RECON: TNO occultation with 470308

Event between (470308) 07JH43 and star GA0620:13177948 with event index number of 2219908

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/04 09:36:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:06:46.3 -27:22:22
Equinox of date position of star is 17:08:18.0 -27:24:13
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 80 degrees from the moon. Moon is 62% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.8

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Object is 40.5 AU from the Sun and 39.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.9 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 103 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1708 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28656.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=758.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 26.3 sec chord
Diameter=309.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470308, (2025/06/04 09:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.2 -26:29:10  0.9  8.38  72
23Tau Sco      16:37:28.2 -28:15:59  2.8  6.88  74
PPM 266416     17:08:27.9 -26:32:42  6.3  0.86  80
PPM 266463     17:10:22.9 -27:40:16  8.4  0.52  81
PPM 266417     17:08:35.5 -27:07:25  9.3  0.29  80
470308         17:08:21.7 -27:24:18 15.8        81
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 16.4 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=0.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 09:36:01 -13.8 AT Down 10.0 198.0 Really Low 09:26:55 - 09:45:07 4007
Peachland 09:35:59 -14.5 AT Down 10.7 198.6 Really Low 09:26:53 - 09:45:05 3978
Kelowna 09:35:58 -14.3 AT Down 10.6 198.8 Really Low 09:26:52 - 09:45:04 3978
Victoria 09:36:08 -16.5 AT Down 12.6 195.4 Really Low 09:27:02 - 09:45:14 3977
Summerland 09:35:58 -14.6 AT Down 10.8 198.7 Really Low 09:26:52 - 09:45:04 3973
Penticton 09:35:58 -14.7 AT Down 10.9 198.8 Really Low 09:26:52 - 09:45:04 3970
Oliver 09:35:57 -15.0 AT Down 11.2 198.8 Really Low 09:26:51 - 09:45:03 3961
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:35:57 -15.1 AT Down 11.3 199.0 Really Low 09:26:51 - 09:45:03 3955
Okanogan 09:35:57 -15.7 AT Down 12.0 198.8 Really Low 09:26:51 - 09:45:03 3938
Brewster 09:35:57 -16.1 AT Down 12.3 198.6 Really Low 09:26:51 - 09:45:03 3932
Manson/Chelan 09:35:57 -16.3 AT Down 12.6 198.3 Really Low 09:26:51 - 09:45:03 3930
Wenatchee 09:35:57 -16.8 AT Down 13.1 198.2 Really Low 09:26:51 - 09:45:03 3917
Ellensburg 09:35:58 -17.3 AT Down 13.5 198.1 Really Low 09:26:52 - 09:45:04 3906
Yakima 09:35:57 -17.6 AT Down 13.9 198.1 Really Low 09:26:51 - 09:45:03 3894
Toppenish/White Swan 09:35:56 -17.8 AT Down 14.1 198.2 Really Low 09:26:50 - 09:45:02 3885
The Dalles 09:35:58 -18.7 Dark Down 15.0 197.6 Really Low 09:26:52 - 09:45:04 3867
Sleaford 09:35:28 -8.3 NT Down 5.0 210.2 Really Low 09:26:22 - 09:44:34 3859
PNWRO 09:35:51 -17.7 AT Down 14.1 199.6 Really Low 09:26:45 - 09:44:57 3857
Maupin 09:35:57 -19.1 Dark Down 15.3 197.7 Really Low 09:26:51 - 09:45:03 3852
Sisters 09:35:58 -20.0 Dark Down 16.3 197.4 Really Low 09:26:52 - 09:45:04 3826
Bend 09:35:57 -20.2 Dark Down 16.5 197.6 Really Low 09:26:51 - 09:45:03 3815
Oregon Observatory 09:35:57 -20.4 Dark Down 16.7 197.5 Really Low 09:26:51 - 09:45:03 3810
Chiloquin 09:35:57 -21.7 Dark Down 18.0 197.2 Really Low 09:26:51 - 09:45:03 3764
Klamath Falls 09:35:56 -22.0 Dark Down 18.3 197.4 Really Low 09:26:50 - 09:45:02 3750
Cedarville 09:35:50 -22.2 Dark Down 18.6 198.9 Really Low 09:26:44 - 09:44:56 3705
Fall River/Burney 09:35:54 -23.0 Dark Down 19.4 197.8 Really Low 09:26:48 - 09:45:00 3697
Greenville 09:35:52 -23.7 Dark Down 20.1 198.3 Low 09:26:46 - 09:44:58 3654
Gimple 09:35:52 -23.7 Dark Down 20.1 198.4 Low 09:26:46 - 09:44:58 3653
Quincy 09:35:52 -23.9 Dark Down 20.3 198.3 Low 09:26:46 - 09:44:58 3645
Portola 09:35:50 -23.8 Dark Down 20.3 198.8 Low 09:26:44 - 09:44:56 3635
Reno 09:35:48 -23.9 Dark Down 20.4 199.4 Low 09:26:42 - 09:44:54 3616
Carson City 09:35:47 -24.2 Dark Down 20.7 199.5 Low 09:26:41 - 09:44:53 3599
Gardnerville 09:35:47 -24.4 Dark Down 21.0 199.5 Low 09:26:41 - 09:44:53 3588
Yerington 09:35:45 -24.2 Dark Down 20.8 200.1 Low 09:26:39 - 09:44:51 3583
Hawthorne 09:35:42 -24.4 Dark Down 21.0 200.6 Low 09:26:36 - 09:44:48 3555
Lee Vining 09:35:44 -25.1 Dark Down 21.7 200.2 Low 09:26:38 - 09:44:50 3535
Bishop 09:35:40 -25.4 Dark Down 22.1 201.0 Low 09:26:34 - 09:44:46 3496
Beatty 09:35:35 -25.2 Dark Down 22.0 202.5 Low 09:26:29 - 09:44:41 3452
Dunrhomin 09:35:04 -17.5 AT Down 15.0 211.8 Really Low 09:25:58 - 09:44:10 3415
Nikitin 09:35:04 -17.7 AT Down 15.1 211.8 Really Low 09:25:58 - 09:44:10 3407
CU-SBO 09:35:04 -17.8 AT Down 15.2 211.8 Really Low 09:25:58 - 09:44:10 3405
Patrick 09:35:24 -25.3 Dark Down 22.5 205.3 Low 09:26:18 - 09:44:30 3332
Wildwood 09:35:38 -28.4 Dark Down 25.2 201.3 Low 09:26:32 - 09:44:44 3330
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:35:26 -25.8 Dark Down 22.9 204.7 Low 09:26:20 - 09:44:32 3329
Lake Havasu City 09:35:24 -26.3 Dark Down 23.4 205.0 Low 09:26:18 - 09:44:30 3289
Idyllwild 09:35:31 -28.0 Dark Down 24.9 203.0 Low 09:26:25 - 09:44:37 3285
Calipatria 09:35:27 -28.0 Dark Down 25.1 204.2 Low 09:26:21 - 09:44:33 3232
George/Scottsdale 09:35:15 -25.9 Dark Down 23.3 207.3 Low 09:26:09 - 09:44:21 3205
Yuma 09:35:23 -28.0 Dark Down 25.2 205.1 Low 09:26:17 - 09:44:29 3194

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 470308, (2025/06/04 09:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  8.38  72
23Tau Sco      16:35:52.9 -28:12:58  2.8  6.88  74
PPM 266416     17:06:53.2 -26:30:47  6.3  0.86  80
PPM 266463     17:08:47.4 -27:38:25  8.4  0.52  81
PPM 266417     17:07:00.4 -27:05:30  9.3  0.29  80
470308         17:06:46.3 -27:22:22 15.8        80
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:52:00 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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