RECON: TNO occultation with 471151

Event between (471151) 10FD49 and star GA0720:05616277 with event index number of 2265106

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/30 06:32:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:39:16.9 -17:50:25
Equinox of date position of star is 15:40:40.9 -17:55:06
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 38 degrees from the moon. Moon is 59% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

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Object is 33.2 AU from the Sun and 32.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 113 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1353 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23516.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=307.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.7 sec chord
Diameter=125.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471151, (2028/06/30 06:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.6 -26:29:33  0.9 14.43  51
8Bet1Sco       16:07:05.9 -19:52:52  2.6  6.49  45
41 Lib         15:40:33.3 -19:23:37  5.3  1.46  38
PPM 230521     15:40:18.9 -17:45:23  7.3  0.22  38
PPM 230522     15:40:22.8 -18:05:48  9.1  0.21  38
471151         15:40:54.6 -17:55:52 14.9        39
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 18.5 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:30:54 -14.4 AT Down 13.4 215.0 Really Low 06:21:01 - 06:40:48 3860
Kamloops 06:31:45 -13.4 AT Up 18.9 201.7 Really Low 06:21:51 - 06:41:38 3843
Kelowna 06:31:40 -14.3 AT Up 19.4 202.7 Really Low 06:21:47 - 06:41:34 3812
Peachland 06:31:40 -14.4 AT Up 19.6 202.4 Really Low 06:21:47 - 06:41:34 3807
Summerland 06:31:40 -14.5 AT Up 19.7 202.5 Really Low 06:21:47 - 06:41:34 3801
Penticton 06:31:39 -14.6 AT Up 19.8 202.7 Really Low 06:21:46 - 06:41:33 3799
Oliver 06:31:38 -14.9 AT Up 20.1 202.7 Low 06:21:45 - 06:41:32 3784
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:31:37 -15.1 AT Up 20.2 202.9 Low 06:21:44 - 06:41:31 3778
Victoria 06:31:53 -14.6 AT Up 21.6 199.0 Low 06:22:00 - 06:41:47 3753
Okanogan 06:31:37 -15.7 AT Up 20.9 202.8 Low 06:21:44 - 06:41:31 3750
Brewster 06:31:37 -15.9 AT Up 21.2 202.6 Low 06:21:44 - 06:41:31 3739
Manson/Chelan 06:31:38 -16.0 AT Up 21.4 202.3 Low 06:21:45 - 06:41:32 3730
Wenatchee 06:31:37 -16.4 AT Up 21.9 202.2 Low 06:21:44 - 06:41:31 3709
Ellensburg 06:31:38 -16.7 AT Up 22.4 202.1 Low 06:21:45 - 06:41:32 3690
Yakima 06:31:37 -17.1 AT Up 22.7 202.1 Low 06:21:43 - 06:41:30 3672
Toppenish/White Swan 06:31:35 -17.3 AT Up 22.9 202.3 Low 06:21:42 - 06:41:29 3662
PNWRO 06:31:29 -18.0 Dark Up 22.8 203.8 Low 06:21:36 - 06:41:23 3645
The Dalles 06:31:37 -17.8 AT Up 23.8 201.6 Low 06:21:44 - 06:41:31 3625
Maupin 06:31:37 -18.2 Dark Up 24.2 201.8 Low 06:21:44 - 06:41:31 3606
Sisters 06:31:37 -18.9 Dark Up 25.1 201.5 Low 06:21:43 - 06:41:30 3563
Bend 06:31:35 -19.2 Dark Up 25.3 201.8 Low 06:21:41 - 06:41:28 3551
Oregon Observatory 06:31:35 -19.3 Dark Up 25.5 201.7 Low 06:21:42 - 06:41:29 3543
Chiloquin 06:31:35 -20.4 Dark Up 26.8 201.5 Low 06:21:41 - 06:41:28 3475
Klamath Falls 06:31:34 -20.7 Dark Up 27.1 201.6 Low 06:21:40 - 06:41:27 3457
Cedarville 06:31:24 -21.8 Dark Up 27.3 203.4 Low 06:21:31 - 06:41:18 3421
Fall River/Burney 06:31:29 -21.9 Dark Up 28.1 202.2 Low 06:21:36 - 06:41:23 3393
Greenville 06:31:25 -22.9 Dark Up 28.8 202.8 Low 06:21:31 - 06:41:18 3343
Gimple 06:31:25 -22.9 Dark Up 28.8 202.9 Low 06:21:32 - 06:41:19 3343
Quincy 06:31:25 -23.1 Dark Up 29.0 202.9 Low 06:21:31 - 06:41:18 3331
Portola 06:31:23 -23.3 Dark Up 29.0 203.4 Low 06:21:29 - 06:41:16 3325
Reno 06:31:19 -23.8 Dark Up 29.0 204.1 Low 06:21:25 - 06:41:12 3310
Dunrhomin 06:30:13 -26.1 Dark Up 22.7 217.8 Low 06:20:19 - 06:40:06 3303
Nikitin 06:30:12 -26.3 Dark Up 22.9 217.8 Low 06:20:19 - 06:40:06 3293
CU-SBO 06:30:13 -26.4 Dark Up 23.0 217.8 Low 06:20:19 - 06:40:06 3289
Carson City 06:31:18 -24.1 Dark Up 29.4 204.2 Low 06:21:25 - 06:41:12 3289
Yerington 06:31:15 -24.5 Dark Up 29.3 204.9 Low 06:21:22 - 06:41:09 3278
Gardnerville 06:31:17 -24.3 Dark Up 29.6 204.3 Low 06:21:24 - 06:41:11 3275
Hawthorne 06:31:11 -25.0 Dark Up 29.6 205.5 Low 06:21:17 - 06:41:04 3250
Lee Vining 06:31:12 -25.4 Dark Up 30.3 205.2 Up 06:21:18 - 06:41:05 3217
Bishop 06:31:07 -26.2 Dark Up 30.6 206.1 Up 06:21:13 - 06:41:00 3180
Beatty 06:30:58 -27.1 Dark Up 30.4 207.8 Up 06:21:05 - 06:40:52 3150
Patrick 06:30:40 -29.2 Dark Up 30.6 211.1 Up 06:20:46 - 06:40:33 3050
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:30:43 -29.3 Dark Up 31.1 210.5 Up 06:20:49 - 06:40:36 3036
Lake Havasu City 06:30:40 -30.0 Dark Up 31.5 210.9 Up 06:20:47 - 06:40:34 2991
Wildwood 06:31:02 -29.1 Dark Up 33.6 206.7 Up 06:21:09 - 06:40:56 2971
Idyllwild 06:30:50 -30.0 Dark Up 33.2 208.8 Up 06:20:57 - 06:40:44 2947
George/Scottsdale 06:30:26 -31.3 Dark Up 31.1 213.5 Up 06:20:32 - 06:40:19 2932
Calipatria 06:30:43 -31.0 Dark Up 33.2 210.1 Up 06:20:50 - 06:40:37 2902
Yuma 06:30:38 -31.6 Dark Up 33.2 211.2 Up 06:20:45 - 06:40:32 2871

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 471151, (2028/06/30 06:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 14.43  51
8Bet1Sco       16:05:26.2 -19:48:20  2.6  6.49  45
41 Lib         15:38:54.7 -19:18:08  5.3  1.46  38
PPM 230521     15:38:41.3 -17:39:54  7.3  0.22  38
PPM 230522     15:38:45.1 -18:00:20  9.1  0.21  38
471151         15:39:16.9 -17:50:25 14.9        38
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:30:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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