RECON: TNO occultation with 525258

Event between (525258) 04VT75 and star GA1120:00362096 with event index number of 1593718

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/09/23 04:55:47 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:07:10.6 +22:54:55
Equinox of date position of star is 03:08:34.9 +23:00:26
Stellar brightness G=14.0, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 20 degrees from the moon. Moon is 67% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.5

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Object is 40.7 AU from the Sun and 40.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 149 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1735 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29064.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.4 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 525258, (2024/09/23 05:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:20.5 +16:33:26  0.8 21.82  10
44Zet Per      03:55:41.6 +31:57:18  2.8 13.73  10
52 Ari         03:06:54.1 +25:21:00  6.1  2.37  20
PPM 092225     03:09:19.0 +23:46:53  8.1  0.79  20
PPM 092229     03:09:34.7 +22:45:10  9.6  0.34  20
PPM 092227     03:09:28.8 +23:13:09 10.3  0.29  20
525258         03:08:36.9 +23:00:34 14.0        20
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 14.1 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 04:59:53 -27.6 Dark Up 17.7 75.3 Really Low 04:46:58 - 05:12:47 6759
Victoria 05:00:05 -27.4 Dark Up 15.3 72.5 Really Low 04:47:10 - 05:12:59 6717
Peachland 04:59:58 -28.5 Dark Up 17.9 75.4 Really Low 04:47:03 - 05:12:52 6687
Kelowna 04:59:57 -28.6 Dark Up 18.1 75.7 Really Low 04:47:03 - 05:12:52 6686
Summerland 04:59:59 -28.7 Dark Up 17.9 75.4 Really Low 04:47:04 - 05:12:53 6676
Penticton 04:59:59 -28.7 Dark Up 18.0 75.5 Really Low 04:47:04 - 05:12:53 6668
Oliver 05:00:01 -29.0 Dark Up 17.9 75.4 Really Low 04:47:07 - 05:12:56 6647
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:00:02 -29.2 Dark Up 18.0 75.5 Really Low 04:47:08 - 05:12:57 6631
Okanogan 05:00:06 -29.5 Dark Up 17.7 75.1 Really Low 04:47:11 - 05:13:00 6597
Brewster 05:00:08 -29.6 Dark Up 17.5 74.9 Really Low 04:47:14 - 05:13:03 6586
Manson/Chelan 05:00:09 -29.5 Dark Up 17.2 74.6 Really Low 04:47:14 - 05:13:03 6584
Wenatchee 05:00:11 -29.7 Dark Up 17.0 74.4 Really Low 04:47:16 - 05:13:05 6559
Ellensburg 05:00:14 -29.8 Dark Up 16.7 74.1 Really Low 04:47:19 - 05:13:08 6539
Yakima 05:00:17 -30.1 Dark Up 16.6 74.0 Really Low 04:47:23 - 05:13:12 6514
Toppenish/White Swan 05:00:18 -30.3 Dark Up 16.7 74.0 Really Low 04:47:23 - 05:13:12 6495
The Dalles 05:00:22 -30.3 Dark Up 15.9 73.3 Really Low 04:47:27 - 05:13:16 6468
Sleaford 04:59:38 -32.7 Dark Up 26.8 86.5 Low 04:46:44 - 05:12:33 6449
Maupin 05:00:25 -30.7 Dark Up 15.9 73.3 Really Low 04:47:30 - 05:13:19 6437
PNWRO 05:00:21 -31.4 Dark Up 17.6 74.9 Really Low 04:47:26 - 05:13:15 6425
Sisters 05:00:30 -30.9 Dark Up 15.3 72.7 Really Low 04:47:35 - 05:13:24 6394
Bend 05:00:31 -31.2 Dark Up 15.4 72.8 Really Low 04:47:36 - 05:13:25 6371
Oregon Observatory 05:00:30 -31.2 Dark Up 15.3 72.7 Really Low 04:47:36 - 05:13:25 6363
Chiloquin 05:00:38 -31.7 Dark Up 14.6 72.1 Really Low 04:47:43 - 05:13:32 6286
Klamath Falls 05:00:41 -32.0 Dark Up 14.6 72.1 Really Low 04:47:46 - 05:13:35 6260
Fall River/Burney 05:00:47 -32.9 Dark Up 14.5 72.0 Really Low 04:47:52 - 05:13:41 6164
Cedarville 05:00:44 -33.4 Dark Up 15.5 72.9 Really Low 04:47:50 - 05:13:39 6159
Greenville 05:00:51 -33.7 Dark Up 14.5 72.1 Really Low 04:47:57 - 05:13:46 6084
Gimple 05:00:52 -33.7 Dark Up 14.6 72.1 Really Low 04:47:57 - 05:13:46 6081
Quincy 05:00:52 -33.8 Dark Up 14.5 72.1 Really Low 04:47:58 - 05:13:47 6069
Portola 05:00:53 -34.2 Dark Up 14.8 72.3 Really Low 04:47:59 - 05:13:48 6044
Reno 05:00:55 -34.8 Dark Up 15.2 72.6 Really Low 04:48:00 - 05:13:49 6003
Carson City 05:00:56 -35.0 Dark Up 15.1 72.5 Really Low 04:48:02 - 05:13:51 5975
Gardnerville 05:00:58 -35.1 Dark Up 15.1 72.5 Really Low 04:48:03 - 05:13:52 5956
Yerington 05:00:57 -35.5 Dark Up 15.5 72.8 Really Low 04:48:03 - 05:13:52 5939
Hawthorne 05:01:00 -36.1 Dark Up 15.8 73.0 Really Low 04:48:05 - 05:13:54 5886
Lee Vining 05:01:03 -36.1 Dark Up 15.3 72.6 Really Low 04:48:08 - 05:13:57 5861
Bishop 05:01:04 -36.9 Dark Up 15.7 72.9 Really Low 04:48:10 - 05:13:59 5789
Beatty 05:01:07 -38.3 Dark Up 16.8 73.6 Really Low 04:48:13 - 05:14:02 5696
Dunrhomin 05:00:42 -42.6 Dark Up 26.3 81.3 Low 04:47:48 - 05:13:37 5562
Nikitin 05:00:43 -42.7 Dark Up 26.2 81.2 Low 04:47:48 - 05:13:37 5548
CU-SBO 05:00:43 -42.7 Dark Up 26.2 81.1 Low 04:47:49 - 05:13:38 5546
Wildwood 05:01:21 -38.6 Dark Up 14.6 71.9 Really Low 04:48:26 - 05:14:15 5537
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:01:15 -40.7 Dark Up 18.0 74.2 Really Low 04:48:20 - 05:14:09 5479
Patrick 05:01:13 -41.1 Dark Up 18.6 74.7 Really Low 04:48:19 - 05:14:08 5473
Idyllwild 05:01:22 -40.2 Dark Up 15.9 72.8 Really Low 04:48:27 - 05:14:16 5440
Lake Havasu City 05:01:18 -41.3 Dark Up 18.0 74.2 Really Low 04:48:23 - 05:14:12 5414
Calipatria 05:01:24 -41.3 Dark Up 16.7 73.2 Really Low 04:48:30 - 05:14:19 5345
Yuma 05:01:26 -42.2 Dark Up 17.3 73.5 Really Low 04:48:31 - 05:14:20 5276
George/Scottsdale 05:01:20 -43.4 Dark Up 19.8 75.1 Really Low 04:48:25 - 05:14:14 5260

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 525258, (2024/09/23 05:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 21.82  10
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8 13.73  10
52 Ari         03:05:26.7 +25:15:19  6.1  2.37  20
PPM 092225     03:07:52.3 +23:41:16  8.1  0.79  20
PPM 092229     03:08:08.5 +22:39:34  9.6  0.34  20
PPM 092227     03:08:02.4 +23:07:32 10.3  0.29  20
525258         03:07:10.6 +22:54:55 14.0        20
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 05:58:24 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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