RECON: TNO occultation with 470308

Event between (470308) 07JH43 and star GA0600:20713181 with event index number of 2220740

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/19 09:05:56 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:22:11.0 -28:23:19
Equinox of date position of star is 17:23:43.8 -28:24:38
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 72 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.0

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Object is 40.5 AU from the Sun and 39.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.6 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 245 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1958 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28935.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=758.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 48.3 sec chord
Diameter=309.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 19.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470308, (2027/04/19 09:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.1 -26:29:24  0.9 11.87  60
26Eps Sco      16:51:56.5 -34:20:23  2.3  9.03  65
43 Oph         17:25:04.8 -28:10:00  5.1  0.36  72
PPM 266819     17:26:06.9 -28:40:35  8.4  0.55  72
43 Oph         17:25:04.8 -28:10:00  5.1  0.36  72
470308         17:23:54.5 -28:24:47 15.7        72
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 3.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.9 km RECON observability=0.1 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)
Sleaford 09:06:15 -21.4 Dark Up 7.1 160.0 Really Low 08:51:15 - 09:21:15 6340
Kamloops 09:07:05 -26.5 Dark Up 4.5 148.0 Really Low 08:52:05 - 09:22:05 6264
Kelowna 09:07:05 -27.1 Dark Up 5.5 148.7 Really Low 08:52:05 - 09:22:05 6255
Peachland 09:07:05 -27.3 Dark Up 5.5 148.5 Really Low 08:52:05 - 09:22:05 6252
Summerland 09:07:05 -27.4 Dark Up 5.6 148.5 Really Low 08:52:05 - 09:22:05 6250
Penticton 09:07:05 -27.4 Dark Up 5.7 148.6 Really Low 08:52:05 - 09:22:05 6249
Oliver 09:07:05 -27.7 Dark Up 6.0 148.6 Really Low 08:52:05 - 09:22:05 6243
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:07:05 -27.9 Dark Up 6.2 148.7 Really Low 08:52:05 - 09:22:05 6241
Okanogan 09:07:05 -28.5 Dark Up 6.7 148.5 Really Low 08:52:05 - 09:22:05 6227
Brewster 09:07:05 -28.8 Dark Up 6.9 148.3 Really Low 08:52:05 - 09:22:05 6221
Manson/Chelan 09:07:05 -29.1 Dark Up 6.9 148.0 Really Low 08:52:05 - 09:22:05 6215
Wenatchee 09:07:37 -29.6 Dark Up 7.3 148.0 Really Low 08:52:37 - 09:22:37 6189
Victoria 09:07:46 -29.1 Dark Up 5.3 145.6 Really Low 08:52:46 - 09:22:46 6185
Ellensburg 09:07:41 -30.0 Dark Up 7.6 147.8 Really Low 08:52:41 - 09:22:41 6177
Yakima 09:07:42 -30.4 Dark Up 7.9 147.7 Really Low 08:52:42 - 09:22:42 6166
PNWRO 09:07:35 -30.5 Dark Up 9.0 149.0 Really Low 08:52:35 - 09:22:35 6166
Toppenish/White Swan 09:07:43 -30.5 Dark Up 8.2 147.9 Really Low 08:52:43 - 09:22:43 6162
The Dalles 09:07:48 -31.5 Dark Up 8.5 147.2 Really Low 08:52:48 - 09:22:48 6133
Maupin 09:07:50 -31.8 Dark Up 8.9 147.2 Really Low 08:52:50 - 09:22:50 6123
Sisters 09:07:54 -32.8 Dark Up 9.5 146.8 Really Low 08:52:54 - 09:22:54 6093
Bend 09:07:55 -32.9 Dark Up 9.8 147.0 Really Low 08:52:55 - 09:22:55 6088
Oregon Observatory 09:07:56 -33.1 Dark Up 9.9 146.8 Really Low 08:52:56 - 09:22:56 6082
Dunrhomin 09:06:43 -30.8 Dark Up 18.4 159.9 Really Low 08:51:43 - 09:21:43 6038
Chiloquin 09:08:03 -34.5 Dark Up 10.8 146.4 Really Low 08:53:03 - 09:23:03 6035
Nikitin 09:06:44 -31.0 Dark Up 18.6 159.8 Really Low 08:51:44 - 09:21:44 6032
CU-SBO 09:06:45 -31.0 Dark Up 18.6 159.8 Really Low 08:51:45 - 09:21:45 6029
Klamath Falls 09:08:05 -34.8 Dark Up 11.2 146.4 Really Low 08:53:05 - 09:23:05 6024
Cedarville 09:08:01 -35.0 Dark Up 12.4 147.6 Really Low 08:53:01 - 09:23:01 6016
Fall River/Burney 09:08:07 -35.8 Dark Up 12.3 146.6 Really Low 08:53:07 - 09:23:07 5986
Gimple 09:08:09 -36.5 Dark Up 13.3 146.9 Really Low 08:53:09 - 09:23:09 5958
Greenville 09:08:08 -36.5 Dark Up 13.2 146.9 Really Low 08:53:08 - 09:23:08 5958
Portola 09:08:07 -36.7 Dark Up 13.7 147.2 Really Low 08:53:07 - 09:23:07 5951
Quincy 09:08:10 -36.7 Dark Up 13.4 146.8 Really Low 08:53:10 - 09:23:10 5950
Reno 09:08:07 -36.8 Dark Up 14.2 147.7 Really Low 08:53:07 - 09:23:07 5947
Carson City 09:08:07 -37.1 Dark Up 14.5 147.7 Really Low 08:53:07 - 09:23:07 5933
Yerington 09:08:05 -37.1 Dark Up 14.9 148.1 Really Low 08:53:05 - 09:23:05 5931
Gardnerville 09:08:08 -37.3 Dark Up 14.8 147.7 Really Low 08:53:08 - 09:23:08 5924
Hawthorne 09:08:03 -37.4 Dark Up 15.6 148.5 Really Low 08:53:03 - 09:23:03 5917
Lee Vining 09:08:08 -38.0 Dark Up 15.8 148.0 Really Low 08:53:08 - 09:23:08 5891
Bishop 09:08:06 -38.4 Dark Up 16.7 148.5 Really Low 08:53:06 - 09:23:06 5871
Beatty 09:07:58 -38.2 Dark Up 17.7 149.7 Really Low 08:52:58 - 09:22:58 5865
Patrick 09:07:46 -38.5 Dark Up 20.1 151.9 Low 08:52:46 - 09:22:46 5819
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:07:53 -39.0 Dark Up 20.1 151.2 Low 08:52:53 - 09:22:53 5803
Lake Havasu City 09:07:51 -39.5 Dark Up 20.8 151.3 Low 08:52:51 - 09:22:51 5773
George/Scottsdale 09:07:40 -39.1 Dark Up 22.4 153.3 Low 08:52:40 - 09:22:40 5749
Idyllwild 09:08:08 -41.1 Dark Up 20.5 149.3 Low 08:53:08 - 09:23:08 5721
Wildwood 09:08:17 -41.4 Dark Up 19.4 147.8 Really Low 08:53:17 - 09:23:17 5721
Calipatria 09:08:02 -41.1 Dark Up 21.5 150.1 Low 08:53:02 - 09:23:02 5699
Yuma 09:07:58 -41.1 Dark Up 22.2 150.8 Low 08:52:58 - 09:22:58 5683

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, (2027/04/19 09:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.87  60
26Eps Sco      16:50:08.8 -34:17:41  2.3  9.03  65
43 Oph         17:23:21.6 -28:08:35  5.1  0.36  72
PPM 266819     17:24:23.3 -28:39:12  8.4  0.55  72
43 Oph         17:23:21.6 -28:08:35  5.1  0.36  72
470308         17:22:11.0 -28:23:19 15.7        72
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:27:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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