RECON: TNO occultation with 612141

Event between (612141) 99XY143 and star GA1080:02795257 with event index number of 2806179

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/02/21 02:19:53 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:08:56.3 +18:36:53
Equinox of date position of star is 07:10:17.5 +18:34:34
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 140 degrees from the moon. Moon is 47% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 45.2 AU from the Sun and 44.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 334 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3388 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32268.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=348.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.6 sec chord
Diameter=142.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612141, (2025/02/21 02:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:51.2 +27:57:48  1.1 12.57 134
Alhena         06:39:09.8 +16:22:32  1.9  7.77 146
51 Gem         07:14:48.8 +16:06:51  5.0  2.67 138
PPM 123618     07:10:53.5 +18:30:27  8.1  0.13 139
612141         07:10:24.4 +18:34:23 16.0       139
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 2.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 19.4 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=4.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 02:22:12 -18.2 Dark Down 50.7 138.4 Up 02:07:12 - 02:37:12 -5919
Kamloops 02:23:04 -9.4 NT Down 44.7 119.9 Up 02:08:04 - 02:38:04 -6028
Kelowna 02:23:02 -9.9 NT Down 45.6 120.2 Up 02:08:02 - 02:38:02 -6111
Peachland 02:23:04 -9.7 NT Down 45.5 119.8 Up 02:08:04 - 02:38:04 -6120
Summerland 02:23:03 -9.7 NT Down 45.6 119.7 Up 02:08:03 - 02:38:03 -6135
Penticton 02:23:04 -9.8 NT Down 45.7 119.8 Up 02:08:04 - 02:38:04 -6142
Oliver 02:23:05 -9.8 NT Down 45.9 119.5 Up 02:08:05 - 02:38:05 -6177
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:23:05 -9.9 NT Down 46.1 119.5 Up 02:08:05 - 02:38:05 -6194
Victoria 02:23:18 -7.2 NT Down 43.9 114.9 Up 02:08:18 - 02:38:18 -6219
Okanogan 02:23:07 -9.7 NT Down 46.3 118.7 Up 02:08:07 - 02:38:07 -6256
Brewster 02:23:07 -9.5 NT Down 46.3 118.3 Up 02:08:07 - 02:38:07 -6282
Manson/Chelan 02:23:09 -9.3 NT Down 46.2 117.7 Up 02:08:09 - 02:38:09 -6301
Wenatchee 02:23:12 -9.1 NT Down 46.3 117.1 Up 02:08:12 - 02:38:12 -6347
Ellensburg 02:23:13 -8.9 NT Down 46.3 116.5 Up 02:08:13 - 02:38:13 -6387
Yakima 02:23:14 -8.9 NT Down 46.5 116.1 Up 02:08:14 - 02:38:14 -6427
Toppenish/White Swan 02:23:13 -9.0 NT Down 46.7 116.0 Up 02:08:13 - 02:38:13 -6450
PNWRO 02:23:09 -10.0 NT Down 47.8 117.2 Up 02:08:09 - 02:38:09 -6494
The Dalles 02:23:18 -8.4 NT Down 46.5 114.5 Up 02:08:18 - 02:38:18 -6523
Maupin 02:23:18 -8.4 NT Down 46.8 114.2 Up 02:08:18 - 02:38:18 -6566
Sisters 02:23:23 -7.9 NT Down 46.8 112.9 Up 02:08:23 - 02:38:23 -6652
Bend 02:23:21 -8.1 NT Down 47.1 112.9 Up 02:08:21 - 02:38:21 -6678
Oregon Observatory 02:23:22 -8.0 NT Down 47.1 112.6 Up 02:08:22 - 02:38:22 -6695
Chiloquin 02:23:28 -7.5 NT Down 47.3 110.9 Up 02:08:28 - 02:38:28 -6827
Klamath Falls 02:23:27 -7.5 NT Down 47.5 110.6 Up 02:08:27 - 02:38:27 -6863
Cedarville 02:23:22 -8.6 NT Down 48.8 111.4 Up 02:08:22 - 02:38:22 -6944
Fall River/Burney 02:23:27 -7.7 NT Down 48.1 109.7 Up 02:08:27 - 02:38:27 -6987
Greenville 02:23:27 -7.9 NT Down 48.8 109.2 Up 02:08:27 - 02:38:27 -7084
Gimple 02:23:28 -8.0 NT Down 48.8 109.3 Up 02:08:28 - 02:38:28 -7085
Quincy 02:23:28 -7.9 NT Down 48.8 109.0 Up 02:08:28 - 02:38:28 -7106
Dunrhomin 02:22:22 -19.7 Dark Down 59.2 127.1 Up 02:07:22 - 02:37:22 -7107
Portola 02:23:26 -8.2 NT Down 49.2 109.3 Up 02:08:26 - 02:38:26 -7122
Nikitin 02:22:23 -19.7 Dark Down 59.3 126.8 Up 02:07:23 - 02:37:23 -7126
CU-SBO 02:22:21 -19.7 Dark Down 59.3 126.6 Up 02:07:21 - 02:37:21 -7133
Reno 02:23:24 -8.7 NT Down 49.8 109.6 Up 02:08:24 - 02:38:24 -7153
Carson City 02:23:24 -8.7 NT Down 49.9 109.2 Up 02:08:24 - 02:38:24 -7191
Yerington 02:23:23 -9.1 NT Down 50.4 109.6 Up 02:08:23 - 02:38:23 -7215
Gardnerville 02:23:25 -8.7 NT Down 50.0 109.0 Up 02:08:25 - 02:38:25 -7217
Hawthorne 02:23:19 -9.5 NT Down 51.0 109.5 Up 02:08:19 - 02:38:19 -7267
Lee Vining 02:23:23 -9.0 NT Down 50.8 108.4 Up 02:08:23 - 02:38:23 -7324
Bishop 02:23:21 -9.5 NT Down 51.5 108.4 Up 02:08:21 - 02:38:21 -7391
Beatty 02:23:16 -10.8 NT Down 52.9 109.3 Up 02:08:16 - 02:38:16 -7448
Patrick 02:23:03 -13.0 AT Down 55.6 110.1 Up 02:08:03 - 02:38:03 -7618
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:23:07 -12.4 AT Down 55.1 109.1 Up 02:08:07 - 02:38:07 -7642
Lake Havasu City 02:23:09 -12.5 AT Down 55.5 108.5 Up 02:08:09 - 02:38:09 -7716
Wildwood 02:23:27 -9.0 NT Down 52.3 104.2 Up 02:08:27 - 02:38:27 -7741
Idyllwild 02:23:18 -10.5 NT Down 53.9 105.3 Up 02:08:18 - 02:38:18 -7788
George/Scottsdale 02:22:58 -14.5 AT Down 57.7 109.7 Up 02:07:58 - 02:37:58 -7805
Calipatria 02:23:15 -11.5 NT Down 55.0 105.5 Up 02:08:15 - 02:38:15 -7860
Yuma 02:23:11 -12.2 AT Down 55.8 105.7 Up 02:08:11 - 02:38:11 -7910

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 612141, (2025/02/21 02:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 12.57 134
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9  7.77 146
51 Gem         07:13:22.3 +16:09:31  5.0  2.67 138
PPM 123618     07:09:25.5 +18:32:59  8.1  0.13 139
612141         07:08:56.3 +18:36:53 16.0       140
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/04 04:05:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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