RECON: TNO occultation with 578832

Event between (578832) 14GP53 and star GA0740:06819379 with event index number of 2550604

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/06/17 05:27:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:05:59.0 -14:46:30
Equinox of date position of star is 17:07:14.3 -14:48:12
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 140 degrees from the moon. Moon is 7% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

[RECON map]
TNO is 23.1 AU from the Sun and 22.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 204 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1657 km.
The sky-plane scale is 16034.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=98.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Diameter=40.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 578832, (2026/06/17 05:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:02.1 -26:29:18  0.9 14.45 134
35Eta Oph      17:11:53.8 -15:45:21  2.6  1.42 141
PPM 232829     17:16:50.7 -14:36:44  5.9  2.27 142
PPM 232610     17:07:59.4 -13:58:08  7.6  0.85 139
PPM 232586     17:06:35.5 -14:45:10  8.8  0.22 139
578832         17:07:29.4 -14:48:32 16.6       140
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 4.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 19.9 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=2.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:28:37 -11.7 NT Up 21.9 164.6 Low 05:13:37 - 05:43:37 4964
Kamloops 05:29:19 -8.6 NT Up 19.8 150.1 Really Low 05:14:19 - 05:44:19 4798
Kelowna 05:29:18 -9.6 NT Up 20.8 150.8 Low 05:14:18 - 05:44:18 4766
Peachland 05:29:19 -9.6 NT Up 20.8 150.5 Low 05:14:19 - 05:44:19 4758
Summerland 05:29:19 -9.8 NT Up 20.9 150.6 Low 05:14:19 - 05:44:19 4751
Penticton 05:29:19 -9.8 NT Up 21.0 150.7 Low 05:14:19 - 05:44:19 4748
Oliver 05:29:19 -10.1 NT Up 21.3 150.6 Low 05:14:19 - 05:44:19 4730
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:29:20 -10.4 NT Up 21.6 150.7 Low 05:14:20 - 05:44:20 4724
Tonasket 05:29:20 -10.6 NT Up 21.8 150.6 Low 05:14:20 - 05:44:20 4707
Okanogan 05:29:21 -10.8 NT Up 22.0 150.4 Low 05:14:21 - 05:44:21 4688
Brewster 05:29:22 -11.0 NT Up 22.2 150.2 Low 05:14:22 - 05:44:22 4671
Victoria 05:29:31 -9.2 NT Up 20.6 146.8 Low 05:14:31 - 05:44:31 4658
Manson/Chelan 05:29:23 -11.0 NT Up 22.3 149.8 Low 05:14:23 - 05:44:23 4657
Wenatchee 05:29:25 -11.3 NT Up 22.6 149.5 Low 05:14:25 - 05:44:25 4629
Ellensburg 05:29:26 -11.6 NT Up 22.9 149.2 Low 05:14:26 - 05:44:26 4604
Yakima 05:29:27 -11.9 NT Up 23.2 149.1 Low 05:14:27 - 05:44:27 4582
Toppenish/White Swan 05:29:27 -12.1 AT Up 23.5 149.2 Low 05:14:27 - 05:44:27 4571
PNWRO 05:29:23 -13.0 AT Up 24.3 150.6 Low 05:14:23 - 05:44:23 4565
Goldendale 05:29:29 -12.4 AT Up 23.8 148.7 Low 05:14:29 - 05:44:29 4536
The Dalles 05:29:30 -12.4 AT Up 23.9 148.3 Low 05:14:30 - 05:44:30 4519
Maupin 05:29:31 -12.8 AT Up 24.3 148.3 Low 05:14:31 - 05:44:31 4496
Sisters 05:29:34 -13.3 AT Up 24.8 147.6 Low 05:14:34 - 05:44:34 4439
Bend 05:29:33 -13.6 AT Up 25.1 147.8 Low 05:14:33 - 05:44:33 4427
Oregon Observatory 05:29:34 -13.7 AT Up 25.2 147.6 Low 05:14:34 - 05:44:34 4416
North Lake 05:29:34 -14.5 AT Up 26.0 148.0 Low 05:14:34 - 05:44:34 4382
Chiloquin 05:29:38 -14.6 AT Up 26.2 146.9 Low 05:14:38 - 05:44:38 4330
Dunrhomin 05:28:45 -22.8 Dark Down 33.5 163.7 Up 05:13:45 - 05:43:45 4324
Lakeview 05:29:33 -15.6 AT Up 27.1 148.3 Low 05:14:33 - 05:44:33 4322
Klamath Falls 05:29:38 -14.9 AT Up 26.5 146.9 Low 05:14:38 - 05:44:38 4309
Cedarville 05:29:34 -16.2 AT Up 27.7 148.3 Low 05:14:34 - 05:44:34 4283
Fall River/Burney 05:29:39 -16.0 AT Up 27.7 146.9 Low 05:14:39 - 05:44:39 4238
Susanville 05:29:37 -16.9 AT Up 28.5 147.5 Low 05:14:37 - 05:44:37 4205
Gimple 05:29:38 -17.0 AT Up 28.6 147.2 Low 05:14:38 - 05:44:38 4184
Greenville 05:29:39 -16.9 AT Up 28.6 147.1 Low 05:14:39 - 05:44:39 4183
Quincy 05:29:39 -17.1 AT Up 28.8 147.1 Low 05:14:39 - 05:44:39 4170
Portola 05:29:38 -17.4 AT Up 29.1 147.5 Low 05:14:38 - 05:44:38 4167
Reno 05:29:36 -17.9 AT Up 29.6 148.1 Low 05:14:36 - 05:44:36 4156
Carson City 05:29:37 -18.2 Dark Up 29.9 148.0 Low 05:14:37 - 05:44:37 4132
Yerington 05:29:34 -18.7 Dark Up 30.3 148.5 Up 05:14:34 - 05:44:34 4126
Gardnerville 05:29:36 -18.4 Dark Up 30.1 147.9 Up 05:14:36 - 05:44:36 4116
Hawthorne 05:29:34 -19.3 Dark Down 30.9 148.9 Up 05:14:34 - 05:44:34 4100
Tonopah 05:29:29 -20.3 Dark Down 31.9 150.2 Up 05:14:29 - 05:44:29 4083
Lee Vining 05:29:36 -19.5 Dark Down 31.2 148.3 Up 05:14:36 - 05:44:36 4056
Bishop 05:29:34 -20.3 Dark Down 32.0 148.8 Up 05:14:34 - 05:44:34 4022
Beatty 05:29:29 -21.5 Dark Down 33.1 150.4 Up 05:14:29 - 05:44:29 4006
Indian Springs 05:29:25 -22.2 Dark Down 33.8 151.4 Up 05:14:25 - 05:44:25 3994
Henderson 05:29:24 -23.0 Dark Down 34.5 151.9 Up 05:14:24 - 05:44:24 3962
Patrick 05:29:21 -24.0 Dark Down 35.5 152.9 Up 05:14:21 - 05:44:21 3928
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:29:22 -24.1 Dark Down 35.6 152.7 Up 05:14:22 - 05:44:22 3910
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:29:23 -23.9 Dark Down 35.4 152.1 Up 05:14:23 - 05:44:23 3903
Mohave Valley 05:29:24 -24.1 Dark Down 35.7 152.0 Up 05:14:24 - 05:44:24 3883
Lake Havasu City 05:29:23 -24.6 Dark Down 36.1 152.1 Up 05:14:23 - 05:44:23 3856
Parker 05:29:23 -24.9 Dark Down 36.4 152.1 Up 05:14:23 - 05:44:23 3830
George/Scottsdale 05:29:15 -26.3 Dark Down 37.7 154.6 Up 05:14:15 - 05:44:15 3821
Wildwood 05:29:39 -22.9 Dark Down 34.7 147.5 Up 05:14:39 - 05:44:39 3782
Idyllwild 05:29:33 -24.1 Dark Down 35.8 149.3 Up 05:14:33 - 05:44:33 3776
Calipatria 05:29:29 -25.2 Dark Down 36.8 150.4 Up 05:14:29 - 05:44:29 3741
Yuma 05:29:26 -25.9 Dark Down 37.6 151.2 Up 05:14:26 - 05:44:26 3718

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 578832, (2026/06/17 05:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 14.45 134
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  1.42 141
PPM 232829     17:15:20.3 -14:35:03  5.9  2.27 142
PPM 232610     17:06:29.5 -13:56:07  7.6  0.85 139
PPM 232586     17:05:05.1 -14:43:06  8.8  0.22 139
578832         17:05:59.0 -14:46:30 16.6       139
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/14 00:44:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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