RECON: TNO occultation with 386968

Event between (386968) 12BR61 and star GA0640:17936734 with event index number of 2213828

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/07/05 07:15:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:40:07.5 -25:16:42
Equinox of date position of star is 17:41:37.0 -25:17:23
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 78 degrees from the moon. Moon is 75% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.4

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Object is 16.2 AU from the Sun and 15.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 47 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 555 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11056.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 386968, (2026/07/05 07:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:02.2 -26:29:18  0.9 15.94  93
35Eta Oph      17:11:54.0 -15:45:21  2.6 11.82  85
PPM 266967     17:33:23.2 -26:17:15  6.3  2.13  79
PPM 267044     17:37:11.6 -24:38:39  7.9  1.22  79
PPM 267133     17:42:13.5 -25:38:11  9.0  0.36  77
386968         17:41:45.6 -25:17:27 16.5        77
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=0.6 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 07:15:08 -15.7 AT Up 13.8 186.2 Really Low 07:10:45 - 07:19:30 8873
Sleaford 07:14:21 -15.1 AT Up 10.5 199.2 Really Low 07:09:59 - 07:18:44 8851
Kelowna 07:15:04 -16.6 AT Up 14.6 187.1 Really Low 07:10:41 - 07:19:26 8850
Peachland 07:15:05 -16.7 AT Up 14.7 186.8 Really Low 07:10:42 - 07:19:27 8847
Summerland 07:15:04 -16.8 AT Up 14.8 186.9 Really Low 07:10:42 - 07:19:27 8843
Penticton 07:15:04 -16.9 AT Up 14.9 187.0 Really Low 07:10:41 - 07:19:26 8841
Oliver 07:15:04 -17.3 AT Up 15.2 187.0 Really Low 07:10:41 - 07:19:26 8830
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:15:04 -17.5 AT Up 15.4 187.2 Really Low 07:10:41 - 07:19:26 8826
Victoria 07:15:17 -17.3 AT Up 16.1 183.5 Really Low 07:10:54 - 07:19:39 8810
Okanogan 07:15:03 -18.1 Dark Up 16.1 187.0 Really Low 07:10:41 - 07:19:26 8805
Brewster 07:15:04 -18.3 Dark Up 16.3 186.8 Really Low 07:10:41 - 07:19:26 8797
Manson/Chelan 07:15:05 -18.4 Dark Up 16.6 186.5 Really Low 07:10:42 - 07:19:27 8791
Wenatchee 07:15:06 -18.9 Dark Up 17.1 186.4 Really Low 07:10:44 - 07:19:29 8775
Ellensburg 07:15:06 -19.3 Dark Up 17.5 186.2 Really Low 07:10:44 - 07:19:29 8762
Yakima 07:15:06 -19.7 Dark Up 17.9 186.2 Really Low 07:10:43 - 07:19:28 8748
Toppenish/White Swan 07:15:05 -19.9 Dark Up 18.1 186.3 Really Low 07:10:43 - 07:19:28 8740
PNWRO 07:15:00 -20.5 Dark Up 18.3 187.7 Really Low 07:10:37 - 07:19:22 8726
The Dalles 07:15:08 -20.5 Dark Up 18.9 185.6 Really Low 07:10:46 - 07:19:31 8713
Maupin 07:15:07 -21.0 Dark Up 19.3 185.7 Really Low 07:10:45 - 07:19:30 8698
Sisters 07:15:09 -21.7 Dark Up 20.2 185.3 Low 07:10:46 - 07:19:31 8665
Bend 07:15:07 -22.0 Dark Up 20.5 185.5 Low 07:10:45 - 07:19:30 8656
Oregon Observatory 07:15:08 -22.1 Dark Up 20.6 185.4 Low 07:10:45 - 07:19:30 8649
Chiloquin 07:15:09 -23.4 Dark Up 22.0 185.1 Low 07:10:47 - 07:19:32 8596
Klamath Falls 07:15:09 -23.7 Dark Up 22.3 185.2 Low 07:10:46 - 07:19:31 8581
Cedarville 07:15:02 -24.7 Dark Up 22.9 186.7 Low 07:10:39 - 07:19:24 8551
Fall River/Burney 07:15:07 -24.9 Dark Up 23.5 185.6 Low 07:10:44 - 07:19:29 8530
Greenville 07:15:04 -25.9 Dark Up 24.3 186.0 Low 07:10:42 - 07:19:27 8489
Gimple 07:15:04 -25.9 Dark Up 24.3 186.1 Low 07:10:42 - 07:19:27 8489
Quincy 07:15:04 -26.1 Dark Up 24.5 186.1 Low 07:10:42 - 07:19:27 8480
Portola 07:15:02 -26.3 Dark Up 24.6 186.5 Low 07:10:40 - 07:19:25 8474
Reno 07:15:00 -26.6 Dark Up 24.8 187.2 Low 07:10:38 - 07:19:23 8461
Carson City 07:14:59 -27.0 Dark Up 25.2 187.2 Low 07:10:37 - 07:19:22 8444
Yerington 07:14:57 -27.3 Dark Up 25.3 187.9 Low 07:10:34 - 07:19:19 8434
Gardnerville 07:14:59 -27.2 Dark Up 25.4 187.3 Low 07:10:37 - 07:19:22 8432
Dunrhomin 07:14:02 -26.9 Dark Up 21.4 201.0 Low 07:09:40 - 07:18:25 8415
Hawthorne 07:14:54 -27.8 Dark Up 25.7 188.4 Low 07:10:32 - 07:19:17 8411
Nikitin 07:14:02 -27.1 Dark Up 21.6 201.0 Low 07:09:39 - 07:18:24 8407
CU-SBO 07:14:02 -27.2 Dark Up 21.7 200.9 Low 07:09:39 - 07:18:24 8405
Lee Vining 07:14:56 -28.3 Dark Up 26.3 188.0 Low 07:10:33 - 07:19:18 8384
Bishop 07:14:52 -29.0 Dark Up 26.8 188.7 Low 07:10:30 - 07:19:15 8352
Beatty 07:14:45 -29.7 Dark Up 27.1 190.4 Low 07:10:23 - 07:19:08 8325
Patrick 07:14:32 -31.5 Dark Up 28.1 193.4 Low 07:10:10 - 07:18:55 8234
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:14:35 -31.7 Dark Up 28.4 192.7 Low 07:10:13 - 07:18:58 8224
Lake Havasu City 07:14:34 -32.4 Dark Up 29.0 193.0 Low 07:10:11 - 07:18:56 8185
Wildwood 07:14:51 -32.2 Dark Up 30.1 188.8 Up 07:10:29 - 07:19:14 8177
Idyllwild 07:14:43 -32.8 Dark Up 30.2 190.7 Up 07:10:21 - 07:19:06 8153
George/Scottsdale 07:14:22 -33.4 Dark Up 29.3 195.6 Low 07:10:00 - 07:18:45 8128
Calipatria 07:14:37 -33.6 Dark Up 30.6 192.0 Up 07:10:15 - 07:19:00 8112
Yuma 07:14:34 -34.1 Dark Up 30.9 193.0 Up 07:10:11 - 07:18:56 8083

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, (2026/07/05 07:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 15.94  93
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.82  85
PPM 266967     17:31:44.4 -26:16:11  6.3  2.13  79
PPM 267044     17:35:33.9 -24:37:44  7.9  1.22  79
PPM 267133     17:40:35.0 -25:37:28  9.0  0.36  77
386968         17:40:07.5 -25:16:42 16.5        77
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 04:29:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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