RECON: TNO occultation with 471931

Event between (471931) 13PH44 and star GA0760:00333230 with event index number of 2457008

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/08/26 11:25:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:12:27.2 -12:06:20
Equinox of date position of star is 04:13:34.3 -12:02:46
Stellar brightness G=14.2, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 143 degrees from the moon. Moon is 44% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

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Object is 18.0 AU from the Sun and 17.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 75 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1870 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12977.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.4
Diameter=80.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Diameter=32.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471931, (2028/08/26 11:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:15:55.0 -08:10:15  0.1 15.76 140
67Bet Eri      05:09:15.6 -05:03:05  2.8 15.38 143
39 Eri         04:15:45.6 -10:11:13  4.2  1.91 145
PPM 214015     04:14:43.8 -12:13:28  8.1  0.30 143
PPM 213994     04:13:47.7 -11:51:20  9.8  0.18 143
471931         04:13:48.0 -12:02:02 14.2       143
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 20.6 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=5.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:19:55 -7.5 NT Down 22.6 154.7 Low 11:13:09 - 11:26:40 -2331
Dunrhomin 11:20:24 -12.1 AT Down 33.5 152.8 Up 11:13:39 - 11:27:10 -2925
Nikitin 11:20:25 -12.2 AT Down 33.6 152.7 Up 11:13:40 - 11:27:11 -2936
CU-SBO 11:20:25 -12.3 AT Down 33.7 152.6 Up 11:13:39 - 11:27:10 -2946
Kamloops 11:19:41 -15.8 AT Down 18.9 140.1 Really Low 11:12:55 - 11:26:26 -3241
Kelowna 11:19:43 -15.8 AT Down 19.9 140.8 Really Low 11:12:58 - 11:26:29 -3250
Peachland 11:19:43 -16.1 AT Down 19.9 140.5 Really Low 11:12:58 - 11:26:29 -3275
Penticton 11:19:44 -16.1 AT Down 20.1 140.7 Low 11:12:59 - 11:26:30 -3279
Summerland 11:19:44 -16.1 AT Down 20.0 140.6 Low 11:12:58 - 11:26:29 -3280
Oliver 11:19:44 -16.3 AT Down 20.4 140.6 Low 11:12:59 - 11:26:30 -3304
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:19:45 -16.3 AT Down 20.6 140.7 Low 11:13:00 - 11:26:31 -3305
Okanogan 11:19:46 -16.8 AT Down 21.0 140.4 Low 11:13:01 - 11:26:32 -3363
Brewster 11:19:46 -17.1 AT Down 21.1 140.1 Low 11:13:01 - 11:26:32 -3394
Manson/Chelan 11:19:45 -17.4 AT Down 21.1 139.7 Low 11:13:00 - 11:26:31 -3430
Wenatchee 11:19:46 -17.8 AT Down 21.4 139.4 Low 11:13:01 - 11:26:32 -3474
PNWRO 11:19:53 -17.9 AT Down 23.1 140.4 Low 11:13:07 - 11:26:38 -3489
Ellensburg 11:19:47 -18.2 Dark Down 21.6 139.1 Low 11:13:01 - 11:26:32 -3516
Yakima 11:19:48 -18.4 Dark Down 21.9 139.0 Low 11:13:03 - 11:26:34 -3547
Toppenish/White Swan 11:19:50 -18.5 Dark Down 22.2 139.1 Low 11:13:05 - 11:26:36 -3552
Victoria 11:19:42 -18.7 Dark Down 19.2 136.8 Really Low 11:12:56 - 11:26:27 -3565
The Dalles 11:19:50 -19.4 Dark Down 22.4 138.2 Low 11:13:05 - 11:26:36 -3655
Maupin 11:19:51 -19.6 Dark Down 22.8 138.1 Low 11:13:05 - 11:26:36 -3679
Sisters 11:19:52 -20.4 Dark Down 23.2 137.4 Low 11:13:06 - 11:26:37 -3773
Bend 11:19:52 -20.4 Dark Down 23.5 137.6 Low 11:13:07 - 11:26:38 -3774
Oregon Observatory 11:19:55 -20.6 Dark Down 23.6 137.4 Low 11:13:09 - 11:26:40 -3795
George/Scottsdale 11:20:35 -19.7 Dark Down 36.2 143.3 Up 11:13:50 - 11:27:21 -3811
Patrick 11:20:26 -20.4 Dark Down 33.8 141.9 Up 11:13:41 - 11:27:12 -3858
Cedarville 11:20:00 -21.3 Dark Down 25.9 137.9 Low 11:13:15 - 11:26:46 -3884
Chiloquin 11:19:57 -21.6 Dark Down 24.3 136.7 Low 11:13:11 - 11:26:42 -3916
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:20:26 -21.0 Dark Down 33.7 141.1 Up 11:13:41 - 11:27:12 -3926
Klamath Falls 11:19:57 -21.8 Dark Down 24.6 136.6 Low 11:13:12 - 11:26:43 -3935
Lake Havasu City 11:20:30 -21.2 Dark Down 34.3 141.0 Up 11:13:44 - 11:27:15 -3950
Beatty 11:20:18 -21.7 Dark Down 31.2 139.6 Up 11:13:33 - 11:27:04 -3971
Hawthorne 11:20:12 -22.0 Dark Down 29.0 138.4 Low 11:13:26 - 11:26:57 -3991
Yerington 11:20:08 -22.1 Dark Down 28.4 138.0 Low 11:13:23 - 11:26:54 -3995
Fall River/Burney 11:19:59 -22.3 Dark Down 25.7 136.6 Low 11:13:14 - 11:26:45 -3997
Reno 11:20:07 -22.2 Dark Down 27.6 137.6 Low 11:13:22 - 11:26:53 -4001
Carson City 11:20:07 -22.4 Dark Down 27.9 137.5 Low 11:13:22 - 11:26:53 -4024
Portola 11:20:04 -22.5 Dark Down 27.1 137.1 Low 11:13:19 - 11:26:50 -4025
Gimple 11:20:05 -22.5 Dark Down 26.6 136.8 Low 11:13:19 - 11:26:50 -4027
Greenville 11:20:05 -22.6 Dark Down 26.6 136.8 Low 11:13:19 - 11:26:50 -4033
Gardnerville 11:20:09 -22.5 Dark Down 28.1 137.5 Low 11:13:23 - 11:26:54 -4038
Quincy 11:20:04 -22.7 Dark Down 26.7 136.7 Low 11:13:18 - 11:26:49 -4047
Bishop 11:20:15 -22.5 Dark Down 30.0 138.2 Low 11:13:30 - 11:27:01 -4055
Lee Vining 11:20:11 -22.7 Dark Down 29.1 137.7 Low 11:13:26 - 11:26:57 -4064
Yuma 11:20:35 -22.3 Dark Down 35.6 140.0 Up 11:13:50 - 11:27:21 -4087
Calipatria 11:20:32 -22.7 Dark Down 34.8 139.2 Up 11:13:47 - 11:27:18 -4127
Idyllwild 11:20:26 -23.3 Dark Down 33.6 138.3 Up 11:13:41 - 11:27:12 -4176
Wildwood 11:20:25 -24.4 Dark Down 32.3 136.7 Up 11:13:39 - 11:27:10 -4290

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, (2028/08/26 11:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:14:32.3 -08:12:06  0.1 15.76 140
67Bet Eri      05:07:50.8 -05:05:13  2.8 15.38 143
39 Eri         04:14:23.7 -10:15:27  4.2  1.91 145
PPM 214015     04:13:23.1 -12:17:44  8.1  0.30 143
PPM 213994     04:12:26.8 -11:55:39  9.8  0.18 143
471931         04:12:27.2 -12:06:20 14.2       143
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/28 00:51:48 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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