RECON: TNO occultation with 248835

Event between (248835) 06SX368 and star GA1120:02354154 with event index number of 2298838

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/12/26 02:19:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:40:22.3 +23:55:16
Equinox of date position of star is 06:41:51.8 +23:53:48
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 116 degrees from the moon. Moon is 32% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4

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Object is 20.3 AU from the Sun and 19.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 271 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5812 km.
The sky-plane scale is 14036.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.4
Diameter=75.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Diameter=31.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 248835, (2025/12/26 02:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:54.3 +27:57:41  1.1 15.14 129
Alhena         06:39:12.8 +16:22:30  1.9  7.55 115
PPM 096264     06:39:02.8 +24:34:01  6.5  0.94 115
PPM 096281     06:39:27.3 +23:34:49  7.7  0.65 115
PPM 096343     06:41:46.4 +23:48:52  9.8  0.09 116
248835         06:41:57.3 +23:53:43 16.4       116
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 3.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.0 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=4.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 02:21:58 -20.9 Dark Up 18.2 74.2 Really Low 02:06:58 - 02:36:58 2392
Victoria 02:22:05 -18.5 Dark Up 15.7 71.5 Really Low 02:07:05 - 02:37:05 2353
Peachland 02:22:01 -21.1 Dark Up 18.3 74.4 Really Low 02:07:01 - 02:37:01 2320
Kelowna 02:22:01 -21.4 Dark Up 18.5 74.6 Really Low 02:07:01 - 02:37:01 2317
Summerland 02:22:02 -21.2 Dark Up 18.4 74.4 Really Low 02:07:02 - 02:37:02 2308
Penticton 02:22:02 -21.2 Dark Up 18.4 74.4 Really Low 02:07:02 - 02:37:02 2300
Oliver 02:22:03 -21.2 Dark Up 18.3 74.3 Really Low 02:07:03 - 02:37:03 2279
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:22:04 -21.3 Dark Up 18.4 74.4 Really Low 02:07:04 - 02:37:04 2263
Okanogan 02:22:06 -21.0 Dark Up 18.1 74.1 Really Low 02:07:06 - 02:37:06 2229
Brewster 02:22:07 -20.8 Dark Up 17.9 73.8 Really Low 02:07:07 - 02:37:07 2219
Manson/Chelan 02:22:07 -20.5 Dark Up 17.6 73.5 Really Low 02:07:07 - 02:37:07 2217
Wenatchee 02:22:09 -20.3 Dark Up 17.3 73.3 Really Low 02:07:09 - 02:37:09 2192
Ellensburg 02:22:10 -20.1 Dark Up 17.1 73.0 Really Low 02:07:10 - 02:37:10 2173
Yakima 02:22:12 -20.0 Dark Up 17.0 72.9 Really Low 02:07:12 - 02:37:12 2147
Toppenish/White Swan 02:22:13 -20.0 Dark Up 17.0 72.9 Really Low 02:07:13 - 02:37:13 2128
The Dalles 02:22:15 -19.3 Dark Up 16.3 72.2 Really Low 02:07:15 - 02:37:15 2102
Maupin 02:22:16 -19.3 Dark Up 16.2 72.1 Really Low 02:07:16 - 02:37:16 2071
Sleaford 02:21:49 -30.0 Dark Up 27.3 85.4 Low 02:06:49 - 02:36:49 2069
PNWRO 02:22:14 -21.0 Dark Up 17.9 73.8 Really Low 02:07:14 - 02:37:14 2057
Sisters 02:22:19 -18.7 Dark Up 15.6 71.6 Really Low 02:07:19 - 02:37:19 2029
Bend 02:22:20 -18.9 Dark Up 15.7 71.7 Really Low 02:07:20 - 02:37:20 2005
Oregon Observatory 02:22:20 -18.7 Dark Up 15.6 71.6 Really Low 02:07:20 - 02:37:20 1998
Chiloquin 02:22:25 -18.1 Dark Up 14.9 71.0 Really Low 02:07:25 - 02:37:25 1921
Klamath Falls 02:22:26 -18.1 Dark Up 14.8 71.0 Really Low 02:07:26 - 02:37:26 1895
Fall River/Burney 02:22:29 -18.1 Dark Up 14.7 70.9 Really Low 02:07:29 - 02:37:29 1799
Cedarville 02:22:28 -19.1 Dark Up 15.7 71.7 Really Low 02:07:28 - 02:37:28 1792
Greenville 02:22:32 -18.1 Dark Up 14.7 70.9 Really Low 02:07:32 - 02:37:32 1719
Gimple 02:22:32 -18.2 Dark Up 14.8 71.0 Really Low 02:07:32 - 02:37:32 1716
Quincy 02:22:33 -18.1 Dark Up 14.7 70.9 Really Low 02:07:33 - 02:37:33 1704
Portola 02:22:33 -18.4 Dark Up 15.0 71.1 Really Low 02:07:33 - 02:37:33 1679
Reno 02:22:34 -18.8 Dark Up 15.4 71.4 Really Low 02:07:34 - 02:37:34 1637
Carson City 02:22:35 -18.8 Dark Up 15.3 71.4 Really Low 02:07:35 - 02:37:35 1609
Gardnerville 02:22:36 -18.7 Dark Up 15.2 71.3 Really Low 02:07:36 - 02:37:36 1589
Yerington 02:22:36 -19.2 Dark Up 15.7 71.7 Really Low 02:07:36 - 02:37:36 1572
Hawthorne 02:22:37 -19.5 Dark Up 15.9 71.8 Really Low 02:07:37 - 02:37:37 1519
Lee Vining 02:22:39 -19.0 Dark Up 15.4 71.4 Really Low 02:07:39 - 02:37:39 1494
Bishop 02:22:40 -19.4 Dark Up 15.8 71.7 Really Low 02:07:40 - 02:37:40 1422
Beatty 02:22:42 -20.5 Dark Up 16.9 72.4 Really Low 02:07:42 - 02:37:42 1326
Dunrhomin 02:22:27 -30.0 Dark Up 26.4 80.1 Low 02:07:27 - 02:37:27 1180
Wildwood 02:22:49 -18.3 Dark Up 14.6 70.7 Really Low 02:07:49 - 02:37:49 1171
Nikitin 02:22:27 -29.9 Dark Up 26.4 80.0 Low 02:07:27 - 02:37:27 1166
CU-SBO 02:22:28 -29.9 Dark Up 26.3 79.9 Low 02:07:28 - 02:37:28 1163
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:22:46 -21.8 Dark Up 18.1 73.0 Really Low 02:07:46 - 02:37:46 1107
Patrick 02:22:45 -22.4 Dark Up 18.7 73.5 Really Low 02:07:45 - 02:37:45 1101
Idyllwild 02:22:50 -19.8 Dark Up 16.0 71.6 Really Low 02:07:50 - 02:37:50 1071
Lake Havasu City 02:22:48 -21.9 Dark Up 18.1 72.9 Really Low 02:07:48 - 02:37:48 1043
Calipatria 02:22:52 -20.6 Dark Up 16.7 72.0 Really Low 02:07:52 - 02:37:52 975
Yuma 02:22:53 -21.2 Dark Up 17.3 72.3 Really Low 02:07:53 - 02:37:53 905
George/Scottsdale 02:22:49 -23.7 Dark Up 19.8 73.9 Really Low 02:07:49 - 02:37:49 885

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 248835, (2025/12/26 02:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 15.14 129
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  7.55 115
PPM 096264     06:37:27.2 +24:35:27  6.5  0.94 115
PPM 096281     06:37:52.4 +23:36:17  7.7  0.65 115
PPM 096343     06:40:11.5 +23:50:24  9.8  0.09 116
248835         06:40:22.3 +23:55:16 16.4       116
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:23:39 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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