RECON: TNO occultation with 10TV191

Event between 10TV191 and star GA1020:00910227 with event index number of 2105365

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/04 06:09:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:36:24.8 +12:36:04
Equinox of date position of star is 05:37:39.1 +12:36:48
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 81 degrees from the moon. Moon is 93% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

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TNO is 27.6 AU from the Sun and 27.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.5 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 320 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1688 km.
The sky-plane scale is 19600.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=138.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.5 sec chord
Diameter=56.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10TV191, (2026/02/04 06:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:35.1 +07:24:35  0.4  6.95  77
Bellatrix      05:26:31.9 +06:22:16  1.6  6.84  84
35 Ori         05:35:23.4 +14:19:17  5.6  1.81  82
PPM 121164     05:37:36.4 +12:27:03  7.8  0.18  81
10TV191        05:37:52.8 +12:36:56 15.6        81
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 25.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=20.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:07:39 -51.5 Dark Up 40.9 229.9 Up 05:52:39 - 06:22:39 2955
Kamloops 06:08:30 -47.2 Dark Up 47.9 213.2 Up 05:53:30 - 06:23:30 2553
Kelowna 06:08:23 -48.2 Dark Up 48.3 214.9 Up 05:53:23 - 06:23:23 2508
Peachland 06:08:24 -48.1 Dark Up 48.5 214.5 Up 05:53:24 - 06:23:24 2494
Summerland 06:08:23 -48.2 Dark Up 48.5 214.7 Up 05:53:23 - 06:23:23 2484
Penticton 06:08:22 -48.3 Dark Up 48.6 214.9 Up 05:53:22 - 06:23:22 2481
Oliver 06:08:21 -48.6 Dark Up 48.8 215.2 Up 05:53:21 - 06:23:21 2453
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:08:20 -48.8 Dark Up 48.9 215.5 Up 05:53:20 - 06:23:20 2445
Tonasket 06:08:19 -48.9 Dark Up 49.2 215.6 Up 05:53:19 - 06:23:19 2418
Okanogan 06:08:18 -49.1 Dark Up 49.5 215.7 Up 05:53:18 - 06:23:18 2388
Brewster 06:08:18 -49.2 Dark Up 49.8 215.6 Up 05:53:18 - 06:23:18 2362
Manson/Chelan 06:08:19 -49.1 Dark Up 50.1 215.2 Up 05:53:19 - 06:23:19 2338
Victoria 06:08:36 -47.0 Dark Up 50.8 210.2 Up 05:53:36 - 06:23:36 2321
Wenatchee 06:08:19 -49.3 Dark Up 50.6 215.3 Up 05:53:19 - 06:23:19 2296
Ellensburg 06:08:18 -49.5 Dark Up 51.0 215.3 Up 05:53:18 - 06:23:18 2258
Yakima 06:08:17 -49.7 Dark Up 51.4 215.5 Up 05:53:17 - 06:23:17 2224
PNWRO 06:08:08 -50.9 Dark Up 51.1 218.3 Up 05:53:08 - 06:23:08 2213
Toppenish/White Swan 06:08:15 -49.9 Dark Up 51.5 215.9 Up 05:53:15 - 06:23:15 2210
Goldendale 06:08:16 -50.0 Dark Up 52.1 215.7 Up 05:53:16 - 06:23:16 2155
The Dalles 06:08:17 -50.0 Dark Up 52.4 215.4 Up 05:53:17 - 06:23:17 2128
Maupin 06:08:15 -50.3 Dark Up 52.7 215.8 Up 05:53:15 - 06:23:15 2095
Dunrhomin 06:06:43 -61.8 Dark Up 47.5 240.0 Up 05:51:43 - 06:21:43 2069
Sisters 06:08:14 -50.5 Dark Up 53.6 215.8 Up 05:53:14 - 06:23:14 2010
Bend 06:08:13 -50.8 Dark Up 53.7 216.4 Up 05:53:13 - 06:23:13 1996
Oregon Observatory 06:08:13 -50.8 Dark Up 53.9 216.3 Up 05:53:13 - 06:23:13 1978
North Lake 06:08:08 -51.5 Dark Up 54.2 217.6 Up 05:53:08 - 06:23:08 1935
Lakeview 06:08:01 -52.4 Dark Up 54.8 219.3 Up 05:53:01 - 06:23:01 1857
Chiloquin 06:08:10 -51.3 Dark Up 55.2 216.8 Up 05:53:10 - 06:23:10 1854
Klamath Falls 06:08:09 -51.5 Dark Up 55.4 217.2 Up 05:53:09 - 06:23:09 1826
Cedarville 06:07:58 -52.9 Dark Up 55.2 220.2 Up 05:52:58 - 06:22:58 1803
Fall River/Burney 06:08:03 -52.3 Dark Up 56.2 218.8 Up 05:53:03 - 06:23:03 1731
Susanville 06:07:57 -53.1 Dark Up 56.3 220.5 Up 05:52:57 - 06:22:57 1693
Gimple 06:07:58 -53.1 Dark Up 56.6 220.4 Up 05:52:58 - 06:22:58 1663
Greenville 06:07:58 -53.1 Dark Up 56.7 220.3 Up 05:52:58 - 06:22:58 1662
Portola 06:07:55 -53.6 Dark Up 56.7 221.3 Up 05:52:55 - 06:22:55 1644
Quincy 06:07:56 -53.2 Dark Up 56.8 220.5 Up 05:52:56 - 06:22:56 1644
Reno 06:07:50 -54.1 Dark Up 56.5 222.6 Up 05:52:50 - 06:22:50 1636
Carson City 06:07:49 -54.3 Dark Up 56.8 223.0 Up 05:52:49 - 06:22:49 1605
Yerington 06:07:45 -54.8 Dark Up 56.6 224.1 Up 05:52:45 - 06:22:45 1603
Gardnerville 06:07:48 -54.5 Dark Up 57.0 223.3 Up 05:52:48 - 06:22:48 1584
Hawthorne 06:07:41 -55.4 Dark Up 56.7 225.3 Up 05:52:41 - 06:22:41 1574
Tonopah 06:07:32 -56.6 Dark Up 56.2 227.8 Up 05:52:32 - 06:22:32 1568
Lee Vining 06:07:41 -55.4 Dark Up 57.3 225.2 Up 05:52:41 - 06:22:41 1511
Bishop 06:07:36 -56.2 Dark Up 57.3 226.9 Up 05:52:36 - 06:22:36 1475
Beatty 06:07:26 -57.5 Dark Up 56.7 229.7 Up 05:52:26 - 06:22:26 1474
Indian Springs 06:07:19 -58.4 Dark Up 56.3 231.6 Up 05:52:19 - 06:22:19 1473
Henderson 06:07:13 -59.1 Dark Up 56.2 233.1 Up 05:52:13 - 06:22:13 1442
Patrick 06:07:06 -60.2 Dark Up 55.8 235.2 Up 05:52:06 - 06:22:06 1415
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:07:06 -60.2 Dark Up 56.1 235.3 Up 05:52:06 - 06:22:06 1389
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:07:08 -59.9 Dark Up 56.4 234.6 Up 05:52:08 - 06:22:08 1373
Mohave Valley 06:07:08 -60.0 Dark Up 56.6 235.0 Up 05:52:08 - 06:22:08 1348
Lake Havasu City 06:07:05 -60.4 Dark Up 56.6 235.8 Up 05:52:05 - 06:22:05 1318
George/Scottsdale 06:06:49 -62.5 Dark Up 55.4 239.7 Up 05:51:49 - 06:21:49 1313
Parker 06:07:04 -60.6 Dark Up 56.8 236.3 Up 05:52:04 - 06:22:04 1286
Idyllwild 06:07:15 -59.1 Dark Up 58.7 233.7 Up 05:52:15 - 06:22:15 1183
Wildwood 06:07:26 -57.5 Dark Up 59.7 230.6 Up 05:52:26 - 06:22:26 1166
Calipatria 06:07:07 -60.2 Dark Up 58.2 236.0 Up 05:52:07 - 06:22:07 1157
Yuma 06:07:00 -61.0 Dark Up 57.9 237.7 Up 05:52:00 - 06:22:00 1141

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 10TV191, (2026/02/04 06:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  6.95  77
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6  6.84  84
35 Ori         05:33:54.3 +14:18:20  5.6  1.81  82
PPM 121164     05:36:08.5 +12:26:10  7.8  0.18  81
10TV191        05:36:24.8 +12:36:04 15.6        81
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/10 23:21:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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