RECON: TNO occultation with 530930

Event between (530930) 11WG157 and star GA1340:02165608 with event index number of 2444003

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/12/12 02:51:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:31:16.6 +44:54:59
Equinox of date position of star is 04:32:52.6 +44:57:46
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 100 degrees from the moon. Moon is 48% 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 24.7 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 161 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1903 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21535.3 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, (2025/12/12 02:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.7 +16:33:34  0.8 28.43 103
Mirphak        03:26:11.3 +49:57:05  1.8 12.33 109
53 Per         04:23:26.2 +46:33:31  4.7  2.32 101
PPM 047155     04:34:24.6 +44:57:21  7.7  0.23  99
PPM 047140     04:33:30.3 +44:59:34  9.2  0.07 100
530930         04:33:08.4 +44:58:13 16.4        99
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 21.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 02:54:00 -24.7 Dark Down 45.6 68.4 Up 02:40:06 - 03:07:53 8148
Kamloops 02:53:50 -26.8 Dark Down 48.2 72.1 Up 02:39:56 - 03:07:43 8118
Peachland 02:53:52 -27.1 Dark Down 48.3 71.5 Up 02:39:58 - 03:07:45 8032
Kelowna 02:53:51 -27.3 Dark Down 48.5 71.8 Up 02:39:58 - 03:07:45 8024
Summerland 02:53:53 -27.2 Dark Down 48.3 71.4 Up 02:39:59 - 03:07:46 8018
Penticton 02:53:53 -27.3 Dark Down 48.3 71.4 Up 02:39:59 - 03:07:46 8008
Oliver 02:53:54 -27.2 Dark Down 48.2 71.0 Up 02:40:01 - 03:07:48 7987
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:53:55 -27.3 Dark Down 48.3 70.9 Up 02:40:01 - 03:07:48 7966
Tonasket 02:53:56 -27.3 Dark Down 48.1 70.6 Up 02:40:02 - 03:07:49 7950
Manson/Chelan 02:53:59 -26.7 Dark Down 47.4 69.4 Up 02:40:06 - 03:07:53 7937
Okanogan 02:53:57 -27.2 Dark Down 47.9 70.1 Up 02:40:04 - 03:07:51 7937
Brewster 02:53:58 -27.0 Dark Down 47.7 69.8 Up 02:40:05 - 03:07:52 7931
Wenatchee 02:54:01 -26.6 Dark Down 47.1 68.8 Up 02:40:08 - 03:07:55 7917
Ellensburg 02:54:03 -26.4 Dark Down 46.9 68.3 Up 02:40:09 - 03:07:56 7903
Yakima 02:54:04 -26.3 Dark Down 46.7 67.9 Up 02:40:11 - 03:07:58 7878
Toppenish/White Swan 02:54:05 -26.4 Dark Down 46.7 67.8 Up 02:40:12 - 03:07:59 7855
The Dalles 02:54:08 -25.8 Dark Down 45.9 66.7 Up 02:40:15 - 03:08:02 7850
Goldendale 02:54:08 -26.1 Dark Down 46.3 67.0 Up 02:40:14 - 03:08:01 7844
Maupin 02:54:10 -25.8 Dark Down 45.8 66.3 Up 02:40:17 - 03:08:04 7817
Sisters 02:54:13 -25.4 Dark Down 45.2 65.3 Up 02:40:20 - 03:08:07 7789
Bend 02:54:14 -25.5 Dark Down 45.2 65.2 Up 02:40:20 - 03:08:07 7759
Oregon Observatory 02:54:15 -25.4 Dark Down 45.1 65.0 Up 02:40:22 - 03:08:09 7755
PNWRO 02:54:05 -27.4 Dark Down 47.6 68.1 Up 02:40:11 - 03:07:58 7750
Chiloquin 02:54:20 -24.9 Dark Down 44.2 63.7 Up 02:40:26 - 03:08:13 7694
North Lake 02:54:16 -25.7 Dark Down 45.2 64.6 Up 02:40:23 - 03:08:10 7683
Klamath Falls 02:54:20 -24.9 Dark Down 44.2 63.4 Up 02:40:27 - 03:08:14 7667
Lakeview 02:54:19 -26.0 Dark Down 45.1 63.9 Up 02:40:26 - 03:08:13 7581
Fall River/Burney 02:54:24 -25.0 Dark Down 43.9 62.5 Up 02:40:30 - 03:08:17 7567
Cedarville 02:54:22 -26.0 Dark Down 44.9 63.3 Up 02:40:28 - 03:08:15 7526
Sleaford 02:53:27 -35.7 Dark Down 57.2 82.6 Up 02:39:34 - 03:07:21 7522
Susanville 02:54:26 -25.5 Dark Down 44.1 62.2 Up 02:40:32 - 03:08:19 7480
Greenville 02:54:27 -25.2 Dark Down 43.8 61.9 Up 02:40:34 - 03:08:21 7479
Gimple 02:54:27 -25.3 Dark Down 43.8 61.9 Up 02:40:34 - 03:08:21 7474
Quincy 02:54:28 -25.2 Dark Down 43.7 61.7 Up 02:40:34 - 03:08:21 7465
Portola 02:54:28 -25.5 Dark Down 43.9 61.8 Up 02:40:34 - 03:08:21 7427
Reno 02:54:27 -26.0 Dark Down 44.3 61.7 Up 02:40:34 - 03:08:21 7370
Carson City 02:54:29 -25.9 Dark Down 44.1 61.4 Up 02:40:36 - 03:08:23 7344
Gardnerville 02:54:29 -25.9 Dark Down 44.0 61.2 Up 02:40:36 - 03:08:23 7324
Yerington 02:54:28 -26.4 Dark Down 44.4 61.4 Up 02:40:35 - 03:08:22 7291
Hawthorne 02:54:29 -26.7 Dark Down 44.6 61.2 Up 02:40:36 - 03:08:23 7226
Lee Vining 02:54:32 -26.3 Dark Down 44.0 60.6 Up 02:40:38 - 03:08:25 7216
Bishop 02:54:32 -26.7 Dark Down 44.2 60.2 Up 02:40:39 - 03:08:26 7129
Tonopah 02:54:29 -27.7 Dark Down 45.3 61.1 Up 02:40:35 - 03:08:22 7106
Beatty 02:54:32 -27.9 Dark Down 45.1 60.2 Up 02:40:38 - 03:08:25 6993
Wildwood 02:54:42 -26.0 Dark Down 42.4 57.5 Up 02:40:49 - 03:08:36 6905
Indian Springs 02:54:32 -28.7 Dark Down 45.7 60.1 Up 02:40:38 - 03:08:25 6902
Henderson 02:54:32 -29.2 Dark Down 45.9 59.7 Up 02:40:39 - 03:08:26 6818
Idyllwild 02:54:41 -27.5 Dark Down 43.5 57.5 Up 02:40:48 - 03:08:35 6756
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:54:34 -29.4 Dark Down 45.7 59.0 Up 02:40:41 - 03:08:28 6727
Mohave Valley 02:54:35 -29.4 Dark Down 45.6 58.8 Up 02:40:41 - 03:08:28 6706
Patrick 02:54:32 -30.0 Dark Down 46.4 59.3 Up 02:40:39 - 03:08:26 6701
Kingman/Dolan Springs 02:54:33 -29.8 Dark Down 46.1 59.1 Up 02:40:40 - 03:08:27 6696
Lake Havasu City 02:54:35 -29.5 Dark Down 45.6 58.5 Up 02:40:42 - 03:08:29 6659
Calipatria 02:54:41 -28.3 Dark Down 44.0 57.2 Up 02:40:48 - 03:08:35 6633
Parker 02:54:36 -29.5 Dark Down 45.4 58.2 Up 02:40:43 - 03:08:30 6631
Dunrhomin 02:54:04 -37.1 Dark Down 54.6 66.1 Up 02:40:10 - 03:07:57 6567
CU-SBO 02:54:04 -37.1 Dark Down 54.4 65.7 Up 02:40:11 - 03:07:58 6552
Yuma 02:54:41 -29.0 Dark Down 44.4 56.9 Up 02:40:47 - 03:08:34 6541
George/Scottsdale 02:54:34 -31.4 Dark Down 46.9 58.0 Up 02:40:40 - 03:08:27 6443

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, (2025/12/12 02:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 28.43 103
Mirphak        03:24:19.4 +49:51:40  1.8 12.33 109
53 Per         04:21:33.1 +46:29:56  4.7  2.32 101
PPM 047155     04:32:32.7 +44:54:09  7.7  0.23  99
PPM 047140     04:31:38.3 +44:56:20  9.2  0.07 100
530930         04:31:16.6 +44:54:59 16.4       100
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/04/11 23:09:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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