RECON: TNO occultation with 00SR331

Event between 00SR331 and star UC4-541-039078 with event index number of 222112

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/11/09 10:22:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:13:12.9 +18:01:02
Equinox of date position of star is 07:14:15.5 +17:59:08
Stellar brightness R=16.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 96 degrees from the moon. Moon is 91% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 32.7 AU from the Sun and 32.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.1 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 3365 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3685 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23329.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=106.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.7 sec chord
Diameter=43.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 00SR331, (2019/11/09 10:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:31.8 +27:58:36  1.1 12.43 102
Alhena         06:38:51.5 +16:22:50  1.9  8.63  87
51 Gem         07:14:30.6 +16:07:25  5.0  1.86  96
PPM 123721     07:14:55.1 +17:53:52  8.4  0.16  96
PPM 123697     07:13:51.7 +18:00:35  9.5  0.12  96
00SR331        07:14:22.2 +17:58:56 16.4        96
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 0.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 22.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=10.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 10:25:28 -43.9 Dark Up 53.9 140.8 Up 10:10:28 - 10:40:28 3744
Tonasket 10:25:28 -44.0 Dark Up 54.1 140.6 Up 10:10:28 - 10:40:28 3723
Okanogan 10:25:31 -44.2 Dark Up 54.3 140.1 Up 10:10:31 - 10:40:31 3695
Brewster 10:25:32 -44.5 Dark Up 54.4 139.6 Up 10:10:32 - 10:40:32 3673
Manson/Chelan 10:25:37 -44.8 Dark Up 54.4 138.9 Up 10:10:37 - 10:40:37 3660
Entiat 10:25:38 -44.9 Dark Up 54.5 138.6 Up 10:10:38 - 10:40:38 3641
Wenatchee 10:25:41 -45.1 Dark Up 54.7 138.2 Up 10:10:41 - 10:40:41 3619
Ellensburg 10:25:44 -45.4 Dark Up 54.9 137.5 Up 10:10:44 - 10:40:44 3584
Yakima 10:25:46 -45.6 Dark Up 55.2 137.1 Up 10:10:46 - 10:40:46 3547
Toppenish/White Swan 10:25:46 -45.6 Dark Up 55.4 137.1 Up 10:10:46 - 10:40:46 3524
Pasco 10:25:37 -44.9 Dark Up 56.1 138.8 Up 10:10:37 - 10:40:37 3494
Goldendale 10:25:51 -46.1 Dark Up 55.6 136.0 Up 10:10:51 - 10:40:51 3480
PNWRO 10:25:36 -44.9 Dark Up 56.4 138.9 Up 10:10:36 - 10:40:36 3467
George/Umatilla 10:25:40 -45.2 Dark Up 56.3 138.2 Up 10:10:40 - 10:40:40 3466
The Dalles 10:25:55 -46.4 Dark Up 55.6 135.2 Up 10:10:55 - 10:40:55 3464
Maupin 10:25:56 -46.6 Dark Up 56.0 135.0 Up 10:10:56 - 10:40:56 3424
Madras/Culver 10:25:59 -46.8 Dark Up 56.4 134.3 Up 10:10:59 - 10:40:59 3373
Sisters 10:26:02 -47.3 Dark Up 56.4 133.3 Up 10:11:02 - 10:41:02 3349
Redmond 10:26:01 -47.0 Dark Up 56.6 133.9 Up 10:11:01 - 10:41:01 3340
Bend 10:26:02 -47.2 Dark Up 56.7 133.5 Up 10:11:02 - 10:41:02 3322
Oregon Observatory 10:26:04 -47.4 Dark Up 56.7 133.1 Up 10:11:04 - 10:41:04 3308
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:26:06 -47.5 Dark Up 56.8 132.8 Up 10:11:06 - 10:41:06 3289
North Lake 10:26:02 -47.3 Dark Up 57.4 133.2 Up 10:11:02 - 10:41:02 3238
Chiloquin 10:26:13 -48.2 Dark Up 57.4 131.0 Up 10:11:13 - 10:41:13 3189
Paisley 10:26:02 -47.3 Dark Up 58.0 133.0 Up 10:11:02 - 10:41:02 3179
Klamath Falls 10:26:14 -48.3 Dark Up 57.7 130.8 Up 10:11:14 - 10:41:14 3155
Lakeview 10:26:03 -47.4 Dark Up 58.5 132.7 Up 10:11:03 - 10:41:03 3127
Tulelake 10:26:13 -48.2 Dark Up 58.0 130.9 Up 10:11:13 - 10:41:13 3124
Cedarville 10:26:04 -47.5 Dark Up 59.0 132.2 Up 10:11:04 - 10:41:04 3061
Fall River/Burney 10:26:16 -48.5 Dark Up 58.7 129.9 Up 10:11:16 - 10:41:16 3034
Susanville 10:26:13 -48.3 Dark Up 59.5 130.1 Up 10:11:13 - 10:41:13 2960
Greenville 10:26:16 -48.6 Dark Up 59.5 129.4 Up 10:11:16 - 10:41:16 2938
Gimple 10:26:15 -48.5 Dark Up 59.5 129.5 Up 10:11:15 - 10:41:15 2937
Quincy 10:26:17 -48.6 Dark Up 59.6 129.1 Up 10:11:17 - 10:41:17 2918
Portola 10:26:13 -48.4 Dark Up 60.0 129.6 Up 10:11:13 - 10:41:13 2898
Reno 10:26:10 -48.0 Dark Up 60.5 130.2 Up 10:11:10 - 10:41:10 2860
Carson City 10:26:10 -48.1 Dark Up 60.8 129.8 Up 10:11:10 - 10:41:10 2824
Gardnerville 10:26:11 -48.2 Dark Up 61.0 129.5 Up 10:11:11 - 10:41:11 2799
Yerington 10:26:06 -47.7 Dark Up 61.3 130.4 Up 10:11:06 - 10:41:06 2794
Hawthorne 10:26:03 -47.5 Dark Up 61.9 130.6 Up 10:11:03 - 10:41:03 2739
Niwot 10:24:01 -37.4 Dark Up 66.5 157.7 Up 10:09:01 - 10:39:01 2710
Lee Vining 10:26:10 -48.0 Dark Up 62.0 129.1 Up 10:11:10 - 10:41:10 2691
Tonopah 10:25:53 -46.6 Dark Up 63.0 132.1 Up 10:10:53 - 10:40:53 2669
Bishop 10:26:05 -47.7 Dark Up 62.8 129.3 Up 10:11:05 - 10:41:05 2619
Beatty 10:25:52 -46.6 Dark Up 64.0 131.2 Up 10:10:52 - 10:40:52 2545
Lone Pine 10:26:05 -47.6 Dark Up 63.5 128.7 Up 10:11:05 - 10:41:05 2536
Indian Springs 10:25:44 -45.9 Dark Up 64.9 132.5 Up 10:10:44 - 10:40:44 2494
CPSLO 10:26:33 -49.9 Dark Up 62.6 122.8 Up 10:11:33 - 10:41:33 2450
Henderson 10:25:39 -45.5 Dark Up 65.6 132.8 Up 10:10:39 - 10:40:39 2428
Searchlight/Boulder City 10:25:41 -45.5 Dark Up 66.1 132.0 Up 10:10:41 - 10:40:41 2368
Patrick 10:25:32 -44.7 Dark Up 66.7 133.8 Up 10:10:32 - 10:40:32 2346
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:25:38 -45.3 Dark Up 66.5 132.1 Up 10:10:38 - 10:40:38 2332
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:25:35 -44.9 Dark Up 66.8 133.1 Up 10:10:35 - 10:40:35 2326
Mohave Valley 10:25:40 -45.4 Dark Up 66.7 131.6 Up 10:10:40 - 10:40:40 2304
DCO 10:25:26 -44.3 Dark Up 67.3 134.6 Up 10:10:26 - 10:40:26 2304
Wildwood 10:26:18 -48.7 Dark Up 64.6 123.7 Up 10:11:18 - 10:41:18 2289
Lake Havasu City 10:25:38 -45.3 Dark Up 67.1 131.4 Up 10:10:38 - 10:40:38 2259
Parker 10:25:39 -45.3 Dark Up 67.3 130.8 Up 10:10:39 - 10:40:39 2222
Idyllwild 10:26:02 -47.3 Dark Up 66.1 126.0 Up 10:11:02 - 10:41:02 2219
Blythe 10:25:43 -45.6 Dark Up 67.5 129.3 Up 10:10:43 - 10:40:43 2172
Calipatria 10:25:54 -46.5 Dark Up 67.2 126.8 Up 10:10:54 - 10:40:54 2136
Yuma 10:25:47 -45.8 Dark Up 68.0 127.5 Up 10:10:47 - 10:40:47 2076

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 00SR331, (2019/11/09 10:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.1 +28:01:33  1.1 12.43 102
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  8.63  87
51 Gem         07:13:22.3 +16:09:31  5.0  1.86  96
PPM 123721     07:13:45.9 +17:55:59  8.4  0.16  96
PPM 123697     07:12:42.4 +18:02:41  9.5  0.12  96
00SR331        07:13:12.9 +18:01:02 16.4        96
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/07 17:04:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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