RECON: TNO occultation with 386968

Event between (386968) 12BR61 and star GA0640:21110349 with event index number of 2213644

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/04/28 08:38:59 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:52:28.0 -25:17:17
Equinox of date position of star is 17:53:57.6 -25:17:31
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 89 degrees from the moon. Moon is 89% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.5

[RECON map]
Object is 16.1 AU from the Sun and 15.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.0 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 89 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 581 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11190.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 386968, (2026/04/28 08:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:01.5 -26:29:17  0.9 18.70  70
34Ups Sco      17:32:33.4 -37:18:51  2.7 12.87  84
PPM 267497     17:56:31.4 -24:53:23  6.4  0.68  89
PPM 267390     17:52:06.9 -24:51:31  7.8  0.62  88
PPM 267410     17:53:06.8 -25:18:49  9.4  0.22  88
386968         17:54:05.6 -25:17:33 16.7        89
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=0.2 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 08:41:04 -20.3 Dark Up 9.0 155.1 Really Low 08:33:12 - 08:48:57 8619
Kamloops 08:42:23 -24.4 Dark Up 5.6 142.9 Really Low 08:34:30 - 08:50:15 8394
Kelowna 08:42:23 -25.1 Dark Up 6.6 143.6 Really Low 08:34:30 - 08:50:15 8382
Peachland 08:42:25 -25.3 Dark Up 6.6 143.4 Really Low 08:34:32 - 08:50:17 8374
Summerland 08:42:24 -25.4 Dark Up 6.8 143.5 Really Low 08:34:32 - 08:50:17 8370
Penticton 08:42:24 -25.4 Dark Up 6.9 143.5 Really Low 08:34:32 - 08:50:17 8370
Oliver 08:42:26 -25.8 Dark Up 7.2 143.5 Really Low 08:34:33 - 08:50:18 8357
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:42:26 -25.9 Dark Up 7.4 143.7 Really Low 08:34:34 - 08:50:19 8355
Okanogan 08:42:31 -26.6 Dark Up 7.8 143.4 Really Low 08:34:39 - 08:50:24 8328
Brewster 08:42:33 -26.9 Dark Up 8.0 143.3 Really Low 08:34:41 - 08:50:26 8315
Manson/Chelan 08:42:36 -27.1 Dark Up 8.0 143.0 Really Low 08:34:43 - 08:50:28 8301
Wenatchee 08:42:39 -27.6 Dark Up 8.3 142.8 Really Low 08:34:47 - 08:50:32 8281
Victoria 08:42:48 -26.9 Dark Up 6.2 140.4 Really Low 08:34:56 - 08:50:41 8267
Ellensburg 08:42:43 -28.0 Dark Up 8.5 142.6 Really Low 08:34:51 - 08:50:36 8261
PNWRO 08:42:39 -28.8 Dark Up 10.0 143.8 Really Low 08:34:46 - 08:50:31 8251
Yakima 08:42:45 -28.4 Dark Up 8.9 142.5 Really Low 08:34:53 - 08:50:38 8245
Toppenish/White Swan 08:42:44 -28.6 Dark Up 9.1 142.7 Really Low 08:34:52 - 08:50:37 8239
Dunrhomin 08:41:31 -30.5 Dark Up 20.0 154.5 Really Low 08:33:38 - 08:49:23 8198
The Dalles 08:42:53 -29.5 Dark Up 9.4 142.0 Really Low 08:35:00 - 08:50:45 8194
Nikitin 08:41:31 -30.7 Dark Up 20.1 154.5 Low 08:33:38 - 08:49:23 8190
CU-SBO 08:41:31 -30.7 Dark Up 20.1 154.4 Low 08:33:38 - 08:49:23 8186
Maupin 08:42:54 -29.9 Dark Up 9.8 142.0 Really Low 08:35:02 - 08:50:47 8178
Sisters 08:43:01 -30.8 Dark Up 10.3 141.5 Really Low 08:35:09 - 08:50:54 8132
Bend 08:43:01 -31.0 Dark Up 10.6 141.7 Really Low 08:35:09 - 08:50:54 8127
Oregon Observatory 08:43:02 -31.2 Dark Up 10.6 141.6 Really Low 08:35:10 - 08:50:55 8117
Chiloquin 08:43:11 -32.6 Dark Up 11.5 141.1 Really Low 08:35:18 - 08:51:03 8049
Klamath Falls 08:43:12 -32.9 Dark Up 11.8 141.2 Really Low 08:35:20 - 08:51:05 8035
Cedarville 08:43:06 -33.3 Dark Up 13.1 142.3 Really Low 08:35:14 - 08:50:59 8033
Fall River/Burney 08:43:15 -34.0 Dark Up 12.9 141.3 Really Low 08:35:23 - 08:51:08 7985
Gimple 08:43:17 -34.8 Dark Up 13.9 141.6 Really Low 08:35:24 - 08:51:09 7951
Greenville 08:43:17 -34.8 Dark Up 13.8 141.5 Really Low 08:35:24 - 08:51:09 7949
Portola 08:43:17 -35.0 Dark Up 14.3 141.9 Really Low 08:35:24 - 08:51:09 7942
Reno 08:43:14 -35.2 Dark Up 14.8 142.3 Really Low 08:35:22 - 08:51:07 7941
Quincy 08:43:18 -35.0 Dark Up 14.0 141.5 Really Low 08:35:26 - 08:51:11 7939
Yerington 08:43:13 -35.6 Dark Up 15.6 142.8 Really Low 08:35:20 - 08:51:05 7925
Carson City 08:43:15 -35.5 Dark Up 15.1 142.3 Really Low 08:35:23 - 08:51:08 7923
Gardnerville 08:43:16 -35.7 Dark Up 15.3 142.3 Really Low 08:35:23 - 08:51:08 7912
Hawthorne 08:43:12 -35.9 Dark Up 16.2 143.1 Really Low 08:35:19 - 08:51:04 7911
Lee Vining 08:43:17 -36.6 Dark Up 16.4 142.6 Really Low 08:35:24 - 08:51:09 7873
Beatty 08:43:06 -37.1 Dark Up 18.4 144.3 Really Low 08:35:13 - 08:50:58 7859
Bishop 08:43:14 -37.0 Dark Up 17.2 143.1 Really Low 08:35:22 - 08:51:07 7854
Patrick 08:42:53 -37.7 Dark Up 20.9 146.4 Low 08:35:01 - 08:50:46 7827
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:43:00 -38.1 Dark Up 20.8 145.7 Low 08:35:08 - 08:50:53 7800
Lake Havasu City 08:43:00 -38.7 Dark Up 21.5 145.8 Low 08:35:08 - 08:50:53 7766
George/Scottsdale 08:42:47 -38.6 Dark Up 23.2 147.7 Low 08:34:54 - 08:50:39 7762
Idyllwild 08:43:20 -40.0 Dark Up 21.0 143.7 Low 08:35:27 - 08:51:12 7679
Calipatria 08:43:13 -40.3 Dark Up 22.0 144.5 Low 08:35:21 - 08:51:06 7663
Wildwood 08:43:29 -40.2 Dark Up 19.8 142.3 Really Low 08:35:37 - 08:51:22 7663
Yuma 08:43:08 -40.4 Dark Up 22.8 145.2 Low 08:35:16 - 08:51:01 7653

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, (2026/04/28 08:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.70  70
34Ups Sco      17:30:45.8 -37:17:46  2.7 12.87  84
PPM 267497     17:54:54.1 -24:53:13  6.4  0.68  89
PPM 267390     17:50:29.7 -24:51:11  7.8  0.62  88
PPM 267410     17:51:29.3 -25:18:31  9.4  0.22  88
386968         17:52:28.0 -25:17:17 16.7        88
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/04 05:55:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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