RECON: TNO occultation with 123509

Event between (123509) 00WK183 and star GA1100:02283536 with event index number of 2142578

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/12/13 06:58:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:38:19.4 +21:07:54
Equinox of date position of star is 06:39:38.4 +21:06:39
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 151 degrees from the moon. Moon is 15% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8

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TNO is 42.5 AU from the Sun and 41.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 316 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1817 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30145.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=302.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.5 sec chord
Diameter=123.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 123509, (2026/12/13 06:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:57.9 +27:57:32  1.1 16.69 165
Alhena         06:39:16.1 +16:22:26  1.9  4.73 151
PPM 096308     06:40:42.5 +22:00:17  6.0  0.92 152
PPM 096360     06:42:19.0 +20:54:45  8.4  0.59 152
PPM 096276     06:39:21.4 +21:25:35  9.9  0.35 151
PPM 096288     06:39:55.0 +21:03:36 11.1  0.05 151
123509         06:39:56.0 +21:06:22 16.2       152
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 2.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 27.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=28.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:59:53 -61.1 Dark Down 55.9 148.1 Up 06:44:53 - 07:14:53 322
Kamloops 07:00:32 -60.5 Dark Down 50.9 126.8 Up 06:45:32 - 07:15:32 295
Kelowna 07:00:31 -61.5 Dark Down 51.8 127.1 Up 06:45:31 - 07:15:31 209
Peachland 07:00:32 -61.5 Dark Down 51.7 126.6 Up 06:45:32 - 07:15:32 202
Summerland 07:00:32 -61.6 Dark Down 51.9 126.6 Up 06:45:32 - 07:15:32 186
Penticton 07:00:32 -61.7 Dark Down 52.0 126.6 Up 06:45:32 - 07:15:32 179
Oliver 07:00:32 -62.0 Dark Down 52.2 126.3 Up 06:45:32 - 07:15:32 145
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:00:32 -62.3 Dark Down 52.4 126.3 Up 06:45:32 - 07:15:32 127
Victoria 07:00:43 -61.4 Dark Down 50.4 121.0 Up 06:45:43 - 07:15:43 125
Tonasket 07:00:33 -62.5 Dark Down 52.5 125.9 Up 06:45:33 - 07:15:33 98
Okanogan 07:00:33 -62.8 Dark Down 52.6 125.4 Up 06:45:33 - 07:15:33 67
Brewster 07:00:34 -62.9 Dark Down 52.7 124.8 Up 06:45:34 - 07:15:34 43
Manson/Chelan 07:00:36 -63.0 Dark Down 52.6 124.2 Up 06:45:36 - 07:15:36 26
Wenatchee 07:00:37 -63.4 Dark Down 52.8 123.4 Up 06:45:37 - 07:15:37 -18
Ellensburg 07:00:38 -63.7 Dark Down 52.9 122.7 Up 06:45:38 - 07:15:38 -55
Yakima 07:00:39 -64.0 Dark Down 53.1 122.2 Up 06:45:39 - 07:15:39 -95
Toppenish/White Swan 07:00:39 -64.3 Dark Down 53.3 122.2 Up 06:45:39 - 07:15:39 -118
Goldendale 07:00:41 -64.6 Dark Down 53.3 121.1 Up 06:45:41 - 07:15:41 -168
PNWRO 07:00:35 -65.1 Dark Down 54.4 123.6 Up 06:45:35 - 07:15:35 -171
The Dalles 07:00:42 -64.6 Dark Down 53.2 120.4 Up 06:45:42 - 07:15:42 -186
Maupin 07:00:43 -65.0 Dark Down 53.5 120.0 Up 06:45:43 - 07:15:43 -228
Sisters 07:00:45 -65.6 Dark Down 53.6 118.4 Up 06:45:45 - 07:15:45 -309
Bend 07:00:45 -65.9 Dark Down 53.9 118.4 Up 06:45:45 - 07:15:45 -336
Oregon Observatory 07:00:46 -66.0 Dark Down 53.9 118.1 Up 06:45:46 - 07:15:46 -352
North Lake 07:00:45 -66.7 Dark Down 54.6 117.9 Up 06:45:45 - 07:15:45 -423
Chiloquin 07:00:49 -66.9 Dark Down 54.3 116.0 Up 06:45:49 - 07:15:49 -479
Klamath Falls 07:00:49 -67.2 Dark Down 54.5 115.7 Up 06:45:49 - 07:15:49 -515
Lakeview 07:00:45 -67.8 Dark Down 55.4 117.2 Up 06:45:45 - 07:15:45 -537
Cedarville 07:00:46 -68.4 Dark Down 55.8 116.6 Up 06:45:46 - 07:15:46 -606
Fall River/Burney 07:00:50 -68.3 Dark Down 55.2 114.6 Up 06:45:50 - 07:15:50 -640
Susanville 07:00:48 -69.1 Dark Down 56.0 114.6 Up 06:45:48 - 07:15:48 -714
Greenville 07:00:49 -69.2 Dark Down 55.9 113.9 Up 06:45:49 - 07:15:49 -738
Gimple 07:00:49 -69.2 Dark Down 56.0 113.9 Up 06:45:49 - 07:15:49 -740
Quincy 07:00:50 -69.3 Dark Down 56.0 113.6 Up 06:45:50 - 07:15:50 -759
Portola 07:00:49 -69.7 Dark Down 56.4 113.9 Up 06:45:49 - 07:15:49 -778
Reno 07:00:47 -70.2 Dark Down 56.9 114.3 Up 06:45:47 - 07:15:47 -814
Carson City 07:00:48 -70.5 Dark Down 57.1 113.8 Up 06:45:48 - 07:15:48 -851
Dunrhomin 07:00:00 -72.9 Dark Down 65.6 136.4 Up 06:45:00 - 07:15:00 -868
Gardnerville 07:00:47 -70.7 Dark Down 57.2 113.5 Up 06:45:47 - 07:15:47 -877
Yerington 07:00:46 -70.9 Dark Down 57.6 114.2 Up 06:45:46 - 07:15:46 -879
Hawthorne 07:00:45 -71.5 Dark Down 58.2 114.2 Up 06:45:45 - 07:15:45 -934
Lee Vining 07:00:47 -71.8 Dark Down 58.1 112.8 Up 06:45:47 - 07:15:47 -987
Tonopah 07:00:41 -72.6 Dark Down 59.4 115.1 Up 06:45:41 - 07:15:41 -999
Bishop 07:00:45 -72.6 Dark Down 58.8 112.7 Up 06:45:45 - 07:15:45 -1059
Beatty 07:00:41 -73.7 Dark Down 60.2 113.8 Up 06:45:41 - 07:15:41 -1126
Indian Springs 07:00:38 -74.5 Dark Down 61.1 114.5 Up 06:45:38 - 07:15:38 -1173
Henderson 07:00:36 -75.2 Dark Down 61.8 114.5 Up 06:45:36 - 07:15:36 -1237
Patrick 07:00:33 -76.2 Dark Down 62.9 114.7 Up 06:45:33 - 07:15:33 -1315
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:00:35 -76.1 Dark Down 62.5 113.5 Up 06:45:35 - 07:15:35 -1334
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:00:34 -76.3 Dark Down 62.9 114.1 Up 06:45:34 - 07:15:34 -1337
Mohave Valley 07:00:36 -76.4 Dark Down 62.6 113.0 Up 06:45:36 - 07:15:36 -1363
Wildwood 07:00:50 -74.9 Dark Down 59.8 107.3 Up 06:45:50 - 07:15:50 -1402
Lake Havasu City 07:00:35 -76.8 Dark Down 62.9 112.6 Up 06:45:35 - 07:15:35 -1409
Parker 07:00:35 -77.1 Dark Down 63.1 112.0 Up 06:45:35 - 07:15:35 -1447
Idyllwild 07:00:44 -76.2 Dark Down 61.4 108.6 Up 06:45:44 - 07:15:44 -1463
George/Scottsdale 07:00:27 -78.5 Dark Down 65.1 114.1 Up 06:45:27 - 07:15:27 -1516
Calipatria 07:00:40 -77.3 Dark Down 62.5 108.7 Up 06:45:40 - 07:15:40 -1542
Yuma 07:00:38 -78.1 Dark Down 63.3 108.9 Up 06:45:38 - 07:15:38 -1599

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 123509, (2026/12/13 06:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 16.69 165
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  4.73 151
PPM 096308     06:39:05.3 +22:01:51  6.0  0.92 152
PPM 096360     06:40:42.6 +20:56:23  8.4  0.59 152
PPM 096276     06:37:44.6 +21:27:05  9.9  0.35 151
PPM 096288     06:38:18.5 +21:05:08 11.1  0.05 151
123509         06:38:19.4 +21:07:54 16.2       151
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/19 23:43:27 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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