RECON: TNO occultation with 470308

Event between (470308) 07JH43 and star GA0620:12165950 with event index number of 2219973

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/24 05:21:32 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:02:35.1 -27:18:39
Equinox of date position of star is 17:04:06.7 -27:20:39
Stellar brightness G=12.3, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 143 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.0

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Object is 40.5 AU from the Sun and 39.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 144 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1720 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28853.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=758.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 39.4 sec chord
Diameter=309.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 16.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470308, (2025/07/24 05:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.7 -26:29:11  0.9  7.45 136
23Tau Sco      16:37:28.7 -28:16:00  2.8  5.98 137
PPM 266416     17:08:28.4 -26:32:43  6.3  1.25 144
PPM 266316     17:04:40.1 -27:07:56  7.4  0.24 143
PPM 266305     17:03:46.2 -27:33:59  9.3  0.24 143
470308         17:04:10.8 -27:20:44 12.3       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 16.7 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=2.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:20:50 -14.3 AT Down 8.5 198.6 Really Low 05:08:23 - 05:33:18 2807
Kamloops 05:21:46 -10.6 NT Down 11.8 186.0 Really Low 05:09:19 - 05:34:14 2777
Kelowna 05:21:42 -11.6 NT Down 12.5 186.8 Really Low 05:09:14 - 05:34:09 2762
Peachland 05:21:43 -11.6 NT Down 12.7 186.6 Really Low 05:09:15 - 05:34:10 2759
Summerland 05:21:42 -11.7 NT Down 12.8 186.6 Really Low 05:09:15 - 05:34:10 2755
Penticton 05:21:42 -11.8 NT Down 12.9 186.8 Really Low 05:09:14 - 05:34:09 2754
Oliver 05:21:42 -12.1 AT Down 13.2 186.8 Really Low 05:09:14 - 05:34:09 2745
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:21:41 -12.3 AT Down 13.4 186.9 Really Low 05:09:13 - 05:34:08 2742
Okanogan 05:21:42 -12.7 AT Down 14.0 186.8 Really Low 05:09:14 - 05:34:09 2724
Brewster 05:21:42 -12.8 AT Down 14.3 186.6 Really Low 05:09:14 - 05:34:09 2716
Victoria 05:21:58 -11.0 NT Down 14.1 183.3 Really Low 05:09:31 - 05:34:26 2709
Manson/Chelan 05:21:42 -12.8 AT Down 14.6 186.3 Really Low 05:09:15 - 05:34:10 2709
Wenatchee 05:21:44 -13.1 AT Down 15.0 186.1 Really Low 05:09:16 - 05:34:11 2695
Ellensburg 05:21:44 -13.4 AT Down 15.5 185.9 Really Low 05:09:17 - 05:34:12 2682
Yakima 05:21:44 -13.7 AT Down 15.9 185.9 Really Low 05:09:17 - 05:34:12 2670
Toppenish/White Swan 05:21:43 -13.9 AT Down 16.1 186.1 Really Low 05:09:15 - 05:34:10 2664
PNWRO 05:21:36 -14.8 AT Down 16.3 187.5 Really Low 05:09:08 - 05:34:03 2659
The Dalles 05:21:47 -14.1 AT Down 16.9 185.4 Really Low 05:09:19 - 05:34:14 2636
Maupin 05:21:45 -14.5 AT Down 17.3 185.5 Really Low 05:09:18 - 05:34:13 2624
Sisters 05:21:47 -14.9 AT Down 18.2 185.1 Really Low 05:09:20 - 05:34:15 2592
Bend 05:21:46 -15.2 AT Down 18.4 185.3 Really Low 05:09:19 - 05:34:14 2586
Oregon Observatory 05:21:47 -15.3 AT Down 18.6 185.2 Really Low 05:09:19 - 05:34:14 2579
Chiloquin 05:21:47 -16.1 AT Down 20.0 184.8 Really Low 05:09:20 - 05:34:15 2529
Klamath Falls 05:21:47 -16.4 AT Down 20.3 184.9 Low 05:09:19 - 05:34:14 2517
Cedarville 05:21:38 -17.7 AT Down 20.9 186.4 Low 05:09:11 - 05:34:06 2498
Fall River/Burney 05:21:44 -17.4 AT Down 21.4 185.3 Low 05:09:16 - 05:34:11 2472
Dunrhomin 05:20:24 -25.0 Dark Down 19.5 200.2 Really Low 05:07:57 - 05:32:52 2443
Gimple 05:21:41 -18.4 Dark Down 22.3 185.9 Low 05:09:14 - 05:34:09 2438
Greenville 05:21:41 -18.3 Dark Down 22.3 185.8 Low 05:09:13 - 05:34:08 2438
Nikitin 05:20:25 -25.2 Dark Down 19.7 200.2 Really Low 05:07:58 - 05:32:53 2436
CU-SBO 05:20:24 -25.2 Dark Down 19.8 200.1 Really Low 05:07:57 - 05:32:52 2434
Quincy 05:21:41 -18.5 Dark Down 22.5 185.8 Low 05:09:14 - 05:34:09 2429
Portola 05:21:39 -18.8 Dark Down 22.6 186.2 Low 05:09:11 - 05:34:06 2427
Reno 05:21:36 -19.4 Dark Down 22.8 186.9 Low 05:09:08 - 05:34:03 2419
Carson City 05:21:35 -19.6 Dark Down 23.2 186.9 Low 05:09:08 - 05:34:03 2403
Yerington 05:21:31 -20.1 Dark Down 23.3 187.5 Low 05:09:04 - 05:33:59 2398
Gardnerville 05:21:34 -19.8 Dark Down 23.4 187.0 Low 05:09:07 - 05:34:02 2393
Hawthorne 05:21:29 -20.7 Dark Down 23.7 188.0 Low 05:09:01 - 05:33:56 2379
Lee Vining 05:21:30 -20.9 Dark Down 24.3 187.6 Low 05:09:03 - 05:33:58 2353
Bishop 05:21:26 -21.7 Dark Down 24.8 188.3 Low 05:08:59 - 05:33:54 2327
Beatty 05:21:18 -22.9 Dark Down 25.1 189.9 Low 05:08:50 - 05:33:45 2311
Patrick 05:21:01 -25.5 Dark Down 26.1 192.8 Low 05:08:33 - 05:33:28 2243
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:21:04 -25.3 Dark Down 26.5 192.1 Low 05:08:37 - 05:33:32 2230
Lake Havasu City 05:21:02 -26.0 Dark Down 27.1 192.5 Low 05:08:35 - 05:33:30 2196
Wildwood 05:21:25 -24.1 Dark Down 28.1 188.4 Low 05:08:57 - 05:33:52 2165
George/Scottsdale 05:20:48 -27.8 Dark Down 27.4 194.9 Low 05:08:20 - 05:33:15 2156
Idyllwild 05:21:14 -25.3 Dark Down 28.2 190.2 Low 05:08:46 - 05:33:41 2153
Calipatria 05:21:07 -26.4 Dark Down 28.6 191.4 Low 05:08:40 - 05:33:35 2122
Yuma 05:21:02 -27.2 Dark Down 28.9 192.4 Low 05:08:34 - 05:33:29 2100

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, (2025/07/24 05:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  7.45 136
23Tau Sco      16:35:52.9 -28:12:58  2.8  5.98 137
PPM 266416     17:06:53.2 -26:30:47  6.3  1.25 144
PPM 266316     17:03:04.5 -27:05:52  7.4  0.24 143
PPM 266305     17:02:10.3 -27:31:53  9.3  0.24 143
470308         17:02:35.1 -27:18:39 12.3       143
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 02:51:21 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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