RECON: TNO occultation with 468861

Event between (468861) 13LU28 and star GA1120:02511583 with event index number of 2655538

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/04 11:39:22 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:52:55.7 +23:52:48
Equinox of date position of star is 06:54:24.4 +23:50:55
Stellar brightness G=14.2, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 75 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.2

[RECON map]
Object is 9.2 AU from the Sun and 8.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 14.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 15 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 628 km.
The sky-plane scale is 6278.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=128.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Diameter=52.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 468861, (2025/11/04 11:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:53.8 +27:57:42  1.1 12.47  86
Alhena         06:39:12.3 +16:22:30  1.9  8.29  73
37 Gem         06:56:53.9 +25:20:28  6.3  1.59  75
PPM 096653     06:53:34.1 +23:34:08  6.9  0.35  75
PPM 096704     06:55:29.1 +23:53:30  9.5  0.23  75
PPM 096664     06:54:10.6 +23:46:09 11.0  0.11  75
468861         06:54:30.0 +23:50:48 14.2        75
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 29.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=51.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 11:39:00 -31.8 Dark Up 62.9 170.2 Up 11:37:13 - 11:40:46 1899
Kelowna 11:38:59 -31.4 Dark Up 63.8 171.7 Up 11:37:12 - 11:40:45 1802
Peachland 11:39:00 -31.6 Dark Up 63.9 171.1 Up 11:37:13 - 11:40:46 1799
Summerland 11:38:59 -31.6 Dark Up 64.1 171.2 Up 11:37:13 - 11:40:46 1783
Victoria 11:39:11 -34.2 Dark Up 64.6 163.0 Up 11:37:25 - 11:40:58 1781
Penticton 11:38:59 -31.5 Dark Up 64.1 171.4 Up 11:37:13 - 11:40:46 1774
Oliver 11:39:00 -31.6 Dark Up 64.5 171.3 Up 11:37:13 - 11:40:46 1741
Sleaford 11:38:21 -22.7 Dark Up 60.9 197.9 Up 11:36:34 - 11:40:07 1725
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:39:00 -31.5 Dark Up 64.7 171.7 Up 11:37:13 - 11:40:46 1720
Okanogan 11:39:01 -31.8 Dark Up 65.3 171.0 Up 11:37:15 - 11:40:48 1665
Brewster 11:39:02 -32.0 Dark Up 65.5 170.5 Up 11:37:16 - 11:40:49 1645
Manson/Chelan 11:39:03 -32.3 Dark Up 65.7 169.6 Up 11:37:17 - 11:40:50 1635
Wenatchee 11:39:05 -32.5 Dark Up 66.2 169.0 Up 11:37:18 - 11:40:51 1595
Ellensburg 11:39:06 -32.7 Dark Up 66.5 168.4 Up 11:37:19 - 11:40:52 1562
Yakima 11:39:07 -32.8 Dark Up 66.9 168.2 Up 11:37:20 - 11:40:53 1524
Toppenish/White Swan 11:39:06 -32.8 Dark Up 67.2 168.4 Up 11:37:20 - 11:40:53 1499
The Dalles 11:39:10 -33.5 Dark Up 67.8 166.2 Up 11:37:23 - 11:40:56 1447
PNWRO 11:39:03 -31.8 Dark Up 67.7 171.8 Up 11:37:16 - 11:40:49 1423
Maupin 11:39:10 -33.5 Dark Up 68.2 166.2 Up 11:37:24 - 11:40:57 1404
Sisters 11:39:13 -34.0 Dark Up 69.0 164.4 Up 11:37:26 - 11:40:59 1334
Bend 11:39:13 -33.9 Dark Up 69.3 164.9 Up 11:37:26 - 11:40:59 1304
Oregon Observatory 11:39:13 -34.0 Dark Up 69.4 164.5 Up 11:37:27 - 11:41:00 1291
Chiloquin 11:39:17 -34.5 Dark Up 70.6 162.4 Up 11:37:30 - 11:41:03 1176
Klamath Falls 11:39:17 -34.5 Dark Up 70.9 162.3 Up 11:37:30 - 11:41:03 1140
Cedarville 11:39:13 -33.5 Dark Up 71.9 166.2 Up 11:37:27 - 11:41:00 1025
Fall River/Burney 11:39:18 -34.5 Dark Up 72.2 162.3 Up 11:37:31 - 11:41:04 1014
Greenville 11:39:18 -34.3 Dark Up 73.1 162.8 Up 11:37:31 - 11:41:04 911
Gimple 11:39:18 -34.2 Dark Up 73.1 163.1 Up 11:37:31 - 11:41:04 908
Quincy 11:39:18 -34.3 Dark Up 73.3 162.6 Up 11:37:32 - 11:41:05 891
Portola 11:39:17 -34.0 Dark Up 73.5 164.0 Up 11:37:30 - 11:41:03 864
Reno 11:39:15 -33.5 Dark Up 73.9 165.8 Up 11:37:29 - 11:41:02 818
Carson City 11:39:16 -33.5 Dark Up 74.3 165.5 Up 11:37:29 - 11:41:02 782
Gardnerville 11:39:16 -33.5 Dark Up 74.5 165.5 Up 11:37:29 - 11:41:02 756
Yerington 11:39:14 -33.1 Dark Up 74.6 167.5 Up 11:37:27 - 11:41:00 743
Hawthorne 11:39:13 -32.7 Dark Up 75.1 168.9 Up 11:37:27 - 11:41:00 681
Lee Vining 11:39:15 -33.1 Dark Up 75.6 166.8 Up 11:37:29 - 11:41:02 639
Bishop 11:39:14 -32.6 Dark Up 76.3 168.9 Up 11:37:27 - 11:41:00 557
Dunrhomin 11:38:28 -22.4 Dark Up 71.5 210.7 Up 11:36:42 - 11:40:15 515
Nikitin 11:38:28 -22.4 Dark Up 71.7 210.9 Up 11:36:42 - 11:40:15 496
CU-SBO 11:38:29 -22.5 Dark Up 71.8 210.8 Up 11:36:42 - 11:40:15 491
Beatty 11:39:09 -31.4 Dark Up 76.9 175.0 Up 11:37:23 - 11:40:56 461
Wildwood 11:39:19 -33.0 Dark Up 79.4 164.7 Up 11:37:33 - 11:41:06 230
Patrick 11:39:02 -29.1 Dark Up 78.4 187.4 Up 11:37:15 - 11:40:48 225
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:39:04 -29.7 Dark Up 78.7 184.4 Up 11:37:18 - 11:40:51 220
Lake Havasu City 11:39:04 -29.5 Dark Up 79.3 185.9 Up 11:37:18 - 11:40:51 143
Idyllwild 11:39:13 -31.5 Dark Up 80.1 173.8 Up 11:37:27 - 11:41:00 135
Calipatria 11:39:10 -30.5 Dark Up 80.8 180.0 Up 11:37:24 - 11:40:57 36
George/Scottsdale 11:38:57 -27.5 Dark Up 79.7 198.8 Up 11:37:11 - 11:40:44 -7
Yuma 11:39:08 -29.8 Dark Up 81.2 185.3 Up 11:37:21 - 11:40:54 -35

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 468861, (2025/11/04 11:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 12.47  86
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  8.29  73
37 Gem         06:55:18.6 +25:22:33  6.3  1.59  75
PPM 096653     06:51:59.9 +23:36:06  6.9  0.35  75
PPM 096704     06:53:54.8 +23:55:32  9.5  0.23  75
PPM 096664     06:52:36.3 +23:48:09 11.0  0.11  75
468861         06:52:55.7 +23:52:48 14.2        75
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/22 04:01:05 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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