RECON: TNO occultation with 503858

Event between (503858) 98HQ151 and star GA0780:20128722 with event index number of 2452771

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/09 05:55:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:28:46.4 -10:43:52
Equinox of date position of star is 19:30:04.7 -10:40:52
Stellar brightness G=13.6, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 29 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.1

[RECON map]
Object is 34.1 AU from the Sun and 33.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 234 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1880 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24033.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 503858, (2025/07/09 05:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.6 -26:29:11  0.9 45.03  19
Nunki          18:56:50.7 -26:15:46  2.0 17.46  14
37 Aql         19:36:31.5 -10:30:10  4.7  1.57  30
PPM 236073     19:31:27.6 -10:53:32  8.2  0.38  29
PPM 236014     19:29:08.7 -10:34:47  9.5  0.27  29
503858         19:30:10.8 -10:40:38 13.6        29
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 3.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 24.6 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=2.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:55:37 -13.9 AT Up 24.4 156.4 Low 05:40:37 - 06:10:37 4682
Kamloops 05:56:16 -11.5 NT Up 21.1 141.7 Low 05:41:16 - 06:11:16 4622
Kelowna 05:56:15 -12.5 AT Up 22.1 142.4 Low 05:41:15 - 06:11:15 4582
Peachland 05:56:16 -12.5 AT Up 22.0 142.1 Low 05:41:16 - 06:11:16 4576
Summerland 05:56:17 -12.7 AT Up 22.2 142.1 Low 05:41:17 - 06:11:17 4568
Penticton 05:56:17 -12.8 AT Up 22.3 142.2 Low 05:41:17 - 06:11:17 4565
Oliver 05:56:18 -13.1 AT Up 22.6 142.1 Low 05:41:18 - 06:11:18 4546
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:56:18 -13.3 AT Up 22.8 142.3 Low 05:41:18 - 06:11:18 4538
Victoria 05:56:29 -12.3 AT Up 21.5 138.3 Low 05:41:29 - 06:11:29 4505
Okanogan 05:56:20 -13.8 AT Up 23.2 141.9 Low 05:41:20 - 06:11:20 4502
Brewster 05:56:21 -14.0 AT Up 23.3 141.6 Low 05:41:21 - 06:11:21 4487
Manson/Chelan 05:56:22 -14.0 AT Up 23.3 141.2 Low 05:41:22 - 06:11:22 4476
Wenatchee 05:56:24 -14.4 AT Up 23.6 140.9 Low 05:41:24 - 06:11:24 4449
Ellensburg 05:56:25 -14.6 AT Up 23.9 140.6 Low 05:41:25 - 06:11:25 4426
Yakima 05:56:26 -15.0 AT Up 24.2 140.5 Low 05:41:26 - 06:11:26 4402
Toppenish/White Swan 05:56:26 -15.2 AT Up 24.4 140.6 Low 05:41:26 - 06:11:26 4390
PNWRO 05:56:23 -16.1 AT Up 25.3 141.9 Low 05:41:23 - 06:11:23 4371
The Dalles 05:56:30 -15.6 AT Up 24.7 139.6 Low 05:41:30 - 06:11:30 4344
Maupin 05:56:30 -16.0 AT Up 25.0 139.6 Low 05:41:30 - 06:11:30 4319
Sisters 05:56:34 -16.6 AT Up 25.5 138.9 Low 05:41:34 - 06:11:34 4266
Bend 05:56:33 -16.9 AT Up 25.8 139.0 Low 05:41:33 - 06:11:33 4252
Oregon Observatory 05:56:34 -17.0 AT Up 25.8 138.8 Low 05:41:34 - 06:11:34 4241
Chiloquin 05:56:39 -17.9 AT Up 26.6 138.0 Low 05:41:39 - 06:11:39 4158
Klamath Falls 05:56:39 -18.2 Dark Up 26.9 138.0 Low 05:41:39 - 06:11:39 4136
Cedarville 05:56:36 -19.5 Dark Up 28.2 139.3 Low 05:41:36 - 06:11:36 4094
Fall River/Burney 05:56:41 -19.4 Dark Up 28.0 138.0 Low 05:41:41 - 06:11:41 4060
Greenville 05:56:41 -20.3 Dark Up 28.9 138.1 Low 05:41:41 - 06:11:41 4000
Gimple 05:56:41 -20.4 Dark Up 29.0 138.1 Low 05:41:41 - 06:11:41 4000
Dunrhomin 05:55:53 -25.3 Dark Up 35.4 154.4 Up 05:40:53 - 06:10:53 3995
Quincy 05:56:41 -20.5 Dark Up 29.1 138.0 Low 05:41:41 - 06:11:41 3987
Nikitin 05:55:53 -25.5 Dark Up 35.6 154.4 Up 05:40:53 - 06:10:53 3982
Portola 05:56:41 -20.8 Dark Up 29.4 138.4 Low 05:41:41 - 06:11:41 3979
CU-SBO 05:55:53 -25.5 Dark Up 35.6 154.3 Up 05:40:53 - 06:10:53 3978
Reno 05:56:39 -21.3 Dark Up 29.9 138.9 Low 05:41:39 - 06:11:39 3962
Carson City 05:56:40 -21.6 Dark Up 30.2 138.8 Up 05:41:40 - 06:11:40 3937
Yerington 05:56:38 -22.0 Dark Up 30.7 139.4 Up 05:41:38 - 06:11:38 3925
Gardnerville 05:56:41 -21.8 Dark Up 30.4 138.8 Up 05:41:41 - 06:11:41 3921
Hawthorne 05:56:38 -22.7 Dark Up 31.3 139.7 Up 05:41:38 - 06:11:38 3893
Lee Vining 05:56:41 -22.9 Dark Up 31.5 139.0 Up 05:41:41 - 06:11:41 3853
Bishop 05:56:39 -23.7 Dark Up 32.3 139.5 Up 05:41:39 - 06:11:39 3811
Beatty 05:56:35 -24.8 Dark Up 33.5 140.9 Up 05:41:35 - 06:11:35 3778
Patrick 05:56:28 -27.2 Dark Up 36.1 143.2 Up 05:41:28 - 06:11:28 3669
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:56:31 -27.2 Dark Up 35.9 142.4 Up 05:41:31 - 06:11:31 3650
Lake Havasu City 05:56:32 -27.9 Dark Up 36.6 142.3 Up 05:41:32 - 06:11:32 3599
Wildwood 05:56:46 -26.5 Dark Up 34.7 137.9 Up 05:41:46 - 06:11:46 3569
Idyllwild 05:56:41 -27.6 Dark Up 36.0 139.6 Up 05:41:41 - 06:11:41 3543
George/Scottsdale 05:56:24 -29.5 Dark Up 38.4 144.6 Up 05:41:24 - 06:11:24 3538
Calipatria 05:56:38 -28.6 Dark Up 37.1 140.5 Up 05:41:38 - 06:11:38 3495
Yuma 05:56:36 -29.3 Dark Up 37.9 141.2 Up 05:41:36 - 06:11:36 3461

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 503858, (2025/07/09 05:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 45.03  19
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:50  2.0 17.46  14
37 Aql         19:35:07.3 -10:33:37  4.7  1.57  30
PPM 236073     19:30:03.1 -10:56:49  8.2  0.38  29
PPM 236014     19:27:44.3 -10:38:00  9.5  0.27  29
503858         19:28:46.4 -10:43:52 13.6        29
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/09/03 03:23:21 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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