RECON: TNO occultation with 470309

Event between (470309) 07JK43 and star GA1020:06551111 with event index number of 2228820

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/04/16 10:20:45 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:37:26.3 +12:28:27
Equinox of date position of star is 18:38:33.4 +12:29:47
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 134 degrees from the moon. Moon is 56% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

[RECON map]
Object is 26.0 AU from the Sun and 25.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 55 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1257 km.
The sky-plane scale is 18680.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=209.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.5 sec chord
Diameter=85.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470309, (2024/04/16 10:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:45.7 +38:48:26  0.0 26.31 112
Rasalhague     17:36:03.8 +12:32:39  2.1 15.25 124
PPM 134929     18:35:56.0 +10:54:46  6.2  1.71 135
PPM 134989     18:38:25.7 +12:17:23  8.3  0.21 134
PPM 134976     18:38:05.9 +12:25:18  9.3  0.14 134
470309         18:38:33.9 +12:29:47 16.7       134
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 10.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=23.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:24:20 -14.2 AT Down 45.9 145.0 Up 10:19:13 - 10:29:26 2495
Dunrhomin 10:23:30 -21.0 Dark Down 55.3 136.6 Up 10:18:23 - 10:28:36 1982
Nikitin 10:23:29 -21.1 Dark Down 55.5 136.4 Up 10:18:23 - 10:28:36 1972
CU-SBO 10:23:29 -21.2 Dark Down 55.5 136.2 Up 10:18:22 - 10:28:35 1963
Kamloops 10:24:28 -21.5 Dark Up 40.6 126.7 Up 10:19:22 - 10:29:35 1590
Kelowna 10:24:25 -21.8 Dark Up 41.6 127.1 Up 10:19:18 - 10:29:31 1584
Peachland 10:24:24 -22.0 Dark Up 41.5 126.7 Up 10:19:17 - 10:29:30 1561
Penticton 10:24:24 -22.0 Dark Up 41.7 126.8 Up 10:19:17 - 10:29:30 1558
Summerland 10:24:24 -22.0 Dark Up 41.6 126.7 Up 10:19:17 - 10:29:30 1556
Oliver 10:24:21 -22.3 Dark Up 41.9 126.5 Up 10:19:15 - 10:29:28 1534
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:24:21 -22.4 Dark Up 42.1 126.6 Up 10:19:15 - 10:29:28 1534
Okanogan 10:24:19 -23.0 Dark Up 42.4 125.9 Up 10:19:12 - 10:29:25 1480
Brewster 10:24:18 -23.3 Dark Up 42.4 125.5 Up 10:19:11 - 10:29:24 1451
Manson/Chelan 10:24:17 -23.6 Dark Up 42.3 124.9 Up 10:19:10 - 10:29:23 1417
Wenatchee 10:24:15 -24.0 Dark Up 42.5 124.3 Up 10:19:09 - 10:29:22 1376
PNWRO 10:24:09 -24.5 Dark Up 44.1 124.8 Up 10:19:02 - 10:29:15 1368
Ellensburg 10:24:14 -24.4 Dark Up 42.6 123.8 Up 10:19:08 - 10:29:21 1337
Yakima 10:24:13 -24.8 Dark Up 42.8 123.4 Up 10:19:07 - 10:29:20 1309
Toppenish/White Swan 10:24:12 -24.9 Dark Up 43.0 123.5 Up 10:19:06 - 10:29:19 1305
Victoria 10:24:23 -24.4 Dark Up 40.2 121.9 Up 10:19:16 - 10:29:29 1283
The Dalles 10:24:09 -25.8 Dark Up 43.0 122.0 Up 10:19:03 - 10:29:16 1209
Maupin 10:24:08 -26.1 Dark Up 43.3 121.8 Up 10:19:02 - 10:29:15 1188
George/Scottsdale 10:23:07 -29.2 Dark Down 55.1 120.3 Up 10:18:00 - 10:28:13 1164
Sisters 10:24:04 -27.0 Dark Up 43.4 120.5 Up 10:18:58 - 10:29:11 1102
Bend 10:24:03 -27.1 Dark Up 43.7 120.6 Up 10:18:57 - 10:29:10 1102
Patrick 10:23:17 -29.4 Dark Down 52.9 120.0 Up 10:18:11 - 10:28:24 1097
Oregon Observatory 10:24:03 -27.3 Dark Up 43.7 120.3 Up 10:18:56 - 10:29:09 1083
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:23:17 -30.0 Dark Down 52.5 119.0 Up 10:18:11 - 10:28:24 1033
Lake Havasu City 10:23:14 -30.3 Dark Down 53.0 118.5 Up 10:18:07 - 10:28:20 1017
Cedarville 10:23:52 -28.5 Dark Up 45.7 119.6 Up 10:18:45 - 10:28:58 1012
Chiloquin 10:23:58 -28.5 Dark Up 44.1 118.8 Up 10:18:51 - 10:29:04 974
Beatty 10:23:28 -30.1 Dark Down 50.2 118.6 Up 10:18:21 - 10:28:34 969
Klamath Falls 10:23:56 -28.7 Dark Up 44.3 118.5 Up 10:18:50 - 10:29:03 957
Hawthorne 10:23:37 -30.0 Dark Down 48.1 118.3 Up 10:18:30 - 10:28:43 933
Yerington 10:23:40 -29.9 Dark Down 47.5 118.2 Up 10:18:33 - 10:28:46 925
Reno 10:23:43 -29.8 Dark Down 46.8 118.1 Up 10:18:36 - 10:28:49 915
Fall River/Burney 10:23:51 -29.5 Dark Up 45.1 117.9 Up 10:18:44 - 10:28:57 907
Yuma 10:23:06 -31.7 Dark Down 53.6 115.9 Up 10:17:59 - 10:28:12 903
Carson City 10:23:42 -30.1 Dark Down 47.0 117.8 Up 10:18:35 - 10:28:48 895
Portola 10:23:45 -30.0 Dark Down 46.3 117.7 Up 10:18:38 - 10:28:51 889
Gimple 10:23:47 -29.9 Dark Down 45.9 117.6 Up 10:18:41 - 10:28:54 884
Gardnerville 10:23:40 -30.3 Dark Down 47.1 117.6 Up 10:18:34 - 10:28:47 884
Bishop 10:23:32 -30.7 Dark Down 48.8 117.4 Up 10:18:25 - 10:28:38 882
Greenville 10:23:47 -30.0 Dark Down 45.8 117.5 Up 10:18:40 - 10:28:53 879
Lee Vining 10:23:35 -30.6 Dark Down 48.0 117.2 Up 10:18:29 - 10:28:42 867
Quincy 10:23:46 -30.1 Dark Down 45.9 117.3 Up 10:18:39 - 10:28:52 867
Calipatria 10:23:09 -32.0 Dark Down 52.7 115.5 Up 10:18:02 - 10:28:15 858
Idyllwild 10:23:13 -32.3 Dark Down 51.6 115.1 Up 10:18:07 - 10:28:20 802
Wildwood 10:23:17 -33.2 Dark Down 50.0 113.6 Up 10:18:11 - 10:28:24 687

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 470309, (2024/04/16 10:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 26.31 112
Rasalhague     17:34:56.3 +12:33:31  2.1 15.25 124
PPM 134929     18:34:47.5 +10:53:31  6.2  1.71 135
PPM 134989     18:37:17.9 +12:16:03  8.3  0.21 134
PPM 134976     18:36:58.3 +12:23:58  9.3  0.14 134
470309         18:37:26.3 +12:28:27 16.7       134
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/12 04:20:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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