RECON: TNO occultation with 386968

Event between (386968) 12BR61 and star GA0640:11357926 with event index number of 2213028

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/30 07:13:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:08:27.3 -24:41:58
Equinox of date position of star is 17:09:56.1 -24:43:45
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 65 degrees from the moon. Moon is 29% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.4

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Object is 15.6 AU from the Sun and 14.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 69 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 556 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10796.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 386968, (2025/07/30 07:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.8 -26:29:11  0.9  8.97  57
23Tau Sco      16:37:28.8 -28:16:00  2.8  8.09  58
PPM 266416     17:08:28.5 -26:32:43  6.3  1.85  65
PPM 266438     17:09:30.4 -25:01:47  7.2  0.32  65
PPM 266432     17:09:20.7 -24:48:19  9.3  0.17  65
386968         17:10:01.2 -24:43:51 15.6        66
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 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)
Kamloops 07:11:08 -19.8 Dark Down 7.3 214.8 Really Low 07:04:55 - 07:17:20 4514
Peachland 07:11:00 -20.8 Dark Down 7.9 215.3 Really Low 07:04:47 - 07:17:12 4480
Kelowna 07:10:59 -20.7 Dark Down 7.7 215.5 Really Low 07:04:46 - 07:17:11 4480
Victoria 07:11:13 -21.3 Dark Down 10.2 212.4 Really Low 07:05:00 - 07:17:25 4479
Summerland 07:11:00 -20.9 Dark Down 8.0 215.4 Really Low 07:04:47 - 07:17:12 4475
Penticton 07:10:58 -21.0 Dark Down 8.0 215.5 Really Low 07:04:46 - 07:17:11 4472
Oliver 07:10:56 -21.3 Dark Down 8.3 215.5 Really Low 07:04:43 - 07:17:08 4461
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:10:54 -21.5 Dark Down 8.3 215.7 Really Low 07:04:42 - 07:17:07 4454
Okanogan 07:10:52 -22.1 Dark Down 8.9 215.5 Really Low 07:04:39 - 07:17:04 4435
Brewster 07:10:52 -22.4 Dark Down 9.2 215.4 Really Low 07:04:39 - 07:17:04 4428
Manson/Chelan 07:10:52 -22.5 Dark Down 9.6 215.1 Really Low 07:04:40 - 07:17:05 4426
Wenatchee 07:10:51 -22.9 Dark Down 10.0 215.0 Really Low 07:04:39 - 07:17:04 4412
Ellensburg 07:10:50 -23.3 Dark Down 10.4 214.9 Really Low 07:04:38 - 07:17:03 4400
Yakima 07:10:48 -23.7 Dark Down 10.8 214.9 Really Low 07:04:35 - 07:17:00 4386
Toppenish/White Swan 07:10:47 -23.9 Dark Down 10.9 215.0 Really Low 07:04:34 - 07:16:59 4376
Sleaford 07:10:11 -19.5 Dark Down 0.5 226.3 Really Low 07:03:59 - 07:16:24 4357
The Dalles 07:10:47 -24.5 Dark Down 11.8 214.5 Really Low 07:04:35 - 07:17:00 4356
PNWRO 07:10:37 -24.5 Dark Down 10.6 216.3 Really Low 07:04:24 - 07:16:49 4345
Maupin 07:10:46 -24.9 Dark Down 12.2 214.6 Really Low 07:04:33 - 07:16:58 4340
Sisters 07:10:43 -25.7 Dark Down 13.1 214.3 Really Low 07:04:31 - 07:16:56 4312
Bend 07:10:41 -26.0 Dark Down 13.2 214.5 Really Low 07:04:28 - 07:16:53 4299
Oregon Observatory 07:10:41 -26.1 Dark Down 13.4 214.5 Really Low 07:04:28 - 07:16:53 4294
Chiloquin 07:10:37 -27.3 Dark Down 14.6 214.3 Really Low 07:04:25 - 07:16:50 4244
Klamath Falls 07:10:36 -27.6 Dark Down 14.9 214.4 Really Low 07:04:24 - 07:16:49 4229
Cedarville 07:10:22 -28.6 Dark Down 14.8 215.8 Really Low 07:04:10 - 07:16:35 4180
Fall River/Burney 07:10:28 -28.8 Dark Down 15.7 214.9 Really Low 07:04:16 - 07:16:41 4172
Greenville 07:10:21 -29.8 Dark Down 16.3 215.4 Really Low 07:04:08 - 07:16:33 4125
Gimple 07:10:20 -29.8 Dark Down 16.2 215.4 Really Low 07:04:08 - 07:16:33 4124
Quincy 07:10:21 -30.0 Dark Down 16.4 215.4 Really Low 07:04:09 - 07:16:34 4116
Portola 07:10:17 -30.2 Dark Down 16.3 215.8 Really Low 07:04:04 - 07:16:29 4104
Reno 07:10:12 -30.6 Dark Down 16.3 216.4 Really Low 07:03:59 - 07:16:24 4083
Carson City 07:10:11 -30.9 Dark Down 16.5 216.4 Really Low 07:03:58 - 07:16:23 4066
Gardnerville 07:10:08 -31.2 Dark Down 16.7 216.5 Really Low 07:03:56 - 07:16:21 4053
Yerington 07:10:05 -31.3 Dark Down 16.4 217.0 Really Low 07:03:52 - 07:16:17 4048
Hawthorne 07:10:00 -31.8 Dark Down 16.5 217.5 Really Low 07:03:48 - 07:16:13 4018
Lee Vining 07:10:01 -32.3 Dark Down 17.2 217.2 Really Low 07:03:49 - 07:16:14 3996
Bishop 07:09:53 -33.0 Dark Down 17.4 217.9 Really Low 07:03:41 - 07:16:06 3955
Beatty 07:09:42 -33.7 Dark Down 16.9 219.2 Really Low 07:03:29 - 07:15:54 3907
Dunrhomin 07:08:56 -31.3 Dark Down 8.4 227.3 Really Low 07:02:44 - 07:15:09 3870
Nikitin 07:08:55 -31.5 Dark Down 8.5 227.3 Really Low 07:02:43 - 07:15:08 3861
CU-SBO 07:08:55 -31.6 Dark Down 8.6 227.2 Really Low 07:02:42 - 07:15:07 3860
Patrick 07:09:18 -35.6 Dark Down 16.6 221.7 Really Low 07:03:05 - 07:15:30 3779
Wildwood 07:09:40 -36.1 Dark Down 20.1 218.3 Low 07:03:28 - 07:15:53 3779
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:09:21 -35.8 Dark Down 17.2 221.2 Really Low 07:03:09 - 07:15:34 3776
Lake Havasu City 07:09:16 -36.5 Dark Down 17.5 221.5 Really Low 07:03:04 - 07:15:29 3734
Idyllwild 07:09:27 -36.8 Dark Down 19.4 219.9 Really Low 07:03:15 - 07:15:40 3730
Calipatria 07:09:18 -37.6 Dark Down 19.2 220.9 Really Low 07:03:05 - 07:15:30 3674
George/Scottsdale 07:08:57 -37.5 Dark Down 16.8 223.5 Really Low 07:02:44 - 07:15:09 3645
Yuma 07:09:10 -38.2 Dark Down 19.1 221.6 Really Low 07:02:57 - 07:15:22 3633

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 386968, (2025/07/30 07:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  8.97  57
23Tau Sco      16:35:52.9 -28:12:58  2.8  8.09  58
PPM 266416     17:06:53.2 -26:30:47  6.3  1.85  65
PPM 266438     17:07:56.2 -24:59:54  7.2  0.32  65
PPM 266432     17:07:46.6 -24:46:25  9.3  0.17  65
386968         17:08:27.3 -24:41:58 15.6        65
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/04 05:35:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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