RECON: TNO occultation with 471931

Event between (471931) 13PH44 and star GA0760:00274042 with event index number of 2456988

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/02/20 04:58:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:36:36.2 -13:19:47
Equinox of date position of star is 03:37:43.3 -13:15:09
Stellar brightness G=15.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 125 degrees from the moon. Moon is 23% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

[RECON map]
Object is 17.8 AU from the Sun and 18.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 50 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1374 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13057.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.4
Diameter=80.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Diameter=32.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471931, (2028/02/20 05:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:15:53.5 -08:10:17  0.1 24.58 143
Menkar         03:03:45.2 +04:11:55  2.5 19.39 128
PPM 212980     03:30:55.9 -12:34:46  5.6  1.83 124
PPM 213151     03:38:06.6 -14:00:32  8.3  0.77 124
PPM 213147     03:37:58.2 -13:13:38  9.5  0.02 124
471931         03:37:55.5 -13:14:18 15.0       125
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 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 05:03:49 -34.5 Dark Down 12.1 230.8 Really Low 04:59:11 - 05:08:27 938
Victoria 05:03:45 -33.6 Dark Down 15.0 228.5 Really Low 04:59:07 - 05:08:23 904
Peachland 05:03:48 -35.3 Dark Down 12.3 231.4 Really Low 04:59:10 - 05:08:26 832
Kelowna 05:03:49 -35.4 Dark Down 12.1 231.7 Really Low 04:59:11 - 05:08:27 828
Summerland 05:03:48 -35.4 Dark Down 12.4 231.5 Really Low 04:59:10 - 05:08:26 815
Penticton 05:03:48 -35.5 Dark Down 12.4 231.6 Really Low 04:59:10 - 05:08:26 804
Oliver 05:03:48 -35.6 Dark Down 12.6 231.7 Really Low 04:59:10 - 05:08:26 774
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:03:48 -35.8 Dark Down 12.6 231.9 Really Low 04:59:10 - 05:08:26 750
Okanogan 05:03:47 -36.0 Dark Down 13.1 231.8 Really Low 04:59:09 - 05:08:25 706
Brewster 05:03:47 -36.0 Dark Down 13.4 231.7 Really Low 04:59:09 - 05:08:25 692
Manson/Chelan 05:03:46 -35.9 Dark Down 13.7 231.4 Really Low 04:59:08 - 05:08:24 692
Wenatchee 05:03:45 -36.0 Dark Down 14.1 231.4 Really Low 04:59:07 - 05:08:23 660
Ellensburg 05:03:45 -36.0 Dark Down 14.5 231.3 Really Low 04:59:07 - 05:08:23 636
Yakima 05:03:44 -36.2 Dark Down 14.7 231.3 Really Low 04:59:06 - 05:08:22 602
Toppenish/White Swan 05:03:44 -36.4 Dark Down 14.8 231.5 Really Low 04:59:06 - 05:08:22 575
The Dalles 05:03:42 -36.2 Dark Down 15.7 231.0 Really Low 04:59:04 - 05:08:20 550
Maupin 05:03:42 -36.4 Dark Down 15.9 231.2 Really Low 04:59:04 - 05:08:20 510
Sleaford 05:03:54 -40.9 Dark Down 3.7 242.6 Really Low 04:59:16 - 05:08:32 507
PNWRO 05:03:44 -37.5 Dark Down 14.2 232.8 Really Low 04:59:06 - 05:08:22 470
Sisters 05:03:40 -36.5 Dark Down 16.7 231.0 Really Low 04:59:02 - 05:08:18 462
Bend 05:03:40 -36.7 Dark Down 16.7 231.2 Really Low 04:59:02 - 05:08:18 428
Oregon Observatory 05:03:40 -36.7 Dark Down 16.9 231.2 Really Low 04:59:02 - 05:08:18 421
Chiloquin 05:03:37 -36.9 Dark Down 18.0 231.1 Really Low 04:58:59 - 05:08:15 335
Klamath Falls 05:03:36 -37.1 Dark Down 18.2 231.3 Really Low 04:58:58 - 05:08:14 302
Fall River/Burney 05:03:35 -37.8 Dark Down 18.7 231.9 Really Low 04:58:57 - 05:08:13 184
Cedarville 05:03:36 -38.4 Dark Down 17.6 232.8 Really Low 04:58:58 - 05:08:14 158
Greenville 05:03:33 -38.4 Dark Down 19.0 232.5 Really Low 04:58:55 - 05:08:11 85
Gimple 05:03:33 -38.5 Dark Down 18.9 232.6 Really Low 04:58:55 - 05:08:11 80
Quincy 05:03:33 -38.5 Dark Down 19.1 232.6 Really Low 04:58:55 - 05:08:11 69
Portola 05:03:33 -38.9 Dark Down 18.9 233.0 Really Low 04:58:55 - 05:08:11 32
Reno 05:03:33 -39.4 Dark Down 18.6 233.6 Really Low 04:58:55 - 05:08:11 -26
Carson City 05:03:32 -39.6 Dark Down 18.8 233.7 Really Low 04:58:54 - 05:08:10 -57
Gardnerville 05:03:31 -39.7 Dark Down 18.9 233.8 Really Low 04:58:53 - 05:08:09 -80
Yerington 05:03:32 -40.1 Dark Down 18.5 234.2 Really Low 04:58:54 - 05:08:10 -108
Hawthorne 05:03:31 -40.6 Dark Down 18.5 234.8 Really Low 04:58:53 - 05:08:09 -176
Lee Vining 05:03:30 -40.5 Dark Down 19.1 234.5 Really Low 04:58:52 - 05:08:08 -196
Bishop 05:03:29 -41.2 Dark Down 19.0 235.3 Really Low 04:58:51 - 05:08:07 -285
Beatty 05:03:28 -42.6 Dark Down 18.2 236.6 Really Low 04:58:50 - 05:08:06 -413
Wildwood 05:03:21 -42.1 Dark Down 21.0 236.1 Low 04:58:43 - 05:07:59 -541
Dunrhomin 05:03:38 -49.0 Dark Down 8.6 244.3 Really Low 04:59:00 - 05:08:16 -654
Nikitin 05:03:38 -49.1 Dark Down 8.7 244.3 Really Low 04:59:00 - 05:08:16 -671
CU-SBO 05:03:38 -49.1 Dark Down 8.8 244.2 Really Low 04:59:00 - 05:08:16 -674
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:03:25 -44.9 Dark Down 17.6 238.7 Really Low 04:58:47 - 05:08:03 -674
Idyllwild 05:03:21 -43.7 Dark Down 19.9 237.6 Really Low 04:58:43 - 05:07:59 -678
Patrick 05:03:26 -45.3 Dark Down 17.0 239.1 Really Low 04:58:48 - 05:08:04 -691
Lake Havasu City 05:03:24 -45.3 Dark Down 17.8 239.0 Really Low 04:58:46 - 05:08:02 -745
Calipatria 05:03:20 -44.8 Dark Down 19.4 238.6 Really Low 04:58:42 - 05:07:58 -793
Yuma 05:03:19 -45.7 Dark Down 19.0 239.3 Really Low 04:58:41 - 05:07:57 -878
George/Scottsdale 05:03:23 -47.5 Dark Down 16.4 241.0 Really Low 04:58:45 - 05:08:01 -938

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 471931, (2028/02/20 05:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:14:32.3 -08:12:06  0.1 24.58 143
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5 19.39 128
PPM 212980     03:29:36.1 -12:40:29  5.6  1.83 124
PPM 213151     03:36:47.7 -14:06:01  8.3  0.77 124
PPM 213147     03:36:38.9 -13:19:07  9.5  0.02 124
471931         03:36:36.2 -13:19:47 15.0       124
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/27 02:01:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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