RECON: TNO occultation with 517717

Event between (517717) 15KZ120 and star GA1380:01828526 with event index number of 2628050

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/03/19 05:30:44 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:30:42.1 +49:33:42
Equinox of date position of star is 03:32:20.8 +49:38:18
Stellar brightness G=11.9, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 153 degrees from the moon. Moon is 80% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9

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TNO is 13.9 AU from the Sun and 14.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 108 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2963 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10307.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.1
Diameter=57.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Diameter=23.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 517717, (2025/03/19 05:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:22.2 +16:33:29  0.8 35.60 160
Mirphak        03:26:08.2 +49:56:56  1.8  1.07 153
34 Per         03:31:11.0 +49:35:39  4.5  0.22 153
PPM 046269     03:33:04.0 +49:47:26  8.5  0.17 153
517717         03:32:31.2 +49:38:47 11.9       153
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 4.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=3.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Dunrhomin 05:31:35 -44.5 Dark Down 22.8 316.5 Low 05:22:05 - 05:41:05 5769
CU-SBO 05:31:36 -44.7 Dark Down 22.7 316.5 Low 05:22:06 - 05:41:06 5769
George/Scottsdale 05:32:09 -46.0 Dark Down 21.7 316.0 Low 05:22:39 - 05:41:39 5535
Sleaford 05:30:58 -34.2 Dark Down 31.6 311.7 Up 05:21:28 - 05:40:28 5459
Patrick 05:32:08 -43.6 Dark Down 24.1 314.8 Low 05:22:38 - 05:41:38 5439
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:32:09 -43.7 Dark Down 24.1 314.8 Low 05:22:39 - 05:41:39 5430
Parker 05:32:13 -44.2 Dark Down 23.5 315.1 Low 05:22:43 - 05:41:43 5418
Lake Havasu City 05:32:11 -44.0 Dark Down 23.7 315.0 Low 05:22:41 - 05:41:41 5417
Mohave Valley 05:32:11 -43.5 Dark Down 24.2 314.8 Low 05:22:41 - 05:41:41 5404
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:32:10 -43.4 Dark Down 24.4 314.7 Low 05:22:40 - 05:41:40 5404
Yuma 05:32:18 -44.9 Dark Down 22.6 315.4 Low 05:22:48 - 05:41:48 5397
Henderson 05:32:08 -42.5 Dark Down 25.2 314.3 Low 05:22:38 - 05:41:38 5384
Calipatria 05:32:18 -44.1 Dark Down 23.4 315.0 Low 05:22:48 - 05:41:48 5353
Indian Springs 05:32:07 -41.8 Dark Down 26.0 313.8 Low 05:22:37 - 05:41:37 5349
Idyllwild 05:32:18 -42.9 Dark Down 24.6 314.5 Low 05:22:48 - 05:41:48 5295
Beatty 05:32:08 -40.9 Dark Down 26.8 313.4 Low 05:22:38 - 05:41:38 5294
Tonopah 05:32:05 -39.9 Dark Down 27.9 312.8 Low 05:22:35 - 05:41:35 5269
Bishop 05:32:09 -39.6 Dark Down 28.1 312.7 Low 05:22:39 - 05:41:39 5210
Hawthorne 05:32:06 -38.7 Dark Down 29.0 312.1 Low 05:22:36 - 05:41:36 5195
Wildwood 05:32:21 -41.4 Dark Down 26.0 313.8 Low 05:22:51 - 05:41:51 5195
Lee Vining 05:32:09 -38.8 Dark Down 28.9 312.2 Low 05:22:39 - 05:41:39 5172
Yerington 05:32:05 -38.1 Dark Down 29.6 311.8 Low 05:22:35 - 05:41:35 5166
Gardnerville 05:32:06 -37.8 Dark Down 30.0 311.6 Low 05:22:36 - 05:41:36 5136
Carson City 05:32:05 -37.6 Dark Down 30.1 311.5 Up 05:22:35 - 05:41:35 5133
Reno 05:32:04 -37.3 Dark Down 30.4 311.3 Up 05:22:34 - 05:41:34 5131
PNWRO 05:31:39 -33.6 Dark Down 34.1 308.5 Up 05:22:09 - 05:41:09 5116
Cedarville 05:31:58 -35.9 Dark Down 31.9 310.3 Up 05:22:28 - 05:41:28 5102
Portola 05:32:04 -36.8 Dark Down 31.0 311.0 Up 05:22:34 - 05:41:34 5096
Lakeview 05:31:55 -35.4 Dark Down 32.4 309.9 Up 05:22:25 - 05:41:25 5088
Susanville 05:32:02 -36.3 Dark Down 31.5 310.6 Up 05:22:32 - 05:41:32 5083
Gimple 05:32:03 -36.3 Dark Down 31.4 310.7 Up 05:22:33 - 05:41:33 5074
Quincy 05:32:04 -36.4 Dark Down 31.3 310.7 Up 05:22:34 - 05:41:34 5070
Greenville 05:32:03 -36.3 Dark Down 31.4 310.6 Up 05:22:33 - 05:41:33 5069
Okanogan 05:31:15 -31.6 Dark Down 36.0 306.8 Up 05:21:45 - 05:40:45 5064
Brewster 05:31:15 -31.7 Dark Down 35.9 306.9 Up 05:21:45 - 05:40:45 5063
Tonasket 05:31:15 -31.5 Dark Down 36.1 306.7 Up 05:21:45 - 05:40:45 5062
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:31:15 -31.3 Dark Down 36.2 306.5 Up 05:21:45 - 05:40:45 5058
North Lake 05:31:52 -34.4 Dark Down 33.4 309.1 Up 05:22:22 - 05:41:22 5052
Oliver 05:31:15 -31.1 Dark Down 36.4 306.4 Up 05:21:45 - 05:40:45 5045
Fall River/Burney 05:32:01 -35.5 Dark Down 32.3 310.1 Up 05:22:31 - 05:41:31 5042
Toppenish/White Swan 05:31:40 -32.6 Dark Down 35.1 307.6 Up 05:22:10 - 05:41:10 5041
Penticton 05:31:15 -30.8 Dark Down 36.6 306.1 Up 05:21:45 - 05:40:45 5036
Kelowna 05:31:15 -30.7 Dark Down 36.8 306.0 Up 05:21:45 - 05:40:45 5032
Yakima 05:31:40 -32.4 Dark Down 35.4 307.4 Up 05:22:10 - 05:41:10 5030
Summerland 05:31:15 -30.7 Dark Down 36.7 306.0 Up 05:21:45 - 05:40:45 5030
Manson/Chelan 05:31:34 -31.7 Dark Down 35.9 306.9 Up 05:22:04 - 05:41:04 5029
Wenatchee 05:31:37 -31.9 Dark Down 35.7 307.1 Up 05:22:07 - 05:41:07 5029
Goldendale 05:31:43 -32.7 Dark Down 35.0 307.8 Up 05:22:13 - 05:41:13 5028
Ellensburg 05:31:38 -32.1 Dark Down 35.6 307.2 Up 05:22:08 - 05:41:08 5025
Bend 05:31:50 -33.6 Dark Down 34.2 308.5 Up 05:22:20 - 05:41:20 5024
Maupin 05:31:45 -33.0 Dark Down 34.8 308.0 Up 05:22:15 - 05:41:15 5023
Peachland 05:31:15 -30.6 Dark Down 36.9 305.9 Up 05:21:45 - 05:40:45 5022
Oregon Observatory 05:31:51 -33.7 Dark Down 34.1 308.6 Up 05:22:21 - 05:41:21 5019
Klamath Falls 05:31:57 -34.5 Dark Down 33.3 309.3 Up 05:22:27 - 05:41:27 5015
The Dalles 05:31:44 -32.7 Dark Down 35.1 307.7 Up 05:22:14 - 05:41:14 5013
Chiloquin 05:31:56 -34.2 Dark Down 33.5 309.1 Up 05:22:26 - 05:41:26 5009
Sisters 05:31:50 -33.3 Dark Down 34.5 308.3 Up 05:22:20 - 05:41:20 5009
Kamloops 05:31:15 -29.7 Dark Down 37.7 305.1 Up 05:21:45 - 05:40:45 4974
Victoria 05:31:36 -29.6 Dark Down 38.1 305.0 Up 05:22:06 - 05:41:06 4868

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 517717, (2025/03/19 05:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 35.60 160
Mirphak        03:24:19.4 +49:51:40  1.8  1.07 153
34 Per         03:29:22.1 +49:30:32  4.5  0.22 153
PPM 046269     03:31:14.7 +49:42:23  8.5  0.17 153
517717         03:30:42.1 +49:33:42 11.9       153
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/25 03:25:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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