RECON: TNO occultation with 469987

Event between (469987) 06HJ123 and star GA0740:08625489 with event index number of 2256745

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/10 06:39:13 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:30:45.1 -15:04:59
Equinox of date position of star is 17:32:05.4 -15:05:57
Stellar brightness G=12.0, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 159 degrees from the moon. Moon is 19% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.1

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Object is 31.4 AU from the Sun and 30.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 100 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1141 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22172.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=359.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.1 sec chord
Diameter=146.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469987, (2027/05/10 06:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.4 -26:29:25  0.9 18.26 149
35Eta Oph      17:11:56.9 -15:45:25  2.6  4.95 155
55Xi Ser       17:39:09.3 -15:24:48  3.5  1.68 161
PPM 233161     17:32:02.6 -15:39:23  7.6  0.56 159
PPM 233142     17:31:10.1 -15:13:30  9.7  0.30 159
469987         17:32:19.0 -15:06:07 12.0       159
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:42:28 -20.2 Dark Up 14.4 140.0 Really Low 06:33:39 - 06:51:17 8015
Kamloops 06:43:04 -19.8 Dark Up 8.9 127.3 Really Low 06:34:15 - 06:51:53 7588
Kelowna 06:43:04 -20.7 Dark Up 9.8 128.0 Really Low 06:34:15 - 06:51:53 7553
Peachland 06:43:05 -20.8 Dark Up 9.8 127.7 Really Low 06:34:16 - 06:51:54 7538
Summerland 06:43:04 -20.9 Dark Up 9.9 127.8 Really Low 06:34:15 - 06:51:53 7530
Penticton 06:43:06 -21.0 Dark Up 10.0 127.9 Really Low 06:34:17 - 06:51:55 7528
Oliver 06:43:05 -21.4 Dark Up 10.2 127.8 Really Low 06:34:16 - 06:51:54 7503
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:43:07 -21.6 Dark Up 10.4 128.0 Really Low 06:34:18 - 06:51:56 7496
Okanogan 06:43:09 -22.1 Dark Up 10.7 127.7 Really Low 06:34:20 - 06:51:58 7444
Brewster 06:43:10 -22.4 Dark Up 10.8 127.5 Really Low 06:34:21 - 06:51:59 7420
Manson/Chelan 06:43:11 -22.5 Dark Up 10.7 127.2 Really Low 06:34:22 - 06:52:00 7396
Victoria 06:43:15 -21.1 Dark Up 8.6 124.6 Really Low 06:34:26 - 06:52:04 7361
Wenatchee 06:43:13 -22.9 Dark Up 10.9 127.0 Really Low 06:34:24 - 06:52:02 7357
Ellensburg 06:43:14 -23.2 Dark Up 11.0 126.7 Really Low 06:34:25 - 06:52:03 7321
Yakima 06:43:15 -23.6 Dark Up 11.3 126.6 Really Low 06:34:26 - 06:52:04 7290
PNWRO 06:43:13 -24.5 Dark Up 12.5 127.9 Really Low 06:34:24 - 06:52:02 7289
Toppenish/White Swan 06:43:16 -23.9 Dark Up 11.5 126.7 Really Low 06:34:27 - 06:52:05 7278
Dunrhomin 06:42:49 -32.1 Dark Down 23.7 138.1 Low 06:34:00 - 06:51:38 7230
Nikitin 06:42:48 -32.3 Dark Down 23.8 138.0 Low 06:33:59 - 06:51:37 7215
CU-SBO 06:42:49 -32.3 Dark Down 23.8 137.9 Low 06:34:00 - 06:51:38 7208
The Dalles 06:43:20 -24.4 Dark Up 11.5 126.0 Really Low 06:34:31 - 06:52:09 7199
Maupin 06:43:19 -24.8 Dark Up 11.8 126.0 Really Low 06:34:30 - 06:52:08 7170
Sisters 06:43:23 -25.5 Dark Up 12.1 125.5 Really Low 06:34:34 - 06:52:12 7089
Bend 06:43:24 -25.8 Dark Up 12.4 125.6 Really Low 06:34:35 - 06:52:13 7078
Oregon Observatory 06:43:24 -25.9 Dark Up 12.4 125.5 Really Low 06:34:35 - 06:52:13 7061
Chiloquin 06:43:29 -27.1 Dark Up 12.9 125.0 Really Low 06:34:40 - 06:52:18 6945
Klamath Falls 06:43:30 -27.4 Dark Up 13.2 125.0 Really Low 06:34:41 - 06:52:19 6920
Cedarville 06:43:27 -28.5 Dark Up 14.5 126.1 Really Low 06:34:38 - 06:52:16 6908
Fall River/Burney 06:43:30 -28.6 Dark Up 14.1 125.0 Really Low 06:34:41 - 06:52:19 6835
Gimple 06:43:32 -29.6 Dark Up 14.9 125.2 Really Low 06:34:43 - 06:52:21 6775
Greenville 06:43:33 -29.6 Dark Up 14.9 125.2 Really Low 06:34:44 - 06:52:22 6773
Portola 06:43:31 -30.0 Dark Up 15.4 125.5 Really Low 06:34:42 - 06:52:20 6760
Reno 06:43:30 -30.4 Dark Up 15.9 125.9 Really Low 06:34:41 - 06:52:19 6757
Quincy 06:43:32 -29.8 Dark Up 15.0 125.1 Really Low 06:34:43 - 06:52:21 6757
Yerington 06:43:29 -31.1 Dark Up 16.7 126.3 Really Low 06:34:40 - 06:52:18 6730
Carson City 06:43:31 -30.8 Dark Up 16.1 125.8 Really Low 06:34:42 - 06:52:20 6728
Gardnerville 06:43:31 -31.0 Dark Up 16.3 125.8 Really Low 06:34:42 - 06:52:20 6709
Hawthorne 06:43:29 -31.7 Dark Up 17.3 126.6 Really Low 06:34:40 - 06:52:18 6706
Lee Vining 06:43:32 -32.1 Dark Up 17.3 126.1 Really Low 06:34:43 - 06:52:21 6645
Beatty 06:43:28 -33.7 Dark Up 19.4 127.6 Really Low 06:34:39 - 06:52:17 6625
Bishop 06:43:31 -32.9 Dark Up 18.1 126.5 Really Low 06:34:42 - 06:52:20 6616
Patrick 06:43:22 -35.8 Dark Down 22.2 129.4 Low 06:34:33 - 06:52:11 6586
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:43:24 -35.9 Dark Down 21.9 128.7 Low 06:34:35 - 06:52:13 6544
George/Scottsdale 06:43:19 -37.8 Dark Down 24.5 130.4 Low 06:34:30 - 06:52:08 6503
Lake Havasu City 06:43:25 -36.6 Dark Down 22.5 128.7 Low 06:34:36 - 06:52:14 6494
Idyllwild 06:43:31 -36.7 Dark Down 21.4 126.7 Low 06:34:42 - 06:52:20 6355
Calipatria 06:43:30 -37.6 Dark Down 22.5 127.4 Low 06:34:41 - 06:52:19 6338
Yuma 06:43:29 -38.2 Dark Down 23.4 127.9 Low 06:34:40 - 06:52:18 6328
Wildwood 06:43:37 -35.9 Dark Up 19.9 125.4 Really Low 06:34:48 - 06:52:26 6328

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, (2027/05/10 06:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.26 149
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  4.95 155
55Xi Ser       17:37:35.1 -15:23:56  3.5  1.68 161
PPM 233161     17:30:28.3 -15:38:14  7.6  0.56 159
PPM 233142     17:29:36.1 -15:12:20  9.7  0.30 159
469987         17:30:45.1 -15:04:59 12.0       159
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/05/29 02:59:14 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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