RECON: TNO occultation with 531683

Event between (531683) 12UC178 and star GA1080:00686987 with event index number of 2445122

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/31 04:32:19 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:48:15.6 +19:59:11
Equinox of date position of star is 04:49:41.1 +20:01:38
Stellar brightness G=16.1, 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 66% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9

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Object is 40.4 AU from the Sun and 39.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 210 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1657 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28690.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=263.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.1 sec chord
Diameter=107.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:3EE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 531683, (2025/10/31 04:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.3 +16:33:33  0.8  4.55 104
Alnath         05:27:55.6 +28:37:37  1.6 12.21 117
97 Tau         04:52:53.3 +18:52:54  5.1  1.36 108
PPM 120283     04:50:13.0 +18:45:02  7.8  1.28 107
PPM 120287     04:50:17.1 +19:46:03  9.9  0.29 107
531683         04:49:47.0 +20:01:48 16.1       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 4.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 58.4 km RECON observability=0.2 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 04:35:05 -37.2 Dark Up 19.1 81.5 Really Low 04:20:05 - 04:50:05 5521
Victoria 04:35:15 -36.3 Dark Up 16.8 78.6 Really Low 04:20:15 - 04:50:15 5476
Peachland 04:35:09 -38.0 Dark Up 19.4 81.6 Really Low 04:20:09 - 04:50:09 5454
Kelowna 04:35:09 -38.1 Dark Up 19.6 81.9 Really Low 04:20:09 - 04:50:09 5452
Summerland 04:35:10 -38.1 Dark Up 19.4 81.7 Really Low 04:20:10 - 04:50:10 5443
Penticton 04:35:10 -38.2 Dark Up 19.5 81.7 Really Low 04:20:10 - 04:50:10 5436
Oliver 04:35:13 -38.3 Dark Up 19.4 81.6 Really Low 04:20:13 - 04:50:13 5416
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:35:12 -38.5 Dark Up 19.5 81.7 Really Low 04:20:12 - 04:50:12 5401
Okanogan 04:35:15 -38.7 Dark Up 19.3 81.3 Really Low 04:20:15 - 04:50:15 5368
Brewster 04:35:17 -38.7 Dark Up 19.1 81.1 Really Low 04:20:17 - 04:50:17 5358
Manson/Chelan 04:35:18 -38.5 Dark Up 18.9 80.7 Really Low 04:20:18 - 04:50:18 5355
Wenatchee 04:35:20 -38.6 Dark Up 18.7 80.5 Really Low 04:20:20 - 04:50:20 5331
Ellensburg 04:35:22 -38.7 Dark Up 18.5 80.2 Really Low 04:20:22 - 04:50:22 5312
Yakima 04:35:24 -38.8 Dark Up 18.4 80.0 Really Low 04:20:24 - 04:50:24 5288
Toppenish/White Swan 04:35:24 -39.0 Dark Up 18.5 80.1 Really Low 04:20:24 - 04:50:24 5270
The Dalles 04:35:28 -38.8 Dark Up 17.8 79.3 Really Low 04:20:28 - 04:50:28 5243
Sleaford 04:34:50 -43.8 Dark Up 28.1 93.2 Low 04:19:50 - 04:49:50 5238
Maupin 04:35:30 -39.1 Dark Up 17.8 79.3 Really Low 04:20:30 - 04:50:30 5214
PNWRO 04:35:26 -40.1 Dark Up 19.4 81.0 Really Low 04:20:26 - 04:50:26 5206
Sisters 04:35:35 -39.1 Dark Up 17.3 78.7 Really Low 04:20:35 - 04:50:35 5172
Bend 04:35:35 -39.3 Dark Up 17.4 78.8 Really Low 04:20:35 - 04:50:35 5149
Oregon Observatory 04:35:36 -39.3 Dark Up 17.3 78.6 Really Low 04:20:36 - 04:50:36 5142
Chiloquin 04:35:41 -39.5 Dark Up 16.8 78.0 Really Low 04:20:41 - 04:50:41 5067
Klamath Falls 04:35:44 -39.6 Dark Up 16.8 77.9 Really Low 04:20:44 - 04:50:44 5042
Fall River/Burney 04:35:48 -40.3 Dark Up 16.8 77.8 Really Low 04:20:48 - 04:50:48 4951
Cedarville 04:35:46 -41.0 Dark Up 17.8 78.7 Really Low 04:20:46 - 04:50:46 4948
Greenville 04:35:52 -40.9 Dark Up 17.0 77.9 Really Low 04:20:52 - 04:50:52 4874
Gimple 04:35:52 -41.0 Dark Up 17.0 77.9 Really Low 04:20:52 - 04:50:52 4872
Quincy 04:35:53 -41.0 Dark Up 16.9 77.8 Really Low 04:20:53 - 04:50:53 4860
Portola 04:35:54 -41.4 Dark Up 17.2 78.0 Really Low 04:20:54 - 04:50:54 4837
Reno 04:35:54 -41.9 Dark Up 17.7 78.3 Really Low 04:20:54 - 04:50:54 4798
Carson City 04:35:55 -42.1 Dark Up 17.6 78.3 Really Low 04:20:55 - 04:50:55 4772
Gardnerville 04:35:57 -42.2 Dark Up 17.6 78.2 Really Low 04:20:57 - 04:50:57 4753
Yerington 04:35:56 -42.6 Dark Up 18.1 78.6 Really Low 04:20:56 - 04:50:56 4738
Hawthorne 04:35:58 -43.1 Dark Up 18.4 78.7 Really Low 04:20:58 - 04:50:58 4688
Lee Vining 04:36:01 -43.0 Dark Up 17.9 78.3 Really Low 04:21:01 - 04:51:01 4662
Bishop 04:36:03 -43.7 Dark Up 18.4 78.5 Really Low 04:21:03 - 04:51:03 4594
Beatty 04:36:04 -45.1 Dark Up 19.6 79.2 Really Low 04:21:04 - 04:51:04 4507
Dunrhomin 04:35:41 -51.7 Dark Up 28.9 87.4 Low 04:20:41 - 04:50:41 4395
Nikitin 04:35:40 -51.8 Dark Up 28.9 87.3 Low 04:20:40 - 04:50:40 4381
CU-SBO 04:35:42 -51.8 Dark Up 28.8 87.3 Low 04:20:42 - 04:50:42 4379
Wildwood 04:36:16 -44.5 Dark Up 17.6 77.4 Really Low 04:21:16 - 04:51:16 4349
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:36:09 -47.3 Dark Up 21.0 79.8 Low 04:21:09 - 04:51:09 4301
Patrick 04:36:08 -47.8 Dark Up 21.6 80.2 Low 04:21:08 - 04:51:08 4297
Idyllwild 04:36:16 -46.1 Dark Up 19.0 78.2 Really Low 04:21:16 - 04:51:16 4258
Lake Havasu City 04:36:12 -47.7 Dark Up 21.1 79.7 Low 04:21:12 - 04:51:12 4239
Calipatria 04:36:18 -47.2 Dark Up 19.9 78.6 Really Low 04:21:18 - 04:51:18 4169
Yuma 04:36:19 -48.1 Dark Up 20.5 78.9 Low 04:21:19 - 04:51:19 4103
George/Scottsdale 04:36:12 -49.9 Dark Up 23.0 80.6 Low 04:21:12 - 04:51:12 4093

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 531683, (2025/10/31 04:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  4.55 104
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6 12.21 117
97 Tau         04:51:22.6 +18:50:23  5.1  1.36 108
PPM 120283     04:48:42.5 +18:42:25  7.8  1.28 107
PPM 120287     04:48:45.9 +19:43:26  9.9  0.29 107
531683         04:48:15.6 +19:59:11 16.1       107
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/03 06:05:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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