RECON: TNO occultation with 469987

Event between (469987) 06HJ123 and star GA0740:08721561 with event index number of 2257180

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/08/12 05:49:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:31:29.0 -14:41:58
Equinox of date position of star is 17:32:49.1 -14:42:55
Stellar brightness G=16.7, 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 62% 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 186 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1128 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22118.6 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 05:51UT)
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  1.63 130
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         17:33:06.9 -14:43:07 16.7       131
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 4.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=15.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:44:39 -17.6 AT Up 21.3 205.1 Low 05:29:39 - 05:59:39 -317
Victoria 05:44:53 -18.1 Dark Up 24.0 202.5 Low 05:29:53 - 05:59:53 -374
Peachland 05:44:33 -18.5 Dark Up 22.0 205.8 Low 05:29:33 - 05:59:33 -381
Kelowna 05:44:33 -18.5 Dark Up 21.8 206.1 Low 05:29:33 - 05:59:33 -381
Summerland 05:44:33 -18.7 Dark Up 22.1 206.0 Low 05:29:33 - 05:59:33 -391
Penticton 05:44:32 -18.8 Dark Up 22.1 206.1 Low 05:29:32 - 05:59:32 -397
Oliver 05:44:31 -19.1 Dark Up 22.4 206.1 Low 05:29:31 - 05:59:31 -417
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:44:30 -19.3 Dark Up 22.5 206.4 Low 05:29:30 - 05:59:30 -430
Okanogan 05:44:30 -19.7 Dark Up 23.2 206.3 Low 05:29:30 - 05:59:30 -463
Brewster 05:44:30 -19.8 Dark Up 23.5 206.1 Low 05:29:30 - 05:59:30 -475
Manson/Chelan 05:44:32 -19.9 Dark Up 23.8 205.8 Low 05:29:32 - 05:59:32 -479
Wenatchee 05:44:32 -20.2 Dark Up 24.2 205.7 Low 05:29:32 - 05:59:32 -504
Ellensburg 05:44:32 -20.4 Dark Up 24.7 205.6 Low 05:29:32 - 05:59:32 -523
Sleaford 05:43:29 -20.6 Dark Up 15.4 218.4 Really Low 05:28:29 - 05:58:29 -540
Yakima 05:44:32 -20.7 Dark Up 25.0 205.6 Low 05:29:32 - 05:59:32 -547
Toppenish/White Swan 05:44:30 -21.0 Dark Up 25.2 205.8 Low 05:29:30 - 05:59:30 -564
The Dalles 05:44:34 -21.3 Dark Up 26.1 205.2 Low 05:29:34 - 05:59:34 -595
PNWRO 05:44:21 -21.9 Dark Up 25.1 207.4 Low 05:29:21 - 05:59:21 -620
Maupin 05:44:33 -21.6 Dark Up 26.5 205.4 Low 05:29:33 - 05:59:33 -623
Sisters 05:44:34 -22.1 Dark Up 27.4 205.1 Low 05:29:34 - 05:59:34 -667
Bend 05:44:32 -22.4 Dark Up 27.6 205.4 Low 05:29:32 - 05:59:32 -688
Oregon Observatory 05:44:33 -22.5 Dark Up 27.8 205.3 Low 05:29:33 - 05:59:33 -696
Chiloquin 05:44:33 -23.3 Dark Up 29.1 205.2 Low 05:29:33 - 05:59:33 -772
Klamath Falls 05:44:33 -23.6 Dark Up 29.4 205.3 Low 05:29:33 - 05:59:33 -796
Cedarville 05:44:21 -24.9 Dark Up 29.5 207.1 Low 05:29:21 - 05:59:21 -881
Fall River/Burney 05:44:28 -24.7 Dark Up 30.3 206.0 Up 05:29:28 - 05:59:28 -885
Greenville 05:44:24 -25.6 Dark Up 31.0 206.7 Up 05:29:24 - 05:59:24 -958
Gimple 05:44:24 -25.7 Dark Up 30.9 206.8 Up 05:29:24 - 05:59:24 -960
Quincy 05:44:23 -25.8 Dark Up 31.2 206.8 Up 05:29:23 - 05:59:23 -972
Portola 05:44:21 -26.1 Dark Up 31.1 207.3 Up 05:29:21 - 05:59:21 -993
Reno 05:44:15 -26.6 Dark Up 31.1 208.0 Up 05:29:15 - 05:59:15 -1027
Carson City 05:44:15 -26.9 Dark Up 31.4 208.2 Up 05:29:15 - 05:59:15 -1053
Gardnerville 05:44:14 -27.1 Dark Up 31.6 208.3 Up 05:29:14 - 05:59:14 -1072
Yerington 05:44:10 -27.4 Dark Up 31.4 208.9 Up 05:29:10 - 05:59:10 -1083
Hawthorne 05:44:06 -28.0 Dark Up 31.6 209.5 Up 05:29:06 - 05:59:06 -1130
Lee Vining 05:44:09 -28.2 Dark Up 32.3 209.2 Up 05:29:09 - 05:59:09 -1158
Bishop 05:44:02 -29.0 Dark Up 32.5 210.1 Up 05:29:02 - 05:59:02 -1221
Beatty 05:43:50 -30.1 Dark Up 32.2 211.9 Up 05:28:50 - 05:58:50 -1299
Dunrhomin 05:42:45 -31.7 Dark Up 24.3 221.7 Low 05:27:45 - 05:57:45 -1352
Nikitin 05:42:45 -31.8 Dark Up 24.4 221.8 Low 05:27:45 - 05:57:45 -1365
CU-SBO 05:42:43 -31.9 Dark Up 24.5 221.7 Low 05:27:43 - 05:57:43 -1368
Wildwood 05:44:00 -31.5 Dark Down 35.4 211.0 Up 05:29:00 - 05:59:00 -1466
Patrick 05:43:29 -32.7 Dark Up 32.2 215.3 Up 05:28:29 - 05:58:29 -1490
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:43:34 -32.5 Dark Up 32.8 214.7 Up 05:28:34 - 05:58:34 -1490
Idyllwild 05:43:46 -32.7 Dark Up 34.9 213.1 Up 05:28:46 - 05:58:46 -1545
Lake Havasu City 05:43:30 -33.2 Dark Up 33.2 215.2 Up 05:28:30 - 05:58:30 -1550
Calipatria 05:43:38 -33.7 Dark Up 34.9 214.5 Up 05:28:38 - 05:58:38 -1627
George/Scottsdale 05:43:13 -35.0 Dark Up 32.6 217.8 Up 05:28:13 - 05:58:13 -1680
Yuma 05:43:30 -34.5 Dark Up 34.8 215.6 Up 05:28:30 - 05:58:30 -1686

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 05:51UT)
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  1.63 130
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 -14:41:58 16.7       131
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/05/31 02:53:28 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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