RECON: TNO occultation with 612243

Event between (612243) 01QR322 and star GA1060:00342767 with event index number of 2811898

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/28 11:35:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:11:39.9 +16:26:45
Equinox of date position of star is 03:13:00.4 +16:32:05
Stellar brightness G=13.7, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 71 degrees from the moon. Moon is 52% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9

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Object is 30.4 AU from the Sun and 29.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 208 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1988 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21336.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=143.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Diameter=58.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612243, (2025/11/28 11:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.6 +16:33:34  0.8 20.19  91
Menkar         03:03:38.2 +04:11:24  2.5 12.57  66
57Del Ari      03:13:06.9 +19:49:23  4.3  3.28  72
PPM 118908     03:13:52.2 +16:36:45  7.7  0.19  71
612243         03:13:07.2 +16:32:32 13.7        72
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 28.8 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=27.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:32:13 -28.8 Dark Down 14.8 277.9 Really Low 11:17:13 - 11:47:13 1682
Kamloops 11:32:43 -37.9 Dark Down 23.7 267.3 Low 11:17:43 - 11:47:43 1435
Kelowna 11:32:17 -37.5 Dark Down 23.2 268.3 Low 11:17:17 - 11:47:17 1267
Peachland 11:32:17 -37.7 Dark Down 23.4 268.1 Low 11:17:17 - 11:47:17 1253
Summerland 11:32:17 -37.7 Dark Down 23.3 268.2 Low 11:17:17 - 11:47:17 1240
Penticton 11:32:16 -37.7 Dark Down 23.3 268.3 Low 11:17:16 - 11:47:16 1235
Oliver 11:32:15 -37.7 Dark Down 23.3 268.5 Low 11:17:15 - 11:47:15 1202
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:32:15 -37.6 Dark Down 23.2 268.7 Low 11:17:15 - 11:47:15 1188
Okanogan 11:32:13 -37.9 Dark Down 23.3 268.8 Low 11:17:13 - 11:47:13 1123
Brewster 11:32:13 -38.1 Dark Down 23.5 268.8 Low 11:17:13 - 11:47:13 1095
Victoria 11:32:19 -40.3 Dark Down 25.8 265.8 Low 11:17:19 - 11:47:19 1089
Manson/Chelan 11:32:13 -38.4 Dark Down 23.7 268.6 Low 11:17:13 - 11:47:13 1069
Wenatchee 11:32:12 -38.6 Dark Down 23.9 268.6 Low 11:17:12 - 11:47:12 1021
Ellensburg 11:32:12 -38.8 Dark Down 24.0 268.7 Low 11:17:12 - 11:47:12 978
Yakima 11:32:10 -38.9 Dark Down 24.0 268.8 Low 11:17:10 - 11:47:10 938
Toppenish/White Swan 11:32:10 -38.8 Dark Down 23.9 269.1 Low 11:17:10 - 11:47:10 919
PNWRO 11:32:07 -37.8 Dark Down 22.9 270.3 Low 11:17:07 - 11:47:07 905
The Dalles 11:32:09 -39.5 Dark Down 24.5 268.8 Low 11:17:09 - 11:47:09 832
Maupin 11:32:08 -39.5 Dark Down 24.4 269.1 Low 11:17:08 - 11:47:08 792
Sisters 11:32:07 -40.0 Dark Down 24.8 269.1 Low 11:17:07 - 11:47:07 698
Bend 11:32:06 -39.8 Dark Down 24.6 269.4 Low 11:17:06 - 11:47:06 678
Oregon Observatory 11:32:06 -39.9 Dark Down 24.7 269.4 Low 11:17:06 - 11:47:06 659
Dunrhomin 11:31:44 -28.0 Dark Down 12.4 281.1 Really Low 11:16:44 - 11:46:44 595
Nikitin 11:31:43 -28.0 Dark Down 12.4 281.2 Really Low 11:16:43 - 11:46:43 577
CU-SBO 11:31:43 -28.1 Dark Down 12.5 281.1 Really Low 11:16:43 - 11:46:43 569
Chiloquin 11:32:04 -40.4 Dark Down 25.0 269.7 Low 11:17:04 - 11:47:04 521
Klamath Falls 11:32:03 -40.4 Dark Down 25.0 269.9 Low 11:17:03 - 11:47:03 487
Cedarville 11:31:59 -39.3 Dark Down 23.8 271.3 Low 11:16:59 - 11:46:59 441
Fall River/Burney 11:32:00 -40.3 Dark Down 24.7 270.7 Low 11:17:00 - 11:47:00 373
Gimple 11:31:58 -40.0 Dark Down 24.3 271.5 Low 11:16:58 - 11:46:58 288
Greenville 11:31:58 -40.0 Dark Down 24.3 271.4 Low 11:16:58 - 11:46:58 287
Quincy 11:31:57 -40.0 Dark Down 24.3 271.5 Low 11:16:57 - 11:46:57 266
Portola 11:31:57 -39.7 Dark Down 24.0 271.9 Low 11:16:57 - 11:46:57 261
Reno 11:31:55 -39.2 Dark Down 23.5 272.4 Low 11:16:55 - 11:46:55 244
Carson City 11:31:55 -39.2 Dark Down 23.4 272.6 Low 11:16:55 - 11:46:55 207
Yerington 11:31:53 -38.7 Dark Down 22.9 273.0 Low 11:16:53 - 11:46:53 197
Gardnerville 11:31:54 -39.2 Dark Down 23.4 272.7 Low 11:16:54 - 11:46:54 183
Hawthorne 11:31:52 -38.3 Dark Down 22.5 273.6 Low 11:16:52 - 11:46:52 158
Lee Vining 11:31:52 -38.8 Dark Down 22.8 273.5 Low 11:16:52 - 11:46:52 92
Bishop 11:31:50 -38.2 Dark Down 22.2 274.2 Low 11:16:50 - 11:46:50 42
Beatty 11:31:47 -36.9 Dark Down 20.9 275.3 Low 11:16:47 - 11:46:47 22
Patrick 11:31:41 -34.5 Dark Down 18.4 277.4 Really Low 11:16:41 - 11:46:41 -77
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:31:42 -35.1 Dark Down 19.0 277.1 Really Low 11:16:42 - 11:46:42 -117
Lake Havasu City 11:31:40 -34.9 Dark Down 18.7 277.5 Really Low 11:16:40 - 11:46:40 -182
George/Scottsdale 11:31:37 -32.8 Dark Down 16.6 279.0 Really Low 11:16:37 - 11:46:37 -213
Wildwood 11:31:45 -38.4 Dark Down 22.2 275.4 Low 11:16:45 - 11:46:45 -304
Idyllwild 11:31:42 -36.8 Dark Down 20.6 276.5 Low 11:16:42 - 11:46:42 -307
Calipatria 11:31:40 -35.8 Dark Down 19.5 277.3 Really Low 11:16:40 - 11:46:40 -349
Yuma 11:31:38 -35.0 Dark Down 18.7 277.9 Really Low 11:16:38 - 11:46:38 -377

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 612243, (2025/11/28 11:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 20.19  91
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5 12.57  66
57Del Ari      03:11:38.0 +19:43:36  4.3  3.28  72
PPM 118908     03:12:24.9 +16:30:59  7.7  0.19  71
612243         03:11:39.9 +16:26:45 13.7        71
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/18 04:58:48 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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