RECON: TNO occultation with 469708

Event between (469708) 05GE187 and star GA0840:12474433 with event index number of 2817955

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/08/01 05:36:42 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:46:59.5 -04:26:11
Equinox of date position of star is 18:48:12.4 -04:24:36
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 101 degrees from the moon. Moon is 62% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 26.6 AU from the Sun and 25.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 179 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1750 km.
The sky-plane scale is 18674.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=184.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.3 sec chord
Diameter=75.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469708, (2029/08/01 05:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:13.6 -26:29:42  0.9 39.55 136
60Bet Oph      17:44:56.1 +04:33:25  2.8 18.24 114
Bet Sct        18:48:44.7 -04:42:50  4.2  0.31 101
PPM 202097     18:46:19.3 -05:09:19  8.4  0.94 102
PPM 202145     18:49:42.5 -04:29:32  9.4  0.30 101
469708         18:48:33.5 -04:24:08 15.5       101
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 19.4 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:36:00 -13.7 AT Up 34.5 170.3 Up 05:21:00 - 05:51:00 9004
Kelowna 05:35:58 -14.7 AT Up 35.4 171.3 Up 05:20:58 - 05:50:58 8940
Peachland 05:35:59 -14.7 AT Down 35.4 170.9 Up 05:20:59 - 05:50:59 8939
Victoria 05:36:15 -14.2 AT Down 36.2 166.4 Up 05:21:15 - 05:51:15 8933
Summerland 05:35:59 -14.9 AT Down 35.6 171.0 Up 05:20:59 - 05:50:59 8928
Penticton 05:35:59 -14.9 AT Up 35.7 171.2 Up 05:20:59 - 05:50:59 8922
Oliver 05:35:59 -15.2 AT Down 36.0 171.1 Up 05:20:59 - 05:50:59 8901
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:35:59 -15.4 AT Down 36.2 171.3 Up 05:20:59 - 05:50:59 8887
Okanogan 05:36:00 -15.9 AT Down 36.8 171.0 Up 05:21:00 - 05:51:00 8851
Brewster 05:36:01 -16.0 AT Down 37.1 170.7 Up 05:21:01 - 05:51:01 8839
Manson/Chelan 05:36:04 -16.0 AT Down 37.2 170.2 Up 05:21:04 - 05:51:04 8833
Sleaford 05:35:10 -17.0 AT Up 33.2 187.4 Up 05:20:10 - 05:50:10 8820
Wenatchee 05:36:05 -16.3 AT Down 37.7 170.0 Up 05:21:05 - 05:51:05 8806
Ellensburg 05:36:07 -16.6 AT Down 38.1 169.7 Up 05:21:07 - 05:51:07 8784
Yakima 05:36:07 -16.9 AT Down 38.5 169.6 Up 05:21:07 - 05:51:07 8759
Toppenish/White Swan 05:36:06 -17.1 AT Down 38.7 169.8 Up 05:21:06 - 05:51:06 8741
The Dalles 05:36:10 -17.4 AT Down 39.4 168.7 Up 05:21:10 - 05:51:10 8706
PNWRO 05:36:03 -18.1 Dark Down 39.2 171.6 Up 05:21:03 - 05:51:03 8688
Maupin 05:36:12 -17.8 AT Down 39.8 168.7 Up 05:21:12 - 05:51:12 8677
Sisters 05:36:15 -18.3 Dark Down 40.6 168.0 Up 05:21:15 - 05:51:15 8629
Bend 05:36:13 -18.6 Dark Down 40.9 168.2 Up 05:21:13 - 05:51:13 8607
Oregon Observatory 05:36:14 -18.6 Dark Down 41.0 168.0 Up 05:21:14 - 05:51:14 8598
Chiloquin 05:36:19 -19.5 Dark Down 42.2 167.3 Up 05:21:19 - 05:51:19 8516
Klamath Falls 05:36:18 -19.8 Dark Down 42.6 167.3 Up 05:21:18 - 05:51:18 8491
Cedarville 05:36:13 -21.1 Dark Down 43.5 169.3 Up 05:21:13 - 05:51:13 8407
Fall River/Burney 05:36:19 -20.9 Dark Down 43.8 167.6 Up 05:21:19 - 05:51:19 8399
Greenville 05:36:18 -21.8 Dark Down 44.7 168.0 Up 05:21:18 - 05:51:18 8323
Gimple 05:36:18 -21.8 Dark Down 44.8 168.1 Up 05:21:18 - 05:51:18 8321
Quincy 05:36:18 -21.9 Dark Down 44.9 168.0 Up 05:21:18 - 05:51:18 8308
Portola 05:36:17 -22.3 Dark Down 45.1 168.6 Up 05:21:17 - 05:51:17 8289
Reno 05:36:15 -22.8 Dark Down 45.5 169.5 Up 05:21:15 - 05:51:15 8255
Carson City 05:36:15 -23.1 Dark Down 45.9 169.4 Up 05:21:15 - 05:51:15 8227
Gardnerville 05:36:16 -23.3 Dark Down 46.1 169.5 Up 05:21:16 - 05:51:16 8208
Yerington 05:36:14 -23.5 Dark Down 46.1 170.3 Up 05:21:14 - 05:51:14 8199
Hawthorne 05:36:11 -24.1 Dark Down 46.7 171.0 Up 05:21:11 - 05:51:11 8151
Lee Vining 05:36:14 -24.4 Dark Down 47.1 170.2 Up 05:21:14 - 05:51:14 8120
Bishop 05:36:12 -25.2 Dark Down 47.8 171.1 Up 05:21:12 - 05:51:12 8057
Beatty 05:36:06 -26.3 Dark Down 48.5 173.4 Up 05:21:06 - 05:51:06 7982
Dunrhomin 05:35:15 -28.0 Dark Up 44.8 189.9 Up 05:20:15 - 05:50:15 7973
Nikitin 05:35:16 -28.2 Dark Up 45.0 189.9 Up 05:20:16 - 05:50:16 7959
CU-SBO 05:35:16 -28.2 Dark Up 45.1 189.8 Up 05:20:16 - 05:50:16 7956
Wildwood 05:36:17 -27.6 Dark Down 51.0 170.2 Up 05:21:17 - 05:51:17 7800
Patrick 05:35:56 -28.9 Dark Down 50.1 177.6 Up 05:20:56 - 05:50:56 7794
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:35:59 -28.8 Dark Down 50.3 176.6 Up 05:20:59 - 05:50:59 7791
Lake Havasu City 05:35:58 -29.4 Dark Down 51.0 176.9 Up 05:20:58 - 05:50:58 7729
Idyllwild 05:36:10 -28.9 Dark Down 51.6 173.1 Up 05:21:10 - 05:51:10 7726
Calipatria 05:36:07 -30.0 Dark Down 52.3 174.9 Up 05:21:07 - 05:51:07 7645
George/Scottsdale 05:35:49 -31.2 Dark Up 51.8 180.8 Up 05:20:49 - 05:50:49 7604
Yuma 05:36:03 -30.7 Dark Down 52.8 176.3 Up 05:21:03 - 05:51:03 7586

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 469708, (2029/08/01 05:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 39.55 136
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8 18.24 114
Bet Sct        18:47:10.5 -04:44:53  4.2  0.31 101
PPM 202097     18:44:44.8 -05:11:16  8.4  0.94 102
PPM 202145     18:48:08.5 -04:31:37  9.4  0.30 101
469708         18:46:59.5 -04:26:11 15.5       101
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/15 11:10:55 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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