RECON: TNO occultation with 525596

Event between (525596) 05JR179 and star GA0720:05512464 with event index number of 1594294

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/12 08:48:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:25:20.4 -17:32:31
Equinox of date position of star is 15:26:43.7 -17:37:36
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 41 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4

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Object is 47.4 AU from the Sun and 46.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 636 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5654 km.
The sky-plane scale is 33747.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=263.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.1 sec chord
Diameter=107.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 525596, (2025/06/12 08:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.3 -26:29:10  0.9 17.28  24
27Bet Lib      15:18:22.8 -09:28:31  2.6  8.41  46
32Zet1Lib      15:29:41.8 -16:48:12  5.6  1.08  40
PPM 230220     15:26:52.2 -17:10:56  8.4  0.45  41
PPM 230218     15:26:44.4 -17:40:54  9.3  0.05  41
525596         15:26:47.1 -17:37:49 16.8        40
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 1.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.9 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=2.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:47:42 -15.4 AT Up 12.8 220.1 Really Low 08:32:42 - 09:02:42 6472
Sleaford 08:47:15 -11.4 NT Up 5.4 232.1 Really Low 08:32:15 - 09:02:15 6450
Kelowna 08:47:37 -16.1 AT Up 13.1 221.0 Really Low 08:32:37 - 09:02:37 6443
Peachland 08:47:38 -16.3 AT Up 13.3 220.7 Really Low 08:32:38 - 09:02:38 6439
Summerland 08:47:37 -16.4 AT Up 13.4 220.8 Really Low 08:32:37 - 09:02:37 6434
Penticton 08:47:36 -16.5 AT Up 13.4 220.9 Really Low 08:32:36 - 09:02:36 6431
Oliver 08:47:35 -16.8 AT Up 13.6 221.0 Really Low 08:32:35 - 09:02:35 6418
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:47:34 -16.9 AT Up 13.7 221.2 Really Low 08:32:34 - 09:02:34 6412
Victoria 08:47:43 -17.9 AT Up 15.7 217.7 Really Low 08:32:43 - 09:02:43 6399
Okanogan 08:47:33 -17.6 AT Up 14.3 221.1 Really Low 08:32:33 - 09:02:33 6388
Brewster 08:47:32 -17.9 AT Up 14.5 220.9 Really Low 08:32:32 - 09:02:32 6378
Manson/Chelan 08:47:32 -18.2 Dark Up 14.9 220.7 Really Low 08:32:32 - 09:02:32 6371
Wenatchee 08:47:33 -18.6 Dark Up 15.3 220.6 Really Low 08:32:33 - 09:02:33 6352
Ellensburg 08:47:32 -19.1 Dark Up 15.7 220.5 Really Low 08:32:32 - 09:02:32 6336
Yakima 08:47:30 -19.5 Dark Up 16.0 220.5 Really Low 08:32:30 - 09:02:30 6320
Toppenish/White Swan 08:47:30 -19.7 Dark Up 16.1 220.7 Really Low 08:32:30 - 09:02:30 6311
PNWRO 08:47:25 -19.8 Dark Up 15.7 222.1 Really Low 08:32:25 - 09:02:25 6292
The Dalles 08:47:30 -20.5 Dark Up 17.1 220.2 Really Low 08:32:30 - 09:02:30 6279
Maupin 08:47:28 -20.9 Dark Up 17.3 220.3 Really Low 08:32:28 - 09:02:28 6261
Sisters 08:47:27 -21.9 Dark Up 18.3 220.1 Really Low 08:32:27 - 09:02:27 6223
Bend 08:47:26 -22.1 Dark Up 18.3 220.4 Really Low 08:32:26 - 09:02:26 6212
Oregon Observatory 08:47:25 -22.3 Dark Up 18.5 220.3 Really Low 08:32:25 - 09:02:25 6204
Chiloquin 08:47:23 -23.6 Dark Up 19.7 220.2 Really Low 08:32:23 - 09:02:23 6143
Klamath Falls 08:47:21 -23.9 Dark Up 19.9 220.3 Really Low 08:32:21 - 09:02:21 6126
Cedarville 08:47:15 -24.4 Dark Up 19.7 221.9 Really Low 08:32:15 - 09:02:15 6089
Fall River/Burney 08:47:17 -25.0 Dark Up 20.7 220.9 Low 08:32:17 - 09:02:17 6067
Greenville 08:47:14 -25.9 Dark Up 21.1 221.5 Low 08:32:14 - 09:02:14 6019
Gimple 08:47:13 -25.9 Dark Up 21.1 221.6 Low 08:32:13 - 09:02:13 6019
Quincy 08:47:13 -26.1 Dark Up 21.3 221.6 Low 08:32:13 - 09:02:13 6008
Portola 08:47:11 -26.1 Dark Up 21.1 222.0 Low 08:32:11 - 09:02:11 6001
Reno 08:47:09 -26.3 Dark Up 21.0 222.7 Low 08:32:09 - 09:02:09 5986
Carson City 08:47:08 -26.6 Dark Up 21.2 222.8 Low 08:32:08 - 09:02:08 5966
Yerington 08:47:05 -26.7 Dark Up 21.1 223.3 Low 08:32:05 - 09:02:05 5954
Gardnerville 08:47:06 -26.9 Dark Up 21.4 222.9 Low 08:32:06 - 09:02:06 5953
Dunrhomin 08:46:31 -21.9 Dark Up 12.2 234.0 Really Low 08:31:31 - 09:01:31 5933
Hawthorne 08:47:03 -27.1 Dark Up 21.1 223.9 Low 08:32:03 - 09:02:03 5927
Nikitin 08:46:31 -22.1 Dark Up 12.3 234.1 Really Low 08:31:31 - 09:01:31 5924
CU-SBO 08:46:31 -22.2 Dark Up 12.4 234.0 Really Low 08:31:31 - 09:01:31 5921
Lee Vining 08:47:03 -27.7 Dark Up 21.8 223.7 Low 08:32:03 - 09:02:03 5898
Bishop 08:46:58 -28.2 Dark Up 21.8 224.4 Low 08:31:58 - 09:01:58 5861
Beatty 08:46:52 -28.3 Dark Up 21.2 225.9 Low 08:31:52 - 09:01:52 5828
Patrick 08:46:39 -29.0 Dark Up 20.6 228.6 Low 08:31:39 - 09:01:39 5726
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:46:40 -29.4 Dark Up 21.2 228.1 Low 08:31:40 - 09:01:40 5714
Lake Havasu City 08:46:38 -30.0 Dark Up 21.5 228.5 Low 08:31:38 - 09:01:38 5672
Wildwood 08:46:50 -31.4 Dark Up 24.3 225.2 Low 08:31:50 - 09:01:50 5666
Idyllwild 08:46:44 -31.3 Dark Up 23.4 226.8 Low 08:31:44 - 09:01:44 5637
George/Scottsdale 08:46:28 -30.1 Dark Up 20.4 230.6 Low 08:31:28 - 09:01:28 5608
Calipatria 08:46:38 -31.6 Dark Up 23.1 227.9 Low 08:31:38 - 09:01:38 5592
Yuma 08:46:34 -31.8 Dark Up 22.9 228.8 Low 08:31:34 - 09:01:34 5559

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 525596, (2025/06/12 08:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.28  24
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  8.41  46
32Zet1Lib      15:28:15.4 -16:43:00  5.6  1.08  40
PPM 230220     15:25:25.8 -17:05:39  8.4  0.45  41
PPM 230218     15:25:17.7 -17:35:36  9.3  0.05  41
525596         15:25:20.4 -17:32:31 16.8        41
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:55:00 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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