RECON: TNO occultation with 459865

Event between (459865) 13XZ8 and star GA0660:24188589 with event index number of 2284092

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/03/25 12:23:08 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:13:10.1 -23:01:13
Equinox of date position of star is 18:14:39.2 -23:00:43
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 174 degrees from the moon. Moon is 47% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.1

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Object is 10.4 AU from the Sun and 10.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 9.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 90 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 583 km.
The sky-plane scale is 7482.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=70.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.2 sec chord
Diameter=28.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 459865, (2026/03/25 12:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:01.2 -26:29:16  0.9 23.77 159
Nunki          18:56:53.4 -26:15:42  2.0 10.11 169
11 Sgr         18:13:19.4 -23:41:37  4.5  0.76 175
PPM 268062     18:14:38.1 -23:06:31  7.1  0.10 174
459865         18:14:45.6 -23:00:41 16.9       174
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 24.2 km RECON observability=0.4 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)
Victoria 12:24:47 -17.0 AT Down 14.3 154.0 Really Low 12:16:49 - 12:32:45 7162
Kamloops 12:25:20 -14.3 AT Down 13.2 157.1 Really Low 12:17:22 - 12:33:18 7140
Peachland 12:25:20 -14.3 AT Down 14.2 157.5 Really Low 12:17:22 - 12:33:18 7114
Kelowna 12:25:22 -14.0 AT Down 14.2 157.8 Really Low 12:17:24 - 12:33:20 7110
Summerland 12:25:18 -14.3 AT Down 14.4 157.6 Really Low 12:17:20 - 12:33:16 7110
Penticton 12:25:19 -14.2 AT Down 14.5 157.7 Really Low 12:17:21 - 12:33:17 7107
Oliver 12:25:19 -14.3 AT Down 14.8 157.6 Really Low 12:17:21 - 12:33:17 7101
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:25:18 -14.3 AT Down 15.0 157.8 Really Low 12:17:20 - 12:33:16 7094
Manson/Chelan 12:25:08 -15.2 AT Down 15.8 156.9 Really Low 12:17:10 - 12:33:06 7089
Okanogan 12:25:13 -14.7 AT Down 15.6 157.5 Really Low 12:17:15 - 12:33:11 7086
Brewster 12:25:10 -14.9 AT Down 15.7 157.3 Really Low 12:17:12 - 12:33:08 7085
Wenatchee 12:25:04 -15.5 AT Down 16.2 156.7 Really Low 12:17:06 - 12:33:02 7083
Ellensburg 12:24:58 -15.8 AT Down 16.5 156.4 Really Low 12:17:00 - 12:32:56 7079
Yakima 12:24:57 -15.9 AT Down 16.9 156.4 Really Low 12:16:59 - 12:32:55 7071
Toppenish/White Swan 12:24:56 -15.9 AT Down 17.2 156.5 Really Low 12:16:58 - 12:32:54 7063
The Dalles 12:24:47 -16.7 AT Down 17.6 155.6 Really Low 12:16:49 - 12:32:45 7061
Maupin 12:24:45 -16.8 AT Down 18.0 155.7 Really Low 12:16:47 - 12:32:43 7049
Sisters 12:24:37 -17.5 AT Down 18.7 155.0 Really Low 12:16:39 - 12:32:35 7038
Bend 12:24:38 -17.4 AT Down 19.0 155.3 Really Low 12:16:40 - 12:32:36 7027
Oregon Observatory 12:24:36 -17.5 AT Down 19.1 155.1 Really Low 12:16:38 - 12:32:34 7025
PNWRO 12:25:08 -15.0 AT Down 17.9 157.9 Really Low 12:17:10 - 12:33:06 7023
Chiloquin 12:24:25 -18.3 Dark Down 20.1 154.5 Low 12:16:27 - 12:32:23 6998
Klamath Falls 12:24:24 -18.4 Dark Down 20.5 154.5 Low 12:16:26 - 12:32:22 6987
Fall River/Burney 12:24:20 -18.5 Dark Down 21.7 154.6 Low 12:16:22 - 12:32:18 6943
Cedarville 12:24:32 -17.5 AT Down 21.6 155.9 Low 12:16:34 - 12:32:30 6931
Greenville 12:24:18 -18.5 Dark Down 22.6 154.9 Low 12:16:20 - 12:32:16 6904
Gimple 12:24:20 -18.4 Dark Down 22.7 155.0 Low 12:16:22 - 12:32:18 6902
Quincy 12:24:16 -18.6 Dark Down 22.8 154.8 Low 12:16:18 - 12:32:14 6897
Portola 12:24:20 -18.3 Dark Down 23.1 155.3 Low 12:16:22 - 12:32:18 6883
Reno 12:24:24 -17.9 AT Down 23.5 155.9 Low 12:16:26 - 12:32:22 6858
Carson City 12:24:22 -18.0 AT Down 23.9 155.8 Low 12:16:24 - 12:32:20 6845
Gardnerville 12:24:22 -18.0 Dark Down 24.1 155.8 Low 12:16:24 - 12:32:20 6836
Sleaford 12:27:11 -5.0 CT Down 14.4 171.0 Really Low 12:19:13 - 12:35:09 6829
Yerington 12:24:27 -17.5 AT Down 24.2 156.4 Low 12:16:29 - 12:32:25 6823
Hawthorne 12:24:30 -17.3 AT Down 24.8 156.8 Low 12:16:32 - 12:32:28 6794
Lee Vining 12:24:22 -17.8 AT Down 25.2 156.2 Low 12:16:24 - 12:32:20 6786
Bishop 12:24:25 -17.4 AT Down 26.0 156.8 Low 12:16:27 - 12:32:23 6744
Beatty 12:24:38 -16.3 AT Down 26.9 158.4 Low 12:16:40 - 12:32:36 6683
Wildwood 12:24:05 -18.6 Dark Down 28.9 155.9 Low 12:16:07 - 12:32:03 6614
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:24:49 -15.0 AT Down 29.2 160.3 Low 12:16:51 - 12:32:47 6549
Idyllwild 12:24:22 -17.1 AT Down 29.8 157.7 Low 12:16:24 - 12:32:20 6547
Patrick 12:24:57 -14.3 AT Down 29.1 161.1 Low 12:16:59 - 12:32:55 6539
Lake Havasu City 12:24:47 -14.9 AT Down 29.9 160.4 Low 12:16:49 - 12:32:45 6511
Calipatria 12:24:30 -16.3 AT Down 30.8 158.8 Up 12:16:32 - 12:32:28 6484
Dunrhomin 12:26:37 -6.3 NT Down 26.2 171.0 Low 12:18:39 - 12:34:35 6460
CU-SBO 12:26:36 -6.5 NT Down 26.4 170.8 Low 12:18:38 - 12:34:34 6454
Nikitin 12:26:37 -6.4 NT Down 26.4 170.9 Low 12:18:39 - 12:34:35 6454
Yuma 12:24:35 -15.6 AT Down 31.5 159.7 Up 12:16:37 - 12:32:33 6437
George/Scottsdale 12:25:08 -13.0 AT Down 31.3 162.9 Up 12:17:10 - 12:33:06 6400

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 459865, (2026/03/25 12:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 23.77 159
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 10.11 169
11 Sgr         18:11:43.4 -23:42:05  4.5  0.76 175
PPM 268062     18:13:02.5 -23:07:02  7.1  0.10 174
459865         18:13:10.1 -23:01:13 16.9       174
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:25:59 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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