RECON: TNO occultation with 470308

Event between (470308) 07JH43 and star GA0600:20791336 with event index number of 2221589

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/26 07:34:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:22:29.2 -28:56:40
Equinox of date position of star is 17:24:02.4 -28:57:58
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 119 degrees from the moon. Moon is 16% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.9

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Object is 40.5 AU from the Sun and 39.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.2 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 140 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1902 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28657.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=758.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.1 sec chord
Diameter=309.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470308, (2028/06/26 07:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.5 -26:29:33  0.9 12.01 107
34Ups Sco      17:32:42.2 -37:18:56  2.7  8.53 120
43 Oph         17:25:09.3 -28:10:04  5.1  0.82 119
PPM 266819     17:26:11.5 -28:40:38  8.4  0.51 119
PPM 266802     17:25:23.9 -29:16:14  9.1  0.39 119
470308         17:24:17.6 -28:58:11 16.9       119
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 14.7 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=4.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:34:14 -15.7 AT Down 10.1 186.7 Really Low 07:22:06 - 07:46:22 2554
Kelowna 07:34:12 -16.6 AT Down 10.8 187.5 Really Low 07:22:04 - 07:46:20 2535
Peachland 07:34:12 -16.7 AT Down 11.0 187.2 Really Low 07:22:04 - 07:46:20 2533
Summerland 07:34:12 -16.8 AT Down 11.1 187.3 Really Low 07:22:04 - 07:46:20 2530
Penticton 07:34:12 -16.9 AT Down 11.2 187.4 Really Low 07:22:04 - 07:46:20 2528
Oliver 07:34:11 -17.2 AT Down 11.5 187.4 Really Low 07:22:03 - 07:46:19 2520
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:34:10 -17.4 AT Down 11.7 187.6 Really Low 07:22:02 - 07:46:18 2516
Victoria 07:34:22 -17.5 AT Down 12.4 184.0 Really Low 07:22:14 - 07:46:30 2509
Okanogan 07:34:11 -18.0 Dark Down 12.3 187.4 Really Low 07:22:03 - 07:46:19 2501
Sleaford 07:33:36 -14.4 AT Down 6.7 199.1 Really Low 07:21:28 - 07:45:44 2495
Brewster 07:34:12 -18.3 Dark Down 12.6 187.3 Really Low 07:22:04 - 07:46:20 2494
Manson/Chelan 07:34:13 -18.5 Dark Down 12.9 186.9 Really Low 07:22:05 - 07:46:21 2490
Wenatchee 07:34:13 -18.9 Dark Down 13.3 186.8 Really Low 07:22:05 - 07:46:21 2478
Ellensburg 07:34:13 -19.3 Dark Down 13.8 186.6 Really Low 07:22:05 - 07:46:21 2468
Yakima 07:34:13 -19.7 Dark Down 14.2 186.6 Really Low 07:22:05 - 07:46:21 2457
Toppenish/White Swan 07:34:12 -20.0 Dark Down 14.4 186.8 Really Low 07:22:04 - 07:46:20 2450
PNWRO 07:34:08 -20.4 Dark Down 14.6 188.1 Really Low 07:22:00 - 07:46:16 2436
The Dalles 07:34:15 -20.7 Dark Down 15.2 186.1 Really Low 07:22:07 - 07:46:23 2429
Maupin 07:34:14 -21.1 Dark Down 15.6 186.2 Really Low 07:22:06 - 07:46:22 2417
Sisters 07:34:16 -21.9 Dark Down 16.5 185.8 Really Low 07:22:08 - 07:46:24 2391
Bend 07:34:15 -22.2 Dark Down 16.7 186.0 Really Low 07:22:07 - 07:46:23 2383
Oregon Observatory 07:34:15 -22.3 Dark Down 16.9 185.9 Really Low 07:22:07 - 07:46:23 2377
Chiloquin 07:34:16 -23.6 Dark Down 18.3 185.6 Really Low 07:22:08 - 07:46:24 2333
Klamath Falls 07:34:16 -23.9 Dark Down 18.6 185.6 Really Low 07:22:08 - 07:46:24 2321
Cedarville 07:34:10 -24.8 Dark Down 19.2 187.1 Really Low 07:22:02 - 07:46:18 2293
Fall River/Burney 07:34:14 -25.1 Dark Down 19.8 186.0 Really Low 07:22:06 - 07:46:22 2277
Greenville 07:34:12 -26.1 Dark Down 20.6 186.5 Low 07:22:04 - 07:46:20 2241
Gimple 07:34:11 -26.1 Dark Down 20.6 186.6 Low 07:22:03 - 07:46:19 2241
Quincy 07:34:12 -26.3 Dark Down 20.8 186.5 Low 07:22:04 - 07:46:20 2233
Portola 07:34:10 -26.5 Dark Down 20.9 186.9 Low 07:22:02 - 07:46:18 2228
Reno 07:34:08 -26.8 Dark Down 21.1 187.5 Low 07:22:00 - 07:46:16 2215
Carson City 07:34:07 -27.1 Dark Down 21.5 187.6 Low 07:21:59 - 07:46:15 2200
Yerington 07:34:05 -27.4 Dark Down 21.6 188.2 Low 07:21:57 - 07:46:13 2190
Gardnerville 07:34:07 -27.4 Dark Down 21.7 187.6 Low 07:21:59 - 07:46:15 2190
Hawthorne 07:34:03 -27.9 Dark Down 22.0 188.7 Low 07:21:55 - 07:46:11 2169
Lee Vining 07:34:04 -28.4 Dark Down 22.6 188.3 Low 07:21:56 - 07:46:12 2147
Dunrhomin 07:33:19 -26.0 Dark Down 17.7 200.6 Really Low 07:21:11 - 07:45:27 2130
Nikitin 07:33:19 -26.2 Dark Down 17.9 200.6 Really Low 07:21:11 - 07:45:27 2123
CU-SBO 07:33:19 -26.3 Dark Down 18.0 200.5 Really Low 07:21:11 - 07:45:27 2121
Bishop 07:34:01 -29.1 Dark Down 23.1 189.0 Low 07:21:53 - 07:46:09 2117
Beatty 07:33:56 -29.6 Dark Down 23.3 190.5 Low 07:21:48 - 07:46:04 2089
Patrick 07:33:44 -31.2 Dark Down 24.3 193.3 Low 07:21:36 - 07:45:52 2001
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:33:47 -31.5 Dark Down 24.7 192.7 Low 07:21:39 - 07:45:55 1994
Wildwood 07:34:01 -32.3 Dark Down 26.4 189.0 Low 07:21:53 - 07:46:09 1962
Lake Havasu City 07:33:45 -32.2 Dark Down 25.3 193.0 Low 07:21:37 - 07:45:53 1959
Idyllwild 07:33:54 -32.8 Dark Down 26.4 190.8 Low 07:21:46 - 07:46:02 1937
George/Scottsdale 07:33:36 -32.9 Dark Down 25.6 195.4 Low 07:21:28 - 07:45:44 1900
Calipatria 07:33:49 -33.5 Dark Down 26.9 192.0 Low 07:21:41 - 07:45:57 1897
Yuma 07:33:45 -33.9 Dark Down 27.1 192.9 Low 07:21:37 - 07:45:53 1868

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, (2028/06/26 07:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 12.01 107
34Ups Sco      17:30:45.8 -37:17:46  2.7  8.53 120
43 Oph         17:23:21.6 -28:08:35  5.1  0.82 119
PPM 266819     17:24:23.3 -28:39:12  8.4  0.51 119
PPM 266802     17:23:35.2 -29:14:45  9.1  0.39 119
470308         17:22:29.2 -28:56:40 16.9       119
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:30:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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