RECON: TNO occultation with 559800

Event between (559800) 15DW224 and star GA0820:04738854 with event index number of 2346261

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/01/14 11:28:30 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:26:12.3 -07:12:58
Equinox of date position of star is 15:27:29.2 -07:17:55
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 22 degrees from the moon. Moon is 17% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6

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Object is 39.7 AU from the Sun and 40.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 115 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2168 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29089.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=307.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.4 sec chord
Diameter=125.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 559800, (2026/01/14 11:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:00.5 -26:29:15  0.9 24.40   4
27Bet Lib      15:18:24.7 -09:28:38  2.6  3.14  21
PPM 198488     15:22:30.4 -05:55:02  5.4  1.88  24
PPM 198655     15:31:28.3 -06:55:58  7.4  1.03  22
PPM 198580     15:27:12.8 -07:20:33  9.2  0.10  22
559800         15:27:35.8 -07:18:21 15.1        22
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 16.0 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=9.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:25:12 -33.0 Dark Down 15.9 125.4 Really Low 11:15:05 - 11:35:19 2734
Kamloops 11:24:43 -42.2 Dark Down 8.7 112.7 Really Low 11:14:36 - 11:34:50 2456
Kelowna 11:24:41 -41.9 Dark Down 9.5 113.3 Really Low 11:14:34 - 11:34:48 2405
Peachland 11:24:40 -42.1 Dark Down 9.4 113.1 Really Low 11:14:33 - 11:34:47 2393
Summerland 11:24:40 -42.1 Dark Down 9.5 113.1 Really Low 11:14:33 - 11:34:47 2382
Penticton 11:24:40 -42.1 Dark Down 9.6 113.2 Really Low 11:14:33 - 11:34:47 2379
Oliver 11:24:39 -42.2 Dark Down 9.7 113.1 Really Low 11:14:32 - 11:34:46 2351
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:24:38 -42.1 Dark Down 9.9 113.3 Really Low 11:14:31 - 11:34:45 2341
Okanogan 11:24:36 -42.4 Dark Down 10.0 113.0 Really Low 11:14:29 - 11:34:43 2287
Brewster 11:24:34 -42.6 Dark Down 10.0 112.8 Really Low 11:14:27 - 11:34:41 2263
Victoria 11:24:30 -44.8 Dark Down 7.6 110.0 Really Low 11:14:23 - 11:34:37 2253
Manson/Chelan 11:24:33 -42.9 Dark Down 9.8 112.4 Really Low 11:14:26 - 11:34:40 2242
Wenatchee 11:24:31 -43.2 Dark Down 9.9 112.2 Really Low 11:14:24 - 11:34:38 2202
Ellensburg 11:24:29 -43.5 Dark Down 9.9 112.0 Really Low 11:14:22 - 11:34:36 2167
Yakima 11:24:28 -43.6 Dark Down 10.1 111.9 Really Low 11:14:21 - 11:34:35 2134
Toppenish/White Swan 11:24:27 -43.5 Dark Down 10.2 112.0 Really Low 11:14:20 - 11:34:34 2118
PNWRO 11:24:29 -42.6 Dark Down 11.3 113.1 Really Low 11:14:22 - 11:34:36 2108
The Dalles 11:24:24 -44.3 Dark Down 10.0 111.2 Really Low 11:14:17 - 11:34:31 2044
Maupin 11:24:22 -44.3 Dark Down 10.2 111.3 Really Low 11:14:15 - 11:34:29 2011
Sisters 11:24:19 -44.9 Dark Down 10.2 110.7 Really Low 11:14:12 - 11:34:26 1931
Bend 11:24:18 -44.8 Dark Down 10.5 110.9 Really Low 11:14:11 - 11:34:25 1915
Oregon Observatory 11:24:17 -44.9 Dark Down 10.4 110.7 Really Low 11:14:10 - 11:34:24 1899
Dunrhomin 11:24:41 -33.3 Dark Up 22.9 122.4 Low 11:14:34 - 11:34:48 1825
Nikitin 11:24:41 -33.3 Dark Up 23.0 122.3 Low 11:14:34 - 11:34:48 1809
CU-SBO 11:24:40 -33.4 Dark Up 23.0 122.3 Low 11:14:33 - 11:34:47 1803
Chiloquin 11:24:13 -45.6 Dark Down 10.6 110.2 Really Low 11:14:06 - 11:34:20 1781
Klamath Falls 11:24:12 -45.6 Dark Down 10.8 110.2 Really Low 11:14:05 - 11:34:19 1752
Cedarville 11:24:12 -44.6 Dark Down 12.1 111.2 Really Low 11:14:05 - 11:34:19 1714
Fall River/Burney 11:24:09 -45.6 Dark Down 11.4 110.2 Really Low 11:14:02 - 11:34:16 1654
Gimple 11:24:07 -45.3 Dark Down 12.1 110.4 Really Low 11:14:00 - 11:34:14 1582
Greenville 11:24:07 -45.4 Dark Down 12.1 110.4 Really Low 11:14:00 - 11:34:14 1581
Quincy 11:24:06 -45.4 Dark Down 12.1 110.3 Really Low 11:13:59 - 11:34:13 1563
Portola 11:24:07 -45.1 Dark Down 12.5 110.6 Really Low 11:14:00 - 11:34:14 1559
Reno 11:24:07 -44.6 Dark Down 13.1 111.0 Really Low 11:14:00 - 11:34:14 1544
Carson City 11:24:06 -44.7 Dark Down 13.2 111.0 Really Low 11:13:59 - 11:34:13 1512
Yerington 11:24:07 -44.2 Dark Down 13.8 111.4 Really Low 11:14:00 - 11:34:14 1504
Gardnerville 11:24:06 -44.7 Dark Down 13.3 111.0 Really Low 11:13:59 - 11:34:13 1491
Hawthorne 11:24:06 -43.9 Dark Down 14.3 111.6 Really Low 11:13:59 - 11:34:13 1470
Lee Vining 11:24:04 -44.3 Dark Down 14.1 111.2 Really Low 11:13:57 - 11:34:11 1412
Bishop 11:24:04 -43.8 Dark Down 14.9 111.5 Really Low 11:13:57 - 11:34:11 1368
Beatty 11:24:06 -42.6 Dark Down 16.3 112.5 Really Low 11:13:59 - 11:34:13 1350
Patrick 11:24:08 -40.3 Dark Down 19.0 114.1 Really Low 11:14:01 - 11:34:15 1259
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:24:06 -40.9 Dark Down 18.6 113.5 Really Low 11:13:59 - 11:34:13 1224
Lake Havasu City 11:24:05 -40.7 Dark Down 19.1 113.5 Really Low 11:13:58 - 11:34:12 1166
George/Scottsdale 11:24:09 -38.6 Dark Up 21.2 114.9 Low 11:14:02 - 11:34:16 1133
Wildwood 11:23:55 -44.3 Dark Down 15.9 110.5 Really Low 11:13:48 - 11:34:02 1061
Idyllwild 11:23:58 -42.7 Dark Down 17.5 111.6 Really Low 11:13:51 - 11:34:05 1057
Calipatria 11:23:59 -41.7 Dark Down 18.6 112.2 Really Low 11:13:52 - 11:34:06 1018
Yuma 11:24:01 -41.0 Dark Down 19.5 112.7 Really Low 11:13:54 - 11:34:08 991

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 559800, (2026/01/14 11:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 24.40   4
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  3.14  21
PPM 198488     15:21:07.5 -05:49:30  5.4  1.88  24
PPM 198655     15:30:04.9 -06:50:42  7.4  1.03  22
PPM 198580     15:25:49.3 -07:15:09  9.2  0.10  22
559800         15:26:12.3 -07:12:58 15.1        22
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/22 05:59:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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