RECON: TNO occultation with 469987

Event between (469987) 06HJ123 and star GA0740:08886362 with event index number of 2256720

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/05 11:22:20 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:32:38.1 -15:15:42
Equinox of date position of star is 17:33:58.6 -15:16:36
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 93 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2

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Object is 31.4 AU from the Sun and 31.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 6.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 181 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1889 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22521.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=359.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 52.4 sec chord
Diameter=146.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 21.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469987, (2027/04/05 11:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.0 -26:29:24  0.9 18.49 108
35Eta Oph      17:11:56.6 -15:45:24  2.6  5.38  99
55Xi Ser       17:39:09.0 -15:24:48  3.5  1.20  92
PPM 233226     17:34:22.2 -14:48:34  8.4  0.47  93
PPM 233252     17:35:16.1 -15:05:38  9.4  0.32  93
469987         17:34:11.8 -15:16:45 16.3        93
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 13.3 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=6.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:33:07 -9.1 NT Down 22.6 177.6 Low 11:18:07 - 11:48:07 -1744
Dunrhomin 11:32:02 -13.1 AT Down 34.5 177.9 Up 11:17:02 - 11:47:02 -2174
Nikitin 11:32:01 -13.2 AT Down 34.6 177.9 Up 11:17:01 - 11:47:01 -2184
CU-SBO 11:32:04 -13.2 AT Down 34.7 177.8 Up 11:17:04 - 11:47:04 -2192
Kelowna 11:34:26 -17.5 AT Down 23.5 163.7 Low 11:19:26 - 11:49:26 -2528
Kamloops 11:34:35 -17.5 AT Down 22.5 162.9 Low 11:19:35 - 11:49:35 -2535
Peachland 11:34:30 -17.7 AT Down 23.5 163.4 Low 11:19:30 - 11:49:30 -2550
Penticton 11:34:28 -17.7 AT Down 23.8 163.6 Low 11:19:28 - 11:49:28 -2550
Summerland 11:34:28 -17.7 AT Down 23.7 163.5 Low 11:19:28 - 11:49:28 -2552
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:34:25 -17.9 AT Down 24.3 163.7 Low 11:19:25 - 11:49:25 -2566
Oliver 11:34:31 -17.9 AT Down 24.1 163.5 Low 11:19:31 - 11:49:31 -2568
Okanogan 11:34:25 -18.4 Dark Down 24.9 163.4 Low 11:19:25 - 11:49:25 -2611
Brewster 11:34:25 -18.6 Dark Down 25.1 163.1 Low 11:19:25 - 11:49:25 -2636
Manson/Chelan 11:34:25 -19.0 Dark Down 25.2 162.7 Low 11:19:25 - 11:49:25 -2667
PNWRO 11:34:10 -19.3 Dark Down 27.3 163.7 Low 11:19:10 - 11:49:10 -2697
Wenatchee 11:34:28 -19.3 Dark Down 25.6 162.5 Low 11:19:28 - 11:49:28 -2702
Ellensburg 11:34:29 -19.7 Dark Down 26.0 162.2 Low 11:19:29 - 11:49:29 -2736
Yakima 11:34:28 -19.9 Dark Down 26.4 162.1 Low 11:19:28 - 11:49:28 -2759
Toppenish/White Swan 11:34:25 -19.9 Dark Down 26.6 162.3 Low 11:19:25 - 11:49:25 -2761
Victoria 11:34:48 -20.3 Dark Down 23.9 159.6 Low 11:19:48 - 11:49:48 -2810
The Dalles 11:34:29 -20.8 Dark Down 27.2 161.3 Low 11:19:29 - 11:49:29 -2849
Maupin 11:34:25 -21.0 Dark Down 27.6 161.3 Low 11:19:25 - 11:49:25 -2866
Bend 11:34:25 -21.7 Dark Down 28.6 160.9 Low 11:19:25 - 11:49:25 -2943
Sisters 11:34:26 -21.7 Dark Down 28.3 160.7 Low 11:19:26 - 11:49:26 -2945
George/Scottsdale 11:32:23 -20.4 Dark Down 40.4 169.4 Up 11:17:23 - 11:47:23 -2946
Oregon Observatory 11:34:26 -21.9 Dark Down 28.7 160.7 Low 11:19:26 - 11:49:26 -2961
Patrick 11:32:50 -21.1 Dark Down 38.4 167.3 Up 11:17:50 - 11:47:50 -2980
Cedarville 11:34:07 -22.4 Dark Down 31.3 161.6 Up 11:19:07 - 11:49:07 -3022
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:32:54 -21.7 Dark Down 38.5 166.4 Up 11:17:54 - 11:47:54 -3042
Chiloquin 11:34:23 -22.9 Dark Down 29.9 160.0 Low 11:19:23 - 11:49:23 -3063
Lake Havasu City 11:32:48 -21.8 Dark Down 39.2 166.6 Up 11:17:48 - 11:47:48 -3065
Klamath Falls 11:34:24 -23.0 Dark Down 30.2 160.1 Up 11:19:24 - 11:49:24 -3078
Beatty 11:33:21 -22.5 Dark Down 36.4 164.3 Up 11:18:21 - 11:48:21 -3081
Hawthorne 11:33:46 -22.9 Dark Down 34.5 162.6 Up 11:18:46 - 11:48:46 -3104
Yerington 11:33:49 -23.1 Dark Down 33.9 162.1 Up 11:18:49 - 11:48:49 -3110
Reno 11:33:58 -23.2 Dark Down 33.2 161.5 Up 11:18:58 - 11:48:58 -3118
Fall River/Burney 11:34:17 -23.4 Dark Down 31.4 160.2 Up 11:19:17 - 11:49:17 -3125
Carson City 11:33:56 -23.4 Dark Down 33.6 161.5 Up 11:18:56 - 11:48:56 -3138
Portola 11:34:03 -23.5 Dark Down 32.8 160.9 Up 11:19:03 - 11:49:03 -3142
Gimple 11:34:10 -23.6 Dark Down 32.4 160.6 Up 11:19:10 - 11:49:10 -3147
Gardnerville 11:33:56 -23.5 Dark Down 33.8 161.5 Up 11:18:56 - 11:48:56 -3150
Greenville 11:34:10 -23.6 Dark Down 32.4 160.5 Up 11:19:10 - 11:49:10 -3153
Bishop 11:33:35 -23.4 Dark Down 35.6 162.6 Up 11:18:35 - 11:48:35 -3159
Quincy 11:34:04 -23.7 Dark Down 32.6 160.4 Up 11:19:04 - 11:49:04 -3165
Lee Vining 11:33:47 -23.6 Dark Down 34.9 161.9 Up 11:18:47 - 11:48:47 -3169
Yuma 11:32:40 -22.8 Dark Down 40.9 165.8 Up 11:17:40 - 11:47:40 -3195
Calipatria 11:32:48 -23.3 Dark Down 40.3 164.8 Up 11:17:48 - 11:47:48 -3230
Idyllwild 11:33:05 -23.9 Dark Down 39.4 163.6 Up 11:18:05 - 11:48:05 -3271
Wildwood 11:33:21 -25.1 Dark Down 38.7 161.5 Up 11:18:21 - 11:48:21 -3376

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 469987, (2027/04/05 11:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.49 108
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  5.38  99
55Xi Ser       17:37:35.1 -15:23:56  3.5  1.20  92
PPM 233226     17:32:48.8 -14:47:31  8.4  0.47  93
PPM 233252     17:33:42.5 -15:04:38  9.4  0.32  93
469987         17:32:38.1 -15:15:42 16.3        93
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/05/29 02:53:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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