RECON: TNO occultation with 505476

Event between (505476) 13UL15 and star GA0980:00157071 with event index number of 2397494

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/01 10:54:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 01:49:53.8 +09:32:54
Equinox of date position of star is 01:51:03.4 +09:39:23
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 46 degrees from the moon. Moon is 78% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 44.0 AU from the Sun and 43.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 246 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2984 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31218.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=288.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.8 sec chord
Diameter=117.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 505476, (2025/11/01 10:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.4 +16:33:33  0.8 40.96  87
6Bet Ari       01:56:04.3 +20:56:00  2.6 11.32  51
110Omi Psc     01:46:45.7 +09:17:12  4.3  1.18  45
PPM 145099     01:55:34.5 +10:04:35  8.4  1.13  47
PPM 145007     01:50:37.4 +09:48:43  9.8  0.21  46
505476         01:51:15.9 +09:40:32 16.3        46
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 3.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 27.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=4.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:50:45 -29.2 Dark Down 19.6 260.2 Really Low 10:35:45 - 11:05:45 -6082
Kamloops 10:51:01 -38.1 Dark Down 28.6 248.4 Low 10:36:01 - 11:06:01 -6203
Kelowna 10:50:58 -37.9 Dark Down 28.4 249.6 Low 10:35:58 - 11:05:58 -6286
Peachland 10:50:59 -38.2 Dark Down 28.6 249.4 Low 10:35:59 - 11:05:59 -6296
Summerland 10:50:59 -38.2 Dark Down 28.6 249.6 Low 10:35:59 - 11:05:59 -6311
Penticton 10:50:59 -38.1 Dark Down 28.5 249.7 Low 10:35:59 - 11:05:59 -6318
Oliver 10:50:58 -38.3 Dark Down 28.7 249.9 Low 10:35:58 - 11:05:58 -6353
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:50:57 -38.3 Dark Down 28.6 250.2 Low 10:35:57 - 11:05:57 -6370
Victoria 10:51:03 -40.8 Dark Down 31.2 246.8 Up 10:36:03 - 11:06:03 -6398
Tonasket 10:50:57 -38.4 Dark Down 28.7 250.3 Low 10:35:57 - 11:05:57 -6401
Okanogan 10:50:57 -38.7 Dark Down 29.0 250.3 Low 10:35:57 - 11:05:57 -6433
Brewster 10:50:56 -38.9 Dark Down 29.2 250.3 Low 10:35:56 - 11:05:56 -6459
Manson/Chelan 10:50:57 -39.2 Dark Down 29.5 250.1 Low 10:35:57 - 11:05:57 -6479
Wenatchee 10:50:56 -39.5 Dark Down 29.7 250.2 Low 10:35:56 - 11:05:56 -6525
Ellensburg 10:50:56 -39.8 Dark Down 30.0 250.2 Up 10:35:56 - 11:05:56 -6566
Yakima 10:50:56 -40.0 Dark Down 30.2 250.4 Up 10:35:56 - 11:05:56 -6606
Toppenish/White Swan 10:50:56 -40.0 Dark Down 30.1 250.7 Up 10:35:56 - 11:05:56 -6629
Pasco 10:50:53 -39.2 Dark Down 29.4 251.8 Low 10:35:53 - 11:05:53 -6647
PNWRO 10:50:52 -39.2 Dark Down 29.3 252.1 Low 10:35:52 - 11:05:52 -6673
Goldendale 10:50:55 -40.5 Dark Down 30.6 250.6 Up 10:35:55 - 11:05:55 -6683
The Dalles 10:50:55 -40.8 Dark Down 30.9 250.4 Up 10:35:55 - 11:05:55 -6704
Maupin 10:50:55 -40.9 Dark Down 31.0 250.7 Up 10:35:55 - 11:05:55 -6747
Sisters 10:50:55 -41.6 Dark Down 31.6 250.8 Up 10:35:55 - 11:05:55 -6834
Redmond 10:50:53 -41.3 Dark Down 31.3 251.2 Up 10:35:53 - 11:05:53 -6838
Bend 10:50:53 -41.5 Dark Down 31.5 251.2 Up 10:35:53 - 11:05:53 -6859
Oregon Observatory 10:50:54 -41.6 Dark Down 31.7 251.2 Up 10:35:54 - 11:05:54 -6877
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:50:53 -41.8 Dark Down 31.8 251.2 Up 10:35:53 - 11:05:53 -6897
North Lake 10:50:52 -41.5 Dark Down 31.5 252.0 Up 10:35:52 - 11:05:52 -6945
Paisley 10:50:52 -41.5 Dark Down 31.4 252.6 Up 10:35:52 - 11:05:52 -7004
Chiloquin 10:50:53 -42.4 Dark Down 32.4 251.6 Up 10:35:53 - 11:05:53 -7010
Klamath Falls 10:50:53 -42.5 Dark Down 32.4 251.9 Up 10:35:53 - 11:05:53 -7046
Lakeview 10:50:50 -41.5 Dark Down 31.4 253.1 Up 10:35:50 - 11:05:50 -7058
Cedarville 10:50:49 -41.6 Dark Down 31.5 253.6 Up 10:35:49 - 11:05:49 -7127
Fall River/Burney 10:50:51 -42.7 Dark Down 32.5 252.9 Up 10:35:51 - 11:05:51 -7171
Susanville 10:50:48 -42.4 Dark Down 32.2 253.9 Up 10:35:48 - 11:05:48 -7241
Greenville 10:50:49 -42.7 Dark Down 32.4 253.8 Up 10:35:49 - 11:05:49 -7269
Gimple 10:50:49 -42.6 Dark Down 32.4 253.9 Up 10:35:49 - 11:05:49 -7269
Dunrhomin 10:50:24 -31.0 Dark Down 20.7 265.0 Low 10:35:24 - 11:05:24 -7278
Quincy 10:50:49 -42.7 Dark Down 32.5 253.9 Up 10:35:49 - 11:05:49 -7290
Portola 10:50:47 -42.4 Dark Down 32.2 254.4 Up 10:35:47 - 11:05:47 -7306
Reno 10:50:46 -42.0 Dark Down 31.8 255.0 Up 10:35:46 - 11:05:46 -7337
Carson City 10:50:46 -42.1 Dark Down 31.9 255.3 Up 10:35:46 - 11:05:46 -7375
Yerington 10:50:45 -41.7 Dark Down 31.4 255.8 Up 10:35:45 - 11:05:45 -7399
Gardnerville 10:50:45 -42.2 Dark Down 31.9 255.4 Up 10:35:45 - 11:05:45 -7402
Hawthorne 10:50:43 -41.4 Dark Down 31.1 256.5 Up 10:35:43 - 11:05:43 -7451
Tonopah 10:50:39 -40.5 Dark Down 30.2 257.8 Up 10:35:39 - 11:05:39 -7507
Lee Vining 10:50:43 -42.0 Dark Down 31.7 256.5 Up 10:35:43 - 11:05:43 -7509
Bishop 10:50:42 -41.6 Dark Down 31.2 257.4 Up 10:35:42 - 11:05:42 -7576
Beatty 10:50:38 -40.4 Dark Down 30.1 258.8 Up 10:35:38 - 11:05:38 -7632
Indian Springs 10:50:36 -39.7 Dark Down 29.3 259.7 Low 10:35:36 - 11:05:36 -7671
Henderson 10:50:34 -39.2 Dark Down 28.8 260.4 Low 10:35:34 - 11:05:34 -7730
CPSLO 10:50:45 -43.9 Dark Down 33.5 257.0 Up 10:35:45 - 11:05:45 -7785
Patrick 10:50:32 -38.5 Dark Down 28.0 261.5 Low 10:35:32 - 11:05:32 -7800
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:50:31 -38.7 Dark Down 28.2 261.5 Low 10:35:31 - 11:05:31 -7824
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:50:33 -39.1 Dark Down 28.6 261.2 Low 10:35:33 - 11:05:33 -7825
Mohave Valley 10:50:32 -39.1 Dark Down 28.7 261.3 Low 10:35:32 - 11:05:32 -7855
Lake Havasu City 10:50:31 -39.0 Dark Down 28.5 261.7 Low 10:35:31 - 11:05:31 -7899
Wildwood 10:50:39 -42.5 Dark Down 32.1 259.2 Up 10:35:39 - 11:05:39 -7927
Parker 10:50:31 -39.0 Dark Down 28.6 261.9 Low 10:35:31 - 11:05:31 -7937
Idyllwild 10:50:35 -41.1 Dark Down 30.6 260.6 Up 10:35:35 - 11:05:35 -7974
George/Scottsdale 10:50:27 -37.1 Dark Down 26.6 263.6 Low 10:35:27 - 11:05:27 -7987
Blythe 10:50:31 -39.3 Dark Down 28.9 262.0 Low 10:35:31 - 11:05:31 -7993
Calipatria 10:50:33 -40.2 Dark Down 29.7 261.7 Low 10:35:33 - 11:05:33 -8044
Yuma 10:50:31 -39.5 Dark Down 29.0 262.5 Low 10:35:31 - 11:05:31 -8094

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 505476, (2025/11/01 10:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 40.96  87
6Bet Ari       01:54:38.5 +20:48:26  2.6 11.32  51
110Omi Psc     01:45:23.7 +09:09:29  4.3  1.18  45
PPM 145099     01:54:12.1 +09:57:01  8.4  1.13  47
PPM 145007     01:49:15.2 +09:41:03  9.8  0.21  46
505476         01:49:53.8 +09:32:54 16.3        46
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/11/28 00:21:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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