RECON: TNO occultation with 15820

Event between (15820) 94TB and star GA1220:01362091 with event index number of 1497547

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/25 10:50:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:00:35.1 +33:46:13
Equinox of date position of star is 05:02:10.2 +33:48:15
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 137 degrees from the moon. Moon is 23% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 27.4 AU from the Sun and 26.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 218 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 969 km.
The sky-plane scale is 19169.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=183.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.0 sec chord
Diameter=75.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15820, (2025/11/25 10:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.6 +16:33:34  0.8 18.13 129
3Iot Aur       04:58:41.1 +33:12:17  2.7  0.96 136
PPM 069764     04:58:04.0 +36:12:27  6.0  2.55 136
PPM 069798     05:00:21.8 +34:25:48  8.5  0.74 137
PPM 069819     05:02:06.3 +33:46:13  9.7  0.05 137
15820          05:02:17.1 +33:48:24 16.4       137
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 4.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 36.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:48:01 -35.0 Dark Down 52.8 258.8 Up 10:33:01 - 11:03:01 -1781
Kamloops 10:48:33 -43.9 Dark Down 61.7 245.4 Up 10:33:33 - 11:03:33 -2204
Kelowna 10:48:30 -43.7 Dark Down 61.5 247.9 Up 10:33:30 - 11:03:30 -2273
Peachland 10:48:30 -43.9 Dark Down 61.7 247.7 Up 10:33:30 - 11:03:30 -2290
Summerland 10:48:30 -43.9 Dark Down 61.7 248.1 Up 10:33:30 - 11:03:30 -2303
Penticton 10:48:29 -43.9 Dark Down 61.7 248.3 Up 10:33:29 - 11:03:29 -2308
Oliver 10:48:29 -44.0 Dark Down 61.8 248.9 Up 10:33:29 - 11:03:29 -2345
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:48:28 -44.0 Dark Down 61.7 249.5 Up 10:33:28 - 11:03:28 -2359
Okanogan 10:48:28 -44.3 Dark Down 62.1 250.3 Up 10:33:28 - 11:03:28 -2430
Brewster 10:48:28 -44.6 Dark Down 62.3 250.6 Up 10:33:28 - 11:03:28 -2461
Victoria 10:48:39 -46.6 Dark Down 64.4 245.3 Up 10:33:39 - 11:03:39 -2473
Manson/Chelan 10:48:29 -44.9 Dark Down 62.6 250.5 Up 10:33:29 - 11:03:29 -2489
Wenatchee 10:48:28 -45.1 Dark Down 62.9 251.2 Up 10:33:28 - 11:03:28 -2542
Ellensburg 10:48:28 -45.4 Dark Down 63.1 251.7 Up 10:33:28 - 11:03:28 -2589
Yakima 10:48:28 -45.6 Dark Down 63.3 252.5 Up 10:33:28 - 11:03:28 -2631
Toppenish/White Swan 10:48:27 -45.5 Dark Down 63.2 253.1 Up 10:33:27 - 11:03:27 -2651
PNWRO 10:48:22 -44.7 Dark Down 62.4 255.4 Up 10:33:22 - 11:03:22 -2664
The Dalles 10:48:28 -46.3 Dark Down 64.0 253.7 Up 10:33:28 - 11:03:28 -2746
Maupin 10:48:27 -46.4 Dark Down 64.0 254.6 Up 10:33:27 - 11:03:27 -2789
Sisters 10:48:28 -47.0 Dark Down 64.6 255.9 Up 10:33:28 - 11:03:28 -2890
Bend 10:48:27 -46.9 Dark Down 64.5 256.6 Up 10:33:27 - 11:03:27 -2911
Oregon Observatory 10:48:26 -47.0 Dark Down 64.6 256.8 Up 10:33:26 - 11:03:26 -2932
Dunrhomin 10:47:40 -35.9 Dark Down 52.9 275.0 Up 10:32:40 - 11:02:40 -2937
Nikitin 10:47:40 -35.9 Dark Down 52.9 275.3 Up 10:32:40 - 11:02:40 -2957
CU-SBO 10:47:40 -36.0 Dark Down 53.0 275.3 Up 10:32:40 - 11:02:40 -2966
Chiloquin 10:48:26 -47.7 Dark Down 65.2 259.2 Up 10:33:26 - 11:03:26 -3079
Klamath Falls 10:48:26 -47.8 Dark Down 65.2 260.0 Up 10:33:26 - 11:03:26 -3115
Cedarville 10:48:20 -46.8 Dark Down 64.1 262.9 Up 10:33:20 - 11:03:20 -3160
Fall River/Burney 10:48:23 -47.8 Dark Down 65.1 262.8 Up 10:33:23 - 11:03:23 -3234
Gimple 10:48:20 -47.7 Dark Down 64.8 265.2 Up 10:33:20 - 11:03:20 -3322
Greenville 10:48:20 -47.7 Dark Down 64.9 265.1 Up 10:33:20 - 11:03:20 -3324
Quincy 10:48:20 -47.8 Dark Down 64.9 265.5 Up 10:33:20 - 11:03:20 -3345
Portola 10:48:18 -47.5 Dark Down 64.5 266.2 Up 10:33:18 - 11:03:18 -3350
Reno 10:48:16 -47.0 Dark Down 64.0 267.2 Up 10:33:16 - 11:03:16 -3366
Carson City 10:48:16 -47.1 Dark Down 64.0 267.9 Up 10:33:16 - 11:03:16 -3404
Yerington 10:48:13 -46.7 Dark Down 63.6 268.8 Up 10:33:13 - 11:03:13 -3412
Gardnerville 10:48:15 -47.1 Dark Down 64.0 268.5 Up 10:33:15 - 11:03:15 -3429
Hawthorne 10:48:11 -46.3 Dark Down 63.2 270.0 Up 10:33:11 - 11:03:11 -3451
Lee Vining 10:48:12 -46.8 Dark Down 63.5 270.8 Up 10:33:12 - 11:03:12 -3522
Bishop 10:48:09 -46.4 Dark Down 63.0 272.4 Up 10:33:09 - 11:03:09 -3571
Beatty 10:48:03 -45.1 Dark Down 61.6 274.1 Up 10:33:03 - 11:03:03 -3585
Patrick 10:47:52 -43.0 Dark Down 59.2 278.0 Up 10:32:52 - 11:02:52 -3676
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:47:53 -43.6 Dark Down 59.7 278.2 Up 10:32:53 - 11:02:53 -3719
Lake Havasu City 10:47:52 -43.4 Dark Down 59.4 279.4 Up 10:32:52 - 11:02:52 -3785
George/Scottsdale 10:47:43 -41.4 Dark Down 57.3 281.4 Up 10:32:43 - 11:02:43 -3803
Idyllwild 10:47:59 -45.4 Dark Down 61.2 279.9 Up 10:32:59 - 11:02:59 -3924
Wildwood 10:48:06 -46.9 Dark Down 62.8 278.7 Up 10:33:06 - 11:03:06 -3927
Calipatria 10:47:54 -44.5 Dark Down 60.2 281.3 Up 10:32:54 - 11:02:54 -3961
Yuma 10:47:51 -43.8 Dark Down 59.3 282.3 Up 10:32:51 - 11:02:51 -3985

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 15820, (2025/11/25 10:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 18.13 129
3Iot Aur       04:56:59.6 +33:09:58  2.7  0.96 136
PPM 069764     04:56:20.0 +36:10:07  6.0  2.55 136
PPM 069798     04:58:39.3 +34:23:32  8.5  0.74 137
PPM 069819     05:00:24.3 +33:44:02  9.7  0.05 137
15820          05:00:35.1 +33:46:13 16.4       137
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/25 04:10:18 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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