RECON: TNO occultation with 500877

Event between (500877) 13JE64 and star GA0700:08643689 with event index number of 2332500

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/07/07 05:03:04 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:13:03.2 -19:00:59
Equinox of date position of star is 17:14:29.5 -19:02:37
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 108 degrees from the moon. Moon is 57% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.2

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Object is 38.9 AU from the Sun and 38.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 494 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3377 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27530.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=138.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Diameter=56.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 500877, (2026/07/07 05:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:02.3 -26:29:18  0.9 12.49 118
35Eta Oph      17:11:54.0 -15:45:21  2.6  3.35 109
PPM 232651     17:09:47.4 -17:38:30  6.0  1.81 110
PPM 232790     17:15:10.4 -18:33:57  8.5  0.50 108
PPM 232792     17:15:14.6 -19:00:24  8.7  0.15 108
500877         17:14:36.7 -19:02:45 16.5       108
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 22.6 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=4.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:03:17 -10.5 NT Down 18.8 176.8 Really Low 04:48:17 - 05:18:17 -1277
Kamloops 05:04:04 -6.5 NT Down 18.6 162.6 Really Low 04:49:04 - 05:19:04 -1397
Kelowna 05:04:02 -7.4 NT Down 19.6 163.4 Really Low 04:49:02 - 05:19:02 -1424
Peachland 05:04:03 -7.4 NT Down 19.6 163.1 Really Low 04:49:03 - 05:19:03 -1430
Summerland 05:04:03 -7.6 NT Down 19.8 163.2 Really Low 04:49:03 - 05:19:03 -1436
Penticton 05:04:02 -7.7 NT Down 19.9 163.3 Really Low 04:49:02 - 05:19:02 -1438
Oliver 05:04:03 -7.9 NT Down 20.2 163.2 Low 04:49:03 - 05:19:03 -1453
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:04:02 -8.1 NT Down 20.4 163.4 Low 04:49:02 - 05:19:02 -1458
Okanogan 05:04:04 -8.5 NT Down 21.0 163.1 Low 04:49:04 - 05:19:04 -1488
Brewster 05:04:05 -8.6 NT Down 21.2 162.9 Low 04:49:05 - 05:19:05 -1502
Manson/Chelan 05:04:06 -8.6 NT Down 21.3 162.5 Low 04:49:06 - 05:19:06 -1514
Victoria 05:04:13 -6.7 NT Down 20.0 159.4 Low 04:49:13 - 05:19:13 -1515
Wenatchee 05:04:07 -8.9 NT Down 21.8 162.3 Low 04:49:07 - 05:19:07 -1537
Ellensburg 05:04:09 -9.1 NT Down 22.1 162.0 Low 04:49:09 - 05:19:09 -1558
Yakima 05:04:09 -9.4 NT Down 22.5 162.0 Low 04:49:09 - 05:19:09 -1577
Toppenish/White Swan 05:04:08 -9.7 NT Down 22.7 162.1 Low 04:49:08 - 05:19:08 -1586
PNWRO 05:04:04 -10.6 NT Down 23.4 163.6 Low 04:49:04 - 05:19:04 -1592
The Dalles 05:04:12 -9.9 NT Down 23.3 161.2 Low 04:49:12 - 05:19:12 -1630
Maupin 05:04:13 -10.2 NT Down 23.7 161.3 Low 04:49:13 - 05:19:13 -1650
Sisters 05:04:13 -10.6 NT Down 24.4 160.7 Low 04:49:13 - 05:19:13 -1699
Bend 05:04:13 -10.9 NT Down 24.7 160.9 Low 04:49:13 - 05:19:13 -1708
Oregon Observatory 05:04:13 -11.0 NT Down 24.9 160.7 Low 04:49:13 - 05:19:13 -1719
Chiloquin 05:04:13 -11.8 NT Down 26.0 160.1 Low 04:49:13 - 05:19:13 -1796
Klamath Falls 05:04:13 -12.0 AT Down 26.3 160.1 Low 04:49:13 - 05:19:13 -1814
Dunrhomin 05:03:16 -21.0 Dark Down 30.7 177.3 Up 04:48:16 - 05:18:16 -1826
Cedarville 05:04:13 -13.4 AT Down 27.4 161.6 Low 04:49:13 - 05:19:13 -1834
Nikitin 05:03:17 -21.2 Dark Down 30.9 177.3 Up 04:48:17 - 05:18:17 -1836
CU-SBO 05:03:17 -21.2 Dark Down 30.9 177.2 Up 04:48:17 - 05:18:17 -1840
Fall River/Burney 05:04:13 -13.1 AT Down 27.5 160.3 Low 04:49:13 - 05:19:13 -1876
Gimple 05:04:13 -14.0 AT Down 28.5 160.7 Low 04:49:13 - 05:19:13 -1922
Greenville 05:04:13 -14.0 AT Down 28.5 160.6 Low 04:49:13 - 05:19:13 -1923
Quincy 05:04:13 -14.1 AT Down 28.7 160.6 Low 04:49:13 - 05:19:13 -1935
Portola 05:04:13 -14.5 AT Down 28.9 161.0 Low 04:49:13 - 05:19:13 -1936
Reno 05:04:13 -15.0 AT Down 29.4 161.7 Low 04:49:13 - 05:19:13 -1945
Carson City 05:04:13 -15.3 AT Down 29.7 161.6 Low 04:49:13 - 05:19:13 -1966
Yerington 05:04:12 -15.8 AT Down 30.0 162.3 Up 04:49:12 - 05:19:12 -1972
Gardnerville 05:04:13 -15.5 AT Down 30.0 161.6 Low 04:49:13 - 05:19:13 -1980
Hawthorne 05:04:10 -16.4 AT Down 30.6 162.7 Up 04:49:10 - 05:19:10 -1996
Lee Vining 05:04:12 -16.5 AT Down 31.0 162.1 Up 04:49:12 - 05:19:12 -2034
Bishop 05:04:10 -17.4 AT Down 31.8 162.8 Up 04:49:10 - 05:19:10 -2065
Beatty 05:04:04 -18.6 Dark Down 32.6 164.5 Up 04:49:04 - 05:19:04 -2081
Patrick 05:03:54 -21.2 Dark Down 34.6 167.4 Up 04:48:54 - 05:18:54 -2156
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:03:57 -21.0 Dark Down 34.7 166.6 Up 04:48:57 - 05:18:57 -2177
Lake Havasu City 05:03:56 -21.7 Dark Down 35.4 166.7 Up 04:48:56 - 05:18:56 -2220
George/Scottsdale 05:03:46 -23.5 Dark Down 36.6 169.4 Up 04:48:46 - 05:18:46 -2257
Wildwood 05:04:13 -19.7 Dark Down 34.8 161.9 Up 04:49:13 - 05:19:13 -2280
Idyllwild 05:04:06 -21.0 Dark Down 35.6 163.9 Up 04:49:06 - 05:19:06 -2287
Calipatria 05:04:02 -22.1 Dark Down 36.5 165.1 Up 04:49:02 - 05:19:02 -2321
Yuma 05:03:58 -22.9 Dark Down 37.1 166.1 Up 04:48:58 - 05:18:58 -2344

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, (2026/07/07 05:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 12.49 118
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  3.35 109
PPM 232651     17:08:14.9 -17:36:33  6.0  1.81 110
PPM 232790     17:13:37.2 -18:32:11  8.5  0.50 108
PPM 232792     17:13:41.1 -18:58:39  8.7  0.15 108
500877         17:13:03.2 -19:00:59 16.5       108
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:30:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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