RECON: TNO occultation with 500877

Event between (500877) 13JE64 and star GA0700:08123660 with event index number of 2332275

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/13 05:44:53 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:08:21.1 -18:41:17
Equinox of date position of star is 17:09:47.0 -18:43:05
Stellar brightness G=14.2, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 28 degrees from the moon. Moon is 96% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.1

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Object is 38.6 AU from the Sun and 37.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 374 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2430 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27276.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=138.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Diameter=56.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 500877, (2025/06/13 05:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.3 -26:29:10  0.9 11.86  35
35Eta Oph      17:11:50.4 -15:45:17  2.6  3.00  29
PPM 232651     17:09:43.7 -17:38:26  6.0  1.08  29
PPM 232637     17:09:13.8 -18:35:24  8.5  0.19  28
500877         17:09:50.5 -18:43:09 14.2        28
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 2.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.0 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=0.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:45:48 -12.8 AT Up 18.1 165.3 Really Low 05:30:48 - 06:00:48 8013
Kamloops 05:46:27 -10.3 NT Down 16.1 151.4 Really Low 05:31:27 - 06:01:27 7784
Kelowna 05:46:26 -11.3 NT Down 17.1 152.1 Really Low 05:31:26 - 06:01:26 7759
Peachland 05:46:27 -11.3 NT Down 17.1 151.8 Really Low 05:31:27 - 06:01:27 7750
Summerland 05:46:27 -11.5 NT Down 17.2 151.9 Really Low 05:31:27 - 06:01:27 7745
Penticton 05:46:27 -11.6 NT Down 17.3 152.0 Really Low 05:31:27 - 06:01:27 7743
Oliver 05:46:27 -11.9 NT Down 17.6 151.9 Really Low 05:31:27 - 06:01:27 7727
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:46:27 -12.1 AT Down 17.9 152.1 Really Low 05:31:27 - 06:01:27 7722
Okanogan 05:46:29 -12.6 AT Down 18.4 151.8 Really Low 05:31:29 - 06:01:29 7687
Brewster 05:46:29 -12.7 AT Down 18.5 151.6 Really Low 05:31:29 - 06:01:29 7671
Manson/Chelan 05:46:30 -12.8 AT Down 18.6 151.2 Really Low 05:31:30 - 06:01:30 7655
Victoria 05:46:38 -11.1 NT Down 17.0 148.3 Really Low 05:31:38 - 06:01:38 7636
Wenatchee 05:46:33 -13.1 AT Down 19.0 151.0 Really Low 05:31:33 - 06:01:33 7629
Ellensburg 05:46:34 -13.4 AT Down 19.2 150.7 Really Low 05:31:34 - 06:01:34 7605
Yakima 05:46:34 -13.7 AT Down 19.6 150.6 Really Low 05:31:34 - 06:01:34 7583
PNWRO 05:46:30 -14.8 AT Up 20.7 152.1 Low 05:31:30 - 06:01:30 7579
Toppenish/White Swan 05:46:34 -14.0 AT Down 19.8 150.7 Really Low 05:31:34 - 06:01:34 7575
The Dalles 05:46:37 -14.4 AT Down 20.2 149.9 Low 05:31:37 - 06:01:37 7521
Maupin 05:46:37 -14.7 AT Down 20.7 149.9 Low 05:31:37 - 06:01:37 7500
Sisters 05:46:40 -15.3 AT Up 21.2 149.3 Low 05:31:40 - 06:01:40 7444
Dunrhomin 05:45:54 -24.2 Dark Up 29.6 164.7 Low 05:30:54 - 06:00:54 7442
Bend 05:46:41 -15.6 AT Up 21.5 149.5 Low 05:31:41 - 06:01:41 7435
Nikitin 05:45:54 -24.3 Dark Up 29.8 164.7 Low 05:30:54 - 06:00:54 7431
CU-SBO 05:45:54 -24.4 Dark Up 29.9 164.6 Low 05:30:54 - 06:00:54 7426
Oregon Observatory 05:46:41 -15.7 AT Up 21.6 149.3 Low 05:31:41 - 06:01:41 7423
Chiloquin 05:46:43 -16.6 AT Up 22.6 148.6 Low 05:31:43 - 06:01:43 7341
Klamath Falls 05:46:44 -17.0 AT Up 22.9 148.6 Low 05:31:44 - 06:01:44 7322
Cedarville 05:46:40 -18.2 Dark Up 24.1 150.0 Low 05:31:40 - 06:01:40 7308
Fall River/Burney 05:46:44 -18.1 Dark Up 24.1 148.7 Low 05:31:44 - 06:01:44 7257
Gimple 05:46:44 -19.1 Dark Up 25.1 149.0 Low 05:31:44 - 06:01:44 7211
Greenville 05:46:44 -19.0 Dark Up 25.0 148.9 Low 05:31:44 - 06:01:44 7209
Portola 05:46:43 -19.5 Dark Up 25.5 149.3 Low 05:31:43 - 06:01:43 7198
Quincy 05:46:44 -19.2 Dark Up 25.2 148.9 Low 05:31:44 - 06:01:44 7197
Reno 05:46:42 -20.0 Dark Up 26.0 149.9 Low 05:31:42 - 06:01:42 7192
Carson City 05:46:42 -20.3 Dark Up 26.3 149.8 Low 05:31:42 - 06:01:42 7170
Yerington 05:46:40 -20.7 Dark Up 26.7 150.4 Low 05:31:40 - 06:01:40 7168
Gardnerville 05:46:42 -20.5 Dark Up 26.5 149.8 Low 05:31:42 - 06:01:42 7155
Hawthorne 05:46:39 -21.4 Dark Up 27.3 150.8 Low 05:31:39 - 06:01:39 7147
Lee Vining 05:46:41 -21.6 Dark Up 27.6 150.1 Low 05:31:41 - 06:01:41 7103
Bishop 05:46:39 -22.4 Dark Up 28.4 150.7 Low 05:31:39 - 06:01:39 7076
Beatty 05:46:35 -23.5 Dark Up 29.5 152.2 Low 05:31:35 - 06:01:35 7073
Patrick 05:46:27 -25.9 Dark Up 31.8 154.7 Up 05:31:27 - 06:01:27 7019
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:46:30 -25.9 Dark Up 31.8 153.9 Up 05:31:30 - 06:01:30 6991
Lake Havasu City 05:46:28 -26.6 Dark Up 32.5 154.0 Up 05:31:28 - 06:01:28 6949
George/Scottsdale 05:46:21 -28.2 Dark Up 34.1 156.3 Up 05:31:21 - 06:01:21 6933
Idyllwild 05:46:37 -26.3 Dark Up 32.3 151.3 Up 05:31:37 - 06:01:37 6857
Wildwood 05:46:44 -25.1 Dark Up 31.2 149.6 Up 05:31:44 - 06:01:44 6848
Calipatria 05:46:34 -27.3 Dark Up 33.3 152.4 Up 05:31:34 - 06:01:34 6832
Yuma 05:46:31 -28.0 Dark Up 34.0 153.1 Up 05:31:31 - 06:01:31 6816

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 500877, (2025/06/13 05:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.86  35
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  3.00  29
PPM 232651     17:08:14.9 -17:36:33  6.0  1.08  29
PPM 232637     17:07:44.4 -18:33:30  8.5  0.19  28
500877         17:08:21.1 -18:41:17 14.2        28
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:55:12 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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