RECON: TNO occultation with 535994

Event between (535994) 15BH519 and star GA0700:05202307 with event index number of 2257578

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/04/23 09:01:00 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:19:28.0 -18:50:41
Equinox of date position of star is 13:20:47.1 -18:58:22
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 126 degrees from the moon. Moon is 26% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

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Object is 38.5 AU from the Sun and 37.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 81 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2144 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27214.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=331.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.4 sec chord
Diameter=135.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 535994, (2025/04/23 09:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:31.8 -11:17:33  1.0  7.81 128
61 Vir         13:19:44.3 -18:27:01  4.7  0.59 126
PPM 227168     13:22:51.7 -19:37:16  6.8  0.80 125
PPM 227131     13:21:16.6 -18:56:11  9.2  0.11 126
535994         13:20:49.8 -18:58:38 15.2       125
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 14.3 km RECON observability=0.7 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)
Sleaford 09:00:33 -20.4 Dark Down 10.6 219.2 Really Low 08:53:19 - 09:07:48 8968
Kamloops 09:01:04 -25.3 Dark Down 16.6 206.3 Really Low 08:53:49 - 09:08:18 8844
Kelowna 09:01:00 -25.9 Dark Down 17.1 207.3 Really Low 08:53:46 - 09:08:15 8830
Peachland 09:01:01 -26.0 Dark Down 17.3 207.0 Really Low 08:53:46 - 09:08:15 8824
Summerland 09:01:00 -26.2 Dark Down 17.4 207.1 Really Low 08:53:45 - 09:08:14 8820
Penticton 09:01:00 -26.2 Dark Down 17.4 207.2 Really Low 08:53:46 - 09:08:15 8819
Oliver 09:01:00 -26.5 Dark Down 17.7 207.3 Really Low 08:53:45 - 09:08:14 8809
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:00:58 -26.7 Dark Down 17.8 207.5 Really Low 08:53:43 - 09:08:12 8806
Okanogan 09:00:58 -27.3 Dark Down 18.5 207.4 Really Low 08:53:43 - 09:08:12 8783
Brewster 09:00:58 -27.6 Dark Down 18.8 207.2 Really Low 08:53:43 - 09:08:12 8772
Manson/Chelan 09:00:58 -27.9 Dark Down 19.1 206.9 Really Low 08:53:43 - 09:08:12 8761
Victoria 09:01:08 -27.8 Dark Down 19.4 203.7 Really Low 08:53:54 - 09:08:23 8746
Wenatchee 09:00:57 -28.4 Dark Down 19.5 206.8 Really Low 08:53:42 - 09:08:11 8744
Ellensburg 09:00:56 -28.8 Dark Down 20.0 206.7 Really Low 08:53:42 - 09:08:11 8728
Yakima 09:00:55 -29.2 Dark Down 20.3 206.7 Low 08:53:41 - 09:08:10 8713
PNWRO 09:00:51 -29.4 Dark Down 20.3 208.4 Low 08:53:36 - 09:08:05 8710
Toppenish/White Swan 09:00:56 -29.4 Dark Down 20.5 206.9 Low 08:53:42 - 09:08:11 8707
The Dalles 09:00:57 -30.3 Dark Down 21.4 206.3 Low 08:53:42 - 09:08:11 8670
Maupin 09:00:55 -30.7 Dark Down 21.8 206.5 Low 08:53:40 - 09:08:09 8656
Sisters 09:00:53 -31.6 Dark Down 22.7 206.2 Low 08:53:39 - 09:08:08 8616
Bend 09:00:55 -31.8 Dark Down 22.8 206.5 Low 08:53:41 - 09:08:10 8610
Oregon Observatory 09:00:55 -32.0 Dark Down 23.0 206.4 Low 08:53:40 - 09:08:09 8602
Dunrhomin 09:00:00 -30.1 Dark Down 19.3 221.8 Really Low 08:52:46 - 09:07:15 8566
Nikitin 08:59:59 -30.3 Dark Down 19.5 221.8 Really Low 08:52:45 - 09:07:14 8558
CU-SBO 09:00:00 -30.3 Dark Down 19.6 221.8 Really Low 08:52:46 - 09:07:15 8555
Chiloquin 09:00:52 -33.3 Dark Down 24.4 206.2 Low 08:53:38 - 09:08:07 8542
Klamath Falls 09:00:51 -33.6 Dark Down 24.6 206.3 Low 08:53:36 - 09:08:05 8528
Cedarville 09:00:46 -34.0 Dark Down 24.7 208.0 Low 08:53:32 - 09:08:01 8517
Fall River/Burney 09:00:47 -34.7 Dark Down 25.6 207.0 Low 08:53:33 - 09:08:02 8480
Gimple 09:00:44 -35.4 Dark Down 26.2 207.7 Low 08:53:30 - 09:07:59 8445
Greenville 09:00:45 -35.5 Dark Down 26.2 207.6 Low 08:53:31 - 09:08:00 8444
Portola 09:00:43 -35.7 Dark Down 26.3 208.1 Low 08:53:28 - 09:07:57 8435
Quincy 09:00:44 -35.7 Dark Down 26.4 207.6 Low 08:53:30 - 09:07:59 8435
Reno 09:00:41 -35.8 Dark Down 26.3 208.8 Low 08:53:27 - 09:07:56 8430
Carson City 09:00:40 -36.1 Dark Down 26.7 208.9 Low 08:53:25 - 09:07:54 8413
Yerington 09:00:38 -36.1 Dark Down 26.6 209.6 Low 08:53:23 - 09:07:52 8411
Gardnerville 09:00:39 -36.3 Dark Down 26.8 209.0 Low 08:53:24 - 09:07:53 8402
Hawthorne 09:00:35 -36.4 Dark Down 26.8 210.2 Low 08:53:20 - 09:07:49 8394
Lee Vining 09:00:35 -37.1 Dark Down 27.5 209.9 Low 08:53:21 - 09:07:50 8361
Bishop 09:00:32 -37.4 Dark Down 27.7 210.7 Low 08:53:17 - 09:07:46 8338
Beatty 09:00:25 -37.4 Dark Down 27.4 212.4 Low 08:53:11 - 09:07:40 8332
Patrick 09:00:14 -37.7 Dark Down 27.4 215.5 Low 08:52:59 - 09:07:28 8280
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:00:16 -38.2 Dark Down 27.9 214.9 Low 08:53:01 - 09:07:30 8260
Lake Havasu City 09:00:12 -38.7 Dark Down 28.3 215.3 Low 08:52:58 - 09:07:27 8225
George/Scottsdale 09:00:04 -38.5 Dark Down 27.8 217.8 Low 08:52:49 - 09:07:18 8202
Idyllwild 09:00:20 -40.3 Dark Down 30.1 213.3 Up 08:53:05 - 09:07:34 8161
Wildwood 09:00:26 -40.5 Dark Down 30.6 211.4 Up 08:53:11 - 09:07:40 8159
Calipatria 09:00:15 -40.4 Dark Down 30.0 214.6 Up 08:53:00 - 09:07:29 8136
Yuma 09:00:10 -40.5 Dark Down 30.0 215.6 Low 08:52:56 - 09:07:25 8120

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 535994, (2025/04/23 09:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0  7.81 128
61 Vir         13:18:22.7 -18:19:03  4.7  0.59 126
PPM 227168     13:21:29.7 -19:29:21  6.8  0.80 125
PPM 227131     13:19:54.8 -18:48:15  9.2  0.11 126
535994         13:19:28.0 -18:50:41 15.2       126
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:45:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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