RECON: TNO occultation with 517717

Event between (517717) 15KZ120 and star GA1380:01828526 with event index number of 1436152

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/03/19 05:30:08 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:30:42.1 +49:33:42
Equinox of date position of star is 03:32:13.7 +49:37:58
Stellar brightness G=11.9, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 153 degrees from the moon. Moon is 80% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9

[RECON map]
TNO is 13.9 AU from the Sun and 14.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 109 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2963 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10307.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.1
Diameter=57.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Diameter=23.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 517717, (2025/03/19 05:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:22.2 +16:33:29  0.8 35.60 160
Mirphak        03:26:08.2 +49:56:56  1.8  1.07 153
34 Per         03:31:11.0 +49:35:39  4.5  0.22 153
PPM 046269     03:33:04.0 +49:47:26  8.5  0.17 153
517717         03:32:31.2 +49:38:47 11.9       153
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 3.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=3.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Dunrhomin 05:30:50 -44.4 Dark Down 22.9 316.4 Low 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 6229
George/Scottsdale 05:31:33 -45.9 Dark Down 21.8 315.9 Low 05:21:58 - 05:41:09 5990
Patrick 05:31:31 -43.5 Dark Down 24.2 314.8 Low 05:21:56 - 05:41:07 5894
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:31:33 -43.6 Dark Down 24.2 314.8 Low 05:21:57 - 05:41:08 5885
Parker 05:31:37 -44.1 Dark Down 23.5 315.0 Low 05:22:01 - 05:41:12 5872
Lake Havasu City 05:31:36 -43.9 Dark Down 23.8 314.9 Low 05:22:00 - 05:41:11 5871
Mohave Valley 05:31:35 -43.4 Dark Down 24.2 314.7 Low 05:21:59 - 05:41:10 5859
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:31:34 -43.3 Dark Down 24.4 314.6 Low 05:21:58 - 05:41:09 5859
Blythe 05:31:39 -44.3 Dark Down 23.3 315.1 Low 05:22:04 - 05:41:15 5856
Yuma 05:31:42 -44.8 Dark Down 22.7 315.4 Low 05:22:06 - 05:41:17 5852
Henderson 05:31:32 -42.4 Dark Down 25.3 314.2 Low 05:21:56 - 05:41:07 5838
Calipatria 05:31:42 -44.0 Dark Down 23.5 315.0 Low 05:22:07 - 05:41:18 5807
Indian Springs 05:31:31 -41.7 Dark Down 26.1 313.8 Low 05:21:56 - 05:41:07 5803
Idyllwild 05:31:43 -42.8 Dark Down 24.7 314.5 Low 05:22:07 - 05:41:18 5749
Beatty 05:31:32 -40.8 Dark Down 26.9 313.3 Low 05:21:56 - 05:41:07 5748
Tonopah 05:31:29 -39.8 Dark Down 28.0 312.7 Low 05:21:53 - 05:41:04 5723
Bishop 05:31:33 -39.5 Dark Down 28.2 312.6 Low 05:21:58 - 05:41:09 5664
Hawthorne 05:31:30 -38.6 Dark Down 29.1 312.1 Low 05:21:54 - 05:41:05 5649
Wildwood 05:31:45 -41.3 Dark Down 26.0 313.8 Low 05:22:09 - 05:41:20 5649
Lee Vining 05:31:32 -38.7 Dark Down 29.0 312.2 Low 05:21:57 - 05:41:08 5626
Yerington 05:31:29 -38.0 Dark Down 29.7 311.7 Low 05:21:53 - 05:41:04 5621
Gardnerville 05:31:30 -37.7 Dark Down 30.0 311.5 Up 05:21:54 - 05:41:05 5590
Carson City 05:31:29 -37.5 Dark Down 30.2 311.4 Up 05:21:53 - 05:41:04 5587
Reno 05:31:28 -37.2 Dark Down 30.5 311.2 Up 05:21:52 - 05:41:03 5585
PNWRO 05:30:50 -33.5 Dark Down 34.2 308.4 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5581
Pasco 05:30:50 -33.2 Dark Down 34.5 308.2 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5566
Cedarville 05:31:21 -35.8 Dark Down 32.0 310.2 Up 05:21:46 - 05:40:57 5556
Portola 05:31:28 -36.7 Dark Down 31.0 310.9 Up 05:21:52 - 05:41:03 5550
Lakeview 05:31:19 -35.3 Dark Down 32.5 309.8 Up 05:21:44 - 05:40:55 5543
CPSLO 05:31:44 -39.3 Dark Down 28.1 312.8 Low 05:22:08 - 05:41:19 5539
Susanville 05:31:26 -36.2 Dark Down 31.5 310.6 Up 05:21:50 - 05:41:01 5538
Paisley 05:31:18 -34.8 Dark Down 33.0 309.5 Up 05:21:42 - 05:40:53 5529
Gimple 05:31:27 -36.2 Dark Down 31.5 310.6 Up 05:21:52 - 05:41:03 5528
Quincy 05:31:28 -36.3 Dark Down 31.4 310.7 Up 05:21:53 - 05:41:04 5524
Greenville 05:31:28 -36.2 Dark Down 31.5 310.6 Up 05:21:52 - 05:41:03 5523
Toppenish/White Swan 05:30:50 -32.5 Dark Down 35.2 307.6 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5507
North Lake 05:31:16 -34.3 Dark Down 33.5 309.1 Up 05:21:41 - 05:40:52 5507
Tonasket 05:30:50 -31.4 Dark Down 36.1 306.6 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5504
Okanogan 05:30:50 -31.6 Dark Down 36.0 306.8 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5504
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:30:50 -31.2 Dark Down 36.3 306.5 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5501
Brewster 05:30:50 -31.7 Dark Down 36.0 306.8 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5500
Maupin 05:30:50 -32.9 Dark Down 34.9 307.9 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5500
Goldendale 05:30:50 -32.6 Dark Down 35.1 307.7 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5499
Fall River/Burney 05:31:25 -35.4 Dark Down 32.4 310.0 Up 05:21:49 - 05:41:00 5496
Yakima 05:30:50 -32.3 Dark Down 35.5 307.4 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5495
Wenatchee 05:30:50 -31.8 Dark Down 35.8 307.0 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5490
Oliver 05:30:50 -31.0 Dark Down 36.5 306.3 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5489
Ellensburg 05:30:50 -32.0 Dark Down 35.7 307.1 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5488
Manson/Chelan 05:30:50 -31.6 Dark Down 36.0 306.8 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5488
The Dalles 05:30:50 -32.6 Dark Down 35.2 307.7 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5487
Redmond 05:31:13 -33.5 Dark Down 34.3 308.4 Up 05:21:37 - 05:40:48 5483
Penticton 05:30:50 -30.8 Dark Down 36.7 306.1 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5482
Kelowna 05:30:50 -30.6 Dark Down 36.8 305.9 Up 05:21:14 - 05:40:25 5480
Bend 05:31:14 -33.5 Dark Down 34.3 308.5 Up 05:21:38 - 05:40:49 5479
Clarence Fulton 05:30:48 -30.4 Dark Down 37.0 305.8 Up 05:21:13 - 05:40:24 5479
Summerland 05:30:50 -30.7 Dark Down 36.8 306.0 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5476
Oregon Observatory 05:31:14 -33.6 Dark Down 34.2 308.5 Up 05:21:39 - 05:40:50 5474
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:31:15 -33.7 Dark Down 34.1 308.6 Up 05:21:40 - 05:40:51 5473
Klamath Falls 05:31:21 -34.4 Dark Down 33.4 309.3 Up 05:21:46 - 05:40:57 5470
Peachland 05:30:50 -30.5 Dark Down 36.9 305.9 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5469
Sisters 05:31:13 -33.2 Dark Down 34.6 308.2 Up 05:21:38 - 05:40:49 5463
Chiloquin 05:31:20 -34.2 Dark Down 33.6 309.1 Up 05:21:44 - 05:40:55 5463
Victoria 05:30:50 -29.5 Dark Down 38.2 304.9 Up 05:21:15 - 05:40:26 5329

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 517717, (2025/03/19 05:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 35.60 160
Mirphak        03:24:19.4 +49:51:40  1.8  1.07 153
34 Per         03:29:22.1 +49:30:32  4.5  0.22 153
PPM 046269     03:31:14.7 +49:42:23  8.5  0.17 153
517717         03:30:42.1 +49:33:42 11.9       153
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/03/04 01:04:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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