RECON: TNO occultation with 10TG192

Event between 10TG192 and star GA1120:00853846 with event index number of 1498895

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/23 04:44:59 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:55:37.5 +23:57:04
Equinox of date position of star is 04:56:47.6 +23:58:50
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 162 degrees from the moon. Moon is 8% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 42.9 AU from the Sun and 41.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 438 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2247 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30401.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=267.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.9 sec chord
Diameter=109.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10TG192, (2025/11/23 04:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.5 +16:33:34  0.8  8.76 155
Alnath         05:27:55.9 +28:37:38  1.6  8.30 170
98 Tau         04:59:44.7 +25:05:17  5.8  1.24 163
PPM 093877     04:56:12.0 +23:58:41  8.5  0.23 162
PPM 093902     04:57:41.6 +24:02:38  8.6  0.12 162
PPM 093892     04:56:56.9 +23:55:46 10.4  0.08 162
10TG192        04:57:12.0 +23:59:26 15.3       162
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 18.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=12.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 04:47:09 -44.4 Dark Down 37.8 97.1 Up 04:32:09 - 05:02:09 4049
Summerland 04:47:11 -44.3 Dark Down 37.7 96.6 Up 04:32:11 - 05:02:11 4034
Penticton 04:47:10 -44.4 Dark Down 37.7 96.7 Up 04:32:10 - 05:02:10 4026
Okanagan Falls 04:47:11 -44.5 Dark Down 37.7 96.5 Up 04:32:11 - 05:02:11 4012
Oliver 04:47:12 -44.6 Dark Down 37.8 96.4 Up 04:32:12 - 05:02:12 3999
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:47:12 -44.8 Dark Down 37.9 96.4 Up 04:32:12 - 05:02:12 3980
Oroville 04:47:12 -44.7 Dark Down 37.9 96.3 Up 04:32:12 - 05:02:12 3977
Tonasket 04:47:13 -44.8 Dark Down 37.9 96.1 Up 04:32:13 - 05:02:13 3959
Okanogan 04:47:14 -44.9 Dark Down 37.9 95.8 Up 04:32:14 - 05:02:14 3937
Brewster 04:47:15 -44.9 Dark Down 37.8 95.4 Up 04:32:15 - 05:02:15 3922
Manson/Chelan 04:47:17 -44.7 Dark Down 37.5 95.0 Up 04:32:17 - 05:02:17 3917
Entiat 04:47:18 -44.7 Dark Down 37.5 94.7 Up 04:32:18 - 05:02:18 3902
Wenatchee 04:47:18 -44.8 Dark Down 37.5 94.5 Up 04:32:18 - 05:02:18 3885
Ellensburg 04:47:20 -44.8 Dark Down 37.3 94.0 Up 04:32:20 - 05:02:20 3860
Yakima 04:47:21 -44.9 Dark Down 37.4 93.7 Up 04:32:21 - 05:02:21 3828
Toppenish/White Swan 04:47:22 -45.1 Dark Down 37.5 93.6 Up 04:32:22 - 05:02:22 3806
Goldendale 04:47:24 -45.0 Dark Down 37.2 92.9 Up 04:32:24 - 05:02:24 3776
The Dalles 04:47:25 -44.8 Dark Down 37.0 92.5 Up 04:32:25 - 05:02:25 3769
Pasco 04:47:20 -46.0 Dark Down 38.4 94.5 Up 04:32:20 - 05:02:20 3757
George/Umatilla 04:47:21 -45.9 Dark Down 38.3 94.1 Up 04:32:21 - 05:02:21 3737
Maupin 04:47:27 -45.0 Dark Down 37.1 92.2 Up 04:32:27 - 05:02:27 3732
PNWRO 04:47:21 -46.2 Dark Down 38.6 94.5 Up 04:32:21 - 05:02:21 3731
Madras/Culver 04:47:28 -45.2 Dark Down 37.1 91.8 Up 04:32:28 - 05:02:28 3690
Sisters 04:47:30 -45.0 Dark Down 36.8 91.2 Up 04:32:30 - 05:02:30 3677
Redmond 04:47:29 -45.3 Dark Down 37.1 91.5 Up 04:32:29 - 05:02:29 3663
Bend 04:47:30 -45.2 Dark Down 37.0 91.2 Up 04:32:30 - 05:02:30 3650
Oregon Observatory 04:47:31 -45.2 Dark Down 36.9 91.0 Up 04:32:31 - 05:02:31 3640
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:47:32 -45.2 Dark Down 36.8 90.8 Up 04:32:32 - 05:02:32 3625
North Lake 04:47:32 -45.7 Dark Down 37.3 90.9 Up 04:32:32 - 05:02:32 3570
Chiloquin 04:47:36 -45.3 Dark Down 36.6 89.7 Up 04:32:36 - 05:02:36 3546
Klamath Falls 04:47:36 -45.4 Dark Down 36.7 89.5 Up 04:32:36 - 05:02:36 3515
Paisley 04:47:33 -46.2 Dark Down 37.6 90.7 Up 04:32:33 - 05:02:33 3513
Tulelake 04:47:37 -45.7 Dark Down 36.9 89.6 Up 04:32:37 - 05:02:37 3482
Lakeview 04:47:34 -46.4 Dark Down 37.7 90.5 Up 04:32:34 - 05:02:34 3464
Fall River/Burney 04:47:39 -46.0 Dark Down 36.9 88.9 Up 04:32:39 - 05:02:39 3403
Cedarville 04:47:36 -46.7 Dark Down 37.9 90.1 Up 04:32:36 - 05:02:36 3403
Susanville 04:47:40 -46.7 Dark Down 37.5 88.9 Up 04:32:40 - 05:02:40 3325
Greenville 04:47:41 -46.5 Dark Down 37.3 88.5 Up 04:32:41 - 05:02:41 3311
Gimple 04:47:41 -46.6 Dark Down 37.3 88.6 Up 04:32:41 - 05:02:41 3308
Quincy 04:47:42 -46.6 Dark Down 37.3 88.4 Up 04:32:42 - 05:02:42 3294
Portola 04:47:42 -47.0 Dark Down 37.6 88.6 Up 04:32:42 - 05:02:42 3267
Reno 04:47:41 -47.5 Dark Down 38.1 88.8 Up 04:32:41 - 05:02:41 3222
Carson City 04:47:42 -47.6 Dark Down 38.1 88.5 Up 04:32:42 - 05:02:42 3190
Gardnerville 04:47:43 -47.7 Dark Down 38.2 88.4 Up 04:32:43 - 05:02:43 3167
Yerington 04:47:42 -48.1 Dark Down 38.6 88.8 Up 04:32:42 - 05:02:42 3151
Hawthorne 04:47:42 -48.6 Dark Down 39.0 88.7 Up 04:32:42 - 05:02:42 3092
Lee Vining 04:47:44 -48.4 Dark Down 38.6 88.0 Up 04:32:44 - 05:02:44 3059
Tonopah 04:47:40 -49.8 Dark Down 40.1 89.2 Up 04:32:40 - 05:02:40 3002
Bishop 04:47:45 -49.1 Dark Down 39.2 87.9 Up 04:32:45 - 05:02:45 2981
Lone Pine 04:47:46 -49.5 Dark Down 39.4 87.5 Up 04:32:46 - 05:02:46 2901
Beatty 04:47:43 -50.5 Dark Down 40.5 88.5 Up 04:32:43 - 05:02:43 2883
CPSLO 04:47:54 -47.7 Dark Down 37.3 85.1 Up 04:32:54 - 05:02:54 2878
Indian Springs 04:47:42 -51.4 Dark Down 41.3 88.8 Up 04:32:42 - 05:02:42 2815
Niwot 04:47:11 -57.7 Dark Down 49.2 99.4 Up 04:32:11 - 05:02:11 2797
SwRI 04:47:11 -57.7 Dark Down 49.1 99.2 Up 04:32:11 - 05:02:11 2790
Henderson 04:47:42 -52.0 Dark Down 41.9 88.7 Up 04:32:42 - 05:02:42 2742
Wildwood 04:47:54 -49.5 Dark Down 38.9 85.2 Up 04:32:54 - 05:02:54 2693
Searchlight/Boulder City 04:47:43 -52.2 Dark Down 41.9 88.3 Up 04:32:43 - 05:02:43 2687
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:47:43 -52.6 Dark Down 42.2 88.2 Up 04:32:43 - 05:02:43 2648
Patrick 04:47:41 -53.1 Dark Down 42.8 88.8 Up 04:32:41 - 05:02:41 2646
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:47:42 -53.0 Dark Down 42.6 88.5 Up 04:32:42 - 05:02:42 2632
Mohave Valley 04:47:44 -52.6 Dark Down 42.2 87.9 Up 04:32:44 - 05:02:44 2622
DCO 04:47:40 -53.7 Dark Down 43.3 88.9 Up 04:32:40 - 05:02:40 2592
Idyllwild 04:47:51 -51.1 Dark Down 40.4 85.8 Up 04:32:51 - 05:02:51 2591
Lake Havasu City 04:47:44 -52.9 Dark Down 42.4 87.7 Up 04:32:44 - 05:02:44 2576
Parker 04:47:45 -53.0 Dark Down 42.4 87.4 Up 04:32:45 - 05:02:45 2542
Blythe 04:47:47 -52.9 Dark Down 42.1 86.8 Up 04:32:47 - 05:02:47 2504
Calipatria 04:47:50 -52.2 Dark Down 41.3 85.9 Up 04:32:50 - 05:02:50 2492
Yuma 04:47:49 -53.0 Dark Down 42.0 85.9 Up 04:32:49 - 05:02:49 2419

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 10TG192, (2025/11/23 04:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8  8.76 155
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  8.30 170
98 Tau         04:58:09.4 +25:03:00  5.8  1.24 163
PPM 093877     04:54:37.6 +23:56:16  8.5  0.23 162
PPM 093902     04:56:07.2 +24:00:16  8.6  0.12 162
PPM 093892     04:55:22.6 +23:53:24 10.4  0.08 162
10TG192        04:55:37.5 +23:57:04 15.3       162
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/25 00:41:54 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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