RECON: TNO occultation with 00YX1

Event between 00YX1 and star GA1140:01741974 with event index number of 1624825

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/11/19 07:16:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:01:23.6 +25:21:46
Equinox of date position of star is 06:02:38.7 +25:21:42
Stellar brightness G=14.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 103 degrees from the moon. Moon is 68% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 43.4 AU from the Sun and 42.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1080 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4866 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30849.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=212.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Diameter=86.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 00YX1, (2026/11/19 07:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:37.7 +07:24:35  0.4 18.02 101
Alnath         05:27:59.6 +28:37:40  1.6  8.46  95
139 Tau        05:59:39.8 +25:57:16  4.7  0.97 102
PPM 095283     06:04:32.7 +25:52:54  8.3  0.62 103
PPM 095246     06:03:14.7 +25:29:11  9.5  0.13 103
PPM 095232     06:02:50.2 +25:23:09 10.2  0.06 102
00YX1          06:03:03.3 +25:21:41 14.5       103
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 0.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 22.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=3.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 07:19:00 -58.9 Dark Up 49.6 112.3 Up 07:04:00 - 07:34:00 11935
Kelowna 07:19:01 -59.2 Dark Up 49.7 111.7 Up 07:04:01 - 07:34:01 11901
Peachland 07:19:02 -59.3 Dark Up 49.5 111.3 Up 07:04:02 - 07:34:02 11896
Summerland 07:19:02 -59.5 Dark Up 49.6 111.2 Up 07:04:02 - 07:34:02 11880
Penticton 07:19:02 -59.5 Dark Up 49.7 111.3 Up 07:04:02 - 07:34:02 11872
Victoria 07:19:15 -59.9 Dark Up 47.7 106.4 Up 07:04:15 - 07:34:15 11849
Oliver 07:19:03 -59.9 Dark Up 49.9 110.9 Up 07:04:03 - 07:34:03 11838
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:19:03 -60.1 Dark Up 50.0 110.9 Up 07:04:03 - 07:34:03 11819
Tonasket 07:19:04 -60.4 Dark Up 50.1 110.5 Up 07:04:04 - 07:34:04 11790
Okanogan 07:19:05 -60.7 Dark Up 50.1 109.9 Up 07:04:05 - 07:34:05 11761
Brewster 07:19:06 -60.9 Dark Up 50.1 109.4 Up 07:04:06 - 07:34:06 11739
Manson/Chelan 07:19:09 -61.1 Dark Up 49.9 108.8 Up 07:04:09 - 07:34:09 11725
Entiat 07:19:09 -61.3 Dark Up 50.0 108.5 Up 07:04:09 - 07:34:09 11706
Wenatchee 07:19:10 -61.5 Dark Up 50.0 108.1 Up 07:04:10 - 07:34:10 11683
Ellensburg 07:19:11 -61.9 Dark Up 50.0 107.5 Up 07:04:11 - 07:34:11 11647
Yakima 07:19:12 -62.3 Dark Up 50.1 107.0 Up 07:04:12 - 07:34:12 11608
Toppenish/White Swan 07:19:12 -62.5 Dark Up 50.3 106.9 Up 07:04:12 - 07:34:12 11584
Pasco 07:19:10 -62.8 Dark Up 51.1 108.0 Up 07:04:10 - 07:34:10 11547
Goldendale 07:19:15 -63.0 Dark Up 50.1 105.9 Up 07:04:15 - 07:34:15 11539
The Dalles 07:19:16 -63.1 Dark Up 50.0 105.3 Up 07:04:16 - 07:34:16 11524
PNWRO 07:19:10 -63.1 Dark Up 51.4 107.9 Up 07:04:10 - 07:34:10 11519
Maupin 07:19:17 -63.5 Dark Up 50.1 104.9 Up 07:04:17 - 07:34:17 11481
Sisters 07:19:21 -64.3 Dark Up 50.0 103.4 Up 07:04:21 - 07:34:21 11405
Redmond 07:19:20 -64.4 Dark Up 50.3 103.8 Up 07:04:20 - 07:34:20 11394
Bend 07:19:21 -64.6 Dark Up 50.3 103.4 Up 07:04:21 - 07:34:21 11376
Oregon Observatory 07:19:22 -64.7 Dark Up 50.2 103.1 Up 07:04:22 - 07:34:22 11362
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:19:22 -64.9 Dark Up 50.2 102.8 Up 07:04:22 - 07:34:22 11343
North Lake 07:19:21 -65.4 Dark Up 50.7 102.8 Up 07:04:21 - 07:34:21 11287
Paisley 07:19:22 -66.0 Dark Up 51.1 102.5 Up 07:04:22 - 07:34:22 11224
Klamath Falls 07:19:26 -66.2 Dark Up 50.3 100.8 Up 07:04:26 - 07:34:26 11204
Lakeview 07:19:23 -66.6 Dark Up 51.4 102.0 Up 07:04:23 - 07:34:23 11170
Cedarville 07:19:24 -67.2 Dark Up 51.6 101.4 Up 07:04:24 - 07:34:24 11100
Fall River/Burney 07:19:28 -67.4 Dark Up 50.8 99.8 Up 07:04:28 - 07:34:28 11077
Susanville 07:19:26 -68.2 Dark Up 51.5 99.6 Up 07:04:26 - 07:34:26 10997
Greenville 07:19:29 -68.4 Dark Up 51.3 99.0 Up 07:04:29 - 07:34:29 10976
Gimple 07:19:28 -68.4 Dark Up 51.4 99.1 Up 07:04:28 - 07:34:28 10974
Quincy 07:19:28 -68.6 Dark Up 51.3 98.8 Up 07:04:28 - 07:34:28 10955
Portola 07:19:28 -68.8 Dark Up 51.7 99.0 Up 07:04:28 - 07:34:28 10932
Reno 07:19:26 -69.2 Dark Up 52.3 99.2 Up 07:04:26 - 07:34:26 10891
Carson City 07:19:26 -69.6 Dark Up 52.3 98.7 Up 07:04:26 - 07:34:26 10854
Gardnerville 07:19:28 -69.8 Dark Up 52.4 98.4 Up 07:04:28 - 07:34:28 10828
Yerington 07:19:25 -69.9 Dark Up 52.8 99.0 Up 07:04:25 - 07:34:25 10820
Hawthorne 07:19:24 -70.4 Dark Up 53.3 98.8 Up 07:04:24 - 07:34:24 10761
Lee Vining 07:19:28 -70.9 Dark Up 53.0 97.7 Up 07:04:28 - 07:34:28 10714
Niwot 07:18:35 -68.2 Dark Up 62.7 114.3 Up 07:03:35 - 07:33:35 10694
SwRI 07:18:36 -68.3 Dark Up 62.7 114.0 Up 07:03:36 - 07:33:36 10684
Tonopah 07:19:20 -71.1 Dark Up 54.5 99.2 Up 07:04:20 - 07:34:20 10683
Bishop 07:19:26 -71.6 Dark Up 53.7 97.4 Up 07:04:26 - 07:34:26 10636
Beatty 07:19:21 -72.3 Dark Up 55.0 98.0 Up 07:04:21 - 07:34:21 10553
Indian Springs 07:19:18 -72.8 Dark Up 55.9 98.3 Up 07:04:18 - 07:34:18 10497
CPSLO 07:19:36 -73.0 Dark Up 52.1 93.2 Up 07:04:36 - 07:34:36 10472
Henderson 07:19:16 -73.4 Dark Up 56.5 98.1 Up 07:04:16 - 07:34:16 10427
Searchlight/Boulder City 07:19:17 -74.0 Dark Up 56.7 97.2 Up 07:04:17 - 07:34:17 10366
Patrick 07:19:14 -74.1 Dark Up 57.5 97.9 Up 07:04:14 - 07:34:14 10339
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:19:16 -74.3 Dark Up 57.0 97.0 Up 07:04:16 - 07:34:16 10327
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:19:14 -74.3 Dark Up 57.4 97.4 Up 07:04:14 - 07:34:14 10319
Wildwood 07:19:33 -74.7 Dark Up 53.8 92.8 Up 07:04:33 - 07:34:33 10299
Mohave Valley 07:19:17 -74.6 Dark Up 57.0 96.6 Up 07:04:17 - 07:34:17 10298
DCO 07:19:11 -74.4 Dark Up 58.1 98.0 Up 07:04:11 - 07:34:11 10293
Lake Havasu City 07:19:16 -75.0 Dark Up 57.3 96.2 Up 07:04:16 - 07:34:16 10251
Idyllwild 07:19:27 -75.5 Dark Up 55.4 93.5 Up 07:04:27 - 07:34:27 10220
Parker 07:19:18 -75.3 Dark Up 57.3 95.7 Up 07:04:18 - 07:34:18 10213
Blythe 07:19:19 -75.8 Dark Up 57.1 94.7 Up 07:04:19 - 07:34:19 10163
Calipatria 07:19:23 -76.2 Dark Up 56.4 93.3 Up 07:04:23 - 07:34:23 10130
George/Scottsdale 07:19:09 -75.7 Dark Up 59.4 96.7 Up 07:04:09 - 07:34:09 10121
Yuma 07:19:21 -76.7 Dark Up 57.2 93.2 Up 07:04:21 - 07:34:21 10066

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 00YX1, (2026/11/19 07:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 18.02 101
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  8.46  95
139 Tau        05:57:59.6 +25:57:14  4.7  0.97 102
PPM 095283     06:02:52.6 +25:53:02  8.3  0.62 103
PPM 095246     06:01:34.9 +25:29:17  9.5  0.13 103
PPM 095232     06:01:10.5 +25:23:14 10.2  0.06 102
00YX1          06:01:23.6 +25:21:46 14.5       103
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/04/03 21:20:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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