RECON: TNO occultation with 535021

Event between (535021) 14WL509 and star GA0920:03428328 with event index number of 2435951

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/01/03 06:21:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:55:18.7 +03:00:59
Equinox of date position of star is 09:56:31.0 +02:54:20
Stellar brightness G=14.2, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 51 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

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Object is 40.2 AU from the Sun and 39.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 192 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1635 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28679.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=363.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.9 sec chord
Diameter=148.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 535021, (2026/01/03 06:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:45.3 +11:50:21  1.3  9.52  49
4 Sex          09:51:51.2 +04:13:15  6.2  1.79  49
PPM 156335     09:57:20.3 +02:40:28  8.0  0.28  51
PPM 156336     09:57:30.1 +02:48:22  9.7  0.23  51
535021         09:56:39.6 +02:53:32 14.2        51
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 4.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 54.4 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=24.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:25:41 -59.6 Dark Up 22.9 116.8 Low 06:10:41 - 06:40:41 2657
Kamloops 06:26:15 -56.1 Dark Up 15.1 104.0 Really Low 06:11:15 - 06:41:15 2491
Kelowna 06:26:17 -57.1 Dark Up 15.8 104.6 Really Low 06:11:17 - 06:41:17 2422
Peachland 06:26:19 -57.0 Dark Up 15.7 104.3 Really Low 06:11:19 - 06:41:19 2412
Summerland 06:26:19 -57.2 Dark Up 15.8 104.3 Really Low 06:11:19 - 06:41:19 2399
Penticton 06:26:19 -57.3 Dark Up 15.9 104.4 Really Low 06:11:19 - 06:41:19 2393
Oliver 06:26:21 -57.5 Dark Up 15.9 104.3 Really Low 06:11:21 - 06:41:21 2362
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:26:21 -57.7 Dark Up 16.1 104.4 Really Low 06:11:21 - 06:41:21 2348
Victoria 06:26:29 -56.1 Dark Up 13.6 101.1 Really Low 06:11:29 - 06:41:29 2299
Okanogan 06:26:23 -58.1 Dark Up 16.1 104.1 Really Low 06:11:23 - 06:41:23 2290
Brewster 06:26:25 -58.2 Dark Up 16.1 103.8 Really Low 06:11:25 - 06:41:25 2265
Manson/Chelan 06:26:26 -58.2 Dark Up 15.9 103.5 Really Low 06:11:26 - 06:41:26 2246
Wenatchee 06:26:28 -58.4 Dark Up 15.9 103.2 Really Low 06:11:28 - 06:41:28 2203
Ellensburg 06:26:30 -58.6 Dark Up 15.8 103.0 Really Low 06:11:30 - 06:41:30 2166
Yakima 06:26:32 -58.8 Dark Up 15.9 102.8 Really Low 06:11:32 - 06:41:32 2129
Toppenish/White Swan 06:26:32 -59.1 Dark Up 16.1 102.9 Really Low 06:11:32 - 06:41:32 2109
PNWRO 06:26:31 -60.1 Dark Up 17.2 103.9 Really Low 06:11:31 - 06:41:31 2078
The Dalles 06:26:36 -59.1 Dark Up 15.7 102.1 Really Low 06:11:36 - 06:41:36 2036
Maupin 06:26:38 -59.5 Dark Up 15.9 102.1 Really Low 06:11:38 - 06:41:38 1998
Sisters 06:26:41 -59.7 Dark Up 15.7 101.5 Really Low 06:11:41 - 06:41:41 1916
Bend 06:26:42 -60.0 Dark Up 16.0 101.6 Really Low 06:11:42 - 06:41:42 1894
Oregon Observatory 06:26:43 -60.1 Dark Up 15.9 101.4 Really Low 06:11:43 - 06:41:43 1877
Chiloquin 06:26:48 -60.6 Dark Up 15.9 100.8 Really Low 06:11:48 - 06:41:48 1752
Klamath Falls 06:26:49 -60.8 Dark Up 16.0 100.8 Really Low 06:11:49 - 06:41:49 1720
Cedarville 06:26:49 -62.2 Dark Up 17.3 101.7 Really Low 06:11:49 - 06:41:49 1655
Fall River/Burney 06:26:53 -61.7 Dark Up 16.5 100.7 Really Low 06:11:53 - 06:41:53 1607
Dunrhomin 06:26:16 -70.7 Dark Up 28.4 112.3 Low 06:11:16 - 06:41:16 1592
Nikitin 06:26:16 -70.9 Dark Up 28.5 112.2 Low 06:11:16 - 06:41:16 1574
CU-SBO 06:26:17 -70.9 Dark Up 28.5 112.1 Low 06:11:17 - 06:41:17 1567
Greenville 06:26:54 -62.5 Dark Up 17.0 100.7 Really Low 06:11:54 - 06:41:54 1519
Gimple 06:26:54 -62.5 Dark Up 17.1 100.8 Really Low 06:11:54 - 06:41:54 1519
Quincy 06:26:55 -62.6 Dark Up 17.1 100.7 Really Low 06:11:55 - 06:41:55 1500
Portola 06:26:54 -63.0 Dark Up 17.5 101.0 Really Low 06:11:54 - 06:41:54 1488
Reno 06:26:54 -63.5 Dark Up 18.0 101.3 Really Low 06:11:54 - 06:41:54 1463
Carson City 06:26:55 -63.7 Dark Up 18.1 101.2 Really Low 06:11:55 - 06:41:55 1428
Yerington 06:26:54 -64.3 Dark Up 18.6 101.6 Really Low 06:11:54 - 06:41:54 1410
Gardnerville 06:26:55 -63.9 Dark Up 18.2 101.2 Really Low 06:11:55 - 06:41:55 1404
Hawthorne 06:26:54 -64.9 Dark Up 19.1 101.8 Really Low 06:11:54 - 06:41:54 1366
Lee Vining 06:26:57 -64.8 Dark Up 18.9 101.3 Really Low 06:11:57 - 06:41:57 1309
Bishop 06:26:58 -65.6 Dark Up 19.5 101.6 Really Low 06:11:58 - 06:41:58 1250
Beatty 06:26:55 -67.0 Dark Up 20.9 102.5 Low 06:11:55 - 06:41:55 1209
Patrick 06:26:52 -69.7 Dark Up 23.5 103.8 Low 06:11:52 - 06:41:52 1068
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:26:54 -69.4 Dark Up 23.0 103.3 Low 06:11:54 - 06:41:54 1041
Lake Havasu City 06:26:55 -69.9 Dark Up 23.4 103.1 Low 06:11:55 - 06:41:55 973
Wildwood 06:27:06 -67.0 Dark Up 20.0 100.3 Low 06:12:06 - 06:42:06 919
George/Scottsdale 06:26:50 -72.1 Dark Up 25.5 104.4 Low 06:11:50 - 06:41:50 904
Idyllwild 06:27:03 -68.6 Dark Up 21.6 101.3 Low 06:12:03 - 06:42:03 888
Calipatria 06:27:01 -69.7 Dark Up 22.7 101.8 Low 06:12:01 - 06:42:01 828
Yuma 06:27:00 -70.6 Dark Up 23.5 102.2 Low 06:12:00 - 06:42:00 787

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 535021, (2026/01/03 06:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3  9.52  49
4 Sex          09:50:29.8 +04:20:36  6.2  1.79  49
PPM 156335     09:55:59.5 +02:47:55  8.0  0.28  51
PPM 156336     09:56:09.2 +02:55:50  9.7  0.23  51
535021         09:55:18.7 +03:00:59 14.2        51
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/27 03:31:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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