RECON: TNO occultation with 03YN179

Event between 03YN179 and star UC4-574-024435 with event index number of 104278

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/02/05 02:10:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:09:35.4 +24:41:23
Equinox of date position of star is 06:10:41.5 +24:41:07
Stellar brightness R=15.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 104 degrees from the moon. Moon is 75% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.7

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TNO is 44.5 AU from the Sun and 43.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.6 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 1139 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5729 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31719.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=234.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.4 sec chord
Diameter=95.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03YN179, (2018/02/05 02:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:09.1 +07:24:32  0.4 17.62 108
Alnath         05:27:26.2 +28:37:16  1.6 10.43 113
3 Gem          06:10:50.0 +23:06:32  5.5  1.58 104
5 Gem          06:12:38.9 +24:24:53  6.7  0.52 103
PPM 095531     06:11:03.6 +24:36:50  9.6  0.11 104
03YN179        06:10:42.1 +24:41:07 15.6       103
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 0.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 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 02:13:24 -12.3 AT Down 48.5 109.8 Up 01:58:24 - 02:28:24 1409
Tonasket 02:13:25 -12.2 AT Down 48.6 109.5 Up 01:58:25 - 02:28:25 1388
Okanogan 02:13:26 -12.1 AT Down 48.6 109.0 Up 01:58:26 - 02:28:26 1360
Brewster 02:13:28 -11.9 CT Down 48.6 108.6 Up 01:58:28 - 02:28:28 1339
Manson/Chelan 02:13:29 -11.6 CT Down 48.4 108.0 Up 01:58:29 - 02:28:29 1327
Entiat 02:13:31 -11.5 CT Down 48.5 107.7 Up 01:58:31 - 02:28:31 1308
Wenatchee 02:13:32 -11.4 CT Down 48.5 107.3 Up 01:58:32 - 02:28:32 1287
Ellensburg 02:13:33 -11.2 CT Down 48.5 106.7 Up 01:58:33 - 02:28:33 1253
Yakima 02:13:35 -11.1 CT Down 48.6 106.2 Up 01:58:35 - 02:28:35 1215
Toppenish/White Swan 02:13:35 -11.2 CT Down 48.7 106.1 Up 01:58:35 - 02:28:35 1191
Pasco 02:13:32 -12.0 CT Down 49.6 107.2 Up 01:58:32 - 02:28:32 1152
Goldendale 02:13:38 -10.8 CT Down 48.6 105.1 Up 01:58:38 - 02:28:38 1148
The Dalles 02:13:40 -10.5 CT Down 48.4 104.6 Up 01:58:40 - 02:28:40 1135
George/Umatilla 02:13:33 -11.8 CT Down 49.6 106.6 Up 01:58:33 - 02:28:33 1125
PNWRO 02:13:32 -12.1 AT Down 49.8 107.1 Up 01:58:32 - 02:28:32 1123
Maupin 02:13:41 -10.5 CT Down 48.6 104.2 Up 01:58:41 - 02:28:41 1093
Madras/Culver 02:13:43 -10.3 CT Down 48.7 103.6 Up 01:58:43 - 02:28:43 1042
Sisters 02:13:45 -9.9 CT Down 48.5 102.8 Up 01:58:45 - 02:28:45 1021
Redmond 02:13:44 -10.2 CT Down 48.8 103.1 Up 01:58:44 - 02:28:44 1009
Bend 02:13:45 -10.1 CT Down 48.7 102.8 Up 01:58:45 - 02:28:45 992
Oregon Observatory 02:13:46 -10.0 CT Down 48.7 102.5 Up 01:58:46 - 02:28:46 978
La Pine/Gilchrist 02:13:47 -9.9 CT Down 48.7 102.2 Up 01:58:47 - 02:28:47 960
North Lake 02:13:46 -10.2 CT Down 49.2 102.2 Up 01:58:46 - 02:28:46 904
Chiloquin 02:13:51 -9.4 CT Down 48.6 100.7 Up 01:58:51 - 02:28:51 862
Paisley 02:13:47 -10.3 CT Down 49.6 101.9 Up 01:58:47 - 02:28:47 842
Klamath Falls 02:13:52 -9.4 CT Down 48.8 100.4 Up 01:58:52 - 02:28:52 826
Tulelake 02:13:52 -9.5 CT Down 49.0 100.3 Up 01:58:52 - 02:28:52 793
Lakeview 02:13:48 -10.4 CT Down 49.8 101.5 Up 01:58:48 - 02:28:48 788
Cedarville 02:13:49 -10.4 CT Down 50.1 100.9 Up 01:58:49 - 02:28:49 720
Fall River/Burney 02:13:55 -9.4 CT Down 49.3 99.3 Up 01:58:55 - 02:28:55 702
Susanville 02:13:54 -9.8 CT Down 49.9 99.2 Up 01:58:54 - 02:28:54 622
Greenville 02:13:55 -9.5 CT Down 49.7 98.6 Up 01:58:55 - 02:28:55 602
Gimple 02:13:55 -9.6 CT Down 49.8 98.7 Up 01:58:55 - 02:28:55 600
Quincy 02:13:56 -9.5 CT Down 49.8 98.4 Up 01:58:56 - 02:28:56 582
Portola 02:13:55 -9.8 CT Down 50.2 98.6 Up 01:58:55 - 02:28:55 558
Reno 02:13:53 -10.2 CT Down 50.7 98.8 Up 01:58:53 - 02:28:53 516
Carson City 02:13:54 -10.2 CT Down 50.8 98.4 Up 01:58:54 - 02:28:54 479
Gardnerville 02:13:55 -10.1 CT Down 50.8 98.1 Up 01:58:55 - 02:28:55 454
Yerington 02:13:52 -10.6 CT Down 51.3 98.7 Up 01:58:52 - 02:28:52 444
Hawthorne 02:13:51 -10.9 CT Down 51.7 98.5 Up 01:58:51 - 02:28:51 385
Lee Vining 02:13:55 -10.4 CT Down 51.5 97.4 Up 01:58:55 - 02:28:55 340
Tonopah 02:13:48 -11.9 CT Down 52.9 99.0 Up 01:58:48 - 02:28:48 304
Niwot 02:12:55 -21.3 Dark Down 61.2 113.4 Up 01:57:55 - 02:27:55 269
Bishop 02:13:54 -10.9 CT Down 52.1 97.2 Up 01:58:54 - 02:28:54 262
Lone Pine 02:13:54 -11.0 CT Down 52.5 96.5 Up 01:58:54 - 02:28:54 176
Beatty 02:13:49 -12.0 AT Down 53.4 97.8 Up 01:58:49 - 02:28:49 175
Indian Springs 02:13:45 -12.8 AT Down 54.3 98.1 Up 01:58:45 - 02:28:45 117
CPSLO 02:14:07 -8.7 CT Down 50.5 93.1 Up 01:59:07 - 02:29:07 110
Henderson 02:13:44 -13.3 AT Down 55.0 97.9 Up 01:58:44 - 02:28:44 46
Searchlight/Boulder City 02:13:45 -13.2 AT Down 55.1 97.2 Up 01:58:45 - 02:28:45 -15
Patrick 02:13:41 -14.0 AT Down 55.9 97.8 Up 01:58:41 - 02:28:41 -45
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:13:44 -13.4 AT Down 55.4 97.0 Up 01:58:44 - 02:28:44 -54
Kingman/Dolan Springs 02:13:42 -13.8 AT Down 55.8 97.4 Up 01:58:42 - 02:28:42 -64
Wildwood 02:14:02 -10.0 CT Down 52.2 92.9 Up 01:59:02 - 02:29:02 -67
Mohave Valley 02:13:45 -13.4 AT Down 55.4 96.6 Up 01:58:45 - 02:28:45 -83
DCO 02:13:39 -14.5 AT Down 56.5 97.9 Up 01:58:39 - 02:28:39 -93
Lake Havasu City 02:13:44 -13.5 AT Down 55.7 96.2 Up 01:58:44 - 02:28:44 -130
Idyllwild 02:13:56 -11.5 CT Down 53.8 93.6 Up 01:58:56 - 02:28:56 -152
Parker 02:13:45 -13.5 AT Down 55.7 95.7 Up 01:58:45 - 02:28:45 -167
Blythe 02:13:48 -13.1 AT Down 55.6 94.7 Up 01:58:48 - 02:28:48 -215
Calipatria 02:13:52 -12.3 AT Down 54.8 93.4 Up 01:58:52 - 02:28:52 -244
Yuma 02:13:50 -12.9 AT Down 55.6 93.4 Up 01:58:50 - 02:28:50 -311

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 03YN179, (2018/02/05 02:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 17.62 108
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:24  1.6 10.43 113
3 Gem          06:09:44.0 +23:06:48  5.5  1.58 104
5 Gem          06:11:32.3 +24:25:12  6.7  0.52 103
PPM 095531     06:09:56.9 +24:37:07  9.6  0.11 104
03YN179        06:09:35.4 +24:41:23 15.6       104
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:14:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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