RECON: TNO occultation with 11VZ24

Event between 11VZ24 and star GA0920:00855281 with event index number of 2138553

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/18 11:15:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:43:07.8 +02:07:37
Equinox of date position of star is 05:44:22.6 +02:08:11
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 86 degrees from the moon. Moon is 9% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 36.9 AU from the Sun and 36.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 222 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2634 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26390.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=242.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.2 sec chord
Diameter=98.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11VZ24, (2025/10/18 11:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:34.1 +07:24:35  0.4  6.07  83
34Del Ori      05:33:19.5 -00:16:55  2.2  3.69  89
51 Ori         05:43:48.8 +01:29:06  4.9  0.67  86
PPM 149338     05:43:38.4 +02:22:39  6.7  0.32  86
PPM 149341     05:43:43.1 +01:53:15  9.1  0.31  86
11VZ24         05:44:28.4 +02:08:14 15.9        86
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 4.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=16.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 11:12:13 -34.1 Dark Down 42.1 161.1 Up 10:57:13 - 11:27:13 -541
Kamloops 11:11:53 -31.5 Dark Down 40.6 165.5 Up 10:56:53 - 11:26:53 -619
Peachland 11:11:55 -31.5 Dark Down 41.6 166.1 Up 10:56:55 - 11:26:55 -686
Summerland 11:11:55 -31.5 Dark Down 41.7 166.2 Up 10:56:55 - 11:26:55 -696
Kelowna 11:11:54 -31.3 Dark Down 41.5 166.5 Up 10:56:54 - 11:26:54 -697
Penticton 11:11:55 -31.5 Dark Down 41.8 166.3 Up 10:56:55 - 11:26:55 -705
Oliver 11:11:57 -31.6 Dark Down 42.1 166.2 Up 10:56:57 - 11:26:57 -719
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:11:57 -31.6 Dark Down 42.3 166.5 Up 10:56:57 - 11:26:57 -736
Manson/Chelan 11:12:05 -32.5 Dark Down 43.3 165.2 Up 10:57:05 - 11:27:05 -740
Wenatchee 11:12:09 -32.8 Dark Down 43.7 164.9 Up 10:57:09 - 11:27:09 -751
Okanogan 11:12:02 -31.9 Dark Down 42.9 166.1 Up 10:57:02 - 11:27:02 -751
Brewster 11:12:03 -32.2 Dark Down 43.2 165.7 Up 10:57:03 - 11:27:03 -751
Ellensburg 11:12:11 -33.1 Dark Down 44.1 164.5 Up 10:57:11 - 11:27:11 -755
Yakima 11:12:13 -33.2 Dark Down 44.5 164.4 Up 10:57:13 - 11:27:13 -772
The Dalles 11:12:20 -34.0 Dark Down 45.3 163.3 Up 10:57:20 - 11:27:20 -779
Toppenish/White Swan 11:12:13 -33.2 Dark Down 44.7 164.5 Up 10:57:13 - 11:27:13 -790
Maupin 11:12:21 -34.1 Dark Down 45.8 163.3 Up 10:57:21 - 11:27:21 -803
Sisters 11:12:28 -34.7 Dark Down 46.5 162.4 Up 10:57:28 - 11:27:28 -813
Bend 11:12:28 -34.7 Dark Down 46.8 162.7 Up 10:57:28 - 11:27:28 -838
Oregon Observatory 11:12:29 -34.8 Dark Down 46.9 162.4 Up 10:57:29 - 11:27:29 -838
Chiloquin 11:12:37 -35.6 Dark Down 48.1 161.4 Up 10:57:37 - 11:27:37 -874
PNWRO 11:12:10 -32.4 Dark Down 45.4 166.5 Up 10:57:10 - 11:27:10 -890
Klamath Falls 11:12:39 -35.6 Dark Down 48.4 161.4 Up 10:57:39 - 11:27:39 -894
Fall River/Burney 11:12:43 -35.8 Dark Down 49.6 161.6 Up 10:57:43 - 11:27:43 -972
Cedarville 11:12:36 -34.8 Dark Down 49.5 163.6 Up 10:57:36 - 11:27:36 -1023
Greenville 11:12:46 -35.7 Dark Down 50.6 162.0 Up 10:57:46 - 11:27:46 -1044
Gimple 11:12:46 -35.7 Dark Down 50.6 162.1 Up 10:57:46 - 11:27:46 -1049
Quincy 11:12:47 -35.8 Dark Down 50.8 161.9 Up 10:57:47 - 11:27:47 -1054
Portola 11:12:46 -35.5 Dark Down 51.0 162.6 Up 10:57:46 - 11:27:46 -1089
Reno 11:12:45 -35.1 Dark Down 51.4 163.5 Up 10:57:45 - 11:27:45 -1143
Carson City 11:12:46 -35.2 Dark Down 51.8 163.4 Up 10:57:46 - 11:27:46 -1163
Gardnerville 11:12:48 -35.2 Dark Down 52.0 163.4 Up 10:57:48 - 11:27:48 -1178
Yerington 11:12:45 -34.8 Dark Down 52.1 164.3 Up 10:57:45 - 11:27:45 -1213
Lee Vining 11:12:50 -35.1 Dark Down 53.1 164.0 Up 10:57:50 - 11:27:50 -1269
Hawthorne 11:12:45 -34.5 Dark Down 52.7 165.0 Up 10:57:45 - 11:27:45 -1270
Sleaford 11:11:01 -22.6 Dark Up 40.0 184.2 Up 10:56:01 - 11:26:01 -1291
Bishop 11:12:50 -34.7 Dark Down 53.9 165.0 Up 10:57:50 - 11:27:50 -1347
Beatty 11:12:45 -33.5 Dark Down 54.6 167.6 Up 10:57:45 - 11:27:45 -1479
Wildwood 11:13:07 -35.6 Dark Down 57.0 163.5 Up 10:58:07 - 11:28:07 -1516
Idyllwild 11:13:01 -34.2 Dark Down 57.7 166.7 Up 10:58:01 - 11:28:01 -1663
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:12:45 -32.2 Dark Up 56.6 170.9 Up 10:57:45 - 11:27:45 -1722
Patrick 11:12:40 -31.6 Dark Up 56.5 172.2 Up 10:57:40 - 11:27:40 -1755
Lake Havasu City 11:12:48 -32.1 Dark Up 57.3 171.3 Up 10:57:48 - 11:27:48 -1780
Calipatria 11:12:59 -33.3 Dark Down 58.5 168.7 Up 10:57:59 - 11:27:59 -1781
Yuma 11:12:57 -32.7 Dark Up 59.1 170.3 Up 10:57:57 - 11:27:57 -1868
George/Scottsdale 11:12:41 -30.3 Dark Up 58.3 175.7 Up 10:57:41 - 11:27:41 -1993
Dunrhomin 11:11:43 -24.2 Dark Up 51.7 186.7 Up 10:56:43 - 11:26:43 -2017
CU-SBO 11:11:44 -24.3 Dark Up 51.9 186.6 Up 10:56:44 - 11:26:44 -2026
Nikitin 11:11:44 -24.2 Dark Up 51.9 186.8 Up 10:56:44 - 11:26:44 -2027

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 11VZ24, (2025/10/18 11:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  6.07  83
34Del Ori      05:32:00.4 -00:17:57  2.2  3.69  89
51 Ori         05:42:28.5 +01:28:28  4.9  0.67  86
PPM 149338     05:42:17.6 +02:22:01  6.7  0.32  86
PPM 149341     05:42:22.7 +01:52:37  9.1  0.31  86
11VZ24         05:43:07.8 +02:07:37 15.9        86
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/16 05:24:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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