RECON: TNO occultation with 482824

Event between (482824) 13XC26 and star GA1240:03349389 with event index number of 2317617

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/20 04:19:32 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:25:26.2 +35:19:16
Equinox of date position of star is 09:26:55.8 +35:12:52
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 124 degrees from the moon. Moon is 8% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.1

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Object is 35.8 AU from the Sun and 34.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 68 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1316 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25307.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.5
Diameter=731.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 32.0 sec chord
Diameter=298.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 482824, (2026/02/20 04:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:54.9 +27:57:39  1.1 22.45 108
40Alp Lyn      09:22:38.5 +34:16:50  3.1  1.29 124
PPM 074497     09:27:21.0 +35:09:15  8.5  0.08 124
482824         09:27:01.9 +35:12:26 16.8       124
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 31.1 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)
Kamloops	04:21:56	-28.3	Dark	Up	53.7	96.9	Up	04:15:44 - 04:28:08	4291
Sleaford	04:21:18	-35.7	Dark	Down	61.9	114.0	Up	04:15:06 - 04:27:30	4242
Kelowna	04:21:54	-29.1	Dark	Up	54.3	96.6	Up	04:15:42 - 04:28:06	4190
Peachland	04:21:56	-28.9	Dark	Up	54.2	96.2	Up	04:15:44 - 04:28:08	4184
Summerland	04:21:56	-29.0	Dark	Up	54.2	96.0	Up	04:15:44 - 04:28:08	4167
Penticton	04:21:56	-29.1	Dark	Up	54.3	96.0	Up	04:15:44 - 04:28:08	4158
Victoria	04:21:59	-27.0	Dark	Up	51.9	91.6	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	4135
Oliver	04:21:56	-29.2	Dark	Up	54.4	95.5	Up	04:15:44 - 04:28:08	4122
Anarchist Mountain Observatory	04:21:56	-29.4	Dark	Up	54.5	95.5	Up	04:15:44 - 04:28:08	4100
Okanogan	04:21:58	-29.5	Dark	Up	54.4	94.4	Up	04:15:46 - 04:28:10	4037
Brewster	04:21:58	-29.4	Dark	Up	54.3	93.9	Up	04:15:46 - 04:28:10	4013
Manson/Chelan	04:21:59	-29.3	Dark	Up	54.1	93.3	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3998
Wenatchee	04:21:59	-29.3	Dark	Up	54.0	92.5	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3952
Ellensburg	04:21:59	-29.3	Dark	Up	53.8	91.7	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3914
Yakima	04:21:59	-29.4	Dark	Up	53.8	91.2	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3872
Toppenish/White Swan	04:21:59	-29.5	Dark	Up	54.0	91.0	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3846
The Dalles	04:21:59	-29.2	Dark	Up	53.4	89.4	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3784
PNWRO	04:21:59	-30.6	Dark	Up	55.0	91.6	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3776
Maupin	04:21:59	-29.4	Dark	Up	53.5	88.9	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3738
Sisters	04:21:59	-29.3	Dark	Up	53.1	87.4	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3660
Bend	04:21:59	-29.5	Dark	Up	53.3	87.2	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3629
Oregon Observatory	04:21:59	-29.5	Dark	Up	53.2	86.9	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3615
Chiloquin	04:21:59	-29.5	Dark	Up	52.8	84.9	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3491
Klamath Falls	04:21:59	-29.6	Dark	Up	52.8	84.5	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3454
Cedarville	04:21:59	-30.9	Dark	Up	53.9	84.5	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3338
Fall River/Burney	04:21:59	-30.1	Dark	Up	53.0	83.2	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3323
Greenville	04:21:59	-30.7	Dark	Up	53.2	82.2	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3217
Gimple	04:21:59	-30.7	Dark	Up	53.2	82.3	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3214
Quincy	04:21:59	-30.7	Dark	Up	53.2	81.9	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3196
Portola	04:21:59	-31.1	Dark	Up	53.5	82.0	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3169
Reno	04:21:59	-31.6	Dark	Up	54.0	82.0	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3123
Carson City	04:21:59	-31.7	Dark	Up	53.9	81.5	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3085
Gardnerville	04:21:59	-31.8	Dark	Up	53.9	81.2	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3058
Yerington	04:21:59	-32.3	Dark	Up	54.4	81.5	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	3047
Hawthorne	04:21:59	-32.8	Dark	Down	54.7	81.1	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	2984
Dunrhomin	04:21:26	-42.0	Dark	Down	65.1	91.4	Up	04:15:14 - 04:27:38	2950
Lee Vining	04:21:59	-32.5	Dark	Up	54.3	80.1	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	2939
Nikitin	04:21:26	-42.0	Dark	Down	65.1	91.0	Up	04:15:14 - 04:27:38	2930
CU-SBO	04:21:26	-42.0	Dark	Down	65.0	90.8	Up	04:15:14 - 04:27:38	2924
Bishop	04:21:59	-33.2	Dark	Down	54.7	79.6	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	2856
Beatty	04:21:59	-34.6	Dark	Down	55.9	79.6	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	2764
Patrick	04:21:57	-37.2	Dark	Down	57.9	78.4	Up	04:15:45 - 04:28:09	2543
Laughlin/Bullhead City	04:21:59	-36.7	Dark	Down	57.3	77.8	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	2530
Wildwood	04:21:59	-33.7	Dark	Down	53.8	75.1	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	2521
Lake Havasu City	04:21:59	-37.1	Dark	Down	57.4	76.8	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	2452
Idyllwild	04:21:59	-35.3	Dark	Down	55.3	75.1	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	2426
Calipatria	04:21:59	-36.4	Dark	Down	56.1	74.5	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	2331
George/Scottsdale	04:21:52	-39.2	Dark	Down	59.1	76.2	Up	04:15:40 - 04:28:04	2323
Yuma	04:21:59	-37.2	Dark	Down	56.7	74.1	Up	04:15:47 - 04:28:11	2263

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 482824, (2026/02/20 04:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 22.45 108
40Alp Lyn      09:21:02.9 +34:23:34  3.1  1.29 124
PPM 074497     09:25:45.3 +35:16:06  8.5  0.08 124
482824         09:25:26.2 +35:19:16 16.8       124
Positions are for J2000

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

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