RECON: TNO occultation with 471210

Event between (471210) 10VW11 and star GA0840:00611889 with event index number of 2460478

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/02/08 05:09:14 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:27:11.0 -04:16:49
Equinox of date position of star is 05:28:23.0 -04:15:41
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 37 degrees from the moon. Moon is 92% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2

[RECON map]
Object is 37.2 AU from the Sun and 36.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 92 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1611 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26644.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=485.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 30.4 sec chord
Diameter=198.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471210, (2028/02/08 05:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:15:53.4 -08:10:17  0.1  5.02  42
34Del Ori      05:33:26.6 -00:16:50  2.2  4.16  33
PPM 188111     05:30:47.8 -03:25:34  5.6  1.00  36
PPM 188092     05:29:56.6 -04:40:34  7.6  0.54  37
PPM 188076     05:28:44.4 -04:15:29  8.9  0.04  37
471210         05:28:34.6 -04:15:30 15.8        37
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 8.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=34.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:11:40 -45.4 Dark Up 28.8 212.4 Low 05:03:29 - 05:19:52 1254
Dunrhomin 05:10:44 -53.1 Dark Up 38.3 217.4 Up 05:02:32 - 05:18:55 995
Nikitin 05:10:42 -53.2 Dark Up 38.5 217.5 Up 05:02:30 - 05:18:53 988
CU-SBO 05:10:42 -53.2 Dark Up 38.6 217.4 Up 05:02:31 - 05:18:54 982
Kelowna 05:12:10 -39.8 Dark Up 34.4 197.8 Up 05:03:59 - 05:20:22 600
Penticton 05:12:10 -39.9 Dark Up 34.7 197.7 Up 05:03:58 - 05:20:21 584
Kamloops 05:12:17 -38.9 Dark Up 33.8 196.6 Up 05:04:05 - 05:20:28 583
Peachland 05:12:11 -39.7 Dark Up 34.6 197.5 Up 05:04:00 - 05:20:23 582
Summerland 05:12:10 -39.8 Dark Up 34.7 197.6 Up 05:03:58 - 05:20:21 581
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:12:07 -40.2 Dark Up 35.2 198.1 Up 05:03:56 - 05:20:19 577
Oliver 05:12:09 -40.0 Dark Up 35.1 197.8 Up 05:03:57 - 05:20:20 573
Okanogan 05:12:06 -40.4 Dark Up 35.8 197.9 Up 05:03:54 - 05:20:17 544
Brewster 05:12:06 -40.4 Dark Up 36.1 197.8 Up 05:03:54 - 05:20:17 525
Manson/Chelan 05:12:05 -40.3 Dark Up 36.4 197.3 Up 05:03:54 - 05:20:17 499
PNWRO 05:11:55 -41.8 Dark Up 37.9 199.3 Up 05:03:43 - 05:20:06 495
Wenatchee 05:12:05 -40.3 Dark Up 36.9 197.2 Up 05:03:54 - 05:20:17 474
Ellensburg 05:12:06 -40.4 Dark Up 37.3 197.1 Up 05:03:54 - 05:20:17 448
Toppenish/White Swan 05:12:05 -40.7 Dark Up 37.9 197.4 Up 05:03:54 - 05:20:17 438
Yakima 05:12:05 -40.5 Dark Up 37.7 197.1 Up 05:03:54 - 05:20:17 435
The Dalles 05:12:05 -40.5 Dark Up 38.8 196.6 Up 05:03:54 - 05:20:17 370
Maupin 05:12:05 -40.8 Dark Up 39.2 196.8 Up 05:03:54 - 05:20:17 368
George/Scottsdale 05:10:37 -51.3 Dark Up 46.8 212.8 Up 05:02:25 - 05:18:48 366
Victoria 05:12:18 -38.0 Dark Up 36.4 193.3 Up 05:04:07 - 05:20:30 359
Patrick 05:10:52 -49.2 Dark Up 46.1 209.3 Up 05:02:40 - 05:19:03 329
Bend 05:11:55 -41.0 Dark Up 40.3 196.7 Up 05:03:44 - 05:20:07 292
Sisters 05:11:57 -40.7 Dark Up 40.2 196.4 Up 05:03:45 - 05:20:08 288
Oregon Observatory 05:11:55 -41.0 Dark Up 40.5 196.6 Up 05:03:43 - 05:20:06 278
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:10:54 -48.7 Dark Up 46.6 208.5 Up 05:02:42 - 05:19:05 276
Lake Havasu City 05:10:50 -49.1 Dark Up 47.1 209.2 Up 05:02:38 - 05:19:01 259
Cedarville 05:11:41 -42.6 Dark Up 42.5 198.8 Up 05:03:30 - 05:19:53 246
Beatty 05:11:09 -46.5 Dark Up 45.8 204.9 Up 05:02:58 - 05:19:21 231
Chiloquin 05:11:51 -41.1 Dark Up 41.9 196.4 Up 05:03:40 - 05:20:03 198
Hawthorne 05:11:24 -44.7 Dark Up 44.9 201.8 Up 05:03:12 - 05:19:35 198
Yerington 05:11:27 -44.1 Dark Up 44.6 200.9 Up 05:03:16 - 05:19:39 189
Klamath Falls 05:11:50 -41.3 Dark Up 42.2 196.6 Up 05:03:38 - 05:20:01 188
Reno 05:11:32 -43.5 Dark Up 44.3 199.9 Up 05:03:21 - 05:19:44 177
Carson City 05:11:30 -43.6 Dark Up 44.6 200.0 Up 05:03:19 - 05:19:42 162
Bishop 05:11:18 -45.2 Dark Up 45.9 202.5 Up 05:03:06 - 05:19:29 158
Fall River/Burney 05:11:44 -41.9 Dark Up 43.2 197.4 Up 05:03:32 - 05:19:55 156
Gardnerville 05:11:29 -43.7 Dark Up 44.8 200.1 Up 05:03:18 - 05:19:41 153
Portola 05:11:35 -43.0 Dark Up 44.2 198.9 Up 05:03:24 - 05:19:47 153
Yuma 05:10:43 -49.4 Dark Up 48.8 209.7 Up 05:02:31 - 05:18:54 152
Gimple 05:11:38 -42.6 Dark Up 44.0 198.3 Up 05:03:27 - 05:19:50 145
Lee Vining 05:11:23 -44.5 Dark Up 45.6 201.3 Up 05:03:12 - 05:19:35 144
Greenville 05:11:38 -42.5 Dark Up 44.0 198.2 Up 05:03:27 - 05:19:50 140
Quincy 05:11:38 -42.6 Dark Up 44.2 198.3 Up 05:03:26 - 05:19:49 131
Calipatria 05:10:48 -48.6 Dark Up 48.8 208.3 Up 05:02:37 - 05:19:00 119
Idyllwild 05:10:55 -47.5 Dark Up 48.7 206.3 Up 05:02:44 - 05:19:07 80
Wildwood 05:11:04 -45.9 Dark Up 49.0 203.5 Up 05:02:53 - 05:19:16 -17

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 471210, (2028/02/08 05:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:14:32.3 -08:12:06  0.1  5.02  42
34Del Ori      05:32:00.4 -00:17:57  2.2  4.16  33
PPM 188111     05:29:23.7 -03:26:47  5.6  1.00  36
PPM 188092     05:28:33.2 -04:41:50  7.6  0.54  37
PPM 188076     05:27:20.8 -04:16:47  8.9  0.04  37
471210         05:27:11.0 -04:16:49 15.8        37
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:37:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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