RECON: TNO occultation with 456826

Event between (456826) 07TH422 and star GA1140:02471060 with event index number of 2288185

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/12/20 08:38:08 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:43:12.3 +24:48:01
Equinox of date position of star is 06:44:42.3 +24:46:28
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 63 degrees from the moon. Moon is 81% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.5

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Object is 30.9 AU from the Sun and 30.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 492 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5731 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21729.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=184.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Diameter=75.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 456826, (2026/12/20 08:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:58.0 +27:57:32  1.1 14.26  76
Alhena         06:39:16.2 +16:22:26  1.9  8.50  63
PPM 096264     06:39:06.4 +24:33:57  6.5  1.32  61
PPM 096322     06:41:10.6 +24:34:28  6.9  0.86  62
PPM 096406     06:44:04.5 +24:43:00  9.6  0.19  63
456826         06:44:51.5 +24:46:18 16.4        63
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 1.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 34.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:37:58 -55.9 Dark Up 61.3 202.6 Up 08:22:58 - 08:52:58 8078
Kamloops 08:38:36 -61.7 Dark Up 64.1 174.7 Up 08:23:36 - 08:53:36 7719
Kelowna 08:38:33 -62.3 Dark Up 64.9 176.4 Up 08:23:33 - 08:53:33 7649
Peachland 08:38:34 -62.4 Dark Up 65.0 175.8 Up 08:23:34 - 08:53:34 7634
Summerland 08:38:34 -62.5 Dark Up 65.2 175.9 Up 08:23:34 - 08:53:34 7621
Penticton 08:38:33 -62.6 Dark Up 65.2 176.2 Up 08:23:33 - 08:53:33 7615
Oliver 08:38:34 -62.9 Dark Up 65.6 176.1 Up 08:23:34 - 08:53:34 7580
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:38:33 -63.0 Dark Up 65.8 176.5 Up 08:23:33 - 08:53:33 7566
Okanogan 08:38:33 -63.7 Dark Up 66.4 175.9 Up 08:23:33 - 08:53:33 7498
Brewster 08:38:33 -64.0 Dark Up 66.7 175.4 Up 08:23:33 - 08:53:33 7468
Victoria 08:38:44 -64.3 Dark Up 65.9 167.5 Up 08:23:44 - 08:53:44 7467
Manson/Chelan 08:38:35 -64.3 Dark Up 66.8 174.5 Up 08:23:35 - 08:53:35 7442
Wenatchee 08:38:34 -64.7 Dark Up 67.3 174.0 Up 08:23:34 - 08:53:34 7392
Ellensburg 08:38:35 -65.2 Dark Up 67.7 173.4 Up 08:23:35 - 08:53:35 7347
Yakima 08:38:35 -65.6 Dark Up 68.1 173.2 Up 08:23:35 - 08:53:35 7305
Toppenish/White Swan 08:38:34 -65.7 Dark Up 68.3 173.6 Up 08:23:34 - 08:53:34 7285
PNWRO 08:38:28 -65.6 Dark Up 68.8 177.2 Up 08:23:28 - 08:53:28 7268
The Dalles 08:38:36 -66.6 Dark Up 69.0 171.4 Up 08:23:36 - 08:53:36 7195
Maupin 08:38:35 -67.0 Dark Up 69.5 171.5 Up 08:23:35 - 08:53:35 7154
Sisters 08:38:37 -67.9 Dark Up 70.3 169.8 Up 08:23:37 - 08:53:37 7056
Bend 08:38:36 -68.1 Dark Up 70.5 170.4 Up 08:23:36 - 08:53:36 7035
Oregon Observatory 08:38:36 -68.3 Dark Up 70.7 169.9 Up 08:23:36 - 08:53:36 7015
Dunrhomin 08:37:39 -63.2 Dark Up 71.4 217.6 Up 08:22:39 - 08:52:39 6939
Nikitin 08:37:39 -63.3 Dark Up 71.5 217.9 Up 08:22:39 - 08:52:39 6920
CU-SBO 08:37:39 -63.3 Dark Up 71.6 217.8 Up 08:22:39 - 08:52:39 6911
Chiloquin 08:38:36 -69.6 Dark Up 71.9 168.0 Up 08:23:36 - 08:53:36 6872
Klamath Falls 08:38:36 -69.9 Dark Up 72.3 168.0 Up 08:23:36 - 08:53:36 6837
Cedarville 08:38:30 -70.0 Dark Up 73.2 172.5 Up 08:23:30 - 08:53:30 6787
Fall River/Burney 08:38:33 -70.9 Dark Up 73.5 168.4 Up 08:23:33 - 08:53:33 6718
Gimple 08:38:31 -71.5 Dark Up 74.4 169.5 Up 08:23:31 - 08:53:31 6630
Greenville 08:38:32 -71.5 Dark Up 74.4 169.2 Up 08:23:32 - 08:53:32 6629
Quincy 08:38:31 -71.7 Dark Up 74.6 169.1 Up 08:23:31 - 08:53:31 6607
Portola 08:38:29 -71.7 Dark Up 74.8 170.6 Up 08:23:29 - 08:53:29 6601
Reno 08:38:27 -71.6 Dark Up 75.2 172.7 Up 08:23:27 - 08:53:27 6583
Carson City 08:38:27 -71.9 Dark Up 75.5 172.6 Up 08:23:27 - 08:53:27 6545
Yerington 08:38:24 -71.8 Dark Up 75.8 174.8 Up 08:23:24 - 08:53:24 6534
Gardnerville 08:38:26 -72.1 Dark Up 75.8 172.6 Up 08:23:26 - 08:53:26 6520
Hawthorne 08:38:22 -72.0 Dark Up 76.3 176.6 Up 08:23:22 - 08:53:22 6493
Lee Vining 08:38:23 -72.6 Dark Up 76.8 174.5 Up 08:23:23 - 08:53:23 6425
Bishop 08:38:21 -72.8 Dark Up 77.4 177.2 Up 08:23:21 - 08:53:21 6373
Beatty 08:38:14 -72.3 Dark Up 77.9 184.1 Up 08:23:14 - 08:53:14 6352
Patrick 08:38:02 -71.5 Dark Up 78.9 198.2 Up 08:23:02 - 08:53:02 6247
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:38:05 -72.1 Dark Up 79.3 195.3 Up 08:23:05 - 08:53:05 6207
Lake Havasu City 08:38:04 -72.3 Dark Up 79.9 197.5 Up 08:23:04 - 08:53:04 6141
George/Scottsdale 08:37:54 -71.0 Dark Up 79.8 210.9 Up 08:22:54 - 08:52:54 6108
Wildwood 08:38:18 -75.3 Dark Up 80.7 175.1 Up 08:23:18 - 08:53:18 6019
Idyllwild 08:38:12 -74.3 Dark Up 81.0 185.7 Up 08:23:12 - 08:53:12 6014
Calipatria 08:38:06 -73.9 Dark Up 81.5 193.3 Up 08:23:06 - 08:53:06 5971
Yuma 08:38:03 -73.5 Dark Up 81.7 199.4 Up 08:23:03 - 08:53:03 5942

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 456826, (2026/12/20 08:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 14.26  76
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  8.50  63
PPM 096264     06:37:27.2 +24:35:27  6.5  1.32  61
PPM 096322     06:39:31.5 +24:36:03  6.9  0.86  62
PPM 096406     06:42:25.3 +24:44:41  9.6  0.19  63
456826         06:43:12.3 +24:48:01 16.4        63
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/20 21:26:07 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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