RECON: TNO occultation with 386968

Event between (386968) 12BR61 and star GA0640:18796076 with event index number of 2213786

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/06/22 04:49:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:42:47.0 -25:17:59
Equinox of date position of star is 17:44:16.6 -25:18:34
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 82 degrees from the moon. Moon is 53% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.3

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Object is 16.2 AU from the Sun and 15.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 44 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 553 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11008.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 386968, (2026/06/22 04:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:02.1 -26:29:18  0.9 16.53  65
35Eta Oph      17:11:53.9 -15:45:21  2.6 12.21  74
PPM 266967     17:33:23.1 -26:17:15  6.3  2.67  79
PPM 267199     17:45:35.7 -26:19:00  8.5  1.04  82
PPM 267152     17:43:21.4 -25:16:45  9.3  0.24  82
386968         17:44:25.1 -25:18:37 16.8        82
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=0.1 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 04:51:09 -9.0 NT Up 8.7 154.2 Really Low 04:46:59 - 04:55:19 5733
Kamloops 04:51:49 -4.7 CT Up 5.2 142.0 Really Low 04:47:39 - 04:55:59 5416
Kelowna 04:51:49 -5.7 CT Up 6.2 142.7 Really Low 04:47:39 - 04:55:59 5404
Peachland 04:51:50 -5.7 CT Up 6.2 142.4 Really Low 04:47:40 - 04:56:00 5394
Summerland 04:51:50 -5.8 CT Up 6.3 142.5 Really Low 04:47:40 - 04:56:00 5390
Penticton 04:51:50 -5.9 CT Up 6.4 142.6 Really Low 04:47:40 - 04:56:00 5390
Oliver 04:51:51 -6.2 NT Up 6.7 142.6 Really Low 04:47:41 - 04:56:01 5375
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:51:50 -6.4 NT Up 6.9 142.7 Really Low 04:47:40 - 04:56:00 5373
Okanogan 04:51:52 -6.8 NT Up 7.3 142.5 Really Low 04:47:42 - 04:56:02 5341
Brewster 04:51:54 -6.9 NT Up 7.5 142.3 Really Low 04:47:44 - 04:56:04 5325
Manson/Chelan 04:51:55 -6.9 NT Up 7.5 142.0 Really Low 04:47:45 - 04:56:05 5308
Wenatchee 04:51:57 -7.1 NT Up 7.8 141.8 Really Low 04:47:47 - 04:56:07 5284
Dunrhomin 04:51:26 -19.4 Dark Up 19.6 153.6 Really Low 04:47:16 - 04:55:36 5272
Nikitin 04:51:26 -19.5 Dark Up 19.7 153.5 Really Low 04:47:16 - 04:55:36 5262
Ellensburg 04:51:59 -7.3 NT Up 8.0 141.6 Really Low 04:47:49 - 04:56:09 5261
Victoria 04:52:02 -4.9 CT Up 5.6 139.4 Really Low 04:47:52 - 04:56:12 5259
CU-SBO 04:51:26 -19.5 Dark Up 19.8 153.5 Really Low 04:47:16 - 04:55:36 5258
PNWRO 04:51:57 -8.8 NT Up 9.5 142.8 Really Low 04:47:47 - 04:56:07 5255
Yakima 04:51:59 -7.6 NT Up 8.3 141.6 Really Low 04:47:49 - 04:56:09 5242
Toppenish/White Swan 04:52:00 -7.9 NT Up 8.6 141.7 Really Low 04:47:50 - 04:56:10 5236
The Dalles 04:52:03 -8.0 NT Up 8.8 141.0 Really Low 04:47:53 - 04:56:13 5181
Maupin 04:52:04 -8.4 NT Up 9.2 141.0 Really Low 04:47:54 - 04:56:14 5164
Sisters 04:52:08 -8.8 NT Up 9.7 140.6 Really Low 04:47:58 - 04:56:18 5110
Bend 04:52:07 -9.1 NT Up 10.0 140.7 Really Low 04:47:57 - 04:56:17 5105
Oregon Observatory 04:52:09 -9.1 NT Up 10.1 140.6 Really Low 04:47:59 - 04:56:19 5093
Chiloquin 04:52:13 -9.9 NT Up 10.9 140.1 Really Low 04:48:03 - 04:56:23 5015
Cedarville 04:52:10 -11.5 NT Up 12.5 141.3 Really Low 04:48:00 - 04:56:20 5004
Klamath Falls 04:52:13 -10.2 NT Up 11.2 140.2 Really Low 04:48:03 - 04:56:23 4999
Fall River/Burney 04:52:14 -11.2 NT Up 12.3 140.3 Really Low 04:48:04 - 04:56:24 4946
Gimple 04:52:16 -12.1 AT Up 13.2 140.6 Really Low 04:48:06 - 04:56:26 4910
Greenville 04:52:16 -12.1 AT Up 13.2 140.5 Really Low 04:48:06 - 04:56:26 4908
Reno 04:52:14 -13.1 AT Up 14.2 141.3 Really Low 04:48:04 - 04:56:24 4905
Portola 04:52:15 -12.6 AT Up 13.7 140.9 Really Low 04:48:05 - 04:56:25 4903
Quincy 04:52:16 -12.2 AT Up 13.4 140.5 Really Low 04:48:06 - 04:56:26 4897
Yerington 04:52:13 -13.9 AT Up 15.0 141.8 Really Low 04:48:03 - 04:56:23 4891
Carson City 04:52:15 -13.4 AT Up 14.5 141.3 Really Low 04:48:05 - 04:56:25 4885
Hawthorne 04:52:13 -14.5 AT Up 15.6 142.1 Really Low 04:48:03 - 04:56:23 4878
Gardnerville 04:52:15 -13.6 AT Up 14.7 141.3 Really Low 04:48:05 - 04:56:25 4873
Lee Vining 04:52:15 -14.6 AT Up 15.8 141.6 Really Low 04:48:05 - 04:56:25 4833
Beatty 04:52:10 -16.7 AT Up 17.8 143.3 Really Low 04:48:00 - 04:56:20 4832
Bishop 04:52:14 -15.5 AT Up 16.6 142.1 Really Low 04:48:04 - 04:56:24 4817
Patrick 04:52:03 -19.3 Dark Up 20.3 145.3 Low 04:47:53 - 04:56:13 4815
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:52:06 -19.1 Dark Up 20.2 144.7 Low 04:47:56 - 04:56:16 4782
George/Scottsdale 04:51:59 -21.7 Dark Up 22.6 146.6 Low 04:47:49 - 04:56:09 4760
Lake Havasu City 04:52:06 -19.8 Dark Up 20.9 144.8 Low 04:47:56 - 04:56:16 4747
Idyllwild 04:52:16 -19.1 Dark Up 20.3 142.7 Low 04:48:06 - 04:56:26 4639
Calipatria 04:52:13 -20.2 Dark Up 21.4 143.5 Low 04:48:03 - 04:56:23 4630
Yuma 04:52:10 -21.0 Dark Up 22.2 144.1 Low 04:48:00 - 04:56:20 4625
Wildwood 04:52:21 -17.7 AT Up 19.1 141.3 Really Low 04:48:11 - 04:56:31 4610

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, (2026/06/22 04:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.53  65
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 12.21  74
PPM 266967     17:31:44.4 -26:16:11  6.3  2.67  79
PPM 267199     17:43:56.8 -26:18:25  8.5  1.04  82
PPM 267152     17:41:43.3 -25:16:05  9.3  0.24  82
386968         17:42:47.0 -25:17:59 16.8        82
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 04:29:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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