RECON: TNO occultation with 470309

Event between (470309) 07JK43 and star GA1060:07178315 with event index number of 2229517

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/26 06:45:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:56:43.4 +16:38:30
Equinox of date position of star is 18:57:49.2 +16:40:31
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 99 degrees from the moon. Moon is 78% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

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Object is 26.8 AU from the Sun and 26.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 70 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1361 km.
The sky-plane scale is 19010.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=209.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.6 sec chord
Diameter=85.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470309, (2026/05/26 06:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:49.9 +38:48:33  0.0 22.56  96
Tarazed        19:47:30.9 +10:40:46  2.7 13.45 111
PPM 135550     18:59:25.2 +17:23:53  6.2  0.81  99
PPM 135515     18:58:17.1 +16:46:02  9.2  0.13  99
470309         18:57:54.3 +16:40:41 16.3        99
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 35.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:49:20 -16.7 AT Up 40.5 119.0 Up 06:42:58 - 06:55:42 6652
Kamloops 06:49:50 -16.6 AT Up 32.8 104.4 Up 06:43:28 - 06:56:12 6297
Kelowna 06:49:48 -17.5 AT Up 33.5 104.6 Up 06:43:26 - 06:56:10 6217
Peachland 06:49:49 -17.6 AT Up 33.4 104.3 Up 06:43:27 - 06:56:11 6203
Summerland 06:49:49 -17.8 AT Up 33.5 104.3 Up 06:43:27 - 06:56:11 6187
Penticton 06:49:48 -17.8 AT Up 33.5 104.4 Up 06:43:26 - 06:56:10 6181
Oliver 06:49:49 -18.2 Dark Up 33.6 104.1 Up 06:43:27 - 06:56:11 6143
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:49:48 -18.4 Dark Up 33.8 104.2 Up 06:43:26 - 06:56:10 6126
Okanogan 06:49:49 -19.0 Dark Up 33.8 103.6 Up 06:43:27 - 06:56:11 6054
Victoria 06:49:55 -18.0 Dark Up 31.3 100.5 Up 06:43:33 - 06:56:17 6038
Brewster 06:49:49 -19.2 Dark Up 33.7 103.2 Up 06:43:27 - 06:56:11 6022
Manson/Chelan 06:49:50 -19.3 Dark Up 33.6 102.8 Up 06:43:28 - 06:56:12 5996
Wenatchee 06:49:49 -19.7 Dark Up 33.5 102.3 Up 06:43:27 - 06:56:11 5942
Ellensburg 06:49:51 -20.1 Dark Up 33.5 101.9 Up 06:43:29 - 06:56:13 5895
Yakima 06:49:50 -20.5 Dark Up 33.6 101.6 Up 06:43:28 - 06:56:12 5850
Toppenish/White Swan 06:49:51 -20.7 Dark Up 33.7 101.6 Up 06:43:29 - 06:56:13 5828
PNWRO 06:49:46 -21.4 Dark Up 34.8 102.6 Up 06:43:24 - 06:56:08 5803
The Dalles 06:49:53 -21.3 Dark Up 33.3 100.5 Up 06:43:31 - 06:56:15 5735
Maupin 06:49:52 -21.7 Dark Up 33.5 100.3 Up 06:43:30 - 06:56:14 5690
Sisters 06:49:52 -22.4 Dark Up 33.3 99.3 Up 06:43:30 - 06:56:14 5589
Bend 06:49:52 -22.7 Dark Up 33.5 99.4 Up 06:43:30 - 06:56:14 5565
Oregon Observatory 06:49:52 -22.9 Dark Up 33.4 99.1 Up 06:43:30 - 06:56:14 5544
Dunrhomin 06:49:12 -28.6 Dark Up 45.9 109.6 Up 06:42:50 - 06:55:34 5423
Nikitin 06:49:11 -28.8 Dark Up 46.0 109.4 Up 06:42:49 - 06:55:33 5403
Chiloquin 06:49:54 -24.0 Dark Up 33.3 98.0 Up 06:43:32 - 06:56:16 5395
CU-SBO 06:49:12 -28.8 Dark Up 45.9 109.2 Up 06:42:50 - 06:55:34 5394
Klamath Falls 06:49:52 -24.4 Dark Up 33.4 97.8 Up 06:43:30 - 06:56:14 5358
Cedarville 06:49:48 -25.4 Dark Up 34.7 98.5 Up 06:43:26 - 06:56:10 5298
Fall River/Burney 06:49:52 -25.6 Dark Up 33.9 97.3 Up 06:43:30 - 06:56:14 5232
Gimple 06:49:51 -26.5 Dark Up 34.4 97.1 Up 06:43:29 - 06:56:13 5137
Greenville 06:49:51 -26.5 Dark Up 34.3 97.0 Up 06:43:29 - 06:56:13 5136
Quincy 06:49:50 -26.7 Dark Up 34.4 96.9 Up 06:43:28 - 06:56:12 5114
Portola 06:49:50 -27.0 Dark Up 34.7 97.1 Up 06:43:28 - 06:56:12 5105
Reno 06:49:48 -27.4 Dark Up 35.3 97.4 Up 06:43:26 - 06:56:10 5083
Carson City 06:49:48 -27.7 Dark Up 35.3 97.2 Up 06:43:26 - 06:56:10 5044
Yerington 06:49:46 -28.0 Dark Up 35.8 97.5 Up 06:43:24 - 06:56:08 5030
Gardnerville 06:49:48 -27.9 Dark Up 35.4 97.0 Up 06:43:26 - 06:56:10 5017
Hawthorne 06:49:44 -28.6 Dark Up 36.3 97.5 Up 06:43:22 - 06:56:06 4985
Lee Vining 06:49:46 -29.0 Dark Up 36.0 96.8 Up 06:43:24 - 06:56:08 4917
Bishop 06:49:44 -29.8 Dark Up 36.6 96.8 Up 06:43:22 - 06:56:06 4861
Beatty 06:49:40 -30.6 Dark Up 38.0 97.6 Up 06:43:18 - 06:56:02 4833
Patrick 06:49:32 -32.5 Dark Up 40.5 98.3 Up 06:43:10 - 06:55:54 4717
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:49:32 -32.7 Dark Up 39.9 97.6 Up 06:43:10 - 06:55:54 4678
Lake Havasu City 06:49:31 -33.4 Dark Up 40.2 97.2 Up 06:43:09 - 06:55:53 4610
George/Scottsdale 06:49:24 -34.5 Dark Up 42.3 98.2 Up 06:43:02 - 06:55:46 4572
Wildwood 06:49:43 -32.8 Dark Up 36.8 94.2 Up 06:43:21 - 06:56:05 4500
Idyllwild 06:49:36 -33.6 Dark Up 38.3 95.1 Up 06:43:14 - 06:55:58 4488
Calipatria 06:49:32 -34.5 Dark Up 39.4 95.3 Up 06:43:10 - 06:55:54 4441
Yuma 06:49:30 -35.1 Dark Up 40.1 95.5 Up 06:43:08 - 06:55:52 4409

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 470309, (2026/05/26 06:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 22.56  96
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 13.45 111
PPM 135550     18:58:14.7 +17:21:39  6.2  0.81  99
PPM 135515     18:57:06.2 +16:43:50  9.2  0.13  99
470309         18:56:43.4 +16:38:30 16.3        99
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:25:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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