RECON: TNO occultation with 13MB12

Event between 13MB12 and star GA0880:00104710 with event index number of 2364153

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/09/16 08:55:33 UTC

J2000 position of star is 01:14:11.9 -01:42:40
Equinox of date position of star is 01:15:19.4 -01:35:42
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 138 degrees from the moon. Moon is 27% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.7

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TNO is 22.2 AU from the Sun and 21.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 269 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3358 km.
The sky-plane scale is 15448.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.2
Diameter=54.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Diameter=22.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13MB12, (2026/09/16 08:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:07.1 -29:28:48  1.2 42.78  95
68Omi Cet      02:20:41.9 -02:51:27  2.0 16.32 148
38 Cet         01:16:11.1 -00:49:55  5.7  0.75 139
PPM 183170     01:14:44.9 -02:24:36  7.4  0.86 137
PPM 174866     01:14:40.3 -01:43:19  9.0  0.27 138
PPM 174867     01:14:42.9 -01:35:24 10.6  0.21 138
13MB12         01:15:33.7 -01:34:13 15.9       138
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 3.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=10.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:54:08 -35.3 Dark Down 36.9 167.4 Up 08:39:08 - 09:09:08 3243
Victoria 08:54:21 -37.9 Dark Down 38.5 163.2 Up 08:39:21 - 09:09:21 3237
Peachland 08:54:08 -36.1 Dark Down 37.9 168.0 Up 08:39:08 - 09:09:08 3174
Kelowna 08:54:07 -35.9 Dark Down 37.8 168.4 Up 08:39:07 - 09:09:07 3170
Summerland 08:54:08 -36.2 Dark Down 38.1 168.1 Up 08:39:08 - 09:09:08 3163
Penticton 08:54:08 -36.3 Dark Down 38.1 168.2 Up 08:39:08 - 09:09:08 3155
Oliver 08:54:09 -36.6 Dark Down 38.5 168.2 Up 08:39:09 - 09:09:09 3136
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:54:08 -36.7 Dark Down 38.7 168.4 Up 08:39:08 - 09:09:08 3121
Tonasket 08:54:10 -37.0 Dark Down 39.0 168.2 Up 08:39:10 - 09:09:10 3106
Okanogan 08:54:11 -37.4 Dark Down 39.3 168.0 Up 08:39:11 - 09:09:11 3093
Manson/Chelan 08:54:13 -37.9 Dark Down 39.7 167.2 Up 08:39:13 - 09:09:13 3086
Brewster 08:54:12 -37.7 Dark Down 39.5 167.7 Up 08:39:12 - 09:09:12 3085
Wenatchee 08:54:15 -38.4 Dark Down 40.1 166.9 Up 08:39:15 - 09:09:15 3066
Ellensburg 08:54:17 -38.9 Dark Down 40.5 166.5 Up 08:39:17 - 09:09:17 3051
Yakima 08:54:17 -39.2 Dark Down 40.9 166.4 Up 08:39:17 - 09:09:17 3028
Toppenish/White Swan 08:54:17 -39.4 Dark Down 41.1 166.6 Up 08:39:17 - 09:09:17 3009
The Dalles 08:54:22 -40.3 Dark Down 41.7 165.4 Up 08:39:22 - 09:09:22 2994
Goldendale 08:54:20 -40.0 Dark Down 41.6 166.0 Up 08:39:20 - 09:09:20 2993
Maupin 08:54:22 -40.7 Dark Down 42.2 165.5 Up 08:39:22 - 09:09:22 2966
Sisters 08:54:26 -41.6 Dark Down 42.9 164.6 Up 08:39:26 - 09:09:26 2933
PNWRO 08:54:14 -39.4 Dark Down 41.7 168.5 Up 08:39:14 - 09:09:14 2932
Bend 08:54:26 -41.8 Dark Down 43.2 164.9 Up 08:39:26 - 09:09:26 2908
Oregon Observatory 08:54:26 -42.0 Dark Down 43.3 164.7 Up 08:39:26 - 09:09:26 2903
North Lake 08:54:26 -42.5 Dark Down 44.1 165.3 Up 08:39:26 - 09:09:26 2843
Chiloquin 08:54:31 -43.3 Dark Down 44.5 163.8 Up 08:39:31 - 09:09:31 2839
Sleaford 08:53:26 -30.2 Dark Down 36.1 185.2 Up 08:38:26 - 09:08:26 2829
Klamath Falls 08:54:31 -43.7 Dark Down 44.9 163.8 Up 08:39:31 - 09:09:31 2814
Lakeview 08:54:27 -43.3 Dark Down 45.2 165.8 Up 08:39:27 - 09:09:27 2755
Fall River/Burney 08:54:33 -44.7 Dark Down 46.1 164.1 Up 08:39:33 - 09:09:33 2724
Cedarville 08:54:28 -43.9 Dark Down 45.9 165.9 Up 08:39:28 - 09:09:28 2706
Susanville 08:54:32 -45.1 Dark Down 46.8 164.9 Up 08:39:32 - 09:09:32 2654
Greenville 08:54:34 -45.4 Dark Down 47.1 164.4 Up 08:39:34 - 09:09:34 2648
Gimple 08:54:34 -45.4 Dark Down 47.1 164.6 Up 08:39:34 - 09:09:34 2644
Quincy 08:54:34 -45.6 Dark Down 47.3 164.4 Up 08:39:34 - 09:09:34 2634
Portola 08:54:33 -45.6 Dark Down 47.5 165.0 Up 08:39:33 - 09:09:33 2606
Reno 08:54:31 -45.7 Dark Down 47.8 165.9 Up 08:39:31 - 09:09:31 2562
Carson City 08:54:32 -46.0 Dark Down 48.2 165.8 Up 08:39:32 - 09:09:32 2537
Gardnerville 08:54:33 -46.2 Dark Down 48.4 165.8 Up 08:39:33 - 09:09:33 2518
Yerington 08:54:31 -46.0 Dark Down 48.5 166.7 Up 08:39:31 - 09:09:31 2497
Hawthorne 08:54:30 -46.2 Dark Down 49.1 167.4 Up 08:39:30 - 09:09:30 2443
Lee Vining 08:54:33 -46.9 Dark Down 49.5 166.5 Up 08:39:33 - 09:09:33 2425
Bishop 08:54:32 -47.2 Dark Down 50.2 167.5 Up 08:39:32 - 09:09:32 2352
Tonopah 08:54:26 -46.2 Dark Down 49.7 169.4 Up 08:39:26 - 09:09:26 2351
Beatty 08:54:27 -47.1 Dark Down 50.9 169.9 Up 08:39:27 - 09:09:27 2248
Indian Springs 08:54:24 -47.0 Dark Down 51.4 171.5 Up 08:39:24 - 09:09:24 2178
Wildwood 08:54:40 -50.2 Dark Down 53.4 166.2 Up 08:39:40 - 09:09:40 2125
Henderson 08:54:23 -47.2 Dark Down 52.0 172.5 Up 08:39:23 - 09:09:23 2108
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:54:23 -47.7 Dark Down 52.9 173.0 Up 08:39:23 - 09:09:23 2025
Idyllwild 08:54:34 -49.8 Dark Down 54.1 169.2 Up 08:39:34 - 09:09:34 2014
Patrick 08:54:20 -47.2 Dark Down 52.7 174.2 Up 08:39:20 - 09:09:20 2012
Mohave Valley 08:54:24 -48.0 Dark Down 53.2 173.0 Up 08:39:24 - 09:09:24 2004
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:54:21 -47.5 Dark Down 52.9 173.9 Up 08:39:21 - 09:09:21 2004
Dunrhomin 08:53:41 -39.4 Dark Down 47.8 187.5 Up 08:38:41 - 09:08:41 1998
Lake Havasu City 08:54:24 -48.2 Dark Down 53.6 173.3 Up 08:39:24 - 09:09:24 1963
Parker 08:54:24 -48.5 Dark Down 54.0 173.3 Up 08:39:24 - 09:09:24 1934
Calipatria 08:54:31 -49.9 Dark Down 54.8 171.1 Up 08:39:31 - 09:09:31 1913
Yuma 08:54:29 -49.9 Dark Down 55.4 172.5 Up 08:39:29 - 09:09:29 1838
George/Scottsdale 08:54:16 -47.7 Dark Down 54.5 177.4 Up 08:39:16 - 09:09:16 1791

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 13MB12, (2026/09/16 08:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 42.78  95
68Omi Cet      02:19:20.8 -02:58:45  2.0 16.32 148
38 Cet         01:14:49.2 -00:58:21  5.7  0.75 139
PPM 183170     01:13:23.3 -02:33:04  7.4  0.86 137
PPM 174866     01:13:18.5 -01:51:46  9.0  0.27 138
PPM 174867     01:13:21.1 -01:43:52 10.6  0.21 138
13MB12         01:14:11.9 -01:42:40 15.9       138
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/16 23:57:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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