RECON: TNO occultation with 518151

Event between (518151) 16FH13 and star GA1360:04367012 with event index number of 2426787

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/26 11:18:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:29:14.9 +47:25:30
Equinox of date position of star is 13:30:16.1 +47:18:00
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 96 degrees from the moon. Moon is 21% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.3

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Object is 18.5 AU from the Sun and 18.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 31.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 8.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 64 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3111 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13727.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.3
Diameter=53.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Diameter=21.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 518151, (2025/10/26 11:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:16:50.6 +19:03:02  0.0 29.80  70
Alkaid         13:48:33.4 +49:11:07  1.9  3.58  94
24 CVn         13:35:30.4 +48:53:05  4.7  1.81  96
PPM 053578     13:30:06.4 +47:42:52  7.3  0.42  96
PPM 053597     13:32:06.5 +47:34:33 10.0  0.41  95
518151         13:30:20.0 +47:17:32 16.7        95
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 5.4 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=9.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 11:17:14 -35.4 Dark Down 18.6 37.6 Really Low 11:11:23 - 11:23:04 1382
Kamloops 11:17:15 -32.8 Dark Down 21.5 39.8 Low 11:11:24 - 11:23:05 1274
The Dalles 11:17:04 -35.1 Dark Down 17.2 38.2 Really Low 11:11:13 - 11:22:54 1252
Sisters 11:17:01 -35.8 Dark Down 16.0 37.8 Really Low 11:11:11 - 11:22:52 1250
Ellensburg 11:17:06 -34.2 Dark Down 18.6 38.8 Really Low 11:11:16 - 11:22:57 1244
Peachland 11:17:12 -32.8 Dark Down 21.0 39.9 Low 11:11:21 - 11:23:02 1242
Maupin 11:17:03 -35.2 Dark Down 16.9 38.2 Really Low 11:11:12 - 11:22:53 1241
Wenatchee 11:17:07 -34.0 Dark Down 19.0 39.1 Really Low 11:11:16 - 11:22:57 1239
Yakima 11:17:05 -34.4 Dark Down 18.2 38.7 Really Low 11:11:15 - 11:22:56 1239
Manson/Chelan 11:17:08 -33.7 Dark Down 19.4 39.3 Really Low 11:11:17 - 11:22:58 1238
Oregon Observatory 11:17:00 -35.9 Dark Down 15.7 37.7 Really Low 11:11:10 - 11:22:51 1237
Summerland 11:17:11 -32.8 Dark Down 21.0 39.9 Low 11:11:21 - 11:23:02 1236
Bend 11:17:00 -35.7 Dark Down 15.9 37.8 Really Low 11:11:10 - 11:22:51 1234
Chiloquin 11:16:58 -36.6 Dark Down 14.5 37.3 Really Low 11:11:07 - 11:22:48 1232
Penticton 11:17:11 -32.7 Dark Down 21.0 40.0 Low 11:11:20 - 11:23:01 1231
Kelowna 11:17:12 -32.6 Dark Down 21.2 40.1 Low 11:11:21 - 11:23:02 1230
Toppenish/White Swan 11:17:04 -34.4 Dark Down 18.1 38.8 Really Low 11:11:14 - 11:22:55 1228
Oliver 11:17:10 -32.9 Dark Down 20.7 39.9 Low 11:11:20 - 11:23:01 1227
Brewster 11:17:08 -33.4 Dark Down 19.7 39.5 Really Low 11:11:17 - 11:22:58 1224
Klamath Falls 11:16:57 -36.6 Dark Down 14.2 37.3 Really Low 11:11:07 - 11:22:48 1222
Okanogan 11:17:08 -33.2 Dark Down 20.0 39.7 Low 11:11:18 - 11:22:59 1219
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:17:09 -32.8 Dark Down 20.6 40.0 Low 11:11:19 - 11:23:00 1217
Fall River/Burney 11:16:54 -36.7 Dark Down 13.5 37.3 Really Low 11:11:04 - 11:22:45 1179
PNWRO 11:17:02 -33.5 Dark Down 18.5 39.5 Really Low 11:11:11 - 11:22:52 1155
Greenville 11:16:51 -36.7 Dark Down 13.0 37.4 Really Low 11:11:01 - 11:22:42 1137
Gimple 11:16:51 -36.6 Dark Down 13.0 37.4 Really Low 11:11:01 - 11:22:42 1133
Quincy 11:16:51 -36.7 Dark Down 12.8 37.4 Really Low 11:11:01 - 11:22:42 1132
Cedarville 11:16:53 -35.7 Dark Down 14.4 38.0 Really Low 11:11:03 - 11:22:44 1131
Portola 11:16:50 -36.4 Dark Down 12.9 37.6 Really Low 11:10:59 - 11:22:40 1106
Reno 11:16:48 -36.0 Dark Down 13.0 37.9 Really Low 11:10:58 - 11:22:39 1067
Carson City 11:16:47 -36.1 Dark Down 12.7 37.8 Really Low 11:10:57 - 11:22:38 1057
Gardnerville 11:16:47 -36.1 Dark Down 12.6 37.8 Really Low 11:10:56 - 11:22:37 1048
Yerington 11:16:46 -35.6 Dark Down 12.9 38.1 Really Low 11:10:56 - 11:22:37 1020
Lee Vining 11:16:44 -35.9 Dark Down 12.1 38.0 Really Low 11:10:53 - 11:22:34 990
Hawthorne 11:16:44 -35.4 Dark Down 12.8 38.3 Really Low 11:10:54 - 11:22:35 980
Bishop 11:16:42 -35.4 Dark Down 12.0 38.3 Really Low 11:10:51 - 11:22:32 935
Wildwood 11:16:35 -36.2 Dark Down 9.3 37.8 Really Low 11:10:45 - 11:22:26 841
Beatty 11:16:38 -34.3 Dark Down 12.4 39.0 Really Low 11:10:48 - 11:22:29 833
Idyllwild 11:16:32 -34.7 Dark Down 10.0 38.6 Really Low 11:10:41 - 11:22:22 725
Sleaford 11:17:04 -23.8 Dark Down 28.8 48.5 Low 11:11:13 - 11:22:54 660
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:16:32 -32.8 Dark Down 12.2 39.7 Really Low 11:10:41 - 11:22:22 655
Calipatria 11:16:29 -33.9 Dark Down 10.1 39.0 Really Low 11:10:38 - 11:22:19 635
Patrick 11:16:31 -32.2 Dark Down 12.7 40.0 Really Low 11:10:41 - 11:22:22 624
Lake Havasu City 11:16:30 -32.7 Dark Down 11.8 39.7 Really Low 11:10:39 - 11:22:20 616
Yuma 11:16:27 -33.2 Dark Down 10.2 39.3 Really Low 11:10:36 - 11:22:17 567
George/Scottsdale 11:16:25 -30.8 Dark Down 12.5 40.6 Really Low 11:10:35 - 11:22:16 444
Dunrhomin 11:16:32 -24.9 Dark Down 20.9 44.8 Low 11:10:42 - 11:22:23 296
CU-SBO 11:16:32 -25.0 Dark Down 20.7 44.7 Low 11:10:41 - 11:22:22 293
Nikitin 11:16:32 -24.9 Dark Down 20.8 44.8 Low 11:10:41 - 11:22:22 290

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 518151, (2025/10/26 11:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:15:37.9 +19:10:11  0.0 29.80  70
Alkaid         13:47:32.1 +49:18:48  1.9  3.58  94
24 CVn         13:34:26.9 +49:00:59  4.7  1.81  96
PPM 053578     13:29:01.5 +47:50:50  7.3  0.42  96
PPM 053597     13:31:01.9 +47:42:30 10.0  0.41  95
518151         13:29:14.9 +47:25:30 16.7        95
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/21 03:17:37 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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