RECON: TNO occultation with 612524

Event between (612524) 02VD130 and star GA1140:03010200 with event index number of 2814205

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/01/04 11:14:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:33:03.4 +25:36:57
Equinox of date position of star is 07:34:28.3 +25:33:52
Stellar brightness G=15.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 129 degrees from the moon. Moon is 23% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4

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Object is 32.8 AU from the Sun and 31.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 268 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2376 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23076.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=206.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.5 sec chord
Diameter=84.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E+4:2II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612524, (2025/01/04 11:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:50.7 +27:57:49  1.1  3.64 132
69Ups Gem      07:37:27.6 +26:50:17  4.1  1.43 130
PPM 097667     07:34:44.6 +26:03:30  8.5  0.50 129
PPM 097624     07:33:13.2 +25:44:10  9.8  0.35 129
PPM 097669     07:34:51.5 +25:40:26 10.5  0.13 130
612524         07:34:35.0 +25:33:37 15.0       130
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 3.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 19.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=18.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:12:53 -35.4 Dark Down 42.2 257.6 Up 10:57:53 - 11:27:53 -1173
Kamloops 11:13:15 -44.4 Dark Down 51.1 244.7 Up 10:58:15 - 11:28:15 -1706
Kelowna 11:13:11 -44.1 Dark Down 50.9 246.6 Up 10:58:11 - 11:28:11 -1747
Peachland 11:13:11 -44.3 Dark Down 51.2 246.4 Up 10:58:11 - 11:28:11 -1765
Summerland 11:13:11 -44.3 Dark Down 51.2 246.7 Up 10:58:11 - 11:28:11 -1774
Penticton 11:13:10 -44.3 Dark Down 51.1 246.9 Up 10:58:10 - 11:28:10 -1777
Oliver 11:13:09 -44.4 Dark Down 51.3 247.3 Up 10:58:09 - 11:28:09 -1806
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:13:08 -44.3 Dark Down 51.2 247.7 Up 10:58:08 - 11:28:08 -1814
Okanogan 11:13:07 -44.6 Dark Down 51.6 248.2 Up 10:58:07 - 11:28:07 -1875
Brewster 11:13:07 -44.9 Dark Down 51.8 248.3 Up 10:58:07 - 11:28:07 -1904
Manson/Chelan 11:13:07 -45.2 Dark Down 52.1 248.1 Up 10:58:07 - 11:28:07 -1933
Victoria 11:13:15 -47.0 Dark Down 53.8 243.8 Up 10:58:15 - 11:28:15 -1974
Wenatchee 11:13:06 -45.4 Dark Down 52.4 248.5 Up 10:58:06 - 11:28:06 -1978
Ellensburg 11:13:05 -45.7 Dark Down 52.7 248.8 Up 10:58:05 - 11:28:05 -2020
PNWRO 11:12:59 -44.9 Dark Down 52.0 251.7 Up 10:57:59 - 11:27:59 -2055
Yakima 11:13:05 -45.8 Dark Down 52.9 249.3 Up 10:58:05 - 11:28:05 -2056
Dunrhomin 11:12:14 -35.7 Dark Down 43.2 269.0 Up 10:57:14 - 11:27:14 -2068
Toppenish/White Swan 11:13:03 -45.8 Dark Down 52.8 249.7 Up 10:58:03 - 11:28:03 -2069
Nikitin 11:12:14 -35.7 Dark Down 43.2 269.1 Up 10:57:14 - 11:27:14 -2084
CU-SBO 11:12:13 -35.8 Dark Down 43.3 269.1 Up 10:57:13 - 11:27:13 -2092
The Dalles 11:13:03 -46.5 Dark Down 53.6 249.9 Up 10:58:03 - 11:28:03 -2162
Maupin 11:13:02 -46.5 Dark Down 53.7 250.5 Up 10:58:02 - 11:28:02 -2195
Sisters 11:13:00 -47.1 Dark Down 54.3 251.1 Up 10:58:00 - 11:28:00 -2288
Bend 11:12:59 -47.0 Dark Down 54.2 251.7 Up 10:57:59 - 11:27:59 -2301
Oregon Observatory 11:12:59 -47.1 Dark Down 54.4 251.8 Up 10:57:59 - 11:27:59 -2320
Chiloquin 11:12:57 -47.8 Dark Down 55.1 253.1 Up 10:57:57 - 11:27:57 -2452
Klamath Falls 11:12:56 -47.8 Dark Down 55.1 253.7 Up 10:57:56 - 11:27:56 -2481
Cedarville 11:12:50 -46.8 Dark Down 54.2 256.1 Up 10:57:50 - 11:27:50 -2491
Fall River/Burney 11:12:52 -47.8 Dark Down 55.2 255.7 Up 10:57:52 - 11:27:52 -2576
Gimple 11:12:48 -47.5 Dark Down 55.0 257.4 Up 10:57:48 - 11:27:48 -2641
Greenville 11:12:48 -47.6 Dark Down 55.1 257.3 Up 10:57:48 - 11:27:48 -2644
Portola 11:12:46 -47.3 Dark Down 54.8 258.2 Up 10:57:46 - 11:27:46 -2658
Reno 11:12:45 -46.9 Dark Down 54.3 259.1 Up 10:57:45 - 11:27:45 -2660
Quincy 11:12:48 -47.6 Dark Down 55.1 257.6 Up 10:57:48 - 11:27:48 -2663
Yerington 11:12:41 -46.4 Dark Down 53.9 260.4 Up 10:57:41 - 11:27:41 -2688
Carson City 11:12:43 -46.9 Dark Down 54.4 259.6 Up 10:57:43 - 11:27:43 -2692
Hawthorne 11:12:39 -46.1 Dark Down 53.6 261.4 Up 10:57:39 - 11:27:39 -2713
Gardnerville 11:12:42 -46.9 Dark Down 54.4 260.0 Up 10:57:42 - 11:27:42 -2713
Lee Vining 11:12:38 -46.5 Dark Down 54.1 261.8 Up 10:57:38 - 11:27:38 -2782
Beatty 11:12:30 -44.8 Dark Down 52.4 264.9 Up 10:57:30 - 11:27:30 -2796
Bishop 11:12:35 -46.0 Dark Down 53.6 263.2 Up 10:57:35 - 11:27:35 -2812
Patrick 11:12:19 -42.6 Dark Down 50.2 268.6 Up 10:57:19 - 11:27:19 -2825
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:12:20 -43.1 Dark Down 50.7 268.5 Up 10:57:20 - 11:27:20 -2875
George/Scottsdale 11:12:10 -40.9 Dark Down 48.5 271.7 Up 10:57:10 - 11:27:10 -2904
Lake Havasu City 11:12:17 -42.9 Dark Down 50.5 269.5 Up 10:57:17 - 11:27:17 -2928
Idyllwild 11:12:22 -44.9 Dark Down 52.5 269.1 Up 10:57:22 - 11:27:22 -3090
Calipatria 11:12:18 -43.9 Dark Down 51.5 270.5 Up 10:57:18 - 11:27:18 -3103
Yuma 11:12:14 -43.2 Dark Down 50.8 271.5 Up 10:57:14 - 11:27:14 -3109
Wildwood 11:12:28 -46.5 Dark Down 54.1 267.5 Up 10:57:28 - 11:27:28 -3127

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 612524, (2025/01/04 11:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1  3.64 132
69Ups Gem      07:35:55.3 +26:53:42  4.1  1.43 130
PPM 097667     07:33:12.7 +26:06:50  8.5  0.50 129
PPM 097624     07:31:41.4 +25:47:27  9.8  0.35 129
PPM 097669     07:33:19.8 +25:43:46 10.5  0.13 130
612524         07:33:03.4 +25:36:57 15.0       129
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/04 04:03:54 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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