RECON: TNO occultation with 10TT191

Event between 10TT191 and star GA1120:01213969 with event index number of 1496946

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/28 12:16:42 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:29:29.0 +22:14:57
Equinox of date position of star is 05:30:38.6 +22:15:47
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 104 degrees from the moon. Moon is 52% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0

[RECON map]
TNO is 32.2 AU from the Sun and 31.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 316 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1142 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22664.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=158.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.6 sec chord
Diameter=64.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10TT191, (2025/11/28 12:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.6 +16:33:34  0.8 13.87  91
Alnath         05:27:55.9 +28:37:38  1.6  6.40 103
114 Tau        05:29:11.6 +21:57:25  4.7  0.53 103
PPM 094431     05:32:17.3 +22:28:48  7.2  0.36 104
PPM 094430     05:32:14.5 +22:23:27  9.6  0.30 104
10TT191        05:31:02.7 +22:16:04 15.4       104
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 2.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=36.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 12:14:22 -30.8 Dark Down 42.6 252.9 Up 11:59:22 - 12:29:22 406
Summerland 12:14:22 -31.0 Dark Down 42.9 252.9 Up 11:59:22 - 12:29:22 374
Penticton 12:14:21 -30.9 Dark Down 42.8 253.1 Up 11:59:21 - 12:29:21 369
Okanagan Falls 12:14:21 -30.9 Dark Down 42.9 253.2 Up 11:59:21 - 12:29:21 351
Oliver 12:14:21 -30.9 Dark Down 42.9 253.4 Up 11:59:21 - 12:29:21 337
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:14:20 -30.8 Dark Down 42.8 253.7 Up 11:59:20 - 12:29:20 324
Oroville 12:14:20 -30.8 Dark Down 42.9 253.7 Up 11:59:20 - 12:29:20 316
Tonasket 12:14:19 -30.9 Dark Down 43.0 253.9 Up 11:59:19 - 12:29:19 294
Okanogan 12:14:19 -31.0 Dark Down 43.2 254.1 Up 11:59:19 - 12:29:19 260
Brewster 12:14:19 -31.1 Dark Down 43.4 254.2 Up 11:59:19 - 12:29:19 231
Manson/Chelan 12:14:19 -31.4 Dark Down 43.7 254.0 Up 11:59:19 - 12:29:19 205
Entiat 12:14:19 -31.4 Dark Down 43.8 254.2 Up 11:59:19 - 12:29:19 183
Wenatchee 12:14:18 -31.5 Dark Down 43.9 254.3 Up 11:59:18 - 12:29:18 157
Ellensburg 12:14:18 -31.7 Dark Down 44.2 254.5 Up 11:59:18 - 12:29:18 114
Yakima 12:14:17 -31.7 Dark Down 44.3 254.8 Up 11:59:17 - 12:29:17 75
Pasco 12:14:13 -30.7 Dark Down 43.4 256.4 Up 11:59:13 - 12:29:13 69
Toppenish/White Swan 12:14:16 -31.6 Dark Down 44.2 255.2 Up 11:59:16 - 12:29:16 58
PNWRO 12:14:12 -30.6 Dark Down 43.3 256.8 Up 11:59:12 - 12:29:12 50
George/Umatilla 12:14:13 -30.9 Dark Down 43.6 256.5 Up 11:59:13 - 12:29:13 33
Goldendale 12:14:16 -31.9 Dark Down 44.7 255.3 Up 11:59:16 - 12:29:16 -3
The Dalles 12:14:16 -32.2 Dark Down 45.0 255.2 Up 11:59:16 - 12:29:16 -31
Maupin 12:14:15 -32.1 Dark Down 45.0 255.7 Up 11:59:15 - 12:29:15 -70
Madras/Culver 12:14:14 -32.1 Dark Down 45.2 256.2 Up 11:59:14 - 12:29:14 -123
Redmond 12:14:13 -32.2 Dark Down 45.3 256.5 Up 11:59:13 - 12:29:13 -159
Sisters 12:14:14 -32.5 Dark Down 45.6 256.1 Up 11:59:14 - 12:29:14 -164
Bend 12:14:13 -32.3 Dark Down 45.4 256.6 Up 11:59:13 - 12:29:13 -183
Oregon Observatory 12:14:13 -32.4 Dark Down 45.6 256.7 Up 11:59:13 - 12:29:13 -202
Niwot 12:13:32 -20.1 Dark Down 34.0 271.6 Up 11:58:32 - 12:28:32 -209
SwRI 12:13:32 -20.2 Dark Down 34.1 271.6 Up 11:58:32 - 12:28:32 -221
La Pine/Gilchrist 12:14:13 -32.4 Dark Down 45.7 256.8 Up 11:59:13 - 12:29:13 -223
North Lake 12:14:11 -32.0 Dark Down 45.3 257.8 Up 11:59:11 - 12:29:11 -255
Paisley 12:14:09 -31.7 Dark Down 45.2 258.6 Up 11:59:09 - 12:29:09 -302
Chiloquin 12:14:11 -32.7 Dark Down 46.2 257.6 Up 11:59:11 - 12:29:11 -339
Lakeview 12:14:07 -31.6 Dark Down 45.2 259.2 Up 11:59:07 - 12:29:07 -349
Klamath Falls 12:14:11 -32.6 Dark Down 46.2 258.0 Up 11:59:11 - 12:29:11 -372
Tulelake 12:14:09 -32.4 Dark Down 46.0 258.6 Up 11:59:09 - 12:29:09 -393
Cedarville 12:14:05 -31.4 Dark Down 45.2 260.0 Up 11:59:05 - 12:29:05 -411
Fall River/Burney 12:14:07 -32.3 Dark Down 46.1 259.5 Up 11:59:07 - 12:29:07 -482
Susanville 12:14:04 -31.8 Dark Down 45.7 260.8 Up 11:59:04 - 12:29:04 -531
Gimple 12:14:04 -31.9 Dark Down 45.9 260.9 Up 11:59:04 - 12:29:04 -563
Greenville 12:14:05 -32.0 Dark Down 46.0 260.8 Up 11:59:05 - 12:29:05 -565
Quincy 12:14:04 -32.0 Dark Down 46.0 261.0 Up 11:59:04 - 12:29:04 -585
Portola 12:14:03 -31.6 Dark Down 45.7 261.5 Up 11:59:03 - 12:29:03 -588
Reno 12:14:01 -31.1 Dark Down 45.2 262.3 Up 11:59:01 - 12:29:01 -602
Carson City 12:14:00 -31.1 Dark Down 45.2 262.6 Up 11:59:00 - 12:29:00 -638
Yerington 12:13:58 -30.6 Dark Down 44.8 263.3 Up 11:58:58 - 12:28:58 -645
Gardnerville 12:14:00 -31.0 Dark Down 45.2 262.9 Up 11:59:00 - 12:29:00 -662
Hawthorne 12:13:56 -30.1 Dark Down 44.4 264.1 Up 11:58:56 - 12:28:56 -680
Tonopah 12:13:52 -29.0 Dark Down 43.4 265.5 Up 11:58:52 - 12:28:52 -698
Lee Vining 12:13:56 -30.5 Dark Down 44.9 264.3 Up 11:58:56 - 12:28:56 -748
Bishop 12:13:53 -29.9 Dark Down 44.4 265.4 Up 11:58:53 - 12:28:53 -793
Beatty 12:13:48 -28.5 Dark Down 43.1 266.9 Up 11:58:48 - 12:28:48 -805
Indian Springs 12:13:45 -27.6 Dark Down 42.3 267.9 Up 11:58:45 - 12:28:45 -813
Henderson 12:13:43 -27.0 Dark Down 41.7 268.8 Up 11:58:43 - 12:28:43 -852
Lone Pine 12:13:51 -29.5 Dark Down 44.2 266.3 Up 11:58:51 - 12:28:51 -864
Patrick 12:13:39 -26.0 Dark Down 40.8 270.0 Up 11:58:39 - 12:28:39 -889
DCO 12:13:37 -25.4 Dark Down 40.3 270.6 Up 11:58:37 - 12:28:37 -903
Searchlight/Boulder City 12:13:41 -26.9 Dark Down 41.7 269.3 Up 11:58:41 - 12:28:41 -909
Kingman/Dolan Springs 12:13:39 -26.2 Dark Down 41.0 270.1 Up 11:58:39 - 12:28:39 -916
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:13:40 -26.6 Dark Down 41.4 269.8 Up 11:58:40 - 12:28:40 -931
Mohave Valley 12:13:40 -26.5 Dark Down 41.4 270.0 Up 11:58:40 - 12:28:40 -958
Lake Havasu City 12:13:38 -26.3 Dark Down 41.2 270.5 Up 11:58:38 - 12:28:38 -993
Parker 12:13:38 -26.2 Dark Down 41.2 270.8 Up 11:58:38 - 12:28:38 -1029
CPSLO 12:13:55 -31.5 Dark Down 46.3 266.0 Up 11:58:55 - 12:28:55 -1052
Blythe 12:13:38 -26.4 Dark Down 41.4 271.1 Up 11:58:38 - 12:28:38 -1090
Idyllwild 12:13:43 -28.1 Dark Down 43.2 269.9 Up 11:58:43 - 12:28:43 -1128
Wildwood 12:13:48 -29.7 Dark Down 44.7 268.5 Up 11:58:48 - 12:28:48 -1133
Calipatria 12:13:39 -27.1 Dark Down 42.2 271.1 Up 11:58:39 - 12:28:39 -1163
Yuma 12:13:36 -26.2 Dark Down 41.4 271.9 Up 11:58:36 - 12:28:36 -1186

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 10TT191, (2025/11/28 12:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 13.87  91
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  6.40 103
114 Tau        05:27:38.1 +21:56:13  4.7  0.53 103
PPM 094431     05:30:43.4 +22:27:43  7.2  0.36 104
PPM 094430     05:30:40.7 +22:22:22  9.6  0.30 104
10TT191        05:29:29.0 +22:14:57 15.4       104
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/31 21:55:55 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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