RECON: TNO occultation with 468861

Event between (468861) 13LU28 and star GA0980:01140142 with event index number of 2656030

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/11/25 06:14:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:57:03.6 +09:13:06
Equinox of date position of star is 05:58:23.6 +09:13:11
Stellar brightness G=14.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 26 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.4

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Object is 10.1 AU from the Sun and 9.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 36.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 19.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 17 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1275 km.
The sky-plane scale is 6662.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=128.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Diameter=52.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 468861, (2026/11/25 06:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:37.7 +07:24:35  0.4  1.87  27
Bellatrix      05:26:34.5 +06:22:18  1.6  8.41  23
PPM 149523     05:51:31.6 +09:52:37  6.4  1.85  24
PPM 149689     05:59:02.0 +09:34:56  8.1  0.38  25
PPM 149700     05:59:34.3 +09:17:00  9.3  0.26  26
PPM 149670     05:58:03.6 +09:03:29 10.4  0.20  26
468861         05:58:32.2 +09:13:11 14.7        26
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 21.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:15:03 -54.9 Dark Up 30.8 115.7 Up 06:13:08 - 06:16:57 6507
Victoria 06:15:11 -55.1 Dark Up 29.9 111.8 Low 06:13:17 - 06:17:06 6472
Peachland 06:15:05 -55.9 Dark Up 31.5 115.7 Up 06:13:10 - 06:16:59 6446
Kelowna 06:15:04 -55.9 Dark Up 31.7 116.1 Up 06:13:09 - 06:16:58 6445
Summerland 06:15:05 -56.0 Dark Up 31.7 115.7 Up 06:13:10 - 06:16:59 6436
Penticton 06:15:05 -56.1 Dark Up 31.8 115.8 Up 06:13:10 - 06:16:59 6430
Oliver 06:15:06 -56.4 Dark Up 31.9 115.6 Up 06:13:11 - 06:17:00 6412
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:15:06 -56.6 Dark Up 32.1 115.7 Up 06:13:12 - 06:17:01 6399
Okanogan 06:15:08 -57.0 Dark Up 32.3 115.1 Up 06:13:13 - 06:17:02 6370
Brewster 06:15:09 -57.1 Dark Up 32.3 114.8 Up 06:13:14 - 06:17:03 6361
Manson/Chelan 06:15:10 -57.1 Dark Up 32.1 114.3 Up 06:13:15 - 06:17:04 6359
Wenatchee 06:15:11 -57.4 Dark Up 32.2 113.9 Up 06:13:16 - 06:17:05 6338
Ellensburg 06:15:12 -57.6 Dark Up 32.2 113.5 Up 06:13:17 - 06:17:06 6321
Yakima 06:15:13 -57.9 Dark Up 32.4 113.2 Up 06:13:19 - 06:17:08 6299
Toppenish/White Swan 06:15:13 -58.1 Dark Up 32.6 113.3 Up 06:13:19 - 06:17:08 6282
The Dalles 06:15:16 -58.3 Dark Up 32.4 112.1 Up 06:13:22 - 06:17:11 6259
Maupin 06:15:17 -58.6 Dark Up 32.6 112.0 Up 06:13:23 - 06:17:12 6233
PNWRO 06:15:13 -59.1 Dark Up 33.7 114.4 Up 06:13:18 - 06:17:07 6222
Sleaford 06:14:43 -57.9 Dark Up 37.5 131.1 Up 06:12:48 - 06:16:37 6222
Sisters 06:15:20 -58.9 Dark Up 32.6 111.0 Up 06:13:25 - 06:17:14 6195
Bend 06:15:20 -59.2 Dark Up 32.9 111.1 Up 06:13:26 - 06:17:15 6175
Oregon Observatory 06:15:21 -59.3 Dark Up 32.9 110.9 Up 06:13:26 - 06:17:15 6168
Chiloquin 06:15:24 -59.9 Dark Up 33.0 109.7 Up 06:13:30 - 06:17:19 6100
Klamath Falls 06:15:25 -60.2 Dark Up 33.2 109.6 Up 06:13:30 - 06:17:19 6077
Fall River/Burney 06:15:27 -61.1 Dark Up 33.9 109.2 Up 06:13:33 - 06:17:22 5993
Cedarville 06:15:25 -61.5 Dark Up 34.6 110.5 Up 06:13:30 - 06:17:19 5989
Greenville 06:15:29 -61.9 Dark Up 34.5 109.0 Up 06:13:34 - 06:17:23 5922
Gimple 06:15:29 -62.0 Dark Up 34.6 109.1 Up 06:13:34 - 06:17:23 5920
Quincy 06:15:29 -62.1 Dark Up 34.6 108.9 Up 06:13:35 - 06:17:24 5909
Portola 06:15:29 -62.4 Dark Up 35.0 109.2 Up 06:13:35 - 06:17:24 5887
Reno 06:15:29 -63.0 Dark Up 35.5 109.5 Up 06:13:35 - 06:17:24 5851
Carson City 06:15:30 -63.2 Dark Up 35.7 109.3 Up 06:13:35 - 06:17:24 5827
Gardnerville 06:15:30 -63.4 Dark Up 35.8 109.2 Up 06:13:36 - 06:17:25 5809
Yerington 06:15:29 -63.7 Dark Up 36.2 109.7 Up 06:13:35 - 06:17:24 5795
Hawthorne 06:15:30 -64.3 Dark Up 36.7 109.8 Up 06:13:35 - 06:17:24 5748
Lee Vining 06:15:31 -64.4 Dark Up 36.6 109.0 Up 06:13:37 - 06:17:26 5724
Bishop 06:15:32 -65.2 Dark Up 37.3 109.2 Up 06:13:37 - 06:17:26 5660
Beatty 06:15:31 -66.5 Dark Up 38.7 110.2 Up 06:13:36 - 06:17:25 5578
Dunrhomin 06:15:06 -69.3 Dark Up 45.2 123.7 Up 06:13:11 - 06:17:00 5451
Nikitin 06:15:06 -69.5 Dark Up 45.3 123.5 Up 06:13:12 - 06:17:01 5439
CU-SBO 06:15:07 -69.5 Dark Up 45.3 123.4 Up 06:13:12 - 06:17:01 5437
Wildwood 06:15:40 -66.9 Dark Up 38.2 106.6 Up 06:13:45 - 06:17:34 5432
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:15:31 -69.0 Dark Up 40.9 110.6 Up 06:13:37 - 06:17:26 5382
Patrick 06:15:30 -69.3 Dark Up 41.4 111.4 Up 06:13:35 - 06:17:24 5378
Idyllwild 06:15:37 -68.4 Dark Up 39.8 107.8 Up 06:13:43 - 06:17:32 5345
Lake Havasu City 06:15:32 -69.6 Dark Up 41.4 110.3 Up 06:13:38 - 06:17:27 5324
Calipatria 06:15:37 -69.5 Dark Up 40.9 108.2 Up 06:13:42 - 06:17:31 5260
Yuma 06:15:36 -70.4 Dark Up 41.7 108.5 Up 06:13:42 - 06:17:31 5197
George/Scottsdale 06:15:30 -71.6 Dark Up 43.6 111.6 Up 06:13:35 - 06:17:24 5184

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, (2026/11/25 06:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  1.87  27
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6  8.41  23
PPM 149523     05:50:02.7 +09:52:15  6.4  1.85  24
PPM 149689     05:57:33.2 +09:34:52  8.1  0.38  25
PPM 149700     05:58:05.7 +09:16:57  9.3  0.26  26
PPM 149670     05:56:35.2 +09:03:23 10.4  0.20  26
468861         05:57:03.6 +09:13:06 14.7        26
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/15 03:44:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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