RECON: TNO occultation with 590218

Event between (590218) 11UD63 and star GA1200:01574533 with event index number of 2685462

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/27 05:33:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:24:22.3 +30:24:51
Equinox of date position of star is 05:25:54.4 +30:26:04
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 166 degrees from the moon. Moon is 27% 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 12.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 119 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 542 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10229.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=105.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Diameter=42.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 590218, (2025/10/27 05:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.3 +16:33:33  0.8 17.77 152
Alnath         05:27:55.6 +28:37:37  1.6  1.86 166
PPM 094297     05:22:51.4 +29:35:36  5.7  1.09 165
PPM 094359     05:27:53.7 +30:00:26  8.2  0.59 166
PPM 070301     05:26:14.3 +30:36:27  9.8  0.18 166
590218         05:26:01.7 +30:26:09 16.5       166
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 29.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:38:47 -44.3 Dark Down 28.5 75.8 Low 05:28:23 - 05:49:11 2892
Victoria 05:39:04 -44.3 Dark Down 26.1 72.7 Low 05:28:40 - 05:49:28 2840
Peachland 05:38:53 -45.2 Dark Down 28.7 75.7 Low 05:28:29 - 05:49:17 2802
Kelowna 05:38:52 -45.3 Dark Down 28.9 76.0 Low 05:28:28 - 05:49:16 2800
Summerland 05:38:53 -45.4 Dark Down 28.7 75.7 Low 05:28:29 - 05:49:17 2787
Penticton 05:38:53 -45.5 Dark Down 28.8 75.8 Low 05:28:29 - 05:49:17 2778
Oliver 05:38:55 -45.7 Dark Down 28.7 75.6 Low 05:28:31 - 05:49:19 2751
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:38:57 -45.9 Dark Down 28.8 75.6 Low 05:28:33 - 05:49:21 2731
Okanogan 05:39:01 -46.3 Dark Down 28.5 75.1 Low 05:28:37 - 05:49:25 2689
Brewster 05:39:03 -46.4 Dark Down 28.3 74.9 Low 05:28:39 - 05:49:27 2676
Manson/Chelan 05:39:05 -46.3 Dark Down 28.0 74.5 Low 05:28:41 - 05:49:29 2673
Wenatchee 05:39:07 -46.6 Dark Down 27.8 74.2 Low 05:28:43 - 05:49:31 2642
Ellensburg 05:39:10 -46.8 Dark Down 27.5 73.8 Low 05:28:46 - 05:49:34 2618
Yakima 05:39:13 -47.0 Dark Down 27.4 73.6 Low 05:28:49 - 05:49:37 2587
Toppenish/White Swan 05:39:14 -47.3 Dark Down 27.5 73.6 Low 05:28:50 - 05:49:38 2564
Sleaford 05:38:14 -48.4 Dark Down 37.6 87.0 Up 05:27:50 - 05:48:38 2538
The Dalles 05:39:19 -47.4 Dark Down 26.7 72.8 Low 05:28:55 - 05:49:43 2532
Maupin 05:39:21 -47.7 Dark Down 26.7 72.7 Low 05:28:57 - 05:49:45 2495
PNWRO 05:39:14 -48.3 Dark Down 28.4 74.4 Low 05:28:50 - 05:49:38 2478
Sisters 05:39:27 -48.0 Dark Down 26.1 72.0 Low 05:29:03 - 05:49:51 2444
Bend 05:39:28 -48.3 Dark Down 26.2 72.0 Low 05:29:04 - 05:49:52 2415
Oregon Observatory 05:39:29 -48.3 Dark Down 26.1 71.8 Low 05:29:05 - 05:49:53 2406
Chiloquin 05:39:37 -48.9 Dark Down 25.4 71.0 Low 05:29:13 - 05:50:01 2316
Klamath Falls 05:39:39 -49.1 Dark Down 25.3 70.9 Low 05:29:15 - 05:50:03 2285
Fall River/Burney 05:39:45 -50.1 Dark Down 25.2 70.6 Low 05:29:21 - 05:50:09 2172
Cedarville 05:39:40 -50.5 Dark Down 26.2 71.5 Low 05:29:16 - 05:50:04 2162
Greenville 05:39:49 -50.9 Dark Down 25.3 70.5 Low 05:29:25 - 05:50:13 2077
Gimple 05:39:49 -50.9 Dark Down 25.3 70.5 Low 05:29:25 - 05:50:13 2074
Quincy 05:39:50 -51.0 Dark Down 25.2 70.4 Low 05:29:26 - 05:50:14 2060
Portola 05:39:49 -51.4 Dark Down 25.5 70.6 Low 05:29:25 - 05:50:13 2030
Reno 05:39:50 -51.9 Dark Down 25.9 70.8 Low 05:29:26 - 05:50:14 1980
Carson City 05:39:52 -52.2 Dark Down 25.8 70.6 Low 05:29:28 - 05:50:16 1948
Gardnerville 05:39:52 -52.3 Dark Down 25.7 70.6 Low 05:29:28 - 05:50:16 1925
Yerington 05:39:52 -52.7 Dark Down 26.2 70.9 Low 05:29:28 - 05:50:16 1905
Hawthorne 05:39:53 -53.3 Dark Down 26.4 70.9 Low 05:29:29 - 05:50:17 1842
Lee Vining 05:39:57 -53.3 Dark Down 25.9 70.4 Low 05:29:33 - 05:50:21 1814
Bishop 05:39:59 -54.1 Dark Down 26.2 70.5 Low 05:29:35 - 05:50:23 1731
Beatty 05:39:58 -55.5 Dark Down 27.3 71.1 Low 05:29:34 - 05:50:22 1620
Dunrhomin 05:39:14 -59.1 Dark Down 36.8 78.7 Up 05:28:50 - 05:49:38 1469
Nikitin 05:39:15 -59.2 Dark Down 36.7 78.6 Up 05:28:51 - 05:49:39 1453
CU-SBO 05:39:16 -59.3 Dark Down 36.7 78.5 Up 05:28:52 - 05:49:40 1450
Wildwood 05:40:13 -55.8 Dark Down 25.0 69.0 Low 05:29:49 - 05:50:37 1448
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:40:01 -57.9 Dark Down 28.4 71.2 Low 05:29:37 - 05:50:25 1371
Patrick 05:39:59 -58.2 Dark Down 29.1 71.6 Low 05:29:35 - 05:50:23 1364
Idyllwild 05:40:12 -57.3 Dark Down 26.3 69.6 Low 05:29:48 - 05:50:36 1333
Lake Havasu City 05:40:03 -58.5 Dark Down 28.4 70.9 Low 05:29:39 - 05:50:27 1298
Calipatria 05:40:12 -58.5 Dark Down 27.0 69.8 Low 05:29:48 - 05:50:36 1224
Yuma 05:40:11 -59.4 Dark Down 27.6 69.9 Low 05:29:47 - 05:50:35 1145
George/Scottsdale 05:40:01 -60.6 Dark Down 30.1 71.5 Up 05:29:37 - 05:50:25 1121

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, (2025/10/27 05:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 17.77 152
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  1.86 166
PPM 094297     05:21:12.7 +29:34:11  5.7  1.09 165
PPM 094359     05:26:14.6 +29:59:12  8.2  0.59 166
PPM 070301     05:24:34.7 +30:35:09  9.8  0.18 166
590218         05:24:22.3 +30:24:51 16.5       166
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/07 04:15:50 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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