RECON: TNO occultation with 120061

Event between (120061) 03CO1 and star GA0560:42330536 with event index number of 2139060

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/09/02 07:59:14 UTC

J2000 position of star is 21:49:35.2 -32:28:31
Equinox of date position of star is 21:51:00.7 -32:21:41
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 46 degrees from the moon. Moon is 70% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6

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Object is 22.3 AU from the Sun and 21.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 121 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1069 km.
The sky-plane scale is 15524.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=93.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Diameter=38.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 120061, (2025/09/02 07:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:03.7 -29:29:08  1.2 14.84  61
9Iot PsA       21:46:28.1 -32:54:26  4.3  1.12  45
PPM 301841     21:49:34.3 -32:13:21  8.4  0.35  46
PPM 301863     21:50:24.6 -32:16:52  9.4  0.16  46
120061         21:51:05.8 -32:21:17 16.9        46
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 50.1 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 07:57:35 -33.6 Dark Down 8.5 188.8 Really Low 07:46:58 - 08:08:11 4399
Kamloops 07:57:27 -31.5 Dark Down 6.0 191.3 Really Low 07:46:51 - 08:08:04 4368
Peachland 07:57:25 -32.5 Dark Down 6.9 191.8 Really Low 07:46:48 - 08:08:01 4335
Kelowna 07:57:24 -32.4 Dark Down 6.7 192.0 Really Low 07:46:47 - 08:08:00 4329
Summerland 07:57:24 -32.6 Dark Down 7.0 191.9 Really Low 07:46:48 - 08:08:01 4329
Penticton 07:57:24 -32.7 Dark Down 7.0 192.0 Really Low 07:46:48 - 08:08:01 4325
Oliver 07:57:23 -33.0 Dark Down 7.4 192.0 Really Low 07:46:47 - 08:08:00 4317
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:57:23 -33.2 Dark Down 7.5 192.1 Really Low 07:46:47 - 08:08:00 4309
Manson/Chelan 07:57:25 -34.3 Dark Down 8.7 191.5 Really Low 07:46:49 - 08:08:02 4303
Okanogan 07:57:23 -33.9 Dark Down 8.2 192.0 Really Low 07:46:47 - 08:08:00 4299
Brewster 07:57:24 -34.1 Dark Down 8.5 191.8 Really Low 07:46:47 - 08:08:00 4298
Wenatchee 07:57:25 -34.8 Dark Down 9.2 191.4 Really Low 07:46:49 - 08:08:02 4296
Ellensburg 07:57:25 -35.2 Dark Down 9.7 191.2 Really Low 07:46:49 - 08:08:02 4292
Yakima 07:57:25 -35.6 Dark Down 10.1 191.2 Really Low 07:46:49 - 08:08:02 4281
The Dalles 07:57:27 -36.6 Dark Down 11.1 190.7 Really Low 07:46:50 - 08:08:03 4271
Toppenish/White Swan 07:57:24 -35.8 Dark Down 10.2 191.4 Really Low 07:46:48 - 08:08:01 4271
Maupin 07:57:26 -37.0 Dark Down 11.5 190.8 Really Low 07:46:49 - 08:08:02 4257
Sisters 07:57:27 -37.9 Dark Down 12.4 190.4 Really Low 07:46:51 - 08:08:04 4245
Bend 07:57:27 -38.1 Dark Down 12.6 190.7 Really Low 07:46:50 - 08:08:03 4231
Oregon Observatory 07:57:27 -38.3 Dark Down 12.8 190.6 Really Low 07:46:50 - 08:08:03 4230
PNWRO 07:57:20 -36.2 Dark Down 10.4 192.6 Really Low 07:46:43 - 08:07:56 4220
Chiloquin 07:57:28 -39.6 Dark Down 14.2 190.3 Really Low 07:46:51 - 08:08:04 4200
Klamath Falls 07:57:27 -40.0 Dark Down 14.5 190.4 Really Low 07:46:51 - 08:08:04 4187
Fall River/Burney 07:57:26 -41.1 Dark Down 15.6 190.7 Really Low 07:46:49 - 08:08:02 4135
Cedarville 07:57:22 -40.7 Dark Down 15.0 191.8 Really Low 07:46:45 - 08:07:58 4117
Greenville 07:57:24 -42.1 Dark Down 16.4 191.2 Really Low 07:46:47 - 08:08:00 4090
Gimple 07:57:24 -42.1 Dark Down 16.4 191.2 Really Low 07:46:47 - 08:08:00 4087
Quincy 07:57:24 -42.3 Dark Down 16.6 191.2 Really Low 07:46:48 - 08:08:01 4082
Portola 07:57:22 -42.4 Dark Down 16.7 191.6 Really Low 07:46:45 - 08:07:58 4064
Reno 07:57:19 -42.7 Dark Down 16.8 192.2 Really Low 07:46:43 - 08:07:56 4034
Carson City 07:57:20 -43.0 Dark Down 17.2 192.2 Really Low 07:46:44 - 08:07:57 4020
Gardnerville 07:57:19 -43.3 Dark Down 17.4 192.3 Really Low 07:46:43 - 08:07:56 4009
Sleaford 07:56:50 -29.1 Dark Down 2.0 203.0 Really Low 07:46:14 - 08:07:27 3997
Yerington 07:57:17 -43.2 Dark Down 17.3 192.8 Really Low 07:46:41 - 08:07:54 3992
Hawthorne 07:57:15 -43.7 Dark Down 17.6 193.3 Really Low 07:46:39 - 08:07:52 3957
Lee Vining 07:57:17 -44.3 Dark Down 18.3 192.9 Really Low 07:46:40 - 08:07:53 3950
Bishop 07:57:14 -44.9 Dark Down 18.7 193.5 Really Low 07:46:38 - 08:07:51 3901
Beatty 07:57:09 -45.3 Dark Down 18.9 195.0 Really Low 07:46:32 - 08:07:45 3828
Wildwood 07:57:14 -48.1 Dark Down 21.9 193.6 Low 07:46:37 - 08:07:50 3759
Idyllwild 07:57:07 -48.4 Dark Down 21.9 195.3 Low 07:46:30 - 08:07:43 3679
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:57:00 -46.8 Dark Down 20.0 197.0 Low 07:46:24 - 08:07:37 3672
Patrick 07:56:57 -46.5 Dark Down 19.6 197.6 Really Low 07:46:21 - 08:07:34 3659
Lake Havasu City 07:56:58 -47.5 Dark Down 20.6 197.3 Low 07:46:22 - 08:07:35 3630
Calipatria 07:57:03 -48.9 Dark Down 22.2 196.4 Low 07:46:26 - 08:07:39 3605
Dunrhomin 07:56:32 -40.3 Dark Down 12.7 204.2 Really Low 07:45:55 - 08:07:08 3558
CU-SBO 07:56:33 -40.5 Dark Down 13.0 204.1 Really Low 07:45:56 - 08:07:09 3551
Yuma 07:56:59 -49.3 Dark Down 22.4 197.2 Low 07:46:23 - 08:07:36 3551
Nikitin 07:56:33 -40.4 Dark Down 12.9 204.2 Really Low 07:45:56 - 08:07:09 3551
George/Scottsdale 07:56:49 -47.9 Dark Down 20.7 199.5 Low 07:46:13 - 08:07:26 3501

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 120061, (2025/09/02 07:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 14.84  61
9Iot PsA       21:44:56.9 -33:01:35  4.3  1.12  45
PPM 301841     21:48:03.6 -32:20:34  8.4  0.35  46
PPM 301863     21:48:54.0 -32:24:06  9.4  0.16  46
120061         21:49:35.2 -32:28:31 16.9        46
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/21 22:30:16 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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