RECON: TNO occultation with 535994

Event between (535994) 15BH519 and star GA0700:05207288 with event index number of 2257608

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/06/08 05:25:32 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:21:05.0 -19:49:42
Equinox of date position of star is 13:22:24.4 -19:57:22
Stellar brightness G=14.0, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 138 degrees from the moon. Moon is 52% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

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Object is 38.3 AU from the Sun and 37.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 157 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2380 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27314.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=331.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.7 sec chord
Diameter=135.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 535994, (2026/06/08 05:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:35.4 -11:17:54  1.0  8.72 141
57 Vir         13:17:24.8 -20:04:58  5.0  1.20 139
PPM 227168     13:22:55.4 -19:37:37  6.8  0.35 138
PPM 227158     13:22:32.8 -19:44:36  9.7  0.22 138
535994         13:22:30.8 -19:57:59 14.0       138
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 5.8 km RECON observability=0.6 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 05:26:45 -12.2 AT Down 12.8 210.9 Really Low 05:13:10 - 05:40:21 13153
Dunrhomin 05:25:49 -23.2 Dark Down 22.7 213.4 Low 05:12:14 - 05:39:25 12905
Nikitin 05:25:45 -23.4 Dark Down 22.8 213.4 Low 05:12:09 - 05:39:20 12898
CU-SBO 05:25:45 -23.4 Dark Down 22.9 213.3 Low 05:12:09 - 05:39:20 12894
Kelowna 05:27:29 -10.1 NT Down 18.4 198.6 Really Low 05:13:54 - 05:41:05 12819
Kamloops 05:27:36 -9.1 NT Down 17.8 197.7 Really Low 05:14:01 - 05:41:12 12813
Penticton 05:27:31 -10.3 NT Down 18.7 198.5 Really Low 05:13:55 - 05:41:06 12810
Peachland 05:27:28 -10.1 NT Down 18.5 198.3 Really Low 05:13:52 - 05:41:03 12809
Summerland 05:27:31 -10.2 NT Down 18.6 198.4 Really Low 05:13:55 - 05:41:06 12808
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:27:26 -10.8 NT Down 19.1 198.8 Really Low 05:13:50 - 05:41:01 12803
Oliver 05:27:29 -10.6 NT Down 19.0 198.6 Really Low 05:13:54 - 05:41:05 12802
Okanogan 05:27:24 -11.3 NT Down 19.8 198.6 Really Low 05:13:49 - 05:41:00 12781
Brewster 05:27:24 -11.4 NT Down 20.1 198.4 Low 05:13:48 - 05:40:59 12769
Manson/Chelan 05:27:26 -11.5 NT Down 20.4 198.1 Low 05:13:50 - 05:41:01 12754
PNWRO 05:27:21 -13.5 AT Down 21.9 199.6 Low 05:13:45 - 05:40:56 12738
Wenatchee 05:27:24 -11.8 NT Down 20.9 198.0 Low 05:13:49 - 05:41:00 12736
Ellensburg 05:27:24 -12.0 AT Down 21.3 197.8 Low 05:13:49 - 05:41:00 12719
Yakima 05:27:24 -12.3 AT Down 21.7 197.9 Low 05:13:48 - 05:40:59 12707
Toppenish/White Swan 05:27:24 -12.6 AT Down 21.9 198.1 Low 05:13:48 - 05:40:59 12706
Victoria 05:27:43 -9.7 NT Down 20.4 194.9 Low 05:14:08 - 05:41:19 12678
The Dalles 05:27:22 -12.9 AT Down 22.8 197.4 Low 05:13:47 - 05:40:58 12660
Maupin 05:27:21 -13.3 AT Down 23.2 197.5 Low 05:13:45 - 05:40:56 12650
Bend 05:27:22 -14.1 AT Down 24.3 197.4 Low 05:13:47 - 05:40:58 12608
Sisters 05:27:20 -13.8 AT Down 24.1 197.1 Low 05:13:45 - 05:40:56 12608
Oregon Observatory 05:27:21 -14.1 AT Down 24.5 197.3 Low 05:13:45 - 05:40:56 12599
Cedarville 05:27:06 -16.6 AT Down 26.4 198.9 Low 05:13:31 - 05:40:42 12555
Chiloquin 05:27:20 -15.0 AT Down 25.8 197.1 Low 05:13:45 - 05:40:56 12540
Klamath Falls 05:27:21 -15.3 AT Down 26.1 197.2 Low 05:13:45 - 05:40:56 12531
Fall River/Burney 05:27:21 -16.4 AT Down 27.2 197.8 Low 05:13:45 - 05:40:56 12499
Patrick 05:26:11 -24.3 Dark Down 30.2 206.3 Up 05:12:36 - 05:39:47 12497
Reno 05:26:57 -18.3 Dark Down 28.2 199.5 Low 05:13:21 - 05:40:32 12490
Yerington 05:26:52 -19.0 Dark Down 28.6 200.3 Low 05:13:17 - 05:40:28 12489
Hawthorne 05:26:48 -19.7 Dark Down 28.9 200.9 Low 05:13:12 - 05:40:23 12486
Portola 05:27:02 -17.8 AT Down 28.1 198.9 Low 05:13:26 - 05:40:37 12480
Gimple 05:27:03 -17.4 AT Down 27.9 198.4 Low 05:13:28 - 05:40:39 12480
George/Scottsdale 05:25:54 -26.6 Dark Down 31.0 208.7 Up 05:12:19 - 05:39:30 12478
Greenville 05:27:06 -17.3 AT Down 27.9 198.3 Low 05:13:30 - 05:40:41 12478
Carson City 05:26:57 -18.6 Dark Down 28.6 199.6 Low 05:13:21 - 05:40:32 12477
Beatty 05:26:28 -21.8 Dark Down 29.8 203.1 Low 05:12:52 - 05:40:03 12476
Quincy 05:27:04 -17.5 AT Down 28.1 198.3 Low 05:13:28 - 05:40:39 12470
Gardnerville 05:26:54 -18.8 Dark Down 28.8 199.7 Low 05:13:19 - 05:40:30 12468
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:26:15 -24.2 Dark Down 30.7 205.7 Up 05:12:40 - 05:39:51 12464
Lee Vining 05:26:49 -19.9 Dark Down 29.5 200.5 Low 05:13:13 - 05:40:24 12448
Bishop 05:26:42 -20.7 Dark Down 29.9 201.4 Low 05:13:07 - 05:40:18 12445
Lake Havasu City 05:26:12 -24.9 Dark Down 31.2 206.1 Up 05:12:36 - 05:39:47 12441
Yuma 05:26:06 -26.2 Dark Down 33.0 206.3 Up 05:12:30 - 05:39:41 12346
Calipatria 05:26:10 -25.4 Dark Down 32.9 205.2 Up 05:12:35 - 05:39:46 12339
Idyllwild 05:26:20 -24.4 Dark Down 32.7 203.9 Up 05:12:44 - 05:39:55 12333
Wildwood 05:26:33 -23.2 Dark Down 33.0 201.9 Up 05:12:57 - 05:40:08 12288

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, (2026/06/08 05:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0  8.72 141
57 Vir         13:15:59.2 -19:56:37  5.0  1.20 139
PPM 227168     13:21:29.7 -19:29:21  6.8  0.35 138
PPM 227158     13:21:07.1 -19:36:20  9.7  0.22 138
535994         13:21:05.0 -19:49:42 14.0       138
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:26:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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