RECON: TNO occultation with 10VR11

Event between 10VR11 and star GA1140:01538945 with event index number of 2108045

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/12/30 09:23:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:49:57.0 +24:13:27
Equinox of date position of star is 05:51:21.4 +24:13:45
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 45 degrees from the moon. Moon is 78% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2

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Object is 36.2 AU from the Sun and 35.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 169 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2971 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25571.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=461.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.2 sec chord
Diameter=188.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10VR11, (2025/12/30 09:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:34.8 +07:24:35  0.4 16.86  50
Alnath         05:27:56.2 +28:37:37  1.6  6.87  40
132 Tau        05:50:36.7 +24:34:26  4.9  0.40  45
PPM 095035     05:55:09.2 +24:17:25  8.1  0.83  46
PPM 094928     05:50:56.0 +24:13:44  8.7  0.14  45
10VR11         05:51:32.5 +24:13:48 16.0        45
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 27.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=16.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:21:47 -51.2 Dark Up 45.4 249.4 Up 09:07:14 - 09:36:21 -1507
Kamloops 09:22:13 -58.6 Dark Up 54.0 234.7 Up 09:07:40 - 09:36:47 -1950
Kelowna 09:22:09 -58.9 Dark Up 54.0 236.8 Up 09:07:36 - 09:36:43 -2005
Peachland 09:22:10 -59.1 Dark Up 54.2 236.5 Up 09:07:37 - 09:36:44 -2022
Summerland 09:22:10 -59.1 Dark Up 54.2 236.8 Up 09:07:36 - 09:36:43 -2033
Penticton 09:22:09 -59.2 Dark Up 54.2 237.0 Up 09:07:36 - 09:36:43 -2037
Oliver 09:22:09 -59.4 Dark Up 54.4 237.4 Up 09:07:35 - 09:36:42 -2069
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:22:08 -59.5 Dark Up 54.4 237.9 Up 09:07:34 - 09:36:41 -2080
Okanogan 09:22:07 -60.1 Dark Up 54.8 238.4 Up 09:07:34 - 09:36:41 -2145
Brewster 09:22:07 -60.4 Dark Up 55.1 238.4 Up 09:07:33 - 09:36:40 -2174
Manson/Chelan 09:22:07 -60.7 Dark Up 55.4 238.2 Up 09:07:34 - 09:36:41 -2201
Victoria 09:22:16 -61.4 Dark Up 56.8 233.3 Up 09:07:43 - 09:36:50 -2210
Wenatchee 09:22:07 -61.1 Dark Up 55.8 238.6 Up 09:07:33 - 09:36:40 -2249
Ellensburg 09:22:06 -61.5 Dark Up 56.1 238.9 Up 09:07:33 - 09:36:40 -2293
Yakima 09:22:06 -61.9 Dark Up 56.3 239.4 Up 09:07:32 - 09:36:39 -2331
Toppenish/White Swan 09:22:05 -62.0 Dark Up 56.3 239.8 Up 09:07:32 - 09:36:39 -2348
PNWRO 09:22:00 -61.5 Dark Up 55.6 242.1 Up 09:07:27 - 09:36:34 -2349
The Dalles 09:22:05 -62.9 Dark Up 57.2 239.9 Up 09:07:32 - 09:36:39 -2439
Maupin 09:22:05 -63.2 Dark Up 57.3 240.6 Up 09:07:31 - 09:36:38 -2477
Dunrhomin 09:21:15 -56.3 Dark Up 47.9 262.2 Up 09:06:42 - 09:35:49 -2523
Nikitin 09:21:15 -56.4 Dark Up 48.0 262.4 Up 09:06:42 - 09:35:49 -2541
CU-SBO 09:21:15 -56.5 Dark Up 48.0 262.4 Up 09:06:41 - 09:35:48 -2550
Sisters 09:22:04 -64.1 Dark Up 58.1 241.2 Up 09:07:30 - 09:36:37 -2572
Bend 09:22:03 -64.1 Dark Up 58.0 241.8 Up 09:07:29 - 09:36:36 -2589
Oregon Observatory 09:22:03 -64.3 Dark Up 58.2 241.9 Up 09:07:29 - 09:36:36 -2609
Chiloquin 09:22:02 -65.5 Dark Up 59.1 243.3 Up 09:07:28 - 09:36:35 -2746
Klamath Falls 09:22:01 -65.7 Dark Up 59.2 243.9 Up 09:07:27 - 09:36:34 -2778
Cedarville 09:21:55 -65.3 Dark Up 58.4 246.8 Up 09:07:22 - 09:36:29 -2808
Fall River/Burney 09:21:58 -66.3 Dark Up 59.4 246.2 Up 09:07:24 - 09:36:31 -2885
Gimple 09:21:54 -66.7 Dark Up 59.4 248.2 Up 09:07:21 - 09:36:28 -2962
Greenville 09:21:55 -66.7 Dark Up 59.5 248.1 Up 09:07:21 - 09:36:28 -2964
Quincy 09:21:54 -66.8 Dark Up 59.5 248.4 Up 09:07:21 - 09:36:28 -2984
Portola 09:21:53 -66.6 Dark Up 59.3 249.1 Up 09:07:19 - 09:36:26 -2985
Reno 09:21:51 -66.4 Dark Up 58.9 250.2 Up 09:07:17 - 09:36:24 -2995
Carson City 09:21:50 -66.6 Dark Up 59.0 250.8 Up 09:07:17 - 09:36:24 -3030
Yerington 09:21:48 -66.4 Dark Up 58.6 251.8 Up 09:07:14 - 09:36:21 -3034
Gardnerville 09:21:49 -66.8 Dark Up 59.0 251.2 Up 09:07:16 - 09:36:23 -3054
Hawthorne 09:21:46 -66.3 Dark Up 58.3 253.0 Up 09:07:12 - 09:36:19 -3067
Lee Vining 09:21:46 -66.9 Dark Up 58.9 253.4 Up 09:07:12 - 09:36:19 -3135
Bishop 09:21:43 -66.8 Dark Up 58.5 255.1 Up 09:07:09 - 09:36:16 -3177
Beatty 09:21:37 -65.9 Dark Up 57.4 257.2 Up 09:07:04 - 09:36:11 -3180
Patrick 09:21:27 -64.4 Dark Up 55.4 261.8 Up 09:06:53 - 09:36:00 -3248
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:21:28 -65.1 Dark Up 56.0 261.6 Up 09:06:55 - 09:36:02 -3292
Lake Havasu City 09:21:26 -65.1 Dark Up 55.9 262.7 Up 09:06:53 - 09:36:00 -3353
George/Scottsdale 09:21:18 -63.4 Dark Up 53.9 265.5 Up 09:06:45 - 09:35:52 -3358
Idyllwild 09:21:32 -67.2 Dark Up 57.9 262.2 Up 09:06:58 - 09:36:05 -3497
Wildwood 09:21:38 -68.5 Dark Up 59.4 260.2 Up 09:07:04 - 09:36:11 -3513
Calipatria 09:21:27 -66.5 Dark Up 57.0 264.0 Up 09:06:54 - 09:36:01 -3526
Yuma 09:21:24 -65.9 Dark Up 56.3 265.2 Up 09:06:51 - 09:35:58 -3543

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 10VR11, (2025/12/30 09:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 16.86  50
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  6.87  40
132 Tau        05:49:00.9 +24:34:02  4.9  0.40  45
PPM 095035     05:53:33.6 +24:17:13  8.1  0.83  46
PPM 094928     05:49:20.5 +24:13:21  8.7  0.14  45
10VR11         05:49:57.0 +24:13:27 16.0        45
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/25 03:28:36 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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