RECON: TNO occultation with 590218

Event between (590218) 11UD63 and star GA1200:01576060 with event index number of 2685461

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/26 12:57:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:24:27.9 +30:24:46
Equinox of date position of star is 05:26:00.0 +30:25:58
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 174 degrees from the moon. Moon is 21% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.6

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Object is 14.8 AU from the Sun and 14.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 12.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 120 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 596 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10236.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=105.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Diameter=42.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 590218, (2025/10/26 12:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.3 +16:33:33  0.8 17.78 159
Alnath         05:27:55.6 +28:37:37  1.6  1.85 175
PPM 094297     05:22:51.4 +29:35:36  5.7  1.10 173
PPM 094359     05:27:53.7 +30:00:26  8.2  0.57 174
PPM 070301     05:26:14.3 +30:36:27  9.8  0.18 174
590218         05:26:07.3 +30:26:04 16.7       174
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 33.0 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=21.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 12:54:14 -8.9 NT Down 52.7 251.0 Up 12:43:45 - 13:04:44 137
Kamloops 12:55:13 -17.7 AT Down 61.2 235.7 Up 12:44:43 - 13:05:42 -336
Kelowna 12:55:05 -17.1 AT Down 61.2 238.2 Up 12:44:36 - 13:05:35 -395
Peachland 12:55:06 -17.3 AT Down 61.4 238.0 Up 12:44:37 - 13:05:36 -412
Summerland 12:55:05 -17.3 AT Down 61.4 238.3 Up 12:44:36 - 13:05:35 -425
Penticton 12:55:05 -17.2 AT Down 61.4 238.6 Up 12:44:35 - 13:05:34 -429
Oliver 12:55:03 -17.2 AT Down 61.6 239.1 Up 12:44:34 - 13:05:33 -463
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:55:02 -17.1 AT Down 61.6 239.7 Up 12:44:32 - 13:05:31 -475
Okanogan 12:55:01 -17.2 AT Down 62.0 240.4 Up 12:44:31 - 13:05:30 -544
Brewster 12:55:00 -17.4 AT Down 62.3 240.6 Up 12:44:31 - 13:05:30 -575
Manson/Chelan 12:55:01 -17.6 AT Down 62.6 240.4 Up 12:44:32 - 13:05:31 -603
Victoria 12:55:21 -19.7 Dark Down 64.1 234.7 Up 12:44:51 - 13:05:50 -609
Wenatchee 12:55:01 -17.7 AT Down 62.9 241.0 Up 12:44:31 - 13:05:30 -654
Ellensburg 12:55:01 -17.9 AT Down 63.3 241.4 Up 12:44:31 - 13:05:30 -700
Yakima 12:54:59 -17.9 AT Down 63.5 242.1 Up 12:44:30 - 13:05:29 -741
Toppenish/White Swan 12:54:58 -17.8 AT Down 63.5 242.7 Up 12:44:28 - 13:05:27 -758
PNWRO 12:54:48 -16.8 AT Down 62.7 245.2 Up 12:44:19 - 13:05:18 -761
The Dalles 12:54:59 -18.4 Dark Down 64.3 243.0 Up 12:44:29 - 13:05:28 -854
Maupin 12:54:57 -18.3 Dark Down 64.4 243.9 Up 12:44:28 - 13:05:27 -894
Dunrhomin 12:53:14 -6.5 NT Down 54.6 267.4 Up 12:42:45 - 13:03:44 -938
Nikitin 12:53:14 -6.5 NT Down 54.6 267.6 Up 12:42:45 - 13:03:44 -957
CU-SBO 12:53:14 -6.5 NT Down 54.7 267.7 Up 12:42:44 - 13:03:43 -965
Sisters 12:54:57 -18.6 Dark Down 65.1 244.9 Up 12:44:28 - 13:05:27 -994
Bend 12:54:55 -18.5 Dark Down 65.1 245.7 Up 12:44:25 - 13:05:24 -1012
Oregon Observatory 12:54:55 -18.6 Dark Down 65.2 245.9 Up 12:44:25 - 13:05:24 -1032
Chiloquin 12:54:53 -18.9 Dark Down 66.0 248.0 Up 12:44:24 - 13:05:23 -1176
Klamath Falls 12:54:52 -18.8 Dark Down 66.1 248.8 Up 12:44:22 - 13:05:21 -1209
Cedarville 12:54:40 -17.6 AT Down 65.2 252.2 Up 12:44:11 - 13:05:10 -1242
Fall River/Burney 12:54:45 -18.5 Dark Down 66.3 251.8 Up 12:44:16 - 13:05:15 -1322
Gimple 12:54:40 -18.1 Dark Down 66.2 254.4 Up 12:44:10 - 13:05:09 -1402
Greenville 12:54:40 -18.2 Dark Down 66.2 254.3 Up 12:44:11 - 13:05:10 -1404
Quincy 12:54:40 -18.2 Dark Down 66.3 254.7 Up 12:44:10 - 13:05:09 -1425
Portola 12:54:36 -17.8 AT Down 66.0 255.5 Up 12:44:07 - 13:05:06 -1426
Reno 12:54:32 -17.3 AT Down 65.5 256.7 Up 12:44:02 - 13:05:01 -1437
Carson City 12:54:30 -17.3 AT Down 65.6 257.5 Up 12:44:01 - 13:05:00 -1474
Yerington 12:54:26 -16.8 AT Down 65.2 258.5 Up 12:43:56 - 13:04:55 -1478
Gardnerville 12:54:29 -17.3 AT Down 65.6 258.1 Up 12:44:00 - 13:04:59 -1498
Hawthorne 12:54:21 -16.4 AT Down 64.9 260.0 Up 12:43:51 - 13:04:50 -1512
Lee Vining 12:54:22 -16.7 AT Down 65.4 260.7 Up 12:43:53 - 13:04:52 -1583
Bishop 12:54:16 -16.2 AT Down 64.9 262.6 Up 12:43:47 - 13:04:46 -1626
Beatty 12:54:05 -14.9 AT Down 63.7 264.8 Up 12:43:35 - 13:04:34 -1629
Patrick 12:53:43 -12.5 AT Down 61.5 269.6 Up 12:43:13 - 13:04:12 -1697
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:53:46 -13.0 AT Down 62.1 269.6 Up 12:43:17 - 13:04:16 -1744
Lake Havasu City 12:53:42 -12.7 AT Down 61.9 271.0 Up 12:43:13 - 13:04:12 -1806
George/Scottsdale 12:53:25 -10.7 NT Down 59.8 273.6 Up 12:42:56 - 13:03:55 -1809
Idyllwild 12:53:55 -14.6 AT Down 63.8 271.2 Up 12:43:25 - 13:04:24 -1955
Wildwood 12:54:08 -16.1 AT Down 65.3 269.5 Up 12:43:38 - 13:04:37 -1972
Calipatria 12:53:46 -13.5 AT Down 62.8 273.0 Up 12:43:16 - 13:04:15 -1984
Yuma 12:53:39 -12.8 AT Down 62.1 274.2 Up 12:43:09 - 13:04:08 -2001

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 590218, (2025/10/26 12:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 17.78 159
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  1.85 175
PPM 094297     05:21:12.7 +29:34:11  5.7  1.10 173
PPM 094359     05:26:14.6 +29:59:12  8.2  0.57 174
PPM 070301     05:24:34.7 +30:35:09  9.8  0.18 174
590218         05:24:27.9 +30:24:46 16.7       174
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/07 04:15:39 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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