RECON: TNO occultation with 470593

Event between (470593) 08LP17 and star GA0600:41977262 with event index number of 2277829

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/04/24 11:31:44 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:30:45.1 -28:53:13
Equinox of date position of star is 18:32:12.2 -28:52:10
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 114 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 32.7 AU from the Sun and 32.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 372 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2767 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23389.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 36.4 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470593, (2028/04/24 11:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:08.9 -26:29:32  0.9 26.91 141
Nunki          18:57:01.1 -26:15:32  2.0  6.02 109
PPM 268436     18:29:38.0 -29:47:49  6.0  1.13 115
PPM 268498     18:32:18.6 -28:46:26  8.1  0.10 114
470593         18:32:32.8 -28:51:55 16.9       114
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 2.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.9 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=0.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 11:27:20 -14.7 AT Down 11.2 165.5 Really Low 11:12:20 - 11:42:20 8147
Kamloops 11:26:49 -11.9 NT Down 9.6 168.2 Really Low 11:11:49 - 11:41:49 8076
Peachland 11:26:48 -12.1 AT Down 10.6 168.7 Really Low 11:11:48 - 11:41:48 8051
Summerland 11:26:50 -12.2 AT Down 10.7 168.8 Really Low 11:11:50 - 11:41:50 8047
Ellensburg 11:27:04 -14.2 AT Down 13.2 167.9 Really Low 11:12:04 - 11:42:04 8043
Kelowna 11:26:48 -11.9 NT Down 10.5 168.9 Really Low 11:11:48 - 11:41:48 8043
Manson/Chelan 11:26:59 -13.5 AT Down 12.3 168.3 Really Low 11:11:59 - 11:41:59 8042
Penticton 11:26:48 -12.2 AT Down 10.8 168.9 Really Low 11:11:48 - 11:41:48 8042
The Dalles 11:27:17 -15.4 AT Down 14.4 167.3 Really Low 11:12:17 - 11:42:17 8042
Wenatchee 11:27:03 -13.8 AT Down 12.8 168.1 Really Low 11:12:03 - 11:42:03 8041
Oliver 11:26:49 -12.4 AT Down 11.1 168.8 Really Low 11:11:49 - 11:41:49 8039
Yakima 11:27:07 -14.5 AT Down 13.5 167.9 Really Low 11:12:07 - 11:42:07 8038
Brewster 11:26:55 -13.2 AT Down 12.2 168.6 Really Low 11:11:55 - 11:41:55 8033
Sisters 11:27:23 -16.4 AT Down 15.6 166.9 Really Low 11:12:23 - 11:42:23 8033
Maupin 11:27:15 -15.6 AT Down 14.9 167.4 Really Low 11:12:15 - 11:42:15 8032
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:26:49 -12.4 AT Down 11.3 169.0 Really Low 11:11:49 - 11:41:49 8031
Okanogan 11:26:54 -12.9 AT Down 11.9 168.8 Really Low 11:11:54 - 11:41:54 8030
Toppenish/White Swan 11:27:05 -14.5 AT Down 13.8 168.0 Really Low 11:12:05 - 11:42:05 8029
Oregon Observatory 11:27:25 -16.6 AT Down 16.1 167.0 Really Low 11:12:25 - 11:42:25 8022
Bend 11:27:26 -16.4 AT Down 15.9 167.2 Really Low 11:12:26 - 11:42:26 8020
Chiloquin 11:27:32 -17.6 AT Down 17.3 166.6 Really Low 11:12:32 - 11:42:32 8009
Klamath Falls 11:27:36 -17.8 AT Down 17.6 166.7 Really Low 11:12:36 - 11:42:36 7999
PNWRO 11:26:54 -13.9 AT Down 14.3 169.3 Really Low 11:11:54 - 11:41:54 7975
Fall River/Burney 11:27:35 -18.3 Dark Down 18.8 166.9 Really Low 11:12:35 - 11:42:35 7959
Cedarville 11:27:22 -17.3 AT Down 18.6 168.0 Really Low 11:12:22 - 11:42:22 7929
Greenville 11:27:35 -18.5 Dark Down 19.8 167.2 Really Low 11:12:35 - 11:42:35 7922
Gimple 11:27:38 -18.5 Dark Down 19.8 167.3 Really Low 11:12:38 - 11:42:38 7919
Quincy 11:27:40 -18.6 Dark Down 20.0 167.2 Low 11:12:40 - 11:42:40 7916
Portola 11:27:35 -18.4 Dark Down 20.2 167.7 Low 11:12:35 - 11:42:35 7897
Reno 11:27:31 -18.2 Dark Down 20.6 168.2 Low 11:12:31 - 11:42:31 7866
Carson City 11:27:33 -18.4 Dark Down 20.9 168.2 Low 11:12:33 - 11:42:33 7856
Gardnerville 11:27:33 -18.5 Dark Down 21.2 168.2 Low 11:12:33 - 11:42:33 7847
Yerington 11:27:28 -18.1 Dark Down 21.2 168.8 Low 11:12:28 - 11:42:28 7827
Lee Vining 11:27:31 -18.7 Dark Down 22.2 168.7 Low 11:12:31 - 11:42:31 7796
Hawthorne 11:27:24 -18.0 Dark Down 21.7 169.2 Low 11:12:24 - 11:42:24 7794
Bishop 11:27:28 -18.5 Dark Down 22.9 169.4 Low 11:12:28 - 11:42:28 7749
Beatty 11:27:17 -17.7 AT Down 23.6 170.8 Low 11:12:17 - 11:42:17 7671
Wildwood 11:27:42 -20.4 Dark Down 26.1 168.9 Low 11:12:42 - 11:42:42 7645
Sleaford 11:25:07 -3.8 CT Up 9.0 180.6 Really Low 11:10:07 - 11:40:07 7618
Idyllwild 11:27:29 -19.3 Dark Down 26.7 170.7 Low 11:12:29 - 11:42:29 7556
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:27:03 -17.2 AT Down 25.6 172.7 Low 11:12:03 - 11:42:03 7520
Patrick 11:26:55 -16.6 AT Down 25.4 173.4 Low 11:11:55 - 11:41:55 7500
Lake Havasu City 11:27:00 -17.3 AT Down 26.3 172.9 Low 11:12:00 - 11:42:00 7484
Calipatria 11:27:20 -18.8 Dark Down 27.5 171.7 Low 11:12:20 - 11:42:20 7481
Yuma 11:27:14 -18.4 Dark Down 28.0 172.6 Low 11:12:14 - 11:42:14 7426
George/Scottsdale 11:26:45 -16.0 AT Down 27.2 175.2 Low 11:11:45 - 11:41:45 7347
Dunrhomin 11:25:21 -8.5 NT Down 20.8 181.4 Low 11:10:21 - 11:40:21 7293
CU-SBO 11:25:25 -8.7 NT Down 21.1 181.3 Low 11:10:25 - 11:40:25 7289

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, (2028/04/24 11:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 26.91 141
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  6.02 109
PPM 268436     18:27:49.5 -29:49:00  6.0  1.13 115
PPM 268498     18:30:31.0 -28:47:43  8.1  0.10 114
470593         18:30:45.1 -28:53:13 16.9       114
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/29 02:57:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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