RECON: TNO occultation with 00YB2

Event between 00YB2 and star UC4-551-014219 with event index number of 96943

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/01/23 09:10:12 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:23:04.3 +20:02:10
Equinox of date position of star is 05:24:01.9 +20:03:01
Stellar brightness R=13.5
Star is 67 degrees from the moon. Moon is 34% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2

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TNO is 39.0 AU from the Sun and 38.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 530 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3044 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=217.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.1 sec chord
Diameter=88.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 00YB2, (2018/01/23 09:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:36:57.5 +16:32:39  0.8 11.73  55
Alnath         05:27:26.1 +28:37:16  1.6  8.60  69
PPM 120839     05:21:22.3 +19:35:43  6.5  0.80  66
PPM 120910     05:25:01.3 +20:00:52  8.4  0.21  67
00YB2          05:24:08.6 +20:03:07 13.5        67
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=5.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 09:06:52 -58.3 Dark Down 35.1 260.3 Up 08:22:14 - 09:51:30 6512
Tonasket 09:06:50 -58.5 Dark Down 35.1 260.5 Up 08:22:12 - 09:51:28 6493
Okanogan 09:06:49 -58.9 Dark Down 35.3 260.6 Up 08:22:11 - 09:51:27 6461
Brewster 09:06:49 -59.2 Dark Down 35.5 260.6 Up 08:22:11 - 09:51:27 6434
Manson/Chelan 09:06:49 -59.5 Dark Down 35.7 260.4 Up 08:22:11 - 09:51:27 6408
Entiat 09:06:48 -59.7 Dark Down 35.8 260.5 Up 08:22:10 - 09:51:26 6388
Wenatchee 09:06:47 -59.9 Dark Down 35.9 260.6 Up 08:22:09 - 09:51:25 6364
Ellensburg 09:06:46 -60.4 Dark Down 36.1 260.7 Up 08:22:08 - 09:51:24 6324
Yakima 09:06:45 -60.8 Dark Down 36.2 261.0 Up 08:22:07 - 09:51:23 6289
Toppenish/White Swan 09:06:43 -60.9 Dark Down 36.1 261.3 Up 08:22:05 - 09:51:21 6274
Pasco 09:06:41 -60.6 Dark Down 35.3 262.4 Up 08:22:03 - 09:51:19 6292
PNWRO 09:06:39 -60.7 Dark Down 35.2 262.7 Up 08:22:01 - 09:51:17 6276
George/Umatilla 09:06:39 -61.0 Dark Down 35.5 262.4 Up 08:22:01 - 09:51:17 6258
Goldendale 09:06:42 -61.5 Dark Down 36.5 261.4 Up 08:22:04 - 09:51:20 6216
The Dalles 09:06:42 -61.8 Dark Down 36.8 261.2 Up 08:22:04 - 09:51:20 6188
Maupin 09:06:41 -62.2 Dark Down 36.8 261.6 Up 08:22:03 - 09:51:19 6154
Madras/Culver 09:06:39 -62.7 Dark Down 36.9 262.0 Up 08:22:01 - 09:51:17 6105
Sisters 09:06:39 -63.1 Dark Down 37.3 261.9 Up 08:22:01 - 09:51:17 6065
Redmond 09:06:38 -63.0 Dark Down 37.0 262.2 Up 08:22:00 - 09:51:16 6072
Bend 09:06:37 -63.3 Dark Down 37.1 262.3 Up 08:21:59 - 09:51:15 6050
Oregon Observatory 09:06:37 -63.5 Dark Down 37.3 262.3 Up 08:21:59 - 09:51:15 6031
LaPine/Gilchrist 09:06:36 -63.7 Dark Down 37.3 262.4 Up 08:21:58 - 09:51:14 6012
North Lake 09:06:34 -63.9 Dark Down 37.0 263.2 Up 08:21:56 - 09:51:12 5987
Paisley 09:06:30 -64.2 Dark Down 36.8 263.8 Up 08:21:52 - 09:51:08 5946
Chiloquin 09:06:34 -64.8 Dark Down 37.7 263.0 Up 08:21:56 - 09:51:12 5903
Klamath Falls 09:06:32 -65.1 Dark Down 37.7 263.3 Up 08:21:54 - 09:51:10 5874
Lakeview 09:06:29 -64.6 Dark Down 36.7 264.3 Up 08:21:51 - 09:51:07 5905
Tulelake 09:06:30 -65.2 Dark Down 37.5 263.7 Up 08:21:52 - 09:51:08 5856
Cedarville 09:06:25 -65.1 Dark Down 36.6 265.0 Up 08:21:47 - 09:51:03 5849
Fall River/Burney 09:06:26 -66.0 Dark Down 37.6 264.4 Up 08:21:48 - 09:51:04 5775
Susanville 09:06:23 -66.2 Dark Down 37.1 265.4 Up 08:21:45 - 09:51:01 5735
Greenville 09:06:23 -66.6 Dark Down 37.3 265.4 Up 08:21:45 - 09:51:01 5702
Niwot 09:05:51 -58.1 Dark Down 25.4 275.5 Low 08:21:13 - 09:50:29 6120
Quincy 09:06:22 -66.8 Dark Down 37.3 265.6 Up 08:21:44 - 09:51:00 5683
Portola 09:06:20 -66.7 Dark Down 37.0 266.0 Up 08:21:42 - 09:50:58 5684
Reno 09:06:18 -66.6 Dark Down 36.5 266.6 Up 08:21:40 - 09:50:56 5675
Carson City 09:06:17 -66.9 Dark Down 36.5 266.9 Up 08:21:39 - 09:50:55 5643
Yerington 09:06:15 -66.8 Dark Down 36.0 267.5 Up 08:21:37 - 09:50:53 5641
Gardnerville 09:06:16 -67.1 Dark Down 36.5 267.1 Up 08:21:38 - 09:50:54 5621
Hawthorne 09:06:12 -66.9 Dark Down 35.7 268.1 Up 08:21:34 - 09:50:50 5611
Lee Vining 09:06:11 -67.6 Dark Down 36.1 268.2 Up 08:21:33 - 09:50:49 5546
Tonopah 09:06:06 -66.6 Dark Down 34.6 269.4 Up 08:21:28 - 09:50:44 5605
Bishop 09:06:06 -67.7 Dark Down 35.5 269.1 Up 08:21:28 - 09:50:44 5508
Lone Pine 09:06:04 -68.1 Dark Down 35.3 269.9 Up 08:21:26 - 09:50:42 5445
Beatty 09:06:01 -67.2 Dark Down 34.2 270.4 Up 08:21:23 - 09:50:39 5508
Indian Springs 09:05:58 -66.8 Dark Down 33.4 271.3 Up 08:21:20 - 09:50:36 5507
Henderson 09:05:54 -66.7 Dark Down 32.8 272.0 Up 08:21:16 - 09:50:32 5476
Searchlight/Boulder City 09:05:53 -67.1 Dark Down 32.7 272.4 Up 08:21:15 - 09:50:31 5423
CPSLO 09:06:06 -70.4 Dark Down 37.4 269.3 Up 08:21:28 - 09:50:44 5251
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:05:50 -66.7 Dark Down 32.0 273.1 Up 08:21:12 - 09:50:28 5422
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:05:51 -67.0 Dark Down 32.5 272.8 Up 08:21:13 - 09:50:29 5404
DCO 09:05:48 -66.1 Dark Down 31.3 273.6 Up 08:21:10 - 09:50:26 5439
Mohave Valley 09:05:50 -67.2 Dark Down 32.4 273.0 Up 08:21:12 - 09:50:28 5379
Lake Havasu City 09:05:48 -67.3 Dark Down 32.2 273.3 Up 08:21:10 - 09:50:26 5348
Parker 09:05:48 -67.5 Dark Down 32.2 273.6 Up 08:21:10 - 09:50:26 5315
Idyllwild 09:05:51 -69.3 Dark Down 34.2 272.6 Up 08:21:13 - 09:50:29 5208
Blythe 09:05:46 -68.0 Dark Down 32.4 273.7 Up 08:21:08 - 09:50:24 5256
Calipatria 09:05:47 -68.9 Dark Down 33.1 273.6 Up 08:21:09 - 09:50:25 5182
Yuma 09:05:43 -68.5 Dark Down 32.4 274.3 Up 08:21:05 - 09:50:21 5166

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.

Event circumstances last updated at 2016/03/11 19:02:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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