RECON: TNO occultation with 04HX78

Event between 04HX78 and star GA0780:10946460 with event index number of 2011898

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/21 09:01:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:24:28.2 -11:07:40
Equinox of date position of star is 18:25:47.9 -11:06:47
Stellar brightness G=14.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 149 degrees from the moon. Moon is 28% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.3

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Object is 33.9 AU from the Sun and 33.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 541 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3178 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24010.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=159.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.5 sec chord
Diameter=65.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04HX78, (2026/05/21 09:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:01.8 -26:29:17  0.9 31.12 126
Nunki          18:56:54.0 -26:15:41  2.0 16.82 159
PPM 234462     18:24:40.8 -11:59:58  6.3  0.94 149
PPM 234491     18:25:57.2 -10:23:56  8.1  0.71 149
PPM 234486     18:25:42.6 -11:13:34  9.1  0.13 149
04HX78         18:25:56.2 -11:06:42 14.4       149
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 1.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=3.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:02:55 -12.9 AT Down 26.5 172.0 Low 08:47:55 - 09:17:55 6962
Kamloops 09:03:45 -17.6 AT Down 25.4 156.5 Low 08:48:45 - 09:18:45 6638
Kelowna 09:03:42 -18.3 Dark Down 26.4 157.3 Low 08:48:42 - 09:18:42 6606
Peachland 09:03:44 -18.4 Dark Down 26.4 157.0 Low 08:48:44 - 09:18:44 6594
Summerland 09:03:44 -18.5 Dark Down 26.6 157.0 Low 08:48:44 - 09:18:44 6586
Penticton 09:03:44 -18.6 Dark Down 26.7 157.1 Low 08:48:44 - 09:18:44 6585
Oliver 09:03:44 -18.9 Dark Down 27.0 157.1 Low 08:48:44 - 09:18:44 6563
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:03:44 -19.0 Dark Down 27.2 157.2 Low 08:48:44 - 09:18:44 6557
Okanogan 09:03:45 -19.7 Dark Down 27.7 156.9 Low 08:48:45 - 09:18:45 6512
Brewster 09:03:47 -20.0 Dark Down 27.9 156.6 Low 08:48:47 - 09:18:47 6491
Manson/Chelan 09:03:48 -20.3 Dark Down 28.0 156.2 Low 08:48:48 - 09:18:48 6471
Victoria 09:03:58 -20.2 Dark Down 26.5 152.9 Low 08:48:58 - 09:18:58 6448
Wenatchee 09:03:48 -20.8 Dark Down 28.4 155.9 Low 08:48:48 - 09:18:48 6437
Ellensburg 09:03:50 -21.2 Dark Down 28.7 155.6 Low 08:48:50 - 09:18:50 6406
Yakima 09:03:49 -21.6 Dark Down 29.1 155.5 Low 08:48:49 - 09:18:49 6379
PNWRO 09:03:44 -21.8 Dark Down 30.1 157.1 Up 08:48:44 - 09:18:44 6374
Toppenish/White Swan 09:03:49 -21.8 Dark Down 29.3 155.6 Low 08:48:49 - 09:18:49 6369
The Dalles 09:03:52 -22.7 Dark Down 29.8 154.6 Low 08:48:52 - 09:18:52 6301
Maupin 09:03:53 -23.0 Dark Down 30.2 154.6 Up 08:48:53 - 09:18:53 6275
Dunrhomin 09:02:51 -22.8 Dark Down 38.3 171.8 Up 08:47:51 - 09:17:51 6256
Nikitin 09:02:51 -23.0 Dark Down 38.4 171.8 Up 08:47:51 - 09:17:51 6242
CU-SBO 09:02:51 -23.1 Dark Down 38.5 171.7 Up 08:47:51 - 09:17:51 6236
Sisters 09:03:55 -24.0 Dark Down 30.9 153.8 Up 08:48:55 - 09:18:55 6205
Bend 09:03:55 -24.2 Dark Down 31.2 154.1 Up 08:48:55 - 09:18:55 6194
Oregon Observatory 09:03:56 -24.4 Dark Down 31.3 153.9 Up 08:48:56 - 09:18:56 6179
Chiloquin 09:03:59 -25.7 Dark Down 32.3 153.1 Up 08:48:59 - 09:18:59 6077
Klamath Falls 09:03:58 -26.0 Dark Down 32.7 153.0 Up 08:48:58 - 09:18:58 6055
Cedarville 09:03:52 -26.4 Dark Down 33.8 154.6 Up 08:48:52 - 09:18:52 6039
Fall River/Burney 09:03:57 -27.1 Dark Down 33.8 153.1 Up 08:48:57 - 09:18:57 5977
Gimple 09:03:56 -27.8 Dark Down 34.8 153.4 Up 08:48:56 - 09:18:56 5921
Greenville 09:03:56 -27.8 Dark Down 34.8 153.3 Up 08:48:56 - 09:18:56 5920
Portola 09:03:54 -28.1 Dark Down 35.3 153.8 Up 08:48:54 - 09:18:54 5906
Quincy 09:03:56 -28.0 Dark Down 35.0 153.3 Up 08:48:56 - 09:18:56 5905
Reno 09:03:52 -28.2 Dark Down 35.7 154.4 Up 08:48:52 - 09:18:52 5900
Carson City 09:03:53 -28.5 Dark Down 36.0 154.3 Up 08:48:53 - 09:18:53 5874
Yerington 09:03:48 -28.5 Dark Down 36.4 155.0 Up 08:48:48 - 09:18:48 5873
Gardnerville 09:03:52 -28.7 Dark Down 36.3 154.3 Up 08:48:52 - 09:18:52 5856
Hawthorne 09:03:47 -28.8 Dark Down 37.0 155.4 Up 08:48:47 - 09:18:47 5850
Lee Vining 09:03:50 -29.5 Dark Down 37.4 154.7 Up 08:48:50 - 09:18:50 5796
Beatty 09:03:40 -29.8 Dark Down 39.1 157.1 Up 08:48:40 - 09:18:40 5767
Bishop 09:03:47 -29.9 Dark Down 38.2 155.3 Up 08:48:47 - 09:18:47 5766
Patrick 09:03:28 -30.3 Dark Down 41.3 160.1 Up 08:48:28 - 09:18:28 5715
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:03:31 -30.8 Dark Down 41.4 159.2 Up 08:48:31 - 09:18:31 5679
Lake Havasu City 09:03:29 -31.3 Dark Down 42.1 159.3 Up 08:48:29 - 09:18:29 5632
George/Scottsdale 09:03:19 -31.1 Dark Down 43.5 162.1 Up 08:48:19 - 09:18:19 5625
Idyllwild 09:03:41 -32.8 Dark Down 42.0 156.1 Up 08:48:41 - 09:18:41 5516
Wildwood 09:03:49 -33.0 Dark Down 41.0 153.9 Up 08:48:49 - 09:18:49 5501
Calipatria 09:03:36 -32.9 Dark Down 43.0 157.3 Up 08:48:36 - 09:18:36 5493
Yuma 09:03:31 -33.0 Dark Down 43.6 158.3 Up 08:48:31 - 09:18:31 5478

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 04HX78, (2026/05/21 09:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 31.12 126
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 16.82 159
PPM 234462     18:23:12.2 -12:00:54  6.3  0.94 149
PPM 234491     18:24:29.6 -10:24:54  8.1  0.71 149
PPM 234486     18:24:14.5 -11:14:32  9.1  0.13 149
04HX78         18:24:28.2 -11:07:40 14.4       149
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/19 04:22:36 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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