RECON: TNO occultation with 470596

Event between (470596) 08NW4 and star GA0960:17147943 with event index number of 2270436

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/09/25 06:16:22 UTC

J2000 position of star is 21:58:06.5 +07:25:38
Equinox of date position of star is 21:59:17.6 +07:32:30
Stellar brightness G=16.7, 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 11% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.4

[RECON map]
Object is 36.7 AU from the Sun and 35.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 74 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1544 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25970.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.7
Diameter=424.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.6 sec chord
Diameter=173.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470596, (2025/09/25 06:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Markab         23:06:02.7 +15:20:39  2.5 18.08 132
18 Peg         22:01:25.0 +06:50:31  5.8  0.87 114
PPM 172449     21:57:46.5 +07:21:55  8.5  0.44 113
PPM 172487     21:59:22.7 +07:40:24 10.0  0.12 114
PPM 172491     21:59:46.3 +07:29:59 11.6  0.11 114
470596         21:59:23.3 +07:33:03 16.7       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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 30.0 km RECON observability=1.0 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 06:14:22 -36.1 Dark Down 46.2 191.5 Up 06:07:42 - 06:21:03 10826
Victoria 06:14:32 -36.8 Dark Down 48.7 187.5 Up 06:07:52 - 06:21:13 10766
Peachland 06:14:20 -37.1 Dark Down 47.1 192.6 Up 06:07:40 - 06:21:01 10734
Kelowna 06:14:18 -37.1 Dark Down 46.9 193.0 Up 06:07:38 - 06:20:59 10733
Summerland 06:14:20 -37.2 Dark Down 47.2 192.8 Up 06:07:40 - 06:21:01 10719
Penticton 06:14:20 -37.3 Dark Down 47.2 192.9 Up 06:07:40 - 06:21:01 10710
Oliver 06:14:20 -37.6 Dark Down 47.6 193.0 Up 06:07:40 - 06:21:01 10683
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:14:21 -37.8 Dark Down 47.7 193.4 Up 06:07:41 - 06:21:02 10663
Okanogan 06:14:21 -38.3 Dark Down 48.4 193.2 Up 06:07:40 - 06:21:01 10619
Brewster 06:14:22 -38.5 Dark Down 48.7 193.0 Up 06:07:41 - 06:21:02 10605
Manson/Chelan 06:14:25 -38.5 Dark Down 48.9 192.5 Up 06:07:44 - 06:21:05 10601
Wenatchee 06:14:26 -38.9 Dark Down 49.4 192.4 Up 06:07:46 - 06:21:07 10570
Ellensburg 06:14:27 -39.1 Dark Down 49.9 192.1 Up 06:07:46 - 06:21:07 10545
Yakima 06:14:27 -39.5 Dark Down 50.3 192.2 Up 06:07:47 - 06:21:08 10513
Sleaford 06:13:38 -38.1 Dark Down 41.7 210.3 Up 06:06:57 - 06:20:18 10490
Toppenish/White Swan 06:14:28 -39.7 Dark Down 50.4 192.5 Up 06:07:48 - 06:21:09 10489
The Dalles 06:14:32 -40.1 Dark Down 51.3 191.5 Up 06:07:51 - 06:21:12 10455
Maupin 06:14:31 -40.5 Dark Down 51.7 191.8 Up 06:07:51 - 06:21:12 10418
PNWRO 06:14:24 -40.6 Dark Down 50.6 194.9 Up 06:07:43 - 06:21:04 10405
Sisters 06:14:36 -41.0 Dark Down 52.6 191.3 Up 06:07:55 - 06:21:16 10365
Bend 06:14:35 -41.3 Dark Down 52.8 191.8 Up 06:07:54 - 06:21:15 10335
Oregon Observatory 06:14:36 -41.4 Dark Down 53.0 191.6 Up 06:07:56 - 06:21:17 10326
Chiloquin 06:14:38 -42.3 Dark Down 54.4 191.3 Up 06:07:57 - 06:21:18 10233
Klamath Falls 06:14:40 -42.6 Dark Down 54.7 191.5 Up 06:07:59 - 06:21:20 10201
Fall River/Burney 06:14:41 -43.7 Dark Down 55.8 192.5 Up 06:08:00 - 06:21:21 10087
Cedarville 06:14:35 -43.8 Dark Down 55.1 194.4 Up 06:07:55 - 06:21:16 10080
Greenville 06:14:41 -44.6 Dark Down 56.6 193.6 Up 06:08:01 - 06:21:22 9992
Gimple 06:14:40 -44.7 Dark Down 56.6 193.8 Up 06:07:59 - 06:21:20 9988
Quincy 06:14:41 -44.8 Dark Down 56.8 193.7 Up 06:08:01 - 06:21:22 9974
Portola 06:14:38 -45.1 Dark Down 56.8 194.6 Up 06:07:57 - 06:21:18 9944
Reno 06:14:37 -45.6 Dark Down 57.0 195.8 Up 06:07:56 - 06:21:17 9894
Carson City 06:14:38 -45.9 Dark Down 57.3 196.0 Up 06:07:57 - 06:21:18 9862
Gardnerville 06:14:38 -46.1 Dark Down 57.5 196.2 Up 06:07:58 - 06:21:19 9839
Yerington 06:14:36 -46.4 Dark Down 57.3 197.3 Up 06:07:56 - 06:21:17 9819
Hawthorne 06:14:35 -47.0 Dark Down 57.7 198.4 Up 06:07:55 - 06:21:16 9757
Lee Vining 06:14:36 -47.2 Dark Down 58.3 197.8 Up 06:07:55 - 06:21:16 9727
Bishop 06:14:36 -48.0 Dark Down 58.7 199.5 Up 06:07:55 - 06:21:16 9644
Beatty 06:14:31 -49.1 Dark Down 58.7 202.7 Up 06:07:50 - 06:21:11 9535
Dunrhomin 06:13:47 -49.8 Dark Down 51.2 218.4 Up 06:07:06 - 06:20:27 9405
Nikitin 06:13:46 -49.9 Dark Down 51.4 218.5 Up 06:07:06 - 06:20:27 9388
CU-SBO 06:13:47 -50.0 Dark Down 51.5 218.4 Up 06:07:06 - 06:20:27 9385
Wildwood 06:14:44 -50.6 Dark Down 61.8 201.1 Up 06:08:03 - 06:21:24 9357
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:14:27 -51.5 Dark Down 59.5 207.8 Up 06:07:46 - 06:21:07 9287
Patrick 06:14:24 -51.6 Dark Down 59.0 208.9 Up 06:07:43 - 06:21:04 9280
Idyllwild 06:14:36 -51.8 Dark Down 61.5 205.0 Up 06:07:56 - 06:21:17 9243
Lake Havasu City 06:14:27 -52.2 Dark Down 60.0 208.9 Up 06:07:47 - 06:21:08 9213
Calipatria 06:14:32 -52.9 Dark Down 61.7 207.8 Up 06:07:52 - 06:21:13 9136
Yuma 06:14:30 -53.6 Dark Down 61.7 209.9 Up 06:07:49 - 06:21:10 9057
George/Scottsdale 06:14:19 -53.9 Dark Down 59.6 213.9 Up 06:07:38 - 06:20:59 9039

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 470596, (2025/09/25 06:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Markab         23:04:45.8 +15:12:18  2.5 18.08 132
18 Peg         22:00:07.9 +06:43:03  5.8  0.87 114
PPM 172449     21:56:29.7 +07:14:32  8.5  0.44 113
PPM 172487     21:58:05.9 +07:32:59 10.0  0.12 114
PPM 172491     21:58:29.4 +07:22:34 11.6  0.11 114
470596         21:58:06.5 +07:25:38 16.7       114
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/24 02:42:37 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

RECON