RECON: TNO occultation with 04KC19

Event between 04KC19 and star GA0680:20201509 with event index number of 259449

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/05/01 10:23:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:53:37.6 -20:51:11
Equinox of date position of star is 17:54:46.1 -20:51:20
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 92 degrees from the moon. Moon is 12% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 30.3 AU from the Sun and 29.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 474 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2680 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21511.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=121.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Diameter=49.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04KC19, (2019/05/01 10:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.7 -26:28:24  0.9 20.05 110
35Eta Oph      17:11:29.3 -15:44:51  2.6 11.47 102
PPM 267640     18:01:09.1 -20:20:22  6.0  1.58  90
PPM 267493     17:55:50.4 -21:01:25  8.5  0.30  91
PPM 267458     17:54:12.3 -20:51:14  9.0  0.13  92
04KC19         17:54:46.9 -20:51:21 16.7        91
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 1.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.3 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=7.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 10:25:55 -17.0 AT Down 18.4 167.9 Really Low 10:10:55 - 10:40:55 -173
Summerland 10:25:57 -17.2 AT Down 18.4 167.6 Really Low 10:10:57 - 10:40:57 -180
Penticton 10:25:57 -17.4 AT Down 18.8 167.8 Really Low 10:10:57 - 10:40:57 -190
Okanagan Falls 10:25:57 -17.5 AT Down 18.9 167.7 Really Low 10:10:57 - 10:40:57 -198
Oliver 10:25:57 -17.7 AT Down 19.1 167.7 Really Low 10:10:57 - 10:40:57 -204
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:25:56 -17.7 AT Down 19.3 167.9 Really Low 10:10:56 - 10:40:56 -209
Oroville 10:25:57 -17.8 AT Down 19.4 167.8 Really Low 10:10:57 - 10:40:57 -213
Tonasket 10:25:57 -18.0 AT Down 19.6 167.8 Really Low 10:10:57 - 10:40:57 -222
Okanogan 10:25:58 -18.3 Dark Down 19.9 167.6 Really Low 10:10:58 - 10:40:58 -238
Brewster 10:25:59 -18.6 Dark Down 20.1 167.4 Low 10:10:59 - 10:40:59 -253
Manson/Chelan 10:26:01 -18.9 Dark Down 20.3 167.1 Low 10:11:01 - 10:41:01 -267
Entiat 10:26:02 -19.1 Dark Down 20.5 167.0 Low 10:11:02 - 10:41:02 -278
Wenatchee 10:26:03 -19.4 Dark Down 20.7 166.9 Low 10:11:03 - 10:41:03 -290
Ellensburg 10:26:04 -19.8 Dark Down 21.1 166.6 Low 10:11:04 - 10:41:04 -312
Pasco 10:25:58 -19.8 Dark Down 22.0 167.9 Low 10:10:58 - 10:40:58 -324
Yakima 10:26:05 -20.1 Dark Down 21.5 166.6 Low 10:11:05 - 10:41:05 -330
PNWRO 10:25:57 -19.8 Dark Down 22.3 168.1 Low 10:10:57 - 10:40:57 -332
Toppenish/White Swan 10:26:04 -20.2 Dark Down 21.7 166.7 Low 10:11:04 - 10:41:04 -338
George/Umatilla 10:25:59 -20.1 Dark Down 22.3 167.7 Low 10:10:59 - 10:40:59 -343
Goldendale 10:26:07 -20.8 Dark Down 22.2 166.2 Low 10:11:07 - 10:41:07 -370
The Dalles 10:26:09 -21.1 Dark Down 22.3 165.9 Low 10:11:09 - 10:41:09 -386
Maupin 10:26:09 -21.4 Dark Down 22.8 165.9 Low 10:11:09 - 10:41:09 -404
Madras/Culver 10:26:10 -21.9 Dark Down 23.3 165.8 Low 10:11:10 - 10:41:10 -431
Redmond 10:26:10 -22.2 Dark Down 23.6 165.7 Low 10:11:10 - 10:41:10 -450
Sisters 10:26:13 -22.3 Dark Down 23.5 165.4 Low 10:11:13 - 10:41:13 -455
Niwot 10:24:38 -16.9 AT Down 29.0 181.8 Low 10:09:38 - 10:39:38 -458
Bend 10:26:11 -22.4 Dark Down 23.8 165.6 Low 10:11:11 - 10:41:11 -463
SwRI 10:24:39 -17.0 AT Down 29.1 181.7 Low 10:09:39 - 10:39:39 -465
Oregon Observatory 10:26:12 -22.6 Dark Down 24.0 165.4 Low 10:11:12 - 10:41:12 -473
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:26:13 -22.8 Dark Down 24.1 165.4 Low 10:11:13 - 10:41:13 -485
North Lake 10:26:10 -22.9 Dark Down 24.7 165.9 Low 10:11:10 - 10:41:10 -497
Paisley 10:26:08 -23.1 Dark Down 25.3 166.2 Low 10:11:08 - 10:41:08 -520
Lakeview 10:26:07 -23.4 Dark Down 25.8 166.3 Low 10:11:07 - 10:41:07 -543
Chiloquin 10:26:16 -23.8 Dark Down 25.2 164.9 Low 10:11:16 - 10:41:16 -548
Klamath Falls 10:26:15 -24.1 Dark Down 25.5 164.9 Low 10:11:15 - 10:41:15 -565
Tulelake 10:26:14 -24.1 Dark Down 25.8 165.2 Low 10:11:14 - 10:41:14 -574
Cedarville 10:26:07 -23.9 Dark Down 26.5 166.4 Low 10:11:07 - 10:41:07 -575
Fall River/Burney 10:26:14 -24.8 Dark Down 26.7 165.2 Low 10:11:14 - 10:41:14 -622
Susanville 10:26:11 -24.9 Dark Down 27.5 165.8 Low 10:11:11 - 10:41:11 -644
Gimple 10:26:12 -25.3 Dark Down 27.7 165.6 Low 10:11:12 - 10:41:12 -663
Greenville 10:26:13 -25.3 Dark Down 27.7 165.5 Low 10:11:13 - 10:41:13 -665
Portola 10:26:10 -25.3 Dark Down 28.1 165.9 Low 10:11:10 - 10:41:10 -675
Quincy 10:26:13 -25.5 Dark Down 27.9 165.5 Low 10:11:13 - 10:41:13 -676
Reno 10:26:06 -25.2 Dark Down 28.5 166.6 Low 10:11:06 - 10:41:06 -679
Carson City 10:26:07 -25.5 Dark Down 28.8 166.5 Low 10:11:07 - 10:41:07 -700
Yerington 10:26:03 -25.3 Dark Down 29.1 167.2 Low 10:11:03 - 10:41:03 -700
Gardnerville 10:26:06 -25.6 Dark Down 29.1 166.6 Low 10:11:06 - 10:41:06 -713
Hawthorne 10:26:00 -25.4 Dark Down 29.7 167.7 Low 10:11:00 - 10:41:00 -719
Tonopah 10:25:51 -25.0 Dark Down 30.3 169.1 Up 10:10:51 - 10:40:51 -724
Lee Vining 10:26:03 -26.1 Dark Down 30.1 167.1 Up 10:11:03 - 10:41:03 -760
Bishop 10:25:59 -26.1 Dark Down 30.8 167.8 Up 10:10:59 - 10:40:59 -784
Beatty 10:25:49 -25.6 Dark Down 31.5 169.4 Up 10:10:49 - 10:40:49 -785
Indian Springs 10:25:42 -25.2 Dark Down 32.0 170.5 Up 10:10:42 - 10:40:42 -789
Henderson 10:25:38 -25.2 Dark Down 32.6 171.2 Up 10:10:38 - 10:40:38 -811
Lone Pine 10:25:57 -26.5 Dark Down 31.6 168.0 Up 10:10:57 - 10:40:57 -824
Patrick 10:25:31 -25.0 Dark Down 33.4 172.4 Up 10:10:31 - 10:40:31 -833
DCO 10:25:26 -24.8 Dark Down 33.7 173.1 Up 10:10:26 - 10:40:26 -842
Searchlight/Boulder City 10:25:38 -25.6 Dark Down 33.2 171.2 Up 10:10:38 - 10:40:38 -845
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:25:32 -25.3 Dark Down 33.6 172.1 Up 10:10:32 - 10:40:32 -850
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:25:36 -25.6 Dark Down 33.5 171.6 Up 10:10:36 - 10:40:36 -859
Mohave Valley 10:25:36 -25.8 Dark Down 33.8 171.6 Up 10:10:36 - 10:40:36 -876
Lake Havasu City 10:25:34 -25.9 Dark Down 34.2 171.8 Up 10:10:34 - 10:40:34 -898
Parker 10:25:34 -26.1 Dark Down 34.6 171.8 Up 10:10:34 - 10:40:34 -920
CPSLO 10:26:14 -28.8 Dark Down 32.4 165.1 Up 10:11:14 - 10:41:14 -950
Blythe 10:25:36 -26.7 Dark Down 35.1 171.4 Up 10:10:36 - 10:40:36 -958
Idyllwild 10:25:50 -27.8 Dark Down 34.7 169.1 Up 10:10:50 - 10:40:50 -984
Wildwood 10:26:02 -28.6 Dark Down 34.0 167.1 Up 10:11:02 - 10:41:02 -992
Calipatria 10:25:42 -27.6 Dark Down 35.4 170.3 Up 10:10:42 - 10:40:42 -1005
Yuma 10:25:37 -27.3 Dark Down 36.0 171.3 Up 10:10:37 - 10:40:37 -1020

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 04KC19, (2019/05/01 10:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 20.05 110
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.47 102
PPM 267640     18:00:00.1 -20:20:23  6.0  1.58  90
PPM 267493     17:54:41.0 -21:01:17  8.5  0.30  91
PPM 267458     17:53:03.0 -20:51:03  9.0  0.13  92
04KC19         17:53:37.6 -20:51:11 16.7        92
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 07:30:55 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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