Listed below are both upcoming and past observation campaigns for the RECON network. You can also view the following RECON prediction tables that the RECON leadership team is actively updating and using to prepare for upcoming events:
- Global TNO Event Candidate List – Listing of all known TNO appulses (closest approaches to Earth) over the next two years
- RECON TNO Event Watchlist – Candidate objects that may be visible across the network that require follow-up astrometry observations.
- RECON TNO Event List – Best candidates for TNO occultation that are visible from the entire RECON network over the next two years
For more information on how you can participate in these campaign events, please contact tnorecon-org@mailman.boulder.swri.edu.
Upcoming RECON Campaigns
To be announced soon!
Past RECON Campaigns
2023 January 28, 05:09 UTC- Comet 29P/S-W1 (Central Washington)
2022 December 27, 12:25 UTC – Comet 29P/S-W1 (Northern California/Nevada)
2022 December 21, 06:20 UTC – Centaur Asbolus
2022 December 19, 11:49 UTC – Comet 29P/S-W1 (Southern California)
2022 December 2, 11:11 UTC – Classical KBO 14OG394 (OPTIONAL)
2022 November 18, 06:57 UTC – Centaur (54598) Bienor
2022 October 27, 10:49 UTC – Centaur 14PR70
2022 June 4, 9:27 UTC – Trojan Binary Patroclus & Menoetius (Yuma to Vegas RECON Teams)
2022 February 15, 05:19 UTC – Resonant Object 11WJ157
2022 February 10, 03:44 UTC – Resonant Object 96TP66
2022 January 10, 07:56 UTC – Classical KBO 04XX190
2022 January 06, 08:31 UTC – Centaur (60558) Echeclus
2021 December 02, 06:44 UTC – Classical KBO 03UZ291
2021 November 22, 04:39 UTC – Classical KBO 98WX24
2021 October 20, 12:00 UTC – Jupiter Trojan Eurybates
2021 September 4, 09:02 UTC – Resonant Object 14GM54
2021 May 9, 08:38 UTC – Jupiter Trojans Patroclus and Menoetius (deployed campaign involving southern teams from Yuma to Lee Vining). Here is a link for Event Details.
2021 April 16, 06:29 UTC – Haumea Satellite Hi’iaka
2021 March 17, 05:46 UT – Resonant Object 10AV153
2021 February 1, 03:19UT – Classical KBO 96TS66
2021 January 15, 05:07UT – Classical KBO 03YT179
2021 January 9, 03:31UT – Scattered Disk Object 10XE91
2020 December 22, 04:46UT – Resonant Object 04VV130
2020 October 21, 11:34:12UT – Centaur 02QX47
2020 May 10, 07:14:10UT – Resonant Object 14GM54
2020 March 5, 08:47UT – Trojan Asteroid (9142) Rhesus (OPTIONAL)
2020 February 18, 05:13UT – Centaur 02KY14
2020 January 19, 04:52UT – Scattered Disk Object 14WU509
2020 January 15, 09:45UT – Centaur 12UT68
2020 January 13, 02:50UT – Resonant Object 09YT26
2020 January 11, 03:00UT – Resonant Object 11UT410
2020 January 6, 02:23UT – Scattered Disk Object 07TG422
2019 November 6, 2:27UT – Resonant Object 11WG157
2019 October 29, 12:22UT – Resonant Object 02VE95
2019 September 21, 10:55UT – Resonant Object 14YG50
2019 September 16, 08:41UT – Classical KBO 13UG17
2019 September 4, 07:03UT – Centaur 13NL24
2019 August 17, 04:51UT – Centaur 08YB3
2019 July 8, 08:54UT – Resonant Object (38628) Huya
2019 May 1, 03:46UT – Centaur 98BU48
2019 April 23, 05:39UT – Centaur 16FH13
2019 February 10, 04:01UT – Resonant Object 14YJ50
2019 January 28, 05:04UT – Centaur 14YY49
2019 January 23, 09:00UT – Resonant Object 14QY441
2018 December 24, 02:22UT – 05RM43 (OPTIONAL)
2018 December 4, 10:51UT – Resonant Object 98WW24
2018 December 1, 12:21UT – Resonant Object 14WC510
2018 November 25, 07:45UT – Classical KBO 13UL15
2018 October 20, 05:08UT – 15TG387 (OPTIONAL)
2018 October 12, 10:36UT – 14TA86
2018 September 17, 07:42UT – (595) Polyxena (OPTIONAL)
2018 August 15, 05:32UT – Pluto
2018 July 8, 05:27UT – Classical KBO (50000) Quaoar
2018 February 9, 05:06 UT – Main Belt Asteroid (191) Kolga (OPTIONAL)
2017 December 9, 05:23 UT – 3:2 Resonant Object 07TH422 (OPTIONAL)
2017E – Centaur 01SQ73 on 2017 November 19, 09:02 UT
2017 November 13, 03:56 UT – Main Belt Asteroid (216) Kleopatra (OPTIONAL)
2017 October 21, 06:50 UT – Main Belt Asteroid (772) Tanete (OPTIONAL)
2017D – Centaur Chiron on 2017 August 15, 11:51 UT
2017 July 22, 06:21 UT – Main Belt Asteroid (1428) Mombasa (OPTIONAL)
2017 July 23, 06:04 UT – Main Belt Asteroid (76) Freia (OPTIONAL)
2017C – Main Belt Asteroid (96) Aegle on 2017 April 14, 05:47 UT
2017B – Centaur 07RG283 on 2017 February 18, 05:36 UT
2017A – Centaur 12CG on 2017 January 24, 05:51 UT
2017 January 07, 06:45 UT – Main Belt Asteroid (362) Havnia (OPTIONAL)
2017 January 02, 07:59 UT – Classical KBO Sila-Nunam (OPTIONAL)
2016H – 14UT114 on 2016 December 11, 08:55 UT
2016G – 08FC76 on 2016 November 23, 11:55 UT
2016F – 12UT68 on 2016 October 24, 06:12 UT
2016 August 4 UT – Carson City Practice – 11HZ102
2016 August 5 UT – Carson City Practice – 01KO77
2016 July 23, 05:15 UT – Classical Kuiper Belt Object Quaoar (OPTIONAL)
2016 June 26, 06:49 UT – Classical Kuiper Belt Object Quaoar (OPTIONAL)
2016E – 08JO41 on 2016 June 20, 08:48 UT
2016D – 99CY118 on 2016 May 26, 06:50:31 UT
2016C – 02GZ32 on 2016 May 09, 09:29:46 UT
2016B – 99HR11 on 2016 May 09, 08:14:32 UT
2016A – 03WL7 on 2016 January 20, 03:36 UT
2015D – Bienor on 2015 December 5,07:43 UT
2015C – 2013 WV107 on 2015 December 1, 08:02 UT
2015B – 2007 RG283 on 2015 October 19, 06:54 UT
2015 July 15, 05:03 UT – (50000) 1 Weywot (OPTIONAL)
2015A – 2001 FE193 on 2015 June 11, 06:50 UT
2015 April 19, 04:38:37 UT – (382004) 10RM64 (Practice event for Northern Training)
2015 April 19, 04:55-04:59 UT – (737) Arequipa (Practice event for Northern Training)
2015 April 2, 04:55-04:57 UT – (90) Antiope (Pilot & Southern Network – Tulelake to Yuma)
2015 March 22, 03:02-03:06 UT – (124) Alkeste (Practice event for Kingman training)
2014 November 15, 10:20-10:31 UT – 229762 2007 UK126
2014 October 21, 4:21-4:23 UT – (225) Henrietta (OPTIONAL)
2014 July 27, 05:30 UT – (429) Lotis (SOUTHERN REGION: Bishop to Greenville)
2014 July 16, 06:38 UT – (240) Vanadis (NORTHERN REGION: Tulelake to Carson)
2014 July 15, 06:33 UT – (1177) Gonnessia (SOUTHERN REGION: Bishop to Greenville)
2014 April 26, 04:43 UT – (1332) Marconia
2014 April 6, 03:26UT – (56) Melete (OPTIONAL)
2014 March 3, 09:10 UT – 2001 XR254 (OPTIONAL)
2014 February 16, 14:05 UT – (976) Benjamina (OPTIONAL)
2013 November 9, 06:07 UT – (176) Iduna
2013 October 21, 06:46 UT – (617) Patroclus (Optional but encouraged for Southern Network)
2013 August 24, 06:13 UT – (489) Comacina
2013 July 30, 06:45 UT – (387) Aquitania (NORTH REGION: Tulelake to Burney-Fall River)
2013 July 16, 05:15 UT – (25) Phocaea (SOUTH REGION: Reno to Bishop/Tonopah)
2013 July 11, 07:30 UT – (1910) Mikhailov – (CENTRAL REGION: Burney-Fall River to Yerington)
2013 May 06, 11:10 UT – (225) Henrietta (Optional but encouraged)
2013 May 04, 08:22 UT – Pluto (Priority Campaign)
2013 Apr 18, 05:40 UT – (211) Isolda (Optional but encouraged)
2013 Feb 07, 05:32 UT – (63) Ausonia (RECON Spring Training Simulation)
2013 Feb 07, 03:57 UT – (22) Kalliope (RECON Spring Training Simulation)
2013 Feb 06, 04:45 UT – (4164) Shilov (RECON Spring Training Simulation)
2013 Feb 11, 06:48 UT – (451) Patientia (Carson City, Yerrington, Portola)
Observation Resources
To upload video files and Observation Logsheet, go to http://spikard.boulder.swri.edu/upload.html
For additional information on measuring planetary objects using occultations, check out The Complete Guide to Lunar, Grazing, and Asteroid Occultations, a book published by the International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA).