RECON: TNO occultation with 11MM4

Event between 11MM4 and star GA1520:04528260 with event index number of 1467830

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/12/18 09:15:33 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:43:58.2 +63:47:21
Equinox of date position of star is 08:45:36.6 +63:43:07
Stellar brightness G=14.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 125 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 23.6 AU from the Sun and 22.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 28.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 153 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4985 km.
The sky-plane scale is 16640.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=77.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Diameter=31.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11MM4, (2025/12/18 09:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:19.1 +45:22:27  1.3 70.93  93
Dubhe          11:05:18.6 +61:36:37  1.8 15.91 109
4Pi 2UMa       08:42:27.4 +64:14:04  5.8  0.68 125
PPM 016722     08:43:51.9 +64:36:39  8.5  0.95 125
PPM 016749     08:46:51.9 +63:44:02  9.9  0.09 124
11MM4          08:46:10.9 +63:41:37 14.6       124
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 23.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=8.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 09:16:04 -59.0 Dark Down 71.1 33.8 Up 09:02:51 - 09:29:16 -1288
Summerland 09:16:04 -59.4 Dark Down 70.7 33.6 Up 09:02:51 - 09:29:16 -1321
Penticton 09:16:04 -59.4 Dark Down 70.7 33.4 Up 09:02:52 - 09:29:17 -1327
Okanagan Falls 09:16:04 -59.6 Dark Down 70.5 33.1 Up 09:02:51 - 09:29:16 -1347
Oliver 09:16:04 -59.7 Dark Down 70.4 32.8 Up 09:02:51 - 09:29:16 -1364
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:16:04 -59.7 Dark Down 70.3 32.4 Up 09:02:51 - 09:29:16 -1381
Oroville 09:16:04 -59.8 Dark Down 70.2 32.3 Up 09:02:51 - 09:29:16 -1389
Tonasket 09:16:03 -60.0 Dark Down 70.0 32.0 Up 09:02:51 - 09:29:16 -1413
Okanogan 09:16:03 -60.3 Dark Down 69.7 31.6 Up 09:02:50 - 09:29:15 -1450
Brewster 09:16:03 -60.6 Dark Down 69.4 31.4 Up 09:02:51 - 09:29:16 -1480
Manson/Chelan 09:16:04 -60.9 Dark Down 69.1 31.4 Up 09:02:52 - 09:29:17 -1505
Entiat 09:16:04 -61.1 Dark Down 68.9 31.2 Up 09:02:52 - 09:29:17 -1529
Wenatchee 09:16:04 -61.4 Dark Down 68.6 30.9 Up 09:02:52 - 09:29:17 -1556
Ellensburg 09:16:05 -61.8 Dark Down 68.2 30.5 Up 09:02:52 - 09:29:17 -1601
Yakima 09:16:04 -62.1 Dark Down 67.8 30.0 Up 09:02:52 - 09:29:17 -1643
Pasco 09:16:00 -61.7 Dark Down 68.0 28.5 Up 09:02:48 - 09:29:13 -1664
Toppenish/White Swan 09:16:04 -62.2 Dark Down 67.7 29.6 Up 09:02:51 - 09:29:16 -1664
PNWRO 09:16:00 -61.8 Dark Down 67.9 28.1 Up 09:02:47 - 09:29:12 -1687
George/Umatilla 09:16:01 -62.0 Dark Down 67.7 28.3 Up 09:02:48 - 09:29:13 -1701
Goldendale 09:16:04 -62.8 Dark Down 67.1 29.3 Up 09:02:52 - 09:29:17 -1725
The Dalles 09:16:05 -63.1 Dark Down 66.8 29.3 Up 09:02:53 - 09:29:18 -1751
Maupin 09:16:05 -63.4 Dark Down 66.4 28.8 Up 09:02:52 - 09:29:17 -1793
Madras/Culver 09:16:05 -63.8 Dark Down 65.9 28.2 Up 09:02:52 - 09:29:17 -1849
Redmond 09:16:04 -64.1 Dark Down 65.6 27.9 Up 09:02:52 - 09:29:17 -1886
Sisters 09:16:06 -64.3 Dark Down 65.5 28.2 Up 09:02:53 - 09:29:18 -1887
Bend 09:16:04 -64.3 Dark Down 65.4 27.7 Up 09:02:52 - 09:29:17 -1909
Oregon Observatory 09:16:05 -64.5 Dark Down 65.2 27.7 Up 09:02:53 - 09:29:18 -1928
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:16:05 -64.7 Dark Down 65.0 27.5 Up 09:02:52 - 09:29:17 -1949
North Lake 09:16:03 -64.7 Dark Down 64.8 26.7 Up 09:02:51 - 09:29:16 -1988
Niwot 09:15:17 -56.5 Dark Down 65.6 10.8 Up 09:02:04 - 09:28:29 -1989
SwRI 09:15:17 -56.7 Dark Down 65.5 10.9 Up 09:02:04 - 09:28:29 -2001
Paisley 09:16:02 -64.9 Dark Down 64.4 25.9 Up 09:02:50 - 09:29:15 -2040
Chiloquin 09:16:05 -65.7 Dark Down 63.9 26.7 Up 09:02:53 - 09:29:18 -2064
Lakeview 09:16:01 -65.2 Dark Down 64.0 25.3 Up 09:02:49 - 09:29:14 -2089
Klamath Falls 09:16:05 -65.9 Dark Down 63.6 26.3 Up 09:02:53 - 09:29:18 -2098
Tulelake 09:16:04 -66.0 Dark Down 63.4 25.9 Up 09:02:51 - 09:29:16 -2122
Cedarville 09:16:00 -65.5 Dark Down 63.5 24.6 Up 09:02:48 - 09:29:13 -2152
Fall River/Burney 09:16:02 -66.5 Dark Down 62.6 25.1 Up 09:02:50 - 09:29:15 -2212
Susanville 09:16:01 -66.5 Dark Down 62.3 24.1 Up 09:02:48 - 09:29:13 -2267
Gimple 09:16:00 -66.9 Dark Down 62.0 24.0 Up 09:02:48 - 09:29:13 -2296
Greenville 09:16:01 -66.9 Dark Down 62.0 24.0 Up 09:02:49 - 09:29:14 -2297
Quincy 09:16:01 -67.0 Dark Down 61.8 23.9 Up 09:02:48 - 09:29:13 -2317
Portola 09:15:59 -66.8 Dark Down 61.8 23.5 Up 09:02:47 - 09:29:12 -2325
Reno 09:15:58 -66.6 Dark Down 61.8 22.8 Up 09:02:45 - 09:29:10 -2344
Carson City 09:15:57 -66.8 Dark Down 61.4 22.6 Up 09:02:44 - 09:29:09 -2378
Yerington 09:15:55 -66.5 Dark Down 61.4 22.0 Up 09:02:43 - 09:29:08 -2390
Gardnerville 09:15:57 -66.9 Dark Down 61.2 22.4 Up 09:02:44 - 09:29:09 -2402
Hawthorne 09:15:53 -66.5 Dark Down 61.2 21.3 Up 09:02:40 - 09:29:05 -2428
Tonopah 09:15:49 -65.8 Dark Down 61.1 20.0 Up 09:02:36 - 09:29:01 -2454
Lee Vining 09:15:54 -67.1 Dark Down 60.5 21.3 Up 09:02:42 - 09:29:07 -2489
Bishop 09:15:52 -66.9 Dark Down 60.1 20.4 Up 09:02:39 - 09:29:04 -2537
Beatty 09:15:46 -66.0 Dark Down 60.1 19.0 Up 09:02:34 - 09:28:59 -2557
Indian Springs 09:15:42 -65.4 Dark Down 60.1 18.1 Up 09:02:30 - 09:28:55 -2570
Lone Pine 09:15:50 -67.1 Dark Down 59.5 19.8 Up 09:02:37 - 09:29:02 -2604
Henderson 09:15:41 -65.2 Dark Down 59.8 17.3 Up 09:02:28 - 09:28:53 -2608
Patrick 09:15:37 -64.6 Dark Down 59.4 16.2 Up 09:02:24 - 09:28:49 -2645
DCO 09:15:34 -64.1 Dark Down 59.3 15.5 Up 09:02:22 - 09:28:47 -2658
Searchlight/Boulder City 09:15:40 -65.3 Dark Down 59.2 17.0 Up 09:02:27 - 09:28:52 -2660
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:15:35 -64.8 Dark Down 59.2 16.2 Up 09:02:23 - 09:28:48 -2669
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:15:37 -65.2 Dark Down 59.0 16.6 Up 09:02:25 - 09:28:50 -2681
Mohave Valley 09:15:38 -65.3 Dark Down 58.8 16.4 Up 09:02:25 - 09:28:50 -2706
Lake Havasu City 09:15:37 -65.2 Dark Down 58.4 16.1 Up 09:02:25 - 09:28:50 -2738
CPSLO 09:15:57 -69.5 Dark Down 57.6 20.7 Up 09:02:44 - 09:29:09 -2758
Parker 09:15:37 -65.3 Dark Down 58.1 15.9 Up 09:02:24 - 09:28:49 -2769
Blythe 09:15:37 -65.7 Dark Down 57.5 15.9 Up 09:02:25 - 09:28:50 -2823
Wildwood 09:15:49 -68.6 Dark Down 57.0 18.8 Up 09:02:37 - 09:29:02 -2845
Idyllwild 09:15:44 -67.3 Dark Down 57.1 17.4 Up 09:02:31 - 09:28:56 -2850
Calipatria 09:15:39 -66.6 Dark Down 56.8 16.3 Up 09:02:27 - 09:28:52 -2885
Yuma 09:15:35 -66.0 Dark Down 56.6 15.5 Up 09:02:23 - 09:28:48 -2907

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 11MM4, (2025/12/18 09:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 70.93  93
Dubhe          11:03:43.3 +61:45:02  1.8 15.91 109
4Pi 2UMa       08:40:12.7 +64:19:41  5.8  0.68 125
PPM 016722     08:41:36.5 +64:42:18  8.5  0.95 125
PPM 016749     08:44:39.3 +63:49:46  9.9  0.09 124
11MM4          08:43:58.2 +63:47:21 14.6       124
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/23 22:57:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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