RECON: TNO occultation with 04HC79

Event between 04HC79 and star UC4-339-080743 with event index number of 189788

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/05/14 11:09:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:44:24.0 -22:23:49
Equinox of date position of star is 16:45:32.7 -22:25:52
Stellar brightness R=15.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 77 degrees from the moon. Moon is 77% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 39.6 AU from the Sun and 38.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 355 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2470 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27997.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=201.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Diameter=82.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04HC79, (2019/05/14 11:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.9 -26:28:24  0.9  5.28  75
23Tau Sco      16:37:05.5 -28:15:16  2.8  6.13  77
PPM 232040     16:43:02.2 -19:57:36  5.8  2.54  76
PPM 265879     16:45:27.4 -22:33:30  7.9  0.13  77
PPM 265876     16:45:16.9 -22:19:41  9.9  0.12  77
04HC79         16:45:33.6 -22:25:54 15.7        77
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 2.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 13.9 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=4.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Summerland 11:08:51 -9.3 NT Down 13.5 206.8 Really Low 10:53:51 - 11:23:51 2962
Kelowna 11:08:51 -9.1 NT Down 13.4 207.1 Really Low 10:53:51 - 11:23:51 2961
Penticton 11:08:50 -9.4 NT Down 13.7 207.0 Really Low 10:53:50 - 11:23:50 2950
Okanagan Falls 11:08:50 -9.6 NT Down 13.9 207.0 Really Low 10:53:50 - 11:23:50 2944
Oliver 11:08:49 -9.7 NT Down 14.1 207.0 Really Low 10:53:49 - 11:23:49 2939
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:08:49 -9.7 NT Down 14.2 207.2 Really Low 10:53:49 - 11:23:49 2932
Oroville 11:08:49 -9.8 NT Down 14.2 207.1 Really Low 10:53:49 - 11:23:49 2930
Tonasket 11:08:48 -10.0 NT Down 14.5 207.2 Really Low 10:53:48 - 11:23:48 2922
Okanogan 11:08:48 -10.3 NT Down 14.8 207.1 Really Low 10:53:48 - 11:23:48 2911
Brewster 11:08:48 -10.6 NT Down 15.1 206.9 Really Low 10:53:48 - 11:23:48 2902
Manson/Chelan 11:08:49 -10.9 NT Down 15.4 206.6 Really Low 10:53:49 - 11:23:49 2896
Entiat 11:08:48 -11.1 NT Down 15.6 206.6 Really Low 10:53:48 - 11:23:48 2889
Wenatchee 11:08:49 -11.3 NT Down 15.9 206.5 Really Low 10:53:49 - 11:23:49 2880
Ellensburg 11:08:48 -11.7 NT Down 16.3 206.4 Really Low 10:53:48 - 11:23:48 2866
Yakima 11:08:47 -12.0 NT Down 16.7 206.4 Really Low 10:53:47 - 11:23:47 2850
Toppenish/White Swan 11:08:47 -12.1 AT Down 16.8 206.6 Really Low 10:53:47 - 11:23:47 2841
Pasco 11:08:43 -11.5 NT Down 16.5 207.8 Really Low 10:53:43 - 11:23:43 2829
Goldendale 11:08:46 -12.7 AT Down 17.5 206.3 Really Low 10:53:46 - 11:23:46 2821
PNWRO 11:08:41 -11.6 NT Down 16.7 208.0 Really Low 10:53:41 - 11:23:41 2818
George/Umatilla 11:08:43 -11.9 NT Down 16.9 207.6 Really Low 10:53:43 - 11:23:43 2818
The Dalles 11:08:47 -13.0 AT Down 17.8 206.0 Really Low 10:53:47 - 11:23:47 2814
Maupin 11:08:46 -13.2 AT Down 18.1 206.1 Really Low 10:53:46 - 11:23:46 2797
Madras/Culver 11:08:46 -13.6 AT Down 18.6 206.2 Really Low 10:53:46 - 11:23:46 2774
Sisters 11:08:47 -14.1 AT Down 19.1 205.8 Really Low 10:53:47 - 11:23:47 2762
Redmond 11:08:45 -13.9 AT Down 19.0 206.2 Really Low 10:53:45 - 11:23:45 2760
Bend 11:08:45 -14.1 AT Down 19.2 206.1 Really Low 10:53:45 - 11:23:45 2751
Oregon Observatory 11:08:46 -14.3 AT Down 19.4 206.0 Really Low 10:53:46 - 11:23:46 2744
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:08:46 -14.5 AT Down 19.6 206.0 Really Low 10:53:46 - 11:23:46 2736
North Lake 11:08:43 -14.5 AT Down 19.8 206.6 Really Low 10:53:43 - 11:23:43 2714
Chiloquin 11:08:45 -15.5 AT Down 20.7 205.8 Low 10:53:45 - 11:23:45 2688
Paisley 11:08:41 -14.7 AT Down 20.2 207.0 Low 10:53:41 - 11:23:41 2687
Klamath Falls 11:08:44 -15.7 AT Down 21.0 205.9 Low 10:53:44 - 11:23:44 2672
Lakeview 11:08:39 -14.9 AT Down 20.6 207.2 Low 10:53:39 - 11:23:39 2663
Tulelake 11:08:42 -15.7 AT Down 21.1 206.3 Low 10:53:42 - 11:23:42 2658
Cedarville 11:08:37 -15.3 AT Down 21.1 207.5 Low 10:53:37 - 11:23:37 2631
Fall River/Burney 11:08:41 -16.3 AT Down 21.9 206.5 Low 10:53:41 - 11:23:41 2614
Susanville 11:08:38 -16.3 AT Down 22.2 207.3 Low 10:53:38 - 11:23:38 2580
Greenville 11:08:37 -16.7 AT Down 22.6 207.1 Low 10:53:37 - 11:23:37 2568
Gimple 11:08:38 -16.6 AT Down 22.6 207.1 Low 10:53:38 - 11:23:38 2567
Quincy 11:08:37 -16.8 AT Down 22.8 207.1 Low 10:53:37 - 11:23:37 2558
Portola 11:08:35 -16.7 AT Down 22.7 207.6 Low 10:53:35 - 11:23:35 2549
Reno 11:08:32 -16.5 AT Down 22.7 208.2 Low 10:53:32 - 11:23:32 2531
Carson City 11:08:32 -16.7 AT Down 23.0 208.3 Low 10:53:32 - 11:23:32 2513
Gardnerville 11:08:32 -16.8 AT Down 23.2 208.4 Low 10:53:32 - 11:23:32 2500
Yerington 11:08:29 -16.5 AT Down 23.0 208.9 Low 10:53:29 - 11:23:29 2499
Hawthorne 11:08:27 -16.5 AT Down 23.2 209.5 Low 10:53:27 - 11:23:27 2471
Lee Vining 11:08:28 -17.1 AT Down 23.9 209.1 Low 10:53:28 - 11:23:28 2444
Tonopah 11:08:21 -16.0 AT Down 23.0 210.8 Low 10:53:21 - 11:23:21 2436
Niwot 11:07:48 -7.3 NT Down 16.0 220.6 Really Low 10:52:48 - 11:22:48 2413
SwRI 11:07:48 -7.4 NT Down 16.1 220.5 Really Low 10:52:48 - 11:22:48 2409
Bishop 11:08:24 -17.1 AT Down 24.1 209.9 Low 10:53:24 - 11:23:24 2407
Beatty 11:08:17 -16.4 AT Down 23.8 211.5 Low 10:53:17 - 11:23:17 2369
Lone Pine 11:08:21 -17.4 AT Down 24.6 210.4 Low 10:53:21 - 11:23:21 2363
Indian Springs 11:08:14 -16.0 AT Down 23.7 212.5 Low 10:53:14 - 11:23:14 2342
CPSLO 11:08:29 -19.8 Dark Down 26.8 208.3 Low 10:53:29 - 11:23:29 2306
Henderson 11:08:10 -15.9 AT Down 23.8 213.3 Low 10:53:10 - 11:23:10 2306
Searchlight/Boulder City 11:08:09 -16.2 AT Down 24.3 213.5 Low 10:53:09 - 11:23:09 2272
Patrick 11:08:05 -15.6 AT Down 23.8 214.4 Low 10:53:05 - 11:23:05 2259
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:08:07 -16.2 AT Down 24.4 213.8 Low 10:53:07 - 11:23:07 2251
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:08:06 -15.8 AT Down 24.1 214.3 Low 10:53:06 - 11:23:06 2248
Mohave Valley 11:08:07 -16.3 AT Down 24.6 213.9 Low 10:53:07 - 11:23:07 2235
DCO 11:08:02 -15.3 AT Down 23.8 215.1 Low 10:53:02 - 11:23:02 2234
Wildwood 11:08:20 -19.4 Dark Down 27.0 210.5 Low 10:53:20 - 11:23:20 2221
Lake Havasu City 11:08:05 -16.4 AT Down 24.8 214.2 Low 10:53:05 - 11:23:05 2209
Parker 11:08:04 -16.6 AT Down 25.1 214.3 Low 10:53:04 - 11:23:04 2188
Idyllwild 11:08:12 -18.4 Dark Down 26.5 212.3 Low 10:53:12 - 11:23:12 2185
Blythe 11:08:04 -17.1 AT Down 25.7 214.2 Low 10:53:04 - 11:23:04 2159
Calipatria 11:08:07 -18.0 Dark Down 26.5 213.5 Low 10:53:07 - 11:23:07 2137
Yuma 11:08:03 -17.7 AT Down 26.4 214.4 Low 10:53:03 - 11:23:03 2102

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 04HC79, (2019/05/14 11:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  5.28  75
23Tau Sco      16:35:53.0 -28:12:58  2.8  6.13  77
PPM 232040     16:41:53.7 -19:55:27  5.8  2.54  76
PPM 265879     16:44:17.7 -22:31:25  7.9  0.13  77
PPM 265876     16:44:07.3 -22:17:36  9.9  0.12  77
04HC79         16:44:24.0 -22:23:49 15.7        77
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 07:47:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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