RECON: TNO occultation with 450265

Event between (450265) 03WU172 and star GA1120:03069036 with event index number of 2289176

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/02/01 08:23:04 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:42:30.0 +22:10:24
Equinox of date position of star is 08:43:54.3 +22:05:08
Stellar brightness G=13.4, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 113 degrees from the moon. Moon is 27% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.9

[RECON map]
Object is 29.4 AU from the Sun and 28.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 86 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1346 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20625.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=322.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.8 sec chord
Diameter=131.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 450265, (2028/02/01 08:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:47:02.1 +27:57:22  1.1 14.20  99
43Gam Cnc      08:44:54.5 +21:21:56  4.7  0.73 113
PPM 099029     08:48:06.7 +22:14:53  8.5  0.94 113
PPM 098993     08:45:23.7 +22:36:38  9.9  0.61 113
PPM 098980     08:44:18.4 +22:00:25 11.2  0.08 113
450265         08:44:07.9 +22:04:16 13.4       113
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 27.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=10.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:22:44 -52.8 Dark Down 56.3 215.2 Up 08:15:03 - 08:30:26 -1556
Kamloops 08:23:20 -56.5 Dark Down 61.1 191.4 Up 08:15:38 - 08:31:01 -2000
Kelowna 08:23:16 -57.2 Dark Down 61.8 193.4 Up 08:15:35 - 08:30:58 -2058
Peachland 08:23:17 -57.4 Dark Down 62.0 192.9 Up 08:15:35 - 08:30:58 -2074
Summerland 08:23:16 -57.5 Dark Down 62.1 193.2 Up 08:15:35 - 08:30:58 -2086
Penticton 08:23:16 -57.6 Dark Down 62.1 193.4 Up 08:15:34 - 08:30:57 -2090
Oliver 08:23:15 -57.9 Dark Down 62.5 193.5 Up 08:15:34 - 08:30:57 -2123
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:23:15 -58.1 Dark Down 62.6 194.0 Up 08:15:33 - 08:30:56 -2135
Okanogan 08:23:15 -58.7 Dark Down 63.3 193.9 Up 08:15:33 - 08:30:56 -2200
Brewster 08:23:15 -59.0 Dark Down 63.6 193.6 Up 08:15:33 - 08:30:56 -2230
Manson/Chelan 08:23:16 -59.3 Dark Down 63.8 192.9 Up 08:15:34 - 08:30:57 -2258
Victoria 08:23:26 -58.7 Dark Down 63.6 186.0 Up 08:15:44 - 08:31:07 -2263
Wenatchee 08:23:16 -59.7 Dark Down 64.3 192.8 Up 08:15:34 - 08:30:57 -2306
Ellensburg 08:23:16 -60.2 Dark Down 64.8 192.5 Up 08:15:34 - 08:30:57 -2350
Yakima 08:23:15 -60.6 Dark Down 65.2 192.7 Up 08:15:33 - 08:30:56 -2390
Toppenish/White Swan 08:23:14 -60.8 Dark Down 65.3 193.1 Up 08:15:33 - 08:30:56 -2407
PNWRO 08:23:09 -61.0 Dark Down 65.4 196.6 Up 08:15:28 - 08:30:51 -2410
The Dalles 08:23:16 -61.6 Dark Down 66.2 191.7 Up 08:15:34 - 08:30:57 -2499
Maupin 08:23:15 -62.0 Dark Down 66.6 192.2 Up 08:15:33 - 08:30:56 -2538
Dunrhomin 08:22:17 -62.6 Dark Down 64.7 230.6 Up 08:14:35 - 08:29:58 -2597
Nikitin 08:22:17 -62.8 Dark Down 64.9 230.9 Up 08:14:36 - 08:29:59 -2615
CU-SBO 08:22:17 -62.9 Dark Down 64.9 230.8 Up 08:14:35 - 08:29:58 -2624
Sisters 08:23:15 -62.9 Dark Down 67.5 191.4 Up 08:15:33 - 08:30:56 -2634
Bend 08:23:14 -63.1 Dark Down 67.7 192.2 Up 08:15:33 - 08:30:56 -2652
Oregon Observatory 08:23:14 -63.3 Dark Down 67.9 191.9 Up 08:15:33 - 08:30:56 -2672
Chiloquin 08:23:15 -64.6 Dark Down 69.3 191.6 Up 08:15:33 - 08:30:56 -2811
Klamath Falls 08:23:13 -65.0 Dark Down 69.6 192.0 Up 08:15:32 - 08:30:55 -2844
Cedarville 08:23:07 -65.6 Dark Down 70.0 196.6 Up 08:15:26 - 08:30:49 -2876
Fall River/Burney 08:23:10 -66.1 Dark Down 70.7 193.7 Up 08:15:29 - 08:30:52 -2953
Gimple 08:23:08 -67.0 Dark Down 71.5 195.8 Up 08:15:26 - 08:30:49 -3032
Greenville 08:23:07 -67.0 Dark Down 71.5 195.6 Up 08:15:26 - 08:30:49 -3034
Quincy 08:23:08 -67.2 Dark Down 71.7 195.8 Up 08:15:26 - 08:30:49 -3054
Portola 08:23:06 -67.3 Dark Down 71.7 197.2 Up 08:15:24 - 08:30:47 -3056
Reno 08:23:03 -67.5 Dark Down 71.8 199.3 Up 08:15:22 - 08:30:45 -3067
Carson City 08:23:03 -67.9 Dark Down 72.1 199.7 Up 08:15:21 - 08:30:44 -3103
Yerington 08:23:00 -68.0 Dark Down 72.1 201.7 Up 08:15:19 - 08:30:42 -3107
Gardnerville 08:23:02 -68.1 Dark Down 72.3 200.1 Up 08:15:20 - 08:30:43 -3126
Hawthorne 08:22:58 -68.4 Dark Down 72.4 203.8 Up 08:15:16 - 08:30:39 -3141
Lee Vining 08:22:58 -69.0 Dark Down 73.1 203.1 Up 08:15:17 - 08:30:40 -3210
Bishop 08:22:55 -69.5 Dark Down 73.4 206.1 Up 08:15:14 - 08:30:37 -3252
Beatty 08:22:49 -69.7 Dark Down 73.2 211.5 Up 08:15:08 - 08:30:31 -3257
Patrick 08:22:37 -70.3 Dark Down 73.0 222.2 Up 08:14:56 - 08:30:19 -3328
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:22:39 -70.8 Dark Down 73.5 220.9 Up 08:14:58 - 08:30:21 -3373
Lake Havasu City 08:22:37 -71.3 Dark Down 73.9 223.1 Up 08:14:56 - 08:30:19 -3434
George/Scottsdale 08:22:27 -71.0 Dark Down 73.0 231.0 Up 08:14:46 - 08:30:09 -3441
Idyllwild 08:22:44 -72.7 Dark Down 75.8 218.1 Up 08:15:03 - 08:30:26 -3578
Wildwood 08:22:52 -72.8 Dark Down 76.3 211.1 Up 08:15:10 - 08:30:33 -3593
Calipatria 08:22:39 -72.9 Dark Down 75.6 223.2 Up 08:14:58 - 08:30:21 -3608
Yuma 08:22:35 -73.0 Dark Down 75.4 226.9 Up 08:14:54 - 08:30:17 -3627

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 450265, (2028/02/01 08:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 14.20  99
43Gam Cnc      08:43:17.0 +21:28:06  4.7  0.73 113
PPM 099029     08:46:28.8 +22:21:08  8.5  0.94 113
PPM 098993     08:43:45.5 +22:42:48  9.9  0.61 113
PPM 098980     08:42:40.5 +22:06:33 11.2  0.08 113
450265         08:42:30.0 +22:10:24 13.4       113
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:36:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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