RECON: TNO occultation with 468861

Event between (468861) 13LU28 and star GA1100:01820902 with event index number of 2655664

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/01/11 06:59:04 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:12:56.1 +21:31:07
Equinox of date position of star is 06:14:23.7 +21:30:38
Stellar brightness G=14.0, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 115 degrees from the moon. Moon is 44% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.0

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Object is 9.3 AU from the Sun and 8.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 37.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 22.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 10 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 783 km.
The sky-plane scale is 6072.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=128.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Diameter=52.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 468861, (2026/01/11 06:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:34.9 +07:24:35  0.4 14.75 117
Alhena         06:39:12.9 +16:22:29  1.9  7.78 108
7Eta Gem       06:16:27.0 +22:29:48  4.5  1.09 114
PPM 095569     06:12:51.8 +21:33:23  7.2  0.38 115
PPM 095630     06:15:31.8 +21:25:06  9.2  0.26 115
468861         06:14:29.9 +21:30:36 14.0       114
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 33.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=9.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:58:41 -58.0 Dark Down 60.8 183.6 Up 06:57:23 - 06:59:59 3249
Sleaford 06:58:15 -59.6 Dark Down 57.0 208.5 Up 06:56:57 - 06:59:33 3190
Kelowna 06:58:40 -59.0 Dark Down 61.6 185.4 Up 06:57:22 - 06:59:58 3156
Peachland 06:58:41 -59.0 Dark Down 61.7 184.9 Up 06:57:23 - 06:59:59 3151
Summerland 06:58:41 -59.1 Dark Down 61.8 185.1 Up 06:57:23 - 06:59:59 3135
Penticton 06:58:40 -59.2 Dark Down 61.9 185.3 Up 06:57:22 - 06:59:58 3127
Victoria 06:58:48 -58.6 Dark Down 63.0 177.7 Up 06:57:30 - 07:00:06 3099
Oliver 06:58:41 -59.5 Dark Down 62.3 185.4 Up 06:57:23 - 06:59:59 3093
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:58:40 -59.7 Dark Down 62.4 185.8 Up 06:57:22 - 06:59:58 3073
Okanogan 06:58:41 -60.2 Dark Down 63.1 185.5 Up 06:57:23 - 06:59:59 3014
Brewster 06:58:42 -60.4 Dark Down 63.4 185.1 Up 06:57:24 - 07:00:00 2992
Manson/Chelan 06:58:42 -60.4 Dark Down 63.6 184.4 Up 06:57:24 - 07:00:00 2978
Wenatchee 06:58:43 -60.7 Dark Down 64.1 184.1 Up 06:57:25 - 07:00:01 2935
Ellensburg 06:58:44 -61.0 Dark Down 64.5 183.7 Up 06:57:26 - 07:00:02 2899
Yakima 06:58:44 -61.3 Dark Down 64.9 183.7 Up 06:57:26 - 07:00:02 2859
Toppenish/White Swan 06:58:44 -61.5 Dark Down 65.1 184.1 Up 06:57:26 - 07:00:02 2835
The Dalles 06:58:46 -61.8 Dark Down 65.9 182.4 Up 06:57:28 - 07:00:04 2773
PNWRO 06:58:41 -62.4 Dark Down 65.4 187.5 Up 06:57:23 - 06:59:59 2771
Maupin 06:58:46 -62.2 Dark Down 66.3 182.7 Up 06:57:28 - 07:00:04 2730
Sisters 06:58:47 -62.7 Dark Down 67.2 181.7 Up 06:57:29 - 07:00:05 2653
Bend 06:58:47 -63.0 Dark Down 67.4 182.3 Up 06:57:29 - 07:00:05 2624
Oregon Observatory 06:58:47 -63.0 Dark Down 67.6 182.0 Up 06:57:29 - 07:00:05 2609
Chiloquin 06:58:49 -63.8 Dark Down 68.9 181.1 Up 06:57:31 - 07:00:07 2486
Klamath Falls 06:58:49 -64.1 Dark Down 69.3 181.3 Up 06:57:31 - 07:00:07 2450
Cedarville 06:58:46 -65.4 Dark Down 69.9 185.7 Up 06:57:28 - 07:00:04 2347
Fall River/Burney 06:58:49 -65.1 Dark Down 70.5 182.4 Up 06:57:31 - 07:00:07 2322
Greenville 06:58:49 -66.0 Dark Down 71.3 183.8 Up 06:57:31 - 07:00:07 2221
Gimple 06:58:49 -66.1 Dark Down 71.3 184.1 Up 06:57:31 - 07:00:07 2219
Quincy 06:58:49 -66.2 Dark Down 71.5 183.9 Up 06:57:31 - 07:00:07 2200
Portola 06:58:48 -66.5 Dark Down 71.6 185.3 Up 06:57:30 - 07:00:06 2177
Reno 06:58:47 -67.0 Dark Down 71.9 187.3 Up 06:57:29 - 07:00:05 2137
Carson City 06:58:47 -67.3 Dark Down 72.2 187.5 Up 06:57:29 - 07:00:05 2099
Gardnerville 06:58:47 -67.5 Dark Down 72.4 187.8 Up 06:57:29 - 07:00:05 2073
Yerington 06:58:46 -67.8 Dark Down 72.3 189.5 Up 06:57:28 - 07:00:04 2066
Hawthorne 06:58:45 -68.4 Dark Down 72.7 191.4 Up 06:57:27 - 07:00:03 2008
Dunrhomin 06:58:15 -71.4 Dark Down 66.4 222.6 Up 06:56:57 - 06:59:33 1974
Lee Vining 06:58:46 -68.5 Dark Down 73.3 190.2 Up 06:57:28 - 07:00:04 1959
Nikitin 06:58:15 -71.6 Dark Down 66.5 222.9 Up 06:56:57 - 06:59:33 1955
CU-SBO 06:58:15 -71.6 Dark Down 66.6 222.8 Up 06:56:57 - 06:59:33 1949
Bishop 06:58:45 -69.4 Dark Down 73.8 193.0 Up 06:57:27 - 07:00:03 1882
Beatty 06:58:41 -70.6 Dark Down 73.9 198.7 Up 06:57:23 - 06:59:59 1801
Patrick 06:58:35 -73.2 Dark Down 74.3 210.0 Up 06:57:17 - 06:59:53 1589
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:58:37 -73.1 Dark Down 74.8 208.2 Up 06:57:19 - 06:59:55 1576
Wildwood 06:58:47 -71.4 Dark Down 77.0 195.4 Up 06:57:29 - 07:00:05 1542
Lake Havasu City 06:58:37 -73.7 Dark Down 75.3 210.2 Up 06:57:19 - 06:59:55 1500
Idyllwild 06:58:43 -72.8 Dark Down 76.8 203.2 Up 06:57:25 - 07:00:01 1465
Calipatria 06:58:41 -74.0 Dark Down 77.0 208.8 Up 06:57:23 - 06:59:59 1377
George/Scottsdale 06:58:32 -75.6 Dark Down 74.8 219.5 Up 06:57:14 - 06:59:50 1373
Yuma 06:58:39 -74.8 Dark Down 76.9 213.0 Up 06:57:21 - 06:59:57 1313

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, (2026/01/11 06:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 14.75 117
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  7.78 108
7Eta Gem       06:14:52.6 +22:30:24  4.5  1.09 114
PPM 095569     06:11:18.1 +21:33:50  7.2  0.38 115
PPM 095630     06:13:58.1 +21:25:39  9.2  0.26 115
468861         06:12:56.1 +21:31:07 14.0       115
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/22 04:01:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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