RECON: TNO occultation with 547893

Event between (547893) 10WN75 and star GA0860:01331524 with event index number of 2399260

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/09/09 11:55:26 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:30:20.8 -02:26:43
Equinox of date position of star is 06:31:34.6 -02:27:49
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 89 degrees from the moon. Moon is 96% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

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Object is 37.1 AU from the Sun and 37.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.0 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 151 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2060 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27164.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=436.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.5 sec chord
Diameter=178.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 547893, (2025/09/09 11:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:33.8 +07:24:35  0.4 13.19  79
Saiph          05:48:58.6 -09:39:45  2.1 12.81  79
PPM 176266     06:27:57.7 -01:31:28  5.9  1.31  88
PPM 176287     06:30:40.4 -02:14:13  8.5  0.33  89
PPM 189241     06:31:35.1 -02:43:21  9.1  0.26  89
547893         06:31:38.3 -02:27:52 17.0        89
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 22.8 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=8.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:51:00 -6.5 NT Up 27.2 137.5 Low 11:37:53 - 12:04:07 -2032
Kamloops 11:50:32 -15.4 AT Up 21.2 123.0 Low 11:37:25 - 12:03:39 -2631
Kelowna 11:50:33 -15.3 AT Up 22.1 123.5 Low 11:37:26 - 12:03:40 -2682
Peachland 11:50:30 -15.5 AT Up 22.0 123.2 Low 11:37:23 - 12:03:37 -2701
Summerland 11:50:32 -15.5 AT Up 22.1 123.3 Low 11:37:25 - 12:03:39 -2713
Penticton 11:50:33 -15.5 AT Up 22.2 123.3 Low 11:37:26 - 12:03:40 -2716
Oliver 11:50:32 -15.7 AT Up 22.4 123.2 Low 11:37:25 - 12:03:39 -2749
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:50:33 -15.6 AT Up 22.6 123.3 Low 11:37:26 - 12:03:40 -2760
Okanogan 11:50:32 -16.1 AT Up 22.8 122.9 Low 11:37:25 - 12:03:39 -2829
Brewster 11:50:31 -16.3 AT Up 22.9 122.6 Low 11:37:24 - 12:03:38 -2861
Manson/Chelan 11:50:31 -16.6 AT Up 22.8 122.2 Low 11:37:24 - 12:03:38 -2893
Victoria 11:50:26 -18.2 Dark Up 20.6 119.5 Low 11:37:19 - 12:03:33 -2928
Wenatchee 11:50:30 -17.0 AT Up 22.9 121.9 Low 11:37:23 - 12:03:37 -2944
Ellensburg 11:50:30 -17.3 AT Up 23.0 121.6 Low 11:37:23 - 12:03:37 -2991
Yakima 11:50:30 -17.5 AT Up 23.2 121.4 Low 11:37:23 - 12:03:37 -3032
PNWRO 11:50:33 -16.7 AT Up 24.5 122.7 Low 11:37:26 - 12:03:40 -3035
Dunrhomin 11:51:08 -9.3 NT Up 36.0 133.2 Up 11:38:01 - 12:04:15 -3039
Toppenish/White Swan 11:50:30 -17.5 AT Up 23.4 121.5 Low 11:37:23 - 12:03:37 -3047
Nikitin 11:51:09 -9.3 NT Up 36.1 133.1 Up 11:38:02 - 12:04:16 -3057
CU-SBO 11:51:09 -9.4 NT Up 36.1 133.0 Up 11:38:02 - 12:04:16 -3066
The Dalles 11:50:29 -18.3 Dark Up 23.3 120.5 Low 11:37:22 - 12:03:36 -3149
Maupin 11:50:29 -18.5 Dark Up 23.6 120.4 Low 11:37:22 - 12:03:36 -3187
Sisters 11:50:28 -19.2 Dark Up 23.8 119.6 Low 11:37:21 - 12:03:35 -3290
Bend 11:50:28 -19.1 Dark Up 24.0 119.8 Low 11:37:21 - 12:03:35 -3305
Oregon Observatory 11:50:28 -19.3 Dark Up 24.0 119.6 Low 11:37:21 - 12:03:35 -3326
Chiloquin 11:50:27 -20.2 Dark Up 24.4 118.7 Low 11:37:20 - 12:03:34 -3471
Klamath Falls 11:50:28 -20.3 Dark Up 24.6 118.7 Low 11:37:21 - 12:03:35 -3503
Cedarville 11:50:31 -19.5 Dark Up 26.0 119.7 Low 11:37:24 - 12:03:38 -3518
Fall River/Burney 11:50:29 -20.6 Dark Up 25.5 118.5 Low 11:37:22 - 12:03:36 -3608
Gimple 11:50:30 -20.6 Dark Up 26.2 118.6 Low 11:37:23 - 12:03:37 -3681
Greenville 11:50:30 -20.7 Dark Up 26.2 118.5 Low 11:37:23 - 12:03:37 -3683
Portola 11:50:31 -20.5 Dark Up 26.7 118.7 Low 11:37:24 - 12:03:38 -3699
Reno 11:50:33 -20.2 Dark Up 27.2 119.2 Low 11:37:26 - 12:03:40 -3703
Quincy 11:50:29 -20.8 Dark Up 26.3 118.4 Low 11:37:22 - 12:03:36 -3704
Yerington 11:50:35 -19.9 Dark Up 28.0 119.5 Low 11:37:28 - 12:03:42 -3734
Carson City 11:50:33 -20.3 Dark Up 27.4 119.0 Low 11:37:26 - 12:03:40 -3738
Gardnerville 11:50:33 -20.4 Dark Up 27.6 119.0 Low 11:37:26 - 12:03:40 -3760
Hawthorne 11:50:36 -19.7 Dark Up 28.6 119.7 Low 11:37:29 - 12:03:43 -3760
Lee Vining 11:50:35 -20.3 Dark Up 28.5 119.0 Low 11:37:28 - 12:03:42 -3835
Beatty 11:50:41 -19.0 Dark Up 30.7 120.5 Up 11:37:34 - 12:03:48 -3849
Bishop 11:50:37 -20.0 Dark Up 29.3 119.3 Low 11:37:30 - 12:03:44 -3867
Patrick 11:50:52 -17.3 AT Up 33.5 122.2 Up 11:37:45 - 12:03:59 -3877
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:50:48 -17.9 AT Up 33.1 121.4 Up 11:37:41 - 12:03:55 -3931
George/Scottsdale 11:50:57 -16.3 AT Up 35.8 123.0 Up 11:37:50 - 12:04:04 -3954
Lake Havasu City 11:50:50 -18.0 AT Up 33.6 121.3 Up 11:37:43 - 12:03:57 -3986
Idyllwild 11:50:45 -20.1 Dark Up 32.3 118.9 Up 11:37:38 - 12:03:52 -4161
Calipatria 11:50:48 -19.4 Dark Up 33.5 119.5 Up 11:37:41 - 12:03:55 -4172
Yuma 11:50:51 -18.8 Dark Up 34.3 120.0 Up 11:37:44 - 12:03:58 -4176
Wildwood 11:50:40 -21.4 Dark Up 30.7 117.5 Up 11:37:33 - 12:03:47 -4202

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 547893, (2025/09/09 11:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 13.19  79
Saiph          05:47:45.4 -09:40:11  2.1 12.81  79
PPM 176266     06:26:39.6 -01:30:27  5.9  1.31  88
PPM 176287     06:29:22.7 -02:13:06  8.5  0.33  89
PPM 189241     06:30:17.7 -02:42:12  9.1  0.26  89
547893         06:30:20.8 -02:26:43 17.0        89
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 02:53:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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