RECON: TNO occultation with 552678

Event between (552678) 10JG210 and star GA0800:10988791 with event index number of 2224012

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/10/08 03:00:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:37:41.4 -09:30:32
Equinox of date position of star is 18:38:56.8 -09:29:16
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 115 degrees from the moon. Moon is 7% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3

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TNO is 17.6 AU from the Sun and 17.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 125 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1826 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12773.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=114.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.9 sec chord
Diameter=46.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 552678, (2026/10/08 03:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:03.2 -26:29:20  0.9 34.72  86
Nunki          18:56:55.4 -26:15:39  2.0 17.30 119
Alp Sct        18:36:39.8 -08:13:22  3.8  1.40 115
PPM 201892     18:36:58.8 -08:39:59  8.3  0.98 115
PPM 201964     18:39:28.2 -09:31:18  9.4  0.09 115
552678         18:39:09.7 -09:29:03 14.9       116
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 8.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 02:58:49 -23.8 Dark Down 21.1 218.5 Low 02:47:54 - 03:09:44 7795
Dunrhomin 02:59:53 -28.6 Dark Down 29.6 223.2 Low 02:48:58 - 03:10:48 7593
CU-SBO 02:59:54 -28.6 Dark Down 29.8 223.2 Low 02:48:59 - 03:10:49 7582
Kelowna 02:58:12 -16.1 AT Down 27.5 205.1 Low 02:47:17 - 03:09:07 7281
Penticton 02:58:13 -16.1 AT Down 27.8 205.1 Low 02:47:18 - 03:09:08 7269
Summerland 02:58:13 -16.1 AT Down 27.8 204.9 Low 02:47:18 - 03:09:08 7267
Peachland 02:58:10 -16.0 AT Down 27.7 204.8 Low 02:47:15 - 03:09:05 7266
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:58:15 -16.4 AT Down 28.2 205.4 Low 02:47:20 - 03:09:10 7265
Kamloops 02:58:04 -15.4 AT Down 27.0 203.9 Low 02:47:09 - 03:08:59 7264
Oliver 02:58:13 -16.2 AT Down 28.1 205.2 Low 02:47:18 - 03:09:08 7261
Okanogan 02:58:16 -16.3 AT Down 28.9 205.3 Low 02:47:21 - 03:09:11 7239
Brewster 02:58:17 -16.2 AT Down 29.2 205.2 Low 02:47:22 - 03:09:12 7223
PNWRO 02:58:30 -17.2 AT Down 30.8 206.7 Up 02:47:35 - 03:09:25 7203
Manson/Chelan 02:58:17 -16.0 AT Down 29.5 204.8 Low 02:47:22 - 03:09:12 7203
Wenatchee 02:58:20 -16.0 AT Down 29.9 204.8 Low 02:47:25 - 03:09:15 7182
Ellensburg 02:58:20 -15.9 AT Down 30.4 204.6 Up 02:47:25 - 03:09:15 7162
Toppenish/White Swan 02:58:24 -16.1 AT Down 30.9 205.0 Up 02:47:29 - 03:09:19 7150
Yakima 02:58:22 -16.0 AT Down 30.7 204.7 Up 02:47:27 - 03:09:17 7149
The Dalles 02:58:23 -15.7 AT Down 31.8 204.3 Up 02:47:28 - 03:09:18 7092
Victoria 02:58:02 -13.8 AT Down 29.7 201.0 Low 02:47:07 - 03:08:57 7083
Maupin 02:58:25 -15.8 AT Down 32.2 204.5 Up 02:47:30 - 03:09:20 7083
George/Scottsdale 02:59:59 -25.0 Dark Down 38.0 219.4 Up 02:49:04 - 03:10:54 7078
Patrick 02:59:42 -23.0 Dark Down 37.7 216.4 Up 02:48:47 - 03:10:37 7056
Bend 02:58:28 -15.8 AT Down 33.3 204.6 Up 02:47:33 - 03:09:23 7037
Sisters 02:58:24 -15.6 AT Down 33.1 204.2 Up 02:47:29 - 03:09:19 7033
Oregon Observatory 02:58:28 -15.7 AT Down 33.5 204.5 Up 02:47:33 - 03:09:23 7025
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:59:41 -22.5 Dark Down 38.2 215.7 Up 02:48:46 - 03:10:36 7012
Cedarville 02:58:43 -17.0 AT Down 35.2 206.7 Up 02:47:48 - 03:09:38 7001
Lake Havasu City 02:59:43 -22.8 Dark Down 38.6 216.3 Up 02:48:48 - 03:10:38 6996
Beatty 02:59:21 -20.4 Dark Down 37.8 212.4 Up 02:48:26 - 03:10:16 6982
Chiloquin 02:58:31 -15.6 AT Down 34.8 204.4 Up 02:47:36 - 03:09:26 6960
Hawthorne 02:59:04 -18.6 Dark Down 37.2 209.6 Up 02:48:09 - 03:09:59 6958
Yerington 02:58:59 -18.2 Dark Down 37.0 208.8 Up 02:48:04 - 03:09:54 6952
Klamath Falls 02:58:34 -15.7 AT Down 35.1 204.6 Up 02:47:39 - 03:09:29 6951
Reno 02:58:53 -17.6 AT Down 36.8 207.8 Up 02:47:58 - 03:09:48 6942
Carson City 02:58:55 -17.6 AT Down 37.1 207.9 Up 02:48:00 - 03:09:50 6929
Fall River/Burney 02:58:40 -16.2 AT Down 36.0 205.4 Up 02:47:45 - 03:09:35 6925
Bishop 02:59:13 -19.0 Dark Down 38.1 210.3 Up 02:48:18 - 03:10:08 6923
Gardnerville 02:58:57 -17.7 AT Down 37.3 208.1 Up 02:48:02 - 03:09:52 6922
Portola 02:58:50 -17.0 AT Down 36.8 206.9 Up 02:47:55 - 03:09:45 6922
Gimple 02:58:47 -16.7 AT Down 36.6 206.3 Up 02:47:52 - 03:09:42 6915
Lee Vining 02:59:04 -18.3 Dark Down 37.9 209.2 Up 02:48:09 - 03:09:59 6913
Greenville 02:58:47 -16.6 AT Down 36.7 206.2 Up 02:47:52 - 03:09:42 6911
Quincy 02:58:47 -16.6 AT Down 36.8 206.3 Up 02:47:52 - 03:09:42 6903
Yuma 02:59:52 -22.8 Dark Down 40.2 216.9 Up 02:48:57 - 03:10:47 6901
Calipatria 02:59:45 -22.0 Dark Down 40.3 215.6 Up 02:48:50 - 03:10:40 6877
Idyllwild 02:59:35 -20.9 Dark Down 40.4 213.9 Up 02:48:40 - 03:10:30 6848
Wildwood 02:59:25 -19.3 Dark Down 41.0 211.5 Up 02:48:30 - 03:10:20 6769

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, (2026/10/08 03:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 34.72  86
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 17.30 119
Alp Sct        18:35:12.4 -08:14:45  3.8  1.40 115
PPM 201892     18:35:31.1 -08:41:24  8.3  0.98 115
PPM 201964     18:38:00.0 -09:32:49  9.4  0.09 115
552678         18:37:41.4 -09:30:32 14.9       115
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/14 02:54:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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