RECON: TNO occultation with 47171

Event between (47171) Lempo and star GA1040:00401765 with event index number of 2242501

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/11/07 07:19:42 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:54:40.3 +14:50:43
Equinox of date position of star is 03:56:02.0 +14:54:53
Stellar brightness G=11.3, use SENSEUP=8 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 141 degrees from the moon. Moon is 4% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.8

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Object is 31.2 AU from the Sun and 30.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 62 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1163 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21919.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.9
Diameter=613.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 26.6 sec chord
Diameter=250.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 47171, (2026/11/07 07:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:27.9 +16:33:41  0.8 10.07 131
Menkar         03:03:41.2 +04:11:37  2.5 16.79 152
PPM 119411     03:52:45.5 +13:07:31  6.2  1.98 142
PPM 119503     04:00:06.2 +15:09:40  8.4  0.98 140
PPM 119446     03:55:34.2 +15:13:09  8.7  0.33 141
PPM 119448     03:55:48.8 +14:43:43 11.9  0.21 141
47171          03:56:11.0 +14:55:21 11.3       141
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 26.6 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)
Kamloops 07:20:16 -55.3 Dark Down 49.8 145.1 Up 07:14:34 - 07:25:57 4614
Kelowna 07:20:15 -56.2 Dark Down 50.8 145.8 Up 07:14:33 - 07:25:56 4530
Peachland 07:20:16 -56.2 Dark Down 50.8 145.3 Up 07:14:34 - 07:25:57 4527
Summerland 07:20:16 -56.4 Dark Down 51.0 145.3 Up 07:14:35 - 07:25:58 4513
Penticton 07:20:16 -56.5 Dark Down 51.1 145.4 Up 07:14:34 - 07:25:57 4505
Victoria 07:20:29 -56.9 Dark Down 50.4 139.4 Up 07:14:48 - 07:26:11 4504
Oliver 07:20:17 -56.8 Dark Down 51.4 145.2 Up 07:14:35 - 07:25:58 4477
Sleaford 07:19:33 -53.7 Dark Down 52.2 167.0 Up 07:13:52 - 07:25:15 4465
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:20:17 -57.0 Dark Down 51.6 145.3 Up 07:14:36 - 07:25:59 4459
Okanogan 07:20:19 -57.6 Dark Down 52.0 144.6 Up 07:14:38 - 07:26:01 4410
Brewster 07:20:19 -57.9 Dark Down 52.2 144.1 Up 07:14:38 - 07:26:01 4391
Manson/Chelan 07:20:21 -58.0 Dark Down 52.2 143.4 Up 07:14:40 - 07:26:03 4382
Wenatchee 07:20:23 -58.5 Dark Down 52.5 142.8 Up 07:14:41 - 07:26:04 4346
Ellensburg 07:20:24 -58.9 Dark Down 52.8 142.1 Up 07:14:42 - 07:26:05 4316
Yakima 07:20:25 -59.3 Dark Down 53.1 141.8 Up 07:14:43 - 07:26:06 4282
Toppenish/White Swan 07:20:25 -59.5 Dark Down 53.3 141.9 Up 07:14:43 - 07:26:06 4260
The Dalles 07:20:29 -60.1 Dark Down 53.6 140.1 Up 07:14:47 - 07:26:10 4211
PNWRO 07:20:21 -60.0 Dark Down 54.2 143.7 Up 07:14:40 - 07:26:03 4196
Maupin 07:20:29 -60.6 Dark Down 53.9 139.9 Up 07:14:48 - 07:26:11 4173
Sisters 07:20:32 -61.3 Dark Down 54.4 138.4 Up 07:14:51 - 07:26:14 4108
Bend 07:20:33 -61.6 Dark Down 54.7 138.5 Up 07:14:52 - 07:26:15 4082
Oregon Observatory 07:20:34 -61.7 Dark Down 54.8 138.2 Up 07:14:52 - 07:26:15 4069
Chiloquin 07:20:37 -62.9 Dark Down 55.5 136.3 Up 07:14:56 - 07:26:19 3963
Klamath Falls 07:20:38 -63.3 Dark Down 55.8 136.1 Up 07:14:57 - 07:26:20 3931
Cedarville 07:20:35 -64.3 Dark Down 57.1 137.7 Up 07:14:53 - 07:26:16 3831
Fall River/Burney 07:20:39 -64.5 Dark Down 56.9 135.4 Up 07:14:58 - 07:26:21 3816
Greenville 07:20:40 -65.5 Dark Down 57.7 135.1 Up 07:14:58 - 07:26:21 3723
Gimple 07:20:39 -65.5 Dark Down 57.8 135.2 Up 07:14:58 - 07:26:21 3721
Quincy 07:20:40 -65.7 Dark Down 57.9 134.9 Up 07:14:58 - 07:26:21 3705
Portola 07:20:39 -65.9 Dark Down 58.2 135.4 Up 07:14:58 - 07:26:21 3682
Reno 07:20:37 -66.3 Dark Down 58.8 136.1 Up 07:14:55 - 07:26:18 3641
Carson City 07:20:38 -66.6 Dark Down 59.0 135.8 Up 07:14:56 - 07:26:19 3608
Gardnerville 07:20:38 -66.9 Dark Down 59.2 135.5 Up 07:14:56 - 07:26:19 3584
Yerington 07:20:36 -66.9 Dark Down 59.5 136.5 Up 07:14:55 - 07:26:18 3574
Hawthorne 07:20:36 -67.4 Dark Down 60.1 136.8 Up 07:14:54 - 07:26:17 3518
Lee Vining 07:20:38 -67.9 Dark Down 60.3 135.4 Up 07:14:56 - 07:26:19 3477
Bishop 07:20:37 -68.6 Dark Down 61.1 135.8 Up 07:14:55 - 07:26:18 3403
Dunrhomin 07:19:46 -64.8 Dark Down 63.8 163.7 Up 07:14:05 - 07:25:28 3382
Nikitin 07:19:47 -65.0 Dark Down 64.0 163.5 Up 07:14:06 - 07:25:29 3365
CU-SBO 07:19:47 -65.1 Dark Down 64.0 163.3 Up 07:14:06 - 07:25:29 3360
Beatty 07:20:32 -69.3 Dark Down 62.3 137.9 Up 07:14:51 - 07:26:14 3319
Patrick 07:20:25 -70.9 Dark Down 65.0 141.2 Up 07:14:43 - 07:26:06 3105
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:20:27 -71.1 Dark Down 64.8 139.5 Up 07:14:46 - 07:26:09 3098
Wildwood 07:20:44 -71.8 Dark Down 63.3 131.0 Up 07:15:02 - 07:26:25 3094
Lake Havasu City 07:20:28 -71.8 Dark Down 65.4 139.1 Up 07:14:46 - 07:26:09 3026
Idyllwild 07:20:37 -72.4 Dark Down 64.6 133.6 Up 07:14:55 - 07:26:18 3011
Calipatria 07:20:34 -73.1 Dark Down 65.8 134.8 Up 07:14:53 - 07:26:16 2921
George/Scottsdale 07:20:20 -72.5 Dark Down 67.3 142.9 Up 07:14:39 - 07:26:02 2890
Yuma 07:20:31 -73.6 Dark Down 66.6 135.8 Up 07:14:50 - 07:26:13 2856

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 47171, (2026/11/07 07:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 10.07 131
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5 16.79 152
PPM 119411     03:51:15.9 +13:02:45  6.2  1.98 142
PPM 119503     03:58:35.2 +15:05:09  8.4  0.98 140
PPM 119446     03:54:03.4 +15:08:29  8.7  0.33 141
PPM 119448     03:54:18.2 +14:39:04 11.9  0.21 141
47171          03:54:40.3 +14:50:43 11.3       141
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 04:52:06 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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