RECON: TNO occultation with 612245

Event between (612245) 01QX322 and star GA1200:00418944 with event index number of 2812062

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/09/15 11:20:12 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:24:02.1 +31:27:24
Equinox of date position of star is 02:25:21.6 +31:33:25
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 52 degrees from the moon. Moon is 39% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 46.1 AU from the Sun and 45.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1169 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2150 km.
The sky-plane scale is 33012.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=303.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.8 sec chord
Diameter=123.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612245, (2025/09/15 11:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:23.9 +16:33:32  0.8 33.44  28
Hamal          02:08:37.7 +23:34:58  2.0  8.82  58
13 Tri         02:30:19.5 +30:02:45  6.5  1.84  52
PPM 067345     02:28:32.8 +31:24:10  8.1  0.66  52
PPM 067303     02:26:41.2 +31:24:40  9.9  0.29  52
612245         02:25:33.5 +31:34:20 15.9        52
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 0.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 29.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=24.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:18:30 -12.8 AT Up 63.7 227.1 Up 11:03:30 - 11:33:30 990
Kamloops 11:19:31 -21.3 Dark Up 69.8 200.6 Up 11:04:31 - 11:34:31 750
Kelowna 11:19:26 -21.2 Dark Up 70.4 203.6 Up 11:04:26 - 11:34:26 666
Peachland 11:19:27 -21.5 Dark Up 70.6 203.0 Up 11:04:27 - 11:34:27 654
Summerland 11:19:27 -21.5 Dark Up 70.7 203.4 Up 11:04:27 - 11:34:27 638
Penticton 11:19:26 -21.5 Dark Up 70.7 203.7 Up 11:04:26 - 11:34:26 632
Oliver 11:19:26 -21.6 Dark Up 71.0 204.2 Up 11:04:26 - 11:34:26 594
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:19:25 -21.6 Dark Up 71.1 204.8 Up 11:04:25 - 11:34:25 577
Tonasket 11:19:25 -21.8 Dark Up 71.4 205.0 Up 11:04:25 - 11:34:25 544
Victoria 11:19:44 -24.1 Dark Up 72.5 194.8 Up 11:04:44 - 11:34:44 518
Okanogan 11:19:25 -22.1 Dark Up 71.8 205.1 Up 11:04:25 - 11:34:25 508
Brewster 11:19:27 -22.4 Dark Up 72.1 204.9 Up 11:04:27 - 11:34:27 478
Manson/Chelan 11:19:28 -22.7 Dark Up 72.4 204.2 Up 11:04:28 - 11:34:28 455
Wenatchee 11:19:29 -23.0 Dark Up 72.9 204.4 Up 11:04:29 - 11:34:29 404
Ellensburg 11:19:30 -23.4 Dark Up 73.3 204.4 Up 11:04:30 - 11:34:30 359
Yakima 11:19:30 -23.6 Dark Up 73.7 204.9 Up 11:04:30 - 11:34:30 315
Toppenish/White Swan 11:19:29 -23.6 Dark Up 73.8 205.7 Up 11:04:29 - 11:34:29 292
PNWRO 11:19:21 -23.0 Dark Up 73.7 210.4 Up 11:04:21 - 11:34:21 257
Goldendale 11:19:31 -24.2 Dark Up 74.4 205.3 Up 11:04:31 - 11:34:31 232
The Dalles 11:19:32 -24.5 Dark Up 74.7 204.6 Up 11:04:32 - 11:34:32 207
Maupin 11:19:32 -24.7 Dark Up 75.1 205.5 Up 11:04:32 - 11:34:32 162
Sisters 11:19:34 -25.4 Dark Up 76.0 205.5 Up 11:04:34 - 11:34:34 66
Bend 11:19:33 -25.4 Dark Up 76.2 206.7 Up 11:04:33 - 11:34:33 41
Oregon Observatory 11:19:33 -25.6 Dark Up 76.4 206.6 Up 11:04:33 - 11:34:33 22
North Lake 11:19:30 -25.6 Dark Up 76.8 209.7 Up 11:04:30 - 11:34:30 -47
Chiloquin 11:19:35 -26.5 Dark Up 77.7 207.8 Up 11:04:35 - 11:34:35 -122
Klamath Falls 11:19:34 -26.7 Dark Up 78.0 208.8 Up 11:04:34 - 11:34:34 -160
Lakeview 11:19:27 -25.8 Dark Up 77.4 213.9 Up 11:04:27 - 11:34:27 -161
Cedarville 11:19:26 -26.0 Dark Up 77.9 216.3 Up 11:04:26 - 11:34:26 -232
Dunrhomin 11:18:07 -16.5 AT Up 69.4 251.9 Up 11:03:07 - 11:33:07 -248
CU-SBO 11:18:07 -16.6 AT Up 69.6 252.4 Up 11:03:07 - 11:33:07 -276
Fall River/Burney 11:19:32 -27.1 Dark Up 78.8 213.2 Up 11:04:32 - 11:34:32 -288
Susanville 11:19:28 -26.9 Dark Up 79.0 217.8 Up 11:04:28 - 11:34:28 -355
Greenville 11:19:29 -27.2 Dark Up 79.4 217.6 Up 11:04:29 - 11:34:29 -386
Gimple 11:19:29 -27.2 Dark Up 79.3 218.0 Up 11:04:29 - 11:34:29 -386
Quincy 11:19:29 -27.3 Dark Up 79.5 218.3 Up 11:04:29 - 11:34:29 -409
Portola 11:19:27 -27.1 Dark Up 79.4 220.5 Up 11:04:27 - 11:34:27 -421
Reno 11:19:23 -26.8 Dark Up 79.3 223.8 Up 11:04:23 - 11:34:23 -449
Carson City 11:19:23 -27.0 Dark Up 79.5 225.2 Up 11:04:23 - 11:34:23 -488
Yerington 11:19:19 -26.6 Dark Up 79.3 228.1 Up 11:04:19 - 11:34:19 -507
Gardnerville 11:19:22 -27.0 Dark Up 79.7 226.3 Up 11:04:22 - 11:34:22 -515
Hawthorne 11:19:17 -26.5 Dark Up 79.3 231.7 Up 11:04:17 - 11:34:17 -557
Tonopah 11:19:08 -25.7 Dark Up 78.7 237.7 Up 11:04:08 - 11:34:08 -602
Lee Vining 11:19:19 -27.1 Dark Up 79.9 232.6 Up 11:04:19 - 11:34:19 -621
Bishop 11:19:14 -26.9 Dark Up 79.8 237.6 Up 11:04:14 - 11:34:14 -684
Beatty 11:19:05 -25.9 Dark Up 78.9 244.0 Up 11:04:05 - 11:34:05 -727
Indian Springs 11:18:59 -25.3 Dark Up 78.3 247.8 Up 11:03:59 - 11:33:59 -757
Henderson 11:18:55 -25.0 Dark Up 78.0 251.5 Up 11:03:55 - 11:33:55 -811
Patrick 11:18:48 -24.5 Dark Up 77.3 256.0 Up 11:03:48 - 11:33:48 -872
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:18:49 -24.7 Dark Up 77.5 256.7 Up 11:03:49 - 11:33:49 -898
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:18:52 -25.1 Dark Up 77.9 256.1 Up 11:03:52 - 11:33:52 -904
Mohave Valley 11:18:52 -25.2 Dark Up 77.9 257.3 Up 11:03:52 - 11:33:52 -934
Lake Havasu City 11:18:50 -25.2 Dark Up 77.8 259.5 Up 11:03:50 - 11:33:50 -977
Parker 11:18:49 -25.3 Dark Up 77.9 261.1 Up 11:03:49 - 11:33:49 -1015
George/Scottsdale 11:18:35 -23.6 Dark Up 76.0 265.3 Up 11:03:35 - 11:33:35 -1041
Wildwood 11:19:14 -28.5 Dark Up 81.3 255.1 Up 11:04:14 - 11:34:14 -1046
Idyllwild 11:19:03 -27.2 Dark Up 79.9 260.2 Up 11:04:03 - 11:34:03 -1077
Calipatria 11:18:56 -26.6 Dark Up 79.0 264.8 Up 11:03:56 - 11:33:56 -1137
Yuma 11:18:50 -26.1 Dark Up 78.3 267.6 Up 11:03:50 - 11:33:50 -1178

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 612245, (2025/09/15 11:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 33.44  28
Hamal          02:07:10.7 +23:27:41  2.0  8.82  58
13 Tri         02:28:48.4 +29:55:56  6.5  1.84  52
PPM 067345     02:27:01.2 +31:17:18  8.1  0.66  52
PPM 067303     02:25:09.7 +31:17:45  9.9  0.29  52
612245         02:24:02.1 +31:27:24 15.9        52
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/04 22:58:18 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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