RECON: TNO occultation with 04PW107

Event between 04PW107 and star GA0980:00124228 with event index number of 1549241

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/09/09 08:52:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 01:25:35.9 +08:46:28
Equinox of date position of star is 01:26:45.4 +08:53:19
Stellar brightness G=14.2, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 121 degrees from the moon. Moon is 4% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9

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TNO is 38.0 AU from the Sun and 37.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 424 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4515 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26949.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=238.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.7 sec chord
Diameter=97.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:4EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04PW107, (2026/09/09 08:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:27.3 +16:33:39  0.8 46.96  74
6Bet Ari       01:56:07.2 +20:56:15  2.6 13.92 109
PPM 144653     01:30:26.9 +07:25:52  6.4  1.71 120
PPM 144536     01:24:31.0 +09:19:33  7.7  0.74 121
PPM 144596     01:26:57.3 +09:26:17 10.0  0.53 120
PPM 144593     01:26:50.0 +09:05:46 10.1  0.19 121
04PW107        01:27:00.1 +08:54:45 14.2       120
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 2.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=8.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:52:35 -32.9 Dark Down 44.9 151.2 Up 08:37:35 - 09:07:35 4902
Victoria 08:52:52 -35.5 Dark Down 45.7 146.1 Up 08:37:52 - 09:07:52 4851
Peachland 08:52:35 -33.7 Dark Down 45.9 151.6 Up 08:37:35 - 09:07:35 4824
Kelowna 08:52:34 -33.5 Dark Down 45.9 152.0 Up 08:37:34 - 09:07:34 4823
Summerland 08:52:36 -33.8 Dark Down 46.1 151.6 Up 08:37:36 - 09:07:36 4812
Penticton 08:52:37 -33.8 Dark Down 46.1 151.7 Up 08:37:37 - 09:07:37 4804
Oliver 08:52:37 -34.2 Dark Down 46.5 151.6 Up 08:37:37 - 09:07:37 4780
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:52:37 -34.3 Dark Down 46.7 151.8 Up 08:37:37 - 09:07:37 4763
Tonasket 08:52:38 -34.6 Dark Down 46.9 151.5 Up 08:37:38 - 09:07:38 4744
Okanogan 08:52:40 -35.0 Dark Down 47.2 151.1 Up 08:37:40 - 09:07:40 4726
Brewster 08:52:41 -35.3 Dark Down 47.3 150.7 Up 08:37:41 - 09:07:41 4713
Manson/Chelan 08:52:44 -35.5 Dark Down 47.4 150.1 Up 08:37:44 - 09:07:44 4710
Wenatchee 08:52:45 -36.0 Dark Down 47.8 149.6 Up 08:37:45 - 09:07:45 4683
Ellensburg 08:52:47 -36.4 Dark Down 48.0 149.1 Up 08:37:47 - 09:07:47 4661
Yakima 08:52:48 -36.8 Dark Down 48.4 148.9 Up 08:37:48 - 09:07:48 4633
Toppenish/White Swan 08:52:49 -37.0 Dark Down 48.6 149.0 Up 08:37:49 - 09:07:49 4613
Sleaford 08:51:45 -28.0 Dark Down 46.4 171.4 Up 08:36:45 - 09:06:45 4595
Goldendale 08:52:52 -37.6 Dark Down 49.0 148.1 Up 08:37:52 - 09:07:52 4587
The Dalles 08:52:54 -37.9 Dark Down 49.0 147.4 Up 08:37:54 - 09:07:54 4583
Maupin 08:52:55 -38.3 Dark Down 49.4 147.3 Up 08:37:55 - 09:07:55 4550
PNWRO 08:52:44 -37.0 Dark Down 49.5 150.8 Up 08:37:44 - 09:07:44 4540
Sisters 08:52:59 -39.2 Dark Down 50.0 146.1 Up 08:37:59 - 09:07:59 4503
Bend 08:53:00 -39.4 Dark Down 50.3 146.3 Up 08:38:00 - 09:08:00 4477
Oregon Observatory 08:53:00 -39.6 Dark Down 50.4 146.0 Up 08:38:00 - 09:08:00 4469
North Lake 08:53:00 -40.1 Dark Down 51.1 146.3 Up 08:38:00 - 09:08:00 4404
Chiloquin 08:53:05 -40.9 Dark Down 51.3 144.5 Up 08:38:05 - 09:08:05 4386
Klamath Falls 08:53:07 -41.3 Dark Down 51.6 144.4 Up 08:38:07 - 09:08:07 4357
Lakeview 08:53:01 -41.0 Dark Down 52.2 146.4 Up 08:38:01 - 09:08:01 4307
Fall River/Burney 08:53:09 -42.3 Dark Down 52.7 144.1 Up 08:38:09 - 09:08:09 4255
Cedarville 08:53:02 -41.6 Dark Down 52.8 146.2 Up 08:38:02 - 09:08:02 4251
Susanville 08:53:08 -42.7 Dark Down 53.6 144.7 Up 08:38:08 - 09:08:08 4182
Greenville 08:53:10 -43.1 Dark Down 53.6 144.0 Up 08:38:10 - 09:08:10 4170
Gimple 08:53:10 -43.0 Dark Down 53.7 144.1 Up 08:38:10 - 09:08:10 4167
Quincy 08:53:11 -43.3 Dark Down 53.8 143.9 Up 08:38:11 - 09:08:11 4154
Portola 08:53:09 -43.3 Dark Down 54.1 144.5 Up 08:38:09 - 09:08:09 4128
Reno 08:53:08 -43.4 Dark Down 54.6 145.2 Up 08:38:08 - 09:08:08 4085
Carson City 08:53:09 -43.7 Dark Down 54.9 145.0 Up 08:38:09 - 09:08:09 4056
Gardnerville 08:53:09 -43.9 Dark Down 55.2 144.9 Up 08:38:09 - 09:08:09 4035
Yerington 08:53:07 -43.7 Dark Down 55.4 145.8 Up 08:38:07 - 09:08:07 4018
Hawthorne 08:53:07 -44.0 Dark Down 56.0 146.2 Up 08:38:07 - 09:08:07 3962
Lee Vining 08:53:09 -44.6 Dark Down 56.2 145.0 Up 08:38:09 - 09:08:09 3934
Tonopah 08:53:02 -44.0 Dark Down 57.0 148.1 Up 08:38:02 - 09:08:02 3874
Bishop 08:53:09 -45.0 Dark Down 57.1 145.7 Up 08:38:09 - 09:08:09 3859
Beatty 08:53:03 -44.9 Dark Down 58.2 147.9 Up 08:38:03 - 09:08:03 3762
Indian Springs 08:53:00 -44.8 Dark Down 58.9 149.5 Up 08:38:00 - 09:08:00 3696
Dunrhomin 08:52:07 -37.5 Dark Down 58.2 170.4 Up 08:37:07 - 09:07:07 3643
Henderson 08:52:59 -45.1 Dark Down 59.6 150.2 Up 08:37:59 - 09:07:59 3626
Wildwood 08:53:19 -48.1 Dark Down 59.6 142.3 Up 08:38:19 - 09:08:19 3594
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:52:59 -45.7 Dark Down 60.5 150.2 Up 08:37:59 - 09:07:59 3536
Patrick 08:52:56 -45.2 Dark Down 60.6 151.7 Up 08:37:56 - 09:07:56 3532
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:52:57 -45.5 Dark Down 60.7 151.2 Up 08:37:57 - 09:07:57 3520
Mohave Valley 08:53:00 -45.9 Dark Down 60.8 150.0 Up 08:38:00 - 09:08:00 3513
Idyllwild 08:53:13 -47.7 Dark Down 60.8 145.1 Up 08:38:13 - 09:08:13 3493
Lake Havasu City 08:53:00 -46.2 Dark Down 61.2 150.1 Up 08:38:00 - 09:08:00 3469
Parker 08:53:01 -46.5 Dark Down 61.6 149.8 Up 08:38:01 - 09:08:01 3437
Calipatria 08:53:09 -47.8 Dark Down 61.9 146.6 Up 08:38:09 - 09:08:09 3395
Yuma 08:53:06 -47.9 Dark Down 62.7 147.8 Up 08:38:06 - 09:08:06 3323
George/Scottsdale 08:52:52 -45.8 Dark Down 62.9 154.1 Up 08:37:52 - 09:07:52 3310

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 04PW107, (2026/09/09 08:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 46.96  74
6Bet Ari       01:54:38.6 +20:48:26  2.6 13.92 109
PPM 144653     01:29:03.1 +07:17:38  6.4  1.71 120
PPM 144536     01:23:06.9 +09:11:14  7.7  0.74 121
PPM 144596     01:25:33.1 +09:18:00 10.0  0.53 120
PPM 144593     01:25:25.8 +08:57:28 10.1  0.19 121
04PW107        01:25:35.9 +08:46:28 14.2       121
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/16 23:42:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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