RECON: TNO occultation with 469987

Event between (469987) 06HJ123 and star GA0740:09928641 with event index number of 2257092

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/23 09:29:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:38:51.7 -14:45:17
Equinox of date position of star is 17:40:11.9 -14:45:59
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 144 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.1

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Object is 31.1 AU from the Sun and 30.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 95 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1245 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21897.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=359.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.8 sec chord
Diameter=146.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469987, (2028/05/23 09:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.2 -26:29:33  0.9 19.98 161
35Eta Oph      17:12:00.5 -15:45:29  2.6  6.94 151
55Xi Ser       17:39:12.9 -15:24:50  3.5  0.71 144
PPM 233399     17:41:00.0 -14:40:48  8.5  0.15 144
PPM 233377     17:40:09.1 -14:43:51  8.9  0.09 144
469987         17:40:29.0 -14:46:07 17.0       144
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 18.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=33.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:29:25 -10.3 NT Down 22.2 193.8 Low 09:21:00 - 09:37:50 14
Kamloops 09:30:10 -15.8 AT Down 24.6 178.9 Low 09:21:45 - 09:38:35 -176
Kelowna 09:30:06 -16.3 AT Down 25.4 179.9 Low 09:21:41 - 09:38:31 -204
Peachland 09:30:07 -16.5 AT Down 25.5 179.5 Low 09:21:42 - 09:38:32 -213
Summerland 09:30:07 -16.6 AT Down 25.6 179.6 Low 09:21:42 - 09:38:32 -219
Penticton 09:30:07 -16.6 AT Down 25.7 179.8 Low 09:21:42 - 09:38:32 -221
Oliver 09:30:07 -17.0 AT Down 26.1 179.8 Low 09:21:42 - 09:38:32 -238
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:30:06 -17.1 AT Down 26.2 180.0 Low 09:21:41 - 09:38:31 -243
Okanogan 09:30:06 -17.7 AT Down 26.9 179.7 Low 09:21:41 - 09:38:31 -278
Brewster 09:30:07 -18.0 Dark Down 27.2 179.5 Low 09:21:42 - 09:38:32 -294
Manson/Chelan 09:30:08 -18.3 Dark Down 27.4 179.1 Low 09:21:43 - 09:38:33 -309
Victoria 09:30:19 -18.5 Dark Down 26.6 175.6 Low 09:21:54 - 09:38:44 -317
Wenatchee 09:30:09 -18.8 Dark Down 27.8 178.9 Low 09:21:44 - 09:38:34 -335
Ellensburg 09:30:09 -19.2 Dark Down 28.2 178.7 Low 09:21:44 - 09:38:34 -359
Yakima 09:30:09 -19.6 Dark Down 28.6 178.7 Low 09:21:44 - 09:38:34 -381
Toppenish/White Swan 09:30:09 -19.8 Dark Down 28.9 178.8 Low 09:21:44 - 09:38:34 -391
PNWRO 09:30:03 -19.7 Dark Down 29.2 180.5 Low 09:21:38 - 09:38:28 -392
The Dalles 09:30:11 -20.7 Dark Down 29.6 178.0 Low 09:21:46 - 09:38:36 -443
Maupin 09:30:11 -21.1 Dark Down 30.0 178.1 Up 09:21:46 - 09:38:36 -464
Sisters 09:30:12 -22.0 Dark Down 30.9 177.5 Up 09:21:47 - 09:38:37 -520
Bend 09:30:11 -22.2 Dark Down 31.2 177.8 Up 09:21:46 - 09:38:36 -530
Oregon Observatory 09:30:12 -22.4 Dark Down 31.3 177.6 Up 09:21:47 - 09:38:37 -541
Dunrhomin 09:29:08 -19.5 Dark Down 33.5 196.2 Up 09:20:43 - 09:37:33 -582
Nikitin 09:29:08 -19.7 Dark Down 33.7 196.2 Up 09:20:43 - 09:37:33 -594
CU-SBO 09:29:08 -19.8 Dark Down 33.7 196.1 Up 09:20:43 - 09:37:33 -598
Chiloquin 09:30:13 -23.7 Dark Down 32.6 177.1 Up 09:21:48 - 09:38:38 -624
Klamath Falls 09:30:12 -24.0 Dark Down 33.0 177.2 Up 09:21:47 - 09:38:37 -644
Cedarville 09:30:06 -24.2 Dark Down 33.7 179.0 Up 09:21:41 - 09:38:31 -664
Fall River/Burney 09:30:11 -25.0 Dark Down 34.2 177.6 Up 09:21:46 - 09:38:36 -711
Gimple 09:30:08 -25.6 Dark Down 35.1 178.2 Up 09:21:43 - 09:38:33 -761
Greenville 09:30:09 -25.7 Dark Down 35.1 178.1 Up 09:21:44 - 09:38:34 -762
Quincy 09:30:09 -25.9 Dark Down 35.3 178.1 Up 09:21:44 - 09:38:34 -775
Portola 09:30:07 -25.8 Dark Down 35.4 178.7 Up 09:21:42 - 09:38:32 -776
Reno 09:30:04 -25.9 Dark Down 35.7 179.4 Up 09:21:39 - 09:38:29 -784
Carson City 09:30:04 -26.2 Dark Down 36.1 179.4 Up 09:21:39 - 09:38:29 -807
Yerington 09:30:01 -26.2 Dark Down 36.3 180.2 Up 09:21:36 - 09:38:26 -811
Gardnerville 09:30:04 -26.4 Dark Down 36.3 179.5 Up 09:21:39 - 09:38:29 -822
Hawthorne 09:29:59 -26.4 Dark Down 36.7 180.8 Up 09:21:34 - 09:38:24 -834
Lee Vining 09:30:01 -27.1 Dark Down 37.3 180.2 Up 09:21:36 - 09:38:26 -877
Bishop 09:29:58 -27.4 Dark Down 37.9 181.1 Up 09:21:33 - 09:38:23 -908
Beatty 09:29:51 -27.2 Dark Down 38.3 183.1 Up 09:21:26 - 09:38:16 -918
Patrick 09:29:38 -27.4 Dark Down 39.6 186.7 Up 09:21:13 - 09:38:03 -984
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:29:41 -27.9 Dark Down 39.9 185.9 Up 09:21:16 - 09:38:06 -1010
Lake Havasu City 09:29:39 -28.3 Dark Down 40.5 186.2 Up 09:21:14 - 09:38:04 -1055
George/Scottsdale 09:29:28 -27.9 Dark Down 41.0 189.4 Up 09:21:03 - 09:37:53 -1080
Idyllwild 09:29:48 -30.0 Dark Down 41.5 183.3 Up 09:21:23 - 09:38:13 -1139
Wildwood 09:29:57 -30.4 Dark Down 41.1 180.9 Up 09:21:32 - 09:38:22 -1139
Calipatria 09:29:43 -30.0 Dark Down 42.0 184.8 Up 09:21:18 - 09:38:08 -1168
Yuma 09:29:39 -30.0 Dark Down 42.3 186.0 Up 09:21:14 - 09:38:04 -1189

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, (2028/05/23 09:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 19.98 161
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  6.94 151
55Xi Ser       17:37:35.1 -15:23:56  3.5  0.71 144
PPM 233399     17:39:22.8 -14:39:59  8.5  0.15 144
PPM 233377     17:38:31.8 -14:43:00  8.9  0.09 144
469987         17:38:51.7 -14:45:17 17.0       144
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/05/30 02:57:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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