RECON: TNO occultation with 471165

Event between (471165) 10HE79 and star GA0720:07828402 with event index number of 2264419

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/19 08:12:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:13:52.9 -17:26:18
Equinox of date position of star is 17:15:14.9 -17:27:51
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 36 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2

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Object is 38.7 AU from the Sun and 37.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 94 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1454 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27383.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.3
Diameter=527.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.2 sec chord
Diameter=215.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471165, (2027/05/19 08:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.5 -26:29:25  0.9 13.67  25
35Eta Oph      17:11:57.0 -15:45:25  2.6  1.91  35
PPM 232651     17:09:50.4 -17:38:34  6.0  1.35  34
PPM 232809     17:15:57.2 -17:29:45  8.4  0.12  36
471165         17:15:28.4 -17:28:06 17.0        36
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 11.3 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)
Sleaford 08:13:34 -16.4 AT Up 20.4 175.7 Low 08:05:12 - 08:21:55 3670
Kamloops 08:14:16 -19.5 Dark Up 20.0 161.2 Really Low 08:05:54 - 08:22:37 3379
Kelowna 08:14:14 -20.3 Dark Up 20.9 162.0 Low 08:05:52 - 08:22:35 3356
Peachland 08:14:15 -20.4 Dark Up 21.0 161.7 Low 08:05:53 - 08:22:36 3346
Summerland 08:14:15 -20.5 Dark Up 21.1 161.8 Low 08:05:53 - 08:22:36 3340
Penticton 08:14:14 -20.6 Dark Up 21.2 161.9 Low 08:05:53 - 08:22:36 3339
Oliver 08:14:14 -20.9 Dark Up 21.6 161.8 Low 08:05:53 - 08:22:36 3322
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:14:14 -21.1 Dark Up 21.8 162.0 Low 08:05:53 - 08:22:36 3318
Okanogan 08:14:16 -21.7 Dark Up 22.3 161.7 Low 08:05:54 - 08:22:37 3281
Brewster 08:14:16 -22.0 Dark Up 22.5 161.5 Low 08:05:55 - 08:22:38 3263
Manson/Chelan 08:14:18 -22.3 Dark Up 22.7 161.1 Low 08:05:56 - 08:22:39 3245
Wenatchee 08:14:18 -22.7 Dark Up 23.1 160.8 Low 08:05:57 - 08:22:40 3217
Victoria 08:14:27 -21.7 Dark Up 21.3 158.0 Low 08:06:05 - 08:22:48 3214
Ellensburg 08:14:20 -23.2 Dark Up 23.4 160.6 Low 08:05:58 - 08:22:41 3191
PNWRO 08:14:15 -24.1 Dark Up 24.7 162.1 Low 08:05:53 - 08:22:36 3171
Yakima 08:14:20 -23.6 Dark Up 23.8 160.5 Low 08:05:58 - 08:22:41 3169
Toppenish/White Swan 08:14:19 -23.8 Dark Up 24.0 160.6 Low 08:05:57 - 08:22:40 3161
The Dalles 08:14:22 -24.6 Dark Up 24.6 159.7 Low 08:06:01 - 08:22:44 3102
Dunrhomin 08:13:30 -27.4 Dark Up 32.2 176.1 Up 08:05:09 - 08:21:52 3095
Nikitin 08:13:30 -27.6 Dark Up 32.4 176.0 Up 08:05:08 - 08:21:51 3083
Maupin 08:14:22 -25.0 Dark Up 25.0 159.8 Low 08:06:00 - 08:22:43 3081
CU-SBO 08:13:30 -27.7 Dark Up 32.5 176.0 Up 08:05:08 - 08:21:51 3078
Sisters 08:14:24 -25.9 Dark Up 25.7 159.1 Low 08:06:03 - 08:22:46 3021
Bend 08:14:24 -26.1 Dark Up 26.0 159.3 Low 08:06:02 - 08:22:45 3013
Oregon Observatory 08:14:25 -26.3 Dark Up 26.1 159.2 Low 08:06:03 - 08:22:46 3000
Chiloquin 08:14:26 -27.6 Dark Up 27.2 158.5 Low 08:06:05 - 08:22:48 2913
Klamath Falls 08:14:26 -28.0 Dark Up 27.6 158.5 Low 08:06:05 - 08:22:48 2894
Cedarville 08:14:22 -28.6 Dark Up 28.7 160.1 Low 08:06:00 - 08:22:43 2886
Fall River/Burney 08:14:26 -29.1 Dark Up 28.8 158.7 Low 08:06:05 - 08:22:48 2829
Gimple 08:14:25 -30.0 Dark Up 29.8 159.1 Low 08:06:03 - 08:22:46 2783
Greenville 08:14:25 -30.0 Dark Up 29.8 159.0 Low 08:06:03 - 08:22:46 2782
Portola 08:14:24 -30.3 Dark Up 30.2 159.4 Up 08:06:02 - 08:22:45 2772
Quincy 08:14:25 -30.2 Dark Up 29.9 159.0 Low 08:06:04 - 08:22:47 2769
Reno 08:14:22 -30.5 Dark Up 30.6 160.1 Up 08:06:00 - 08:22:43 2769
Yerington 08:14:20 -31.1 Dark Up 31.3 160.6 Up 08:05:58 - 08:22:41 2747
Carson City 08:14:21 -30.9 Dark Up 31.0 160.0 Up 08:05:59 - 08:22:42 2746
Gardnerville 08:14:21 -31.1 Dark Up 31.2 160.0 Up 08:06:00 - 08:22:43 2731
Hawthorne 08:14:18 -31.5 Dark Up 31.9 161.1 Up 08:05:57 - 08:22:40 2729
Lee Vining 08:14:20 -32.1 Dark Up 32.3 160.5 Up 08:05:59 - 08:22:42 2681
Beatty 08:14:12 -32.9 Dark Up 33.9 162.8 Up 08:05:50 - 08:22:33 2661
Bishop 08:14:17 -32.6 Dark Up 33.0 161.1 Up 08:05:56 - 08:22:39 2657
Patrick 08:13:58 -33.9 Dark Up 35.9 165.7 Up 08:05:36 - 08:22:19 2623
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:13:58 -34.3 Dark Up 36.0 164.9 Up 08:05:36 - 08:22:19 2593
Lake Havasu City 08:13:58 -34.9 Dark Up 36.7 165.1 Up 08:05:36 - 08:22:19 2551
George/Scottsdale 08:13:54 -35.2 Dark Up 38.0 167.8 Up 08:05:32 - 08:22:15 2545
Idyllwild 08:14:12 -36.0 Dark Up 36.9 162.2 Up 08:05:51 - 08:22:34 2442
Calipatria 08:13:58 -36.5 Dark Up 37.8 163.4 Up 08:05:36 - 08:22:19 2435
Wildwood 08:14:20 -35.9 Dark Up 36.1 160.2 Up 08:05:58 - 08:22:41 2424
Yuma 08:13:58 -36.7 Dark Up 38.4 164.3 Up 08:05:36 - 08:22:19 2417

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 471165, (2027/05/19 08:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 13.67  25
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  1.91  35
PPM 232651     17:08:14.9 -17:36:33  6.0  1.35  34
PPM 232809     17:14:21.7 -17:27:58  8.4  0.12  36
471165         17:13:52.9 -17:26:18 17.0        36
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/07/06 03:04:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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