RECON: TNO occultation with 12AZ25

Event between 12AZ25 and star GA0900:03574708 with event index number of 2143360

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/03/30 05:02:45 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:34:18.7 +01:38:47
Equinox of date position of star is 09:35:30.2 +01:32:34
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 16 degrees from the moon. Moon is 91% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

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Object is 45.8 AU from the Sun and 45.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 208 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3347 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32736.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=480.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 26.5 sec chord
Diameter=196.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12AZ25, (2026/03/30 05:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:46.1 +11:50:17  1.3 13.33   5
Alphard        09:28:52.6 -08:46:25  2.0 10.44  24
32Tau2Hya      09:33:19.1 -01:18:07  4.2  2.89  18
PPM 155923     09:32:52.5 +01:20:52  7.0  0.72  17
PPM 155977     09:36:07.7 +01:29:01  9.7  0.12  16
12AZ25         09:35:40.0 +01:31:43 15.2        16
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 4.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 12.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=13.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:04:41 -28.3 Dark Up 38.2 198.3 Up 04:49:41 - 05:19:41 1937
Dunrhomin 05:03:57 -38.0 Dark Up 49.1 203.0 Up 04:48:57 - 05:18:57 1345
Nikitin 05:03:58 -38.1 Dark Up 49.3 203.1 Up 04:48:58 - 05:18:58 1333
CU-SBO 05:03:57 -38.1 Dark Up 49.4 203.0 Up 04:48:57 - 05:18:57 1325
Kamloops 05:05:20 -23.3 Dark Up 41.0 180.0 Up 04:50:20 - 05:20:20 1282
Kelowna 05:05:15 -24.2 Dark Up 41.8 181.2 Up 04:50:15 - 05:20:15 1271
Peachland 05:05:16 -24.1 Dark Up 41.9 180.8 Up 04:50:16 - 05:20:16 1252
Penticton 05:05:14 -24.4 Dark Up 42.1 181.1 Up 04:50:14 - 05:20:14 1248
Summerland 05:05:16 -24.3 Dark Up 42.0 180.9 Up 04:50:16 - 05:20:16 1247
Oliver 05:05:14 -24.6 Dark Up 42.5 181.1 Up 04:50:14 - 05:20:14 1226
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:05:13 -24.8 Dark Up 42.6 181.3 Up 04:50:13 - 05:20:13 1225
Okanogan 05:05:12 -25.1 Dark Up 43.3 181.0 Up 04:50:12 - 05:20:12 1175
Brewster 05:05:12 -25.2 Dark Up 43.6 180.7 Up 04:50:12 - 05:20:12 1150
Manson/Chelan 05:05:13 -25.1 Dark Up 43.8 180.2 Up 04:50:13 - 05:20:13 1121
Wenatchee 05:05:12 -25.3 Dark Up 44.2 180.0 Up 04:50:12 - 05:20:12 1084
PNWRO 05:05:04 -27.0 Dark Up 45.6 182.0 Up 04:50:04 - 05:20:04 1058
Ellensburg 05:05:12 -25.5 Dark Up 44.6 179.7 Up 04:50:12 - 05:20:12 1047
Victoria 05:05:26 -23.0 Dark Up 43.1 175.9 Up 04:50:26 - 05:20:26 1021
Yakima 05:05:11 -25.7 Dark Up 45.1 179.7 Up 04:50:11 - 05:20:11 1020
Toppenish/White Swan 05:05:10 -25.9 Dark Up 45.3 179.9 Up 04:50:10 - 05:20:10 1014
The Dalles 05:05:11 -26.0 Dark Up 46.0 178.8 Up 04:50:11 - 05:20:11 927
Maupin 05:05:10 -26.3 Dark Up 46.5 178.9 Up 04:50:10 - 05:20:10 905
Sisters 05:05:09 -26.5 Dark Up 47.3 178.1 Up 04:50:09 - 05:20:09 823
Bend 05:05:07 -26.8 Dark Up 47.6 178.5 Up 04:50:07 - 05:20:07 819
Oregon Observatory 05:05:07 -26.8 Dark Up 47.7 178.3 Up 04:50:07 - 05:20:07 801
Cedarville 05:04:57 -28.9 Dark Up 50.1 180.1 Up 04:49:57 - 05:19:57 700
Chiloquin 05:05:06 -27.3 Dark Up 49.1 177.6 Up 04:50:06 - 05:20:06 691
Klamath Falls 05:05:04 -27.6 Dark Up 49.4 177.7 Up 04:50:04 - 05:20:04 671
Fall River/Burney 05:05:00 -28.5 Dark Up 50.6 178.2 Up 04:50:00 - 05:20:00 606
Patrick 05:04:15 -36.5 Dark Up 55.7 191.1 Up 04:49:15 - 05:19:15 587
Reno 05:04:50 -30.3 Dark Up 52.1 180.7 Up 04:49:50 - 05:19:50 578
George/Scottsdale 05:04:01 -38.8 Dark Up 57.0 195.2 Up 04:49:01 - 05:19:01 572
Yerington 05:04:46 -31.0 Dark Up 52.6 181.7 Up 04:49:46 - 05:19:46 571
Gimple 05:04:56 -29.3 Dark Up 51.5 179.0 Up 04:49:56 - 05:19:56 567
Hawthorne 05:04:43 -31.6 Dark Up 53.1 182.6 Up 04:49:43 - 05:19:43 564
Portola 05:04:53 -29.8 Dark Up 51.8 179.6 Up 04:49:53 - 05:19:53 564
Greenville 05:04:56 -29.3 Dark Up 51.5 178.9 Up 04:49:56 - 05:19:56 564
Carson City 05:04:49 -30.5 Dark Up 52.5 180.7 Up 04:49:49 - 05:19:49 553
Quincy 05:04:55 -29.4 Dark Up 51.7 178.9 Up 04:49:55 - 05:19:55 549
Beatty 05:04:31 -33.8 Dark Up 54.6 185.9 Up 04:49:31 - 05:19:31 543
Gardnerville 05:04:48 -30.7 Dark Up 52.7 180.8 Up 04:49:48 - 05:19:48 538
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:04:17 -36.2 Dark Up 56.1 189.9 Up 04:49:17 - 05:19:17 532
Lee Vining 05:04:43 -31.7 Dark Up 53.7 181.8 Up 04:49:43 - 05:19:43 499
Lake Havasu City 05:04:14 -36.8 Dark Up 56.7 190.5 Up 04:49:14 - 05:19:14 496
Bishop 05:04:38 -32.5 Dark Up 54.2 183.1 Up 04:49:38 - 05:19:38 492
Yuma 05:04:09 -37.6 Dark Up 58.5 190.5 Up 04:49:09 - 05:19:09 347
Calipatria 05:04:14 -36.8 Dark Up 58.2 188.7 Up 04:49:14 - 05:19:14 331
Idyllwild 05:04:21 -35.6 Dark Up 57.8 186.4 Up 04:49:21 - 05:19:21 314
Wildwood 05:04:30 -34.2 Dark Up 57.5 182.9 Up 04:49:30 - 05:19:30 239

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 12AZ25, (2026/03/30 05:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 13.33   5
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0 10.44  24
32Tau2Hya      09:31:58.9 -01:11:06  4.2  2.89  18
PPM 155923     09:31:31.3 +01:27:53  7.0  0.72  17
PPM 155977     09:34:46.4 +01:36:06  9.7  0.12  16
12AZ25         09:34:18.7 +01:38:47 15.2        16
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/26 02:50:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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