RECON: TNO occultation with 307463

Event between (307463) 02VU130 and star GA1120:01769172 with event index number of 1481278

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/12/10 10:40:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:05:47.3 +23:21:23
Equinox of date position of star is 06:07:11.5 +23:21:10
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 61 degrees from the moon. Moon is 65% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

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Object is 38.5 AU from the Sun and 37.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 299 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1439 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27235.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.9
Diameter=398.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.9 sec chord
Diameter=162.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 307463, (2025/12/10 10:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:34.6 +07:24:35  0.4 16.15  65
Alhena         06:39:12.6 +16:22:30  1.9 10.23  53
1 Gem          06:05:41.9 +23:15:35  4.2  0.39  61
PPM 095406     06:08:23.6 +23:38:02  8.1  0.37  60
PPM 095380     06:07:36.6 +23:30:36  8.7  0.17  60
PPM 095353     06:06:40.3 +23:23:25 11.0  0.16  61
307463         06:07:22.0 +23:21:09 17.0        60
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 3.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 33.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=2.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:38:38 -38.9 Dark Up 47.2 244.1 Up 10:23:38 - 10:53:38 6193
Kamloops 10:39:09 -47.8 Dark Up 55.4 228.1 Up 10:24:09 - 10:54:09 5835
Kelowna 10:39:05 -47.6 Dark Up 55.5 230.2 Up 10:24:05 - 10:54:05 5770
Peachland 10:39:06 -47.8 Dark Up 55.7 229.9 Up 10:24:06 - 10:54:06 5755
Summerland 10:39:05 -47.8 Dark Up 55.8 230.2 Up 10:24:05 - 10:54:05 5742
Penticton 10:39:05 -47.8 Dark Up 55.8 230.4 Up 10:24:05 - 10:54:05 5738
Oliver 10:39:04 -47.9 Dark Up 56.0 230.8 Up 10:24:04 - 10:54:04 5704
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:39:04 -47.9 Dark Up 56.0 231.3 Up 10:24:04 - 10:54:04 5690
Okanogan 10:39:03 -48.3 Dark Up 56.5 231.7 Up 10:24:03 - 10:54:03 5625
Brewster 10:39:03 -48.5 Dark Up 56.8 231.8 Up 10:24:03 - 10:54:03 5595
Victoria 10:39:14 -50.5 Dark Up 58.3 226.1 Up 10:24:14 - 10:54:14 5589
Manson/Chelan 10:39:04 -48.8 Dark Up 57.1 231.5 Up 10:24:04 - 10:54:04 5570
Wenatchee 10:39:03 -49.1 Dark Up 57.5 231.9 Up 10:24:03 - 10:54:03 5521
Ellensburg 10:39:03 -49.4 Dark Up 57.9 232.1 Up 10:24:03 - 10:54:03 5478
Yakima 10:39:03 -49.6 Dark Up 58.1 232.6 Up 10:24:03 - 10:54:03 5438
Toppenish/White Swan 10:39:02 -49.5 Dark Up 58.2 233.1 Up 10:24:02 - 10:54:02 5419
PNWRO 10:38:58 -48.7 Dark Up 57.6 235.6 Up 10:23:58 - 10:53:58 5404
The Dalles 10:39:04 -50.3 Dark Up 59.1 233.0 Up 10:24:04 - 10:54:04 5330
Maupin 10:39:03 -50.4 Dark Up 59.3 233.7 Up 10:24:03 - 10:54:03 5290
Sisters 10:39:03 -51.0 Dark Up 60.1 234.2 Up 10:24:03 - 10:54:03 5195
Bend 10:39:02 -50.9 Dark Up 60.1 234.9 Up 10:24:02 - 10:54:02 5175
Oregon Observatory 10:39:01 -51.1 Dark Up 60.2 235.0 Up 10:24:01 - 10:54:01 5156
Dunrhomin 10:38:11 -40.0 Dark Up 50.7 257.6 Up 10:23:11 - 10:53:11 5096
Nikitin 10:38:10 -40.1 Dark Up 50.8 257.8 Up 10:23:10 - 10:53:10 5077
CU-SBO 10:38:10 -40.1 Dark Up 50.8 257.8 Up 10:23:10 - 10:53:10 5069
Chiloquin 10:39:01 -51.8 Dark Up 61.2 236.3 Up 10:24:01 - 10:54:01 5016
Klamath Falls 10:39:00 -51.8 Dark Up 61.4 237.0 Up 10:24:00 - 10:54:00 4982
Cedarville 10:38:55 -50.9 Dark Up 60.7 240.2 Up 10:23:55 - 10:53:55 4936
Fall River/Burney 10:38:58 -51.9 Dark Up 61.8 239.3 Up 10:23:58 - 10:53:58 4867
Gimple 10:38:55 -51.8 Dark Up 61.9 241.5 Up 10:23:55 - 10:53:55 4782
Greenville 10:38:55 -51.8 Dark Up 61.9 241.4 Up 10:23:55 - 10:53:55 4781
Quincy 10:38:55 -51.9 Dark Up 62.0 241.7 Up 10:23:55 - 10:53:55 4760
Portola 10:38:53 -51.6 Dark Up 61.8 242.5 Up 10:23:53 - 10:53:53 4754
Reno 10:38:51 -51.1 Dark Up 61.4 243.8 Up 10:23:51 - 10:53:51 4737
Carson City 10:38:50 -51.2 Dark Up 61.6 244.4 Up 10:23:50 - 10:53:50 4701
Yerington 10:38:48 -50.8 Dark Up 61.2 245.5 Up 10:23:48 - 10:53:48 4691
Gardnerville 10:38:50 -51.2 Dark Up 61.7 244.9 Up 10:23:50 - 10:53:50 4676
Hawthorne 10:38:46 -50.4 Dark Up 61.0 246.9 Up 10:23:46 - 10:53:46 4652
Lee Vining 10:38:47 -50.9 Dark Up 61.6 247.3 Up 10:23:47 - 10:53:47 4585
Bishop 10:38:43 -50.5 Dark Up 61.3 249.1 Up 10:23:43 - 10:53:43 4535
Beatty 10:38:38 -49.3 Dark Up 60.3 251.7 Up 10:23:38 - 10:53:38 4516
Patrick 10:38:27 -47.1 Dark Up 58.4 256.8 Up 10:23:27 - 10:53:27 4416
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:38:29 -47.7 Dark Up 59.1 256.6 Up 10:23:29 - 10:53:29 4376
Lake Havasu City 10:38:27 -47.5 Dark Up 59.0 257.9 Up 10:23:27 - 10:53:27 4311
George/Scottsdale 10:38:18 -45.5 Dark Up 57.2 261.1 Up 10:23:18 - 10:53:18 4281
Wildwood 10:38:40 -51.0 Dark Up 62.5 254.7 Up 10:23:40 - 10:53:40 4187
Idyllwild 10:38:34 -49.5 Dark Up 61.1 257.1 Up 10:23:34 - 10:53:34 4184
Calipatria 10:38:29 -48.6 Dark Up 60.3 259.2 Up 10:23:29 - 10:53:29 4143
Yuma 10:38:25 -47.9 Dark Up 59.6 260.6 Up 10:23:25 - 10:53:25 4115

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 307463, (2025/12/10 10:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 16.15  65
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9 10.23  53
1 Gem          06:04:07.2 +23:15:46  4.2  0.39  61
PPM 095406     06:06:48.6 +23:38:19  8.1  0.37  60
PPM 095380     06:06:01.8 +23:30:52  8.7  0.17  60
PPM 095353     06:05:05.6 +23:23:38 11.0  0.16  61
307463         06:05:47.3 +23:21:23 17.0        61
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/24 02:38:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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