RECON: TNO occultation with 47932

Event between (47932) 00GN171 and star GA0560:24641888 with event index number of 2317328

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/09 07:17:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:49:24.9 -33:19:51
Equinox of date position of star is 17:51:01.7 -33:20:12
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 50 degrees from the moon. Moon is 94% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2

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Object is 30.5 AU from the Sun and 29.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 393 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1464 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21404.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.4 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 47932, (2028/07/09 07:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.7 -26:29:34  0.9 18.62  67
34Ups Sco      17:32:42.4 -37:18:56  2.7  5.49  54
PPM 296936     17:54:42.7 -34:07:09  5.8  1.06  49
PPM 296840     17:51:03.7 -33:15:26  8.3  0.09  50
47932          17:51:17.6 -33:20:15 16.9        50
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 2.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 24.5 km RECON observability=0.1 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 07:17:19 -16.2 AT Up 5.6 187.9 Really Low 07:02:19 - 07:32:19 8734
Kelowna 07:17:16 -17.1 AT Up 6.3 188.6 Really Low 07:02:16 - 07:32:16 8723
Peachland 07:17:17 -17.2 AT Up 6.5 188.4 Really Low 07:02:17 - 07:32:17 8722
Summerland 07:17:16 -17.4 AT Up 6.6 188.4 Really Low 07:02:16 - 07:32:16 8720
Penticton 07:17:16 -17.5 AT Up 6.6 188.5 Really Low 07:02:16 - 07:32:16 8719
Oliver 07:17:16 -17.8 AT Up 7.0 188.5 Really Low 07:02:16 - 07:32:16 8714
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:17:14 -18.0 AT Up 7.1 188.7 Really Low 07:02:14 - 07:32:14 8712
Victoria 07:17:27 -17.9 AT Up 8.0 185.4 Really Low 07:02:27 - 07:32:27 8706
Okanogan 07:17:15 -18.6 Dark Up 7.8 188.5 Really Low 07:02:15 - 07:32:15 8702
Brewster 07:17:15 -18.8 Dark Up 8.1 188.4 Really Low 07:02:15 - 07:32:15 8698
Manson/Chelan 07:17:17 -19.0 Dark Up 8.3 188.1 Really Low 07:02:17 - 07:32:17 8695
Wenatchee 07:17:17 -19.4 Dark Up 8.8 187.9 Really Low 07:02:17 - 07:32:17 8687
Ellensburg 07:17:17 -19.8 Dark Up 9.2 187.8 Really Low 07:02:17 - 07:32:17 8680
Yakima 07:17:17 -20.2 Dark Up 9.7 187.8 Really Low 07:02:17 - 07:32:17 8673
Toppenish/White Swan 07:17:17 -20.4 Dark Up 9.9 187.9 Really Low 07:02:17 - 07:32:17 8668
Sleaford 07:16:37 -15.6 AT Up 2.1 199.6 Really Low 07:01:37 - 07:31:37 8665
PNWRO 07:17:10 -21.0 Dark Up 10.1 189.2 Really Low 07:02:10 - 07:32:10 8658
The Dalles 07:17:19 -21.1 Dark Up 10.7 187.3 Really Low 07:02:19 - 07:32:19 8653
Maupin 07:17:18 -21.5 Dark Up 11.1 187.4 Really Low 07:02:18 - 07:32:18 8644
Sisters 07:17:19 -22.3 Dark Up 12.0 187.0 Really Low 07:02:19 - 07:32:19 8625
Bend 07:17:18 -22.6 Dark Up 12.2 187.2 Really Low 07:02:18 - 07:32:18 8620
Oregon Observatory 07:17:19 -22.7 Dark Up 12.4 187.1 Really Low 07:02:19 - 07:32:19 8616
Chiloquin 07:17:19 -23.9 Dark Up 13.8 186.8 Really Low 07:02:19 - 07:32:19 8582
Klamath Falls 07:17:19 -24.3 Dark Up 14.1 186.8 Really Low 07:02:19 - 07:32:19 8573
Cedarville 07:17:12 -25.2 Dark Up 14.6 188.2 Really Low 07:02:12 - 07:32:12 8552
Fall River/Burney 07:17:17 -25.5 Dark Up 15.2 187.2 Really Low 07:02:17 - 07:32:17 8539
Greenville 07:17:15 -26.4 Dark Up 16.1 187.6 Really Low 07:02:15 - 07:32:15 8512
Gimple 07:17:15 -26.4 Dark Up 16.1 187.7 Really Low 07:02:15 - 07:32:15 8511
Quincy 07:17:14 -26.6 Dark Up 16.3 187.6 Really Low 07:02:14 - 07:32:14 8505
Portola 07:17:13 -26.8 Dark Up 16.4 188.0 Really Low 07:02:13 - 07:32:13 8501
Reno 07:17:10 -27.2 Dark Up 16.6 188.6 Really Low 07:02:10 - 07:32:10 8491
Carson City 07:17:10 -27.5 Dark Up 16.9 188.6 Really Low 07:02:10 - 07:32:10 8480
Yerington 07:17:07 -27.8 Dark Up 17.0 189.2 Really Low 07:02:07 - 07:32:07 8472
Gardnerville 07:17:09 -27.8 Dark Up 17.1 188.7 Really Low 07:02:09 - 07:32:09 8471
Hawthorne 07:17:05 -28.4 Dark Up 17.4 189.7 Really Low 07:02:05 - 07:32:05 8455
Lee Vining 07:17:06 -28.9 Dark Up 18.0 189.3 Really Low 07:02:06 - 07:32:06 8437
Bishop 07:17:03 -29.6 Dark Up 18.5 189.9 Really Low 07:02:03 - 07:32:03 8413
Dunrhomin 07:16:17 -27.4 Dark Up 13.1 200.7 Really Low 07:01:17 - 07:31:17 8403
Nikitin 07:16:17 -27.6 Dark Up 13.2 200.7 Really Low 07:01:17 - 07:31:17 8397
CU-SBO 07:16:17 -27.7 Dark Up 13.3 200.6 Really Low 07:01:17 - 07:31:17 8396
Beatty 07:16:56 -30.2 Dark Up 18.7 191.3 Really Low 07:01:56 - 07:31:56 8389
Patrick 07:16:44 -32.0 Dark Up 19.7 193.9 Really Low 07:01:44 - 07:31:44 8315
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:16:46 -32.2 Dark Up 20.1 193.3 Low 07:01:46 - 07:31:46 8309
Wildwood 07:17:02 -32.7 Dark Up 21.8 189.9 Low 07:02:02 - 07:32:02 8284
Lake Havasu City 07:16:44 -32.9 Dark Up 20.7 193.6 Low 07:01:44 - 07:31:44 8280
Idyllwild 07:16:54 -33.4 Dark Up 21.8 191.6 Low 07:01:54 - 07:31:54 8263
Calipatria 07:16:49 -34.1 Dark Up 22.2 192.7 Low 07:01:49 - 07:31:49 8229
George/Scottsdale 07:16:34 -33.9 Dark Up 20.9 195.8 Low 07:01:34 - 07:31:34 8228
Yuma 07:16:45 -34.7 Dark Up 22.5 193.5 Low 07:01:45 - 07:31:45 8204

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 47932, (2028/07/09 07:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.62  67
34Ups Sco      17:30:45.8 -37:17:46  2.7  5.49  54
PPM 296936     17:52:49.2 -34:06:53  5.8  1.06  49
PPM 296840     17:49:11.0 -33:15:01  8.3  0.09  50
47932          17:49:24.9 -33:19:51 16.9        50
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:30:44 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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