RECON: TNO occultation with 88611

Event between (88611) Teharonhiawako and star GA0880:19235600 with event index number of 1418332

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/14 11:11:13 UTC

J2000 position of star is 23:31:53.6 -00:56:58
Equinox of date position of star is 23:33:08.9 -00:48:51
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 17 degrees from the moon. Moon is 86% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.7

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Object is 45.2 AU from the Sun and 44.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 9.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 391 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3898 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32434.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=416.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 39.0 sec chord
Diameter=170.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 88611, (2025/07/14 11:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:03.3 -29:29:10  1.2 29.81  20
Markab         23:06:02.1 +15:20:35  2.5 17.49  27
14 Psc         23:35:27.8 -01:06:23  5.9  0.64  17
13 Psc         23:33:16.2 -00:56:41  7.6  0.14  17
88611          23:33:12.2 -00:48:30 16.6        17
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 2.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 31.7 km RECON observability=0.4 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)
Kamloops 11:10:24 -7.3 NT Up 37.2 163.4 Up 10:55:24 - 11:25:24 14550
Kelowna 11:10:20 -7.5 NT Up 38.1 164.3 Up 10:55:20 - 11:25:20 14482
Peachland 11:10:22 -7.7 NT Up 38.2 163.9 Up 10:55:22 - 11:25:22 14481
Victoria 11:10:50 -10.1 NT Up 38.6 159.2 Up 10:55:50 - 11:25:50 14479
Summerland 11:10:21 -7.8 NT Up 38.3 164.0 Up 10:55:21 - 11:25:21 14470
Penticton 11:10:21 -7.8 NT Up 38.4 164.1 Up 10:55:21 - 11:25:21 14463
Oliver 11:10:23 -8.0 NT Up 38.7 164.1 Up 10:55:23 - 11:25:23 14441
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:10:23 -8.0 NT Up 38.9 164.3 Up 10:55:23 - 11:25:23 14427
Okanogan 11:10:26 -8.6 NT Up 39.5 163.9 Up 10:55:26 - 11:25:26 14390
Brewster 11:10:28 -8.9 NT Up 39.8 163.6 Up 10:55:28 - 11:25:28 14376
Manson/Chelan 11:10:32 -9.2 NT Up 39.9 163.1 Up 10:55:32 - 11:25:32 14371
Sleaford 11:08:42 0.2 Sun up Up 37.0 181.1 Up 10:53:42 - 11:23:42 14348
Wenatchee 11:10:34 -9.6 NT Up 40.3 162.7 Up 10:55:34 - 11:25:34 14344
Ellensburg 11:10:31 -10.1 NT Up 40.7 162.3 Up 10:55:31 - 11:25:31 14321
Yakima 11:10:41 -10.3 NT Up 41.0 162.3 Up 10:55:41 - 11:25:41 14295
Toppenish/White Swan 11:10:39 -10.4 NT Up 41.3 162.4 Up 10:55:39 - 11:25:39 14276
The Dalles 11:10:46 -11.4 NT Up 41.9 161.2 Up 10:55:46 - 11:25:46 14241
PNWRO 11:10:29 -10.0 NT Up 41.9 164.2 Up 10:55:29 - 11:25:29 14219
Maupin 11:10:49 -11.6 NT Up 42.3 161.2 Up 10:55:49 - 11:25:49 14211
Sisters 11:10:57 -12.5 AT Up 43.0 160.3 Up 10:55:57 - 11:25:57 14161
Bend 11:10:55 -12.5 AT Up 43.3 160.6 Up 10:55:55 - 11:25:55 14139
Oregon Observatory 11:10:57 -12.7 AT Up 43.4 160.4 Up 10:55:57 - 11:25:57 14130
Chiloquin 11:11:06 -13.9 AT Up 44.6 159.4 Up 10:56:06 - 11:26:06 14046
Klamath Falls 11:11:07 -14.1 AT Up 44.9 159.4 Up 10:56:07 - 11:26:07 14020
Cedarville 11:10:57 -13.8 AT Up 46.0 161.4 Up 10:55:57 - 11:25:57 13932
Fall River/Burney 11:11:09 -14.8 AT Up 46.1 159.6 Up 10:56:09 - 11:26:09 13924
Greenville 11:11:08 -15.2 AT Up 47.1 159.8 Up 10:56:08 - 11:26:08 13846
Gimple 11:11:13 -15.1 AT Up 47.1 160.0 Up 10:56:13 - 11:26:13 13844
Quincy 11:11:08 -15.3 AT Up 47.3 159.8 Up 10:56:08 - 11:26:08 13831
Portola 11:11:13 -15.2 AT Up 47.5 160.4 Up 10:56:13 - 11:26:13 13810
Reno 11:11:01 -15.0 AT Up 47.9 161.2 Up 10:56:01 - 11:26:01 13774
Carson City 11:11:02 -15.3 AT Up 48.3 161.1 Up 10:56:02 - 11:26:02 13746
Gardnerville 11:11:03 -15.4 AT Up 48.5 161.1 Up 10:56:03 - 11:26:03 13726
Yerington 11:11:02 -15.1 AT Up 48.6 162.0 Up 10:56:02 - 11:26:02 13716
Hawthorne 11:10:56 -15.1 AT Up 49.2 162.6 Up 10:55:56 - 11:25:56 13667
Lee Vining 11:11:04 -15.8 AT Up 49.6 161.7 Up 10:56:04 - 11:26:04 13635
Bishop 11:10:59 -15.8 AT Up 50.3 162.5 Up 10:55:59 - 11:25:59 13569
Beatty 11:10:46 -15.2 AT Up 51.1 164.8 Up 10:55:46 - 11:25:46 13491
Dunrhomin 11:09:06 -6.3 NT Up 48.8 182.6 Up 10:54:06 - 11:24:06 13470
Nikitin 11:09:04 -6.4 NT Up 49.0 182.6 Up 10:54:04 - 11:24:04 13456
CU-SBO 11:09:04 -6.5 NT Up 49.0 182.4 Up 10:54:04 - 11:24:04 13452
Wildwood 11:11:14 -18.2 Dark Up 53.4 161.0 Up 10:56:14 - 11:26:14 13307
Patrick 11:10:29 -14.5 AT Up 53.1 168.9 Up 10:55:29 - 11:25:29 13294
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:10:35 -15.1 AT Up 53.2 167.7 Up 10:55:35 - 11:25:35 13292
Lake Havasu City 11:10:36 -15.4 AT Up 53.9 167.9 Up 10:55:36 - 11:25:36 13228
Idyllwild 11:10:59 -17.3 AT Up 54.2 163.8 Up 10:55:59 - 11:25:59 13228
Calipatria 11:10:55 -17.0 AT Up 55.1 165.6 Up 10:55:55 - 11:25:55 13144
George/Scottsdale 11:10:18 -14.3 AT Up 55.1 171.8 Up 10:55:18 - 11:25:18 13097
Yuma 11:10:45 -16.7 AT Up 55.7 166.9 Up 10:55:45 - 11:25:45 13083

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 88611, (2025/07/14 11:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 29.81  20
Markab         23:04:45.8 +15:12:18  2.5 17.49  27
14 Psc         23:34:09.2 -01:14:51  5.9  0.64  17
13 Psc         23:31:57.6 -01:05:09  7.6  0.14  17
88611          23:31:53.6 -00:56:58 16.6        17
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:59:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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