RECON: TNO occultation with 555820

Event between (555820) 14EA52 and star GA0920:03960827 with event index number of 2472471

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/03 08:41:58 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:51:00.4 +03:39:09
Equinox of date position of star is 14:52:14.2 +03:33:10
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 32 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.1

[RECON map]
Object is 37.4 AU from the Sun and 36.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 64 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1368 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26446.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=501.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.8 sec chord
Diameter=204.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 555820, (2026/05/03 08:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:16:52.2 +19:02:56  0.0 17.76  50
Unukalhai      15:45:34.0 +06:20:40  2.6 13.55  32
109 Vir        14:47:35.0 +01:47:00  3.7  2.12  31
PPM 160970     14:48:41.4 +04:14:35  8.5  1.15  33
PPM 161040     14:53:33.9 +03:49:54  9.7  0.42  33
555820         14:52:19.9 +03:32:42 16.5        32
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 19.1 km RECON observability=1.0 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 08:41:57 -18.7 Dark Up 37.9 209.7 Up 08:36:10 - 08:47:45 3861
Kamloops 08:42:32 -22.9 Dark Up 42.4 191.9 Up 08:36:44 - 08:48:19 3465
Kelowna 08:42:28 -23.6 Dark Up 43.1 193.3 Up 08:36:41 - 08:48:16 3429
Peachland 08:42:29 -23.7 Dark Up 43.2 192.9 Up 08:36:42 - 08:48:17 3415
Summerland 08:42:29 -23.9 Dark Up 43.4 193.0 Up 08:36:41 - 08:48:16 3406
Penticton 08:42:28 -23.9 Dark Up 43.4 193.2 Up 08:36:41 - 08:48:16 3404
Oliver 08:42:28 -24.3 Dark Up 43.7 193.3 Up 08:36:40 - 08:48:15 3379
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:42:27 -24.4 Dark Up 43.9 193.6 Up 08:36:39 - 08:48:14 3372
Okanogan 08:42:27 -25.1 Dark Up 44.5 193.4 Up 08:36:39 - 08:48:14 3321
Brewster 08:42:27 -25.3 Dark Up 44.8 193.2 Up 08:36:39 - 08:48:14 3297
Manson/Chelan 08:42:28 -25.6 Dark Up 45.1 192.7 Up 08:36:40 - 08:48:15 3274
Victoria 08:42:38 -25.4 Dark Up 44.9 188.1 Up 08:36:50 - 08:48:25 3246
Wenatchee 08:42:28 -26.1 Dark Up 45.6 192.6 Up 08:36:40 - 08:48:15 3235
Ellensburg 08:42:27 -26.5 Dark Up 46.0 192.4 Up 08:36:40 - 08:48:15 3200
Yakima 08:42:26 -26.9 Dark Up 46.4 192.4 Up 08:36:39 - 08:48:14 3170
PNWRO 08:42:21 -27.3 Dark Up 46.7 195.0 Up 08:36:34 - 08:48:09 3166
Toppenish/White Swan 08:42:26 -27.1 Dark Up 46.6 192.7 Up 08:36:39 - 08:48:14 3158
The Dalles 08:42:27 -28.0 Dark Up 47.5 191.8 Up 08:36:40 - 08:48:15 3081
Dunrhomin 08:41:29 -29.0 Dark Up 47.6 216.5 Up 08:35:42 - 08:47:17 3073
Nikitin 08:41:29 -29.2 Dark Up 47.8 216.6 Up 08:35:42 - 08:47:17 3059
CU-SBO 08:41:29 -29.3 Dark Up 47.8 216.6 Up 08:35:42 - 08:47:17 3052
Maupin 08:42:26 -28.4 Dark Up 47.9 192.0 Up 08:36:39 - 08:48:14 3052
Sisters 08:42:27 -29.3 Dark Up 48.8 191.5 Up 08:36:39 - 08:48:14 2972
Bend 08:42:25 -29.5 Dark Up 49.0 191.9 Up 08:36:38 - 08:48:13 2960
Oregon Observatory 08:42:26 -29.7 Dark Up 49.2 191.8 Up 08:36:38 - 08:48:13 2944
Chiloquin 08:42:25 -31.1 Dark Up 50.6 191.4 Up 08:36:37 - 08:48:12 2830
Klamath Falls 08:42:24 -31.4 Dark Up 50.9 191.6 Up 08:36:36 - 08:48:11 2805
Cedarville 08:42:18 -31.8 Dark Up 51.3 194.3 Up 08:36:31 - 08:48:06 2790
Fall River/Burney 08:42:21 -32.5 Dark Up 52.0 192.5 Up 08:36:34 - 08:48:09 2719
Gimple 08:42:19 -33.3 Dark Up 52.8 193.7 Up 08:36:31 - 08:48:06 2659
Greenville 08:42:19 -33.3 Dark Up 52.8 193.5 Up 08:36:31 - 08:48:06 2657
Portola 08:42:17 -33.5 Dark Up 53.0 194.4 Up 08:36:29 - 08:48:04 2642
Quincy 08:42:19 -33.5 Dark Up 53.0 193.6 Up 08:36:31 - 08:48:06 2640
Reno 08:42:14 -33.7 Dark Up 53.1 195.5 Up 08:36:27 - 08:48:02 2637
Yerington 08:42:11 -34.1 Dark Up 53.5 196.8 Up 08:36:24 - 08:47:59 2609
Carson City 08:42:13 -34.0 Dark Up 53.5 195.7 Up 08:36:26 - 08:48:01 2608
Gardnerville 08:42:13 -34.3 Dark Up 53.7 195.8 Up 08:36:25 - 08:48:00 2589
Hawthorne 08:42:09 -34.5 Dark Up 53.9 197.8 Up 08:36:21 - 08:47:56 2584
Lee Vining 08:42:09 -35.1 Dark Up 54.5 197.2 Up 08:36:22 - 08:47:57 2524
Beatty 08:42:00 -35.6 Dark Up 54.9 201.6 Up 08:36:13 - 08:47:48 2498
Bishop 08:42:06 -35.5 Dark Up 54.9 198.7 Up 08:36:19 - 08:47:54 2493
Patrick 08:41:48 -36.3 Dark Up 55.3 207.2 Up 08:36:00 - 08:47:35 2452
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:41:50 -36.7 Dark Up 55.8 206.2 Up 08:36:02 - 08:47:37 2411
George/Scottsdale 08:41:38 -37.2 Dark Up 56.0 211.6 Up 08:35:50 - 08:47:25 2363
Lake Havasu City 08:41:48 -37.3 Dark Up 56.3 207.0 Up 08:36:00 - 08:47:35 2360
Idyllwild 08:41:54 -38.6 Dark Up 57.8 203.5 Up 08:36:07 - 08:47:42 2228
Calipatria 08:41:49 -38.9 Dark Up 58.0 205.9 Up 08:36:02 - 08:47:37 2207
Wildwood 08:42:01 -38.7 Dark Up 58.1 199.9 Up 08:36:13 - 08:47:48 2206
Yuma 08:41:45 -39.1 Dark Up 58.0 207.8 Up 08:35:58 - 08:47:33 2195

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 555820, (2026/05/03 08:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:15:38.0 +19:10:14  0.0 17.76  50
Unukalhai      15:44:16.3 +06:25:33  2.6 13.55  32
109 Vir        14:46:14.8 +01:53:34  3.7  2.12  31
PPM 160970     14:47:22.1 +04:21:08  8.5  1.15  33
PPM 161040     14:52:14.5 +03:56:19  9.7  0.42  33
555820         14:51:00.4 +03:39:09 16.5        32
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:26:27 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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