RECON: TNO occultation with 601690

Event between (601690) 13KZ18 and star GA1300:00203240 with event index number of 2733154

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/23 05:25:45 UTC

J2000 position of star is 00:40:29.2 +41:27:43
Equinox of date position of star is 00:41:47.0 +41:35:30
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 34 degrees from the moon. Moon is 36% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4

[RECON map]
Object is 21.2 AU from the Sun and 21.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 27.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 56 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1353 km.
The sky-plane scale is 15705.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=100.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Diameter=41.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 601690, (2026/02/23 05:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:19.4 +45:22:29  1.3 42.61  77
57Gam1And      02:05:31.0 +42:27:14  2.3 15.51  23
35Nu And       00:51:16.0 +41:13:15  4.5  1.79  33
PPM 043212     00:43:27.4 +40:49:51  7.6  0.83  34
PPM 043193     00:42:24.0 +41:52:26  9.4  0.28  34
PPM 043181     00:41:36.7 +41:46:23 11.6  0.18  34
601690         00:41:55.1 +41:36:19 16.3        34
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 19.6 km RECON observability=0.3 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)
Sleaford 05:27:53 -42.3 Dark Up 17.4 316.7 Really Low 05:22:46 - 05:33:01 6162
Dunrhomin 05:28:22 -51.6 Dark Up 8.2 319.0 Really Low 05:23:14 - 05:33:29 5799
Nikitin 05:28:22 -51.7 Dark Up 8.1 319.0 Really Low 05:23:15 - 05:33:30 5791
CU-SBO 05:28:22 -51.7 Dark Up 8.1 319.0 Really Low 05:23:15 - 05:33:30 5784
Kelowna 05:28:12 -37.7 Dark Up 22.1 308.8 Low 05:23:04 - 05:33:19 5493
Kamloops 05:28:10 -36.8 Dark Up 23.1 308.0 Low 05:23:02 - 05:33:17 5485
Penticton 05:28:13 -37.8 Dark Up 21.9 308.9 Low 05:23:05 - 05:33:20 5475
Peachland 05:28:12 -37.6 Dark Up 22.2 308.7 Low 05:23:05 - 05:33:20 5474
Summerland 05:28:12 -37.7 Dark Up 22.0 308.8 Low 05:23:05 - 05:33:20 5472
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:28:14 -38.3 Dark Up 21.5 309.2 Low 05:23:06 - 05:33:21 5463
Oliver 05:28:13 -38.1 Dark Up 21.7 309.0 Low 05:23:06 - 05:33:21 5460
Okanogan 05:28:15 -38.5 Dark Up 21.2 309.2 Low 05:23:08 - 05:33:23 5424
Brewster 05:28:17 -38.6 Dark Up 21.2 309.2 Low 05:23:09 - 05:33:24 5402
Manson/Chelan 05:28:18 -38.5 Dark Up 21.2 309.0 Low 05:23:10 - 05:33:25 5375
PNWRO 05:28:22 -40.2 Dark Up 19.3 310.3 Really Low 05:23:14 - 05:33:29 5353
Wenatchee 05:28:19 -38.6 Dark Up 21.0 309.1 Low 05:23:12 - 05:33:27 5346
Ellensburg 05:28:20 -38.7 Dark Up 20.8 309.1 Low 05:23:13 - 05:33:28 5316
Yakima 05:28:21 -38.9 Dark Up 20.6 309.2 Low 05:23:14 - 05:33:29 5297
Toppenish/White Swan 05:28:22 -39.2 Dark Up 20.4 309.4 Low 05:23:14 - 05:33:29 5295
Victoria 05:28:17 -36.3 Dark Up 23.3 306.9 Low 05:23:10 - 05:33:25 5246
The Dalles 05:28:24 -39.1 Dark Up 20.3 309.1 Low 05:23:17 - 05:33:32 5218
Maupin 05:28:26 -39.4 Dark Up 20.0 309.3 Really Low 05:23:18 - 05:33:33 5204
Bend 05:28:28 -39.8 Dark Up 19.4 309.5 Really Low 05:23:21 - 05:33:36 5137
Sisters 05:28:28 -39.5 Dark Up 19.7 309.3 Really Low 05:23:21 - 05:33:36 5135
Oregon Observatory 05:28:30 -39.8 Dark Up 19.3 309.5 Really Low 05:23:22 - 05:33:37 5121
George/Scottsdale 05:28:44 -51.4 Dark Up 6.9 316.1 Really Low 05:23:36 - 05:33:51 5121
Patrick 05:28:42 -49.2 Dark Up 9.3 315.0 Really Low 05:23:35 - 05:33:50 5098
Cedarville 05:28:34 -41.8 Dark Up 17.1 310.8 Really Low 05:23:27 - 05:33:42 5069
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:28:44 -48.8 Dark Up 9.5 314.7 Really Low 05:23:36 - 05:33:51 5043
Chiloquin 05:28:33 -40.2 Dark Up 18.7 309.6 Really Low 05:23:25 - 05:33:40 5032
Lake Havasu City 05:28:45 -49.3 Dark Up 8.9 314.9 Really Low 05:23:38 - 05:33:53 5021
Klamath Falls 05:28:33 -40.4 Dark Up 18.5 309.8 Really Low 05:23:26 - 05:33:41 5018
Beatty 05:28:42 -46.4 Dark Up 12.0 313.4 Really Low 05:23:35 - 05:33:50 5013
Hawthorne 05:28:40 -44.3 Dark Up 14.2 312.2 Really Low 05:23:33 - 05:33:48 4995
Yerington 05:28:40 -43.7 Dark Up 14.8 311.8 Really Low 05:23:32 - 05:33:47 4991
Reno 05:28:39 -43.0 Dark Up 15.6 311.4 Really Low 05:23:31 - 05:33:46 4984
Fall River/Burney 05:28:36 -41.2 Dark Up 17.5 310.3 Really Low 05:23:29 - 05:33:44 4977
Carson City 05:28:40 -43.2 Dark Up 15.3 311.5 Really Low 05:23:32 - 05:33:47 4966
Portola 05:28:39 -42.4 Dark Up 16.1 311.0 Really Low 05:23:31 - 05:33:46 4962
Gimple 05:28:38 -42.0 Dark Up 16.6 310.7 Really Low 05:23:31 - 05:33:46 4957
Gardnerville 05:28:41 -43.3 Dark Up 15.1 311.5 Really Low 05:23:33 - 05:33:48 4955
Greenville 05:28:38 -42.0 Dark Up 16.6 310.7 Really Low 05:23:31 - 05:33:46 4953
Bishop 05:28:43 -45.0 Dark Up 13.3 312.5 Really Low 05:23:35 - 05:33:50 4945
Quincy 05:28:39 -42.1 Dark Up 16.5 310.7 Really Low 05:23:31 - 05:33:46 4942
Lee Vining 05:28:42 -44.2 Dark Up 14.1 312.0 Really Low 05:23:35 - 05:33:50 4937
Yuma 05:28:49 -49.9 Dark Up 7.8 314.9 Really Low 05:23:41 - 05:33:56 4901
Calipatria 05:28:49 -49.0 Dark Up 8.7 314.5 Really Low 05:23:42 - 05:33:57 4873
Idyllwild 05:28:49 -47.9 Dark Up 9.8 313.8 Really Low 05:23:42 - 05:33:57 4838
Wildwood 05:28:50 -46.3 Dark Up 11.2 312.9 Really Low 05:23:42 - 05:33:57 4747

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 601690, (2026/02/23 05:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 42.61  77
57Gam1And      02:03:54.1 +42:19:46  2.3 15.51  23
35Nu And       00:49:48.9 +41:04:44  4.5  1.79  33
PPM 043212     00:42:01.4 +40:41:16  7.6  0.83  34
PPM 043193     00:40:57.9 +41:43:51  9.4  0.28  34
PPM 043181     00:40:10.7 +41:37:47 11.6  0.18  34
601690         00:40:29.2 +41:27:43 16.3        34
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/09/03 03:40:33 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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