RECON: TNO occultation with 469987

Event between (469987) 06HJ123 and star GA0740:08721677 with event index number of 2257179

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/08/12 05:22:37 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:31:29.0 -14:41:57
Equinox of date position of star is 17:32:49.1 -14:42:54
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 131 degrees from the moon. Moon is 63% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2

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Object is 31.1 AU from the Sun and 30.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 10.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 180 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1224 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22118.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=359.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 33.9 sec chord
Diameter=146.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469987, (2028/08/12 05:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:10.0 -26:29:34  0.9 18.64 146
35Eta Oph      17:12:01.3 -15:45:30  2.6  5.19 136
55Xi Ser       17:39:13.6 -15:24:50  3.5  1.63 129
PPM 233226     17:34:26.8 -14:48:37  8.4  0.33 131
PPM 233199     17:33:23.9 -14:31:49  9.9  0.20 131
469987         17:33:07.0 -14:43:06 15.7       130
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=1.0 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)
Kamloops 05:18:59 -15.0 AT Up 22.8 198.6 Low 05:03:59 - 05:33:59 7203
Victoria 05:19:15 -15.2 AT Down 25.4 195.8 Low 05:04:15 - 05:34:15 7148
Peachland 05:18:53 -15.9 AT Up 23.6 199.3 Low 05:03:53 - 05:33:53 7144
Kelowna 05:18:52 -16.0 AT Up 23.4 199.6 Low 05:03:52 - 05:33:52 7143
Summerland 05:18:54 -16.1 AT Up 23.7 199.4 Low 05:03:54 - 05:33:54 7134
Penticton 05:18:52 -16.2 AT Up 23.7 199.6 Low 05:03:52 - 05:33:52 7128
Oliver 05:18:52 -16.4 AT Up 24.1 199.6 Low 05:03:52 - 05:33:52 7109
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:18:51 -16.6 AT Up 24.2 199.8 Low 05:03:51 - 05:33:51 7096
Okanogan 05:18:51 -17.0 AT Up 24.8 199.7 Low 05:03:51 - 05:33:51 7064
Brewster 05:18:53 -17.1 AT Up 25.1 199.5 Low 05:03:53 - 05:33:53 7053
Manson/Chelan 05:18:55 -17.1 AT Up 25.4 199.2 Low 05:03:55 - 05:33:55 7049
Wenatchee 05:18:55 -17.4 AT Up 25.9 199.1 Low 05:03:55 - 05:33:55 7026
Ellensburg 05:18:55 -17.6 AT Down 26.3 198.9 Low 05:03:55 - 05:33:55 7007
Sleaford 05:17:43 -18.9 Dark Up 17.7 212.4 Really Low 05:02:43 - 05:32:43 6991
Yakima 05:18:55 -17.9 AT Down 26.7 199.0 Low 05:03:55 - 05:33:55 6984
Toppenish/White Swan 05:18:53 -18.1 Dark Down 26.9 199.2 Low 05:03:53 - 05:33:53 6967
The Dalles 05:18:58 -18.3 Dark Down 27.8 198.5 Low 05:03:58 - 05:33:58 6938
PNWRO 05:18:44 -19.1 Dark Up 26.9 200.8 Low 05:03:44 - 05:33:44 6915
Maupin 05:18:57 -18.7 Dark Down 28.2 198.7 Low 05:03:57 - 05:33:57 6911
Sisters 05:19:01 -19.1 Dark Down 29.1 198.3 Low 05:04:01 - 05:34:01 6869
Bend 05:18:58 -19.4 Dark Down 29.3 198.6 Low 05:03:58 - 05:33:58 6849
Oregon Observatory 05:19:00 -19.4 Dark Down 29.5 198.5 Low 05:04:00 - 05:34:00 6841
Chiloquin 05:19:00 -20.2 Dark Down 30.8 198.3 Up 05:04:00 - 05:34:00 6767
Klamath Falls 05:18:59 -20.5 Dark Down 31.1 198.5 Up 05:03:59 - 05:33:59 6743
Cedarville 05:18:48 -21.8 Dark Down 31.4 200.3 Up 05:03:48 - 05:33:48 6663
Fall River/Burney 05:18:56 -21.5 Dark Down 32.2 199.1 Up 05:03:56 - 05:33:56 6658
Greenville 05:18:52 -22.4 Dark Down 32.9 199.8 Up 05:03:52 - 05:33:52 6588
Gimple 05:18:52 -22.4 Dark Down 32.9 199.9 Up 05:03:52 - 05:33:52 6585
Quincy 05:18:54 -22.5 Dark Down 33.1 199.8 Up 05:03:54 - 05:33:54 6574
Portola 05:18:51 -22.8 Dark Down 33.1 200.4 Up 05:03:51 - 05:33:51 6555
Reno 05:18:45 -23.4 Dark Down 33.2 201.1 Up 05:03:45 - 05:33:45 6521
Carson City 05:18:42 -23.6 Dark Down 33.5 201.2 Up 05:03:42 - 05:33:42 6496
Gardnerville 05:18:45 -23.8 Dark Down 33.7 201.4 Up 05:03:45 - 05:33:45 6478
Yerington 05:18:37 -24.1 Dark Down 33.5 202.0 Up 05:03:37 - 05:33:37 6468
Hawthorne 05:18:36 -24.7 Dark Down 33.8 202.7 Up 05:03:36 - 05:33:36 6423
Lee Vining 05:18:38 -24.9 Dark Down 34.4 202.3 Up 05:03:38 - 05:33:38 6395
Bishop 05:18:34 -25.7 Dark Down 34.8 203.2 Up 05:03:34 - 05:33:34 6334
Beatty 05:18:21 -26.9 Dark Down 34.7 205.1 Up 05:03:21 - 05:33:21 6260
Dunrhomin 05:17:08 -29.4 Dark Up 27.3 215.7 Low 05:02:08 - 05:32:08 6212
Nikitin 05:17:07 -29.6 Dark Up 27.5 215.8 Low 05:02:07 - 05:32:07 6200
CU-SBO 05:17:08 -29.6 Dark Up 27.6 215.7 Low 05:02:08 - 05:32:08 6197
Wildwood 05:18:33 -27.9 Dark Down 37.8 203.9 Up 05:03:33 - 05:33:33 6096
Patrick 05:18:00 -29.5 Dark Down 35.0 208.6 Up 05:03:00 - 05:33:00 6076
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:18:04 -29.3 Dark Down 35.5 208.0 Up 05:03:04 - 05:33:04 6075
Idyllwild 05:18:19 -29.2 Dark Down 37.5 206.2 Up 05:03:19 - 05:33:19 6021
Lake Havasu City 05:18:01 -30.0 Dark Down 36.0 208.5 Up 05:03:01 - 05:33:01 6017
Calipatria 05:18:09 -30.3 Dark Down 37.6 207.6 Up 05:03:09 - 05:33:09 5942
George/Scottsdale 05:17:43 -31.8 Dark Down 35.7 211.3 Up 05:02:43 - 05:32:43 5892
Yuma 05:18:02 -31.1 Dark Down 37.7 208.8 Up 05:03:02 - 05:33:02 5884

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, (2028/08/12 05:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.64 146
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  5.19 136
55Xi Ser       17:37:35.1 -15:23:56  3.5  1.63 129
PPM 233226     17:32:48.8 -14:47:31  8.4  0.33 131
PPM 233199     17:31:46.0 -14:30:41  9.9  0.20 131
469987         17:31:29.0 -14:41:57 15.7       131
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/05/31 02:53:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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