RECON: TNO occultation with 543735

Event between (543735) 14OS394 and star GA1000:00471552 with event index number of 2251965

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/10/26 13:09:50 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:34:44.0 +10:12:25
Equinox of date position of star is 04:36:03.2 +10:15:19
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 34 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

[RECON map]
Object is 37.8 AU from the Sun and 37.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 168 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1453 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26866.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=358.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.4 sec chord
Diameter=146.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 543735, (2026/10/26 13:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:27.7 +16:33:40  0.8  6.31  33
Bellatrix      05:26:34.3 +06:22:18  1.6 13.05  47
88 Tau         04:37:07.8 +10:12:50  4.5  0.23  35
PPM 120034     04:35:58.7 +10:04:12  8.4  0.20  34
543735         04:36:12.5 +10:15:39 16.6        35
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 34.4 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 13:05:38 -7.1 NT Up 28.1 248.9 Low 12:51:07 - 13:20:10 -3617
Kamloops 13:06:11 -15.9 AT Up 36.7 235.9 Up 12:51:40 - 13:20:43 -3637
Kelowna 13:06:07 -15.3 AT Up 36.7 237.3 Up 12:51:36 - 13:20:39 -3726
Peachland 13:06:07 -15.5 AT Up 36.9 237.1 Up 12:51:36 - 13:20:39 -3733
Summerland 13:06:08 -15.4 AT Up 36.9 237.3 Up 12:51:37 - 13:20:40 -3749
Penticton 13:06:08 -15.3 AT Up 36.9 237.4 Up 12:51:36 - 13:20:39 -3757
Oliver 13:06:07 -15.3 AT Up 37.1 237.6 Up 12:51:36 - 13:20:39 -3791
Victoria 13:06:17 -17.8 AT Up 39.5 234.1 Up 12:51:46 - 13:20:49 -3807
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 13:06:05 -15.2 AT Up 37.1 237.9 Up 12:51:34 - 13:20:37 -3810
Okanogan 13:06:05 -15.3 AT Up 37.5 238.1 Up 12:51:33 - 13:20:36 -3871
Brewster 13:06:05 -15.5 AT Up 37.8 238.1 Up 12:51:34 - 13:20:37 -3895
Manson/Chelan 13:06:07 -15.7 AT Up 38.1 237.9 Up 12:51:35 - 13:20:38 -3912
Wenatchee 13:06:07 -15.8 AT Up 38.5 238.0 Up 12:51:35 - 13:20:38 -3956
Ellensburg 13:06:07 -15.9 AT Up 38.8 238.1 Up 12:51:35 - 13:20:38 -3995
Yakima 13:06:08 -15.9 AT Up 39.0 238.3 Up 12:51:36 - 13:20:39 -4035
Toppenish/White Swan 13:06:06 -15.8 AT Up 39.0 238.6 Up 12:51:34 - 13:20:37 -4059
PNWRO 13:06:01 -14.8 AT Up 38.3 240.4 Up 12:51:30 - 13:20:33 -4114
The Dalles 13:06:07 -16.4 AT Up 39.9 238.4 Up 12:51:36 - 13:20:39 -4126
Maupin 13:06:07 -16.3 AT Up 40.1 238.8 Up 12:51:35 - 13:20:38 -4170
Sisters 13:06:07 -16.6 AT Up 40.8 238.9 Up 12:51:36 - 13:20:39 -4252
Bend 13:06:07 -16.4 AT Up 40.8 239.4 Up 12:51:35 - 13:20:38 -4280
Oregon Observatory 13:06:07 -16.5 AT Up 41.0 239.4 Up 12:51:35 - 13:20:38 -4295
Chiloquin 13:06:08 -16.7 AT Up 41.9 240.0 Up 12:51:37 - 13:20:40 -4424
Klamath Falls 13:06:06 -16.7 AT Up 42.0 240.3 Up 12:51:35 - 13:20:38 -4460
Cedarville 13:06:01 -15.5 AT Up 41.3 242.4 Up 12:51:30 - 13:20:33 -4554
Fall River/Burney 13:06:05 -16.4 AT Up 42.3 241.6 Up 12:51:33 - 13:20:36 -4587
Greenville 13:06:03 -16.0 AT Up 42.5 242.8 Up 12:51:32 - 13:20:35 -4687
Gimple 13:06:03 -15.9 AT Up 42.4 242.9 Up 12:51:32 - 13:20:35 -4689
Quincy 13:06:03 -16.0 AT Up 42.6 242.9 Up 12:51:32 - 13:20:35 -4708
Portola 13:06:00 -15.6 AT Up 42.3 243.5 Up 12:51:29 - 13:20:32 -4728
Reno 13:05:58 -15.1 AT Up 42.0 244.3 Up 12:51:27 - 13:20:30 -4765
Carson City 13:05:58 -15.0 AT Up 42.1 244.6 Up 12:51:27 - 13:20:30 -4803
Gardnerville 13:05:59 -15.0 AT Up 42.2 244.9 Up 12:51:27 - 13:20:30 -4829
Dunrhomin 13:05:17 -4.2 CT Up 31.3 256.0 Up 12:50:46 - 13:19:49 -4831
Yerington 13:05:56 -14.5 AT Up 41.7 245.4 Up 12:51:25 - 13:20:28 -4832
Nikitin 13:05:16 -4.2 CT Up 31.3 256.0 Up 12:50:45 - 13:19:48 -4850
CU-SBO 13:05:17 -4.2 CT Up 31.4 256.0 Up 12:50:46 - 13:19:49 -4857
Hawthorne 13:05:54 -14.1 AT Up 41.6 246.2 Up 12:51:23 - 13:20:26 -4888
Lee Vining 13:05:56 -14.4 AT Up 42.1 246.2 Up 12:51:25 - 13:20:28 -4941
Bishop 13:05:53 -13.8 AT Up 41.9 247.4 Up 12:51:21 - 13:20:24 -5014
Beatty 13:05:49 -12.5 AT Up 40.8 249.2 Up 12:51:17 - 13:20:20 -5085
Patrick 13:05:38 -10.0 NT Up 39.1 252.6 Up 12:51:06 - 13:20:09 -5278
Laughlin/Bullhead City 13:05:39 -10.5 NT Up 39.8 252.3 Up 12:51:07 - 13:20:10 -5296
Wildwood 13:05:53 -13.7 AT Up 43.2 250.0 Up 12:51:21 - 13:20:24 -5360
Lake Havasu City 13:05:38 -10.2 NT Up 39.8 253.0 Up 12:51:07 - 13:20:10 -5372
Idyllwild 13:05:46 -12.1 AT Up 41.9 251.8 Up 12:51:14 - 13:20:17 -5424
George/Scottsdale 13:05:31 -8.1 NT Up 38.0 255.4 Up 12:50:59 - 13:20:02 -5482
Calipatria 13:05:41 -11.0 NT Up 41.1 253.2 Up 12:51:10 - 13:20:13 -5505
Yuma 13:05:39 -10.2 NT Up 40.5 254.2 Up 12:51:08 - 13:20:11 -5563

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 543735, (2026/10/26 13:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  6.31  33
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6 13.05  47
88 Tau         04:35:39.3 +10:09:39  4.5  0.23  35
PPM 120034     04:34:30.3 +10:00:58  8.4  0.20  34
543735         04:34:44.0 +10:12:25 16.6        34
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/09 04:30:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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