RECON: TNO occultation with 470593

Event between (470593) 08LP17 and star GA0600:32492821 with event index number of 2273726

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/06/09 07:42:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:05:17.0 -28:05:14
Equinox of date position of star is 18:06:43.5 -28:05:02
Stellar brightness G=14.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 89 degrees from the moon. Moon is 41% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.5

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TNO is 32.1 AU from the Sun and 31.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 123 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1306 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22537.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.4 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470593, (2026/06/09 07:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:02.0 -26:29:18  0.9 21.34 110
Nunki          18:56:54.2 -26:15:41  2.0 11.25  77
PPM 267912     18:09:45.5 -28:27:06  4.6  0.72  88
PPM 267828     18:07:00.8 -27:49:50  7.7  0.25  89
470593         18:06:57.1 -28:04:59 14.8        88
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 14.8 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=6.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 07:42:26 -14.5 AT Up 9.8 176.5 Really Low 07:31:42 - 07:53:11 -281
Kamloops 07:43:12 -16.3 AT Down 9.6 163.8 Really Low 07:32:27 - 07:53:56 -300
Kelowna 07:43:10 -17.1 AT Down 10.5 164.5 Really Low 07:32:25 - 07:53:54 -314
Peachland 07:43:11 -17.2 AT Down 10.6 164.3 Really Low 07:32:26 - 07:53:55 -318
Summerland 07:43:11 -17.4 AT Down 10.8 164.3 Really Low 07:32:26 - 07:53:55 -321
Penticton 07:43:11 -17.5 AT Down 10.8 164.4 Really Low 07:32:26 - 07:53:55 -322
Oliver 07:43:11 -17.8 AT Down 11.2 164.4 Really Low 07:32:27 - 07:53:56 -330
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:43:11 -18.0 AT Down 11.4 164.6 Really Low 07:32:26 - 07:53:55 -333
Okanogan 07:43:12 -18.6 Dark Down 12.0 164.3 Really Low 07:32:28 - 07:53:57 -350
Brewster 07:43:13 -18.9 Dark Down 12.2 164.2 Really Low 07:32:29 - 07:53:58 -358
Victoria 07:43:24 -18.2 Dark Down 11.1 161.0 Really Low 07:32:39 - 07:54:08 -363
Manson/Chelan 07:43:15 -19.1 Dark Down 12.3 163.8 Really Low 07:32:30 - 07:53:59 -364
Wenatchee 07:43:16 -19.5 Dark Down 12.8 163.6 Really Low 07:32:31 - 07:54:00 -378
Ellensburg 07:43:17 -19.9 Dark Down 13.1 163.4 Really Low 07:32:32 - 07:54:01 -390
Yakima 07:43:18 -20.3 Dark Down 13.5 163.4 Really Low 07:32:33 - 07:54:02 -401
Toppenish/White Swan 07:43:17 -20.6 Dark Down 13.7 163.5 Really Low 07:32:33 - 07:54:02 -407
PNWRO 07:43:13 -21.0 Dark Down 14.4 164.8 Really Low 07:32:28 - 07:53:57 -412
The Dalles 07:43:21 -21.3 Dark Down 14.3 162.8 Really Low 07:32:36 - 07:54:05 -433
Maupin 07:43:21 -21.7 Dark Down 14.7 162.8 Really Low 07:32:37 - 07:54:06 -446
Sisters 07:43:24 -22.6 Dark Down 15.5 162.3 Really Low 07:32:39 - 07:54:08 -475
Bend 07:43:23 -22.8 Dark Down 15.8 162.6 Really Low 07:32:39 - 07:54:08 -482
Oregon Observatory 07:43:24 -23.0 Dark Down 15.9 162.4 Really Low 07:32:40 - 07:54:09 -488
Chiloquin 07:43:27 -24.3 Dark Down 17.1 161.9 Really Low 07:32:43 - 07:54:12 -536
Klamath Falls 07:43:27 -24.6 Dark Down 17.4 162.0 Really Low 07:32:43 - 07:54:12 -548
Cedarville 07:43:22 -25.4 Dark Down 18.4 163.3 Really Low 07:32:38 - 07:54:07 -567
Fall River/Burney 07:43:27 -25.8 Dark Down 18.6 162.2 Really Low 07:32:43 - 07:54:12 -591
Gimple 07:43:27 -26.8 Dark Down 19.6 162.6 Really Low 07:32:42 - 07:54:11 -624
Greenville 07:43:27 -26.8 Dark Down 19.6 162.5 Really Low 07:32:42 - 07:54:11 -624
Quincy 07:43:27 -27.0 Dark Down 19.8 162.5 Really Low 07:32:43 - 07:54:12 -633
Dunrhomin 07:42:28 -26.0 Dark Up 21.6 177.0 Low 07:31:44 - 07:53:13 -633
Portola 07:43:26 -27.1 Dark Down 20.0 162.9 Low 07:32:41 - 07:54:10 -635
CU-SBO 07:42:29 -26.3 Dark Up 21.8 176.9 Low 07:31:44 - 07:53:13 -642
Reno 07:43:24 -27.4 Dark Down 20.4 163.5 Low 07:32:39 - 07:54:08 -644
Carson City 07:43:24 -27.8 Dark Down 20.8 163.5 Low 07:32:39 - 07:54:08 -658
Yerington 07:43:22 -28.0 Dark Down 21.1 164.0 Low 07:32:37 - 07:54:06 -664
Gardnerville 07:43:24 -28.0 Dark Down 21.0 163.5 Low 07:32:40 - 07:54:09 -669
Hawthorne 07:43:20 -28.5 Dark Down 21.6 164.4 Low 07:32:36 - 07:54:05 -683
Lee Vining 07:43:23 -29.0 Dark Down 22.1 163.9 Low 07:32:38 - 07:54:07 -708
Bishop 07:43:21 -29.7 Dark Down 22.8 164.5 Low 07:32:36 - 07:54:05 -733
Beatty 07:43:15 -30.2 Dark Down 23.6 166.0 Low 07:32:30 - 07:53:59 -751
Patrick 07:43:05 -31.6 Dark Down 25.5 168.5 Low 07:32:21 - 07:53:50 -819
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:43:08 -31.9 Dark Down 25.7 167.9 Low 07:32:24 - 07:53:53 -832
Lake Havasu City 07:43:08 -32.5 Dark Down 26.4 168.0 Low 07:32:23 - 07:53:52 -865
Wildwood 07:43:25 -32.9 Dark Down 25.9 163.9 Low 07:32:40 - 07:54:09 -892
Idyllwild 07:43:18 -33.3 Dark Down 26.7 165.7 Low 07:32:33 - 07:54:02 -904
George/Scottsdale 07:42:58 -33.2 Dark Down 27.5 170.3 Low 07:32:14 - 07:53:43 -906
Calipatria 07:43:14 -33.9 Dark Down 27.5 166.7 Low 07:32:29 - 07:53:58 -936
Yuma 07:43:10 -34.4 Dark Down 28.1 167.5 Low 07:32:26 - 07:53:55 -958

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 470593, (2026/06/09 07:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 21.34 110
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 11.25  77
PPM 267912     18:08:05.0 -28:27:26  4.6  0.72  88
PPM 267828     18:05:20.8 -27:50:04  7.7  0.25  89
470593         18:05:17.0 -28:05:14 14.8        89
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/03 04:58:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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