RECON: TNO occultation with 500877

Event between (500877) 13JE64 and star GA0700:09534466 with event index number of 2332430

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/26 12:36:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:19:27.2 -19:10:23
Equinox of date position of star is 17:20:53.6 -19:11:48
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 164 degrees from the moon. Moon is 72% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.4

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Object is 38.8 AU from the Sun and 39.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 12.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 929 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3263 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28282.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=138.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.8 sec chord
Diameter=56.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 500877, (2026/02/26 12:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:00.9 -26:29:16  0.9 13.62 155
35Eta Oph      17:11:52.8 -15:45:20  2.6  4.07 160
PPM 233026     17:26:09.0 -18:28:04  6.4  1.42 164
PPM 232918     17:21:02.0 -18:58:49  7.7  0.22 163
PPM 232928     17:21:26.1 -19:07:00  9.2  0.13 164
500877         17:20:59.6 -19:11:53 15.9       164
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 1.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.4 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=0.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 12:34:52 -13.2 AT Down 16.5 159.6 Really Low 12:19:52 - 12:49:52 10398
Kamloops 12:33:30 -22.5 Dark Up 13.5 145.7 Really Low 12:18:30 - 12:48:30 10221
Kelowna 12:33:31 -22.1 Dark Down 14.5 146.4 Really Low 12:18:31 - 12:48:31 10197
Peachland 12:33:30 -22.3 Dark Down 14.5 146.1 Really Low 12:18:30 - 12:48:30 10189
Summerland 12:33:32 -22.3 Dark Down 14.6 146.2 Really Low 12:18:32 - 12:48:32 10184
Penticton 12:33:30 -22.3 Dark Down 14.7 146.2 Really Low 12:18:30 - 12:48:30 10182
Oliver 12:33:28 -22.3 Dark Down 15.0 146.2 Really Low 12:18:28 - 12:48:28 10166
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:33:27 -22.3 Dark Down 15.2 146.3 Really Low 12:18:27 - 12:48:27 10162
Okanogan 12:33:24 -22.6 Dark Down 15.7 146.0 Really Low 12:18:24 - 12:48:24 10129
Brewster 12:33:22 -22.8 Dark Down 15.8 145.8 Really Low 12:18:22 - 12:48:22 10115
Manson/Chelan 12:33:19 -23.1 Dark Down 15.9 145.4 Really Low 12:18:19 - 12:48:19 10101
Victoria 12:33:05 -25.0 Dark Up 14.0 142.6 Really Low 12:18:05 - 12:48:05 10089
Wenatchee 12:33:16 -23.3 Dark Down 16.2 145.2 Really Low 12:18:16 - 12:48:16 10076
Ellensburg 12:33:14 -23.5 Dark Down 16.4 144.9 Really Low 12:18:14 - 12:48:14 10054
Yakima 12:33:12 -23.6 Dark Down 16.7 144.8 Really Low 12:18:12 - 12:48:12 10034
PNWRO 12:33:18 -22.6 Dark Down 17.9 146.2 Really Low 12:18:18 - 12:48:18 10026
Toppenish/White Swan 12:33:12 -23.6 Dark Down 17.0 144.9 Really Low 12:18:12 - 12:48:12 10025
The Dalles 12:33:04 -24.3 Dark Down 17.3 144.0 Really Low 12:18:04 - 12:48:04 9976
Maupin 12:33:03 -24.3 Dark Down 17.7 144.1 Really Low 12:18:03 - 12:48:03 9957
Sisters 12:32:55 -24.9 Dark Down 18.2 143.4 Really Low 12:17:55 - 12:47:55 9905
Bend 12:32:57 -24.8 Dark Down 18.5 143.6 Really Low 12:17:57 - 12:47:57 9896
Oregon Observatory 12:32:55 -24.9 Dark Down 18.5 143.5 Really Low 12:17:55 - 12:47:55 9885
Dunrhomin 12:34:27 -13.0 AT Down 27.7 158.6 Low 12:19:27 - 12:49:27 9850
Nikitin 12:34:26 -13.0 AT Down 27.9 158.5 Low 12:19:26 - 12:49:26 9840
CU-SBO 12:34:24 -13.1 AT Down 27.9 158.4 Low 12:19:24 - 12:49:24 9836
Chiloquin 12:32:49 -25.5 Dark Down 19.4 142.8 Really Low 12:17:49 - 12:47:49 9807
Klamath Falls 12:32:47 -25.5 Dark Down 19.7 142.8 Really Low 12:17:47 - 12:47:47 9789
Cedarville 12:32:53 -24.4 Dark Down 21.0 144.1 Low 12:17:53 - 12:47:53 9772
Fall River/Burney 12:32:44 -25.5 Dark Down 20.8 142.8 Low 12:17:44 - 12:47:44 9726
Gimple 12:32:44 -25.2 Dark Down 21.8 143.1 Low 12:17:44 - 12:47:44 9680
Greenville 12:32:43 -25.3 Dark Down 21.7 143.0 Low 12:17:43 - 12:47:43 9679
Quincy 12:32:43 -25.3 Dark Down 21.9 143.0 Low 12:17:43 - 12:47:43 9667
Portola 12:32:45 -25.0 Dark Down 22.2 143.4 Low 12:17:45 - 12:47:45 9667
Reno 12:32:48 -24.5 Dark Down 22.8 143.9 Low 12:17:48 - 12:47:48 9660
Carson City 12:32:46 -24.6 Dark Down 23.0 143.8 Low 12:17:46 - 12:47:46 9638
Yerington 12:32:49 -24.1 Dark Down 23.5 144.4 Low 12:17:49 - 12:47:49 9635
Gardnerville 12:32:45 -24.6 Dark Down 23.3 143.8 Low 12:17:45 - 12:47:45 9624
Hawthorne 12:32:51 -23.8 Dark Down 24.1 144.7 Low 12:17:51 - 12:47:51 9614
Lee Vining 12:32:46 -24.3 Dark Down 24.3 144.1 Low 12:17:46 - 12:47:46 9572
Bishop 12:32:48 -23.8 Dark Down 25.2 144.6 Low 12:17:48 - 12:47:48 9544
Beatty 12:32:57 -22.5 Dark Down 26.3 146.0 Low 12:17:57 - 12:47:57 9536
Patrick 12:33:12 -20.2 Dark Down 28.9 148.4 Low 12:18:12 - 12:48:12 9475
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:33:07 -20.9 Dark Down 28.7 147.6 Low 12:18:07 - 12:48:07 9449
Lake Havasu City 12:33:07 -20.7 Dark Down 29.4 147.7 Low 12:18:07 - 12:48:07 9408
George/Scottsdale 12:33:21 -18.6 Dark Down 31.2 149.9 Up 12:18:21 - 12:48:21 9384
Idyllwild 12:32:48 -22.8 Dark Down 28.9 145.1 Low 12:17:48 - 12:47:48 9327
Wildwood 12:32:35 -24.4 Dark Down 27.7 143.4 Low 12:17:35 - 12:47:35 9325
Calipatria 12:32:54 -21.8 Dark Down 30.0 146.1 Up 12:17:54 - 12:47:54 9299
Yuma 12:32:59 -21.1 Dark Down 30.8 146.8 Up 12:17:59 - 12:47:59 9280

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, (2026/02/26 12:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 13.62 155
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  4.07 160
PPM 233026     17:24:37.1 -18:26:45  6.4  1.42 164
PPM 232918     17:19:29.8 -18:57:19  7.7  0.22 163
PPM 232928     17:19:53.7 -19:05:30  9.2  0.13 164
500877         17:19:27.2 -19:10:23 15.9       164
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:25:33 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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