RECON: TNO occultation with 91205

Event between (91205) 98US43 and star GA1040:01689504 with event index number of 1487668

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/23 04:59:33 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:16:57.0 +15:06:07
Equinox of date position of star is 06:18:16.2 +15:05:32
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 167 degrees from the moon. Moon is 8% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.1

[RECON map]
Object is 38.5 AU from the Sun and 37.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 493 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3326 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27331.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=151.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Diameter=61.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 91205, (2025/11/23 04:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:34.5 +07:24:35  0.4  9.36 159
Alhena         06:39:12.4 +16:22:30  1.9  5.16 167
PPM 122243     06:19:34.0 +14:22:16  6.2  0.77 166
PPM 122143     06:15:57.2 +15:16:58  8.3  0.63 167
PPM 122248     06:19:52.6 +15:08:48  8.9  0.35 167
91205          06:18:25.9 +15:05:27 16.5       167
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 1.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.4 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=1.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:02:20 -45.7 Dark Down 20.1 90.5 Low 04:47:20 - 05:17:20 10369
Kelowna 05:02:23 -46.6 Dark Down 20.7 90.9 Low 04:47:23 - 05:17:23 10298
Peachland 05:02:23 -46.4 Dark Down 20.5 90.6 Low 04:47:23 - 05:17:23 10297
Victoria 05:02:31 -44.8 Dark Down 18.1 87.5 Really Low 04:47:31 - 05:17:31 10289
Summerland 05:02:24 -46.6 Dark Down 20.6 90.6 Low 04:47:24 - 05:17:24 10286
Penticton 05:02:25 -46.7 Dark Down 20.6 90.7 Low 04:47:25 - 05:17:25 10279
Oliver 05:02:26 -46.8 Dark Down 20.6 90.6 Low 04:47:26 - 05:17:26 10255
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:02:25 -47.0 Dark Down 20.8 90.7 Low 04:47:25 - 05:17:25 10241
Okanogan 05:02:29 -47.2 Dark Down 20.6 90.3 Low 04:47:29 - 05:17:29 10201
Brewster 05:02:31 -47.2 Dark Down 20.5 90.0 Low 04:47:31 - 05:17:31 10187
Sleaford 05:01:59 -52.0 Dark Down 28.8 102.8 Low 04:46:59 - 05:16:59 10183
Manson/Chelan 05:02:32 -47.1 Dark Down 20.3 89.7 Low 04:47:32 - 05:17:32 10180
Wenatchee 05:02:33 -47.2 Dark Down 20.1 89.4 Low 04:47:33 - 05:17:33 10151
Ellensburg 05:02:36 -47.2 Dark Down 20.0 89.1 Really Low 04:47:36 - 05:17:36 10127
Yakima 05:02:38 -47.4 Dark Down 20.0 88.9 Really Low 04:47:38 - 05:17:38 10099
Toppenish/White Swan 05:02:38 -47.5 Dark Down 20.1 89.0 Low 04:47:38 - 05:17:38 10081
The Dalles 05:02:42 -47.3 Dark Down 19.5 88.1 Really Low 04:47:42 - 05:17:42 10042
PNWRO 05:02:39 -48.6 Dark Down 21.1 89.9 Low 04:47:39 - 05:17:39 10023
Maupin 05:02:43 -47.6 Dark Down 19.6 88.0 Really Low 04:47:43 - 05:17:43 10010
Sisters 05:02:48 -47.6 Dark Down 19.2 87.4 Really Low 04:47:48 - 05:17:48 9958
Bend 05:02:48 -47.8 Dark Down 19.4 87.5 Really Low 04:47:48 - 05:17:48 9935
Oregon Observatory 05:02:49 -47.8 Dark Down 19.3 87.4 Really Low 04:47:49 - 05:17:49 9925
Chiloquin 05:02:55 -48.0 Dark Down 19.0 86.6 Really Low 04:47:55 - 05:17:55 9837
Klamath Falls 05:02:56 -48.1 Dark Down 19.0 86.6 Really Low 04:47:56 - 05:17:56 9809
Cedarville 05:02:58 -49.5 Dark Down 20.2 87.4 Low 04:47:58 - 05:17:58 9720
Fall River/Burney 05:03:00 -48.8 Dark Down 19.2 86.4 Really Low 04:48:00 - 05:18:00 9711
Greenville 05:03:04 -49.4 Dark Down 19.5 86.4 Really Low 04:48:04 - 05:18:04 9630
Gimple 05:03:03 -49.4 Dark Down 19.6 86.5 Really Low 04:48:03 - 05:18:03 9628
Quincy 05:03:04 -49.4 Dark Down 19.5 86.3 Really Low 04:48:04 - 05:18:04 9614
Portola 05:03:05 -49.8 Dark Down 19.9 86.6 Really Low 04:48:05 - 05:18:05 9593
Reno 05:03:04 -50.4 Dark Down 20.4 86.9 Low 04:48:04 - 05:18:04 9556
Carson City 05:03:07 -50.5 Dark Down 20.4 86.8 Low 04:48:07 - 05:18:07 9527
Gardnerville 05:03:07 -50.6 Dark Down 20.4 86.7 Low 04:48:07 - 05:18:07 9506
Yerington 05:03:07 -51.0 Dark Down 20.8 87.1 Low 04:48:07 - 05:18:07 9496
Hawthorne 05:03:07 -51.6 Dark Down 21.2 87.3 Low 04:48:07 - 05:18:07 9446
Lee Vining 05:03:10 -51.4 Dark Down 20.8 86.7 Low 04:48:10 - 05:18:10 9412
Bishop 05:03:11 -52.1 Dark Down 21.4 86.9 Low 04:48:11 - 05:18:11 9345
Beatty 05:03:11 -53.5 Dark Down 22.7 87.7 Low 04:48:11 - 05:18:11 9266
Dunrhomin 05:02:43 -60.2 Dark Down 31.5 96.8 Up 04:47:43 - 05:17:43 9266
Nikitin 05:02:43 -60.3 Dark Down 31.5 96.7 Up 04:47:43 - 05:17:43 9251
CU-SBO 05:02:44 -60.3 Dark Down 31.4 96.6 Up 04:47:44 - 05:17:44 9247
Wildwood 05:03:23 -52.7 Dark Down 21.0 85.6 Low 04:48:23 - 05:18:23 9073
Patrick 05:03:14 -56.1 Dark Down 24.9 88.8 Low 04:48:14 - 05:18:14 9067
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:03:15 -55.7 Dark Down 24.4 88.2 Low 04:48:15 - 05:18:15 9063
Lake Havasu City 05:03:17 -56.0 Dark Down 24.6 88.1 Low 04:48:17 - 05:18:17 8998
Idyllwild 05:03:23 -54.3 Dark Down 22.6 86.5 Low 04:48:23 - 05:18:23 8994
Calipatria 05:03:23 -55.4 Dark Down 23.5 86.8 Low 04:48:23 - 05:18:23 8909
George/Scottsdale 05:03:15 -58.2 Dark Down 26.6 89.1 Low 04:48:15 - 05:18:15 8867
Yuma 05:03:23 -56.2 Dark Down 24.2 87.1 Low 04:48:23 - 05:18:23 8848

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 91205, (2025/11/23 04:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  9.36 159
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9  5.16 167
PPM 122243     06:18:05.6 +14:22:58  6.2  0.77 166
PPM 122143     06:14:28.1 +15:17:32  8.3  0.63 167
PPM 122248     06:18:23.7 +15:09:31  8.9  0.35 167
91205          06:16:57.0 +15:06:07 16.5       167
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/24 02:36:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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