RECON: TNO occultation with 11JW31

Event between 11JW31 and star GA0700:33669571 with event index number of 1491564

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/30 06:31:05 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:47:03.3 -19:13:04
Equinox of date position of star is 19:48:10.4 -19:10:09
Stellar brightness G=11.6, use SENSEUP=8
Star is 103 degrees from the moon. Moon is 29% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.5

[RECON map]
TNO is 42.1 AU from the Sun and 41.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.9 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 370 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2183 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29797.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=83.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Diameter=34.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11JW31, (2025/07/30 06:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:03.3 -29:29:09  1.2 44.30 136
Nunki          18:56:51.0 -26:15:45  2.0 13.87  90
57 Sgr         19:53:41.0 -18:58:40  5.8  1.23 104
PPM 236488     19:48:47.0 -18:40:57  7.8  0.47 103
PPM 236483     19:48:38.8 -18:59:52  9.5  0.16 103
11JW31         19:48:32.6 -19:09:11 11.6       103
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 2.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=11.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 06:30:50 -18.6 Dark Down 20.3 169.6 Low 06:15:50 - 06:45:50 -943
Summerland 06:30:51 -18.8 Dark Down 20.5 169.3 Low 06:15:51 - 06:45:51 -952
Penticton 06:30:51 -18.9 Dark Down 20.6 169.4 Low 06:15:51 - 06:45:51 -955
Okanagan Falls 06:30:51 -19.1 Dark Down 20.8 169.4 Low 06:15:51 - 06:45:51 -962
Oliver 06:30:51 -19.2 Dark Down 21.0 169.4 Low 06:15:51 - 06:45:51 -969
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:30:51 -19.5 Dark Down 21.2 169.6 Low 06:15:51 - 06:45:51 -977
Oroville 06:30:51 -19.5 Dark Down 21.2 169.5 Low 06:15:51 - 06:45:51 -979
Tonasket 06:30:51 -19.7 Dark Down 21.5 169.5 Low 06:15:51 - 06:45:51 -988
Okanogan 06:30:52 -20.0 Dark Down 21.8 169.3 Low 06:15:52 - 06:45:52 -1000
Brewster 06:30:53 -20.2 Dark Down 22.0 169.1 Low 06:15:53 - 06:45:53 -1009
Manson/Chelan 06:30:54 -20.3 Dark Down 22.2 168.7 Low 06:15:54 - 06:45:54 -1014
Entiat 06:30:55 -20.5 Dark Down 22.4 168.7 Low 06:15:55 - 06:45:55 -1022
Wenatchee 06:30:55 -20.7 Dark Down 22.6 168.5 Low 06:15:55 - 06:45:55 -1031
Ellensburg 06:30:57 -21.0 Dark Down 23.0 168.3 Low 06:15:57 - 06:45:57 -1046
Yakima 06:30:57 -21.3 Dark Down 23.4 168.2 Low 06:15:57 - 06:45:57 -1063
Toppenish/White Swan 06:30:56 -21.6 Dark Down 23.6 168.4 Low 06:15:56 - 06:45:56 -1074
Pasco 06:30:53 -22.0 Dark Down 23.9 169.7 Low 06:15:53 - 06:45:53 -1091
Goldendale 06:30:58 -22.0 Dark Down 24.1 167.9 Low 06:15:58 - 06:45:58 -1094
The Dalles 06:31:00 -22.1 Dark Down 24.3 167.5 Low 06:16:00 - 06:46:00 -1101
George/Umatilla 06:30:54 -22.3 Dark Down 24.2 169.4 Low 06:15:54 - 06:45:54 -1104
PNWRO 06:30:52 -22.3 Dark Down 24.2 169.9 Low 06:15:52 - 06:45:52 -1104
Maupin 06:31:00 -22.5 Dark Down 24.7 167.6 Low 06:16:00 - 06:46:00 -1120
Madras/Culver 06:31:01 -22.9 Dark Down 25.2 167.5 Low 06:16:01 - 06:46:01 -1144
Sisters 06:31:03 -23.1 Dark Down 25.5 167.0 Low 06:16:03 - 06:46:03 -1156
Redmond 06:31:01 -23.3 Dark Down 25.6 167.4 Low 06:16:01 - 06:46:01 -1160
Bend 06:31:02 -23.4 Dark Down 25.8 167.2 Low 06:16:02 - 06:46:02 -1169
Oregon Observatory 06:31:03 -23.5 Dark Down 25.9 167.1 Low 06:16:03 - 06:46:03 -1176
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:31:03 -23.7 Dark Down 26.1 167.0 Low 06:16:03 - 06:46:03 -1185
North Lake 06:31:01 -24.3 Dark Down 26.6 167.6 Low 06:16:01 - 06:46:01 -1211
Chiloquin 06:31:05 -24.6 Dark Down 27.1 166.5 Low 06:16:05 - 06:46:05 -1235
Paisley 06:31:01 -24.9 Dark Down 27.2 167.9 Low 06:16:01 - 06:46:01 -1242
Klamath Falls 06:31:05 -24.9 Dark Down 27.5 166.6 Low 06:16:05 - 06:46:05 -1253
Lakeview 06:31:01 -25.4 Dark Down 27.7 168.0 Low 06:16:01 - 06:46:01 -1269
Tulelake 06:31:05 -25.2 Dark Down 27.8 166.8 Low 06:16:05 - 06:46:05 -1269
Cedarville 06:31:01 -26.0 Dark Down 28.4 168.1 Low 06:16:01 - 06:46:01 -1304
Fall River/Burney 06:31:05 -26.1 Dark Down 28.7 166.8 Low 06:16:05 - 06:46:05 -1317
Susanville 06:31:04 -26.9 Dark Down 29.4 167.5 Low 06:16:04 - 06:46:04 -1357
Greenville 06:31:05 -27.0 Dark Down 29.6 167.2 Low 06:16:05 - 06:46:05 -1369
Gimple 06:31:05 -27.1 Dark Down 29.6 167.3 Low 06:16:05 - 06:46:05 -1369
Quincy 06:31:05 -27.2 Dark Down 29.8 167.2 Low 06:16:05 - 06:46:05 -1379
Portola 06:31:03 -27.5 Dark Down 30.0 167.6 Up 06:16:03 - 06:46:03 -1391
Reno 06:31:02 -28.0 Dark Down 30.4 168.3 Up 06:16:02 - 06:46:02 -1412
Carson City 06:31:02 -28.3 Dark Down 30.8 168.3 Up 06:16:02 - 06:46:02 -1432
Gardnerville 06:31:02 -28.5 Dark Down 31.0 168.3 Up 06:16:02 - 06:46:02 -1446
Yerington 06:31:00 -28.7 Dark Down 31.0 168.9 Up 06:16:00 - 06:46:00 -1450
Hawthorne 06:30:58 -29.3 Dark Down 31.6 169.5 Up 06:15:58 - 06:45:58 -1482
Lee Vining 06:31:01 -29.6 Dark Down 32.1 168.9 Up 06:16:01 - 06:46:01 -1508
Tonopah 06:30:54 -30.1 Dark Down 32.2 171.0 Up 06:15:54 - 06:45:54 -1525
Bishop 06:30:58 -30.4 Dark Down 32.7 169.6 Up 06:15:58 - 06:45:58 -1551
Niwot 06:30:10 -30.8 Dark Down 30.6 184.1 Up 06:15:10 - 06:45:10 -1588
SwRI 06:30:11 -30.9 Dark Down 30.7 184.0 Up 06:15:11 - 06:45:11 -1592
Beatty 06:30:53 -31.3 Dark Down 33.4 171.3 Up 06:15:53 - 06:45:53 -1598
Lone Pine 06:30:58 -31.2 Dark Down 33.5 169.9 Up 06:15:58 - 06:45:58 -1600
Indian Springs 06:30:50 -32.0 Dark Down 33.9 172.5 Up 06:15:50 - 06:45:50 -1631
CPSLO 06:31:09 -31.5 Dark Down 34.4 166.8 Up 06:16:09 - 06:46:09 -1649
Henderson 06:30:47 -32.7 Dark Down 34.5 173.2 Up 06:15:47 - 06:45:47 -1673
Searchlight/Boulder City 06:30:48 -33.2 Dark Down 35.0 173.3 Up 06:15:48 - 06:45:48 -1709
Patrick 06:30:44 -33.6 Dark Down 35.2 174.5 Up 06:15:44 - 06:45:44 -1727
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:30:46 -33.6 Dark Down 35.4 173.6 Up 06:15:46 - 06:45:46 -1733
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:30:45 -33.7 Dark Down 35.4 174.2 Up 06:15:45 - 06:45:45 -1738
Wildwood 06:31:03 -33.3 Dark Down 35.9 169.0 Up 06:16:03 - 06:46:03 -1748
Mohave Valley 06:30:47 -33.9 Dark Down 35.6 173.6 Up 06:15:47 - 06:45:47 -1750
DCO 06:30:41 -34.1 Dark Down 35.5 175.3 Up 06:15:41 - 06:45:41 -1757
Lake Havasu City 06:30:46 -34.3 Dark Down 36.1 173.9 Up 06:15:46 - 06:45:46 -1779
Idyllwild 06:30:56 -34.3 Dark Down 36.6 171.1 Up 06:15:56 - 06:45:56 -1795
Parker 06:30:46 -34.6 Dark Down 36.4 173.9 Up 06:15:46 - 06:45:46 -1801
Blythe 06:30:48 -35.0 Dark Down 36.9 173.5 Up 06:15:48 - 06:45:48 -1831
Calipatria 06:30:51 -35.2 Dark Down 37.3 172.4 Up 06:15:51 - 06:45:51 -1850
Yuma 06:30:49 -35.9 Dark Down 37.8 173.4 Up 06:15:49 - 06:45:49 -1891

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 11JW31, (2025/07/30 06:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.5 -29:37:23  1.2 44.30 136
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 13.87  90
57 Sgr         19:52:12.0 -19:02:43  5.8  1.23 104
PPM 236488     19:47:18.0 -18:44:50  7.8  0.47 103
PPM 236483     19:47:09.7 -19:03:45  9.5  0.16 103
11JW31         19:47:03.3 -19:13:04 11.6       103
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/24 23:12:54 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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