RECON: TNO occultation with 529780

Event between (529780) 10MQ116 and star GA1180:00256275 with event index number of 2155917

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/11/10 04:05:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 01:48:35.4 +29:56:57
Equinox of date position of star is 01:49:57.5 +30:04:03
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 155 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 46.1 AU from the Sun and 45.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 99 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2687 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32738.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.3
Diameter=498.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.0 sec chord
Diameter=203.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 529780, (2026/11/10 04:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:27.9 +16:33:41  0.8 40.46 164
Hamal          02:08:41.6 +23:35:18  2.0  7.70 160
2Alp Tri       01:54:37.2 +29:42:32  3.4  1.04 156
PPM 066663     01:51:56.5 +30:56:08  8.4  0.94 156
PPM 066605     01:48:11.1 +30:19:39  9.2  0.49 155
PPM 066633     01:50:14.1 +30:23:25 10.3  0.31 155
529780         01:50:07.6 +30:04:55 15.6       156
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 25.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=15.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 04:06:27 -35.3 Dark Down 55.8 113.3 Up 03:57:43 - 04:15:11 -1778
Victoria 04:06:39 -34.0 Dark Down 54.7 107.1 Up 03:57:55 - 04:15:23 -1800
Peachland 04:06:29 -35.9 Dark Down 56.5 112.7 Up 03:57:45 - 04:15:13 -1867
Kelowna 04:06:28 -36.1 Dark Down 56.7 113.2 Up 03:57:44 - 04:15:12 -1872
Summerland 04:06:29 -36.0 Dark Down 56.6 112.6 Up 03:57:45 - 04:15:13 -1882
Penticton 04:06:29 -36.1 Dark Down 56.7 112.6 Up 03:57:45 - 04:15:13 -1891
Oliver 04:06:30 -36.2 Dark Down 56.9 112.1 Up 03:57:46 - 04:15:14 -1917
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:06:30 -36.4 Dark Down 57.1 112.1 Up 03:57:46 - 04:15:14 -1937
Okanogan 04:06:33 -36.4 Dark Down 57.2 110.9 Up 03:57:49 - 04:15:17 -1975
Manson/Chelan 04:06:36 -36.2 Dark Down 57.0 109.6 Up 03:57:52 - 04:15:20 -1985
Brewster 04:06:34 -36.4 Dark Down 57.1 110.3 Up 03:57:50 - 04:15:18 -1986
Wenatchee 04:06:37 -36.2 Dark Down 57.0 108.8 Up 03:57:53 - 04:15:21 -2013
Ellensburg 04:06:39 -36.2 Dark Down 57.0 107.9 Up 03:57:55 - 04:15:23 -2033
Yakima 04:06:40 -36.3 Dark Down 57.1 107.3 Up 03:57:56 - 04:15:24 -2063
Toppenish/White Swan 04:06:41 -36.5 Dark Down 57.3 107.2 Up 03:57:57 - 04:15:25 -2086
The Dalles 04:06:45 -36.1 Dark Down 57.0 105.2 Up 03:58:01 - 04:15:29 -2108
Maupin 04:06:46 -36.3 Dark Down 57.2 104.7 Up 03:58:02 - 04:15:30 -2144
PNWRO 04:06:39 -37.6 Dark Down 58.4 108.2 Up 03:57:55 - 04:15:23 -2180
Sisters 04:06:49 -36.1 Dark Down 57.1 102.9 Up 03:58:05 - 04:15:33 -2187
Bend 04:06:50 -36.4 Dark Down 57.3 102.8 Up 03:58:06 - 04:15:34 -2217
Sleaford 04:05:55 -42.8 Dark Down 62.5 134.8 Up 03:57:11 - 04:14:39 -2223
Oregon Observatory 04:06:51 -36.3 Dark Down 57.3 102.4 Up 03:58:07 - 04:15:35 -2224
Chiloquin 04:06:55 -36.3 Dark Down 57.2 100.1 Up 03:58:11 - 04:15:39 -2305
Klamath Falls 04:06:56 -36.4 Dark Down 57.4 99.6 Up 03:58:12 - 04:15:40 -2335
Fall River/Burney 04:06:59 -36.9 Dark Down 57.8 98.1 Up 03:58:15 - 04:15:43 -2445
Cedarville 04:06:55 -37.7 Dark Down 58.7 99.9 Up 03:58:11 - 04:15:39 -2465
Greenville 04:07:01 -37.4 Dark Down 58.3 97.0 Up 03:58:17 - 04:15:45 -2537
Gimple 04:07:01 -37.4 Dark Down 58.4 97.1 Up 03:58:17 - 04:15:45 -2542
Quincy 04:07:01 -37.4 Dark Down 58.3 96.7 Up 03:58:17 - 04:15:45 -2554
Portola 04:07:01 -37.8 Dark Down 58.7 96.9 Up 03:58:17 - 04:15:45 -2587
Reno 04:07:00 -38.3 Dark Down 59.2 97.0 Up 03:58:16 - 04:15:44 -2640
Carson City 04:07:01 -38.4 Dark Down 59.3 96.4 Up 03:58:17 - 04:15:45 -2670
Gardnerville 04:07:02 -38.5 Dark Down 59.4 96.0 Up 03:58:18 - 04:15:46 -2692
Yerington 04:07:00 -38.9 Dark Down 59.8 96.5 Up 03:58:16 - 04:15:44 -2717
Hawthorne 04:07:01 -39.4 Dark Down 60.3 96.2 Up 03:58:17 - 04:15:45 -2781
Lee Vining 04:07:03 -39.1 Dark Down 59.9 94.8 Up 03:58:19 - 04:15:47 -2803
Bishop 04:07:03 -39.8 Dark Down 60.6 94.3 Up 03:58:19 - 04:15:47 -2889
Beatty 04:07:01 -41.2 Dark Down 61.9 94.6 Up 03:58:17 - 04:15:45 -3010
Wildwood 04:07:13 -40.1 Dark Down 60.5 88.4 Up 03:58:29 - 04:15:57 -3153
Dunrhomin 04:06:23 -48.8 Dark Down 69.8 114.0 Up 03:57:39 - 04:15:07 -3263
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:07:00 -43.2 Dark Down 63.8 92.8 Up 03:58:16 - 04:15:44 -3268
Nikitin 04:06:24 -48.9 Dark Down 69.8 113.5 Up 03:57:40 - 04:15:08 -3278
CU-SBO 04:06:24 -48.9 Dark Down 69.8 113.2 Up 03:57:40 - 04:15:08 -3281
Idyllwild 04:07:10 -41.7 Dark Down 62.1 88.7 Up 03:58:26 - 04:15:54 -3282
Patrick 04:06:58 -43.7 Dark Down 64.3 93.7 Up 03:58:14 - 04:15:42 -3282
Lake Havasu City 04:07:02 -43.5 Dark Down 64.0 91.6 Up 03:58:18 - 04:15:46 -3339
Calipatria 04:07:08 -42.7 Dark Down 63.0 88.2 Up 03:58:24 - 04:15:52 -3397
Yuma 04:07:07 -43.5 Dark Down 63.8 87.7 Up 03:58:23 - 04:15:51 -3481
George/Scottsdale 04:06:57 -45.6 Dark Down 66.1 91.4 Up 03:58:13 - 04:15:41 -3532

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 529780, (2026/11/10 04:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 40.46 164
Hamal          02:07:10.7 +23:27:41  2.0  7.70 160
2Alp Tri       01:53:04.9 +29:34:39  3.4  1.04 156
PPM 066663     01:50:23.9 +30:48:12  8.4  0.94 156
PPM 066605     01:46:39.1 +30:11:39  9.2  0.49 155
PPM 066633     01:48:41.9 +30:15:27 10.3  0.31 155
529780         01:48:35.4 +29:56:57 15.6       155
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/07 04:32:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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