RECON: TNO occultation with 500881

Event between (500881) 13JM64 and star GA0740:07769960 with event index number of 2335304

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/06/10 05:14:37 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:22:34.7 -15:42:24
Equinox of date position of star is 17:23:51.6 -15:43:35
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 110 degrees from the moon. Moon is 31% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 41.0 AU from the Sun and 39.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1594 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4783 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28970.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=138.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Diameter=56.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 500881, (2026/06/10 05:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:02.0 -26:29:18  0.9 16.38 122
35Eta Oph      17:11:53.8 -15:45:21  2.6  2.94 113
PPM 232892     17:19:50.8 -16:20:16  5.9  1.19 111
PPM 233011     17:25:07.6 -16:03:40  7.0  0.41 110
PPM 232985     17:23:46.7 -15:57:09  9.3  0.24 110
500881         17:24:05.8 -15:43:48 16.2       110
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 0.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 15.9 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=3.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:16:10 -11.3 NT Down 17.7 150.7 Really Low 05:01:10 - 05:31:10 4944
Kamloops 05:16:44 -7.9 NT Down 13.6 137.3 Really Low 05:01:44 - 05:31:44 4658
Kelowna 05:16:44 -8.9 NT Down 14.6 137.9 Really Low 05:01:44 - 05:31:44 4628
Peachland 05:16:46 -8.9 NT Down 14.5 137.7 Really Low 05:01:46 - 05:31:46 4617
Summerland 05:16:45 -9.0 NT Down 14.7 137.7 Really Low 05:01:45 - 05:31:45 4610
Penticton 05:16:45 -9.1 NT Down 14.8 137.8 Really Low 05:01:45 - 05:31:45 4608
Oliver 05:16:46 -9.4 NT Down 15.0 137.7 Really Low 05:01:46 - 05:31:46 4588
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:16:46 -9.6 NT Down 15.3 137.9 Really Low 05:01:46 - 05:31:46 4583
Tonasket 05:16:46 -9.8 NT Down 15.5 137.8 Really Low 05:01:46 - 05:31:46 4563
Okanogan 05:16:48 -10.1 NT Down 15.6 137.6 Really Low 05:01:48 - 05:31:48 4541
Brewster 05:16:48 -10.2 NT Down 15.8 137.3 Really Low 05:01:48 - 05:31:48 4522
Manson/Chelan 05:16:50 -10.2 NT Down 15.7 137.0 Really Low 05:01:50 - 05:31:50 4503
Victoria 05:16:55 -8.4 NT Down 13.8 134.3 Really Low 05:01:55 - 05:31:55 4483
Wenatchee 05:16:51 -10.5 NT Down 16.0 136.7 Really Low 05:01:51 - 05:31:51 4472
Ellensburg 05:16:53 -10.8 NT Down 16.2 136.5 Really Low 05:01:53 - 05:31:53 4443
Yakima 05:16:54 -11.1 NT Down 16.5 136.4 Really Low 05:01:54 - 05:31:54 4418
PNWRO 05:16:51 -12.2 AT Down 17.7 137.7 Really Low 05:01:51 - 05:31:51 4412
Toppenish/White Swan 05:16:54 -11.3 NT Down 16.7 136.5 Really Low 05:01:54 - 05:31:54 4408
Goldendale 05:16:56 -11.6 NT Down 16.9 136.0 Really Low 05:01:56 - 05:31:56 4366
The Dalles 05:16:57 -11.6 NT Down 16.9 135.6 Really Low 05:01:57 - 05:31:57 4345
Maupin 05:16:58 -12.0 NT Down 17.3 135.6 Really Low 05:01:58 - 05:31:58 4321
Dunrhomin 05:16:24 -22.3 Dark Down 28.2 149.0 Low 05:01:24 - 05:31:24 4277
CU-SBO 05:16:24 -22.5 Dark Down 28.4 148.8 Low 05:01:24 - 05:31:24 4259
Sisters 05:17:00 -12.4 AT Down 17.7 135.0 Really Low 05:02:00 - 05:32:00 4255
Bend 05:17:00 -12.7 AT Down 18.0 135.2 Really Low 05:02:00 - 05:32:00 4245
Oregon Observatory 05:17:01 -12.8 AT Down 18.0 135.1 Really Low 05:02:01 - 05:32:01 4231
North Lake 05:17:01 -13.6 AT Down 18.7 135.4 Really Low 05:02:01 - 05:32:01 4199
Lakeview 05:17:02 -14.6 AT Down 19.8 135.6 Really Low 05:02:02 - 05:32:02 4139
Chiloquin 05:17:05 -13.6 AT Down 18.7 134.4 Really Low 05:02:05 - 05:32:05 4136
Klamath Falls 05:17:05 -13.9 AT Down 19.0 134.4 Really Low 05:02:05 - 05:32:05 4114
Cedarville 05:17:03 -15.2 AT Down 20.4 135.6 Low 05:02:03 - 05:32:03 4098
Fall River/Burney 05:17:06 -15.0 AT Down 20.1 134.4 Low 05:02:06 - 05:32:06 4040
Susanville 05:17:06 -15.9 AT Down 20.9 134.9 Low 05:02:06 - 05:32:06 4011
Gimple 05:17:07 -16.0 AT Down 21.0 134.6 Low 05:02:07 - 05:32:07 3987
Greenville 05:17:07 -16.0 AT Down 20.9 134.6 Low 05:02:07 - 05:32:07 3985
Portola 05:17:07 -16.4 AT Down 21.4 134.9 Low 05:02:07 - 05:32:07 3972
Quincy 05:17:07 -16.1 AT Down 21.1 134.5 Low 05:02:07 - 05:32:07 3971
Reno 05:17:05 -17.0 AT Down 22.0 135.4 Low 05:02:05 - 05:32:05 3966
Carson City 05:17:06 -17.2 AT Down 22.2 135.3 Low 05:02:06 - 05:32:06 3941
Yerington 05:17:04 -17.7 AT Down 22.7 135.8 Low 05:02:04 - 05:32:04 3939
Gardnerville 05:17:06 -17.5 AT Down 22.4 135.2 Low 05:02:06 - 05:32:06 3924
Hawthorne 05:17:04 -18.3 Dark Down 23.3 136.1 Low 05:02:04 - 05:32:04 3916
Tonopah 05:17:01 -19.4 Dark Down 24.4 137.2 Low 05:02:01 - 05:32:01 3911
Lee Vining 05:17:06 -18.5 Dark Down 23.5 135.5 Low 05:02:06 - 05:32:06 3866
Bishop 05:17:05 -19.4 Dark Down 24.3 135.9 Low 05:02:05 - 05:32:05 3836
Beatty 05:17:02 -20.5 Dark Down 25.5 137.2 Low 05:02:02 - 05:32:02 3834
Indian Springs 05:16:59 -21.3 Dark Down 26.3 138.0 Low 05:01:59 - 05:31:59 3831
Henderson 05:16:58 -22.0 Dark Down 27.1 138.5 Low 05:01:58 - 05:31:58 3804
Patrick 05:16:56 -23.1 Dark Down 28.2 139.3 Low 05:01:56 - 05:31:56 3779
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:16:57 -23.2 Dark Down 28.2 139.0 Low 05:01:57 - 05:31:57 3759
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:16:58 -22.9 Dark Down 28.0 138.5 Low 05:01:58 - 05:31:58 3746
Mohave Valley 05:16:58 -23.2 Dark Down 28.2 138.5 Low 05:01:58 - 05:31:58 3726
Lake Havasu City 05:16:58 -23.6 Dark Down 28.6 138.5 Low 05:01:58 - 05:31:58 3700
George/Scottsdale 05:16:52 -25.4 Dark Down 30.5 140.5 Up 05:01:52 - 05:31:52 3689
Parker 05:16:59 -23.9 Dark Down 28.9 138.4 Low 05:01:59 - 05:31:59 3674
Idyllwild 05:17:06 -23.1 Dark Down 27.9 136.2 Low 05:02:06 - 05:32:06 3594
Wildwood 05:17:11 -21.8 Dark Down 26.5 134.7 Low 05:02:11 - 05:32:11 3582
Calipatria 05:17:04 -24.2 Dark Down 29.0 137.0 Low 05:02:04 - 05:32:04 3569
Yuma 05:17:02 -24.9 Dark Down 29.8 137.6 Low 05:02:02 - 05:32:02 3553

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 500881, (2026/06/10 05:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.38 122
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  2.94 113
PPM 232892     17:18:19.3 -16:18:42  5.9  1.19 111
PPM 233011     17:23:36.2 -16:02:18  7.0  0.41 110
PPM 232985     17:22:15.4 -15:55:44  9.3  0.24 110
500881         17:22:34.7 -15:42:24 16.2       110
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/04/19 23:13:59 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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