RECON: TNO occultation with 547617

Event between (547617) 10TT195 and star GA1140:00756755 with event index number of 2251456

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/10/31 09:37:06 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:34:30.5 +25:18:30
Equinox of date position of star is 04:35:58.3 +25:21:23
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 38 degrees from the moon. Moon is 66% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

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Object is 42.9 AU from the Sun and 42.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.0 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 139 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1906 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30505.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.9
Diameter=378.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.6 sec chord
Diameter=154.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 547617, (2026/10/31 09:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:27.8 +16:33:40  0.8  8.81  40
3Iot Aur       04:58:44.7 +33:12:22  2.7  9.26  33
PPM 093661     04:41:01.6 +25:16:09  6.3  1.11  37
PPM 093584     04:34:00.0 +25:14:26  7.6  0.50  39
PPM 093601     04:35:56.2 +25:01:59 10.7  0.33  38
547617         04:36:08.8 +25:21:44 15.9        38
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 36.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:36:31 -39.3 Dark Up 62.3 198.3 Up 09:24:27 - 09:48:35 -3815
Kamloops 09:37:18 -47.0 Dark Up 64.4 169.6 Up 09:25:14 - 09:49:22 -3927
Kelowna 09:37:16 -47.2 Dark Up 65.2 171.2 Up 09:25:12 - 09:49:20 -4014
Peachland 09:37:16 -47.4 Dark Up 65.3 170.5 Up 09:25:12 - 09:49:20 -4023
Summerland 09:37:16 -47.5 Dark Up 65.5 170.7 Up 09:25:12 - 09:49:20 -4039
Penticton 09:37:16 -47.5 Dark Up 65.6 170.9 Up 09:25:12 - 09:49:20 -4046
Oliver 09:37:16 -47.8 Dark Up 65.9 170.8 Up 09:25:12 - 09:49:20 -4082
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:37:16 -47.8 Dark Up 66.1 171.1 Up 09:25:12 - 09:49:20 -4100
Victoria 09:37:29 -49.9 Dark Up 66.0 162.1 Up 09:25:25 - 09:49:33 -4124
Okanogan 09:37:16 -48.4 Dark Up 66.7 170.4 Up 09:25:12 - 09:49:20 -4165
Brewster 09:37:18 -48.6 Dark Up 67.0 169.8 Up 09:25:14 - 09:49:22 -4191
Manson/Chelan 09:37:19 -49.0 Dark Up 67.1 168.9 Up 09:25:15 - 09:49:23 -4210
Wenatchee 09:37:19 -49.4 Dark Up 67.6 168.3 Up 09:25:15 - 09:49:23 -4258
Ellensburg 09:37:21 -49.8 Dark Up 67.9 167.6 Up 09:25:17 - 09:49:25 -4299
Yakima 09:37:21 -50.1 Dark Up 68.3 167.3 Up 09:25:17 - 09:49:25 -4341
Toppenish/White Swan 09:37:21 -50.1 Dark Up 68.6 167.6 Up 09:25:17 - 09:49:25 -4364
PNWRO 09:37:15 -49.7 Dark Up 69.1 171.1 Up 09:25:11 - 09:49:19 -4411
The Dalles 09:37:24 -51.1 Dark Up 69.2 165.2 Up 09:25:20 - 09:49:28 -4440
Maupin 09:37:23 -51.3 Dark Up 69.6 165.2 Up 09:25:19 - 09:49:27 -4484
Sisters 09:37:26 -52.2 Dark Up 70.4 163.3 Up 09:25:22 - 09:49:30 -4572
Bend 09:37:25 -52.2 Dark Up 70.7 163.8 Up 09:25:21 - 09:49:29 -4599
Oregon Observatory 09:37:26 -52.4 Dark Up 70.8 163.3 Up 09:25:22 - 09:49:30 -4616
Chiloquin 09:37:28 -53.5 Dark Up 72.0 161.0 Up 09:25:24 - 09:49:32 -4751
Klamath Falls 09:37:28 -53.7 Dark Up 72.3 160.9 Up 09:25:24 - 09:49:32 -4788
Cedarville 09:37:22 -53.3 Dark Up 73.3 164.9 Up 09:25:18 - 09:49:26 -4873
Fall River/Burney 09:37:27 -54.3 Dark Up 73.5 160.7 Up 09:25:23 - 09:49:31 -4916
Greenville 09:37:26 -54.6 Dark Up 74.5 161.1 Up 09:25:22 - 09:49:30 -5016
Gimple 09:37:25 -54.6 Dark Up 74.5 161.3 Up 09:25:21 - 09:49:29 -5017
Quincy 09:37:26 -54.7 Dark Up 74.7 160.9 Up 09:25:22 - 09:49:30 -5037
Dunrhomin 09:36:24 -44.4 Dark Up 72.9 212.3 Up 09:24:20 - 09:48:28 -5041
Portola 09:37:25 -54.5 Dark Up 74.9 162.3 Up 09:25:21 - 09:49:29 -5054
Nikitin 09:36:24 -44.4 Dark Up 73.0 212.5 Up 09:24:20 - 09:48:28 -5061
CU-SBO 09:36:24 -44.5 Dark Up 73.1 212.4 Up 09:24:20 - 09:48:28 -5068
Reno 09:37:22 -54.3 Dark Up 75.3 164.2 Up 09:25:18 - 09:49:26 -5087
Carson City 09:37:22 -54.5 Dark Up 75.6 163.8 Up 09:25:18 - 09:49:26 -5126
Yerington 09:37:20 -54.2 Dark Up 76.0 165.9 Up 09:25:16 - 09:49:24 -5151
Gardnerville 09:37:22 -54.6 Dark Up 75.9 163.7 Up 09:25:18 - 09:49:26 -5152
Hawthorne 09:37:17 -54.2 Dark Up 76.5 167.4 Up 09:25:13 - 09:49:21 -5204
Lee Vining 09:37:20 -54.8 Dark Up 77.0 165.0 Up 09:25:16 - 09:49:24 -5262
Bishop 09:37:17 -54.7 Dark Up 77.7 167.2 Up 09:25:13 - 09:49:21 -5331
Beatty 09:37:11 -53.8 Dark Up 78.3 173.8 Up 09:25:07 - 09:49:15 -5390
Patrick 09:37:00 -52.5 Dark Up 79.8 187.5 Up 09:24:56 - 09:49:04 -5564
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:37:01 -53.1 Dark Up 80.1 184.0 Up 09:24:57 - 09:49:05 -5588
Lake Havasu City 09:37:01 -53.2 Dark Up 80.8 185.7 Up 09:24:57 - 09:49:05 -5663
Wildwood 09:37:19 -56.5 Dark Up 80.8 161.7 Up 09:25:15 - 09:49:23 -5686
Idyllwild 09:37:11 -55.3 Dark Up 81.5 171.8 Up 09:25:07 - 09:49:15 -5736
George/Scottsdale 09:36:50 -51.7 Dark Up 81.1 200.5 Up 09:24:46 - 09:48:54 -5754
Calipatria 09:37:06 -54.7 Dark Up 82.2 178.9 Up 09:25:02 - 09:49:10 -5808
Yuma 09:37:03 -54.2 Dark Up 82.6 185.0 Up 09:24:59 - 09:49:07 -5859

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 547617, (2026/10/31 09:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  8.81  40
3Iot Aur       04:56:59.6 +33:09:58  2.7  9.26  33
PPM 093661     04:39:23.2 +25:13:05  6.3  1.11  37
PPM 093584     04:32:21.8 +25:11:07  7.6  0.50  39
PPM 093601     04:34:18.1 +24:58:44 10.7  0.33  38
547617         04:34:30.5 +25:18:30 15.9        38
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/17 04:20:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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