RECON: TNO occultation with 13TP229

Event between 13TP229 and star GA0840:00154907 with event index number of 2711070

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/11/20 03:52:07 UTC

J2000 position of star is 01:56:30.7 -04:31:07
Equinox of date position of star is 01:57:37.4 -04:24:41
Stellar brightness G=14.0, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 32 degrees from the moon. Moon is 76% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 37.0 AU from the Sun and 36.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 971 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4634 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26232.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=175.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.5 sec chord
Diameter=71.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13TP229, (2026/11/20 03:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:28.0 +16:33:41  0.8 44.65  71
68Omi Cet      02:20:42.4 -02:51:24  2.0  5.90  37
PPM 184185     02:05:01.9 -03:58:33  5.4  1.83  34
PPM 184067     01:59:17.1 -03:34:57  8.5  0.88  32
PPM 184034     01:57:37.1 -04:19:06  9.5  0.09  32
13TP229        01:57:52.0 -04:23:17 14.0        32
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 0.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=6.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 03:52:52 -34.9 Dark Up 28.3 143.0 Low 03:37:52 - 04:07:52 4653
Kelowna 03:52:52 -35.6 Dark Up 29.3 143.7 Low 03:37:52 - 04:07:52 4599
Peachland 03:52:53 -35.5 Dark Up 29.3 143.3 Low 03:37:53 - 04:07:53 4597
Summerland 03:52:53 -35.5 Dark Up 29.4 143.4 Low 03:37:53 - 04:07:53 4588
Penticton 03:52:53 -35.6 Dark Up 29.5 143.5 Low 03:37:53 - 04:07:53 4583
Victoria 03:53:07 -33.3 Dark Up 28.8 139.2 Low 03:38:07 - 04:08:07 4570
Oliver 03:52:54 -35.7 Dark Up 29.8 143.4 Low 03:37:54 - 04:07:54 4563
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:52:54 -35.9 Dark Up 30.0 143.5 Up 03:37:54 - 04:07:54 4552
Sleaford 03:52:06 -42.8 Dark Up 31.4 159.0 Up 03:37:06 - 04:07:06 4550
Tonasket 03:52:54 -35.9 Dark Up 30.3 143.3 Up 03:37:54 - 04:07:54 4535
Okanogan 03:52:56 -35.8 Dark Up 30.5 143.1 Up 03:37:56 - 04:07:56 4518
Brewster 03:52:57 -35.8 Dark Up 30.6 142.8 Up 03:37:57 - 04:07:57 4505
Manson/Chelan 03:52:59 -35.6 Dark Up 30.6 142.3 Up 03:37:59 - 04:07:59 4498
Wenatchee 03:53:01 -35.5 Dark Up 30.9 142.0 Up 03:38:01 - 04:08:01 4473
Ellensburg 03:53:03 -35.5 Dark Up 31.2 141.6 Up 03:38:03 - 04:08:03 4451
Yakima 03:53:04 -35.5 Dark Up 31.5 141.4 Up 03:38:04 - 04:08:04 4428
Toppenish/White Swan 03:53:04 -35.7 Dark Up 31.7 141.5 Up 03:38:04 - 04:08:04 4413
Goldendale 03:53:07 -35.5 Dark Up 32.0 140.9 Up 03:38:07 - 04:08:07 4385
The Dalles 03:53:09 -35.2 Dark Up 32.0 140.4 Up 03:38:09 - 04:08:09 4375
PNWRO 03:53:00 -36.7 Dark Up 32.6 143.0 Up 03:38:00 - 04:08:00 4372
Maupin 03:53:10 -35.4 Dark Up 32.4 140.3 Up 03:38:10 - 04:08:10 4349
Sisters 03:53:14 -35.1 Dark Up 32.8 139.5 Up 03:38:14 - 04:08:14 4301
Bend 03:53:14 -35.4 Dark Up 33.1 139.7 Up 03:38:14 - 04:08:14 4283
Oregon Observatory 03:53:14 -35.3 Dark Up 33.2 139.4 Up 03:38:14 - 04:08:14 4274
North Lake 03:53:14 -35.7 Dark Up 33.9 139.7 Up 03:38:14 - 04:08:14 4226
Chiloquin 03:53:17 -35.1 Dark Up 34.0 138.4 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 4195
Klamath Falls 03:53:17 -35.2 Dark Up 34.3 138.4 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 4172
Lakeview 03:53:16 -36.3 Dark Up 35.0 139.9 Up 03:38:16 - 04:08:16 4150
Cedarville 03:53:17 -36.5 Dark Up 35.6 139.8 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 4105
Fall River/Burney 03:53:17 -35.6 Dark Up 35.4 138.2 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 4089
Susanville 03:53:17 -36.2 Dark Up 36.2 138.7 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 4036
Greenville 03:53:17 -36.0 Dark Up 36.3 138.3 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 4022
Gimple 03:53:17 -36.1 Dark Up 36.3 138.4 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 4021
Quincy 03:53:17 -36.0 Dark Up 36.4 138.2 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 4008
Portola 03:53:17 -36.4 Dark Up 36.7 138.6 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 3993
Reno 03:53:17 -36.9 Dark Up 37.3 139.2 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 3965
Carson City 03:53:17 -36.9 Dark Up 37.6 139.0 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 3940
Gardnerville 03:53:17 -37.0 Dark Up 37.8 139.0 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 3922
Yerington 03:53:17 -37.4 Dark Up 38.0 139.6 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 3916
Hawthorne 03:53:17 -37.9 Dark Up 38.7 140.0 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 3876
Lee Vining 03:53:17 -37.5 Dark Up 38.8 139.1 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 3844
Tonopah 03:53:15 -39.0 Dark Up 39.7 141.3 Up 03:38:15 - 04:08:15 3822
Dunrhomin 03:52:26 -47.7 Dark Up 42.6 156.7 Up 03:37:26 - 04:07:26 3791
Bishop 03:53:17 -38.2 Dark Up 39.7 139.6 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 3789
Beatty 03:53:17 -39.5 Dark Up 40.8 141.2 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 3729
Indian Springs 03:53:13 -40.4 Dark Up 41.6 142.3 Up 03:38:13 - 04:08:13 3689
Henderson 03:53:12 -41.0 Dark Up 42.4 142.8 Up 03:38:12 - 04:08:12 3637
Patrick 03:53:09 -41.9 Dark Up 43.4 143.7 Up 03:38:09 - 04:08:09 3572
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:53:13 -41.4 Dark Up 43.3 142.8 Up 03:38:13 - 04:08:13 3564
Kingman/Dolan Springs 03:53:10 -41.8 Dark Up 43.5 143.4 Up 03:38:10 - 04:08:10 3558
Mohave Valley 03:53:13 -41.4 Dark Up 43.5 142.6 Up 03:38:13 - 04:08:13 3543
Wildwood 03:53:30 -38.2 Dark Up 42.0 137.6 Up 03:38:30 - 04:08:30 3543
Lake Havasu City 03:53:13 -41.6 Dark Up 44.0 142.7 Up 03:38:13 - 04:08:13 3508
Idyllwild 03:53:17 -39.7 Dark Up 43.3 139.4 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 3490
Parker 03:53:14 -41.7 Dark Up 44.3 142.5 Up 03:38:14 - 04:08:14 3480
Calipatria 03:53:17 -40.7 Dark Up 44.4 140.4 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 3420
George/Scottsdale 03:53:05 -43.7 Dark Up 45.8 145.2 Up 03:38:05 - 04:08:05 3406
Yuma 03:53:17 -41.5 Dark Up 45.2 141.2 Up 03:38:17 - 04:08:17 3370

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 13TP229, (2026/11/20 03:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 44.65  71
68Omi Cet      02:19:20.8 -02:58:45  2.0  5.90  37
PPM 184185     02:03:40.5 -04:06:14  5.4  1.83  34
PPM 184067     01:57:55.5 -03:42:46  8.5  0.88  32
PPM 184034     01:56:15.7 -04:26:56  9.5  0.09  32
13TP229        01:56:30.7 -04:31:07 14.0        32
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/18 23:44:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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