 138
35Eta Oph      17:11:57.7 -15:45:25  2.6  3.86 128
53Nu Ser       17:22:22.8 -12:52:21  4.0  0.51 125
PPM 232885     17:19:24.5 -12:20:26  8.4  0.40 126
PPM 232894     17:19:56.9 -12:18:10  9.1  0.32 126
469707         17:20:48.5 -12:32:36 16.9       125
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 4.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.3 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=3.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:35:58 -12.3 AT Down 26.5 188.2 Low 05:20:58 - 05:50:58 4074
Kelowna 05:35:55 -13.3 AT Down 27.2 189.2 Low 05:20:55 - 05:50:55 4024
Peachland 05:35:56 -13.3 AT Down 27.3 188.9 Low 05:20:56 - 05:50:56 4021
Summerland 05:35:56 -13.4 AT Down 27.5 189.0 Low 05:20:56 - 05:50:56 4013
Penticton 05:35:55 -13.5 AT Down 27.5 189.1 Low 05:20:55 - 05:50:55 4008
Sleaford 05:35:01 -15.5 AT Up 22.7 203.1 Low 05:20:01 - 05:50:01 4004
Oliver 05:35:55 -13.8 AT Down 27.9 189.2 Low 05:20:55 - 05:50:55 3989
Victoria 05:36:12 -12.8 AT Down 28.8 185.0 Low 05:21:12 - 05:51:12 3986
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:35:55 -14.0 AT Down 28.0 189.4 Low 05:20:55 - 05:50:55 3979
Okanogan 05:35:55 -14.4 AT Down 28.7 189.2 Low 05:20:55 - 05:50:55 3945
Brewster 05:35:56 -14.6 AT Down 29.0 189.0 Low 05:20:56 - 05:50:56 3932
Manson/Chelan 05:35:57 -14.6 AT Down 29.2 188.6 Low 05:20:57 - 05:50:57 3924
Wenatchee 05:35:58 -14.9 AT Down 29.7 188.5 Low 05:20:58 - 05:50:58 3898
Ellensburg 05:35:59 -15.2 AT Down 30.1 188.3 Up 05:20:59 - 05:50:59 3877
Yakima 05:35:59 -15.5 AT Down 30.5 188.3 Up 05:20:59 - 05:50:59 3854
Toppenish/White Swan 05:35:58 -15.7 AT Down 30.7 188.5 Up 05:20:58 - 05:50:58 3840
PNWRO 05:35:51 -16.6 AT Down 30.9 190.2 Up 05:20:51 - 05:50:51 3804
The Dalles 05:36:01 -16.0 AT Down 31.6 187.7 Up 05:21:01 - 05:51:01 3801
Maupin 05:36:01 -16.4 AT Down 32.0 187.8 Up 05:21:01 - 05:51:01 3775
Sisters 05:36:03 -16.9 AT Down 32.9 187.4 Up 05:21:03 - 05:51:03 3727
Bend 05:36:02 -17.2 AT Down 33.1 187.7 Up 05:21:02 - 05:51:02 3710
Oregon Observatory 05:36:02 -17.2 AT Down 33.3 187.5 Up 05:21:02 - 05:51:02 3700
Chiloquin 05:36:04 -18.1 Dark Down 34.6 187.2 Up 05:21:04 - 05:51:04 3621
Klamath Falls 05:36:04 -18.4 Dark Down 35.0 187.3 Up 05:21:04 - 05:51:04 3598
Cedarville 05:35:56 -19.7 Dark Down 35.5 189.2 Up 05:20:56 - 05:50:56 3538
Fall River/Burney 05:36:02 -19.5 Dark Down 36.1 187.8 Up 05:21:02 - 05:51:02 3517
Greenville 05:35:59 -20.4 Dark Down 37.0 188.5 Up 05:20:59 - 05:50:59 3452
Gimple 05:35:59 -20.4 Dark Down 36.9 188.6 Up 05:20:59 - 05:50:59 3451
Quincy 05:35:59 -20.5 Dark Down 37.2 188.5 Up 05:20:59 - 05:50:59 3438
Portola 05:35:56 -20.9 Dark Down 37.2 189.1 Up 05:20:56 - 05:50:56 3425
Reno 05:35:54 -21.4 Dark Down 37.4 189.9 Up 05:20:54 - 05:50:54 3400
Carson City 05:35:53 -21.7 Dark Down 37.8 190.0 Up 05:20:53 - 05:50:53 3375
Gardnerville 05:35:53 -21.9 Dark Down 38.0 190.1 Up 05:20:53 - 05:50:53 3358
Yerington 05:35:50 -22.1 Dark Down 37.9 190.8 Up 05:20:50 - 05:50:50 3355
Hawthorne 05:35:47 -22.7 Dark Down 38.2 191.5 Up 05:20:47 - 05:50:47 3316
Lee Vining 05:35:49 -23.0 Dark Down 38.9 191.0 Up 05:20:49 - 05:50:49 3282
Dunrhomin 05:34:41 -26.5 Dark Up 33.3 206.4 Up 05:19:41 - 05:49:41 3269
CU-SBO 05:34:42 -26.7 Dark Up 33.5 206.4 Up 05:19:42 - 05:49:42 3253
Bishop 05:35:45 -23.8 Dark Down 39.3 191.9 Up 05:20:45 - 05:50:45 3231
Beatty 05:35:36 -24.9 Dark Down 39.5 194.0 Up 05:20:36 - 05:50:36 3178
Patrick 05:35:21 -27.4 Dark Down 40.3 197.9 Up 05:20:21 - 05:50:21 3032
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:35:25 -27.3 Dark Down 40.7 197.1 Up 05:20:25 - 05:50:25 3022
Wildwood 05:35:46 -26.3 Dark Down 42.6 192.3 Up 05:20:46 - 05:50:46 2988
Lake Havasu City 05:35:23 -28.0 Dark Down 41.3 197.5 Up 05:20:23 - 05:50:23 2967
Idyllwild 05:35:35 -27.5 Dark Down 42.6 194.7 Up 05:20:35 - 05:50:35 2939
Calipatria 05:35:29 -28.5 Dark Down 42.9 196.4 Up 05:20:29 - 05:50:29 2876
George/Scottsdale 05:35:10 -29.7 Dark Down 41.4 200.8 Up 05:20:10 - 05:50:10 2875
Yuma 05:35:24 -29.3 Dark Down 43.1 197.6 Up 05:20:24 - 05:50:24 2830

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 469707, (2027/07/26 05:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.19 138
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  3.86 128
53Nu Ser       17:20:49.7 -12:50:49  4.0  0.51 125
PPM 232885     17:17:51.8 -12:18:47  8.4  0.40 126
PPM 232894     17:18:24.2 -12:16:32  9.1  0.32 126
469707         17:19:15.7 -12:31:00 16.9       125
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/22 03:09:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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