RECON: TNO occultation with 470308

Event between (470308) 07JH43 and star GA0620:13278747 with event index number of 2219900

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/05/31 08:57:42 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:07:09.0 -27:22:29
Equinox of date position of star is 17:08:40.6 -27:24:20
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 131 degrees from the moon. Moon is 23% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.8

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Object is 40.5 AU from the Sun and 39.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 104 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1738 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28662.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=758.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 26.5 sec chord
Diameter=309.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470308, (2025/05/31 08:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.2 -26:29:10  0.9  8.46 123
23Tau Sco      16:37:28.1 -28:15:59  2.8  6.96 124
PPM 266416     17:08:27.9 -26:32:42  6.3  0.86 131
PPM 266463     17:10:22.9 -27:40:16  8.4  0.45 132
PPM 266417     17:08:35.5 -27:07:25  9.3  0.28 131
470308         17:08:44.2 -27:24:24 16.3       132
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 22.6 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=10.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:57:29 -16.2 AT Down 11.8 185.7 Really Low 08:48:19 - 09:06:40 -494
Kelowna 08:57:27 -16.9 AT Down 12.5 186.6 Really Low 08:48:16 - 09:06:37 -516
Peachland 08:57:27 -17.0 AT Down 12.6 186.3 Really Low 08:48:17 - 09:06:38 -518
Summerland 08:57:27 -17.2 AT Down 12.8 186.4 Really Low 08:48:17 - 09:06:38 -522
Penticton 08:57:27 -17.2 AT Down 12.8 186.5 Really Low 08:48:16 - 09:06:37 -524
Oliver 08:57:27 -17.5 AT Down 13.2 186.5 Really Low 08:48:16 - 09:06:37 -533
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:57:26 -17.7 AT Down 13.3 186.7 Really Low 08:48:15 - 09:06:36 -537
Victoria 08:57:38 -18.8 Dark Down 14.0 183.0 Really Low 08:48:27 - 09:06:48 -545
Sleaford 08:56:51 -11.8 NT Down 8.5 198.4 Really Low 08:47:41 - 09:06:02 -549
Okanogan 08:57:26 -18.3 Dark Down 14.0 186.5 Really Low 08:48:16 - 09:06:37 -555
Brewster 08:57:27 -18.6 Dark Down 14.3 186.3 Really Low 08:48:16 - 09:06:37 -562
Manson/Chelan 08:57:28 -18.9 Dark Down 14.5 186.0 Really Low 08:48:17 - 09:06:38 -566
Wenatchee 08:57:28 -19.4 Dark Down 15.0 185.9 Really Low 08:48:18 - 09:06:39 -580
Ellensburg 08:57:29 -19.8 Dark Down 15.4 185.7 Really Low 08:48:18 - 09:06:39 -591
Yakima 08:57:29 -20.2 Dark Down 15.8 185.7 Really Low 08:48:18 - 09:06:39 -604
Toppenish/White Swan 08:57:28 -20.4 Dark Down 16.0 185.8 Really Low 08:48:17 - 09:06:38 -611
PNWRO 08:57:23 -20.5 Dark Down 16.3 187.2 Really Low 08:48:13 - 09:06:34 -626
The Dalles 08:57:30 -21.3 Dark Down 16.9 185.1 Really Low 08:48:20 - 09:06:41 -634
Maupin 08:57:30 -21.7 Dark Down 17.3 185.2 Really Low 08:48:19 - 09:06:40 -648
Sisters 08:57:31 -22.6 Dark Down 18.2 184.8 Really Low 08:48:20 - 09:06:41 -676
Bend 08:57:30 -22.8 Dark Down 18.4 185.0 Really Low 08:48:20 - 09:06:41 -685
Oregon Observatory 08:57:30 -23.0 Dark Down 18.6 184.9 Really Low 08:48:20 - 09:06:41 -691
Chiloquin 08:57:32 -24.3 Dark Down 19.9 184.6 Really Low 08:48:21 - 09:06:42 -739
Klamath Falls 08:57:31 -24.7 Dark Down 20.3 184.7 Low 08:48:21 - 09:06:42 -752
Cedarville 08:57:25 -25.0 Dark Down 20.8 186.2 Low 08:48:15 - 09:06:36 -783
Fall River/Burney 08:57:29 -25.7 Dark Down 21.4 185.1 Low 08:48:19 - 09:06:40 -800
Greenville 08:57:28 -26.5 Dark Down 22.3 185.5 Low 08:48:17 - 09:06:38 -838
Gimple 08:57:27 -26.5 Dark Down 22.3 185.6 Low 08:48:17 - 09:06:38 -839
Quincy 08:57:28 -26.7 Dark Down 22.5 185.5 Low 08:48:17 - 09:06:38 -847
Portola 08:57:26 -26.8 Dark Down 22.6 186.0 Low 08:48:15 - 09:06:36 -853
Reno 08:57:24 -26.9 Dark Down 22.8 186.6 Low 08:48:13 - 09:06:34 -866
Carson City 08:57:23 -27.2 Dark Down 23.1 186.6 Low 08:48:13 - 09:06:34 -882
Yerington 08:57:21 -27.3 Dark Down 23.3 187.3 Low 08:48:11 - 09:06:32 -893
Gardnerville 08:57:23 -27.5 Dark Down 23.4 186.7 Low 08:48:13 - 09:06:34 -893
Hawthorne 08:57:19 -27.6 Dark Down 23.7 187.8 Low 08:48:09 - 09:06:30 -916
Lee Vining 08:57:21 -28.3 Dark Down 24.3 187.3 Low 08:48:10 - 09:06:31 -939
Dunrhomin 08:56:36 -22.0 Dark Down 19.5 200.0 Really Low 08:47:25 - 09:05:46 -949
Nikitin 08:56:35 -22.1 Dark Down 19.7 200.0 Really Low 08:47:25 - 09:05:46 -956
CU-SBO 08:56:36 -22.2 Dark Down 19.8 200.0 Really Low 08:47:25 - 09:05:46 -958
Bishop 08:57:18 -28.7 Dark Down 24.8 188.1 Low 08:48:07 - 09:06:28 -971
Beatty 08:57:12 -28.7 Dark Down 25.1 189.7 Low 08:48:01 - 09:06:22 -1000
Patrick 08:57:01 -29.3 Dark Down 26.1 192.6 Low 08:47:50 - 09:06:11 -1092
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:57:03 -29.7 Dark Down 26.4 191.9 Low 08:47:53 - 09:06:14 -1101
Wildwood 08:57:17 -31.8 Dark Down 28.1 188.1 Low 08:48:07 - 09:06:28 -1135
Lake Havasu City 08:57:02 -30.3 Dark Down 27.1 192.2 Low 08:47:52 - 09:06:13 -1137
Idyllwild 08:57:10 -31.7 Dark Down 28.2 190.0 Low 08:48:00 - 09:06:21 -1162
George/Scottsdale 08:56:53 -30.2 Dark Down 27.3 194.7 Low 08:47:42 - 09:06:03 -1198
Calipatria 08:57:06 -31.9 Dark Down 28.6 191.2 Low 08:47:55 - 09:06:16 -1203
Yuma 08:57:02 -32.0 Dark Down 28.9 192.1 Low 08:47:52 - 09:06:13 -1233

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 470308, (2025/05/31 08:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  8.46 123
23Tau Sco      16:35:52.9 -28:12:58  2.8  6.96 124
PPM 266416     17:06:53.2 -26:30:47  6.3  0.86 131
PPM 266463     17:08:47.4 -27:38:25  8.4  0.45 132
PPM 266417     17:07:00.4 -27:05:30  9.3  0.28 131
470308         17:07:09.0 -27:22:29 16.3       131
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:51:37 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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