RECON: TNO occultation with 13CD223

Event between 13CD223 and star GA1020:03452655 with event index number of 1531507

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/01/30 08:15:06 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:59:43.3 +12:14:32
Equinox of date position of star is 11:00:44.5 +12:08:15
Stellar brightness G=12.3, use SENSEUP=16
Star is 65 degrees from the moon. Moon is 91% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 48.2 AU from the Sun and 47.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 283 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4438 km.
The sky-plane scale is 34323.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.7
Diameter=434.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.5 sec chord
Diameter=177.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13CD223, (2026/01/30 08:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:45.6 +11:50:19  1.3 12.56  54
68Del Leo      11:15:29.4 +20:22:50  2.6  8.97  65
53 Leo         10:50:37.6 +10:24:24  5.3  3.08  64
PPM 127948     11:05:55.4 +12:31:34  7.0  1.25  66
PPM 127882     11:00:48.3 +11:45:20  9.2  0.35  65
PPM 127895     11:01:36.0 +12:14:55 10.2  0.19  65
13CD223        11:01:05.5 +12:06:07 12.3        66
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 3.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=10.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 08:17:53 -57.7 Dark Up 44.9 136.0 Up 08:02:53 - 08:32:53 450
Summerland 08:17:54 -58.0 Dark Up 45.0 135.4 Up 08:02:54 - 08:32:54 415
Penticton 08:17:53 -58.1 Dark Up 45.1 135.5 Up 08:02:53 - 08:32:53 411
Okanagan Falls 08:17:53 -58.2 Dark Up 45.2 135.3 Up 08:02:53 - 08:32:53 393
Oliver 08:17:53 -58.4 Dark Up 45.3 135.2 Up 08:02:53 - 08:32:53 377
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:17:53 -58.6 Dark Up 45.6 135.4 Up 08:02:53 - 08:32:53 365
Oroville 08:17:53 -58.7 Dark Up 45.6 135.2 Up 08:02:53 - 08:32:53 356
Tonasket 08:17:53 -58.9 Dark Up 45.7 135.0 Up 08:02:53 - 08:32:53 334
Okanogan 08:17:53 -59.2 Dark Up 45.9 134.6 Up 08:02:53 - 08:32:53 298
Brewster 08:17:54 -59.5 Dark Up 46.0 134.2 Up 08:02:54 - 08:32:54 267
Manson/Chelan 08:17:55 -59.7 Dark Up 46.0 133.6 Up 08:02:55 - 08:32:55 239
Entiat 08:17:55 -59.9 Dark Up 46.1 133.3 Up 08:02:55 - 08:32:55 216
Wenatchee 08:17:56 -60.2 Dark Up 46.2 133.0 Up 08:02:56 - 08:32:56 189
Ellensburg 08:17:56 -60.6 Dark Up 46.4 132.4 Up 08:02:56 - 08:32:56 144
Yakima 08:17:56 -61.0 Dark Up 46.6 132.1 Up 08:02:56 - 08:32:56 103
Pasco 08:17:52 -61.3 Dark Up 47.6 133.6 Up 08:02:52 - 08:32:52 101
Toppenish/White Swan 08:17:55 -61.2 Dark Up 46.9 132.1 Up 08:02:55 - 08:32:55 86
PNWRO 08:17:51 -61.6 Dark Up 47.9 133.7 Up 08:02:51 - 08:32:51 82
George/Umatilla 08:17:53 -61.7 Dark Up 47.7 133.0 Up 08:02:53 - 08:32:53 64
Goldendale 08:17:57 -61.8 Dark Up 47.0 131.2 Up 08:02:57 - 08:32:57 22
The Dalles 08:17:58 -62.0 Dark Up 47.0 130.5 Up 08:02:58 - 08:32:58 -9
Maupin 08:17:57 -62.4 Dark Up 47.3 130.3 Up 08:02:57 - 08:32:57 -48
Madras/Culver 08:17:57 -63.0 Dark Up 47.6 129.8 Up 08:02:57 - 08:32:57 -104
Niwot 08:17:04 -63.7 Dark Up 58.7 148.3 Up 08:02:04 - 08:32:04 -121
SwRI 08:17:04 -63.8 Dark Up 58.7 148.0 Up 08:02:04 - 08:32:04 -134
Redmond 08:17:58 -63.3 Dark Up 47.8 129.5 Up 08:02:58 - 08:32:58 -141
Sisters 08:17:59 -63.3 Dark Up 47.6 129.0 Up 08:02:59 - 08:32:59 -147
Bend 08:17:58 -63.6 Dark Up 47.9 129.1 Up 08:02:58 - 08:32:58 -165
Oregon Observatory 08:17:58 -63.7 Dark Up 47.9 128.8 Up 08:02:58 - 08:32:58 -186
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:17:58 -63.9 Dark Up 48.0 128.5 Up 08:02:58 - 08:32:58 -208
North Lake 08:17:56 -64.4 Dark Up 48.6 128.9 Up 08:02:56 - 08:32:56 -238
Paisley 08:17:55 -64.9 Dark Up 49.2 128.8 Up 08:02:55 - 08:32:55 -286
Chiloquin 08:17:59 -65.0 Dark Up 48.5 127.1 Up 08:02:59 - 08:32:59 -328
Lakeview 08:17:55 -65.4 Dark Up 49.6 128.6 Up 08:02:55 - 08:32:55 -333
Klamath Falls 08:17:59 -65.4 Dark Up 48.8 126.9 Up 08:02:59 - 08:32:59 -361
Tulelake 08:17:58 -65.7 Dark Up 49.1 127.0 Up 08:02:58 - 08:32:58 -382
Cedarville 08:17:54 -66.1 Dark Up 50.1 128.2 Up 08:02:54 - 08:32:54 -395
Fall River/Burney 08:17:57 -66.6 Dark Up 49.7 126.3 Up 08:02:57 - 08:32:57 -473
Susanville 08:17:55 -67.2 Dark Up 50.5 126.5 Up 08:02:55 - 08:32:55 -520
Gimple 08:17:56 -67.5 Dark Up 50.5 126.0 Up 08:02:56 - 08:32:56 -554
Greenville 08:17:56 -67.5 Dark Up 50.5 125.9 Up 08:02:56 - 08:32:56 -556
Quincy 08:17:55 -67.7 Dark Up 50.6 125.7 Up 08:02:55 - 08:32:55 -576
Portola 08:17:54 -67.8 Dark Up 51.0 126.2 Up 08:02:54 - 08:32:54 -578
Reno 08:17:52 -68.0 Dark Up 51.5 126.7 Up 08:02:52 - 08:32:52 -590
Carson City 08:17:52 -68.4 Dark Up 51.8 126.3 Up 08:02:52 - 08:32:52 -626
Yerington 08:17:50 -68.6 Dark Up 52.3 126.9 Up 08:02:50 - 08:32:50 -630
Gardnerville 08:17:52 -68.6 Dark Up 51.9 126.1 Up 08:02:52 - 08:32:52 -650
Hawthorne 08:17:47 -69.0 Dark Up 52.9 127.1 Up 08:02:47 - 08:32:47 -664
Tonopah 08:17:43 -69.3 Dark Up 54.0 128.3 Up 08:02:43 - 08:32:43 -676
Lee Vining 08:17:49 -69.6 Dark Up 52.9 125.9 Up 08:02:49 - 08:32:49 -735
Bishop 08:17:46 -70.1 Dark Up 53.7 126.1 Up 08:02:46 - 08:32:46 -778
Beatty 08:17:40 -70.3 Dark Up 55.0 127.6 Up 08:02:40 - 08:32:40 -782
Indian Springs 08:17:36 -70.5 Dark Up 55.9 128.7 Up 08:02:36 - 08:32:36 -786
Henderson 08:17:34 -70.8 Dark Up 56.7 129.0 Up 08:02:34 - 08:32:34 -821
Lone Pine 08:17:45 -70.8 Dark Up 54.4 125.7 Up 08:02:45 - 08:32:45 -848
Patrick 08:17:29 -71.1 Dark Up 57.7 129.7 Up 08:02:29 - 08:32:29 -853
DCO 08:17:27 -71.2 Dark Up 58.4 130.3 Up 08:02:27 - 08:32:27 -864
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:17:33 -71.3 Dark Up 57.1 128.4 Up 08:02:33 - 08:32:33 -879
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:17:29 -71.4 Dark Up 57.8 129.2 Up 08:02:29 - 08:32:29 -882
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:17:32 -71.5 Dark Up 57.5 128.5 Up 08:02:32 - 08:32:32 -899
Mohave Valley 08:17:31 -71.8 Dark Up 57.6 128.1 Up 08:02:31 - 08:32:31 -927
Lake Havasu City 08:17:30 -72.1 Dark Up 58.0 128.0 Up 08:02:30 - 08:32:30 -961
Parker 08:17:29 -72.4 Dark Up 58.3 127.5 Up 08:02:29 - 08:32:29 -996
CPSLO 08:17:52 -72.3 Dark Up 53.3 121.1 Up 08:02:52 - 08:32:52 -1050
Blythe 08:17:30 -73.0 Dark Up 58.4 126.5 Up 08:02:30 - 08:32:30 -1059
Idyllwild 08:17:37 -73.4 Dark Up 56.9 123.9 Up 08:02:37 - 08:32:37 -1108
Wildwood 08:17:45 -73.4 Dark Up 55.4 122.0 Up 08:02:45 - 08:32:45 -1123
Calipatria 08:17:33 -73.7 Dark Up 58.0 124.6 Up 08:02:33 - 08:32:33 -1137
Yuma 08:17:29 -73.9 Dark Up 58.9 125.2 Up 08:02:29 - 08:32:29 -1156

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 13CD223, (2026/01/30 08:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:22.0 +11:58:02  1.3 12.56  54
68Del Leo      11:14:06.7 +20:31:23  2.6  8.97  65
53 Leo         10:49:15.4 +10:32:42  5.3  3.08  64
PPM 127948     11:04:33.4 +12:40:02  7.0  1.25  66
PPM 127882     10:59:26.2 +11:53:45  9.2  0.35  65
PPM 127895     11:00:13.9 +12:23:21 10.2  0.19  65
13CD223        10:59:43.3 +12:14:32 12.3        65
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/08 22:29:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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