RECON: TNO occultation with 01RZ143

Event between 01RZ143 and star GA1080:00350720 with event index number of 1441494

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/15 08:23:07 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:17:21.8 +19:45:55
Equinox of date position of star is 03:18:28.0 +19:50:06
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 127 degrees from the moon. Moon is 21% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 41.3 AU from the Sun and 40.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 394 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3618 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29247.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=303.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.0 sec chord
Diameter=123.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 01RZ143, (2025/11/15 08:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.5 +16:33:34  0.8 18.93 109
44Zet Per      03:55:45.9 +31:57:30  2.8 14.66 116
57Del Ari      03:13:06.8 +19:49:22  4.3  1.35 128
PPM 118961     03:17:48.2 +19:25:54  8.5  0.49 128
PPM 118966     03:18:11.3 +19:29:03  9.9  0.41 127
PPM 118980     03:19:29.8 +19:38:47 10.5  0.26 127
01RZ143        03:18:50.9 +19:51:32 14.9       127
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 2.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=11.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 08:22:05 -57.7 Dark Down 58.5 201.0 Up 08:07:05 - 08:37:05 -2221
Summerland 08:22:06 -58.0 Dark Down 58.9 200.7 Up 08:07:06 - 08:37:06 -2246
Penticton 08:22:05 -58.1 Dark Down 58.9 200.9 Up 08:07:05 - 08:37:05 -2254
Okanagan Falls 08:22:05 -58.2 Dark Down 59.1 201.0 Up 08:07:05 - 08:37:05 -2272
Oliver 08:22:05 -58.4 Dark Down 59.2 201.1 Up 08:07:05 - 08:37:05 -2289
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:22:05 -58.5 Dark Down 59.3 201.6 Up 08:07:05 - 08:37:05 -2308
Oroville 08:22:05 -58.6 Dark Down 59.4 201.5 Up 08:07:05 - 08:37:05 -2314
Tonasket 08:22:05 -58.8 Dark Down 59.6 201.6 Up 08:07:05 - 08:37:05 -2337
Okanogan 08:22:06 -59.2 Dark Down 60.0 201.6 Up 08:07:06 - 08:37:06 -2368
Brewster 08:22:06 -59.5 Dark Down 60.3 201.4 Up 08:07:06 - 08:37:06 -2392
Manson/Chelan 08:22:07 -59.7 Dark Down 60.6 200.9 Up 08:07:07 - 08:37:07 -2407
Entiat 08:22:08 -60.0 Dark Down 60.8 200.9 Up 08:07:08 - 08:37:08 -2428
Wenatchee 08:22:08 -60.2 Dark Down 61.1 200.8 Up 08:07:08 - 08:37:08 -2451
Ellensburg 08:22:09 -60.7 Dark Down 61.5 200.7 Up 08:07:09 - 08:37:09 -2489
Yakima 08:22:09 -61.1 Dark Down 61.9 200.9 Up 08:07:09 - 08:37:09 -2529
Toppenish/White Swan 08:22:09 -61.2 Dark Down 62.0 201.4 Up 08:07:09 - 08:37:09 -2553
Pasco 08:22:05 -61.1 Dark Down 61.8 203.9 Up 08:07:05 - 08:37:05 -2583
Goldendale 08:22:11 -61.8 Dark Down 62.7 201.0 Up 08:07:11 - 08:37:11 -2602
PNWRO 08:22:05 -61.2 Dark Down 62.0 204.5 Up 08:07:05 - 08:37:05 -2611
George/Umatilla 08:22:06 -61.4 Dark Down 62.2 203.8 Up 08:07:06 - 08:37:06 -2614
The Dalles 08:22:12 -62.1 Dark Down 63.0 200.4 Up 08:07:12 - 08:37:12 -2619
Maupin 08:22:11 -62.5 Dark Down 63.3 200.9 Up 08:07:11 - 08:37:11 -2662
Madras/Culver 08:22:12 -63.0 Dark Down 63.8 201.2 Up 08:07:12 - 08:37:12 -2717
Sisters 08:22:13 -63.5 Dark Down 64.3 200.5 Up 08:07:13 - 08:37:13 -2743
Redmond 08:22:12 -63.4 Dark Down 64.2 201.4 Up 08:07:12 - 08:37:12 -2752
Bend 08:22:13 -63.6 Dark Down 64.4 201.3 Up 08:07:13 - 08:37:13 -2771
Oregon Observatory 08:22:13 -63.8 Dark Down 64.6 201.1 Up 08:07:13 - 08:37:13 -2787
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:22:13 -64.0 Dark Down 64.8 201.2 Up 08:07:13 - 08:37:13 -2806
North Lake 08:22:12 -64.3 Dark Down 65.1 202.8 Up 08:07:12 - 08:37:12 -2860
Chiloquin 08:22:15 -65.2 Dark Down 66.0 201.3 Up 08:07:15 - 08:37:15 -2913
Paisley 08:22:11 -64.7 Dark Down 65.5 204.0 Up 08:07:11 - 08:37:11 -2922
Klamath Falls 08:22:15 -65.5 Dark Down 66.3 201.7 Up 08:07:15 - 08:37:15 -2950
Lakeview 08:22:10 -65.2 Dark Down 65.9 204.9 Up 08:07:10 - 08:37:10 -2977
Tulelake 08:22:14 -65.7 Dark Down 66.4 202.6 Up 08:07:14 - 08:37:14 -2982
Cedarville 08:22:11 -65.7 Dark Down 66.4 205.9 Up 08:07:11 - 08:37:11 -3047
Fall River/Burney 08:22:14 -66.5 Dark Down 67.2 203.7 Up 08:07:14 - 08:37:14 -3077
Susanville 08:22:13 -66.9 Dark Down 67.6 206.0 Up 08:07:13 - 08:37:13 -3154
Greenville 08:22:13 -67.2 Dark Down 67.9 205.6 Up 08:07:13 - 08:37:13 -3178
Gimple 08:22:13 -67.2 Dark Down 67.9 205.8 Up 08:07:13 - 08:37:13 -3179
Quincy 08:22:14 -67.4 Dark Down 68.1 205.8 Up 08:07:14 - 08:37:14 -3199
Portola 08:22:12 -67.4 Dark Down 68.0 207.1 Up 08:07:12 - 08:37:12 -3220
Reno 08:22:10 -67.5 Dark Down 68.1 208.9 Up 08:07:10 - 08:37:10 -3258
Carson City 08:22:10 -67.8 Dark Down 68.4 209.4 Up 08:07:10 - 08:37:10 -3295
Gardnerville 08:22:10 -68.0 Dark Down 68.6 209.8 Up 08:07:10 - 08:37:10 -3322
Yerington 08:22:08 -67.7 Dark Down 68.3 211.1 Up 08:07:08 - 08:37:08 -3326
Niwot 08:21:24 -60.2 Dark Down 60.2 234.6 Up 08:06:24 - 08:36:24 -3371
SwRI 08:21:24 -60.3 Dark Down 60.3 234.6 Up 08:06:24 - 08:36:24 -3381
Hawthorne 08:22:07 -68.0 Dark Down 68.5 212.9 Up 08:07:07 - 08:37:07 -3383
Lee Vining 08:22:09 -68.6 Dark Down 69.1 212.6 Up 08:07:09 - 08:37:09 -3434
Tonopah 08:22:03 -67.8 Dark Down 68.2 216.7 Up 08:07:03 - 08:37:03 -3453
Bishop 08:22:07 -68.9 Dark Down 69.3 215.1 Up 08:07:07 - 08:37:07 -3509
Beatty 08:22:02 -68.6 Dark Down 68.9 219.5 Up 08:07:02 - 08:37:02 -3582
Lone Pine 08:22:06 -69.4 Dark Down 69.8 217.1 Up 08:07:06 - 08:37:06 -3594
Indian Springs 08:21:58 -68.4 Dark Down 68.6 222.4 Up 08:06:58 - 08:36:58 -3633
CPSLO 08:22:16 -71.6 Dark Down 72.0 212.8 Up 08:07:16 - 08:37:16 -3689
Henderson 08:21:56 -68.4 Dark Down 68.6 224.7 Up 08:06:56 - 08:36:56 -3700
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:21:56 -68.8 Dark Down 69.0 225.9 Up 08:06:56 - 08:36:56 -3762
Patrick 08:21:52 -68.3 Dark Down 68.4 228.1 Up 08:06:52 - 08:36:52 -3782
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:21:55 -68.9 Dark Down 69.0 227.2 Up 08:06:55 - 08:36:55 -3799
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:21:53 -68.6 Dark Down 68.6 228.2 Up 08:06:53 - 08:36:53 -3803
DCO 08:21:50 -68.1 Dark Down 68.1 230.0 Up 08:06:50 - 08:36:50 -3824
Mohave Valley 08:21:55 -69.1 Dark Down 69.1 227.7 Up 08:06:55 - 08:36:55 -3828
Wildwood 08:22:09 -71.7 Dark Down 72.0 220.4 Up 08:07:09 - 08:37:09 -3853
Lake Havasu City 08:21:54 -69.2 Dark Down 69.3 229.0 Up 08:06:54 - 08:36:54 -3874
Parker 08:21:55 -69.5 Dark Down 69.5 229.8 Up 08:06:55 - 08:36:55 -3913
Idyllwild 08:22:03 -71.1 Dark Down 71.2 225.5 Up 08:07:03 - 08:37:03 -3921
Blythe 08:21:56 -70.0 Dark Down 70.0 230.3 Up 08:06:56 - 08:36:56 -3965
Calipatria 08:21:59 -70.9 Dark Down 70.9 229.4 Up 08:06:59 - 08:36:59 -4004
Yuma 08:21:56 -70.7 Dark Down 70.6 232.2 Up 08:06:56 - 08:36:56 -4064

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 01RZ143, (2025/11/15 08:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 18.93 109
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8 14.66 116
57Del Ari      03:11:38.0 +19:43:36  4.3  1.35 128
PPM 118961     03:16:19.4 +19:20:15  8.5  0.49 128
PPM 118966     03:16:42.5 +19:23:26  9.9  0.41 127
PPM 118980     03:18:00.8 +19:33:12 10.5  0.26 127
01RZ143        03:17:21.8 +19:45:55 14.9       127
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/23 00:13:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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