RECON: TNO occultation with 00CQ114

Event between 00CQ114 and star UC4-465-047458 with event index number of 103773

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/02/05 08:32:06 UTC

J2000 position of star is 11:51:54.4 +02:52:48
Equinox of date position of star is 11:52:49.6 +02:46:49
Stellar brightness R=12.5, use SENSEUP=16
Star is 23 degrees from the moon. Moon is 73% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 47.0 AU from the Sun and 46.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 440 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4777 km.
The sky-plane scale is 33513.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=285.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.5 sec chord
Diameter=116.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 00CQ114, (2018/02/05 08:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:08.9 -11:15:19  1.0 27.12   8
Denebola       11:49:58.9 +14:28:15  2.1 11.71  29
5Bet Vir       11:51:38.3 +01:39:46  3.6  1.16  23
PPM 158245     11:50:42.4 +02:07:52  8.0  0.84  23
PPM 158288     11:53:21.2 +02:59:38  8.7  0.25  23
00CQ114        11:52:50.1 +02:46:46 12.5        22
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 2.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=3.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 08:35:40 -56.6 Dark Up 36.0 137.7 Up 08:20:40 - 08:50:40 10172
Tonasket 08:35:41 -56.8 Dark Up 36.2 137.6 Up 08:20:41 - 08:50:41 10151
Okanogan 08:35:43 -57.2 Dark Up 36.4 137.2 Up 08:20:43 - 08:50:43 10117
Brewster 08:35:44 -57.5 Dark Up 36.5 136.9 Up 08:20:44 - 08:50:44 10088
Manson/Chelan 08:35:46 -57.7 Dark Up 36.5 136.4 Up 08:20:46 - 08:50:46 10061
Entiat 08:35:46 -57.9 Dark Up 36.6 136.2 Up 08:20:46 - 08:50:46 10039
Wenatchee 08:35:46 -58.2 Dark Up 36.7 136.0 Up 08:20:46 - 08:50:46 10014
Ellensburg 08:35:47 -58.6 Dark Up 36.9 135.5 Up 08:20:47 - 08:50:47 9971
Pasco 08:35:43 -59.2 Dark Up 38.1 136.7 Up 08:20:43 - 08:50:43 9938
Yakima 08:35:48 -59.0 Dark Up 37.2 135.3 Up 08:20:48 - 08:50:48 9933
PNWRO 08:35:43 -59.4 Dark Up 38.4 136.8 Up 08:20:43 - 08:50:43 9922
Toppenish/White Swan 08:35:47 -59.2 Dark Up 37.4 135.3 Up 08:20:47 - 08:50:47 9918
George/Umatilla 08:35:44 -59.5 Dark Up 38.3 136.2 Up 08:20:44 - 08:50:44 9902
Goldendale 08:35:49 -59.8 Dark Up 37.6 134.6 Up 08:20:49 - 08:50:49 9856
The Dalles 08:35:50 -60.1 Dark Up 37.6 134.1 Up 08:20:50 - 08:50:50 9827
Maupin 08:35:47 -60.5 Dark Up 37.9 133.9 Up 08:20:47 - 08:50:47 9791
Niwot 08:34:51 -60.2 Dark Up 49.0 150.3 Up 08:19:51 - 08:49:51 9784
Madras/Culver 08:35:50 -61.0 Dark Up 38.3 133.6 Up 08:20:50 - 08:50:50 9739
Redmond 08:35:50 -61.4 Dark Up 38.5 133.3 Up 08:20:50 - 08:50:50 9704
Sisters 08:35:52 -61.4 Dark Up 38.3 132.9 Up 08:20:52 - 08:50:52 9696
Bend 08:35:50 -61.6 Dark Up 38.6 133.1 Up 08:20:50 - 08:50:50 9680
Oregon Observatory 08:35:51 -61.8 Dark Up 38.6 132.8 Up 08:20:51 - 08:50:51 9661
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:35:51 -62.0 Dark Up 38.7 132.6 Up 08:20:51 - 08:50:51 9640
North Lake 08:35:50 -62.4 Dark Up 39.4 133.0 Up 08:20:50 - 08:50:50 9614
Paisley 08:35:47 -62.9 Dark Up 39.9 133.1 Up 08:20:47 - 08:50:47 9572
Lakeview 08:35:47 -63.3 Dark Up 40.4 133.0 Up 08:20:47 - 08:50:47 9529
Chiloquin 08:35:50 -63.1 Dark Up 39.3 131.6 Up 08:20:50 - 08:50:50 9526
Klamath Falls 08:35:54 -63.5 Dark Up 39.6 131.5 Up 08:20:54 - 08:50:54 9495
Tulelake 08:35:50 -63.7 Dark Up 39.9 131.6 Up 08:20:50 - 08:50:50 9477
Cedarville 08:35:47 -64.0 Dark Up 40.9 132.7 Up 08:20:47 - 08:50:47 9471
Fall River/Burney 08:35:50 -64.6 Dark Up 40.6 131.1 Up 08:20:50 - 08:50:50 9392
Susanville 08:35:50 -65.1 Dark Up 41.4 131.5 Up 08:20:50 - 08:50:50 9351
Gimple 08:35:50 -65.4 Dark Up 41.5 131.1 Up 08:20:50 - 08:50:50 9319
Greenville 08:35:47 -65.4 Dark Up 41.4 131.0 Up 08:20:47 - 08:50:47 9317
Portola 08:35:47 -65.7 Dark Up 41.9 131.3 Up 08:20:47 - 08:50:47 9298
Quincy 08:35:50 -65.6 Dark Up 41.5 130.9 Up 08:20:50 - 08:50:50 9297
Reno 08:35:47 -65.8 Dark Up 42.4 131.8 Up 08:20:47 - 08:50:47 9290
Carson City 08:35:47 -66.2 Dark Up 42.7 131.6 Up 08:20:47 - 08:50:47 9256
Yerington 08:35:43 -66.3 Dark Up 43.2 132.2 Up 08:20:43 - 08:50:43 9255
Gardnerville 08:35:47 -66.4 Dark Up 42.9 131.5 Up 08:20:47 - 08:50:47 9233
Hawthorne 08:35:42 -66.6 Dark Up 43.8 132.4 Up 08:20:42 - 08:50:42 9225
Tonopah 08:35:36 -66.7 Dark Up 44.9 133.7 Up 08:20:36 - 08:50:36 9220
Lee Vining 08:35:43 -67.2 Dark Up 43.9 131.5 Up 08:20:43 - 08:50:43 9156
Indian Springs 08:35:28 -67.6 Dark Up 46.8 134.4 Up 08:20:28 - 08:50:28 9123
Beatty 08:35:35 -67.6 Dark Up 46.0 133.4 Up 08:20:35 - 08:50:35 9122
Bishop 08:35:40 -67.6 Dark Up 44.7 131.8 Up 08:20:40 - 08:50:40 9119
Henderson 08:35:28 -67.8 Dark Up 47.6 134.8 Up 08:20:28 - 08:50:28 9092
Patrick 08:35:21 -67.9 Dark Up 48.7 135.6 Up 08:20:21 - 08:50:21 9066
DCO 08:35:18 -67.9 Dark Up 49.3 136.3 Up 08:20:18 - 08:50:18 9059
Lone Pine 08:35:36 -68.3 Dark Up 45.4 131.6 Up 08:20:36 - 08:50:36 9054
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:35:21 -68.2 Dark Up 48.7 135.2 Up 08:20:21 - 08:50:21 9038
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:35:27 -68.3 Dark Up 48.0 134.4 Up 08:20:27 - 08:50:27 9038
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:35:25 -68.4 Dark Up 48.4 134.6 Up 08:20:25 - 08:50:25 9020
Mohave Valley 08:35:22 -68.7 Dark Up 48.6 134.3 Up 08:20:22 - 08:50:22 8993
Lake Havasu City 08:35:24 -68.9 Dark Up 49.0 134.3 Up 08:20:24 - 08:50:24 8962
Parker 08:35:22 -69.2 Dark Up 49.3 134.1 Up 08:20:22 - 08:50:22 8929
Blythe 08:35:24 -69.8 Dark Up 49.5 133.3 Up 08:20:24 - 08:50:24 8867
CPSLO 08:35:49 -70.1 Dark Up 44.7 127.8 Up 08:20:49 - 08:50:49 8850
Idyllwild 08:35:32 -70.5 Dark Up 48.1 130.9 Up 08:20:32 - 08:50:32 8812
Wildwood 08:35:38 -70.8 Dark Up 46.7 129.1 Up 08:20:38 - 08:50:38 8790
Calipatria 08:35:27 -70.6 Dark Up 49.3 131.7 Up 08:20:27 - 08:50:27 8789
Yuma 08:35:22 -70.6 Dark Up 50.1 132.4 Up 08:20:22 - 08:50:22 8775

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 00CQ114, (2018/02/05 08:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 27.12   8
Denebola       11:49:03.0 +14:34:17  2.1 11.71  29
5Bet Vir       11:50:42.6 +01:45:48  3.6  1.16  23
PPM 158245     11:49:46.7 +02:13:54  8.0  0.84  23
PPM 158288     11:52:25.5 +03:05:40  8.7  0.25  23
00CQ114        11:51:54.4 +02:52:48 12.5        23
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:15:00 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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