RECON: TNO occultation with 04VZ130

Event between 04VZ130 and star GA1220:02334723 with event index number of 1979144

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/12/15 03:59:58 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:56:57.9 +32:30:07
Equinox of date position of star is 05:58:28.1 +32:30:11
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 121 degrees from the moon. Moon is 20% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.0

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Object is 34.0 AU from the Sun and 33.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 340 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2009 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23936.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=109.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Diameter=44.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04VZ130, (2025/12/15 03:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:54.2 +27:57:41  1.1 23.75  97
Alnath         05:27:56.1 +28:37:37  1.6  7.66 128
PPM 071002     05:56:40.1 +31:42:11  5.9  0.90 121
PPM 071039     05:58:58.4 +32:41:41  8.1  0.20 121
PPM 071026     05:58:28.0 +32:29:35 10.6  0.04 121
04VZ130        05:58:39.8 +32:30:12 15.4       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 2.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 30.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=21.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 04:02:32 -37.6 Dark Down 40.0 85.2 Up 03:47:32 - 04:17:32 -760
Victoria 04:02:42 -35.9 Dark Down 37.8 81.4 Up 03:47:42 - 04:17:42 -833
Peachland 04:02:33 -38.1 Dark Down 40.3 84.9 Up 03:47:33 - 04:17:33 -857
Kelowna 04:02:33 -38.3 Dark Down 40.5 85.2 Up 03:47:33 - 04:17:33 -857
Summerland 04:02:34 -38.2 Dark Down 40.3 84.8 Up 03:47:34 - 04:17:34 -872
Penticton 04:02:34 -38.3 Dark Down 40.4 84.9 Up 03:47:34 - 04:17:34 -882
Oliver 04:02:35 -38.3 Dark Down 40.4 84.6 Up 03:47:35 - 04:17:35 -911
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:02:35 -38.5 Dark Down 40.5 84.5 Up 03:47:35 - 04:17:35 -932
Okanogan 04:02:37 -38.4 Dark Down 40.3 83.9 Up 03:47:37 - 04:17:37 -980
Brewster 04:02:38 -38.3 Dark Down 40.1 83.5 Up 03:47:38 - 04:17:38 -996
Manson/Chelan 04:02:39 -38.1 Dark Down 39.8 83.1 Up 03:47:39 - 04:17:39 -1001
Wenatchee 04:02:41 -38.1 Dark Down 39.7 82.6 Up 03:47:41 - 04:17:41 -1036
Ellensburg 04:02:42 -38.0 Dark Down 39.5 82.1 Up 03:47:42 - 04:17:42 -1063
Sleaford 04:02:06 -45.8 Dark Down 48.9 98.1 Up 03:47:06 - 04:17:06 -1068
Yakima 04:02:43 -38.0 Dark Down 39.4 81.8 Up 03:47:43 - 04:17:43 -1098
Toppenish/White Swan 04:02:44 -38.1 Dark Down 39.5 81.7 Up 03:47:44 - 04:17:44 -1122
The Dalles 04:02:47 -37.7 Dark Down 38.8 80.6 Up 03:47:47 - 04:17:47 -1161
Maupin 04:02:48 -37.8 Dark Down 38.8 80.3 Up 03:47:48 - 04:17:48 -1201
PNWRO 04:02:43 -39.2 Dark Down 40.5 82.3 Up 03:47:43 - 04:17:43 -1208
Sisters 04:02:51 -37.5 Dark Down 38.3 79.3 Up 03:47:51 - 04:17:51 -1259
Bend 04:02:51 -37.7 Dark Down 38.5 79.3 Up 03:47:51 - 04:17:51 -1290
Oregon Observatory 04:02:52 -37.6 Dark Down 38.4 79.1 Up 03:47:52 - 04:17:52 -1300
Chiloquin 04:02:56 -37.3 Dark Down 37.8 77.8 Up 03:47:56 - 04:17:56 -1400
Klamath Falls 04:02:57 -37.4 Dark Down 37.8 77.6 Up 03:47:57 - 04:17:57 -1433
Fall River/Burney 04:02:59 -37.7 Dark Down 37.8 76.9 Up 03:47:59 - 04:17:59 -1554
Cedarville 04:02:56 -38.6 Dark Down 38.8 78.0 Up 03:47:56 - 04:17:56 -1558
Greenville 04:03:01 -38.1 Dark Down 38.0 76.5 Up 03:48:01 - 04:18:01 -1653
Gimple 04:03:01 -38.1 Dark Down 38.0 76.5 Up 03:48:01 - 04:18:01 -1657
Quincy 04:03:01 -38.1 Dark Down 37.9 76.3 Up 03:48:01 - 04:18:01 -1672
Portola 04:03:01 -38.5 Dark Down 38.2 76.5 Up 03:48:01 - 04:18:01 -1702
Reno 04:03:01 -39.0 Dark Down 38.7 76.6 Up 03:48:01 - 04:18:01 -1752
Carson City 04:03:01 -39.0 Dark Down 38.6 76.3 Up 03:48:01 - 04:18:01 -1786
Gardnerville 04:03:02 -39.0 Dark Down 38.6 76.2 Up 03:48:02 - 04:18:02 -1811
Yerington 04:03:01 -39.5 Dark Down 39.0 76.5 Up 03:48:01 - 04:18:01 -1830
Hawthorne 04:03:01 -39.9 Dark Down 39.3 76.4 Up 03:48:01 - 04:18:01 -1894
Lee Vining 04:03:03 -39.5 Dark Down 38.8 75.7 Up 03:48:03 - 04:18:03 -1926
Bishop 04:03:03 -40.1 Dark Down 39.2 75.6 Up 03:48:03 - 04:18:03 -2012
Beatty 04:03:01 -41.4 Dark Down 40.4 75.9 Up 03:48:01 - 04:18:01 -2121
Dunrhomin 04:02:31 -50.0 Dark Down 49.8 84.9 Up 03:47:31 - 04:17:31 -2216
Nikitin 04:02:31 -50.0 Dark Down 49.7 84.7 Up 03:47:31 - 04:17:31 -2233
CU-SBO 04:02:32 -49.9 Dark Down 49.7 84.5 Up 03:47:32 - 04:17:32 -2237
Wildwood 04:03:10 -39.8 Dark Down 38.2 73.0 Up 03:48:10 - 04:18:10 -2312
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:03:01 -43.1 Dark Down 41.7 75.3 Up 03:48:01 - 04:18:01 -2374
Patrick 04:02:59 -43.7 Dark Down 42.3 75.8 Up 03:47:59 - 04:17:59 -2379
Idyllwild 04:03:08 -41.4 Dark Down 39.6 73.4 Up 03:48:08 - 04:18:08 -2426
Lake Havasu City 04:03:02 -43.4 Dark Down 41.7 74.9 Up 03:48:02 - 04:18:02 -2450
Calipatria 04:03:07 -42.3 Dark Down 40.4 73.3 Up 03:48:07 - 04:18:07 -2534
Yuma 04:03:06 -43.1 Dark Down 41.0 73.2 Up 03:48:06 - 04:18:06 -2613
George/Scottsdale 04:02:58 -45.4 Dark Down 43.5 75.1 Up 03:47:58 - 04:17:58 -2623

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 04VZ130, (2025/12/15 03:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 23.75  97
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  7.66 128
PPM 071002     05:54:58.9 +31:42:02  5.9  0.90 121
PPM 071039     05:57:16.3 +32:41:37  8.1  0.20 121
PPM 071026     05:56:46.1 +32:29:30 10.6  0.04 121
04VZ130        05:56:57.9 +32:30:07 15.4       121
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/25 03:20:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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