RECON: TNO occultation with 119473

Event between (119473) 01UO18 and star GA1140:00969618 with event index number of 1767829

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/12/03 06:42:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:05:28.7 +25:21:35
Equinox of date position of star is 05:06:58.1 +25:23:28
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 31 degrees from the moon. Moon is 96% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6

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Object is 28.3 AU from the Sun and 27.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 216 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1286 km.
The sky-plane scale is 19841.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=142.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Diameter=58.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 119473, (2025/12/03 06:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.7 +16:33:34  0.8 11.22  25
Alnath         05:27:56.0 +28:37:37  1.6  5.66  35
PPM 094057     05:07:29.8 +26:27:47  6.4  1.07  31
PPM 094017     05:05:27.5 +25:00:24  8.6  0.53  30
PPM 094062     05:07:45.9 +25:07:22 10.2  0.31  31
119473         05:07:04.4 +25:23:35 16.8        31
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 4.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 29.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=35.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:43:43 -58.6 Dark Up 58.9 135.8 Up 06:28:43 - 06:58:43 2287
Sleaford 06:43:01 -60.0 Dark Up 62.4 161.9 Up 06:28:01 - 06:58:01 2232
Kelowna 06:43:42 -59.6 Dark Up 59.9 136.2 Up 06:28:42 - 06:58:42 2195
Peachland 06:43:43 -59.6 Dark Up 59.9 135.6 Up 06:28:43 - 06:58:43 2189
Summerland 06:43:43 -59.7 Dark Up 60.0 135.6 Up 06:28:43 - 06:58:43 2173
Penticton 06:43:43 -59.8 Dark Up 60.1 135.7 Up 06:28:43 - 06:58:43 2165
Victoria 06:43:52 -59.2 Dark Up 58.9 128.7 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 2138
Oliver 06:43:44 -60.1 Dark Up 60.4 135.3 Up 06:28:44 - 06:58:44 2131
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:43:43 -60.3 Dark Up 60.6 135.4 Up 06:28:43 - 06:58:43 2111
Okanogan 06:43:45 -60.8 Dark Up 60.9 134.2 Up 06:28:45 - 06:58:45 2052
Brewster 06:43:46 -61.0 Dark Up 61.0 133.5 Up 06:28:46 - 06:58:46 2030
Manson/Chelan 06:43:47 -61.0 Dark Up 61.0 132.7 Up 06:28:47 - 06:58:47 2016
Wenatchee 06:43:49 -61.3 Dark Up 61.2 131.8 Up 06:28:49 - 06:58:49 1973
Ellensburg 06:43:50 -61.6 Dark Up 61.4 130.9 Up 06:28:50 - 06:58:50 1936
Yakima 06:43:51 -61.9 Dark Up 61.7 130.3 Up 06:28:51 - 06:58:51 1897
Toppenish/White Swan 06:43:51 -62.2 Dark Up 61.9 130.3 Up 06:28:51 - 06:58:51 1872
The Dalles 06:43:52 -62.5 Dark Up 61.9 127.9 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1811
PNWRO 06:43:46 -63.1 Dark Up 62.9 132.1 Up 06:28:46 - 06:58:46 1809
Maupin 06:43:52 -62.8 Dark Up 62.3 127.5 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1768
Sisters 06:43:52 -63.3 Dark Up 62.5 125.4 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1695
Bend 06:43:52 -63.6 Dark Up 62.8 125.4 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1665
Oregon Observatory 06:43:52 -63.7 Dark Up 62.8 124.9 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1652
Chiloquin 06:43:52 -64.5 Dark Up 63.3 122.1 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1538
Klamath Falls 06:43:52 -64.8 Dark Up 63.5 121.7 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1504
Cedarville 06:43:52 -66.1 Dark Up 64.9 122.8 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1390
Fall River/Burney 06:43:52 -65.8 Dark Up 64.4 120.1 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1381
Greenville 06:43:52 -66.7 Dark Up 65.1 119.1 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1281
Gimple 06:43:52 -66.8 Dark Up 65.2 119.2 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1278
Quincy 06:43:52 -66.9 Dark Up 65.2 118.7 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1262
Portola 06:43:52 -67.2 Dark Up 65.6 119.2 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1234
Reno 06:43:52 -67.7 Dark Up 66.2 119.6 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1187
Carson City 06:43:52 -68.0 Dark Up 66.4 119.0 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1152
Gardnerville 06:43:52 -68.2 Dark Up 66.5 118.5 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1127
Yerington 06:43:52 -68.5 Dark Up 66.9 119.5 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1113
Hawthorne 06:43:52 -69.1 Dark Up 67.5 119.4 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1051
Dunrhomin 06:43:09 -71.8 Dark Up 73.5 152.3 Up 06:28:09 - 06:58:09 1016
Lee Vining 06:43:52 -69.3 Dark Up 67.4 117.4 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 1012
Nikitin 06:43:09 -72.0 Dark Up 73.7 151.9 Up 06:28:09 - 06:58:09 997
CU-SBO 06:43:09 -72.1 Dark Up 73.7 151.6 Up 06:28:09 - 06:58:09 991
Bishop 06:43:52 -70.1 Dark Up 68.2 117.2 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 929
Beatty 06:43:52 -71.3 Dark Up 69.6 118.7 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 838
Wildwood 06:43:52 -72.2 Dark Up 69.3 109.2 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 635
Patrick 06:43:44 -73.9 Dark Up 72.3 120.0 Up 06:28:44 - 06:58:44 628
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:43:47 -73.8 Dark Up 71.9 118.0 Up 06:28:47 - 06:58:47 614
Lake Havasu City 06:43:47 -74.4 Dark Up 72.4 116.6 Up 06:28:47 - 06:58:47 538
Idyllwild 06:43:52 -73.6 Dark Up 70.9 110.8 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 515
Calipatria 06:43:52 -74.7 Dark Up 72.1 110.8 Up 06:28:52 - 06:58:52 415
George/Scottsdale 06:43:39 -76.3 Dark Up 74.6 118.8 Up 06:28:39 - 06:58:39 412
Yuma 06:43:50 -75.6 Dark Up 72.9 110.9 Up 06:28:50 - 06:58:50 351

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 119473, (2025/12/03 06:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 11.22  25
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  5.66  35
PPM 094057     05:05:53.4 +26:25:47  6.4  1.07  31
PPM 094017     05:03:52.1 +24:58:19  8.6  0.53  30
PPM 094062     05:06:10.4 +25:05:23 10.2  0.31  31
119473         05:05:28.7 +25:21:35 16.8        30
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/21 22:30:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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