RECON: TNO occultation with 471172

Event between (471172) 10JC80 and star GA0640:21279283 with event index number of 2240612

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/30 10:21:40 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:53:53.0 -25:22:43
Equinox of date position of star is 17:55:23.8 -25:22:54
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 121 degrees from the moon. Moon is 40% 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 21.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 297 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1183 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22134.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=358.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.9 sec chord
Diameter=146.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471172, (2028/05/30 10:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.3 -26:29:33  0.9 19.01 102
34Ups Sco      17:32:41.9 -37:18:56  2.7 12.89 115
PPM 267497     17:56:39.1 -24:53:24  6.4  0.54 121
PPM 267467     17:55:10.9 -25:08:55  9.4  0.26 121
471172         17:55:38.4 -25:22:56 16.6       121
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 3.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.7 km RECON observability=0.5 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 10:20:46 -11.0 NT Down 12.8 193.7 Really Low 10:05:46 - 10:35:46 4879
Kelowna 10:20:43 -11.4 NT Down 13.5 194.6 Really Low 10:05:43 - 10:35:43 4846
Peachland 10:20:44 -11.6 NT Down 13.6 194.3 Really Low 10:05:44 - 10:35:44 4846
Summerland 10:20:43 -11.7 NT Down 13.8 194.4 Really Low 10:05:43 - 10:35:43 4841
Victoria 10:20:54 -13.9 AT Down 15.3 191.0 Really Low 10:05:54 - 10:35:54 4839
Penticton 10:20:42 -11.7 NT Down 13.8 194.5 Really Low 10:05:42 - 10:35:42 4837
Oliver 10:20:43 -12.0 NT Down 14.2 194.5 Really Low 10:05:43 - 10:35:43 4826
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:20:41 -12.0 AT Down 14.3 194.7 Really Low 10:05:41 - 10:35:41 4820
Okanogan 10:20:41 -12.7 AT Down 14.9 194.5 Really Low 10:05:41 - 10:35:41 4801
Brewster 10:20:42 -13.0 AT Down 15.2 194.4 Really Low 10:05:42 - 10:35:42 4794
Manson/Chelan 10:20:43 -13.3 AT Down 15.5 194.0 Really Low 10:05:43 - 10:35:43 4790
Wenatchee 10:20:43 -13.7 AT Down 16.0 193.9 Really Low 10:05:43 - 10:35:43 4776
Ellensburg 10:20:44 -14.2 AT Down 16.4 193.8 Really Low 10:05:44 - 10:35:44 4763
Yakima 10:20:43 -14.5 AT Down 16.8 193.8 Really Low 10:05:43 - 10:35:43 4749
Sleaford 10:20:06 -4.3 CT Down 8.5 206.4 Really Low 10:05:06 - 10:35:06 4744
Toppenish/White Swan 10:20:43 -14.6 AT Down 17.0 193.9 Really Low 10:05:43 - 10:35:43 4740
The Dalles 10:20:45 -15.6 AT Down 17.9 193.3 Really Low 10:05:45 - 10:35:45 4718
PNWRO 10:20:37 -14.3 AT Down 17.1 195.3 Really Low 10:05:37 - 10:35:37 4711
Maupin 10:20:44 -15.9 AT Down 18.3 193.4 Really Low 10:05:44 - 10:35:44 4702
Sisters 10:20:45 -16.8 AT Down 19.2 193.0 Really Low 10:05:45 - 10:35:45 4672
Bend 10:20:44 -16.9 AT Down 19.4 193.3 Really Low 10:05:44 - 10:35:44 4661
Oregon Observatory 10:20:44 -17.1 AT Down 19.6 193.2 Really Low 10:05:44 - 10:35:44 4655
Chiloquin 10:20:45 -18.4 Dark Down 21.0 192.9 Low 10:05:45 - 10:35:45 4604
Klamath Falls 10:20:44 -18.6 Dark Down 21.3 193.0 Low 10:05:44 - 10:35:44 4588
Cedarville 10:20:38 -18.5 Dark Down 21.7 194.5 Low 10:05:38 - 10:35:38 4542
Fall River/Burney 10:20:42 -19.5 Dark Down 22.4 193.4 Low 10:05:42 - 10:35:42 4532
Greenville 10:20:39 -20.0 Dark Down 23.2 193.9 Low 10:05:39 - 10:35:39 4486
Gimple 10:20:40 -20.0 Dark Down 23.1 194.0 Low 10:05:40 - 10:35:40 4485
Quincy 10:20:39 -20.2 Dark Down 23.4 194.0 Low 10:05:39 - 10:35:39 4476
Portola 10:20:37 -20.1 Dark Down 23.4 194.4 Low 10:05:37 - 10:35:37 4465
Reno 10:20:35 -20.0 Dark Down 23.5 195.1 Low 10:05:35 - 10:35:35 4445
Carson City 10:20:34 -20.3 Dark Down 23.9 195.1 Low 10:05:34 - 10:35:34 4428
Gardnerville 10:20:34 -20.5 Dark Down 24.1 195.2 Low 10:05:34 - 10:35:34 4415
Yerington 10:20:32 -20.2 Dark Down 23.9 195.8 Low 10:05:32 - 10:35:32 4411
Hawthorne 10:20:29 -20.3 Dark Down 24.3 196.3 Low 10:05:29 - 10:35:29 4381
Lee Vining 10:20:31 -21.0 Dark Down 24.9 195.9 Low 10:05:31 - 10:35:31 4359
Bishop 10:20:27 -21.1 Dark Down 25.3 196.7 Low 10:05:27 - 10:35:27 4319
Beatty 10:20:21 -20.7 Dark Down 25.4 198.3 Low 10:05:21 - 10:35:21 4273
Dunrhomin 10:19:43 -12.2 AT Down 18.8 208.3 Really Low 10:04:43 - 10:34:43 4257
Nikitin 10:19:42 -12.3 AT Down 18.9 208.3 Really Low 10:04:42 - 10:34:42 4249
CU-SBO 10:19:42 -12.4 AT Down 19.0 208.2 Really Low 10:04:42 - 10:34:42 4247
Patrick 10:20:08 -20.4 Dark Down 26.0 201.3 Low 10:05:08 - 10:35:08 4150
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:20:11 -20.9 Dark Down 26.4 200.6 Low 10:05:11 - 10:35:11 4146
Wildwood 10:20:25 -23.8 Dark Down 28.5 197.0 Low 10:05:25 - 10:35:25 4141
Lake Havasu City 10:20:09 -21.3 Dark Down 27.0 201.0 Low 10:05:09 - 10:35:09 4104
Idyllwild 10:20:18 -23.2 Dark Down 28.4 198.9 Low 10:05:18 - 10:35:18 4096
Calipatria 10:20:13 -23.0 Dark Down 28.6 200.1 Low 10:05:13 - 10:35:13 4041
George/Scottsdale 10:19:58 -20.5 Dark Down 27.0 203.5 Low 10:04:58 - 10:34:58 4019
Yuma 10:20:09 -22.8 Dark Down 28.8 201.0 Low 10:05:09 - 10:35:09 4002

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, (2028/05/30 10:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 19.01 102
34Ups Sco      17:30:45.8 -37:17:46  2.7 12.89 115
PPM 267497     17:54:54.1 -24:53:13  6.4  0.54 121
PPM 267467     17:53:25.8 -25:08:41  9.4  0.26 121
471172         17:53:53.0 -25:22:43 16.6       121
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:29:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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