RECON: TNO occultation with 469987

Event between (469987) 06HJ123 and star GA0740:11316744 with event index number of 2820154

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/07/25 06:20:05 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:42:04.3 -14:23:04
Equinox of date position of star is 17:43:24.4 -14:23:40
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 34 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.1

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Object is 30.8 AU from the Sun and 30.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 124 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1207 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21752.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=359.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.3 sec chord
Diameter=146.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469987, (2029/07/25 06:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:13.5 -26:29:42  0.9 20.81  50
35Eta Oph      17:12:04.5 -15:45:34  2.6  7.77  41
PPM 233599     17:49:18.0 -14:44:03  5.9  1.38  32
PPM 233476     17:43:45.9 -13:57:09  8.3  0.44  34
PPM 233475     17:43:45.2 -14:22:19  9.1  0.02  34
469987         17:43:45.3 -14:23:48 15.2        33
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 25.6 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 06:18:56 -15.8 AT Up 24.1 192.9 Low 06:08:06 - 06:29:46 10991
Kelowna 06:18:53 -16.7 AT Up 24.7 193.9 Low 06:08:03 - 06:29:43 10943
Peachland 06:18:54 -16.8 AT Up 24.9 193.6 Low 06:08:04 - 06:29:44 10941
Summerland 06:18:53 -16.9 AT Up 25.0 193.7 Low 06:08:03 - 06:29:43 10932
Penticton 06:18:53 -17.0 AT Up 25.1 193.8 Low 06:08:03 - 06:29:43 10928
Sleaford 06:18:07 -17.4 AT Up 19.7 207.2 Really Low 06:07:17 - 06:28:57 10912
Oliver 06:18:53 -17.3 AT Up 25.4 193.8 Low 06:08:03 - 06:29:43 10910
Victoria 06:19:07 -16.7 AT Up 26.6 189.9 Low 06:08:17 - 06:29:57 10909
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:18:51 -17.5 AT Up 25.6 194.1 Low 06:08:01 - 06:29:41 10900
Okanogan 06:18:52 -18.0 Dark Up 26.2 193.9 Low 06:08:02 - 06:29:42 10868
Brewster 06:18:53 -18.2 Dark Up 26.5 193.7 Low 06:08:03 - 06:29:43 10855
Manson/Chelan 06:18:54 -18.3 Dark Up 26.8 193.4 Low 06:08:04 - 06:29:44 10848
Wenatchee 06:18:55 -18.7 Dark Up 27.3 193.2 Low 06:08:05 - 06:29:45 10824
Ellensburg 06:18:55 -19.0 Dark Up 27.7 193.0 Low 06:08:05 - 06:29:45 10803
Yakima 06:18:55 -19.3 Dark Up 28.1 193.1 Low 06:08:05 - 06:29:45 10781
Toppenish/White Swan 06:18:54 -19.6 Dark Up 28.3 193.3 Low 06:08:04 - 06:29:44 10767
PNWRO 06:18:48 -20.4 Dark Up 28.4 194.9 Low 06:07:58 - 06:29:38 10732
The Dalles 06:18:57 -20.0 Dark Up 29.2 192.5 Low 06:08:07 - 06:29:47 10731
Maupin 06:18:56 -20.4 Dark Up 29.5 192.7 Low 06:08:06 - 06:29:46 10706
Sisters 06:18:57 -21.0 Dark Up 30.5 192.3 Up 06:08:07 - 06:29:47 10660
Bend 06:18:57 -21.3 Dark Up 30.7 192.6 Up 06:08:07 - 06:29:47 10643
Oregon Observatory 06:18:57 -21.4 Dark Up 30.9 192.5 Up 06:08:07 - 06:29:47 10634
Chiloquin 06:18:58 -22.4 Dark Up 32.2 192.2 Up 06:08:08 - 06:29:48 10558
Klamath Falls 06:18:58 -22.8 Dark Up 32.5 192.3 Up 06:08:08 - 06:29:48 10536
Cedarville 06:18:50 -23.9 Dark Up 32.9 194.2 Up 06:08:00 - 06:29:40 10477
Fall River/Burney 06:18:56 -23.9 Dark Up 33.6 192.9 Up 06:08:06 - 06:29:46 10458
Greenville 06:18:53 -24.9 Dark Up 34.4 193.5 Up 06:08:03 - 06:29:43 10395
Gimple 06:18:52 -24.9 Dark Up 34.4 193.6 Up 06:08:02 - 06:29:42 10394
Quincy 06:18:53 -25.1 Dark Up 34.6 193.6 Up 06:08:03 - 06:29:43 10382
Portola 06:18:51 -25.3 Dark Up 34.7 194.1 Up 06:08:01 - 06:29:41 10369
Reno 06:18:47 -25.8 Dark Up 34.8 194.9 Up 06:07:57 - 06:29:37 10344
Carson City 06:18:47 -26.1 Dark Up 35.1 195.0 Up 06:07:57 - 06:29:37 10320
Gardnerville 06:18:47 -26.4 Dark Up 35.4 195.1 Up 06:07:57 - 06:29:37 10303
Yerington 06:18:44 -26.5 Dark Up 35.2 195.8 Up 06:07:54 - 06:29:34 10300
Hawthorne 06:18:41 -27.1 Dark Up 35.5 196.5 Up 06:07:51 - 06:29:31 10262
Lee Vining 06:18:43 -27.5 Dark Up 36.2 196.0 Up 06:07:53 - 06:29:33 10230
Dunrhomin 06:17:44 -29.1 Dark Up 29.9 210.5 Low 06:06:54 - 06:28:34 10205
Nikitin 06:17:44 -29.2 Dark Up 30.0 210.5 Up 06:06:54 - 06:28:34 10193
CU-SBO 06:17:44 -29.3 Dark Up 30.1 210.4 Up 06:06:54 - 06:28:34 10190
Bishop 06:18:39 -28.3 Dark Up 36.6 197.0 Up 06:07:49 - 06:29:29 10179
Beatty 06:18:32 -29.2 Dark Up 36.6 198.9 Up 06:07:42 - 06:29:22 10127
Patrick 06:18:17 -31.5 Dark Up 37.2 202.6 Up 06:07:27 - 06:29:07 9983
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:18:21 -31.5 Dark Up 37.7 201.9 Up 06:07:31 - 06:29:11 9974
Wildwood 06:18:39 -31.1 Dark Up 39.8 197.5 Up 06:07:49 - 06:29:29 9944
Lake Havasu City 06:18:19 -32.2 Dark Up 38.2 202.4 Up 06:07:29 - 06:29:09 9921
Idyllwild 06:18:29 -32.1 Dark Up 39.6 199.8 Up 06:07:39 - 06:29:19 9895
Calipatria 06:18:23 -33.1 Dark Up 39.9 201.4 Up 06:07:33 - 06:29:13 9833
George/Scottsdale 06:18:07 -33.7 Dark Up 38.1 205.4 Up 06:07:17 - 06:28:57 9829
Yuma 06:18:19 -33.8 Dark Up 40.0 202.6 Up 06:07:29 - 06:29:09 9788

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, (2029/07/25 06:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 20.81  50
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  7.77  41
PPM 233599     17:47:36.7 -14:43:34  5.9  1.38  32
PPM 233476     17:42:05.3 -13:56:25  8.3  0.44  34
PPM 233475     17:42:04.2 -14:21:34  9.1  0.02  34
469987         17:42:04.3 -14:23:04 15.2        34
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/06/08 01:21:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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