RECON: TNO occultation with 470593

Event between (470593) 08LP17 and star GA0600:30508810 with event index number of 2274237

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/07/27 07:23:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:00:16.6 -28:08:53
Equinox of date position of star is 18:01:43.1 -28:08:51
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 9 degrees from the moon. Moon is 95% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 32.1 AU from the Sun and 31.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 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 1366 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22672.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.7 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470593, (2026/07/27 07:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:02.5 -26:29:19  0.9 20.23  29
34Ups Sco      17:32:34.4 -37:18:51  2.7 11.05  18
PPM 267912     18:09:46.0 -28:27:05  4.6  1.75   7
PPM 267738     18:04:34.8 -27:49:27  6.7  0.66   8
PPM 267620     18:00:58.8 -27:57:36  8.7  0.29   9
470593         18:01:57.3 -28:08:50 16.8         8
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 31.3 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)
Kamloops 07:21:39 -19.4 Dark Up 8.1 202.1 Really Low 07:09:28 - 07:33:50 12567
Victoria 07:21:46 -21.0 Dark Up 10.9 199.6 Really Low 07:09:35 - 07:33:57 12551
Peachland 07:21:34 -20.4 Dark Up 8.9 202.6 Really Low 07:09:23 - 07:33:45 12533
Kelowna 07:21:34 -20.3 Dark Up 8.7 202.9 Really Low 07:09:23 - 07:33:45 12532
Summerland 07:21:34 -20.5 Dark Up 9.0 202.7 Really Low 07:09:23 - 07:33:45 12528
Penticton 07:21:33 -20.6 Dark Up 9.0 202.8 Really Low 07:09:22 - 07:33:44 12524
Oliver 07:21:32 -21.0 Dark Up 9.3 202.8 Really Low 07:09:21 - 07:33:43 12514
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:21:31 -21.2 Dark Up 9.4 203.0 Really Low 07:09:20 - 07:33:42 12507
Okanogan 07:21:31 -21.8 Dark Up 10.1 202.9 Really Low 07:09:20 - 07:33:42 12491
Brewster 07:21:31 -22.0 Dark Up 10.4 202.7 Really Low 07:09:20 - 07:33:42 12486
Manson/Chelan 07:21:32 -22.2 Dark Up 10.7 202.4 Really Low 07:09:21 - 07:33:43 12485
Wenatchee 07:21:32 -22.6 Dark Up 11.2 202.3 Really Low 07:09:21 - 07:33:43 12473
Ellensburg 07:21:32 -23.0 Dark Up 11.6 202.1 Really Low 07:09:21 - 07:33:43 12463
Yakima 07:21:32 -23.4 Dark Up 12.0 202.2 Really Low 07:09:21 - 07:33:43 12450
Toppenish/White Swan 07:21:30 -23.6 Dark Up 12.1 202.3 Really Low 07:09:19 - 07:33:41 12440
The Dalles 07:21:32 -24.2 Dark Up 13.1 201.7 Really Low 07:09:21 - 07:33:43 12426
Maupin 07:21:31 -24.7 Dark Up 13.4 201.8 Really Low 07:09:20 - 07:33:42 12410
PNWRO 07:21:24 -24.2 Dark Up 12.1 203.6 Really Low 07:09:13 - 07:33:35 12404
Sisters 07:21:32 -25.4 Dark Up 14.4 201.5 Really Low 07:09:21 - 07:33:43 12387
Bend 07:21:30 -25.7 Dark Up 14.5 201.7 Really Low 07:09:19 - 07:33:41 12374
Oregon Observatory 07:21:30 -25.9 Dark Up 14.7 201.6 Really Low 07:09:19 - 07:33:41 12370
Sleaford 07:20:56 -18.7 Dark Up 2.7 213.9 Really Low 07:08:45 - 07:33:07 12349
Chiloquin 07:21:30 -27.1 Dark Up 16.1 201.4 Really Low 07:09:19 - 07:33:41 12325
Klamath Falls 07:21:29 -27.4 Dark Up 16.4 201.5 Really Low 07:09:18 - 07:33:40 12310
Cedarville 07:21:21 -28.4 Dark Up 16.6 203.0 Really Low 07:09:10 - 07:33:32 12255
Fall River/Burney 07:21:26 -28.6 Dark Up 17.4 202.0 Really Low 07:09:15 - 07:33:37 12255
Greenville 07:21:22 -29.6 Dark Up 18.1 202.4 Really Low 07:09:11 - 07:33:33 12208
Gimple 07:21:22 -29.6 Dark Up 18.0 202.5 Really Low 07:09:11 - 07:33:33 12207
Quincy 07:21:22 -29.8 Dark Up 18.3 202.5 Really Low 07:09:11 - 07:33:33 12199
Portola 07:21:20 -30.0 Dark Up 18.2 202.9 Really Low 07:09:09 - 07:33:31 12186
Reno 07:21:17 -30.4 Dark Up 18.3 203.5 Really Low 07:09:06 - 07:33:28 12162
Carson City 07:21:16 -30.7 Dark Up 18.6 203.6 Really Low 07:09:05 - 07:33:27 12145
Gardnerville 07:21:15 -31.0 Dark Up 18.8 203.6 Really Low 07:09:04 - 07:33:26 12133
Yerington 07:21:13 -31.0 Dark Up 18.6 204.1 Really Low 07:09:02 - 07:33:24 12125
Hawthorne 07:21:10 -31.5 Dark Up 18.8 204.6 Really Low 07:08:59 - 07:33:21 12093
Lee Vining 07:21:11 -32.0 Dark Up 19.5 204.3 Really Low 07:09:00 - 07:33:22 12076
Bishop 07:21:07 -32.7 Dark Up 19.8 205.0 Really Low 07:08:56 - 07:33:18 12032
Beatty 07:20:59 -33.4 Dark Up 19.7 206.5 Really Low 07:08:48 - 07:33:10 11976
Dunrhomin 07:20:20 -30.5 Dark Up 12.2 215.3 Really Low 07:08:09 - 07:32:31 11873
Wildwood 07:21:04 -35.9 Dark Up 22.9 205.4 Low 07:08:53 - 07:33:15 11864
CU-SBO 07:20:21 -30.7 Dark Up 12.5 215.3 Really Low 07:08:10 - 07:32:32 11864
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:20:48 -35.4 Dark Up 20.4 208.6 Low 07:08:37 - 07:32:59 11838
Patrick 07:20:44 -35.2 Dark Up 19.9 209.1 Really Low 07:08:33 - 07:32:55 11836
Idyllwild 07:20:54 -36.5 Dark Up 22.5 207.0 Low 07:08:43 - 07:33:05 11807
Lake Havasu City 07:20:45 -36.0 Dark Up 20.9 208.9 Low 07:08:34 - 07:32:56 11796
Calipatria 07:20:47 -37.3 Dark Up 22.6 208.1 Low 07:08:36 - 07:32:58 11745
Yuma 07:20:43 -37.8 Dark Up 22.6 209.0 Low 07:08:32 - 07:32:54 11700
George/Scottsdale 07:20:34 -37.0 Dark Up 20.6 211.1 Low 07:08:23 - 07:32:45 11695

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, (2026/07/27 07:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 20.23  29
34Ups Sco      17:30:45.8 -37:17:46  2.7 11.05  18
PPM 267912     18:08:05.0 -28:27:26  4.6  1.75   7
PPM 267738     18:02:54.3 -27:49:36  6.7  0.66   8
PPM 267620     17:59:18.3 -27:57:37  8.7  0.29   9
470593         18:00:16.6 -28:08:53 16.8         9
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/04 04:13:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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