RECON: TNO occultation with 02CS154

Event between 02CS154 and star GA0860:04126412 with event index number of 1441684

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/04/10 07:58:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 12:48:49.1 -03:58:40
Equinox of date position of star is 12:49:58.1 -04:05:56
Stellar brightness G=9.6, use SENSEUP=2 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 99 degrees from the moon. Moon is 49% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2

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TNO is 41.4 AU from the Sun and 40.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.8 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 314 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4864 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29282.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=232.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.4 sec chord
Diameter=94.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 02CS154, (2026/04/10 07:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:34.9 -11:17:51  1.0 11.52  88
38 Vir         12:54:32.1 -03:41:43  6.1  1.17  98
PPM 195846     12:48:55.5 -04:49:28  7.5  0.77  99
PPM 195861     12:50:10.5 -04:07:14  9.7  0.00  99
02CS154        12:50:10.5 -04:07:14  9.6        99
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 2.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 07:59:06 -28.8 Dark Down 31.4 203.8 Up 07:44:06 - 08:14:06 4476
Kamloops 07:59:40 -31.3 Dark Down 35.1 187.2 Up 07:44:40 - 08:14:40 4046
Kelowna 07:59:37 -32.1 Dark Down 35.8 188.4 Up 07:44:37 - 08:14:37 4024
Peachland 07:59:38 -32.3 Dark Down 36.0 188.0 Up 07:44:38 - 08:14:38 4010
Summerland 07:59:37 -32.4 Dark Down 36.1 188.2 Up 07:44:37 - 08:14:37 4004
Penticton 07:59:37 -32.5 Dark Down 36.2 188.3 Up 07:44:37 - 08:14:37 4003
Oliver 07:59:36 -32.8 Dark Down 36.5 188.3 Up 07:44:36 - 08:14:36 3982
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:59:35 -33.0 Dark Down 36.7 188.6 Up 07:44:35 - 08:14:35 3978
Tonasket 07:59:35 -33.3 Dark Down 37.0 188.5 Up 07:44:35 - 08:14:35 3958
Okanogan 07:59:35 -33.6 Dark Down 37.3 188.4 Up 07:44:35 - 08:14:35 3934
Brewster 07:59:36 -33.9 Dark Down 37.6 188.2 Up 07:44:36 - 08:14:36 3912
Manson/Chelan 07:59:36 -34.1 Dark Down 37.9 187.7 Up 07:44:36 - 08:14:36 3889
Wenatchee 07:59:36 -34.6 Dark Down 38.3 187.6 Up 07:44:36 - 08:14:36 3856
Dunrhomin 07:58:39 -40.0 Dark Down 41.8 208.5 Up 07:43:39 - 08:13:39 3842
Victoria 07:59:46 -33.4 Dark Down 37.4 183.6 Up 07:44:46 - 08:14:46 3837
Ellensburg 07:59:36 -35.0 Dark Down 38.8 187.3 Up 07:44:36 - 08:14:36 3824
CU-SBO 07:58:39 -40.3 Dark Down 42.1 208.4 Up 07:43:39 - 08:13:39 3823
PNWRO 07:59:30 -36.0 Dark Down 39.6 189.5 Up 07:44:30 - 08:14:30 3810
Yakima 07:59:35 -35.4 Dark Down 39.2 187.3 Up 07:44:35 - 08:14:35 3798
Toppenish/White Swan 07:59:34 -35.6 Dark Down 39.4 187.6 Up 07:44:34 - 08:14:34 3790
Goldendale 07:59:35 -36.2 Dark Down 40.0 187.1 Up 07:44:35 - 08:14:35 3743
The Dalles 07:59:37 -36.4 Dark Down 40.2 186.6 Up 07:44:37 - 08:14:37 3718
Maupin 07:59:35 -36.8 Dark Down 40.6 186.8 Up 07:44:35 - 08:14:35 3694
Sisters 07:59:35 -37.7 Dark Down 41.5 186.3 Up 07:44:35 - 08:14:35 3622
Bend 07:59:35 -37.9 Dark Down 41.8 186.6 Up 07:44:35 - 08:14:35 3615
Oregon Observatory 07:59:34 -38.1 Dark Down 41.9 186.5 Up 07:44:34 - 08:14:34 3599
North Lake 07:59:32 -38.7 Dark Down 42.5 187.2 Up 07:44:32 - 08:14:32 3573
Lakeview 07:59:28 -39.8 Dark Down 43.5 188.1 Up 07:44:28 - 08:14:28 3518
Chiloquin 07:59:34 -39.4 Dark Down 43.3 186.0 Up 07:44:34 - 08:14:34 3498
Cedarville 07:59:27 -40.5 Dark Down 44.2 188.4 Up 07:44:27 - 08:14:27 3478
Klamath Falls 07:59:33 -39.7 Dark Down 43.6 186.2 Up 07:44:33 - 08:14:33 3477
Fall River/Burney 07:59:30 -40.9 Dark Down 44.8 186.8 Up 07:44:30 - 08:14:30 3406
Susanville 07:59:27 -41.6 Dark Down 45.3 187.9 Up 07:44:27 - 08:14:27 3385
Gimple 07:59:27 -41.9 Dark Down 45.6 187.7 Up 07:44:27 - 08:14:27 3359
Greenville 07:59:27 -41.8 Dark Down 45.6 187.5 Up 07:44:27 - 08:14:27 3356
Reno 07:59:23 -42.5 Dark Down 46.1 189.2 Up 07:44:23 - 08:14:23 3350
Portola 07:59:26 -42.2 Dark Down 45.9 188.3 Up 07:44:26 - 08:14:26 3348
Quincy 07:59:27 -42.1 Dark Down 45.8 187.6 Up 07:44:27 - 08:14:27 3342
Yerington 07:59:20 -43.0 Dark Down 46.5 190.2 Up 07:44:20 - 08:14:20 3331
Tonopah 07:59:13 -43.9 Dark Down 47.2 193.2 Up 07:44:13 - 08:14:13 3327
Carson City 07:59:23 -42.8 Dark Down 46.4 189.3 Up 07:44:23 - 08:14:23 3325
Hawthorne 07:59:18 -43.5 Dark Down 46.9 191.1 Up 07:44:18 - 08:14:18 3315
Gardnerville 07:59:22 -43.1 Dark Down 46.7 189.4 Up 07:44:22 - 08:14:22 3309
Indian Springs 07:59:05 -45.3 Dark Down 48.3 195.8 Up 07:44:05 - 08:14:05 3268
Lee Vining 07:59:18 -44.0 Dark Down 47.6 190.5 Up 07:44:18 - 08:14:18 3258
Beatty 07:59:09 -45.0 Dark Down 48.2 194.1 Up 07:44:09 - 08:14:09 3257
Henderson 07:59:02 -45.8 Dark Down 48.6 197.0 Up 07:44:02 - 08:14:02 3251
Patrick 07:58:57 -46.3 Dark Down 49.0 198.8 Up 07:43:57 - 08:13:57 3241
Bishop 07:59:15 -44.6 Dark Down 48.0 191.7 Up 07:44:15 - 08:14:15 3238
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:58:57 -46.5 Dark Down 49.2 198.6 Up 07:43:57 - 08:13:57 3218
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:58:59 -46.6 Dark Down 49.4 197.8 Up 07:43:59 - 08:13:59 3199
George/Scottsdale 07:58:47 -47.7 Dark Down 50.0 202.4 Up 07:43:47 - 08:13:47 3179
Mohave Valley 07:58:58 -46.9 Dark Down 49.6 197.9 Up 07:43:58 - 08:13:58 3179
Lake Havasu City 07:58:57 -47.2 Dark Down 50.0 198.5 Up 07:43:57 - 08:13:57 3157
Parker 07:58:56 -47.6 Dark Down 50.3 198.6 Up 07:43:56 - 08:13:56 3131
Idyllwild 07:59:03 -48.2 Dark Down 51.3 195.1 Up 07:44:03 - 08:14:03 3020
Calipatria 07:58:59 -48.7 Dark Down 51.6 197.1 Up 07:43:59 - 08:13:59 3011
Yuma 07:58:55 -49.1 Dark Down 51.8 198.7 Up 07:43:55 - 08:13:55 3008
Wildwood 07:59:11 -47.9 Dark Down 51.3 192.1 Up 07:44:11 - 08:14:11 2983

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 02CS154, (2026/04/10 07:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 11.52  88
38 Vir         12:53:10.8 -03:33:11  6.1  1.17  98
PPM 195846     12:47:34.1 -04:40:53  7.5  0.77  99
PPM 195861     12:48:49.2 -03:58:40  9.7  0.00  99
02CS154        12:48:49.1 -03:58:40  9.6        99
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/04/14 23:09:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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