RECON: TNO occultation with 60454

Event between (60454) 00CH105 and star GA0820:04297448 with event index number of 1513385

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/24 10:34:24 UTC

J2000 position of star is 12:56:41.9 -07:06:37
Equinox of date position of star is 12:57:51.3 -07:13:50
Stellar brightness G=15.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 131 degrees from the moon. Moon is 49% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0

[RECON map]
TNO is 42.0 AU from the Sun and 41.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 282 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2699 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29919.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=271.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.1 sec chord
Diameter=110.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 60454, (2026/02/24 10:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:34.5 -11:17:49  1.0  8.12 139
40Psi Vir      12:55:42.9 -09:40:50  4.8  2.50 132
PPM 196018     12:59:57.4 -07:05:21  7.9  0.50 131
PPM 195986     12:57:49.4 -07:20:04  9.4  0.10 131
60454          12:58:03.4 -07:15:05 15.0       131
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 3.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 15.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:35:28 -31.4 Dark Down 29.8 195.0 Low 10:20:28 - 10:50:28 12152
Kamloops 10:36:13 -39.5 Dark Down 32.2 178.6 Up 10:21:13 - 10:51:13 11732
Kelowna 10:36:11 -39.6 Dark Down 33.0 179.7 Up 10:21:11 - 10:51:11 11710
Peachland 10:36:10 -39.8 Dark Down 33.1 179.3 Up 10:21:10 - 10:51:10 11696
Summerland 10:36:10 -39.9 Dark Down 33.3 179.4 Up 10:21:10 - 10:51:10 11690
Penticton 10:36:10 -39.8 Dark Down 33.4 179.6 Up 10:21:10 - 10:51:10 11689
Oliver 10:36:10 -40.1 Dark Down 33.7 179.6 Up 10:21:10 - 10:51:10 11668
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:36:08 -40.1 Dark Down 33.9 179.8 Up 10:21:08 - 10:51:08 11664
Tonasket 10:36:08 -40.3 Dark Down 34.2 179.7 Up 10:21:08 - 10:51:08 11644
Okanogan 10:36:08 -40.6 Dark Down 34.5 179.5 Up 10:21:08 - 10:51:08 11620
Brewster 10:36:08 -40.9 Dark Down 34.8 179.3 Up 10:21:08 - 10:51:08 11598
Manson/Chelan 10:36:09 -41.2 Dark Down 35.0 178.8 Up 10:21:09 - 10:51:09 11576
Wenatchee 10:36:10 -41.6 Dark Down 35.5 178.6 Up 10:21:10 - 10:51:10 11543
Victoria 10:36:23 -42.4 Dark Down 34.2 175.0 Up 10:21:23 - 10:51:23 11526
Dunrhomin 10:34:55 -35.9 Dark Down 41.0 198.2 Up 10:19:55 - 10:49:55 11516
Ellensburg 10:36:10 -42.0 Dark Down 35.9 178.3 Up 10:21:10 - 10:51:10 11511
CU-SBO 10:34:55 -36.1 Dark Down 41.2 198.1 Up 10:19:55 - 10:49:55 11497
PNWRO 10:36:02 -41.7 Dark Down 36.9 180.3 Up 10:21:02 - 10:51:02 11496
Yakima 10:36:10 -42.3 Dark Down 36.3 178.3 Up 10:21:10 - 10:51:10 11486
Toppenish/White Swan 10:36:09 -42.3 Dark Down 36.5 178.5 Up 10:21:09 - 10:51:09 11477
Goldendale 10:36:10 -42.9 Dark Down 37.0 178.0 Up 10:21:10 - 10:51:10 11430
The Dalles 10:36:11 -43.2 Dark Down 37.3 177.5 Up 10:21:11 - 10:51:11 11405
Maupin 10:36:10 -43.4 Dark Down 37.7 177.6 Up 10:21:10 - 10:51:10 11382
Sisters 10:36:11 -44.3 Dark Down 38.5 177.0 Up 10:21:11 - 10:51:11 11311
Bend 10:36:10 -44.3 Dark Down 38.8 177.3 Up 10:21:10 - 10:51:10 11303
Oregon Observatory 10:36:10 -44.5 Dark Down 39.0 177.1 Up 10:21:10 - 10:51:10 11287
North Lake 10:36:07 -44.6 Dark Down 39.6 177.8 Up 10:21:07 - 10:51:07 11261
Lakeview 10:36:04 -44.9 Dark Down 40.7 178.4 Up 10:21:04 - 10:51:04 11206
Chiloquin 10:36:10 -45.5 Dark Down 40.3 176.5 Up 10:21:10 - 10:51:10 11186
Cedarville 10:36:02 -45.2 Dark Down 41.4 178.7 Up 10:21:02 - 10:51:02 11166
Klamath Falls 10:36:10 -45.7 Dark Down 40.6 176.6 Up 10:21:10 - 10:51:10 11165
Fall River/Burney 10:36:07 -46.2 Dark Down 41.8 177.0 Up 10:21:07 - 10:51:07 11095
Susanville 10:36:02 -46.1 Dark Down 42.5 178.0 Up 10:21:02 - 10:51:02 11074
Gimple 10:36:02 -46.4 Dark Down 42.7 177.7 Up 10:21:02 - 10:51:02 11047
Greenville 10:36:02 -46.4 Dark Down 42.7 177.6 Up 10:21:02 - 10:51:02 11045
Reno 10:35:57 -46.1 Dark Down 43.3 179.1 Up 10:20:57 - 10:50:57 11038
Portola 10:36:00 -46.3 Dark Down 43.1 178.2 Up 10:21:00 - 10:51:00 11036
Quincy 10:36:03 -46.6 Dark Down 42.9 177.6 Up 10:21:03 - 10:51:03 11030
Yerington 10:35:53 -46.0 Dark Down 43.9 179.9 Up 10:20:53 - 10:50:53 11018
Carson City 10:35:57 -46.3 Dark Down 43.7 179.1 Up 10:20:57 - 10:50:57 11013
Tonopah 10:35:43 -45.2 Dark Down 44.8 182.6 Up 10:20:43 - 10:50:43 11012
Hawthorne 10:35:51 -45.9 Dark Down 44.4 180.7 Up 10:20:51 - 10:50:51 11001
Gardnerville 10:35:56 -46.4 Dark Down 43.9 179.1 Up 10:20:56 - 10:50:56 10996
Indian Springs 10:35:34 -44.8 Dark Down 46.2 184.8 Up 10:20:34 - 10:50:34 10951
Lee Vining 10:35:52 -46.5 Dark Down 44.9 180.0 Up 10:20:52 - 10:50:52 10945
Beatty 10:35:39 -45.4 Dark Down 45.9 183.3 Up 10:20:39 - 10:50:39 10941
Henderson 10:35:28 -44.6 Dark Down 46.7 185.8 Up 10:20:28 - 10:50:28 10934
Bishop 10:35:48 -46.3 Dark Down 45.5 181.0 Up 10:20:48 - 10:50:48 10924
Patrick 10:35:24 -44.0 Dark Down 47.2 187.5 Up 10:20:24 - 10:50:24 10923
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:35:21 -44.3 Dark Down 47.4 187.2 Up 10:20:21 - 10:50:21 10900
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:35:27 -44.6 Dark Down 47.5 186.5 Up 10:20:27 - 10:50:27 10882
Mohave Valley 10:35:26 -44.7 Dark Down 47.8 186.6 Up 10:20:26 - 10:50:26 10861
George/Scottsdale 10:35:11 -43.2 Dark Down 48.6 190.7 Up 10:20:11 - 10:50:11 10859
Lake Havasu City 10:35:21 -44.7 Dark Down 48.2 187.0 Up 10:20:21 - 10:50:21 10839
Parker 10:35:24 -44.8 Dark Down 48.5 187.1 Up 10:20:24 - 10:50:24 10813
Idyllwild 10:35:35 -46.8 Dark Down 49.1 183.5 Up 10:20:35 - 10:50:35 10704
Calipatria 10:35:27 -46.2 Dark Down 49.6 185.3 Up 10:20:27 - 10:50:27 10695
Yuma 10:35:23 -45.7 Dark Down 50.0 186.7 Up 10:20:23 - 10:50:23 10691
Wildwood 10:35:43 -48.0 Dark Down 48.8 180.7 Up 10:20:43 - 10:50:43 10669

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 60454, (2026/02/24 10:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0  8.12 139
40Psi Vir      12:54:21.1 -09:32:21  4.8  2.50 132
PPM 196018     12:58:35.9 -06:56:54  7.9  0.50 131
PPM 195986     12:56:27.9 -07:11:36  9.4  0.10 131
60454          12:56:41.9 -07:06:37 15.0       131
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/04/13 23:12:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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