RECON: TNO occultation with 567122

Event between (567122) 20PM3 and star GA1280:00195751 with event index number of 2643070

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/10/25 01:45:12 UTC

J2000 position of star is 00:48:42.0 +39:33:12
Equinox of date position of star is 00:50:01.1 +39:41:00
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 29 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.2

[RECON map]
Object is 12.2 AU from the Sun and 11.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 44 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1025 km.
The sky-plane scale is 8227.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=80.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Diameter=32.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 567122, (2026/10/25 01:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:20.8 +45:22:38  1.3 44.87  64
57Gam1And      02:05:33.4 +42:27:26  2.3 14.44  35
32 And         00:42:35.0 +39:36:19  5.3  1.47  29
PPM 065725     00:54:28.7 +39:11:22  8.2  0.97  29
PPM 065619     00:48:06.4 +39:46:04  9.8  0.40  29
PPM 065645     00:50:02.4 +39:55:41 10.3  0.23  30
567122         00:50:10.8 +39:41:57 17.0        29
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 10.6 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 01:47:11 -7.3 NT Up 37.3 69.7 Up 01:43:02 - 01:51:20 5361
Kamloops 01:47:11 -9.5 NT Up 39.9 73.2 Up 01:43:02 - 01:51:20 5285
Peachland 01:47:11 -9.8 NT Up 40.0 72.8 Up 01:43:02 - 01:51:20 5223
Summerland 01:47:11 -9.9 NT Up 40.0 72.7 Up 01:43:02 - 01:51:20 5213
Kelowna 01:47:11 -10.0 NT Up 40.2 73.1 Up 01:43:02 - 01:51:20 5212
Penticton 01:47:11 -9.9 NT Up 40.1 72.8 Up 01:43:02 - 01:51:20 5205
Oliver 01:47:11 -9.9 NT Up 39.9 72.5 Up 01:43:02 - 01:51:20 5192
Manson/Chelan 01:47:11 -9.3 NT Up 39.2 71.1 Up 01:43:02 - 01:51:20 5177
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 01:47:11 -10.0 NT Up 40.0 72.5 Up 01:43:02 - 01:51:20 5177
Brewster 01:47:11 -9.6 NT Up 39.5 71.5 Up 01:43:02 - 01:51:20 5166
Okanogan 01:47:11 -9.8 NT Up 39.7 71.8 Up 01:43:02 - 01:51:20 5165
Wenatchee 01:47:38 -9.2 NT Up 39.0 70.7 Up 01:43:29 - 01:51:47 5139
Ellensburg 01:47:40 -9.0 NT Up 38.7 70.3 Up 01:43:31 - 01:51:49 5131
Yakima 01:47:42 -8.9 NT Up 38.6 70.0 Up 01:43:33 - 01:51:51 5114
The Dalles 01:47:47 -8.4 NT Up 37.8 68.9 Up 01:43:38 - 01:51:56 5101
Toppenish/White Swan 01:47:43 -9.0 NT Up 38.6 69.9 Up 01:43:34 - 01:51:52 5095
Maupin 01:47:49 -8.4 NT Up 37.7 68.7 Up 01:43:40 - 01:51:58 5076
Sisters 01:47:53 -7.9 NT Up 37.1 67.8 Up 01:43:44 - 01:52:02 5061
Bend 01:47:54 -8.1 NT Up 37.2 67.8 Up 01:43:45 - 01:52:03 5036
Oregon Observatory 01:47:55 -8.0 NT Up 37.0 67.6 Up 01:43:46 - 01:52:04 5035
PNWRO 01:47:44 -10.0 NT Up 39.5 70.4 Up 01:43:35 - 01:51:53 5000
Chiloquin 01:48:01 -7.5 NT Up 36.3 66.5 Up 01:43:52 - 01:52:10 4993
Klamath Falls 01:48:03 -7.5 NT Up 36.2 66.3 Up 01:43:54 - 01:52:12 4972
Fall River/Burney 01:48:08 -7.6 NT Up 36.0 65.7 Up 01:43:59 - 01:52:17 4891
Cedarville 01:48:05 -8.6 NT Up 37.0 66.6 Up 01:43:56 - 01:52:14 4847
Greenville 01:48:12 -7.8 NT Up 35.9 65.3 Up 01:44:03 - 01:52:21 4818
Gimple 01:48:12 -7.8 NT Up 36.0 65.3 Up 01:44:03 - 01:52:21 4813
Quincy 01:48:12 -7.8 NT Up 35.8 65.2 Up 01:44:03 - 01:52:21 4807
Portola 01:48:13 -8.1 NT Up 36.1 65.3 Up 01:44:04 - 01:52:22 4773
Reno 01:48:14 -8.6 NT Up 36.5 65.4 Up 01:44:05 - 01:52:23 4721
Carson City 01:48:15 -8.5 NT Up 36.3 65.2 Up 01:44:06 - 01:52:24 4701
Gardnerville 01:48:16 -8.5 NT Up 36.3 65.0 Up 01:44:07 - 01:52:25 4684
Sleaford 01:47:06 -18.6 Dark Up 49.0 84.1 Up 01:42:57 - 01:51:15 4660
Yerington 01:48:16 -9.0 NT Up 36.7 65.3 Up 01:44:07 - 01:52:25 4653
Hawthorne 01:48:18 -9.3 NT Up 36.9 65.2 Up 01:44:09 - 01:52:27 4595
Lee Vining 01:48:20 -8.9 NT Up 36.3 64.6 Up 01:44:11 - 01:52:29 4593
Bishop 01:48:22 -9.4 NT Up 36.6 64.5 Up 01:44:13 - 01:52:31 4515
Beatty 01:48:23 -10.6 NT Up 37.6 64.7 Up 01:44:14 - 01:52:32 4389
Wildwood 01:48:36 -8.8 NT Up 35.0 62.3 Up 01:44:27 - 01:52:45 4333
Idyllwild 01:48:36 -10.3 NT Up 36.2 62.6 Up 01:44:27 - 01:52:45 4193
Laughlin/Bullhead City 01:48:29 -12.2 AT Up 38.4 64.2 Up 01:44:20 - 01:52:38 4148
Patrick 01:48:27 -12.8 AT Up 39.1 64.6 Up 01:44:18 - 01:52:36 4120
Lake Havasu City 01:48:31 -12.3 AT Up 38.3 63.8 Up 01:44:22 - 01:52:40 4090
Calipatria 01:48:38 -11.2 NT Up 36.8 62.5 Up 01:44:29 - 01:52:47 4078
Yuma 01:48:39 -11.9 NT Up 37.3 62.5 Up 01:44:30 - 01:52:48 3993
Dunrhomin 01:47:58 -19.8 Dark Up 47.1 71.7 Up 01:43:49 - 01:52:07 3909
CU-SBO 01:47:59 -19.7 Dark Up 47.0 71.4 Up 01:43:50 - 01:52:08 3898
Nikitin 01:47:58 -19.7 Dark Up 47.1 71.5 Up 01:43:49 - 01:52:07 3898
George/Scottsdale 01:48:32 -14.3 AT Up 39.8 63.9 Up 01:44:23 - 01:52:41 3884

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 567122, (2026/10/25 01:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 44.87  64
57Gam1And      02:03:54.1 +42:19:46  2.3 14.44  35
32 And         00:41:07.2 +39:27:31  5.3  1.47  29
PPM 065725     00:52:59.4 +39:02:40  8.2  0.97  29
PPM 065619     00:46:37.9 +39:37:18  9.8  0.40  29
PPM 065645     00:48:33.6 +39:46:56 10.3  0.23  30
567122         00:48:42.0 +39:33:12 17.0        29
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/21 04:31:16 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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