RECON: TNO occultation with 470308

Event between (470308) 07JH43 and star GA0600:18306475 with event index number of 2220936

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/12 04:12:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:15:11.5 -28:24:42
Equinox of date position of star is 17:16:44.1 -28:26:16
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 43 degrees from the moon. Moon is 65% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.9

[RECON map]
Object is 40.5 AU from the Sun and 39.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 141 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1798 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28733.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=758.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 30.9 sec chord
Diameter=309.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470308, (2027/07/12 04:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.0 -26:29:26  0.9 10.35  33
26Eps Sco      16:51:57.4 -34:20:25  2.3  7.95  39
43 Oph         17:25:05.7 -28:10:01  5.1  1.82  45
PPM 266598     17:16:20.1 -28:26:20  8.5  0.13  43
470308         17:16:55.7 -28:26:27 15.2        44
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 **** 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 04:13:03 -6.5 NT Up 8.9 169.7 Really Low 04:00:48 - 04:25:18 6834
Kamloops 04:13:48 -1.1 CT Up 7.7 157.2 Really Low 04:01:33 - 04:26:03 6578
Kelowna 04:13:47 -2.0 CT Up 8.6 157.9 Really Low 04:01:32 - 04:26:02 6572
Peachland 04:13:48 -1.9 CT Up 8.7 157.7 Really Low 04:01:33 - 04:26:03 6563
Penticton 04:13:48 -2.2 CT Up 8.9 157.8 Really Low 04:01:33 - 04:26:03 6561
Summerland 04:13:47 -2.1 CT Up 8.8 157.7 Really Low 04:01:32 - 04:26:02 6561
Oliver 04:13:49 -2.4 CT Up 9.2 157.8 Really Low 04:01:34 - 04:26:04 6550
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:13:47 -2.6 CT Up 9.5 158.0 Really Low 04:01:32 - 04:26:02 6549
Okanogan 04:13:49 -2.9 CT Up 10.0 157.7 Really Low 04:01:34 - 04:26:04 6524
Brewster 04:13:51 -3.0 CT Up 10.2 157.6 Really Low 04:01:36 - 04:26:06 6512
Manson/Chelan 04:13:52 -2.9 CT Up 10.3 157.2 Really Low 04:01:37 - 04:26:07 6498
Wenatchee 04:13:53 -3.1 CT Up 10.7 157.1 Really Low 04:01:38 - 04:26:08 6478
Dunrhomin 04:13:08 -15.8 AT Up 20.6 169.8 Low 04:00:53 - 04:25:23 6475
Nikitin 04:13:08 -16.0 AT Up 20.8 169.8 Low 04:00:53 - 04:25:23 6467
CU-SBO 04:13:09 -16.0 AT Up 20.8 169.7 Low 04:00:54 - 04:25:24 6463
Ellensburg 04:13:55 -3.2 CT Up 11.0 156.8 Really Low 04:01:40 - 04:26:10 6460
PNWRO 04:13:51 -4.7 CT Up 12.4 158.2 Really Low 04:01:36 - 04:26:06 6459
Victoria 04:14:01 -0.8 CT Up 8.8 154.5 Really Low 04:01:46 - 04:26:16 6450
Yakima 04:13:55 -3.5 CT Up 11.4 156.8 Really Low 04:01:40 - 04:26:10 6445
Toppenish/White Swan 04:13:55 -3.7 CT Up 11.6 156.9 Really Low 04:01:40 - 04:26:10 6441
The Dalles 04:13:59 -3.8 CT Up 12.1 156.2 Really Low 04:01:44 - 04:26:14 6396
Maupin 04:13:59 -4.1 CT Up 12.5 156.3 Really Low 04:01:44 - 04:26:14 6383
Sisters 04:14:01 -4.3 CT Up 13.2 155.8 Really Low 04:01:46 - 04:26:16 6338
Bend 04:14:01 -4.6 CT Up 13.5 156.0 Really Low 04:01:46 - 04:26:16 6335
Oregon Observatory 04:14:02 -4.6 CT Up 13.6 155.8 Really Low 04:01:47 - 04:26:17 6325
Chiloquin 04:14:06 -5.2 CT Up 14.7 155.4 Really Low 04:01:51 - 04:26:21 6261
Cedarville 04:14:01 -6.8 NT Up 16.2 156.7 Really Low 04:01:46 - 04:26:16 6255
Klamath Falls 04:14:05 -5.5 CT Up 15.0 155.4 Really Low 04:01:50 - 04:26:20 6248
Fall River/Burney 04:14:06 -6.4 NT Up 16.2 155.6 Really Low 04:01:51 - 04:26:21 6205
Gimple 04:14:06 -7.3 NT Up 17.2 155.9 Really Low 04:01:51 - 04:26:21 6176
Greenville 04:14:05 -7.2 NT Up 17.2 155.8 Really Low 04:01:50 - 04:26:20 6174
Reno 04:14:02 -8.2 NT Up 18.1 156.7 Really Low 04:01:47 - 04:26:17 6173
Portola 04:14:05 -7.7 NT Up 17.6 156.2 Really Low 04:01:50 - 04:26:20 6171
Quincy 04:14:05 -7.3 NT Up 17.4 155.8 Really Low 04:01:50 - 04:26:20 6165
Yerington 04:14:01 -9.0 NT Up 18.8 157.2 Really Low 04:01:46 - 04:26:16 6162
Carson City 04:14:03 -8.5 NT Up 18.4 156.7 Really Low 04:01:48 - 04:26:18 6157
Hawthorne 04:14:00 -9.6 NT Up 19.4 157.6 Really Low 04:01:45 - 04:26:15 6152
Gardnerville 04:14:03 -8.7 NT Up 18.7 156.7 Really Low 04:01:48 - 04:26:18 6146
Lee Vining 04:14:02 -9.6 NT Up 19.8 157.1 Really Low 04:01:47 - 04:26:17 6114
Beatty 04:13:54 -11.8 NT Up 21.4 159.0 Low 04:01:39 - 04:26:09 6113
Bishop 04:14:00 -10.5 NT Up 20.5 157.7 Low 04:01:45 - 04:26:15 6100
Patrick 04:13:45 -14.5 AT Up 23.6 161.4 Low 04:01:30 - 04:26:00 6098
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:13:48 -14.2 AT Up 23.7 160.7 Low 04:01:33 - 04:26:03 6070
George/Scottsdale 04:13:38 -16.8 AT Up 25.7 163.0 Low 04:01:23 - 04:25:53 6048
Lake Havasu City 04:13:47 -14.8 AT Up 24.4 160.9 Low 04:01:32 - 04:26:02 6040
Idyllwild 04:13:57 -13.8 AT Up 24.4 158.6 Low 04:01:42 - 04:26:12 5947
Calipatria 04:13:54 -14.9 AT Up 25.3 159.6 Low 04:01:39 - 04:26:09 5938
Yuma 04:13:50 -15.8 AT Up 26.0 160.3 Low 04:01:35 - 04:26:05 5933
Wildwood 04:14:04 -12.4 AT Up 23.5 157.0 Low 04:01:49 - 04:26:19 5922

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, (2027/07/12 04:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 10.35  33
26Eps Sco      16:50:08.8 -34:17:41  2.3  7.95  39
43 Oph         17:23:21.6 -28:08:35  5.1  1.82  45
PPM 266598     17:14:35.9 -28:24:33  8.5  0.13  43
470308         17:15:11.5 -28:24:42 15.2        43
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:27:04 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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