RECON: TNO occultation with 590218

Event between (590218) 11UD63 and star GA1180:01863922 with event index number of 2685703

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/11/24 05:23:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:51:42.5 +29:38:17
Equinox of date position of star is 05:53:14.3 +29:38:32
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 32 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.3

[RECON map]
Object is 14.2 AU from the Sun and 13.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 104 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 550 km.
The sky-plane scale is 9667.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=105.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Diameter=42.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 590218, (2026/11/24 05:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:28.0 +16:33:41  0.8 21.77  17
Alnath         05:27:59.7 +28:37:40  1.6  5.65  26
PPM 095117     05:58:16.4 +28:56:38  6.5  1.27  33
PPM 094916     05:50:36.4 +29:08:35  8.3  0.79  31
PPM 094996     05:53:58.8 +29:31:21  9.5  0.17  32
590218         05:53:25.7 +29:38:34 16.4        32
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 29.7 km RECON observability=1.0 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)
Kamloops 05:26:12 -49.0 Dark Up 38.9 89.0 Up 05:17:03 - 05:35:21 2978
Victoria 05:26:26 -48.5 Dark Up 36.8 85.1 Up 05:17:17 - 05:35:35 2903
Peachland 05:26:15 -49.9 Dark Up 39.3 88.7 Up 05:17:06 - 05:35:24 2884
Kelowna 05:26:14 -49.9 Dark Up 39.5 89.0 Up 05:17:05 - 05:35:23 2883
Summerland 05:26:15 -50.0 Dark Up 39.3 88.6 Up 05:17:06 - 05:35:24 2869
Penticton 05:26:15 -50.1 Dark Up 39.4 88.7 Up 05:17:06 - 05:35:24 2860
Oliver 05:26:17 -50.3 Dark Up 39.4 88.4 Up 05:17:08 - 05:35:26 2831
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:26:17 -50.5 Dark Up 39.5 88.4 Up 05:17:08 - 05:35:26 2811
Okanogan 05:26:20 -50.7 Dark Up 39.4 87.7 Up 05:17:11 - 05:35:29 2764
Brewster 05:26:21 -50.8 Dark Up 39.2 87.3 Up 05:17:12 - 05:35:30 2748
Manson/Chelan 05:26:23 -50.7 Dark Up 39.0 86.9 Up 05:17:14 - 05:35:32 2743
Wenatchee 05:26:25 -50.8 Dark Up 38.8 86.4 Up 05:17:16 - 05:35:34 2709
Sleaford 05:25:38 -54.4 Dark Up 47.6 102.3 Up 05:16:29 - 05:34:47 2683
Ellensburg 05:26:27 -50.9 Dark Up 38.7 85.9 Up 05:17:18 - 05:35:36 2682
Yakima 05:26:28 -51.1 Dark Up 38.6 85.6 Up 05:17:19 - 05:35:37 2648
Toppenish/White Swan 05:26:29 -51.3 Dark Up 38.7 85.5 Up 05:17:20 - 05:35:38 2624
The Dalles 05:26:33 -51.2 Dark Up 38.1 84.4 Up 05:17:24 - 05:35:42 2586
Maupin 05:26:35 -51.5 Dark Up 38.1 84.2 Up 05:17:26 - 05:35:44 2546
PNWRO 05:26:28 -52.4 Dark Up 39.7 86.3 Up 05:17:19 - 05:35:37 2542
Sisters 05:26:39 -51.6 Dark Up 37.7 83.2 Up 05:17:30 - 05:35:48 2489
Bend 05:26:39 -51.8 Dark Up 37.9 83.2 Up 05:17:30 - 05:35:48 2459
Oregon Observatory 05:26:40 -51.8 Dark Up 37.8 82.9 Up 05:17:31 - 05:35:49 2449
Chiloquin 05:26:45 -52.1 Dark Up 37.3 81.7 Up 05:17:36 - 05:35:54 2350
Klamath Falls 05:26:46 -52.3 Dark Up 37.3 81.5 Up 05:17:37 - 05:35:55 2317
Fall River/Burney 05:26:50 -53.1 Dark Up 37.4 80.8 Up 05:17:41 - 05:35:59 2199
Cedarville 05:26:46 -53.7 Dark Up 38.4 81.9 Up 05:17:37 - 05:35:55 2197
Greenville 05:26:52 -53.7 Dark Up 37.6 80.4 Up 05:17:43 - 05:36:01 2102
Gimple 05:26:52 -53.8 Dark Up 37.7 80.4 Up 05:17:43 - 05:36:01 2099
Quincy 05:26:53 -53.8 Dark Up 37.6 80.2 Up 05:17:44 - 05:36:02 2084
Portola 05:26:52 -54.2 Dark Up 37.9 80.4 Up 05:17:43 - 05:36:01 2054
Reno 05:26:52 -54.8 Dark Up 38.4 80.6 Up 05:17:43 - 05:36:01 2006
Carson City 05:26:53 -54.9 Dark Up 38.3 80.3 Up 05:17:44 - 05:36:02 1972
Gardnerville 05:26:54 -55.0 Dark Up 38.3 80.1 Up 05:17:45 - 05:36:03 1948
Yerington 05:26:52 -55.4 Dark Up 38.8 80.5 Up 05:17:43 - 05:36:01 1931
Hawthorne 05:26:53 -56.0 Dark Up 39.1 80.4 Up 05:17:44 - 05:36:02 1868
Lee Vining 05:26:55 -55.9 Dark Up 38.7 79.7 Up 05:17:46 - 05:36:04 1835
Bishop 05:26:56 -56.6 Dark Up 39.1 79.6 Up 05:17:47 - 05:36:05 1752
Beatty 05:26:54 -58.0 Dark Up 40.3 80.0 Up 05:17:45 - 05:36:03 1646
Dunrhomin 05:26:13 -63.8 Dark Up 49.5 89.6 Up 05:17:04 - 05:35:22 1563
Nikitin 05:26:14 -63.9 Dark Up 49.5 89.4 Up 05:17:05 - 05:35:23 1546
CU-SBO 05:26:14 -63.9 Dark Up 49.4 89.3 Up 05:17:05 - 05:35:23 1542
Wildwood 05:27:06 -57.5 Dark Up 38.3 76.9 Up 05:17:57 - 05:36:15 1453
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:26:53 -60.3 Dark Up 41.7 79.5 Up 05:17:44 - 05:36:02 1398
Patrick 05:26:51 -60.7 Dark Up 42.3 80.0 Up 05:17:42 - 05:36:00 1395
Idyllwild 05:27:02 -59.1 Dark Up 39.8 77.4 Up 05:17:53 - 05:36:11 1344
Lake Havasu City 05:26:54 -60.7 Dark Up 41.8 79.0 Up 05:17:45 - 05:36:03 1324
Calipatria 05:27:01 -60.2 Dark Up 40.6 77.4 Up 05:17:52 - 05:36:10 1238
Yuma 05:27:00 -61.1 Dark Up 41.2 77.4 Up 05:17:51 - 05:36:09 1161
George/Scottsdale 05:26:50 -62.9 Dark Up 43.7 79.3 Up 05:17:41 - 05:35:59 1155

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, (2026/11/24 05:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 21.77  17
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  5.65  26
PPM 095117     05:56:33.8 +28:56:32  6.5  1.27  33
PPM 094916     05:48:53.6 +29:08:11  8.3  0.79  31
PPM 094996     05:52:15.8 +29:31:05  9.5  0.17  32
590218         05:51:42.5 +29:38:17 16.4        32
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/07 04:32:59 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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