RECON: TNO occultation with 143707

Event between (143707) 03UY117 and star GA1120:00550260 with event index number of 2468542

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/28 08:50:07 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:04:25.3 +23:41:10
Equinox of date position of star is 04:05:51.7 +23:45:02
Stellar brightness G=12.5, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 86 degrees from the moon. Moon is 51% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.4

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Object is 35.7 AU from the Sun and 34.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 63 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1299 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25157.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.9
Diameter=378.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.9 sec chord
Diameter=154.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 143707, (2025/11/28 08:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.6 +16:33:34  0.8 10.30  92
44Zet Per      03:55:46.0 +31:57:30  2.8  8.51  86
36 Tau         04:05:55.0 +24:10:31  6.1  0.42  87
PPM 093207     04:05:44.0 +23:28:34  8.5  0.28  86
PPM 093197     04:05:17.8 +23:41:26  9.7  0.17  86
PPM 093206     04:05:40.5 +23:48:09 11.2  0.08  86
143707         04:05:58.3 +23:45:20 12.5        87
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 25.5 km RECON observability=1.0 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)
Sleaford 08:48:14 -51.9 Dark Down 52.3 233.7 Up 08:42:27 - 08:54:01 7504
Kamloops 08:48:52 -58.5 Dark Down 59.5 214.5 Up 08:43:05 - 08:54:39 7395
Kelowna 08:48:49 -58.9 Dark Down 59.9 216.7 Up 08:43:02 - 08:54:36 7307
Peachland 08:48:49 -59.1 Dark Down 60.1 216.4 Up 08:43:02 - 08:54:36 7298
Summerland 08:48:49 -59.2 Dark Down 60.1 216.7 Up 08:43:02 - 08:54:36 7282
Penticton 08:48:49 -59.2 Dark Down 60.2 216.9 Up 08:43:02 - 08:54:36 7274
Oliver 08:48:49 -59.5 Dark Down 60.4 217.3 Up 08:43:02 - 08:54:36 7238
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:48:48 -59.6 Dark Down 60.5 217.8 Up 08:43:01 - 08:54:35 7220
Victoria 08:49:01 -61.2 Dark Down 62.4 211.3 Up 08:43:14 - 08:54:48 7198
Okanogan 08:48:49 -60.3 Dark Down 61.1 218.1 Up 08:43:02 - 08:54:36 7155
Brewster 08:48:50 -60.6 Dark Down 61.4 218.1 Up 08:43:03 - 08:54:37 7128
Manson/Chelan 08:48:51 -60.9 Dark Down 61.7 217.7 Up 08:43:04 - 08:54:38 7109
Wenatchee 08:48:51 -61.3 Dark Down 62.2 218.0 Up 08:43:04 - 08:54:38 7061
Ellensburg 08:48:51 -61.8 Dark Down 62.6 218.1 Up 08:43:04 - 08:54:38 7020
Yakima 08:48:52 -62.1 Dark Down 62.9 218.5 Up 08:43:05 - 08:54:39 6978
Toppenish/White Swan 08:48:51 -62.2 Dark Down 63.0 219.1 Up 08:43:04 - 08:54:38 6954
PNWRO 08:48:47 -62.0 Dark Down 62.6 222.2 Up 08:43:00 - 08:54:34 6906
The Dalles 08:48:54 -63.2 Dark Down 63.9 218.7 Up 08:43:07 - 08:54:41 6879
Maupin 08:48:53 -63.5 Dark Down 64.2 219.4 Up 08:43:06 - 08:54:40 6834
Sisters 08:48:54 -64.4 Dark Down 65.1 219.7 Up 08:43:07 - 08:54:41 6746
Bend 08:48:54 -64.6 Dark Down 65.2 220.5 Up 08:43:07 - 08:54:41 6719
Oregon Observatory 08:48:55 -64.8 Dark Down 65.4 220.5 Up 08:43:08 - 08:54:42 6702
Chiloquin 08:48:56 -66.0 Dark Down 66.6 221.6 Up 08:43:09 - 08:54:43 6566
Klamath Falls 08:48:56 -66.3 Dark Down 66.8 222.3 Up 08:43:09 - 08:54:43 6529
Cedarville 08:48:51 -66.2 Dark Down 66.4 226.5 Up 08:43:04 - 08:54:38 6442
Fall River/Burney 08:48:55 -67.1 Dark Down 67.4 225.0 Up 08:43:08 - 08:54:42 6400
Greenville 08:48:53 -67.6 Dark Down 67.8 227.4 Up 08:43:06 - 08:54:40 6299
Gimple 08:48:53 -67.6 Dark Down 67.8 227.6 Up 08:43:06 - 08:54:40 6298
Quincy 08:48:53 -67.8 Dark Down 68.0 227.8 Up 08:43:06 - 08:54:40 6277
Dunrhomin 08:48:03 -58.4 Dark Down 57.6 249.5 Up 08:42:16 - 08:53:50 6267
Portola 08:48:52 -67.7 Dark Down 67.8 228.9 Up 08:43:05 - 08:54:39 6260
Nikitin 08:48:02 -58.5 Dark Down 57.6 249.7 Up 08:42:15 - 08:53:49 6247
CU-SBO 08:48:03 -58.6 Dark Down 57.7 249.7 Up 08:42:16 - 08:53:50 6240
Reno 08:48:49 -67.6 Dark Down 67.6 230.6 Up 08:43:02 - 08:54:36 6227
Carson City 08:48:49 -67.8 Dark Down 67.8 231.3 Up 08:43:02 - 08:54:36 6188
Yerington 08:48:48 -67.7 Dark Down 67.5 232.8 Up 08:43:01 - 08:54:35 6162
Gardnerville 08:48:49 -68.0 Dark Down 67.9 231.9 Up 08:43:02 - 08:54:36 6161
Hawthorne 08:48:46 -67.7 Dark Down 67.5 234.6 Up 08:42:59 - 08:54:33 6108
Lee Vining 08:48:47 -68.4 Dark Down 68.1 234.9 Up 08:43:00 - 08:54:34 6051
Bishop 08:48:45 -68.4 Dark Down 68.0 237.4 Up 08:42:58 - 08:54:32 5981
Beatty 08:48:40 -67.7 Dark Down 67.1 240.9 Up 08:42:53 - 08:54:27 5921
Patrick 08:48:29 -66.7 Dark Down 65.6 247.9 Up 08:42:42 - 08:54:16 5745
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:48:32 -67.3 Dark Down 66.3 247.6 Up 08:42:45 - 08:54:19 5721
Lake Havasu City 08:48:31 -67.5 Dark Down 66.3 249.3 Up 08:42:44 - 08:54:18 5646
Wildwood 08:48:46 -70.6 Dark Down 69.7 244.4 Up 08:42:59 - 08:54:33 5625
Idyllwild 08:48:39 -69.6 Dark Down 68.4 248.0 Up 08:42:52 - 08:54:26 5574
George/Scottsdale 08:48:22 -66.1 Dark Down 64.7 253.7 Up 08:42:35 - 08:54:09 5553
Calipatria 08:48:35 -69.0 Dark Down 67.7 250.9 Up 08:42:48 - 08:54:22 5500
Yuma 08:48:32 -68.6 Dark Down 67.2 252.9 Up 08:42:45 - 08:54:19 5449

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 143707, (2025/11/28 08:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 10.30  92
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8  8.51  86
36 Tau         04:04:21.7 +24:06:21  6.1  0.42  87
PPM 093207     04:04:11.1 +23:24:24  8.5  0.28  86
PPM 093197     04:03:44.8 +23:37:15  9.7  0.17  86
PPM 093206     04:04:07.5 +23:43:59 11.2  0.08  86
143707         04:04:25.3 +23:41:10 12.5        86
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/29 04:26:54 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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