RECON: TNO occultation with 03TL58

Event between 03TL58 and star GA1080:02441603 with event index number of 1446241

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/01/28 08:47:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:50:42.8 +19:15:34
Equinox of date position of star is 06:51:51.4 +19:14:07
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 36 degrees from the moon. Moon is 74% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 41.7 AU from the Sun and 40.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1051 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5225 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29581.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=217.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.7 sec chord
Diameter=88.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03TL58, (2026/01/28 08:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:54.8 +27:57:40  1.1 15.25  46
Alhena         06:39:13.1 +16:22:29  1.9  4.21  34
PPM 123009     06:47:52.9 +18:48:29  6.5  1.11  35
PPM 123131     06:52:05.2 +19:15:57  8.1  0.05  36
03TL58         06:52:14.9 +19:13:37 15.1        36
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 0.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=4.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 08:45:49 -57.5 Dark Up 47.5 237.4 Up 08:30:49 - 09:00:49 9450
Summerland 08:45:48 -57.8 Dark Up 47.9 237.3 Up 08:30:48 - 09:00:48 9419
Penticton 08:45:49 -57.9 Dark Up 47.8 237.5 Up 08:30:49 - 09:00:49 9415
Okanagan Falls 08:45:47 -58.0 Dark Up 48.0 237.6 Up 08:30:47 - 09:00:47 9399
Oliver 08:45:47 -58.2 Dark Up 48.0 237.8 Up 08:30:47 - 09:00:47 9385
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:45:47 -58.3 Dark Up 48.0 238.2 Up 08:30:47 - 09:00:47 9374
Oroville 08:45:47 -58.4 Dark Up 48.1 238.2 Up 08:30:47 - 09:00:47 9366
Tonasket 08:45:46 -58.6 Dark Up 48.2 238.4 Up 08:30:46 - 09:00:46 9347
Okanogan 08:45:46 -59.0 Dark Up 48.5 238.6 Up 08:30:46 - 09:00:46 9314
Brewster 08:45:46 -59.3 Dark Up 48.7 238.6 Up 08:30:46 - 09:00:46 9287
Manson/Chelan 08:45:46 -59.5 Dark Up 49.1 238.4 Up 08:30:46 - 09:00:46 9261
Entiat 08:45:46 -59.8 Dark Up 49.2 238.5 Up 08:30:46 - 09:00:46 9240
Wenatchee 08:45:45 -60.0 Dark Up 49.4 238.6 Up 08:30:45 - 09:00:45 9216
Ellensburg 08:45:44 -60.5 Dark Up 49.7 238.8 Up 08:30:44 - 09:00:44 9175
Pasco 08:45:39 -60.9 Dark Up 49.3 241.1 Up 08:30:39 - 09:00:39 9139
Yakima 08:45:44 -60.9 Dark Up 50.0 239.2 Up 08:30:44 - 09:00:44 9139
Toppenish/White Swan 08:45:43 -61.1 Dark Up 50.0 239.6 Up 08:30:43 - 09:00:43 9123
PNWRO 08:45:38 -61.1 Dark Up 49.3 241.6 Up 08:30:38 - 09:00:38 9122
George/Umatilla 08:45:38 -61.3 Dark Up 49.6 241.2 Up 08:30:38 - 09:00:38 9105
Goldendale 08:45:43 -61.7 Dark Up 50.5 239.7 Up 08:30:43 - 09:00:43 9065
The Dalles 08:45:43 -61.9 Dark Up 50.8 239.5 Up 08:30:43 - 09:00:43 9037
Maupin 08:45:42 -62.3 Dark Up 51.0 240.1 Up 08:30:42 - 09:00:42 9002
Madras/Culver 08:45:40 -62.9 Dark Up 51.3 240.6 Up 08:30:40 - 09:00:40 8951
Niwot 08:44:48 -60.5 Dark Up 41.8 259.9 Up 08:29:48 - 08:59:48 8929
Redmond 08:45:40 -63.2 Dark Up 51.5 240.9 Up 08:30:40 - 09:00:40 8917
SwRI 08:44:47 -60.7 Dark Up 41.9 259.9 Up 08:29:47 - 08:59:47 8917
Sisters 08:45:41 -63.3 Dark Up 51.7 240.5 Up 08:30:41 - 09:00:41 8911
Bend 08:45:39 -63.5 Dark Up 51.7 241.0 Up 08:30:39 - 09:00:39 8895
Oregon Observatory 08:45:39 -63.7 Dark Up 51.9 241.1 Up 08:30:39 - 09:00:39 8876
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:45:39 -63.9 Dark Up 52.0 241.2 Up 08:30:39 - 09:00:39 8856
North Lake 08:45:36 -64.2 Dark Up 51.8 242.4 Up 08:30:36 - 09:00:36 8829
Paisley 08:45:34 -64.6 Dark Up 51.8 243.4 Up 08:30:34 - 09:00:34 8786
Chiloquin 08:45:38 -65.0 Dark Up 52.8 242.1 Up 08:30:38 - 09:00:38 8745
Lakeview 08:45:32 -65.1 Dark Up 52.0 244.2 Up 08:30:32 - 09:00:32 8743
Klamath Falls 08:45:37 -65.3 Dark Up 52.9 242.6 Up 08:30:37 - 09:00:37 8715
Tulelake 08:45:36 -65.5 Dark Up 52.8 243.2 Up 08:30:36 - 09:00:36 8697
Cedarville 08:45:31 -65.6 Dark Up 52.1 245.1 Up 08:30:31 - 09:00:31 8686
Fall River/Burney 08:45:33 -66.4 Dark Up 53.2 244.4 Up 08:30:33 - 09:00:33 8613
Susanville 08:45:29 -66.8 Dark Up 52.9 245.9 Up 08:30:29 - 09:00:29 8570
Gimple 08:45:29 -67.1 Dark Up 53.2 246.0 Up 08:30:29 - 09:00:29 8539
Greenville 08:45:30 -67.2 Dark Up 53.2 245.9 Up 08:30:30 - 09:00:30 8537
Quincy 08:45:29 -67.3 Dark Up 53.3 246.2 Up 08:30:29 - 09:00:29 8518
Portola 08:45:28 -67.4 Dark Up 53.0 246.8 Up 08:30:28 - 09:00:28 8517
Reno 08:45:25 -67.4 Dark Up 52.7 247.8 Up 08:30:25 - 09:00:25 8507
Carson City 08:45:24 -67.8 Dark Up 52.8 248.3 Up 08:30:24 - 09:00:24 8473
Yerington 08:45:21 -67.8 Dark Up 52.4 249.1 Up 08:30:21 - 09:00:21 8470
Gardnerville 08:45:23 -68.0 Dark Up 52.9 248.6 Up 08:30:23 - 09:00:23 8451
Hawthorne 08:45:18 -68.0 Dark Up 52.2 250.2 Up 08:30:18 - 09:00:18 8438
Tonopah 08:45:13 -67.9 Dark Up 51.3 252.1 Up 08:30:13 - 09:00:13 8428
Lee Vining 08:45:18 -68.7 Dark Up 52.8 250.4 Up 08:30:18 - 09:00:18 8372
Bishop 08:45:15 -69.0 Dark Up 52.4 251.8 Up 08:30:15 - 09:00:15 8332
Beatty 08:45:10 -68.8 Dark Up 51.3 253.9 Up 08:30:10 - 09:00:10 8328
Indian Springs 08:45:06 -68.6 Dark Up 50.6 255.2 Up 08:30:06 - 09:00:06 8324
Henderson 08:45:03 -68.7 Dark Up 50.2 256.4 Up 08:30:03 - 09:00:03 8291
Lone Pine 08:45:12 -69.6 Dark Up 52.4 253.1 Up 08:30:12 - 09:00:12 8267
Patrick 08:44:57 -68.7 Dark Up 49.5 258.0 Up 08:29:57 - 08:59:57 8259
DCO 08:44:55 -68.5 Dark Up 49.0 258.8 Up 08:29:55 - 08:59:55 8249
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:45:01 -69.2 Dark Up 50.3 257.1 Up 08:30:01 - 09:00:01 8237
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:44:58 -68.9 Dark Up 49.7 258.1 Up 08:29:58 - 08:59:58 8233
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:44:59 -69.2 Dark Up 50.1 257.7 Up 08:29:59 - 08:59:59 8217
Mohave Valley 08:44:58 -69.4 Dark Up 50.1 258.0 Up 08:29:58 - 08:59:58 8191
Lake Havasu City 08:44:57 -69.6 Dark Up 50.0 258.7 Up 08:29:57 - 08:59:57 8158
Parker 08:44:56 -69.9 Dark Up 50.1 259.1 Up 08:29:56 - 08:59:56 8125
CPSLO 08:45:17 -71.6 Dark Up 54.8 252.4 Up 08:30:17 - 09:00:17 8076
Blythe 08:44:55 -70.4 Dark Up 50.4 259.5 Up 08:29:55 - 08:59:55 8066
Idyllwild 08:45:03 -71.4 Dark Up 52.1 257.8 Up 08:30:03 - 09:00:03 8021
Wildwood 08:45:09 -72.0 Dark Up 53.5 255.8 Up 08:30:09 - 09:00:09 8008
Calipatria 08:44:57 -71.3 Dark Up 51.3 259.4 Up 08:29:57 - 08:59:57 7992
Yuma 08:44:54 -71.1 Dark Up 50.6 260.6 Up 08:29:54 - 08:59:54 7974

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 03TL58, (2026/01/28 08:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.0 +28:01:33  1.1 15.25  46
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  4.21  34
PPM 123009     06:46:21.1 +18:50:16  6.5  1.11  35
PPM 123131     06:50:33.1 +19:17:53  8.1  0.05  36
03TL58         06:50:42.8 +19:15:34 15.1        36
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/08 22:29:24 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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