RECON: TNO occultation with 463368

Event between (463368) 12VU85 and star GA1020:02757531 with event index number of 2279311

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/12/31 13:49:20 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:19:06.0 +12:34:40
Equinox of date position of star is 07:20:28.1 +12:31:53
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 51 degrees from the moon. Moon is 88% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.7

[RECON map]
Object is 21.8 AU from the Sun and 20.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 510 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4532 km.
The sky-plane scale is 15150.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.1 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 463368, (2025/12/31 13:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:54.4 +27:57:41  1.1 16.61  53
Alhena         06:39:12.8 +16:22:29  1.9 10.72  40
PPM 123740     07:15:59.5 +12:04:08  5.6  1.21  50
PPM 123890     07:22:29.1 +13:01:42  8.1  0.69  51
PPM 123846     07:20:25.2 +12:16:07  9.2  0.26  51
463368         07:20:33.2 +12:31:43 14.9        51
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 1.8 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)
Sleaford 13:46:38 -12.2 AT Down 9.2 278.7 Really Low 13:31:38 - 14:01:38 1089
Kamloops 13:46:37 -20.4 Dark Down 18.1 267.9 Really Low 13:31:37 - 14:01:37 775
Kelowna 13:46:34 -19.7 Dark Down 17.5 268.8 Really Low 13:31:34 - 14:01:34 731
Peachland 13:46:33 -19.8 Dark Down 17.7 268.6 Really Low 13:31:33 - 14:01:33 719
Summerland 13:46:33 -19.7 Dark Down 17.7 268.8 Really Low 13:31:33 - 14:01:33 709
Penticton 13:46:32 -19.7 Dark Down 17.6 268.9 Really Low 13:31:32 - 14:01:32 706
Oliver 13:46:32 -19.6 Dark Down 17.6 269.0 Really Low 13:31:32 - 14:01:32 681
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 13:46:31 -19.4 Dark Down 17.5 269.2 Really Low 13:31:31 - 14:01:31 672
Okanogan 13:46:28 -19.4 Dark Down 17.6 269.2 Really Low 13:31:28 - 14:01:28 621
Brewster 13:46:27 -19.5 Dark Down 17.8 269.1 Really Low 13:31:27 - 14:01:27 598
Manson/Chelan 13:46:27 -19.7 Dark Down 18.0 268.9 Really Low 13:31:27 - 14:01:27 577
Victoria 13:46:32 -21.9 Dark Down 20.2 266.3 Low 13:31:32 - 14:01:32 571
Wenatchee 13:46:25 -19.7 Dark Down 18.2 269.0 Really Low 13:31:25 - 14:01:25 539
Ellensburg 13:46:24 -19.8 Dark Down 18.3 268.9 Really Low 13:31:24 - 14:01:24 504
Yakima 13:46:23 -19.7 Dark Down 18.3 269.0 Really Low 13:31:23 - 14:01:23 473
Toppenish/White Swan 13:46:22 -19.5 Dark Down 18.2 269.2 Really Low 13:31:22 - 14:01:22 459
PNWRO 13:46:19 -18.4 Dark Down 17.2 270.4 Really Low 13:31:19 - 14:01:19 457
The Dalles 13:46:20 -19.9 Dark Down 18.8 268.9 Really Low 13:31:20 - 14:01:20 386
Maupin 13:46:18 -19.7 Dark Down 18.7 269.1 Really Low 13:31:18 - 14:01:18 355
Sisters 13:46:16 -19.9 Dark Down 19.1 269.1 Really Low 13:31:16 - 14:01:16 278
Bend 13:46:15 -19.6 Dark Down 18.9 269.3 Really Low 13:31:15 - 14:01:15 264
Dunrhomin 13:45:56 -7.2 NT Down 6.7 280.8 Really Low 13:30:56 - 14:00:56 253
Oregon Observatory 13:46:14 -19.7 Dark Down 19.0 269.3 Really Low 13:31:14 - 14:01:14 248
Nikitin 13:45:55 -7.1 NT Down 6.7 280.8 Really Low 13:30:55 - 14:00:55 238
CU-SBO 13:45:55 -7.1 NT Down 6.8 280.8 Really Low 13:30:55 - 14:00:55 232
Chiloquin 13:46:10 -19.7 Dark Down 19.4 269.5 Really Low 13:31:10 - 14:01:10 134
Klamath Falls 13:46:09 -19.6 Dark Down 19.3 269.6 Really Low 13:31:09 - 14:01:09 108
Cedarville 13:46:05 -18.2 Dark Down 18.1 270.9 Really Low 13:31:05 - 14:01:05 80
Fall River/Burney 13:46:05 -19.0 Dark Down 19.0 270.3 Really Low 13:31:05 - 14:01:05 17
Gimple 13:46:02 -18.4 Dark Down 18.6 270.9 Really Low 13:31:02 - 14:01:02 -49
Greenville 13:46:02 -18.5 Dark Down 18.7 270.9 Really Low 13:31:02 - 14:01:02 -50
Quincy 13:46:01 -18.4 Dark Down 18.7 270.9 Really Low 13:31:01 - 14:01:01 -67
Portola 13:46:00 -18.0 Dark Down 18.3 271.3 Really Low 13:31:00 - 14:01:00 -69
Reno 13:45:59 -17.5 AT Down 17.8 271.8 Really Low 13:30:59 - 14:00:59 -79
Carson City 13:45:58 -17.4 AT Down 17.8 271.9 Really Low 13:30:58 - 14:00:58 -109
Yerington 13:45:57 -16.8 AT Down 17.3 272.4 Really Low 13:30:57 - 14:00:57 -114
Gardnerville 13:45:57 -17.3 AT Down 17.8 272.0 Really Low 13:30:57 - 14:00:57 -129
Hawthorne 13:45:55 -16.3 AT Down 16.9 272.8 Really Low 13:30:55 - 14:00:55 -143
Lee Vining 13:45:53 -16.5 AT Down 17.2 272.7 Really Low 13:30:53 - 14:00:53 -201
Bishop 13:45:51 -15.8 AT Down 16.6 273.3 Really Low 13:30:51 - 14:00:51 -239
Beatty 13:45:48 -14.4 AT Down 15.3 274.4 Really Low 13:30:48 - 14:00:48 -247
Patrick 13:45:43 -11.7 NT Down 12.9 276.4 Really Low 13:30:43 - 14:00:43 -320
Laughlin/Bullhead City 13:45:42 -12.2 AT Down 13.4 276.1 Really Low 13:30:42 - 14:00:42 -356
Lake Havasu City 13:45:40 -11.8 NT Down 13.1 276.4 Really Low 13:30:40 - 14:00:40 -410
George/Scottsdale 13:45:37 -9.6 NT Down 11.0 277.9 Really Low 13:30:37 - 14:00:37 -430
Idyllwild 13:45:39 -13.4 AT Down 15.0 275.3 Really Low 13:30:39 - 14:00:39 -526
Wildwood 13:45:42 -15.0 AT Down 16.6 274.1 Really Low 13:30:42 - 14:00:42 -533
Calipatria 13:45:37 -12.3 AT Down 14.0 276.0 Really Low 13:30:37 - 14:00:37 -558
Yuma 13:45:35 -11.4 NT Down 13.2 276.6 Really Low 13:30:35 - 14:00:35 -579

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 463368, (2025/12/31 13:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 16.61  53
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9 10.72  40
PPM 123740     07:14:32.5 +12:06:56  5.6  1.21  50
PPM 123890     07:21:01.6 +13:04:44  8.1  0.69  51
PPM 123846     07:18:58.2 +12:19:05  9.2  0.26  51
463368         07:19:06.0 +12:34:40 14.9        51
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:23:50 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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