RECON: TNO occultation with 04HQ79

Event between 04HQ79 and star GA0680:06376253 with event index number of 189841

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/05/27 06:37:50 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:38:47.2 -21:53:14
Equinox of date position of star is 15:39:54.4 -21:56:54
Stellar brightness G=13.3, use SENSEUP=32
Star is 104 degrees from the moon. Moon is 45% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8

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TNO is 37.8 AU from the Sun and 36.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 378 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4501 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26677.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=144.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Diameter=59.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04HQ79, (2019/05/27 06:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:36.0 -26:28:24  0.9 12.40  92
7Del Sco       16:01:29.0 -22:40:32  2.3  5.04  99
PPM 264480     15:39:24.2 -21:04:44  5.9  0.88 105
PPM 264486     15:39:42.4 -21:39:39  8.4  0.29 104
PPM 264475     15:39:13.7 -22:08:15  9.7  0.25 104
04HQ79         15:39:55.4 -21:56:57 13.3       104
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 2.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 9.0 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=4.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 06:39:13 -16.9 AT Down 17.7 170.5 Really Low 06:24:13 - 06:54:13 1054
Summerland 06:39:14 -16.9 AT Down 17.7 170.2 Really Low 06:24:14 - 06:54:14 1045
Penticton 06:39:14 -17.2 AT Down 18.0 170.3 Really Low 06:24:14 - 06:54:14 1037
Okanagan Falls 06:39:14 -17.4 AT Down 18.2 170.3 Really Low 06:24:14 - 06:54:14 1029
Oliver 06:39:13 -17.6 AT Down 18.4 170.3 Really Low 06:24:13 - 06:54:13 1023
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:39:13 -17.8 AT Down 18.6 170.5 Really Low 06:24:13 - 06:54:13 1020
Oroville 06:39:14 -17.8 AT Down 18.6 170.4 Really Low 06:24:14 - 06:54:14 1016
Tonasket 06:39:13 -18.0 Dark Down 18.9 170.4 Really Low 06:24:13 - 06:54:13 1007
Okanogan 06:39:14 -18.3 Dark Down 19.2 170.2 Really Low 06:24:14 - 06:54:14 990
Brewster 06:39:15 -18.5 Dark Down 19.4 170.0 Really Low 06:24:15 - 06:54:15 975
Manson/Chelan 06:39:16 -18.7 Dark Down 19.6 169.7 Really Low 06:24:16 - 06:54:16 959
Entiat 06:39:16 -18.8 Dark Down 19.8 169.6 Really Low 06:24:16 - 06:54:16 949
Wenatchee 06:39:17 -19.1 Dark Down 20.0 169.5 Low 06:24:17 - 06:54:17 936
Ellensburg 06:39:17 -19.4 Dark Down 20.4 169.2 Low 06:24:17 - 06:54:17 914
Pasco 06:39:13 -20.4 Dark Down 21.3 170.6 Low 06:24:13 - 06:54:13 911
PNWRO 06:39:13 -20.7 Dark Down 21.6 170.8 Low 06:24:13 - 06:54:13 905
Yakima 06:39:17 -19.8 Dark Down 20.8 169.2 Low 06:24:17 - 06:54:17 896
George/Umatilla 06:39:14 -20.7 Dark Down 21.6 170.3 Low 06:24:14 - 06:54:14 892
Toppenish/White Swan 06:39:17 -20.0 Dark Down 21.1 169.3 Low 06:24:17 - 06:54:17 890
Niwot 06:38:25 -28.5 Dark Down 27.9 184.5 Low 06:23:25 - 06:53:25 878
SwRI 06:38:26 -28.6 Dark Down 28.0 184.4 Low 06:23:26 - 06:53:26 871
Goldendale 06:39:19 -20.4 Dark Down 21.5 168.9 Low 06:24:19 - 06:54:19 857
The Dalles 06:39:20 -20.6 Dark Down 21.7 168.5 Low 06:24:20 - 06:54:20 838
Maupin 06:39:20 -21.0 Dark Down 22.1 168.6 Low 06:24:20 - 06:54:20 822
Madras/Culver 06:39:20 -21.5 Dark Down 22.7 168.5 Low 06:24:20 - 06:54:20 795
Redmond 06:39:20 -21.8 Dark Down 23.0 168.4 Low 06:24:20 - 06:54:20 777
Sisters 06:39:21 -21.7 Dark Down 22.9 168.0 Low 06:24:21 - 06:54:21 769
Bend 06:39:21 -22.0 Dark Down 23.2 168.2 Low 06:24:21 - 06:54:21 764
Oregon Observatory 06:39:21 -22.1 Dark Down 23.3 168.1 Low 06:24:21 - 06:54:21 752
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:39:21 -22.3 Dark Down 23.5 168.0 Low 06:24:21 - 06:54:21 741
North Lake 06:39:20 -22.8 Dark Down 24.1 168.6 Low 06:24:20 - 06:54:20 733
Paisley 06:39:18 -23.4 Dark Down 24.6 168.9 Low 06:24:18 - 06:54:18 714
Lakeview 06:39:18 -24.0 Dark Down 25.2 169.0 Low 06:24:18 - 06:54:18 693
Chiloquin 06:39:23 -23.2 Dark Down 24.6 167.6 Low 06:24:23 - 06:54:23 678
Cedarville 06:39:17 -24.6 Dark Down 25.8 169.2 Low 06:24:17 - 06:54:17 663
Klamath Falls 06:39:22 -23.6 Dark Down 24.9 167.6 Low 06:24:22 - 06:54:22 662
Tulelake 06:39:22 -23.9 Dark Down 25.2 167.9 Low 06:24:22 - 06:54:22 655
Fall River/Burney 06:39:21 -24.8 Dark Down 26.1 167.9 Low 06:24:21 - 06:54:21 609
Susanville 06:39:19 -25.6 Dark Down 26.9 168.6 Low 06:24:19 - 06:54:19 593
Gimple 06:39:20 -25.8 Dark Down 27.1 168.3 Low 06:24:20 - 06:54:20 573
Greenville 06:39:20 -25.7 Dark Down 27.1 168.2 Low 06:24:20 - 06:54:20 571
Reno 06:39:16 -26.6 Dark Down 27.8 169.3 Low 06:24:16 - 06:54:16 565
Portola 06:39:18 -26.2 Dark Down 27.5 168.7 Low 06:24:18 - 06:54:18 565
Quincy 06:39:20 -25.9 Dark Down 27.3 168.2 Low 06:24:20 - 06:54:20 560
Yerington 06:39:14 -27.3 Dark Down 28.5 170.0 Low 06:24:14 - 06:54:14 550
Carson City 06:39:16 -26.9 Dark Down 28.2 169.3 Low 06:24:16 - 06:54:16 546
Tonopah 06:39:07 -28.6 Dark Down 29.6 171.9 Low 06:24:07 - 06:54:07 541
Hawthorne 06:39:12 -27.9 Dark Down 29.0 170.5 Low 06:24:12 - 06:54:12 536
Gardnerville 06:39:16 -27.2 Dark Down 28.4 169.3 Low 06:24:16 - 06:54:16 533
Lee Vining 06:39:14 -28.3 Dark Down 29.5 169.9 Low 06:24:14 - 06:54:14 492
Indian Springs 06:39:02 -30.4 Dark Down 31.3 173.4 Up 06:24:02 - 06:54:02 490
Beatty 06:39:05 -29.9 Dark Down 30.8 172.3 Up 06:24:05 - 06:54:05 485
Bishop 06:39:11 -29.0 Dark Down 30.2 170.6 Up 06:24:11 - 06:54:11 475
Henderson 06:38:59 -31.1 Dark Down 31.8 174.1 Up 06:23:59 - 06:53:59 474
Patrick 06:38:55 -31.9 Dark Down 32.6 175.3 Up 06:23:55 - 06:53:55 461
DCO 06:38:52 -32.4 Dark Down 32.9 176.0 Up 06:23:52 - 06:53:52 458
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:38:55 -32.1 Dark Down 32.8 175.1 Up 06:23:55 - 06:53:55 444
Searchlight/Boulder City 06:38:58 -31.6 Dark Down 32.4 174.1 Up 06:23:58 - 06:53:58 441
Lone Pine 06:39:10 -29.8 Dark Down 31.0 170.9 Up 06:24:10 - 06:54:10 438
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:38:57 -32.0 Dark Down 32.7 174.5 Up 06:23:57 - 06:53:57 431
Mohave Valley 06:38:57 -32.3 Dark Down 33.0 174.5 Up 06:23:57 - 06:53:57 415
Lake Havasu City 06:38:56 -32.7 Dark Down 33.4 174.7 Up 06:23:56 - 06:53:56 396
Parker 06:38:56 -33.1 Dark Down 33.8 174.7 Up 06:23:56 - 06:53:56 375
Blythe 06:38:57 -33.5 Dark Down 34.3 174.4 Up 06:23:57 - 06:53:57 335
CPSLO 06:39:19 -30.3 Dark Down 31.9 168.0 Up 06:24:19 - 06:54:19 297
Idyllwild 06:39:05 -32.9 Dark Down 34.0 172.1 Up 06:24:05 - 06:54:05 294
Calipatria 06:39:00 -33.8 Dark Down 34.7 173.3 Up 06:24:00 - 06:54:00 283
Yuma 06:38:57 -34.4 Dark Down 35.2 174.3 Up 06:23:57 - 06:53:57 276
Wildwood 06:39:12 -32.0 Dark Down 33.4 170.0 Up 06:24:12 - 06:54:12 272

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.

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Star training set for 04HQ79, (2019/05/27 06:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 12.40  92
7Del Sco       16:00:20.0 -22:37:18  2.3  5.04  99
PPM 264480     15:38:16.4 -21:01:00  5.9  0.88 105
PPM 264486     15:38:34.3 -21:35:55  8.4  0.29 104
PPM 264475     15:38:05.4 -22:04:30  9.7  0.25 104
04HQ79         15:38:47.2 -21:53:14 13.3       104
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 08:11:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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