RECON: TNO occultation with 532184

Event between (532184) 13OR11 and star GA1140:00561090 with event index number of 2449137

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/12/09 03:19:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:55:40.8 +24:00:32
Equinox of date position of star is 03:57:07.5 +24:04:41
Stellar brightness G=13.0, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 72 degrees from the moon. Moon is 77% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 35.3 AU from the Sun and 34.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 102 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1880 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24891.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 532184, (2025/12/09 03:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.7 +16:33:34  0.8 12.05  65
44Zet Per      03:55:46.1 +31:57:31  2.8  7.88  71
33 Tau         03:58:36.4 +23:14:56  6.0  0.89  72
PPM 093123     03:59:54.1 +24:09:13  7.6  0.61  72
PPM 093060     03:56:34.7 +24:01:56  9.7  0.16  73
532184         03:57:13.8 +24:04:59 13.0        72
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 28.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=3.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 03:21:12 -31.2 Dark Down 42.9 104.9 Up 03:12:14 - 03:30:10 5373
Victoria 03:21:24 -29.2 Dark Down 41.4 100.3 Up 03:12:26 - 03:30:22 5295
Kelowna 03:21:12 -31.8 Dark Down 43.6 105.0 Up 03:12:14 - 03:30:10 5284
Peachland 03:21:14 -31.6 Dark Down 43.5 104.6 Up 03:12:16 - 03:30:12 5284
Summerland 03:21:13 -31.7 Dark Down 43.6 104.5 Up 03:12:15 - 03:30:11 5270
Penticton 03:21:14 -31.7 Dark Down 43.7 104.6 Up 03:12:16 - 03:30:12 5262
Oliver 03:21:15 -31.7 Dark Down 43.7 104.3 Up 03:12:17 - 03:30:13 5234
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:21:15 -31.9 Dark Down 43.9 104.3 Up 03:12:17 - 03:30:13 5215
Okanogan 03:21:18 -31.7 Dark Down 43.9 103.5 Up 03:12:20 - 03:30:16 5170
Brewster 03:21:19 -31.6 Dark Down 43.9 103.1 Up 03:12:21 - 03:30:17 5154
Manson/Chelan 03:21:20 -31.4 Dark Down 43.7 102.5 Up 03:12:22 - 03:30:18 5148
Wenatchee 03:21:22 -31.3 Dark Down 43.7 102.0 Up 03:12:24 - 03:30:20 5115
Sleaford 03:20:38 -39.8 Dark Up 50.5 121.2 Up 03:11:40 - 03:29:36 5108
Ellensburg 03:21:24 -31.1 Dark Down 43.6 101.4 Up 03:12:26 - 03:30:22 5089
Yakima 03:21:25 -31.1 Dark Down 43.7 101.0 Up 03:12:27 - 03:30:23 5056
Toppenish/White Swan 03:21:25 -31.2 Dark Down 43.8 100.9 Up 03:12:27 - 03:30:23 5033
The Dalles 03:21:29 -30.6 Dark Down 43.4 99.6 Up 03:12:31 - 03:30:27 4994
PNWRO 03:21:23 -32.2 Dark Down 44.9 101.9 Up 03:12:25 - 03:30:21 4957
Maupin 03:21:31 -30.7 Dark Down 43.6 99.3 Up 03:12:33 - 03:30:29 4957
Sisters 03:21:34 -30.3 Dark Down 43.4 98.0 Up 03:12:36 - 03:30:32 4900
Bend 03:21:34 -30.5 Dark Down 43.6 98.0 Up 03:12:36 - 03:30:32 4872
Oregon Observatory 03:21:34 -30.4 Dark Down 43.5 97.8 Up 03:12:36 - 03:30:32 4861
Chiloquin 03:21:40 -30.0 Dark Down 43.4 96.2 Up 03:12:42 - 03:30:38 4764
Klamath Falls 03:21:41 -30.0 Dark Down 43.5 96.0 Up 03:12:43 - 03:30:39 4732
Cedarville 03:21:39 -31.2 Dark Down 44.8 96.5 Up 03:12:41 - 03:30:37 4619
Fall River/Burney 03:21:43 -30.2 Dark Down 43.9 95.1 Up 03:12:45 - 03:30:41 4618
Greenville 03:21:45 -30.5 Dark Down 44.3 94.6 Up 03:12:47 - 03:30:43 4524
Gimple 03:21:45 -30.6 Dark Down 44.4 94.6 Up 03:12:47 - 03:30:43 4521
Quincy 03:21:46 -30.5 Dark Down 44.4 94.4 Up 03:12:48 - 03:30:44 4507
Portola 03:21:45 -30.8 Dark Down 44.7 94.6 Up 03:12:47 - 03:30:43 4479
Reno 03:21:44 -31.3 Dark Down 45.3 94.8 Up 03:12:46 - 03:30:42 4434
Carson City 03:21:46 -31.3 Dark Down 45.3 94.4 Up 03:12:48 - 03:30:44 4401
Gardnerville 03:21:46 -31.3 Dark Down 45.4 94.2 Up 03:12:48 - 03:30:44 4378
Yerington 03:21:45 -31.8 Dark Down 45.8 94.7 Up 03:12:47 - 03:30:43 4362
Hawthorne 03:21:45 -32.1 Dark Down 46.3 94.6 Up 03:12:47 - 03:30:43 4302
Lee Vining 03:21:47 -31.7 Dark Down 45.9 93.7 Up 03:12:49 - 03:30:45 4269
Bishop 03:21:47 -32.2 Dark Down 46.5 93.5 Up 03:12:49 - 03:30:45 4189
Beatty 03:21:45 -33.5 Dark Down 47.9 94.1 Up 03:12:47 - 03:30:43 4090
Dunrhomin 03:21:07 -42.4 Dark Down 56.0 107.6 Up 03:12:09 - 03:30:05 4032
Nikitin 03:21:07 -42.4 Dark Down 56.1 107.3 Up 03:12:09 - 03:30:05 4015
CU-SBO 03:21:07 -42.4 Dark Down 56.0 107.1 Up 03:12:09 - 03:30:05 4012
Wildwood 03:21:56 -31.7 Dark Down 46.5 90.0 Up 03:12:58 - 03:30:54 3894
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:21:44 -35.1 Dark Down 49.7 93.5 Up 03:12:46 - 03:30:42 3852
Patrick 03:21:41 -35.7 Dark Down 50.3 94.3 Up 03:12:43 - 03:30:39 3851
Idyllwild 03:21:53 -33.2 Dark Down 48.1 90.6 Up 03:12:55 - 03:30:51 3793
Lake Havasu City 03:21:44 -35.2 Dark Down 50.0 92.9 Up 03:12:46 - 03:30:42 3780
Calipatria 03:21:51 -34.1 Dark Down 49.0 90.6 Up 03:12:53 - 03:30:49 3692
George/Scottsdale 03:21:40 -37.2 Dark Down 52.0 93.5 Up 03:12:42 - 03:30:38 3620
Yuma 03:21:50 -34.8 Dark Down 49.8 90.6 Up 03:12:52 - 03:30:48 3619

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 532184, (2025/12/09 03:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 12.05  65
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8  7.88  71
33 Tau         03:57:03.9 +23:10:32  6.0  0.89  72
PPM 093123     03:58:20.9 +24:04:51  7.6  0.61  72
PPM 093060     03:55:01.7 +23:57:28  9.7  0.16  73
532184         03:55:40.8 +24:00:32 13.0        72
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/03 06:09:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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