RECON: TNO occultation with 470593

Event between (470593) 08LP17 and star GA0600:49546044 with event index number of 2826974

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/08/30 03:42:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:30:56.8 -29:36:04
Equinox of date position of star is 18:32:24.7 -29:35:01
Stellar brightness G=0.0, use SENSEUP=2 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 128 degrees from the moon. Moon is 69% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 33.2 AU from the Sun and 32.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 8.4 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 465 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1400 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23739.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 35.6 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470593, (2029/08/30 03:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:13.9 -26:29:42  0.9 26.93 155
Nunki          18:57:06.1 -26:15:25  2.0  6.30 122
PPM 268436     18:29:43.2 -29:47:46  6.0  0.71 129
PPM 268470     18:31:05.1 -29:14:18  7.2  0.51 129
PPM 268490     18:32:02.4 -29:38:33  9.7  0.18 128
470593         18:32:50.3 -29:34:42  0.0       128
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 1.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.1 km RECON observability=0.2 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)
Sleaford 03:42:39 -15.3 AT Up 7.8 189.3 Really Low 03:27:39 - 03:57:39 7710
Kamloops 03:44:29 -8.7 NT Down 9.7 177.0 Really Low 03:29:29 - 03:59:29 7600
Kelowna 03:44:22 -9.5 NT Down 10.5 177.8 Really Low 03:29:22 - 03:59:22 7592
Peachland 03:44:25 -9.4 NT Down 10.6 177.6 Really Low 03:29:25 - 03:59:25 7587
Summerland 03:44:24 -9.5 NT Down 10.8 177.6 Really Low 03:29:24 - 03:59:24 7585
Penticton 03:44:24 -9.6 NT Down 10.8 177.7 Really Low 03:29:24 - 03:59:24 7584
Oliver 03:44:21 -9.8 NT Down 11.2 177.7 Really Low 03:29:21 - 03:59:21 7577
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:44:22 -10.0 NT Down 11.4 177.9 Really Low 03:29:22 - 03:59:22 7575
Okanogan 03:44:24 -10.1 NT Down 12.0 177.7 Really Low 03:29:24 - 03:59:24 7558
Brewster 03:44:25 -10.1 NT Down 12.3 177.5 Really Low 03:29:25 - 03:59:25 7549
Manson/Chelan 03:44:29 -10.0 NT Down 12.5 177.2 Really Low 03:29:29 - 03:59:29 7540
Wenatchee 03:44:31 -10.1 NT Down 12.9 177.0 Really Low 03:29:31 - 03:59:31 7526
Victoria 03:44:56 -7.8 NT Down 11.7 174.4 Really Low 03:29:56 - 03:59:56 7518
Ellensburg 03:44:33 -10.1 NT Down 13.3 176.9 Really Low 03:29:33 - 03:59:33 7514
PNWRO 03:44:18 -11.6 NT Down 14.4 178.3 Really Low 03:29:18 - 03:59:18 7504
Yakima 03:44:33 -10.3 NT Down 13.7 176.8 Really Low 03:29:33 - 03:59:33 7502
Toppenish/White Swan 03:44:30 -10.5 NT Down 14.0 177.0 Really Low 03:29:30 - 03:59:30 7498
The Dalles 03:44:39 -10.3 NT Down 14.7 176.3 Really Low 03:29:39 - 03:59:39 7467
Maupin 03:44:38 -10.6 NT Down 15.1 176.4 Really Low 03:29:38 - 03:59:38 7456
Sisters 03:44:42 -10.6 NT Down 16.0 175.9 Really Low 03:29:42 - 03:59:42 7424
Bend 03:44:39 -10.9 NT Down 16.2 176.1 Really Low 03:29:39 - 03:59:39 7420
Oregon Observatory 03:44:40 -10.9 NT Down 16.4 176.0 Really Low 03:29:40 - 03:59:40 7413
Dunrhomin 03:42:07 -22.7 Dark Down 19.4 190.4 Really Low 03:27:07 - 03:57:07 7403
Nikitin 03:42:09 -22.8 Dark Down 19.6 190.4 Really Low 03:27:09 - 03:57:09 7396
CU-SBO 03:42:08 -22.8 Dark Down 19.6 190.3 Really Low 03:27:08 - 03:57:08 7394
Chiloquin 03:44:44 -11.1 NT Down 17.7 175.6 Really Low 03:29:44 - 03:59:44 7363
Klamath Falls 03:44:45 -11.3 NT Down 18.0 175.7 Really Low 03:29:45 - 03:59:45 7352
Cedarville 03:44:30 -12.7 AT Down 18.8 177.1 Really Low 03:29:30 - 03:59:30 7347
Fall River/Burney 03:44:42 -12.0 AT Down 19.2 176.0 Really Low 03:29:42 - 03:59:42 7314
Gimple 03:44:36 -12.8 AT Down 20.2 176.5 Low 03:29:36 - 03:59:36 7286
Greenville 03:44:38 -12.7 AT Down 20.2 176.4 Low 03:29:38 - 03:59:38 7285
Portola 03:44:32 -13.2 AT Down 20.5 176.8 Low 03:29:32 - 03:59:32 7278
Quincy 03:44:37 -12.8 AT Down 20.4 176.4 Low 03:29:37 - 03:59:37 7277
Reno 03:44:26 -13.7 AT Down 20.8 177.4 Low 03:29:26 - 03:59:26 7276
Carson City 03:44:26 -13.9 AT Down 21.2 177.4 Low 03:29:26 - 03:59:26 7262
Yerington 03:44:19 -14.4 AT Down 21.4 178.0 Low 03:29:19 - 03:59:19 7261
Gardnerville 03:44:26 -14.0 AT Down 21.4 177.4 Low 03:29:26 - 03:59:26 7252
Hawthorne 03:44:15 -14.9 AT Down 21.9 178.4 Low 03:29:15 - 03:59:15 7248
Lee Vining 03:44:18 -14.8 AT Down 22.4 178.0 Low 03:29:18 - 03:59:18 7219
Bishop 03:44:11 -15.6 AT Down 23.0 178.6 Low 03:29:11 - 03:59:11 7201
Beatty 03:43:56 -16.9 AT Down 23.5 180.1 Low 03:28:56 - 03:58:56 7198
Patrick 03:43:25 -19.6 Dark Down 24.9 182.8 Low 03:28:25 - 03:58:25 7157
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:43:32 -19.2 Dark Down 25.2 182.1 Low 03:28:32 - 03:58:32 7139
Lake Havasu City 03:43:29 -19.7 Dark Down 25.9 182.4 Low 03:28:29 - 03:58:29 7110
George/Scottsdale 03:43:03 -21.7 Dark Down 26.5 184.7 Low 03:28:03 - 03:58:03 7091
Idyllwild 03:43:53 -18.3 Dark Down 26.7 180.1 Low 03:28:53 - 03:58:53 7051
Wildwood 03:44:12 -16.8 AT Down 26.3 178.4 Low 03:29:12 - 03:59:12 7047
Calipatria 03:43:41 -19.4 Dark Down 27.3 181.3 Low 03:28:41 - 03:58:41 7031
Yuma 03:43:31 -20.2 Dark Down 27.7 182.1 Low 03:28:31 - 03:58:31 7017

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, (2029/08/30 03:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 26.93 155
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  6.30 122
PPM 268436     18:27:49.5 -29:49:00  6.0  0.71 129
PPM 268470     18:29:11.9 -29:15:36  7.2  0.51 129
PPM 268490     18:30:08.9 -29:39:53  9.7  0.18 128
470593         18:30:56.8 -29:36:04  0.0       128
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/16 03:07:37 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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