RECON: TNO occultation with 612524

Event between (612524) 02VD130 and star GA1140:03075798 with event index number of 2814258

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/19 09:12:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:46:47.4 +25:04:16
Equinox of date position of star is 07:48:11.5 +25:00:46
Stellar brightness G=13.5, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 114 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6

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Object is 32.9 AU from the Sun and 32.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 10.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 783 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5058 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23454.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=206.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.9 sec chord
Diameter=84.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E+4:2II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612524, (2025/11/19 08:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:53.9 +27:57:42  1.1  2.97 114
77Kap Gem      07:46:00.4 +24:20:02  3.6  0.86 114
PPM 098001     07:50:52.2 +24:25:19  7.6  0.82 113
PPM 097959     07:49:09.0 +25:24:12  9.3  0.44 113
PPM 097951     07:48:43.5 +24:48:11 10.3  0.22 113
612524         07:48:21.4 +25:00:21 13.5       113
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 1.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 37.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=11.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:16:32 -46.7 Dark Down 57.1 135.6 Up 09:01:32 - 09:31:32 -1059
Kamloops 09:17:51 -54.1 Dark Down 50.7 115.9 Up 09:02:51 - 09:32:51 -1279
Kelowna 09:17:48 -54.3 Dark Down 51.6 116.0 Up 09:02:48 - 09:32:48 -1364
Peachland 09:17:49 -54.5 Dark Down 51.5 115.5 Up 09:02:49 - 09:32:49 -1376
Summerland 09:17:49 -54.6 Dark Down 51.6 115.5 Up 09:02:49 - 09:32:49 -1392
Penticton 09:17:49 -54.6 Dark Down 51.7 115.5 Up 09:02:49 - 09:32:49 -1399
Oliver 09:17:49 -54.9 Dark Down 51.8 115.1 Up 09:02:49 - 09:32:49 -1436
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:17:49 -54.9 Dark Down 52.0 115.1 Up 09:02:49 - 09:32:49 -1454
Victoria 09:18:11 -56.9 Dark Down 49.8 110.3 Up 09:03:11 - 09:33:11 -1506
Okanogan 09:17:51 -55.5 Dark Down 52.2 114.1 Up 09:02:51 - 09:32:51 -1523
Brewster 09:17:52 -55.8 Dark Down 52.2 113.6 Up 09:02:52 - 09:32:52 -1552
Manson/Chelan 09:17:54 -56.1 Dark Down 52.0 113.0 Up 09:02:54 - 09:32:54 -1574
Wenatchee 09:17:56 -56.5 Dark Down 52.1 112.2 Up 09:02:56 - 09:32:56 -1625
Ellensburg 09:17:57 -56.9 Dark Down 52.1 111.5 Up 09:02:57 - 09:32:57 -1670
Yakima 09:17:59 -57.3 Dark Down 52.3 111.0 Up 09:02:59 - 09:32:59 -1713
Toppenish/White Swan 09:17:57 -57.3 Dark Down 52.4 110.9 Up 09:02:57 - 09:32:57 -1736
PNWRO 09:17:50 -56.9 Dark Down 53.5 112.0 Up 09:02:50 - 09:32:50 -1774
The Dalles 09:18:03 -58.3 Dark Down 52.2 109.2 Up 09:03:03 - 09:33:03 -1821
Maupin 09:18:04 -58.5 Dark Down 52.4 108.8 Up 09:03:04 - 09:33:04 -1866
Sisters 09:18:07 -59.4 Dark Down 52.4 107.2 Up 09:03:07 - 09:33:07 -1961
Bend 09:18:07 -59.5 Dark Down 52.6 107.2 Up 09:03:07 - 09:33:07 -1987
Oregon Observatory 09:18:08 -59.6 Dark Down 52.6 106.8 Up 09:03:08 - 09:33:08 -2006
Chiloquin 09:18:12 -60.8 Dark Down 52.7 104.8 Up 09:03:12 - 09:33:12 -2149
Klamath Falls 09:18:12 -61.0 Dark Down 52.8 104.4 Up 09:03:12 - 09:33:12 -2186
Cedarville 09:18:02 -60.6 Dark Down 54.1 105.0 Up 09:03:02 - 09:33:02 -2261
Dunrhomin 09:16:25 -51.8 Dark Down 64.8 119.7 Up 09:01:25 - 09:31:25 -2303
Fall River/Burney 09:18:10 -61.6 Dark Down 53.4 103.2 Up 09:03:10 - 09:33:10 -2315
Nikitin 09:16:24 -51.9 Dark Down 64.9 119.3 Up 09:01:24 - 09:31:24 -2323
CU-SBO 09:16:25 -52.0 Dark Down 64.9 119.1 Up 09:01:25 - 09:31:25 -2331
Greenville 09:18:08 -62.0 Dark Down 53.9 102.4 Up 09:03:08 - 09:33:08 -2414
Gimple 09:18:08 -61.9 Dark Down 53.9 102.5 Up 09:03:08 - 09:33:08 -2415
Quincy 09:18:10 -62.1 Dark Down 53.9 102.2 Up 09:03:10 - 09:33:10 -2437
Portola 09:18:06 -61.9 Dark Down 54.3 102.4 Up 09:03:06 - 09:33:06 -2450
Reno 09:18:01 -61.7 Dark Down 54.8 102.6 Up 09:03:01 - 09:33:01 -2479
Carson City 09:18:02 -61.9 Dark Down 54.9 102.1 Up 09:03:02 - 09:33:02 -2518
Yerington 09:17:57 -61.6 Dark Down 55.4 102.4 Up 09:02:57 - 09:32:57 -2539
Gardnerville 09:18:02 -62.0 Dark Down 55.0 101.8 Up 09:03:02 - 09:33:02 -2545
Hawthorne 09:17:56 -61.6 Dark Down 55.9 102.2 Up 09:02:56 - 09:32:56 -2589
Lee Vining 09:17:59 -62.2 Dark Down 55.7 100.9 Up 09:02:59 - 09:32:59 -2652
Bishop 09:17:53 -62.1 Dark Down 56.3 100.7 Up 09:02:53 - 09:32:53 -2716
Beatty 09:17:42 -61.2 Dark Down 57.7 101.3 Up 09:02:42 - 09:32:42 -2762
Patrick 09:17:23 -59.9 Dark Down 60.2 101.3 Up 09:02:23 - 09:32:23 -2912
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:17:27 -60.5 Dark Down 59.7 100.3 Up 09:02:27 - 09:32:27 -2944
Lake Havasu City 09:17:27 -60.6 Dark Down 60.0 99.3 Up 09:02:27 - 09:32:27 -3017
Wildwood 09:17:56 -63.8 Dark Down 56.7 95.6 Up 09:02:56 - 09:32:56 -3079
George/Scottsdale 09:17:09 -59.0 Dark Down 62.1 99.9 Up 09:02:09 - 09:32:09 -3086
Idyllwild 09:17:42 -62.6 Dark Down 58.2 96.3 Up 09:02:42 - 09:32:42 -3112
Calipatria 09:17:33 -62.0 Dark Down 59.2 96.1 Up 09:02:33 - 09:32:33 -3175
Yuma 09:17:27 -61.5 Dark Down 60.0 96.0 Up 09:02:27 - 09:32:27 -3218

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, (2025/11/19 08:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.8 +28:01:33  1.1  2.97 114
77Kap Gem      07:44:26.8 +24:23:52  3.6  0.86 114
PPM 098001     07:49:18.6 +24:29:19  7.6  0.82 113
PPM 097959     07:47:34.8 +25:28:08  9.3  0.44 113
PPM 097951     07:47:09.7 +24:52:07 10.3  0.22 113
612524         07:46:47.4 +25:04:16 13.5       114
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/04 04:09:44 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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