RECON: TNO occultation with 471325

Event between (471325) 11KT19 and star GA1100:03722873 with event index number of 2381429

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/04/24 05:08:26 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:44:01.1 +21:14:29
Equinox of date position of star is 15:45:05.8 +21:09:56
Stellar brightness G=15.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 111 degrees from the moon. Moon is 18% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

[RECON map]
Object is 29.8 AU from the Sun and 29.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 32.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 36 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1383 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21084.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=193.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Diameter=78.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471325, (2025/04/24 05:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:16:49.3 +19:03:13  0.0 20.82 132
Alphekka       15:35:45.6 +26:37:51  2.2  5.87 113
21Iot Ser      15:42:40.9 +19:35:25  4.6  1.67 112
PPM 104289     15:46:02.7 +21:22:01  8.0  0.29 111
PPM 104284     15:45:47.8 +21:09:30  9.7  0.15 111
471325         15:45:08.1 +21:09:46 15.0       111
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 38.3 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 05:10:48 -20.7 Dark Down 39.8 107.6 Up 05:07:19 - 05:14:18 6754
Kamloops 05:11:07 -16.6 AT Down 31.3 94.2 Up 05:07:38 - 05:14:37 6573
Kelowna 05:11:07 -17.5 AT Down 31.9 94.4 Up 05:07:38 - 05:14:37 6481
Peachland 05:11:07 -17.5 AT Down 31.8 94.1 Up 05:07:37 - 05:14:36 6470
Summerland 05:11:07 -17.6 AT Down 31.8 94.1 Up 05:07:38 - 05:14:37 6453
Penticton 05:11:07 -17.7 AT Down 31.9 94.1 Up 05:07:38 - 05:14:37 6446
Oliver 05:11:07 -18.0 AT Down 31.9 93.9 Up 05:07:38 - 05:14:37 6407
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:11:07 -18.2 Dark Down 32.1 94.0 Up 05:07:37 - 05:14:36 6388
Victoria 05:11:13 -16.7 AT Down 29.4 90.6 Low 05:07:43 - 05:14:42 6352
Okanogan 05:11:08 -18.6 Dark Down 32.0 93.4 Up 05:07:39 - 05:14:38 6318
Brewster 05:11:08 -18.7 Dark Down 31.8 93.1 Up 05:07:39 - 05:14:38 6289
Manson/Chelan 05:11:09 -18.7 Dark Down 31.6 92.7 Up 05:07:39 - 05:14:38 6267
Wenatchee 05:11:10 -18.9 Dark Down 31.5 92.2 Up 05:07:40 - 05:14:39 6215
Ellensburg 05:11:10 -19.1 Dark Down 31.4 91.8 Up 05:07:41 - 05:14:40 6171
Yakima 05:11:10 -19.4 Dark Down 31.4 91.6 Up 05:07:41 - 05:14:40 6126
Toppenish/White Swan 05:11:10 -19.7 Dark Down 31.5 91.6 Up 05:07:40 - 05:14:39 6101
PNWRO 05:11:09 -20.6 Dark Down 32.6 92.4 Up 05:07:39 - 05:14:38 6056
The Dalles 05:11:11 -19.8 Dark Down 31.0 90.5 Up 05:07:41 - 05:14:40 6019
Maupin 05:11:11 -20.2 Dark Down 31.1 90.3 Up 05:07:41 - 05:14:40 5972
Sisters 05:11:12 -20.6 Dark Down 30.7 89.5 Up 05:07:43 - 05:14:42 5878
Bend 05:11:12 -20.9 Dark Down 30.9 89.5 Up 05:07:42 - 05:14:41 5850
Oregon Observatory 05:11:13 -20.9 Dark Down 30.8 89.3 Up 05:07:43 - 05:14:42 5832
Chiloquin 05:11:13 -21.6 Dark Down 30.5 88.3 Up 05:07:44 - 05:14:43 5688
Klamath Falls 05:11:13 -21.9 Dark Down 30.5 88.1 Up 05:07:44 - 05:14:43 5650
Cedarville 05:11:11 -23.2 Dark Down 31.7 88.7 Up 05:07:42 - 05:14:41 5565
Fall River/Burney 05:11:13 -22.9 Dark Down 30.8 87.7 Up 05:07:44 - 05:14:43 5517
Dunrhomin 05:10:48 -31.2 Dark Down 43.0 98.1 Up 05:07:19 - 05:14:18 5467
Nikitin 05:10:48 -31.3 Dark Down 43.0 97.9 Up 05:07:19 - 05:14:18 5446
CU-SBO 05:10:47 -31.4 Dark Down 43.0 97.8 Up 05:07:18 - 05:14:17 5439
Greenville 05:11:12 -23.8 Dark Down 31.1 87.4 Up 05:07:43 - 05:14:42 5414
Gimple 05:11:12 -23.8 Dark Down 31.1 87.4 Up 05:07:43 - 05:14:42 5414
Quincy 05:11:13 -23.9 Dark Down 31.0 87.3 Up 05:07:43 - 05:14:42 5392
Portola 05:11:12 -24.3 Dark Down 31.4 87.5 Up 05:07:42 - 05:14:41 5376
Reno 05:11:11 -24.8 Dark Down 31.9 87.7 Up 05:07:41 - 05:14:40 5343
Carson City 05:11:11 -25.1 Dark Down 31.9 87.5 Up 05:07:42 - 05:14:41 5303
Yerington 05:11:10 -25.6 Dark Down 32.4 87.8 Up 05:07:41 - 05:14:40 5280
Gardnerville 05:11:11 -25.3 Dark Down 31.9 87.4 Up 05:07:41 - 05:14:40 5276
Hawthorne 05:11:10 -26.2 Dark Down 32.8 87.8 Up 05:07:40 - 05:14:39 5227
Lee Vining 05:11:10 -26.3 Dark Down 32.4 87.2 Up 05:07:41 - 05:14:40 5165
Bishop 05:11:09 -27.1 Dark Down 32.9 87.2 Up 05:07:40 - 05:14:39 5097
Beatty 05:11:07 -28.4 Dark Down 34.2 87.8 Up 05:07:37 - 05:14:36 5043
Patrick 05:11:02 -31.0 Dark Down 36.5 88.4 Up 05:07:33 - 05:14:32 4879
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:11:03 -30.8 Dark Down 35.9 87.9 Up 05:07:33 - 05:14:32 4851
Lake Havasu City 05:11:02 -31.5 Dark Down 36.0 87.5 Up 05:07:33 - 05:14:32 4777
Wildwood 05:11:09 -29.3 Dark Down 32.5 85.0 Up 05:07:39 - 05:14:38 4736
George/Scottsdale 05:10:58 -33.4 Dark Down 38.0 88.2 Up 05:07:28 - 05:14:27 4698
Idyllwild 05:11:06 -30.7 Dark Down 34.0 85.7 Up 05:07:37 - 05:14:36 4692
Calipatria 05:11:03 -31.8 Dark Down 35.0 85.9 Up 05:07:33 - 05:14:32 4625
Yuma 05:11:01 -32.6 Dark Down 35.7 86.0 Up 05:07:32 - 05:14:31 4578

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 471325, (2025/04/24 05:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:15:38.0 +19:10:14  0.0 20.82 132
Alphekka       15:34:41.5 +26:42:51  2.2  5.87 113
21Iot Ser      15:41:33.0 +19:40:13  4.6  1.67 112
PPM 104289     15:44:55.9 +21:26:42  8.0  0.29 111
PPM 104284     15:44:40.9 +21:14:11  9.7  0.15 111
471325         15:44:01.1 +21:14:29 15.0       111
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:45:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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