RECON: TNO occultation with 592487

Event between (592487) 14WF509 and star GA1040:00606714 with event index number of 2705294

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/24 13:42:04 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:50:46.1 +15:25:21
Equinox of date position of star is 04:52:08.9 +15:27:44
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 142 degrees from the moon. Moon is 16% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4

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Object is 43.6 AU from the Sun and 42.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 172 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1611 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30920.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=371.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.9 sec chord
Diameter=151.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 592487, (2025/11/24 13:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.6 +16:33:34  0.8  3.73 139
Bellatrix      05:26:31.3 +06:22:16  1.6 12.38 145
4Omi1Ori       04:54:00.0 +14:17:30  4.7  1.25 142
PPM 120331     04:52:52.1 +15:28:31  8.0  0.15 142
592487         04:52:14.9 +15:27:54 14.9       142
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 30.6 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=34.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 13:39:01 -9.1 NT Down 12.2 279.6 Really Low 13:24:10 - 13:53:53 164
Kamloops 13:39:04 -17.3 AT Down 21.0 268.9 Low 13:24:12 - 13:53:55 -194
Kelowna 13:39:01 -16.5 AT Down 20.5 269.9 Low 13:24:09 - 13:53:52 -250
Peachland 13:39:01 -16.7 AT Down 20.7 269.7 Low 13:24:09 - 13:53:52 -264
Summerland 13:39:00 -16.6 AT Down 20.6 269.8 Low 13:24:09 - 13:53:52 -275
Penticton 13:39:00 -16.5 AT Down 20.5 269.9 Low 13:24:09 - 13:53:52 -279
Oliver 13:38:59 -16.4 AT Down 20.5 270.0 Low 13:24:08 - 13:53:51 -310
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 13:38:58 -16.3 AT Down 20.4 270.2 Low 13:24:07 - 13:53:50 -321
Okanogan 13:38:57 -16.3 AT Down 20.6 270.3 Low 13:24:05 - 13:53:48 -382
Brewster 13:38:56 -16.4 AT Down 20.7 270.3 Low 13:24:05 - 13:53:48 -409
Victoria 13:39:01 -18.8 Dark Down 23.1 267.4 Low 13:24:09 - 13:53:52 -428
Manson/Chelan 13:38:56 -16.6 AT Down 20.9 270.1 Low 13:24:05 - 13:53:48 -433
Wenatchee 13:38:55 -16.6 AT Down 21.1 270.1 Low 13:24:03 - 13:53:46 -478
Ellensburg 13:38:54 -16.6 AT Down 21.2 270.1 Low 13:24:03 - 13:53:46 -519
Yakima 13:38:53 -16.5 AT Down 21.2 270.3 Low 13:24:01 - 13:53:44 -556
Toppenish/White Swan 13:38:52 -16.4 AT Down 21.1 270.5 Low 13:24:01 - 13:53:44 -573
PNWRO 13:38:50 -15.3 AT Down 20.1 271.7 Low 13:23:58 - 13:53:41 -580
The Dalles 13:38:51 -16.8 AT Down 21.7 270.2 Low 13:23:59 - 13:53:42 -656
Maupin 13:38:50 -16.6 AT Down 21.6 270.4 Low 13:23:59 - 13:53:42 -693
Sisters 13:38:48 -16.7 AT Down 21.9 270.4 Low 13:23:57 - 13:53:40 -782
Bend 13:38:48 -16.5 AT Down 21.7 270.7 Low 13:23:56 - 13:53:39 -800
Oregon Observatory 13:38:47 -16.6 AT Down 21.8 270.7 Low 13:23:55 - 13:53:38 -818
Dunrhomin 13:38:29 -4.0 CT Down 9.5 282.2 Really Low 13:23:37 - 13:53:20 -831
Nikitin 13:38:29 -4.0 CT Down 9.5 282.2 Really Low 13:23:37 - 13:53:20 -848
CU-SBO 13:38:28 -4.0 CT Down 9.5 282.2 Really Low 13:23:37 - 13:53:20 -856
Chiloquin 13:38:44 -16.6 AT Down 22.1 270.9 Low 13:23:53 - 13:53:36 -949
Klamath Falls 13:38:43 -16.4 AT Down 22.1 271.1 Low 13:23:52 - 13:53:35 -980
Cedarville 13:38:40 -15.1 AT Down 20.9 272.4 Low 13:23:49 - 13:53:32 -1017
Fall River/Burney 13:38:40 -15.9 AT Down 21.8 271.8 Low 13:23:49 - 13:53:32 -1085
Gimple 13:38:38 -15.3 AT Down 21.3 272.5 Low 13:23:46 - 13:53:29 -1163
Greenville 13:38:38 -15.4 AT Down 21.4 272.5 Low 13:23:46 - 13:53:29 -1164
Quincy 13:38:38 -15.3 AT Down 21.4 272.6 Low 13:23:46 - 13:53:29 -1184
Portola 13:38:37 -14.9 AT Down 21.0 272.9 Low 13:23:46 - 13:53:29 -1187
Reno 13:38:35 -14.4 AT Down 20.5 273.4 Low 13:23:44 - 13:53:27 -1201
Carson City 13:38:35 -14.3 AT Down 20.5 273.5 Low 13:23:43 - 13:53:26 -1235
Yerington 13:38:33 -13.7 AT Down 20.0 274.0 Really Low 13:23:42 - 13:53:25 -1242
Gardnerville 13:38:34 -14.2 AT Down 20.4 273.7 Low 13:23:43 - 13:53:26 -1258
Hawthorne 13:38:32 -13.2 AT Down 19.5 274.5 Really Low 13:23:41 - 13:53:24 -1277
Lee Vining 13:38:31 -13.4 AT Down 19.9 274.4 Really Low 13:23:40 - 13:53:23 -1341
Bishop 13:38:30 -12.7 AT Down 19.3 275.0 Really Low 13:23:38 - 13:53:21 -1386
Beatty 13:38:27 -11.3 NT Down 17.9 276.1 Really Low 13:23:36 - 13:53:19 -1398
Patrick 13:38:22 -8.7 NT Down 15.4 278.2 Really Low 13:23:31 - 13:53:14 -1484
Laughlin/Bullhead City 13:38:23 -9.1 NT Down 16.0 277.9 Really Low 13:23:31 - 13:53:14 -1523
Lake Havasu City 13:38:21 -8.7 NT Down 15.7 278.2 Really Low 13:23:29 - 13:53:12 -1584
George/Scottsdale 13:38:18 -6.6 NT Down 13.5 279.7 Really Low 13:23:26 - 13:53:09 -1607
Idyllwild 13:38:21 -10.4 NT Down 17.5 277.1 Really Low 13:23:30 - 13:53:13 -1711
Wildwood 13:38:24 -12.0 NT Down 19.1 276.0 Really Low 13:23:32 - 13:53:15 -1715
Calipatria 13:38:19 -9.2 NT Down 16.5 277.9 Really Low 13:23:28 - 13:53:11 -1747
Yuma 13:38:17 -8.4 NT Down 15.7 278.5 Really Low 13:23:26 - 13:53:09 -1771

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 592487, (2025/11/24 13:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  3.73 139
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6 12.38 145
4Omi1Ori       04:52:32.0 +14:15:01  4.7  1.25 142
PPM 120331     04:51:23.3 +15:26:00  8.0  0.15 142
592487         04:50:46.1 +15:25:21 14.9       142
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/03 06:06:15 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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