RECON: TNO occultation with 471513

Event between (471513) 12CE17 and star GA0780:04578327 with event index number of 2072560

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/04/12 11:07:47 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:34:32.5 -10:34:24
Equinox of date position of star is 14:35:51.0 -10:40:44
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 25 degrees from the moon. Moon is 88% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 19.6 AU from the Sun and 18.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 194 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2236 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13550.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=95.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Diameter=39.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471513, (2028/04/12 11:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:41.2 -11:18:29  1.0 17.03  39
27Bet Lib      15:18:32.0 -09:29:07  2.6 10.52  19
PPM 229046     14:38:30.7 -12:25:29  6.2  1.83  24
PPM 197657     14:34:05.3 -09:52:49  8.5  0.95  26
PPM 228965     14:34:58.8 -10:45:57  9.8  0.28  25
471513         14:36:03.9 -10:41:46 16.7        25
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 4.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=6.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:07:22 -10.0 NT Up 17.1 225.0 Really Low 10:52:22 - 11:22:22 3763
Kamloops 11:07:55 -18.1 Dark Up 23.7 211.5 Low 10:52:55 - 11:22:55 3525
Kelowna 11:07:50 -18.2 Dark Up 24.1 212.6 Low 10:52:50 - 11:22:50 3510
Peachland 11:07:51 -18.4 Dark Up 24.3 212.3 Low 10:52:51 - 11:22:51 3501
Summerland 11:07:50 -18.5 Dark Up 24.4 212.5 Low 10:52:50 - 11:22:50 3496
Penticton 11:07:50 -18.5 Dark Up 24.4 212.6 Low 10:52:50 - 11:22:50 3496
Oliver 11:07:49 -18.7 Dark Up 24.7 212.7 Low 10:52:49 - 11:22:49 3482
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:07:47 -18.7 Dark Up 24.8 212.9 Low 10:52:47 - 11:22:47 3479
Okanogan 11:07:46 -19.2 Dark Up 25.4 212.8 Low 10:52:46 - 11:22:46 3449
Brewster 11:07:46 -19.5 Dark Up 25.7 212.7 Low 10:52:46 - 11:22:46 3434
Manson/Chelan 11:07:47 -19.8 Dark Up 26.0 212.4 Low 10:52:47 - 11:22:47 3420
Wenatchee 11:07:46 -20.2 Dark Up 26.5 212.3 Low 10:52:46 - 11:22:46 3397
Victoria 11:07:58 -21.0 Dark Up 26.6 208.9 Low 10:52:58 - 11:22:58 3388
Ellensburg 11:07:45 -20.6 Dark Up 26.9 212.2 Low 10:52:45 - 11:22:45 3375
PNWRO 11:07:43 -20.4 Dark Up 27.1 214.2 Low 10:52:43 - 11:22:43 3363
Yakima 11:07:44 -20.9 Dark Up 27.3 212.3 Low 10:52:44 - 11:22:44 3357
Toppenish/White Swan 11:07:43 -20.9 Dark Up 27.4 212.5 Low 10:52:43 - 11:22:43 3351
The Dalles 11:07:44 -21.9 Dark Up 28.3 212.0 Low 10:52:44 - 11:22:44 3301
Dunrhomin 11:06:39 -15.1 AT Up 24.9 228.9 Low 10:51:39 - 11:21:39 3293
Maupin 11:07:43 -22.1 Dark Up 28.7 212.2 Low 10:52:43 - 11:22:43 3284
Nikitin 11:06:39 -15.2 AT Up 25.0 228.9 Low 10:51:39 - 11:21:39 3283
CU-SBO 11:06:39 -15.3 AT Up 25.1 228.9 Low 10:51:39 - 11:21:39 3279
Sisters 11:07:43 -22.9 Dark Up 29.6 211.9 Low 10:52:43 - 11:22:43 3234
Bend 11:07:43 -22.9 Dark Up 29.7 212.3 Low 10:52:43 - 11:22:43 3228
Oregon Observatory 11:07:43 -23.1 Dark Up 29.9 212.2 Low 10:52:43 - 11:22:43 3217
Chiloquin 11:07:43 -24.2 Dark Up 31.2 212.2 Up 10:52:43 - 11:22:43 3144
Klamath Falls 11:07:43 -24.4 Dark Up 31.4 212.4 Up 10:52:43 - 11:22:43 3129
Cedarville 11:07:29 -23.9 Dark Up 31.4 214.2 Up 10:52:29 - 11:22:29 3122
Fall River/Burney 11:07:32 -24.9 Dark Up 32.3 213.1 Up 10:52:32 - 11:22:32 3072
Gimple 11:07:28 -25.2 Dark Up 32.8 214.0 Up 10:52:28 - 11:22:28 3033
Greenville 11:07:29 -25.2 Dark Up 32.8 213.9 Up 10:52:29 - 11:22:29 3032
Portola 11:07:26 -25.2 Dark Up 32.9 214.5 Up 10:52:26 - 11:22:26 3024
Reno 11:07:23 -24.9 Dark Up 32.9 215.3 Up 10:52:23 - 11:22:23 3022
Quincy 11:07:27 -25.4 Dark Up 33.0 214.0 Up 10:52:27 - 11:22:27 3021
Yerington 11:07:19 -24.9 Dark Up 33.0 216.1 Up 10:52:19 - 11:22:19 3004
Carson City 11:07:22 -25.1 Dark Up 33.1 215.4 Up 10:52:22 - 11:22:22 3002
Gardnerville 11:07:21 -25.3 Dark Up 33.3 215.6 Up 10:52:21 - 11:22:21 2989
Hawthorne 11:07:16 -24.8 Dark Up 33.1 216.9 Up 10:52:16 - 11:22:16 2988
Lee Vining 11:07:16 -25.5 Dark Up 33.8 216.6 Up 10:52:16 - 11:22:16 2946
Beatty 11:07:05 -24.6 Dark Up 33.5 219.4 Up 10:52:05 - 11:22:05 2929
Bishop 11:07:12 -25.4 Dark Up 34.0 217.6 Up 10:52:12 - 11:22:12 2925
Patrick 11:06:52 -23.4 Dark Up 33.1 222.8 Up 10:51:52 - 11:21:52 2893
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:06:53 -24.1 Dark Up 33.7 222.3 Up 10:51:53 - 11:21:53 2865
Lake Havasu City 11:06:50 -24.2 Dark Up 34.1 222.8 Up 10:51:50 - 11:21:50 2828
George/Scottsdale 11:06:40 -22.9 Dark Up 33.2 225.5 Up 10:51:40 - 11:21:40 2824
Idyllwild 11:06:56 -26.3 Dark Up 36.0 220.8 Up 10:51:56 - 11:21:56 2736
Wildwood 11:07:04 -27.4 Dark Up 36.7 218.7 Up 10:52:04 - 11:22:04 2721
Calipatria 11:06:51 -25.8 Dark Up 35.8 222.3 Up 10:51:51 - 11:21:51 2719
Yuma 11:06:46 -25.4 Dark Up 35.6 223.3 Up 10:51:46 - 11:21:46 2708

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 471513, (2028/04/12 11:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 17.03  39
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6 10.52  19
PPM 229046     14:36:58.5 -12:18:12  6.2  1.83  24
PPM 197657     14:32:34.3 -09:45:24  8.5  0.95  26
PPM 228965     14:33:27.4 -10:38:34  9.8  0.28  25
471513         14:34:32.5 -10:34:24 16.7        25
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/19 00:43:44 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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