RECON: TNO occultation with 559800

Event between (559800) 15DW224 and star GA0820:04720343 with event index number of 2346267

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/25 09:34:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:22:12.3 -06:51:34
Equinox of date position of star is 15:23:29.0 -06:56:38
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 54 degrees from the moon. Moon is 70% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4

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Object is 39.8 AU from the Sun and 38.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 87 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2043 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28150.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=307.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.2 sec chord
Diameter=125.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 559800, (2026/05/25 09:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:01.8 -26:29:18  0.9 25.27  72
27Bet Lib      15:18:25.9 -09:28:43  2.6  2.83  53
PPM 198488     15:22:31.5 -05:55:07  5.4  1.07  54
PPM 198498     15:22:56.9 -06:55:13  7.6  0.17  54
PPM 198518     15:23:47.3 -07:04:07  9.5  0.12  54
559800         15:23:36.7 -06:57:09 16.7        54
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 24.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=6.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:33:09 -9.7 NT Down 17.4 232.6 Really Low 09:25:23 - 09:40:55 -2648
Kamloops 09:33:36 -15.3 AT Down 24.8 219.4 Low 09:25:50 - 09:41:22 -2708
Kelowna 09:33:32 -15.9 AT Down 25.1 220.5 Low 09:25:46 - 09:41:18 -2756
Peachland 09:33:33 -16.0 AT Down 25.3 220.3 Low 09:25:47 - 09:41:19 -2762
Summerland 09:33:32 -16.1 AT Down 25.4 220.4 Low 09:25:46 - 09:41:18 -2771
Penticton 09:33:32 -16.2 AT Down 25.4 220.5 Low 09:25:46 - 09:41:18 -2775
Oliver 09:33:31 -16.5 AT Down 25.7 220.6 Low 09:25:45 - 09:41:17 -2796
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:33:30 -16.6 AT Down 25.7 220.9 Low 09:25:44 - 09:41:16 -2805
Victoria 09:33:39 -18.1 Dark Up 27.7 217.0 Low 09:25:53 - 09:41:25 -2836
Okanogan 09:33:29 -17.3 AT Down 26.3 220.9 Low 09:25:43 - 09:41:15 -2845
Brewster 09:33:29 -17.6 AT Down 26.6 220.8 Low 09:25:43 - 09:41:15 -2861
Manson/Chelan 09:33:29 -17.8 AT Down 26.9 220.5 Low 09:25:43 - 09:41:15 -2874
Wenatchee 09:33:28 -18.3 Dark Down 27.3 220.4 Low 09:25:42 - 09:41:14 -2904
Ellensburg 09:33:28 -18.8 Dark Up 27.7 220.4 Low 09:25:42 - 09:41:14 -2929
Yakima 09:33:27 -19.1 Dark Up 28.1 220.5 Low 09:25:41 - 09:41:13 -2955
Toppenish/White Swan 09:33:26 -19.3 Dark Up 28.2 220.7 Low 09:25:40 - 09:41:12 -2969
PNWRO 09:33:22 -19.2 Dark Down 27.8 222.3 Low 09:25:36 - 09:41:08 -2993
The Dalles 09:33:27 -20.2 Dark Up 29.1 220.2 Low 09:25:41 - 09:41:13 -3019
Maupin 09:33:26 -20.6 Dark Up 29.4 220.5 Low 09:25:40 - 09:41:12 -3047
Sisters 09:33:25 -21.5 Dark Up 30.3 220.3 Up 09:25:39 - 09:41:11 -3105
Bend 09:33:24 -21.7 Dark Up 30.3 220.6 Up 09:25:38 - 09:41:10 -3121
Oregon Observatory 09:33:24 -21.9 Dark Up 30.5 220.6 Up 09:25:38 - 09:41:10 -3133
Chiloquin 09:33:23 -23.2 Dark Up 31.7 220.6 Up 09:25:37 - 09:41:09 -3223
Klamath Falls 09:33:22 -23.5 Dark Up 32.0 220.9 Up 09:25:36 - 09:41:08 -3247
Cedarville 09:33:16 -23.7 Dark Up 31.7 222.8 Up 09:25:30 - 09:41:02 -3297
Fall River/Burney 09:33:19 -24.5 Dark Up 32.7 221.7 Up 09:25:33 - 09:41:05 -3332
Greenville 09:33:15 -25.2 Dark Up 33.1 222.6 Up 09:25:29 - 09:41:01 -3397
Gimple 09:33:15 -25.2 Dark Up 33.1 222.7 Up 09:25:29 - 09:41:01 -3398
Quincy 09:33:15 -25.4 Dark Up 33.3 222.7 Up 09:25:29 - 09:41:01 -3412
Dunrhomin 09:32:34 -18.9 Dark Down 23.9 236.8 Low 09:24:48 - 09:40:20 -3414
Portola 09:33:13 -25.3 Dark Up 33.1 223.2 Up 09:25:27 - 09:40:59 -3421
Nikitin 09:32:34 -19.1 Dark Down 24.0 236.9 Low 09:24:48 - 09:40:20 -3428
CU-SBO 09:32:33 -19.2 Dark Down 24.1 236.8 Low 09:24:47 - 09:40:19 -3432
Reno 09:33:11 -25.4 Dark Down 33.0 224.0 Up 09:25:25 - 09:40:57 -3441
Carson City 09:33:10 -25.7 Dark Down 33.2 224.1 Up 09:25:24 - 09:40:56 -3468
Yerington 09:33:08 -25.7 Dark Down 33.0 224.8 Up 09:25:22 - 09:40:54 -3483
Gardnerville 09:33:10 -25.9 Dark Down 33.4 224.3 Up 09:25:24 - 09:40:56 -3486
Hawthorne 09:33:05 -25.9 Dark Down 33.0 225.6 Up 09:25:19 - 09:40:51 -3518
Lee Vining 09:33:06 -26.6 Dark Down 33.7 225.4 Up 09:25:20 - 09:40:52 -3561
Bishop 09:33:02 -26.9 Dark Down 33.7 226.3 Up 09:25:16 - 09:40:48 -3607
Beatty 09:32:56 -26.7 Dark Down 33.1 228.1 Up 09:25:10 - 09:40:42 -3645
Patrick 09:32:45 -26.8 Dark Down 32.3 231.5 Up 09:24:59 - 09:40:31 -3766
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:32:47 -27.3 Dark Down 32.9 231.0 Up 09:25:01 - 09:40:33 -3785
Lake Havasu City 09:32:45 -27.8 Dark Down 33.2 231.5 Up 09:24:59 - 09:40:31 -3840
Wildwood 09:32:57 -29.8 Dark Down 36.1 227.8 Up 09:25:11 - 09:40:43 -3868
Idyllwild 09:32:50 -29.4 Dark Down 35.2 229.7 Up 09:25:04 - 09:40:36 -3898
George/Scottsdale 09:32:37 -27.3 Dark Down 32.0 234.1 Up 09:24:51 - 09:40:23 -3907
Calipatria 09:32:46 -29.5 Dark Down 34.8 231.2 Up 09:25:00 - 09:40:32 -3951
Yuma 09:32:42 -29.5 Dark Down 34.5 232.2 Up 09:24:56 - 09:40:28 -3988

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, (2026/05/25 09:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 25.27  72
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  2.83  53
PPM 198488     15:21:07.5 -05:49:30  5.4  1.07  54
PPM 198498     15:21:32.5 -06:49:37  7.6  0.17  54
PPM 198518     15:22:22.7 -06:58:33  9.5  0.12  54
559800         15:22:12.3 -06:51:34 16.7        54
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/23 04:19:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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