RECON: TNO occultation with 505624

Event between (505624) 14GU53 and star GA0900:04909842 with event index number of 2451486

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/06/21 21:58:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:58:03.5 +00:50:21
Equinox of date position of star is 16:59:18.3 +00:48:11
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 75 degrees from the moon. Moon is 50% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.6

Object is 37.4 AU from the Sun and 36.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.1 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 74 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1326 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=398.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.6 sec chord
Diameter=162.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 505624, (2026/06/21 22:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:02.1 -26:29:18  0.9 28.13  69
1Del Oph       16:15:44.1 -03:45:37  2.7 11.83  64
PPM 179990     17:06:54.2 -00:55:35  5.4  2.55  77
PPM 163235     16:54:44.5 +01:18:23  8.0  1.27  74
PPM 163283     16:57:29.5 +01:04:21  9.8  0.55  75
PPM 163295     16:58:00.1 +00:56:16 10.4  0.38  75
505624         16:59:24.4 +00:48:01 16.9        75
Positions are for equinox of date

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 505624, (2026/06/21 22:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 28.13  69
1Del Oph       16:14:20.7 -03:41:43  2.7 11.83  64
PPM 179990     17:05:32.2 -00:53:32  5.4  2.55  77
PPM 163235     16:53:23.9 +01:20:54  8.0  1.27  74
PPM 163283     16:56:08.7 +01:06:46  9.8  0.55  75
PPM 163295     16:56:39.3 +00:58:40 10.4  0.38  75
505624         16:58:03.5 +00:50:21 16.9        75
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:29:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

RECON