RECON: TNO occultation with 02GB32

Event between 02GB32 and star UC4-425-060869 with event index number of 54723

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/05/31 07:41:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:42:00.5 -05:06:03
Equinox of date position of star is 14:42:55.3 -05:10:27
Stellar brightness R=15.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 75 degrees from the moon. Moon is 37% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 35.5 AU from the Sun and 34.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 185 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1355 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25101.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=175.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.3 sec chord
Diameter=71.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 02GB32, (2017/05/31 07:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:06.8 -11:15:06  1.0 19.94  59
27Bet Lib      15:17:56.8 -09:26:46  2.6  9.68  84
107Mu Vir      14:43:58.8 -05:43:59  3.9  0.62  75
PPM 197831     14:43:20.4 -05:09:33  8.2  0.10  75
02GB32         14:42:55.4 -05:10:28 15.7        75
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 4.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 07:41:31 -19.0 Dark Up 31.9 209.0 Up 07:26:31 - 07:56:31 11222
Tonasket 07:41:31 -19.3 Dark Up 32.1 209.1 Up 07:26:31 - 07:56:31 11209
Okanogan 07:41:31 -19.6 Dark Up 32.5 209.1 Up 07:26:31 - 07:56:31 11188
Brewster 07:41:31 -19.9 Dark Up 32.8 208.9 Up 07:26:31 - 07:56:31 11169
Manson/Chelan 07:41:31 -20.1 Dark Up 33.1 208.6 Up 07:26:31 - 07:56:31 11153
Entiat 07:41:29 -20.3 Dark Up 33.3 208.5 Up 07:26:29 - 07:56:29 11139
Wenatchee 07:41:29 -20.5 Dark Up 33.5 208.5 Up 07:26:29 - 07:56:29 11123
Ellensburg 07:41:31 -20.9 Dark Up 34.0 208.4 Up 07:26:31 - 07:56:31 11095
Yakima 07:41:28 -21.3 Dark Up 34.3 208.5 Up 07:26:28 - 07:56:28 11071
Pasco 07:41:24 -21.7 Dark Up 34.2 210.2 Up 07:26:24 - 07:56:24 11070
Toppenish/White Swan 07:41:28 -21.6 Dark Up 34.5 208.8 Up 07:26:28 - 07:56:28 11060
PNWRO 07:41:22 -22.0 Dark Up 34.3 210.6 Up 07:26:22 - 07:56:22 11059
George/Umatilla 07:41:22 -22.1 Dark Up 34.5 210.1 Up 07:26:22 - 07:56:22 11047
Goldendale 07:41:29 -22.1 Dark Up 35.1 208.5 Up 07:26:29 - 07:56:29 11021
The Dalles 07:41:28 -22.3 Dark Up 35.4 208.1 Up 07:26:28 - 07:56:28 11001
Maupin 07:41:27 -22.7 Dark Up 35.8 208.4 Up 07:26:27 - 07:56:27 10977
Madras/Culver 07:41:27 -23.2 Dark Up 36.2 208.5 Up 07:26:27 - 07:56:27 10943
Redmond 07:41:26 -23.6 Dark Up 36.6 208.6 Up 07:26:26 - 07:56:26 10919
Sisters 07:41:27 -23.6 Dark Up 36.7 208.1 Up 07:26:27 - 07:56:27 10915
Bend 07:41:27 -23.8 Dark Up 36.8 208.5 Up 07:26:27 - 07:56:27 10904
Oregon Observatory 07:41:25 -24.0 Dark Up 37.0 208.4 Up 07:26:25 - 07:56:25 10891
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:41:25 -24.2 Dark Up 37.2 208.4 Up 07:26:25 - 07:56:25 10877
North Lake 07:41:24 -24.6 Dark Up 37.4 209.3 Up 07:26:24 - 07:56:24 10857
Niwot 07:40:17 -27.2 Dark Down 32.7 227.3 Up 07:25:17 - 07:55:17 10857
Paisley 07:41:20 -25.2 Dark Up 37.7 209.9 Up 07:26:20 - 07:56:20 10827
Chiloquin 07:41:25 -25.2 Dark Up 38.3 208.4 Up 07:26:25 - 07:56:25 10798
Lakeview 07:41:17 -25.7 Dark Up 38.1 210.3 Up 07:26:17 - 07:56:17 10796
Klamath Falls 07:41:24 -25.6 Dark Up 38.6 208.6 Up 07:26:24 - 07:56:24 10777
Tulelake 07:41:22 -25.9 Dark Up 38.7 209.1 Up 07:26:22 - 07:56:22 10763
Cedarville 07:41:17 -26.4 Dark Up 38.6 210.7 Up 07:26:17 - 07:56:17 10754
Fall River/Burney 07:41:19 -26.8 Dark Up 39.5 209.5 Up 07:26:19 - 07:56:19 10703
Susanville 07:41:14 -27.5 Dark Up 39.8 210.6 Up 07:26:14 - 07:56:14 10671
Gimple 07:41:14 -27.7 Dark Up 40.1 210.5 Up 07:26:14 - 07:56:14 10648
Greenville 07:41:16 -27.7 Dark Up 40.1 210.4 Up 07:26:16 - 07:56:16 10647
Quincy 07:41:15 -27.9 Dark Up 40.3 210.5 Up 07:26:15 - 07:56:15 10633
Portola 07:41:11 -28.1 Dark Up 40.2 211.1 Up 07:26:11 - 07:56:11 10632
Reno 07:41:08 -28.4 Dark Up 40.2 212.0 Up 07:26:08 - 07:56:08 10623
Carson City 07:41:10 -28.8 Dark Up 40.5 212.2 Up 07:26:10 - 07:56:10 10598
Yerington 07:41:05 -29.0 Dark Up 40.4 213.0 Up 07:26:05 - 07:56:05 10594
Gardnerville 07:41:08 -29.0 Dark Up 40.7 212.3 Up 07:26:08 - 07:56:08 10581
Hawthorne 07:41:01 -29.5 Dark Up 40.6 213.8 Up 07:26:01 - 07:56:01 10569
Tonopah 07:40:54 -30.0 Dark Up 40.3 215.7 Up 07:25:54 - 07:55:54 10557
Lee Vining 07:41:02 -30.0 Dark Up 41.2 213.5 Up 07:26:02 - 07:56:02 10521
Bishop 07:40:59 -30.6 Dark Up 41.4 214.7 Up 07:25:59 - 07:55:59 10488
Beatty 07:40:50 -31.1 Dark Down 41.0 216.8 Up 07:25:50 - 07:55:50 10479
Indian Springs 07:40:44 -31.5 Dark Down 40.8 218.1 Up 07:25:44 - 07:55:44 10471
Henderson 07:40:40 -32.0 Dark Down 40.9 219.2 Up 07:25:40 - 07:55:40 10441
Lone Pine 07:40:55 -31.4 Dark Up 41.9 215.4 Up 07:25:55 - 07:55:55 10437
Patrick 07:40:34 -32.6 Dark Down 40.8 220.8 Up 07:25:34 - 07:55:34 10411
Searchlight/Boulder City 07:40:39 -32.6 Dark Down 41.3 219.6 Up 07:25:39 - 07:55:39 10400
DCO 07:40:32 -32.9 Dark Down 40.6 221.7 Up 07:25:32 - 07:55:32 10398
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:40:35 -32.8 Dark Down 41.0 220.7 Up 07:25:35 - 07:55:35 10392
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:40:36 -32.9 Dark Down 41.3 220.1 Up 07:25:36 - 07:55:36 10382
Mohave Valley 07:40:36 -33.1 Dark Down 41.5 220.3 Up 07:25:36 - 07:55:36 10361
Lake Havasu City 07:40:33 -33.5 Dark Down 41.7 220.8 Up 07:25:33 - 07:55:33 10334
Parker 07:40:33 -33.9 Dark Down 42.0 221.0 Up 07:25:33 - 07:55:33 10308
CPSLO 07:41:02 -32.6 Dark Up 44.1 213.0 Up 07:26:02 - 07:56:02 10296
Blythe 07:40:33 -34.4 Dark Down 42.5 221.0 Up 07:25:33 - 07:55:33 10262
Idyllwild 07:40:43 -34.3 Dark Down 43.5 218.5 Up 07:25:43 - 07:55:43 10240
Wildwood 07:40:51 -33.9 Dark Up 44.2 216.1 Up 07:25:51 - 07:55:51 10237
Calipatria 07:40:35 -34.9 Dark Down 43.4 220.2 Up 07:25:35 - 07:55:35 10210
Yuma 07:40:30 -35.3 Dark Down 43.2 221.5 Up 07:25:30 - 07:55:30 10189

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 02GB32, (2017/05/31 07:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 19.94  59
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  9.68  84
107Mu Vir      14:43:03.8 -05:39:35  3.9  0.62  75
PPM 197831     14:42:25.5 -05:05:08  8.2  0.10  75
02GB32         14:42:00.5 -05:06:03 15.7        75
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/13 17:31:04 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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