RECON: TNO occultation with 470593

Event between (470593) 08LP17 and star GA0600:37648277 with event index number of 2276185

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/19 10:17:11 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:18:26.9 -28:32:39
Equinox of date position of star is 18:19:53.8 -28:32:01
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 48 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7

[RECON map]
TNO is 32.4 AU from the Sun and 31.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.5 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 185 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1447 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22895.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.0 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470593, (2027/05/19 10:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.5 -26:29:25  0.9 24.22  24
Nunki          18:56:57.7 -26:15:36  2.0  8.47  56
PPM 268205     18:19:46.0 -27:01:49  3.9  1.50  48
PPM 268183     18:19:08.2 -28:38:24  6.8  0.25  48
PPM 268215     18:20:05.3 -28:38:33  9.0  0.11  48
470593         18:20:10.9 -28:31:53 16.0        48
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 4.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.1 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=0.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 10:16:15 -13.3 AT Up 10.7 176.4 Really Low 10:01:15 - 10:31:15 5264
Victoria 10:16:29 -16.1 AT Up 12.7 173.7 Really Low 10:01:29 - 10:31:29 5254
Peachland 10:16:14 -13.8 AT Up 11.6 176.9 Really Low 10:01:14 - 10:31:14 5239
Kelowna 10:16:12 -13.6 AT Up 11.5 177.2 Really Low 10:01:12 - 10:31:12 5237
Summerland 10:16:13 -13.9 AT Up 11.8 177.0 Really Low 10:01:13 - 10:31:13 5234
Penticton 10:16:12 -13.9 AT Up 11.9 177.1 Really Low 10:01:12 - 10:31:12 5231
Oliver 10:16:12 -14.2 AT Up 12.2 177.1 Really Low 10:01:12 - 10:31:12 5223
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:16:11 -14.3 AT Up 12.4 177.2 Really Low 10:01:11 - 10:31:11 5218
Okanogan 10:16:13 -14.9 AT Up 13.0 177.0 Really Low 10:01:13 - 10:31:13 5205
Brewster 10:16:14 -15.2 AT Up 13.3 176.9 Really Low 10:01:14 - 10:31:14 5201
Manson/Chelan 10:16:16 -15.5 AT Up 13.5 176.5 Really Low 10:01:16 - 10:31:16 5201
Wenatchee 10:16:17 -16.0 AT Up 14.0 176.4 Really Low 10:01:17 - 10:31:17 5191
Ellensburg 10:16:18 -16.4 AT Up 14.4 176.2 Really Low 10:01:18 - 10:31:18 5184
Yakima 10:16:19 -16.7 AT Up 14.8 176.2 Really Low 10:01:19 - 10:31:19 5173
Toppenish/White Swan 10:16:18 -16.9 AT Up 15.0 176.3 Really Low 10:01:18 - 10:31:18 5165
The Dalles 10:16:22 -17.8 AT Up 15.7 175.6 Really Low 10:01:22 - 10:31:22 5153
Maupin 10:16:21 -18.1 Dark Up 16.2 175.7 Really Low 10:01:21 - 10:31:21 5140
PNWRO 10:16:12 -16.6 AT Up 15.4 177.6 Really Low 10:01:12 - 10:31:12 5135
Sisters 10:16:25 -19.0 Dark Up 17.0 175.2 Really Low 10:01:25 - 10:31:25 5121
Bend 10:16:24 -19.1 Dark Up 17.3 175.4 Really Low 10:01:24 - 10:31:24 5110
Oregon Observatory 10:16:24 -19.3 Dark Up 17.4 175.3 Really Low 10:01:24 - 10:31:24 5107
Chiloquin 10:16:28 -20.6 Dark Up 18.7 174.9 Really Low 10:01:28 - 10:31:28 5069
Sleaford 10:15:20 -6.6 NT Down 8.9 189.0 Really Low 10:00:20 - 10:30:20 5066
Klamath Falls 10:16:27 -20.8 Dark Up 19.1 175.0 Really Low 10:01:27 - 10:31:27 5056
Cedarville 10:16:20 -20.8 Dark Up 19.8 176.4 Really Low 10:01:20 - 10:31:20 5010
Fall River/Burney 10:16:26 -21.7 Dark Up 20.3 175.3 Low 10:01:26 - 10:31:26 5009
Greenville 10:16:24 -22.2 Dark Up 21.2 175.7 Low 10:01:24 - 10:31:24 4969
Gimple 10:16:25 -22.2 Dark Up 21.2 175.7 Low 10:01:25 - 10:31:25 4968
Quincy 10:16:25 -22.4 Dark Up 21.4 175.7 Low 10:01:25 - 10:31:25 4961
Portola 10:16:24 -22.3 Dark Up 21.5 176.1 Low 10:01:24 - 10:31:24 4950
Reno 10:16:20 -22.2 Dark Up 21.8 176.7 Low 10:01:20 - 10:31:20 4930
Carson City 10:16:20 -22.5 Dark Up 22.2 176.7 Low 10:01:20 - 10:31:20 4915
Gardnerville 10:16:21 -22.7 Dark Up 22.4 176.8 Low 10:01:21 - 10:31:21 4905
Yerington 10:16:18 -22.4 Dark Up 22.4 177.3 Low 10:01:18 - 10:31:18 4897
Hawthorne 10:16:15 -22.5 Dark Up 22.9 177.8 Low 10:01:15 - 10:31:15 4870
Lee Vining 10:16:18 -23.2 Dark Up 23.4 177.3 Low 10:01:18 - 10:31:18 4854
Bishop 10:16:16 -23.3 Dark Up 24.1 178.0 Low 10:01:16 - 10:31:16 4816
Beatty 10:16:07 -22.9 Dark Up 24.6 179.5 Low 10:01:07 - 10:31:07 4768
Dunrhomin 10:15:12 -14.3 AT Up 20.5 190.2 Low 10:00:12 - 10:30:12 4670
Wildwood 10:16:18 -26.0 Dark Up 27.3 177.8 Low 10:01:18 - 10:31:18 4667
CU-SBO 10:15:13 -14.6 AT Up 20.7 190.1 Low 10:00:13 - 10:30:13 4662
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:15:58 -23.1 Dark Up 26.3 181.6 Low 10:00:58 - 10:30:58 4646
Patrick 10:15:54 -22.5 Dark Up 26.0 182.3 Low 10:00:54 - 10:30:54 4644
Idyllwild 10:16:09 -25.3 Dark Up 27.7 179.6 Low 10:01:09 - 10:31:09 4617
Lake Havasu City 10:15:58 -23.4 Dark Up 26.9 181.9 Low 10:00:58 - 10:30:58 4608
Calipatria 10:16:04 -25.1 Dark Up 28.3 180.7 Low 10:01:04 - 10:31:04 4562
Yuma 10:15:59 -25.0 Dark Up 28.7 181.6 Low 10:00:59 - 10:30:59 4522
George/Scottsdale 10:15:45 -22.7 Dark Up 27.6 184.3 Low 10:00:45 - 10:30:45 4517

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, (2027/05/19 10:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 24.22  24
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  8.47  56
PPM 268205     18:18:03.2 -27:02:34  3.9  1.50  48
PPM 268183     18:17:24.1 -28:39:08  6.8  0.25  48
PPM 268215     18:18:21.2 -28:39:19  9.0  0.11  48
470593         18:18:26.9 -28:32:39 16.0        48
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/20 02:58:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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