RECON: TNO occultation with 01KD77

Event between 01KD77 and star UC4-343-170637 with event index number of 122847

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/05/11 10:36:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:44:04.5 -21:34:13
Equinox of date position of star is 18:45:08.8 -21:33:04
Stellar brightness R=15.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 79 degrees from the moon. Moon is 19% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 36.4 AU from the Sun and 35.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 560 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1668 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25917.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=461.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 33.9 sec chord
Diameter=188.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 01KD77, (2018/05/11 10:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:32.2 -26:28:16  0.9 31.05 109
Nunki          18:56:24.1 -26:16:20  2.0  5.37  76
28 Sgr         18:47:27.0 -22:22:17  4.9  0.98  78
PPM 268766     18:43:05.1 -21:18:13  8.5  0.54  79
PPM 268844     18:46:08.6 -21:30:30  8.8  0.23  79
01KD77         18:45:10.4 -21:33:02 15.4        79
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 1.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 12.4 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=0.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 10:37:39 -13.9 AT Down 18.7 168.3 Really Low 10:22:39 - 10:52:39 6605
Tonasket 10:37:39 -14.1 AT Down 18.9 168.3 Really Low 10:22:39 - 10:52:39 6596
Okanogan 10:37:42 -14.4 AT Down 19.2 168.2 Really Low 10:22:42 - 10:52:42 6583
Brewster 10:37:42 -14.7 AT Down 19.5 168.0 Really Low 10:22:42 - 10:52:42 6572
Manson/Chelan 10:37:45 -15.0 AT Down 19.6 167.6 Really Low 10:22:45 - 10:52:45 6563
Entiat 10:37:44 -15.2 AT Down 19.8 167.5 Really Low 10:22:44 - 10:52:44 6554
Wenatchee 10:37:46 -15.5 AT Down 20.1 167.4 Low 10:22:46 - 10:52:46 6544
Ellensburg 10:37:48 -15.9 AT Down 20.4 167.2 Low 10:22:48 - 10:52:48 6527
Yakima 10:37:48 -16.2 AT Down 20.8 167.1 Low 10:22:48 - 10:52:48 6510
Toppenish/White Swan 10:37:48 -16.3 AT Down 21.1 167.2 Low 10:22:48 - 10:52:48 6502
Pasco 10:37:41 -15.8 AT Down 21.4 168.5 Low 10:22:41 - 10:52:41 6500
PNWRO 10:37:40 -15.9 AT Down 21.6 168.7 Low 10:22:40 - 10:52:40 6490
George/Umatilla 10:37:43 -16.2 AT Down 21.7 168.2 Low 10:22:43 - 10:52:43 6485
Goldendale 10:37:50 -16.9 AT Down 21.5 166.8 Low 10:22:50 - 10:52:50 6477
The Dalles 10:37:54 -17.2 AT Down 21.7 166.4 Low 10:22:54 - 10:52:54 6466
Maupin 10:37:53 -17.5 AT Down 22.1 166.5 Low 10:22:53 - 10:52:53 6448
Madras/Culver 10:37:54 -17.9 AT Down 22.7 166.4 Low 10:22:54 - 10:52:54 6424
Redmond 10:37:55 -18.2 Dark Down 23.0 166.3 Low 10:22:55 - 10:52:55 6408
Sisters 10:37:57 -18.4 Dark Down 22.9 165.9 Low 10:22:57 - 10:52:57 6407
Bend 10:37:56 -18.5 Dark Down 23.2 166.2 Low 10:22:56 - 10:52:56 6398
Oregon Observatory 10:37:57 -18.7 Dark Down 23.3 166.0 Low 10:22:57 - 10:52:57 6389
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:37:57 -18.8 Dark Down 23.5 165.9 Low 10:22:57 - 10:52:57 6379
North Lake 10:37:55 -18.9 Dark Down 24.0 166.5 Low 10:22:55 - 10:52:55 6361
Paisley 10:37:54 -19.2 Dark Down 24.6 166.8 Low 10:22:54 - 10:52:54 6336
Chiloquin 10:38:01 -19.9 Dark Down 24.5 165.5 Low 10:23:01 - 10:53:01 6325
Lakeview 10:37:53 -19.5 Dark Down 25.2 166.9 Low 10:22:53 - 10:52:53 6312
Klamath Falls 10:38:01 -20.1 Dark Down 24.9 165.5 Low 10:23:01 - 10:53:01 6309
Tulelake 10:38:00 -20.2 Dark Down 25.2 165.8 Low 10:23:00 - 10:53:00 6297
Cedarville 10:37:53 -19.9 Dark Down 25.8 167.0 Low 10:22:53 - 10:52:53 6280
Fall River/Burney 10:38:01 -20.8 Dark Down 26.1 165.8 Low 10:23:01 - 10:53:01 6251
Susanville 10:37:58 -20.9 Dark Down 26.8 166.4 Low 10:22:58 - 10:52:58 6221
Gimple 10:38:00 -21.3 Dark Down 27.1 166.2 Low 10:23:00 - 10:53:00 6206
Greenville 10:37:59 -21.3 Dark Down 27.1 166.1 Low 10:22:59 - 10:52:59 6206
Quincy 10:38:00 -21.4 Dark Down 27.3 166.1 Low 10:23:00 - 10:53:00 6195
Niwot 10:36:25 -12.7 AT Up 28.3 182.2 Low 10:21:25 - 10:51:25 6193
Portola 10:37:57 -21.3 Dark Down 27.5 166.5 Low 10:22:57 - 10:52:57 6190
Reno 10:37:54 -21.2 Dark Down 27.8 167.2 Low 10:22:54 - 10:52:54 6178
Carson City 10:37:54 -21.4 Dark Down 28.2 167.1 Low 10:22:54 - 10:52:54 6159
Yerington 10:37:51 -21.3 Dark Down 28.5 167.8 Low 10:22:51 - 10:52:51 6150
Gardnerville 10:37:54 -21.6 Dark Down 28.4 167.2 Low 10:22:54 - 10:52:54 6146
Hawthorne 10:37:48 -21.3 Dark Down 29.0 168.3 Low 10:22:48 - 10:52:48 6126
Tonopah 10:37:39 -20.9 Dark Down 29.7 169.7 Low 10:22:39 - 10:52:39 6102
Lee Vining 10:37:53 -22.0 Dark Down 29.5 167.7 Low 10:22:53 - 10:52:53 6093
Bishop 10:37:48 -22.1 Dark Down 30.2 168.4 Up 10:22:48 - 10:52:48 6061
Beatty 10:37:38 -21.5 Dark Down 30.9 170.0 Up 10:22:38 - 10:52:38 6037
Indian Springs 10:37:32 -21.1 Dark Down 31.3 171.1 Up 10:22:32 - 10:52:32 6019
Lone Pine 10:37:46 -22.4 Dark Down 31.0 168.6 Up 10:22:46 - 10:52:46 6018
Henderson 10:37:27 -21.1 Dark Up 32.0 171.8 Up 10:22:27 - 10:52:27 5988
Searchlight/Boulder City 10:37:27 -21.5 Dark Up 32.5 171.8 Up 10:22:27 - 10:52:27 5954
Patrick 10:37:22 -20.9 Dark Up 32.7 173.0 Up 10:22:22 - 10:52:22 5951
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:37:21 -21.2 Dark Up 32.9 172.7 Up 10:22:21 - 10:52:21 5937
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:37:25 -21.5 Dark Up 32.9 172.2 Up 10:22:25 - 10:52:25 5936
CPSLO 10:38:05 -24.8 Dark Down 31.8 165.8 Up 10:23:05 - 10:53:05 5934
DCO 10:37:16 -20.7 Dark Up 33.1 173.7 Up 10:22:16 - 10:52:16 5932
Mohave Valley 10:37:26 -21.7 Dark Up 33.1 172.2 Up 10:22:26 - 10:52:26 5919
Lake Havasu City 10:37:25 -21.8 Dark Up 33.6 172.4 Up 10:22:25 - 10:52:25 5895
Parker 10:37:25 -22.0 Dark Up 33.9 172.4 Up 10:22:25 - 10:52:25 5873
Wildwood 10:37:52 -24.5 Dark Down 33.4 167.8 Up 10:22:52 - 10:52:52 5865
Idyllwild 10:37:41 -23.7 Dark Down 34.0 169.7 Up 10:22:41 - 10:52:41 5846
Blythe 10:37:27 -22.5 Dark Up 34.4 172.0 Up 10:22:27 - 10:52:27 5840
Calipatria 10:37:34 -23.4 Dark Down 34.8 171.0 Up 10:22:34 - 10:52:34 5809
Yuma 10:37:28 -23.2 Dark Up 35.3 171.9 Up 10:22:28 - 10:52:28 5781

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 01KD77, (2018/05/11 10:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 31.05 109
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  5.37  76
28 Sgr         18:46:20.7 -22:23:32  4.9  0.98  78
PPM 268766     18:41:59.3 -21:19:21  8.5  0.54  79
PPM 268844     18:45:02.7 -21:31:43  8.8  0.23  79
01KD77         18:44:04.5 -21:34:13 15.4        79
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:31:24 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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