RECON: TNO occultation with 530930

Event between (530930) 11WG157 and star GA1340:02201171 with event index number of 2443993

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/27 12:26:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:33:31.9 +44:58:31
Equinox of date position of star is 04:35:08.1 +45:01:14
Stellar brightness G=14.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 107 degrees from the moon. Moon is 42% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

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TNO is 30.6 AU from the Sun and 29.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 181 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1706 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21537.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=211.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Diameter=86.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 530930, (2025/11/27 12:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.6 +16:33:34  0.8 28.47 103
3Iot Aur       04:58:41.1 +33:12:17  2.7 12.65 110
59 Per         04:44:44.9 +43:24:43  5.2  2.33 108
PPM 047155     04:34:24.5 +44:57:21  7.7  0.19 106
PPM 047159     04:34:55.4 +44:58:50  8.9  0.10 106
530930         04:35:23.8 +45:01:40 14.7       107
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 15.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 12:23:48 -20.8 Dark Down 40.2 294.9 Up 12:08:48 - 12:38:48 7879
Kamloops 12:24:00 -29.6 Dark Down 48.1 288.1 Up 12:09:00 - 12:39:00 7133
Kelowna 12:23:56 -29.1 Dark Down 47.3 289.4 Up 12:08:56 - 12:38:56 7103
Peachland 12:23:56 -29.3 Dark Down 47.4 289.4 Up 12:08:56 - 12:38:56 7081
Summerland 12:23:56 -29.2 Dark Down 47.3 289.6 Up 12:08:56 - 12:38:56 7073
Penticton 12:23:56 -29.2 Dark Down 47.2 289.7 Up 12:08:56 - 12:38:56 7072
Dunrhomin 12:23:13 -18.2 Dark Down 34.1 303.0 Up 12:08:13 - 12:38:13 7060
Oliver 12:23:55 -29.2 Dark Down 47.1 290.0 Up 12:08:55 - 12:38:55 7043
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:23:54 -29.0 Dark Down 46.9 290.3 Up 12:08:54 - 12:38:54 7037
CU-SBO 12:23:12 -18.2 Dark Down 34.0 303.2 Up 12:08:12 - 12:38:12 7035
Tonasket 12:23:53 -29.1 Dark Down 46.9 290.6 Up 12:08:53 - 12:38:53 7008
Okanogan 12:23:52 -29.2 Dark Down 46.8 290.8 Up 12:08:52 - 12:38:52 6973
Brewster 12:23:52 -29.3 Dark Down 46.9 291.0 Up 12:08:52 - 12:38:52 6942
Manson/Chelan 12:23:52 -29.6 Dark Down 47.0 291.0 Up 12:08:52 - 12:38:52 6908
Wenatchee 12:23:51 -29.7 Dark Down 47.0 291.4 Up 12:08:51 - 12:38:51 6860
Victoria 12:23:58 -31.7 Dark Down 49.3 288.8 Up 12:08:58 - 12:38:58 6821
Ellensburg 12:23:50 -29.9 Dark Down 46.9 291.7 Up 12:08:50 - 12:38:50 6815
PNWRO 12:23:45 -28.7 Dark Down 45.5 293.4 Up 12:08:45 - 12:38:45 6806
Yakima 12:23:49 -29.9 Dark Down 46.8 292.1 Up 12:08:49 - 12:38:49 6779
Toppenish/White Swan 12:23:48 -29.8 Dark Down 46.6 292.4 Up 12:08:48 - 12:38:48 6768
Goldendale 12:23:47 -30.1 Dark Down 46.7 292.8 Up 12:08:47 - 12:38:47 6701
The Dalles 12:23:47 -30.3 Dark Down 46.8 292.8 Up 12:08:47 - 12:38:47 6665
Maupin 12:23:46 -30.2 Dark Down 46.6 293.3 Up 12:08:46 - 12:38:46 6634
Sisters 12:23:44 -30.6 Dark Down 46.6 293.9 Up 12:08:44 - 12:38:44 6534
Bend 12:23:44 -30.4 Dark Down 46.3 294.3 Up 12:08:44 - 12:38:44 6525
Oregon Observatory 12:23:43 -30.5 Dark Down 46.3 294.4 Up 12:08:43 - 12:38:43 6504
North Lake 12:23:41 -30.1 Dark Down 45.7 295.2 Up 12:08:41 - 12:38:41 6474
Lakeview 12:23:38 -29.7 Dark Down 44.9 296.3 Up 12:08:38 - 12:38:38 6408
Chiloquin 12:23:41 -30.8 Dark Down 46.0 295.5 Up 12:08:41 - 12:38:41 6368
Cedarville 12:23:35 -29.5 Dark Down 44.5 297.0 Up 12:08:35 - 12:38:35 6359
Klamath Falls 12:23:40 -30.7 Dark Down 45.8 295.8 Up 12:08:40 - 12:38:40 6342
Fall River/Burney 12:23:37 -30.4 Dark Down 45.1 297.0 Up 12:08:37 - 12:38:37 6256
Susanville 12:23:33 -29.8 Dark Down 44.3 297.8 Up 12:08:33 - 12:38:33 6238
Tonopah 12:23:22 -27.0 Dark Down 40.9 300.6 Up 12:08:22 - 12:38:22 6210
Reno 12:23:30 -29.1 Dark Down 43.3 298.8 Up 12:08:30 - 12:38:30 6203
Gimple 12:23:33 -29.9 Dark Down 44.3 298.0 Up 12:08:33 - 12:38:33 6202
Greenville 12:23:33 -30.0 Dark Down 44.4 297.9 Up 12:08:33 - 12:38:33 6198
Portola 12:23:32 -29.6 Dark Down 43.9 298.4 Up 12:08:32 - 12:38:32 6194
Yerington 12:23:28 -28.6 Dark Down 42.6 299.4 Up 12:08:28 - 12:38:28 6189
Quincy 12:23:33 -30.0 Dark Down 44.3 298.1 Up 12:08:33 - 12:38:33 6181
Hawthorne 12:23:25 -28.1 Dark Down 42.0 299.9 Up 12:08:25 - 12:38:25 6176
Carson City 12:23:29 -29.1 Dark Down 43.1 299.1 Up 12:08:29 - 12:38:29 6173
Patrick 12:23:11 -24.0 Dark Down 37.2 303.3 Up 12:08:11 - 12:38:11 6170
Indian Springs 12:23:17 -25.6 Dark Down 39.1 302.1 Up 12:08:17 - 12:38:17 6166
Henderson 12:23:14 -25.0 Dark Down 38.3 302.6 Up 12:08:14 - 12:38:14 6159
Gardnerville 12:23:29 -29.0 Dark Down 43.0 299.3 Up 12:08:29 - 12:38:29 6154
George/Scottsdale 12:23:05 -22.1 Dark Down 34.9 304.8 Up 12:08:05 - 12:38:05 6144
Kingman/Dolan Springs 12:23:11 -24.1 Dark Down 37.2 303.4 Up 12:08:11 - 12:38:11 6140
Beatty 12:23:19 -26.5 Dark Down 40.0 301.6 Up 12:08:19 - 12:38:19 6135
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:23:12 -24.5 Dark Down 37.6 303.3 Up 12:08:12 - 12:38:12 6108
Lee Vining 12:23:25 -28.4 Dark Down 42.1 300.2 Up 12:08:25 - 12:38:25 6101
Bishop 12:23:23 -27.8 Dark Down 41.3 300.9 Up 12:08:23 - 12:38:23 6087
Mohave Valley 12:23:11 -24.5 Dark Down 37.4 303.5 Up 12:08:11 - 12:38:11 6085
Lake Havasu City 12:23:10 -24.2 Dark Down 37.0 303.8 Up 12:08:10 - 12:38:10 6065
Parker 12:23:10 -24.1 Dark Down 36.8 304.0 Up 12:08:10 - 12:38:10 6037
Yuma 12:23:07 -24.1 Dark Down 36.2 304.8 Up 12:08:07 - 12:38:07 5893
Calipatria 12:23:09 -24.9 Dark Down 37.1 304.4 Up 12:08:09 - 12:38:09 5878
Idyllwild 12:23:12 -26.0 Dark Down 38.2 303.8 Up 12:08:12 - 12:38:12 5863
Wildwood 12:23:16 -27.6 Dark Down 39.7 303.2 Up 12:08:16 - 12:38:16 5788

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 530930, (2025/11/27 12:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 28.47 103
3Iot Aur       04:56:59.6 +33:09:58  2.7 12.65 110
59 Per         04:42:54.4 +43:21:53  5.2  2.33 108
PPM 047155     04:32:32.7 +44:54:09  7.7  0.19 106
PPM 047159     04:33:03.6 +44:55:40  8.9  0.10 106
530930         04:33:31.9 +44:58:31 14.7       107
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/04/11 23:05:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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