RECON: TNO occultation with 471318

Event between (471318) 11JF31 and star GA0720:06123173 with event index number of 2654170

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/04/08 10:58:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:24:06.8 -16:39:24
Equinox of date position of star is 16:25:31.1 -16:42:42
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 62 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 43.5 AU from the Sun and 42.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 169 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1826 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31048.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=496.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 31.8 sec chord
Diameter=202.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471318, (2028/04/08 11:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:08.7 -26:29:32  0.9  9.85  64
8Bet1Sco       16:07:05.1 -19:52:50  2.6  5.44  58
8Phi Oph       16:32:45.7 -16:40:19  4.0  1.68  64
PPM 231620     16:24:31.1 -17:05:00  7.3  0.47  62
PPM 231640     16:25:25.3 -16:48:38  9.7  0.12  62
471318         16:25:44.1 -16:43:12 16.3        62
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 8.8 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 10:59:45 -12.4 AT Up 20.7 190.5 Low 10:45:12 - 11:14:18 9295
Kamloops 11:00:40 -20.4 Dark Up 22.6 175.9 Low 10:46:07 - 11:15:13 8865
Kelowna 11:00:36 -20.5 Dark Up 23.4 176.7 Low 10:46:03 - 11:15:09 8857
Peachland 11:00:37 -20.7 Dark Up 23.5 176.4 Low 10:46:04 - 11:15:10 8843
Penticton 11:00:36 -20.8 Dark Up 23.7 176.6 Low 10:46:03 - 11:15:09 8840
Summerland 11:00:37 -20.8 Dark Up 23.7 176.5 Low 10:46:04 - 11:15:10 8840
Dunrhomin 10:59:19 -17.6 AT Up 32.2 192.3 Up 10:44:46 - 11:13:52 8826
Oliver 11:00:36 -21.0 Dark Up 24.1 176.6 Low 10:46:03 - 11:15:09 8824
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:00:35 -21.0 Dark Up 24.3 176.8 Low 10:46:02 - 11:15:08 8823
Nikitin 10:59:19 -17.7 AT Up 32.4 192.3 Up 10:44:46 - 11:13:52 8816
CU-SBO 10:59:19 -17.8 AT Up 32.5 192.2 Up 10:44:46 - 11:13:52 8810
Okanogan 11:00:35 -21.5 Dark Up 24.9 176.6 Low 10:46:02 - 11:15:08 8787
Brewster 11:00:35 -21.8 Dark Up 25.2 176.4 Low 10:46:02 - 11:15:08 8769
Manson/Chelan 11:00:37 -22.1 Dark Up 25.4 176.0 Low 10:46:04 - 11:15:10 8748
Wenatchee 11:00:38 -22.5 Dark Up 25.8 175.8 Low 10:46:05 - 11:15:11 8721
PNWRO 11:00:29 -22.7 Dark Up 27.3 177.2 Low 10:45:56 - 11:15:02 8698
Ellensburg 11:00:39 -22.9 Dark Up 26.2 175.5 Low 10:46:06 - 11:15:12 8694
Victoria 11:00:50 -23.3 Dark Up 24.5 172.6 Low 10:46:17 - 11:15:23 8677
Yakima 11:00:38 -23.2 Dark Up 26.6 175.5 Low 10:46:05 - 11:15:11 8674
Toppenish/White Swan 11:00:36 -23.3 Dark Up 26.9 175.7 Low 10:46:03 - 11:15:09 8669
The Dalles 11:00:40 -24.2 Dark Up 27.6 174.8 Low 10:46:07 - 11:15:13 8605
Maupin 11:00:40 -24.4 Dark Up 28.0 174.9 Low 10:46:07 - 11:15:13 8587
Sisters 11:00:40 -25.3 Dark Up 28.9 174.3 Low 10:46:07 - 11:15:13 8526
Bend 11:00:39 -25.3 Dark Up 29.1 174.6 Low 10:46:06 - 11:15:12 8522
Oregon Observatory 11:00:39 -25.5 Dark Up 29.3 174.4 Low 10:46:06 - 11:15:12 8508
Chiloquin 11:00:40 -26.5 Dark Up 30.6 173.9 Up 10:46:07 - 11:15:13 8423
Cedarville 11:00:31 -26.3 Dark Up 31.7 175.7 Up 10:45:58 - 11:15:04 8423
Klamath Falls 11:00:40 -26.7 Dark Up 30.9 174.0 Up 10:46:07 - 11:15:13 8407
Fall River/Burney 11:00:36 -27.3 Dark Up 32.1 174.3 Up 10:46:03 - 11:15:09 8353
Reno 11:00:27 -27.3 Dark Up 33.7 176.0 Up 10:45:54 - 11:15:00 8321
Gimple 11:00:34 -27.6 Dark Up 33.0 174.8 Up 10:46:01 - 11:15:07 8319
Greenville 11:00:33 -27.6 Dark Up 33.0 174.7 Up 10:46:00 - 11:15:06 8316
Portola 11:00:30 -27.5 Dark Up 33.4 175.2 Up 10:45:57 - 11:15:03 8314
Yerington 11:00:23 -27.3 Dark Up 34.3 176.7 Up 10:45:50 - 11:14:56 8311
Quincy 11:00:33 -27.7 Dark Up 33.2 174.7 Up 10:46:00 - 11:15:06 8304
Hawthorne 11:00:17 -27.2 Dark Up 34.8 177.2 Up 10:45:44 - 11:14:50 8302
Carson City 11:00:27 -27.5 Dark Up 34.1 176.0 Up 10:45:54 - 11:15:00 8300
Gardnerville 11:00:24 -27.7 Dark Up 34.3 176.0 Up 10:45:51 - 11:14:57 8288
Patrick 10:59:49 -25.9 Dark Up 37.9 182.8 Up 10:45:16 - 11:14:22 8278
Beatty 11:00:08 -27.0 Dark Up 36.4 179.4 Up 10:45:35 - 11:14:41 8269
Lee Vining 11:00:22 -27.9 Dark Up 35.3 176.7 Up 10:45:49 - 11:14:55 8251
George/Scottsdale 10:59:38 -25.4 Dark Up 39.5 185.3 Up 10:45:05 - 11:14:11 8240
Bishop 11:00:18 -27.8 Dark Up 35.9 177.5 Up 10:45:45 - 11:14:51 8240
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:59:54 -26.5 Dark Up 38.2 182.0 Up 10:45:21 - 11:14:27 8237
Lake Havasu City 10:59:50 -26.7 Dark Up 38.8 182.3 Up 10:45:17 - 11:14:23 8204
Yuma 10:59:51 -27.8 Dark Up 40.6 181.9 Up 10:45:18 - 11:14:24 8076
Calipatria 10:59:54 -28.2 Dark Up 40.2 180.8 Up 10:45:21 - 11:14:27 8072
Idyllwild 11:00:04 -28.7 Dark Up 39.6 179.4 Up 10:45:31 - 11:14:37 8071
Wildwood 11:00:13 -29.8 Dark Up 39.2 177.1 Up 10:45:40 - 11:14:46 8024

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 471318, (2028/04/08 11:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  9.85  64
8Bet1Sco       16:05:26.2 -19:48:20  2.6  5.44  58
8Phi Oph       16:31:08.3 -16:36:47  4.0  1.68  64
PPM 231620     16:22:53.6 -17:01:09  7.3  0.47  62
PPM 231640     16:23:48.0 -16:44:49  9.7  0.12  62
471318         16:24:06.8 -16:39:24 16.3        62
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/23 21:29:53 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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