RECON: TNO occultation with 415720

Event between (415720) 99RU215 and star GA1120:00365624 with event index number of 1506062

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/11 11:11:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:08:39.8 +22:27:48
Equinox of date position of star is 03:09:46.8 +22:32:09
Stellar brightness G=14.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 27 degrees from the moon. Moon is 75% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 41.7 AU from the Sun and 40.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 455 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4095 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29613.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.1 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 415720, (2025/10/11 11:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.1 +16:33:33  0.8 21.38  14
44Zet Per      03:55:45.5 +31:57:29  2.8 13.80  16
58Zet Ari      03:16:23.3 +21:08:18  4.9  2.03  26
PPM 092277     03:12:49.2 +22:15:59  8.0  0.68  27
PPM 092229     03:09:38.3 +22:45:25  9.6  0.23  27
415720         03:10:09.6 +22:33:38 14.7        27
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 2.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=6.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 11:09:49 -29.7 Dark Up 57.9 219.0 Up 10:54:49 - 11:24:49 -5834
Summerland 11:09:49 -29.9 Dark Up 58.3 218.8 Up 10:54:49 - 11:24:49 -5863
Penticton 11:09:48 -29.9 Dark Up 58.3 219.1 Up 10:54:48 - 11:24:48 -5870
Okanagan Falls 11:09:49 -30.0 Dark Up 58.4 219.2 Up 10:54:49 - 11:24:49 -5889
Oliver 11:09:49 -30.1 Dark Up 58.5 219.4 Up 10:54:49 - 11:24:49 -5906
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:09:48 -30.0 Dark Up 58.6 219.9 Up 10:54:48 - 11:24:48 -5924
Oroville 11:09:48 -30.1 Dark Up 58.7 219.9 Up 10:54:48 - 11:24:48 -5931
Tonasket 11:09:48 -30.2 Dark Up 58.9 220.1 Up 10:54:48 - 11:24:48 -5955
Okanogan 11:09:48 -30.5 Dark Up 59.2 220.3 Up 10:54:48 - 11:24:48 -5989
Brewster 11:09:49 -30.7 Dark Up 59.5 220.2 Up 10:54:49 - 11:24:49 -6016
Manson/Chelan 11:09:50 -31.0 Dark Up 59.8 219.9 Up 10:54:50 - 11:24:50 -6036
Entiat 11:09:50 -31.1 Dark Up 60.0 220.0 Up 10:54:50 - 11:24:50 -6058
Wenatchee 11:09:50 -31.3 Dark Up 60.2 220.1 Up 10:54:50 - 11:24:50 -6084
Ellensburg 11:09:51 -31.6 Dark Up 60.6 220.2 Up 10:54:51 - 11:24:51 -6126
Yakima 11:09:51 -31.8 Dark Up 61.0 220.7 Up 10:54:51 - 11:24:51 -6167
Toppenish/White Swan 11:09:50 -31.8 Dark Up 61.0 221.2 Up 10:54:50 - 11:24:50 -6190
Pasco 11:09:45 -31.1 Dark Up 60.6 223.4 Up 10:54:45 - 11:24:45 -6207
PNWRO 11:09:45 -31.0 Dark Up 60.6 224.1 Up 10:54:45 - 11:24:45 -6233
George/Umatilla 11:09:46 -31.4 Dark Up 60.9 223.5 Up 10:54:46 - 11:24:46 -6241
Goldendale 11:09:51 -32.3 Dark Up 61.7 221.2 Up 10:54:51 - 11:24:51 -6246
The Dalles 11:09:53 -32.6 Dark Up 62.0 220.8 Up 10:54:53 - 11:24:53 -6268
Maupin 11:09:52 -32.8 Dark Up 62.3 221.5 Up 10:54:52 - 11:24:52 -6311
Madras/Culver 11:09:52 -33.0 Dark Up 62.7 222.2 Up 10:54:52 - 11:24:52 -6368
Sisters 11:09:54 -33.5 Dark Up 63.1 221.8 Up 10:54:54 - 11:24:54 -6401
Redmond 11:09:52 -33.2 Dark Up 63.0 222.5 Up 10:54:52 - 11:24:52 -6405
Bend 11:09:53 -33.4 Dark Up 63.2 222.6 Up 10:54:53 - 11:24:53 -6427
Oregon Observatory 11:09:53 -33.6 Dark Up 63.4 222.6 Up 10:54:53 - 11:24:53 -6445
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:09:53 -33.7 Dark Up 63.6 222.8 Up 10:54:53 - 11:24:53 -6466
North Lake 11:09:51 -33.5 Dark Up 63.6 224.4 Up 10:54:51 - 11:24:51 -6514
Paisley 11:09:49 -33.5 Dark Up 63.8 225.8 Up 10:54:49 - 11:24:49 -6574
Chiloquin 11:09:54 -34.4 Dark Up 64.6 223.7 Up 10:54:54 - 11:24:54 -6582
Klamath Falls 11:09:54 -34.5 Dark Up 64.8 224.4 Up 10:54:54 - 11:24:54 -6618
Lakeview 11:09:49 -33.5 Dark Up 64.0 226.9 Up 10:54:49 - 11:24:49 -6628
Tulelake 11:09:52 -34.4 Dark Up 64.8 225.3 Up 10:54:52 - 11:24:52 -6648
Cedarville 11:09:48 -33.7 Dark Up 64.4 228.2 Up 10:54:48 - 11:24:48 -6699
Fall River/Burney 11:09:52 -34.7 Dark Up 65.4 226.8 Up 10:54:52 - 11:24:52 -6745
Susanville 11:09:49 -34.4 Dark Up 65.4 229.2 Up 10:54:49 - 11:24:49 -6815
Niwot 11:08:53 -23.4 Dark Up 55.5 249.9 Up 10:53:53 - 11:23:53 -6839
Greenville 11:09:50 -34.8 Dark Up 65.7 229.1 Up 10:54:50 - 11:24:50 -6843
Gimple 11:09:50 -34.7 Dark Up 65.7 229.3 Up 10:54:50 - 11:24:50 -6844
SwRI 11:08:53 -23.5 Dark Up 55.6 250.0 Up 10:53:53 - 11:23:53 -6850
Quincy 11:09:50 -34.8 Dark Up 65.9 229.4 Up 10:54:50 - 11:24:50 -6865
Portola 11:09:48 -34.5 Dark Up 65.7 230.5 Up 10:54:48 - 11:24:48 -6881
Reno 11:09:46 -34.2 Dark Up 65.5 232.0 Up 10:54:46 - 11:24:46 -6912
Carson City 11:09:45 -34.3 Dark Up 65.7 232.7 Up 10:54:45 - 11:24:45 -6950
Yerington 11:09:43 -33.9 Dark Up 65.4 234.1 Up 10:54:43 - 11:24:43 -6973
Gardnerville 11:09:45 -34.4 Dark Up 65.8 233.2 Up 10:54:45 - 11:24:45 -6977
Hawthorne 11:09:41 -33.7 Dark Up 65.3 235.7 Up 10:54:41 - 11:24:41 -7025
Tonopah 11:09:35 -32.8 Dark Up 64.7 238.7 Up 10:54:35 - 11:24:35 -7079
Lee Vining 11:09:42 -34.2 Dark Up 66.0 236.0 Up 10:54:42 - 11:24:42 -7084
Bishop 11:09:40 -33.9 Dark Up 65.8 238.2 Up 10:54:40 - 11:24:40 -7151
Beatty 11:09:33 -32.8 Dark Up 64.9 241.5 Up 10:54:33 - 11:24:33 -7205
Lone Pine 11:09:38 -33.9 Dark Up 66.0 240.2 Up 10:54:38 - 11:24:38 -7235
Indian Springs 11:09:29 -32.1 Dark Up 64.3 243.6 Up 10:54:29 - 11:24:29 -7242
Henderson 11:09:26 -31.7 Dark Up 64.1 245.5 Up 10:54:26 - 11:24:26 -7301
Searchlight/Boulder City 11:09:25 -31.8 Dark Up 64.2 246.6 Up 10:54:25 - 11:24:25 -7364
CPSLO 11:09:49 -36.3 Dark Up 68.4 238.9 Up 10:54:49 - 11:24:49 -7367
Patrick 11:09:21 -31.0 Dark Up 63.5 248.0 Up 10:54:21 - 11:24:21 -7370
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:09:22 -31.2 Dark Up 63.7 248.2 Up 10:54:22 - 11:24:22 -7394
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:09:23 -31.6 Dark Up 64.1 247.6 Up 10:54:23 - 11:24:23 -7396
DCO 11:09:18 -30.5 Dark Up 63.1 249.4 Up 10:54:18 - 11:24:18 -7403
Mohave Valley 11:09:24 -31.7 Dark Up 64.2 248.1 Up 10:54:24 - 11:24:24 -7426
Lake Havasu City 11:09:23 -31.6 Dark Up 64.2 249.2 Up 10:54:23 - 11:24:23 -7470
Wildwood 11:09:39 -35.1 Dark Up 67.5 244.6 Up 10:54:39 - 11:24:39 -7507
Parker 11:09:23 -31.7 Dark Up 64.3 249.9 Up 10:54:23 - 11:24:23 -7508
Idyllwild 11:09:31 -33.7 Dark Up 66.3 247.8 Up 10:54:31 - 11:24:31 -7551
Blythe 11:09:23 -32.0 Dark Up 64.7 250.6 Up 10:54:23 - 11:24:23 -7566
Calipatria 11:09:27 -32.9 Dark Up 65.6 250.5 Up 10:54:27 - 11:24:27 -7619
Yuma 11:09:23 -32.3 Dark Up 65.0 252.4 Up 10:54:23 - 11:24:23 -7667

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 415720, (2025/10/11 11:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 21.38  14
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8 13.80  16
58Zet Ari      03:14:54.1 +21:02:39  4.9  2.03  26
PPM 092277     03:11:19.5 +22:10:14  8.0  0.68  27
PPM 092229     03:08:08.5 +22:39:34  9.6  0.23  27
415720         03:08:39.8 +22:27:48 14.7        27
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/25 00:14:07 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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