RECON: TNO occultation with 04KC19

Event between 04KC19 and star GA0680:15591062 with event index number of 126323

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/06/09 07:33:11 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:39:26.9 -20:56:33
Equinox of date position of star is 17:40:33.0 -20:57:05
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 113 degrees from the moon. Moon is 25% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 30.3 AU from the Sun and 29.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 196 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1385 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21225.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=121.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Diameter=49.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04KC19, (2018/06/09 07:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:32.4 -26:28:17  0.9 16.93 128
35Eta Oph      17:11:26.2 -15:44:47  2.6  8.65 121
PPM 267109     17:39:51.4 -21:55:19  6.4  0.98 113
PPM 267087     17:38:56.6 -20:40:38  8.4  0.46 114
PPM 267119     17:40:24.0 -20:52:23  9.8  0.09 113
04KC19         17:40:33.0 -20:57:05 15.5       113
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 4.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 10.9 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=14.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Penticton 07:34:09 -17.3 AT Down 18.5 166.9 Really Low 07:19:09 - 07:49:09 496
Oroville 07:34:09 -18.0 AT Down 19.1 167.0 Really Low 07:19:09 - 07:49:09 474
Tonasket 07:34:09 -18.2 Dark Down 19.4 167.0 Really Low 07:19:09 - 07:49:09 464
Okanogan 07:34:09 -18.5 Dark Down 19.7 166.8 Really Low 07:19:09 - 07:49:09 449
Brewster 07:34:10 -18.8 Dark Down 19.9 166.6 Really Low 07:19:10 - 07:49:10 436
Manson/Chelan 07:34:12 -18.9 Dark Down 20.1 166.2 Low 07:19:12 - 07:49:12 423
Entiat 07:34:12 -19.2 Dark Down 20.3 166.2 Low 07:19:12 - 07:49:12 413
Wenatchee 07:34:13 -19.4 Dark Down 20.5 166.0 Low 07:19:13 - 07:49:13 401
Ellensburg 07:34:14 -19.8 Dark Down 20.9 165.8 Low 07:19:14 - 07:49:14 380
Pasco 07:34:10 -20.6 Dark Down 21.8 167.1 Low 07:19:10 - 07:49:10 363
Yakima 07:34:14 -20.2 Dark Down 21.3 165.7 Low 07:19:14 - 07:49:14 362
PNWRO 07:34:09 -20.9 Dark Down 22.1 167.3 Low 07:19:09 - 07:49:09 354
Toppenish/White Swan 07:34:14 -20.4 Dark Down 21.5 165.9 Low 07:19:14 - 07:49:14 354
George/Umatilla 07:34:11 -21.0 Dark Down 22.1 166.9 Low 07:19:11 - 07:49:11 346
Goldendale 07:34:15 -20.9 Dark Down 22.0 165.4 Low 07:19:15 - 07:49:15 324
The Dalles 07:34:17 -21.1 Dark Down 22.1 165.0 Low 07:19:17 - 07:49:17 310
Maupin 07:34:17 -21.6 Dark Down 22.5 165.1 Low 07:19:17 - 07:49:17 291
Madras/Culver 07:34:17 -22.1 Dark Down 23.0 165.0 Low 07:19:17 - 07:49:17 265
Redmond 07:34:18 -22.5 Dark Down 23.4 164.9 Low 07:19:18 - 07:49:18 247
Sisters 07:34:19 -22.4 Dark Down 23.3 164.5 Low 07:19:19 - 07:49:19 243
Bend 07:34:18 -22.7 Dark Down 23.6 164.7 Low 07:19:18 - 07:49:18 235
Oregon Observatory 07:34:19 -22.8 Dark Down 23.7 164.6 Low 07:19:19 - 07:49:19 225
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:34:19 -23.0 Dark Down 23.9 164.5 Low 07:19:19 - 07:49:19 214
North Lake 07:34:17 -23.5 Dark Down 24.4 165.1 Low 07:19:17 - 07:49:17 199
Paisley 07:34:17 -24.1 Dark Down 25.0 165.3 Low 07:19:17 - 07:49:17 176
Niwot 07:33:23 -26.5 Dark Down 28.9 181.0 Low 07:18:23 - 07:48:23 174
Chiloquin 07:34:21 -24.1 Dark Down 24.9 164.0 Low 07:19:21 - 07:49:21 153
Lakeview 07:34:17 -24.6 Dark Down 25.6 165.5 Low 07:19:17 - 07:49:17 152
Klamath Falls 07:34:21 -24.4 Dark Down 25.2 164.1 Low 07:19:21 - 07:49:21 136
Tulelake 07:34:20 -24.7 Dark Down 25.6 164.3 Low 07:19:20 - 07:49:20 126
Cedarville 07:34:16 -25.3 Dark Down 26.2 165.6 Low 07:19:16 - 07:49:16 120
Fall River/Burney 07:34:21 -25.6 Dark Down 26.5 164.3 Low 07:19:21 - 07:49:21 78
Susanville 07:34:19 -26.3 Dark Down 27.2 165.0 Low 07:19:19 - 07:49:19 53
Gimple 07:34:20 -26.6 Dark Down 27.4 164.7 Low 07:19:20 - 07:49:20 35
Greenville 07:34:20 -26.6 Dark Down 27.4 164.6 Low 07:19:20 - 07:49:20 35
Quincy 07:34:20 -26.8 Dark Down 27.6 164.6 Low 07:19:20 - 07:49:20 23
Portola 07:34:18 -26.9 Dark Down 27.8 165.1 Low 07:19:18 - 07:49:18 22
Reno 07:34:16 -27.3 Dark Down 28.2 165.7 Low 07:19:16 - 07:49:16 15
Carson City 07:34:17 -27.6 Dark Down 28.6 165.7 Low 07:19:17 - 07:49:17 -7
Yerington 07:34:14 -27.9 Dark Down 28.9 166.3 Low 07:19:14 - 07:49:14 -9
Gardnerville 07:34:16 -27.9 Dark Down 28.8 165.7 Low 07:19:16 - 07:49:16 -19
Hawthorne 07:34:13 -28.4 Dark Down 29.4 166.8 Low 07:19:13 - 07:49:13 -28
Tonopah 07:34:08 -28.9 Dark Down 30.1 168.2 Up 07:19:08 - 07:49:08 -39
Lee Vining 07:34:14 -28.9 Dark Down 29.9 166.2 Low 07:19:14 - 07:49:14 -67
Bishop 07:34:12 -29.5 Dark Down 30.6 166.9 Up 07:19:12 - 07:49:12 -94
Beatty 07:34:06 -30.1 Dark Down 31.3 168.5 Up 07:19:06 - 07:49:06 -102
Indian Springs 07:34:02 -30.5 Dark Down 31.8 169.7 Up 07:19:02 - 07:49:02 -110
Henderson 07:34:00 -31.0 Dark Down 32.4 170.3 Up 07:19:00 - 07:49:00 -135
Lone Pine 07:34:11 -30.3 Dark Down 31.4 167.1 Up 07:19:11 - 07:49:11 -136
Patrick 07:33:56 -31.7 Dark Down 33.2 171.5 Up 07:18:56 - 07:48:56 -162
Searchlight/Boulder City 07:34:00 -31.6 Dark Down 33.0 170.4 Up 07:19:00 - 07:49:00 -170
DCO 07:33:53 -32.0 Dark Down 33.6 172.2 Up 07:18:53 - 07:48:53 -174
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:33:57 -31.9 Dark Down 33.4 171.3 Up 07:18:57 - 07:48:57 -178
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:33:58 -31.9 Dark Down 33.3 170.7 Up 07:18:58 - 07:48:58 -185
Mohave Valley 07:33:58 -32.2 Dark Down 33.6 170.7 Up 07:18:58 - 07:48:58 -202
Lake Havasu City 07:33:58 -32.6 Dark Down 34.0 170.9 Up 07:18:58 - 07:48:58 -225
Parker 07:33:58 -32.9 Dark Down 34.4 170.9 Up 07:18:58 - 07:48:58 -247
CPSLO 07:34:21 -31.4 Dark Down 32.1 164.2 Up 07:19:21 - 07:49:21 -249
Blythe 07:33:59 -33.4 Dark Down 34.9 170.5 Up 07:18:59 - 07:48:59 -284
Wildwood 07:34:14 -32.8 Dark Down 33.7 166.2 Up 07:19:14 - 07:49:14 -300
Idyllwild 07:34:07 -33.3 Dark Down 34.4 168.2 Up 07:19:07 - 07:49:07 -300
Calipatria 07:34:03 -33.9 Dark Down 35.2 169.4 Up 07:19:03 - 07:49:03 -326
Yuma 07:33:59 -34.4 Dark Down 35.8 170.4 Up 07:18:59 - 07:48:59 -345

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 04KC19, (2018/06/09 07:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.93 128
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  8.65 121
PPM 267109     17:38:44.8 -21:54:46  6.4  0.98 113
PPM 267087     17:37:50.6 -20:40:03  8.4  0.46 114
PPM 267119     17:39:18.0 -20:51:51  9.8  0.09 113
04KC19         17:39:26.9 -20:56:33 15.5       113
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:06:48 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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