RECON: TNO occultation with 91205

Event between (91205) 98US43 and star GA1040:01461171 with event index number of 1397090

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/02/20 09:23:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:03:34.3 +15:22:21
Equinox of date position of star is 06:04:53.6 +15:22:12
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 145 degrees from the moon. Moon is 53% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.2

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Object is 38.4 AU from the Sun and 37.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 10.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 651 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4514 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27499.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=151.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.6 sec chord
Diameter=61.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 91205, (2025/02/20 09:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:32.0 +07:24:35  0.4  8.23 143
Alhena         06:39:09.8 +16:22:32  1.9  8.27 138
69 Ori         06:13:30.2 +16:07:20  4.7  2.18 143
PPM 121788     06:03:29.3 +15:12:17  8.2  0.40 145
PPM 121853     06:06:03.5 +15:12:49  9.6  0.30 145
91205          06:05:00.8 +15:22:11 15.2       145
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 1.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:20:09 -41.8 Dark Up 9.8 282.5 Really Low 09:05:09 - 09:35:09 751
Kamloops 09:19:54 -47.9 Dark Down 18.6 271.8 Really Low 09:04:54 - 09:34:54 419
Kelowna 09:19:46 -48.4 Dark Down 18.0 272.7 Really Low 09:04:46 - 09:34:46 402
Peachland 09:19:45 -48.6 Dark Down 18.2 272.5 Really Low 09:04:45 - 09:34:45 390
Summerland 09:19:43 -48.7 Dark Down 18.1 272.6 Really Low 09:04:43 - 09:34:43 385
Penticton 09:19:42 -48.8 Dark Down 18.1 272.7 Really Low 09:04:42 - 09:34:42 385
Oliver 09:19:39 -49.1 Dark Down 18.0 272.8 Really Low 09:04:39 - 09:34:39 368
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:19:38 -49.2 Dark Down 17.9 273.0 Really Low 09:04:38 - 09:34:38 365
Okanogan 09:19:32 -49.8 Dark Down 18.0 273.1 Really Low 09:04:32 - 09:34:32 328
Brewster 09:19:29 -50.1 Dark Down 18.2 273.0 Really Low 09:04:29 - 09:34:29 310
Manson/Chelan 09:19:28 -50.4 Dark Down 18.4 272.8 Really Low 09:04:28 - 09:34:28 292
Wenatchee 09:19:23 -50.9 Dark Down 18.5 272.8 Really Low 09:04:23 - 09:34:23 264
Victoria 09:19:37 -50.7 Dark Down 20.6 270.2 Low 09:04:37 - 09:34:37 248
Ellensburg 09:19:20 -51.4 Dark Down 18.7 272.8 Really Low 09:04:20 - 09:34:20 238
PNWRO 09:19:09 -51.7 Dark Down 17.5 274.2 Really Low 09:04:09 - 09:34:09 225
Yakima 09:19:16 -51.7 Dark Down 18.7 272.9 Really Low 09:04:16 - 09:34:16 216
Dunrhomin 09:18:21 -49.8 Dark Up 6.8 284.4 Really Low 09:03:21 - 09:33:21 213
Toppenish/White Swan 09:19:14 -51.9 Dark Down 18.5 273.1 Really Low 09:04:14 - 09:34:14 209
Nikitin 09:18:19 -49.9 Dark Up 6.8 284.4 Really Low 09:03:19 - 09:33:19 202
CU-SBO 09:18:19 -50.0 Dark Up 6.8 284.4 Really Low 09:03:19 - 09:33:19 196
The Dalles 09:19:08 -52.8 Dark Down 19.1 272.8 Really Low 09:04:08 - 09:34:08 149
Maupin 09:19:04 -53.2 Dark Down 19.0 273.0 Really Low 09:04:04 - 09:34:04 129
Sisters 09:18:56 -54.1 Dark Down 19.3 272.9 Really Low 09:03:56 - 09:33:56 68
Bend 09:18:54 -54.3 Dark Down 19.1 273.2 Really Low 09:03:54 - 09:33:54 62
Oregon Observatory 09:18:52 -54.5 Dark Down 19.2 273.1 Really Low 09:03:52 - 09:33:52 49
Chiloquin 09:18:41 -55.8 Dark Down 19.5 273.3 Really Low 09:03:41 - 09:33:41 -38
Klamath Falls 09:18:38 -56.1 Dark Down 19.4 273.4 Really Low 09:03:38 - 09:33:38 -56
Cedarville 09:18:30 -56.2 Dark Up 18.2 274.7 Really Low 09:03:30 - 09:33:30 -57
Fall River/Burney 09:18:28 -57.0 Dark Up 19.1 274.1 Really Low 09:03:28 - 09:33:28 -118
Gimple 09:18:19 -57.7 Dark Up 18.6 274.7 Really Low 09:03:19 - 09:33:19 -160
Greenville 09:18:19 -57.7 Dark Up 18.7 274.6 Really Low 09:03:19 - 09:33:19 -162
Reno 09:18:13 -57.8 Dark Up 17.8 275.5 Really Low 09:03:13 - 09:33:13 -169
Portola 09:18:16 -57.8 Dark Up 18.3 275.0 Really Low 09:03:16 - 09:33:16 -170
Quincy 09:18:17 -57.9 Dark Up 18.7 274.7 Really Low 09:03:17 - 09:33:17 -175
Yerington 09:18:08 -58.0 Dark Up 17.2 276.1 Really Low 09:03:08 - 09:33:08 -187
Carson City 09:18:10 -58.1 Dark Up 17.7 275.6 Really Low 09:03:10 - 09:33:10 -191
Hawthorne 09:18:04 -58.2 Dark Up 16.8 276.5 Really Low 09:03:04 - 09:33:04 -203
Gardnerville 09:18:08 -58.3 Dark Up 17.7 275.7 Really Low 09:03:08 - 09:33:08 -206
Lee Vining 09:17:59 -58.8 Dark Up 17.1 276.4 Really Low 09:02:59 - 09:32:59 -252
Beatty 09:17:49 -58.6 Dark Up 15.2 278.0 Really Low 09:02:49 - 09:32:49 -260
Bishop 09:17:54 -59.0 Dark Up 16.5 277.0 Really Low 09:02:54 - 09:32:54 -272
Patrick 09:17:36 -58.2 Dark Up 12.7 280.0 Really Low 09:02:36 - 09:32:36 -284
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:17:34 -58.8 Dark Up 13.2 279.7 Really Low 09:02:34 - 09:32:34 -319
George/Scottsdale 09:17:23 -58.2 Dark Up 10.8 281.4 Really Low 09:02:23 - 09:32:23 -348
Lake Havasu City 09:17:28 -59.1 Dark Up 12.9 279.9 Really Low 09:02:28 - 09:32:28 -358
Idyllwild 09:17:23 -61.1 Dark Up 14.7 278.8 Really Low 09:02:23 - 09:32:23 -473
Calipatria 09:17:18 -60.8 Dark Up 13.7 279.6 Really Low 09:02:18 - 09:32:18 -485
Yuma 09:17:14 -60.6 Dark Up 12.9 280.2 Really Low 09:02:14 - 09:32:14 -492
Wildwood 09:17:27 -61.8 Dark Up 16.3 277.8 Really Low 09:02:27 - 09:32:27 -500

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 91205, (2025/02/20 09:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  8.23 143
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9  8.27 138
69 Ori         06:12:03.2 +16:07:49  4.7  2.18 143
PPM 121788     06:02:02.8 +15:12:23  8.2  0.40 145
PPM 121853     06:04:37.1 +15:13:01  9.6  0.30 145
91205          06:03:34.3 +15:22:21 15.2       145
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/19 03:23:05 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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