RECON: TNO occultation with 471172

Event between (471172) 10JC80 and star GA0640:13210681 with event index number of 2239304

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/23 09:35:32 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:18:09.8 -24:42:33
Equinox of date position of star is 17:19:39.7 -24:44:01
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 163 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.1

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Object is 31.5 AU from the Sun and 30.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 157 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1199 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22154.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=358.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.0 sec chord
Diameter=146.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471172, (2025/06/23 09:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.4 -26:29:11  0.9 11.12 174
35Eta Oph      17:11:50.5 -15:45:17  2.6  9.17 162
PPM 266746     17:23:15.5 -24:55:46  6.5  0.82 163
PPM 266644     17:18:44.1 -24:50:24  8.5  0.25 164
471172         17:19:43.5 -24:44:04 14.9       163
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 56.2 km RECON observability=0.1 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 09:34:06 -13.3 AT Down 8.4 212.2 Really Low 09:20:33 - 09:47:39 7093
Victoria 09:34:09 -16.0 AT Down 11.2 209.7 Really Low 09:20:36 - 09:47:42 7061
Peachland 09:34:02 -14.0 AT Down 9.0 212.7 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:47:35 7055
Kelowna 09:34:02 -13.8 AT Down 8.8 213.0 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:47:35 7055
Summerland 09:34:02 -14.1 AT Down 9.1 212.8 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:47:35 7049
Penticton 09:34:01 -14.1 AT Down 9.1 212.9 Really Low 09:20:28 - 09:47:34 7045
Oliver 09:34:00 -14.5 AT Down 9.4 213.0 Really Low 09:20:27 - 09:47:33 7033
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:34:00 -14.6 AT Down 9.4 213.1 Really Low 09:20:27 - 09:47:33 7025
Okanogan 09:33:59 -15.2 AT Down 10.1 213.0 Really Low 09:20:26 - 09:47:32 7005
Brewster 09:33:59 -15.5 AT Down 10.4 212.9 Really Low 09:20:26 - 09:47:32 6998
Manson/Chelan 09:33:59 -15.8 AT Down 10.7 212.6 Really Low 09:20:26 - 09:47:32 6996
Wenatchee 09:33:59 -16.3 AT Down 11.1 212.5 Really Low 09:20:26 - 09:47:32 6981
Ellensburg 09:33:59 -16.7 AT Down 11.6 212.3 Really Low 09:20:26 - 09:47:32 6969
Yakima 09:33:58 -17.1 AT Down 11.9 212.4 Really Low 09:20:25 - 09:47:31 6953
Toppenish/White Swan 09:33:57 -17.3 AT Down 12.0 212.5 Really Low 09:20:24 - 09:47:30 6942
The Dalles 09:33:57 -18.2 Dark Down 13.0 211.9 Really Low 09:20:24 - 09:47:30 6923
Sleaford 09:33:36 -7.9 NT Up 1.8 223.9 Really Low 09:20:03 - 09:47:09 6907
PNWRO 09:33:52 -17.2 AT Down 11.8 213.8 Really Low 09:20:19 - 09:47:25 6906
Maupin 09:33:56 -18.6 Dark Down 13.3 212.1 Really Low 09:20:23 - 09:47:29 6904
Sisters 09:33:56 -19.5 Dark Down 14.2 211.8 Really Low 09:20:23 - 09:47:29 6875
Bend 09:33:55 -19.7 Dark Down 14.3 212.0 Really Low 09:20:22 - 09:47:28 6862
Oregon Observatory 09:33:55 -19.9 Dark Down 14.5 211.9 Really Low 09:20:22 - 09:47:28 6856
Chiloquin 09:33:53 -21.2 Dark Down 15.8 211.8 Really Low 09:20:20 - 09:47:26 6804
Klamath Falls 09:33:52 -21.5 Dark Down 16.1 211.9 Really Low 09:20:19 - 09:47:25 6787
Cedarville 09:33:46 -21.7 Dark Down 16.0 213.3 Really Low 09:20:13 - 09:47:19 6731
Fall River/Burney 09:33:49 -22.5 Dark Down 16.9 212.4 Really Low 09:20:16 - 09:47:22 6726
Greenville 09:33:46 -23.2 Dark Down 17.5 212.9 Really Low 09:20:13 - 09:47:19 6675
Gimple 09:33:45 -23.2 Dark Down 17.5 213.0 Really Low 09:20:12 - 09:47:18 6674
Quincy 09:33:45 -23.4 Dark Down 17.7 212.9 Really Low 09:20:12 - 09:47:18 6665
Portola 09:33:44 -23.4 Dark Down 17.6 213.4 Really Low 09:20:11 - 09:47:17 6652
Reno 09:33:41 -23.5 Dark Down 17.5 213.9 Really Low 09:20:08 - 09:47:14 6628
Carson City 09:33:40 -23.8 Dark Down 17.8 214.0 Really Low 09:20:07 - 09:47:13 6609
Gardnerville 09:33:39 -24.0 Dark Down 18.0 214.1 Really Low 09:20:06 - 09:47:12 6596
Yerington 09:33:38 -23.8 Dark Down 17.7 214.6 Really Low 09:20:05 - 09:47:11 6588
Hawthorne 09:33:35 -24.0 Dark Down 17.9 215.1 Really Low 09:20:02 - 09:47:08 6555
Lee Vining 09:33:36 -24.7 Dark Down 18.6 214.8 Really Low 09:20:03 - 09:47:09 6534
Bishop 09:33:32 -25.0 Dark Down 18.7 215.5 Really Low 09:19:59 - 09:47:05 6488
Beatty 09:33:26 -24.9 Dark Down 18.3 216.9 Really Low 09:19:53 - 09:46:59 6433
Dunrhomin 09:33:01 -17.4 AT Up 9.9 225.2 Really Low 09:19:28 - 09:46:34 6372
Nikitin 09:33:01 -17.5 AT Up 10.1 225.3 Really Low 09:19:28 - 09:46:34 6363
CU-SBO 09:33:02 -17.6 AT Up 10.1 225.2 Really Low 09:19:29 - 09:46:35 6361
Wildwood 09:33:27 -28.1 Dark Down 21.5 216.0 Low 09:19:54 - 09:47:00 6304
Patrick 09:33:14 -25.1 Dark Down 18.1 219.5 Really Low 09:19:41 - 09:46:47 6291
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:33:16 -25.6 Dark Down 18.6 219.0 Really Low 09:19:43 - 09:46:49 6290
Idyllwild 09:33:20 -27.7 Dark Down 20.8 217.6 Low 09:19:47 - 09:46:53 6248
Lake Havasu City 09:33:14 -26.1 Dark Down 19.0 219.3 Really Low 09:19:41 - 09:46:47 6245
Calipatria 09:33:16 -27.8 Dark Down 20.7 218.7 Low 09:19:43 - 09:46:49 6186
George/Scottsdale 09:33:04 -25.8 Dark Down 18.3 221.4 Really Low 09:19:31 - 09:46:37 6146
Yuma 09:33:11 -27.8 Dark Down 20.6 219.5 Low 09:19:38 - 09:46:44 6140

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 471172, (2025/06/23 09:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.12 174
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  9.17 162
PPM 266746     17:21:41.5 -24:54:23  6.5  0.82 163
PPM 266644     17:17:10.3 -24:48:51  8.5  0.25 164
471172         17:18:09.8 -24:42:33 14.9       163
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:56:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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