RECON: TNO occultation with 552678

Event between (552678) 10JG210 and star GA0820:15200045 with event index number of 2223444

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/04/17 09:52:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:52:53.9 -07:51:02
Equinox of date position of star is 18:54:08.2 -07:49:16
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 101 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 17.7 AU from the Sun and 17.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 4.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 451 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2350 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12629.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=114.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.4 sec chord
Diameter=46.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 552678, (2026/04/17 09:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:01.4 -26:29:17  0.9 38.78 137
Nunki          18:56:53.6 -26:15:42  2.0 18.45 104
Eta Sct        18:58:28.1 -05:48:36  4.8  2.25 100
PPM 202241     18:53:33.2 -07:13:31  8.4  0.62 101
PPM 202259     18:54:32.2 -07:49:12  9.4  0.05 101
552678         18:54:19.5 -07:49:00 16.7       101
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 2.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 9.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Wildwood 10:07:03 -35.3 Dark Down 30.6 126.2 Up 09:52:03 - 10:22:03 8140
Quincy 10:08:45 -31.7 Dark Down 25.8 127.1 Low 09:53:45 - 10:23:45 8078
Greenville 10:08:45 -31.6 Dark Down 25.7 127.2 Low 09:53:45 - 10:23:45 8070
Gimple 10:08:50 -31.5 Dark Down 25.8 127.3 Low 09:53:50 - 10:23:50 8066
Fall River/Burney 10:08:59 -31.0 Dark Down 24.9 127.2 Low 09:53:59 - 10:23:59 8059
Portola 10:08:41 -31.6 Dark Down 26.2 127.5 Low 09:53:41 - 10:23:41 8056
Gardnerville 10:08:34 -32.0 Dark Down 27.2 127.7 Low 09:53:34 - 10:23:34 8047
Lee Vining 10:08:10 -32.5 Dark Down 28.1 127.8 Low 09:53:10 - 10:23:10 8046
Carson City 10:08:31 -31.8 Dark Down 27.0 127.8 Low 09:53:31 - 10:23:31 8041
Klamath Falls 10:09:20 -30.2 Dark Down 24.0 127.4 Low 09:54:20 - 10:24:20 8031
Idyllwild 10:07:01 -34.5 Dark Down 32.0 127.7 Up 09:52:01 - 10:22:01 8029
Reno 10:08:41 -31.5 Dark Down 26.8 127.9 Low 09:53:41 - 10:23:41 8029
Bishop 10:08:07 -32.6 Dark Down 28.9 128.1 Low 09:53:07 - 10:23:07 8022
Chiloquin 10:09:20 -30.0 Dark Down 23.8 127.4 Low 09:54:20 - 10:24:20 8021
Yerington 10:08:38 -31.7 Dark Down 27.5 128.3 Low 09:53:38 - 10:23:38 8011
Hawthorne 10:08:24 -31.8 Dark Down 28.1 128.5 Low 09:53:24 - 10:23:24 7996
Cedarville 10:09:20 -30.1 Dark Down 25.4 128.5 Low 09:54:20 - 10:24:20 7972
Calipatria 10:06:56 -34.3 Dark Down 33.2 128.4 Up 09:51:56 - 10:21:56 7966
Oregon Observatory 10:09:45 -28.7 Dark Down 23.3 128.3 Low 09:54:45 - 10:24:45 7942
Beatty 10:08:06 -32.1 Dark Down 30.2 129.4 Up 09:53:06 - 10:23:06 7935
Sisters 10:09:56 -28.4 Dark Down 23.0 128.4 Low 09:54:56 - 10:24:56 7930
Bend 10:09:50 -28.5 Dark Down 23.3 128.5 Low 09:54:50 - 10:24:50 7927
Yuma 10:06:59 -34.0 Dark Down 34.0 129.0 Up 09:51:59 - 10:21:59 7916
Maupin 10:10:13 -27.4 Dark Down 22.7 129.2 Low 09:55:13 - 10:25:13 7865
The Dalles 10:10:22 -27.1 Dark Down 22.4 129.3 Low 09:55:22 - 10:25:22 7851
Lake Havasu City 10:07:28 -32.5 Dark Down 33.2 130.3 Up 09:52:28 - 10:22:28 7847
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:07:42 -32.2 Dark Down 32.6 130.5 Up 09:52:42 - 10:22:42 7845
Victoria 10:10:52 -25.5 Dark Down 19.5 128.2 Really Low 09:55:52 - 10:25:52 7820
Patrick 10:07:57 -31.6 Dark Down 32.9 131.3 Up 09:52:57 - 10:22:57 7790
Toppenish/White Swan 10:10:38 -26.1 Dark Down 22.4 130.3 Low 09:55:38 - 10:25:38 7775
Yakima 10:10:43 -26.0 Dark Down 22.2 130.2 Low 09:55:43 - 10:25:43 7773
Ellensburg 10:10:50 -25.7 Dark Down 21.9 130.4 Low 09:55:50 - 10:25:50 7754
Wenatchee 10:10:45 -25.2 Dark Down 21.8 130.7 Low 09:55:45 - 10:25:45 7723
PNWRO 10:10:38 -25.8 Dark Down 23.4 131.5 Low 09:55:38 - 10:25:38 7712
George/Scottsdale 10:07:38 -31.5 Dark Down 35.2 132.3 Up 09:52:38 - 10:22:38 7696
Manson/Chelan 10:11:06 -24.8 Dark Down 21.6 131.1 Low 09:56:06 - 10:26:06 7692
Brewster 10:11:04 -24.4 Dark Down 21.6 131.5 Low 09:56:04 - 10:26:04 7664
Okanogan 10:11:17 -24.1 Dark Down 21.6 131.8 Low 09:56:17 - 10:26:17 7641
Oliver 10:11:34 -23.4 Dark Down 21.1 132.1 Low 09:56:34 - 10:26:34 7601
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:11:20 -23.5 Dark Down 21.3 132.2 Low 09:56:20 - 10:26:20 7600
Summerland 10:11:30 -23.1 Dark Down 20.7 132.1 Low 09:56:30 - 10:26:30 7586
Penticton 10:11:35 -23.1 Dark Down 20.9 132.2 Low 09:56:35 - 10:26:35 7584
Peachland 10:11:32 -23.1 Dark Down 20.6 132.1 Low 09:56:32 - 10:26:32 7584
Kamloops 10:11:41 -22.5 Dark Down 19.7 131.8 Really Low 09:56:41 - 10:26:41 7567
Kelowna 10:11:41 -22.8 Dark Down 20.7 132.4 Low 09:56:41 - 10:26:41 7563
CU-SBO 10:10:16 -23.1 Dark Down 34.5 142.6 Up 09:55:16 - 10:25:16 7064
Dunrhomin 10:10:16 -22.9 Dark Down 34.4 142.8 Up 09:55:16 - 10:25:16 7050
Sleaford 10:13:19 -15.3 AT Down 24.7 146.7 Low 09:58:19 - 10:28:19 6741

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 552678, (2026/04/17 09:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 38.78 137
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 18.45 104
Eta Sct        18:57:03.8 -05:50:48  4.8  2.25 100
PPM 202241     18:52:08.0 -07:15:31  8.4  0.62 101
PPM 202259     18:53:06.6 -07:51:15  9.4  0.05 101
552678         18:52:53.9 -07:51:02 16.7       101
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/02 01:58:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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