RECON: TNO occultation with 612083

Event between (612083) 98WX31 and star GA1140:02914588 with event index number of 2805200

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/01/10 11:55:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:17:06.8 +25:08:34
Equinox of date position of star is 07:18:31.7 +25:06:00
Stellar brightness G=15.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 91 degrees from the moon. Moon is 52% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

[RECON map]
Object is 41.0 AU from the Sun and 40.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 441 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2363 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29055.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=270.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.7 sec chord
Diameter=110.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612083, (2026/01/10 11:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:54.5 +27:57:40  1.1  6.93  86
57 Gem         07:25:03.6 +24:59:54  5.9  1.44  90
52 Gem         07:16:17.4 +24:50:15  7.0  0.60  92
PPM 097348     07:20:19.4 +25:32:44  8.7  0.58  91
PPM 097285     07:18:05.9 +24:50:36 10.9  0.29  91
612083         07:18:42.2 +25:05:40 15.0        91
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 14.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=11.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:53:11 -29.0 Dark Up 29.8 273.5 Low 11:38:11 - 12:08:11 4799
Kamloops 11:53:20 -38.1 Dark Up 38.8 263.0 Up 11:38:20 - 12:08:20 4266
Kelowna 11:53:16 -37.7 Dark Up 38.3 264.4 Up 11:38:16 - 12:08:16 4234
Peachland 11:53:16 -37.9 Dark Up 38.5 264.3 Up 11:38:16 - 12:08:16 4217
Summerland 11:53:16 -37.9 Dark Up 38.5 264.5 Up 11:38:16 - 12:08:16 4209
Penticton 11:53:15 -37.8 Dark Up 38.4 264.6 Up 11:38:15 - 12:08:15 4208
Oliver 11:53:14 -37.9 Dark Up 38.5 264.9 Up 11:38:14 - 12:08:14 4181
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:53:13 -37.8 Dark Up 38.3 265.2 Up 11:38:13 - 12:08:13 4175
Okanogan 11:53:11 -38.0 Dark Up 38.6 265.5 Up 11:38:11 - 12:08:11 4120
Brewster 11:53:11 -38.2 Dark Up 38.7 265.5 Up 11:38:11 - 12:08:11 4093
Manson/Chelan 11:53:11 -38.5 Dark Up 39.0 265.4 Up 11:38:11 - 12:08:11 4065
Wenatchee 11:53:09 -38.7 Dark Up 39.1 265.7 Up 11:38:09 - 12:08:09 4024
Victoria 11:53:18 -40.5 Dark Up 41.0 262.3 Up 11:38:18 - 12:08:18 4011
Dunrhomin 11:52:30 -28.1 Dark Up 27.9 280.4 Low 11:37:30 - 12:07:30 4010
Nikitin 11:52:30 -28.1 Dark Up 27.9 280.5 Low 11:37:30 - 12:07:30 3995
CU-SBO 11:52:29 -28.1 Dark Up 28.0 280.5 Low 11:37:29 - 12:07:29 3987
Ellensburg 11:53:08 -38.9 Dark Up 39.3 265.8 Up 11:38:08 - 12:08:08 3985
PNWRO 11:53:03 -37.9 Dark Up 38.2 267.9 Up 11:38:03 - 12:08:03 3962
Yakima 11:53:08 -39.0 Dark Up 39.4 266.1 Up 11:38:08 - 12:08:08 3953
Toppenish/White Swan 11:53:06 -38.9 Dark Up 39.3 266.4 Up 11:38:06 - 12:08:06 3941
The Dalles 11:53:05 -39.6 Dark Up 39.9 266.5 Up 11:38:05 - 12:08:05 3854
Maupin 11:53:04 -39.6 Dark Up 39.8 266.9 Up 11:38:04 - 12:08:04 3825
Sisters 11:53:02 -40.0 Dark Up 40.2 267.3 Up 11:38:02 - 12:08:02 3738
Bend 11:53:01 -39.9 Dark Up 40.0 267.7 Up 11:38:01 - 12:08:01 3727
Oregon Observatory 11:53:00 -40.0 Dark Up 40.1 267.7 Up 11:38:00 - 12:08:00 3709
Chiloquin 11:52:57 -40.5 Dark Up 40.5 268.5 Up 11:37:57 - 12:07:57 3587
Klamath Falls 11:52:56 -40.5 Dark Up 40.4 268.9 Up 11:37:56 - 12:07:56 3561
Cedarville 11:52:52 -39.4 Dark Up 39.3 270.5 Up 11:37:52 - 12:07:52 3560
Fall River/Burney 11:52:52 -40.3 Dark Up 40.2 270.1 Up 11:37:52 - 12:07:52 3476
Gimple 11:52:49 -40.0 Dark Up 39.8 271.2 Up 11:37:49 - 12:07:49 3419
Greenville 11:52:49 -40.1 Dark Up 39.8 271.2 Up 11:37:49 - 12:07:49 3416
Reno 11:52:45 -39.2 Dark Up 39.0 272.3 Up 11:37:45 - 12:07:45 3407
Portola 11:52:48 -39.7 Dark Up 39.5 271.7 Up 11:37:48 - 12:07:48 3406
Quincy 11:52:48 -40.1 Dark Up 39.8 271.3 Up 11:37:48 - 12:07:48 3399
Yerington 11:52:43 -38.8 Dark Up 38.4 273.2 Up 11:37:43 - 12:07:43 3384
Carson City 11:52:44 -39.2 Dark Up 38.9 272.6 Up 11:37:44 - 12:07:44 3377
Hawthorne 11:52:41 -38.4 Dark Up 38.0 273.8 Up 11:37:41 - 12:07:41 3365
Gardnerville 11:52:43 -39.2 Dark Up 38.9 272.9 Up 11:37:43 - 12:07:43 3358
Lee Vining 11:52:40 -38.8 Dark Up 38.4 274.0 Up 11:37:40 - 12:07:40 3298
Beatty 11:52:33 -36.9 Dark Up 36.4 276.1 Up 11:37:33 - 12:07:33 3297
Patrick 11:52:25 -34.5 Dark Up 33.9 278.6 Up 11:37:25 - 12:07:25 3283
Bishop 11:52:37 -38.2 Dark Up 37.7 274.9 Up 11:37:37 - 12:07:37 3274
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:52:26 -35.1 Dark Up 34.5 278.4 Up 11:37:26 - 12:07:26 3233
George/Scottsdale 11:52:18 -32.8 Dark Up 32.0 280.7 Up 11:37:18 - 12:07:18 3218
Lake Havasu City 11:52:23 -34.9 Dark Up 34.2 279.0 Up 11:37:23 - 12:07:23 3186
Idyllwild 11:52:25 -36.8 Dark Up 36.0 278.4 Up 11:37:25 - 12:07:25 3024
Calipatria 11:52:21 -35.8 Dark Up 34.9 279.4 Up 11:37:21 - 12:07:21 3018
Yuma 11:52:19 -35.0 Dark Up 34.1 280.1 Up 11:37:19 - 12:07:19 3016
Wildwood 11:52:28 -38.3 Dark Up 37.6 277.3 Up 11:37:28 - 12:07:28 2980

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 612083, (2026/01/10 11:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1  6.93  86
57 Gem         07:23:28.4 +25:03:01  5.9  1.44  90
52 Gem         07:14:42.1 +24:53:04  7.0  0.60  92
PPM 097348     07:18:43.7 +25:35:41  8.7  0.58  91
PPM 097285     07:16:30.6 +24:53:29 10.9  0.29  91
612083         07:17:06.8 +25:08:34 15.0        91
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/04 04:10:48 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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