RECON: TNO occultation with 506439

Event between (506439) 00YB2 and star GA1100:01874786 with event index number of 2258313

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/12/30 01:25:45 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:16:17.6 +20:46:42
Equinox of date position of star is 06:17:45.2 +20:46:06
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 56 degrees from the moon. Moon is 75% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0

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Object is 39.2 AU from the Sun and 38.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 620 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1527 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27717.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 506439, (2025/12/30 01:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:34.8 +07:24:35  0.4 14.31  54
Alhena         06:39:12.8 +16:22:29  1.9  6.70  62
71 Ori         06:16:22.7 +19:08:44  5.6  1.66  56
PPM 095640     06:16:02.3 +21:46:19  8.4  1.09  56
PPM 095677     06:17:31.9 +20:29:52  8.9  0.28  56
506439         06:17:50.6 +20:46:03 16.5        56
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 1.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 15.5 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 01:28:32 -12.4 AT Up 13.8 73.9 Really Low 01:13:32 - 01:43:32 4939
Victoria 01:28:39 -9.8 NT Up 11.2 71.3 Really Low 01:13:39 - 01:43:39 4870
Peachland 01:28:36 -12.4 AT Up 13.9 74.1 Really Low 01:13:36 - 01:43:36 4860
Kelowna 01:28:36 -12.7 AT Up 14.1 74.4 Really Low 01:13:36 - 01:43:36 4860
Summerland 01:28:36 -12.4 AT Up 13.9 74.1 Really Low 01:13:36 - 01:43:36 4847
Penticton 01:28:36 -12.5 AT Up 13.9 74.2 Really Low 01:13:36 - 01:43:36 4840
Oliver 01:28:37 -12.4 AT Up 13.9 74.1 Really Low 01:13:37 - 01:43:37 4815
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 01:28:38 -12.4 AT Up 13.9 74.2 Really Low 01:13:38 - 01:43:38 4798
Okanogan 01:28:40 -12.0 AT Up 13.6 73.9 Really Low 01:13:40 - 01:43:40 4758
Brewster 01:28:41 -11.8 NT Up 13.4 73.7 Really Low 01:13:41 - 01:43:41 4744
Manson/Chelan 01:28:41 -11.5 NT Up 13.1 73.4 Really Low 01:13:41 - 01:43:41 4738
Wenatchee 01:28:43 -11.2 NT Up 12.9 73.2 Really Low 01:13:43 - 01:43:43 4709
Sleaford 01:28:25 -21.4 Dark Up 22.8 85.1 Low 01:13:25 - 01:43:25 4687
Ellensburg 01:28:44 -10.9 NT Up 12.6 73.0 Really Low 01:13:44 - 01:43:44 4685
Yakima 01:28:45 -10.8 NT Up 12.5 72.9 Really Low 01:13:45 - 01:43:45 4656
Toppenish/White Swan 01:28:46 -10.8 NT Up 12.5 72.9 Really Low 01:13:46 - 01:43:46 4635
The Dalles 01:28:48 -10.0 NT Up 11.8 72.3 Really Low 01:13:48 - 01:43:48 4599
PNWRO 01:28:47 -11.6 NT Up 13.4 73.9 Really Low 01:13:47 - 01:43:47 4566
Maupin 01:28:50 -9.9 NT Up 11.7 72.2 Really Low 01:13:50 - 01:43:50 4565
Sisters 01:28:52 -9.3 NT Up 11.1 71.8 Really Low 01:13:52 - 01:43:52 4513
Bend 01:28:53 -9.3 NT Up 11.2 71.9 Really Low 01:13:53 - 01:43:53 4488
Oregon Observatory 01:28:53 -9.2 NT Up 11.1 71.8 Really Low 01:13:53 - 01:43:53 4479
Chiloquin 01:28:57 -8.4 NT Up 10.4 71.3 Really Low 01:13:57 - 01:43:57 4389
Klamath Falls 01:28:58 -8.3 NT Up 10.4 71.3 Really Low 01:13:58 - 01:43:58 4360
Cedarville 01:29:00 -9.1 NT Up 11.3 72.1 Really Low 01:14:00 - 01:44:00 4258
Fall River/Burney 01:29:02 -8.1 NT Up 10.3 71.3 Really Low 01:14:02 - 01:44:02 4256
Greenville 01:29:04 -8.1 NT Up 10.3 71.4 Really Low 01:14:04 - 01:44:04 4170
Gimple 01:29:04 -8.1 NT Up 10.4 71.5 Really Low 01:14:04 - 01:44:04 4167
Quincy 01:29:04 -8.0 NT Up 10.2 71.4 Really Low 01:14:04 - 01:44:04 4153
Portola 01:29:05 -8.3 NT Up 10.5 71.7 Really Low 01:14:05 - 01:44:05 4128
Reno 01:29:06 -8.6 NT Up 10.9 72.0 Really Low 01:14:06 - 01:44:06 4087
Carson City 01:29:06 -8.5 NT Up 10.8 72.0 Really Low 01:14:06 - 01:44:06 4057
Gardnerville 01:29:07 -8.4 NT Up 10.8 71.9 Really Low 01:14:07 - 01:44:07 4035
Yerington 01:29:07 -8.9 NT Up 11.3 72.3 Really Low 01:14:07 - 01:44:07 4021
Hawthorne 01:29:08 -9.1 NT Up 11.5 72.5 Really Low 01:14:08 - 01:44:08 3966
Lee Vining 01:29:10 -8.5 NT Up 11.0 72.1 Really Low 01:14:10 - 01:44:10 3934
Bishop 01:29:11 -8.8 NT Up 11.4 72.4 Really Low 01:14:11 - 01:44:11 3860
Beatty 01:29:12 -9.9 NT Up 12.5 73.2 Really Low 01:14:12 - 01:44:12 3769
Dunrhomin 01:28:59 -19.5 Dark Up 22.0 80.8 Low 01:13:59 - 01:43:59 3709
Nikitin 01:29:00 -19.4 Dark Up 22.0 80.8 Low 01:14:00 - 01:44:00 3694
CU-SBO 01:29:00 -19.3 Dark Up 21.9 80.7 Low 01:14:00 - 01:44:00 3691
Wildwood 01:29:19 -7.4 NT Up 10.2 71.7 Really Low 01:14:19 - 01:44:19 3583
Laughlin/Bullhead City 01:29:17 -10.9 NT Up 13.7 74.0 Really Low 01:14:17 - 01:44:17 3547
Patrick 01:29:15 -11.5 NT Up 14.3 74.5 Really Low 01:14:15 - 01:44:15 3547
Idyllwild 01:29:20 -8.7 NT Up 11.6 72.6 Really Low 01:14:20 - 01:44:20 3490
Lake Havasu City 01:29:18 -10.9 NT Up 13.7 74.0 Really Low 01:14:18 - 01:44:18 3479
Calipatria 01:29:21 -9.4 NT Up 12.4 73.1 Really Low 01:14:21 - 01:44:21 3395
George/Scottsdale 01:29:19 -12.5 AT Up 15.5 75.1 Really Low 01:14:19 - 01:44:19 3329
Yuma 01:29:22 -10.0 NT Up 13.0 73.5 Really Low 01:14:22 - 01:44:22 3327

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 506439, (2025/12/30 01:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 14.31  54
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  6.70  62
71 Ori         06:14:50.7 +19:09:19  5.6  1.66  56
PPM 095640     06:14:28.5 +21:46:54  8.4  1.09  56
PPM 095677     06:15:59.0 +20:30:30  8.9  0.28  56
506439         06:16:17.6 +20:46:42 16.5        56
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:23:47 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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