RECON: TNO occultation with 470083

Event between (470083) 06SG369 and star GA1060:00860932 with event index number of 2218746

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/11/29 12:27:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:16:52.6 +17:42:37
Equinox of date position of star is 05:18:17.1 +17:44:06
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 56 degrees from the moon. Moon is 69% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9

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Object is 33.0 AU from the Sun and 32.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.9 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 126 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1448 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23255.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=178.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.3 sec chord
Diameter=72.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470083, (2026/11/29 12:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:28.1 +16:33:41  0.8  9.86  65
Alnath         05:27:59.7 +28:37:40  1.6 11.11  53
111 Tau        05:25:59.7 +17:24:22  5.5  1.83  54
PPM 120798     05:19:05.6 +17:41:25  8.5  0.16  55
470083         05:18:26.7 +17:44:16 15.7        55
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 27.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=56.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 12:24:59 -20.9 Dark Up 26.4 265.1 Low 12:14:00 - 12:35:59 1117
Kamloops 12:25:15 -29.8 Dark Up 35.5 253.7 Up 12:14:16 - 12:36:15 754
Kelowna 12:25:11 -29.2 Dark Up 35.2 255.1 Up 12:14:12 - 12:36:11 698
Peachland 12:25:12 -29.4 Dark Up 35.4 254.9 Up 12:14:12 - 12:36:11 684
Summerland 12:25:11 -29.3 Dark Up 35.4 255.0 Up 12:14:12 - 12:36:11 673
Penticton 12:25:11 -29.3 Dark Up 35.3 255.2 Up 12:14:11 - 12:36:10 669
Oliver 12:25:10 -29.3 Dark Up 35.4 255.4 Up 12:14:10 - 12:36:09 638
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:25:09 -29.2 Dark Up 35.3 255.7 Up 12:14:09 - 12:36:08 627
Okanogan 12:25:07 -29.3 Dark Up 35.6 256.0 Up 12:14:08 - 12:36:07 566
Brewster 12:25:07 -29.4 Dark Up 35.8 256.0 Up 12:14:08 - 12:36:07 539
Victoria 12:25:15 -31.8 Dark Up 38.0 252.5 Up 12:14:16 - 12:36:15 518
Manson/Chelan 12:25:07 -29.7 Dark Up 36.1 255.8 Up 12:14:08 - 12:36:07 514
Wenatchee 12:25:06 -29.8 Dark Up 36.3 256.0 Up 12:14:07 - 12:36:06 469
Ellensburg 12:25:06 -30.0 Dark Up 36.6 256.1 Up 12:14:06 - 12:36:05 429
Yakima 12:25:05 -30.0 Dark Up 36.7 256.4 Up 12:14:05 - 12:36:04 392
Toppenish/White Swan 12:25:04 -29.8 Dark Up 36.6 256.7 Up 12:14:04 - 12:36:03 375
PNWRO 12:25:00 -28.8 Dark Up 35.7 258.2 Up 12:14:01 - 12:36:00 368
The Dalles 12:25:03 -30.4 Dark Up 37.3 256.6 Up 12:14:04 - 12:36:03 291
Maupin 12:25:02 -30.3 Dark Up 37.4 257.0 Up 12:14:03 - 12:36:02 255
Sisters 12:25:01 -30.7 Dark Up 37.9 257.2 Up 12:14:02 - 12:36:01 165
Bend 12:25:00 -30.5 Dark Up 37.8 257.6 Up 12:14:00 - 12:35:59 148
Oregon Observatory 12:25:00 -30.6 Dark Up 37.9 257.6 Up 12:14:00 - 12:35:59 130
Dunrhomin 12:24:23 -18.2 Dark Up 26.3 271.5 Low 12:13:24 - 12:35:23 125
Nikitin 12:24:23 -18.2 Dark Up 26.4 271.5 Low 12:13:23 - 12:35:22 107
CU-SBO 12:24:23 -18.3 Dark Up 26.4 271.5 Low 12:13:23 - 12:35:22 99
Chiloquin 12:24:58 -30.8 Dark Up 38.5 258.3 Up 12:13:58 - 12:35:57 -1
Klamath Falls 12:24:57 -30.8 Dark Up 38.5 258.6 Up 12:13:57 - 12:35:56 -32
Cedarville 12:24:52 -29.6 Dark Up 37.5 260.4 Up 12:13:52 - 12:35:51 -69
Fall River/Burney 12:24:53 -30.4 Dark Up 38.5 259.8 Up 12:13:54 - 12:35:53 -138
Gimple 12:24:50 -30.0 Dark Up 38.2 260.9 Up 12:13:51 - 12:35:50 -215
Greenville 12:24:50 -30.1 Dark Up 38.3 260.9 Up 12:13:51 - 12:35:50 -216
Quincy 12:24:50 -30.0 Dark Up 38.3 261.0 Up 12:13:50 - 12:35:49 -236
Portola 12:24:48 -29.7 Dark Up 38.0 261.5 Up 12:13:49 - 12:35:48 -239
Reno 12:24:46 -29.2 Dark Up 37.5 262.1 Up 12:13:47 - 12:35:46 -252
Carson City 12:24:45 -29.1 Dark Up 37.6 262.4 Up 12:13:46 - 12:35:45 -286
Yerington 12:24:44 -28.6 Dark Up 37.1 263.0 Up 12:13:44 - 12:35:43 -293
Gardnerville 12:24:45 -29.1 Dark Up 37.6 262.6 Up 12:13:45 - 12:35:44 -309
Hawthorne 12:24:42 -28.2 Dark Up 36.7 263.7 Up 12:13:42 - 12:35:41 -327
Lee Vining 12:24:41 -28.5 Dark Up 37.2 263.8 Up 12:13:42 - 12:35:41 -392
Bishop 12:24:39 -27.8 Dark Up 36.7 264.7 Up 12:13:39 - 12:35:38 -436
Beatty 12:24:34 -26.5 Dark Up 35.4 266.1 Up 12:13:35 - 12:35:34 -448
Patrick 12:24:26 -24.0 Dark Up 33.2 268.9 Up 12:13:26 - 12:35:25 -532
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:24:26 -24.5 Dark Up 33.8 268.6 Up 12:13:27 - 12:35:26 -572
Lake Havasu City 12:24:24 -24.2 Dark Up 33.6 269.2 Up 12:13:25 - 12:35:24 -633
George/Scottsdale 12:24:18 -22.1 Dark Up 31.6 271.1 Up 12:13:19 - 12:35:18 -653
Idyllwild 12:24:28 -26.0 Dark Up 35.6 268.4 Up 12:13:28 - 12:35:27 -760
Wildwood 12:24:33 -27.6 Dark Up 37.1 267.0 Up 12:13:33 - 12:35:32 -765
Calipatria 12:24:24 -24.9 Dark Up 34.6 269.5 Up 12:13:25 - 12:35:24 -796
Yuma 12:24:22 -24.1 Dark Up 33.9 270.3 Up 12:13:22 - 12:35:21 -819

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 470083, (2026/11/29 12:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  9.86  65
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6 11.11  53
111 Tau        05:24:25.8 +17:23:01  5.5  1.83  54
PPM 120798     05:17:31.6 +17:39:47  8.5  0.16  55
470083         05:16:52.6 +17:42:37 15.7        56
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 04:53:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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