RECON: TNO occultation with 470316

Event between (470316) 07OC10 and star GA1020:19154802 with event index number of 2230493

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/30 08:23:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:24:35.5 +13:44:54
Equinox of date position of star is 22:25:46.0 +13:52:14
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 37 degrees from the moon. Moon is 57% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.0

[RECON map]
Object is 36.9 AU from the Sun and 36.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 94 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1481 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26352.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.2
Diameter=532.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 36.0 sec chord
Diameter=217.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470316, (2025/10/30 08:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:18.8 +45:22:25  1.3 38.35  65
Markab         23:06:03.0 +15:20:41  2.5  9.83  44
31 Peg         22:22:47.4 +12:20:10  5.0  1.72  35
PPM 141364     22:22:44.5 +14:30:04  7.5  0.98  37
PPM 141425     22:25:54.4 +13:57:43  9.5  0.08  37
470316         22:25:51.5 +13:52:48 16.5        37
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 36.9 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=13.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:16:19 -47.9 Dark Down 16.4 271.5 Really Low 08:08:00 - 08:24:38 -1032
Kamloops 08:16:44 -52.7 Dark Down 25.4 260.6 Low 08:08:25 - 08:25:03 -1054
Kelowna 08:16:44 -53.3 Dark Down 24.9 261.7 Low 08:08:25 - 08:25:03 -1156
Peachland 08:16:44 -53.5 Dark Down 25.1 261.5 Low 08:08:25 - 08:25:03 -1163
Summerland 08:16:44 -53.6 Dark Down 25.1 261.6 Low 08:08:25 - 08:25:03 -1180
Penticton 08:16:44 -53.7 Dark Down 25.0 261.8 Low 08:08:25 - 08:25:03 -1189
Victoria 08:16:54 -55.1 Dark Down 27.7 259.2 Low 08:08:35 - 08:25:13 -1225
Oliver 08:16:45 -54.0 Dark Down 25.1 261.9 Low 08:08:26 - 08:25:04 -1227
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:16:45 -54.1 Dark Down 25.0 262.2 Low 08:08:26 - 08:25:04 -1248
Okanogan 08:16:46 -54.8 Dark Down 25.2 262.3 Low 08:08:27 - 08:25:05 -1313
Brewster 08:16:47 -55.1 Dark Down 25.4 262.3 Low 08:08:28 - 08:25:06 -1339
Manson/Chelan 08:16:49 -55.4 Dark Down 25.6 262.1 Low 08:08:30 - 08:25:08 -1354
Wenatchee 08:16:50 -55.8 Dark Down 25.8 262.2 Low 08:08:31 - 08:25:09 -1401
Ellensburg 08:16:51 -56.3 Dark Down 26.0 262.2 Low 08:08:32 - 08:25:10 -1441
Yakima 08:16:53 -56.7 Dark Down 26.1 262.4 Low 08:08:34 - 08:25:12 -1484
Toppenish/White Swan 08:16:53 -56.9 Dark Down 26.0 262.6 Low 08:08:34 - 08:25:12 -1509
PNWRO 08:16:52 -56.9 Dark Down 25.0 263.9 Low 08:08:33 - 08:25:11 -1575
The Dalles 08:16:56 -57.7 Dark Down 26.6 262.4 Low 08:08:37 - 08:25:15 -1576
Maupin 08:16:56 -58.1 Dark Down 26.6 262.7 Low 08:08:37 - 08:25:15 -1622
Sisters 08:17:00 -59.1 Dark Down 27.1 262.8 Low 08:08:41 - 08:25:19 -1704
Bend 08:16:59 -59.3 Dark Down 26.9 263.1 Low 08:08:40 - 08:25:18 -1734
Oregon Observatory 08:17:01 -59.4 Dark Down 27.0 263.1 Low 08:08:42 - 08:25:20 -1750
Chiloquin 08:17:04 -60.8 Dark Down 27.5 263.5 Low 08:08:45 - 08:25:23 -1877
Klamath Falls 08:17:05 -61.1 Dark Down 27.4 263.7 Low 08:08:46 - 08:25:24 -1914
Cedarville 08:17:03 -61.5 Dark Down 26.3 265.2 Low 08:08:44 - 08:25:22 -2018
Fall River/Burney 08:17:08 -62.2 Dark Down 27.3 264.6 Low 08:08:49 - 08:25:27 -2043
Greenville 08:17:10 -63.0 Dark Down 27.0 265.4 Low 08:08:51 - 08:25:29 -2144
Gimple 08:17:09 -63.0 Dark Down 26.9 265.4 Low 08:08:50 - 08:25:28 -2146
Quincy 08:17:11 -63.2 Dark Down 27.0 265.5 Low 08:08:52 - 08:25:30 -2165
Portola 08:17:09 -63.2 Dark Down 26.7 265.8 Low 08:08:50 - 08:25:28 -2188
Reno 08:17:08 -63.3 Dark Down 26.2 266.4 Low 08:08:49 - 08:25:27 -2227
Carson City 08:17:10 -63.6 Dark Down 26.2 266.6 Low 08:08:51 - 08:25:29 -2264
Gardnerville 08:17:10 -63.8 Dark Down 26.2 266.8 Low 08:08:51 - 08:25:29 -2290
Yerington 08:17:10 -63.6 Dark Down 25.7 267.1 Low 08:08:51 - 08:25:29 -2296
Dunrhomin 08:16:40 -56.8 Dark Down 15.1 275.4 Really Low 08:08:21 - 08:24:59 -2303
Nikitin 08:16:40 -56.9 Dark Down 15.1 275.5 Really Low 08:08:21 - 08:24:59 -2323
CU-SBO 08:16:40 -57.0 Dark Down 15.1 275.4 Really Low 08:08:21 - 08:24:59 -2329
Hawthorne 08:17:08 -63.9 Dark Down 25.3 267.7 Low 08:08:49 - 08:25:27 -2353
Lee Vining 08:17:13 -64.6 Dark Down 25.7 267.6 Low 08:08:54 - 08:25:32 -2401
Bishop 08:17:12 -64.9 Dark Down 25.2 268.4 Low 08:08:53 - 08:25:31 -2475
Beatty 08:17:10 -64.8 Dark Down 23.9 269.6 Low 08:08:51 - 08:25:29 -2549
Patrick 08:17:09 -64.8 Dark Down 21.5 271.9 Low 08:08:50 - 08:25:28 -2740
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:17:10 -65.4 Dark Down 22.1 271.6 Low 08:08:51 - 08:25:29 -2754
Wildwood 08:17:24 -67.9 Dark Down 25.3 269.8 Low 08:09:05 - 08:25:43 -2795
Lake Havasu City 08:17:11 -65.8 Dark Down 21.8 272.0 Low 08:08:52 - 08:25:30 -2825
Idyllwild 08:17:22 -67.5 Dark Down 23.8 271.0 Low 08:09:03 - 08:25:41 -2864
George/Scottsdale 08:17:11 -65.2 Dark Down 19.8 273.7 Really Low 08:08:52 - 08:25:30 -2930
Calipatria 08:17:20 -67.5 Dark Down 22.8 271.9 Low 08:09:01 - 08:25:39 -2942
Yuma 08:17:20 -67.4 Dark Down 22.0 272.6 Low 08:09:01 - 08:25:39 -2997

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 470316, (2025/10/30 08:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 38.35  65
Markab         23:04:45.8 +15:12:18  2.5  9.83  44
31 Peg         22:21:31.1 +12:12:19  5.0  1.72  35
PPM 141364     22:21:28.8 +14:22:13  7.5  0.98  37
PPM 141425     22:24:38.4 +13:49:49  9.5  0.08  37
470316         22:24:35.5 +13:44:54 16.5        37
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/15 05:41:27 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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