RECON: TNO occultation with 04TF282

Event between 04TF282 and star UC4-525-009251 with event index number of 93272

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/12/06 11:09:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:45:19.6 +14:59:26
Equinox of date position of star is 04:46:20.8 +15:01:20
Stellar brightness R=15.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 43 degrees from the moon. Moon is 89% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

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TNO is 40.9 AU from the Sun and 39.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 193 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2255 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28968.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=361.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.4 sec chord
Diameter=147.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04TF282, (2017/12/06 11:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:36:57.1 +16:32:38  0.8  2.72  44
Bellatrix      05:26:05.6 +06:21:52  1.6 13.04  36
91Sig1Tau      04:40:10.7 +15:50:02  5.3  1.69  44
PPM 120199     04:45:45.8 +14:39:31  8.2  0.39  43
04TF282        04:46:20.9 +15:01:20 15.7        42
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 4.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 24.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=2.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 11:07:01 -43.1 Dark Up 36.2 249.4 Up 10:52:01 - 11:22:01 7348
Tonasket 11:07:01 -43.1 Dark Up 36.3 249.5 Up 10:52:01 - 11:22:01 7326
Okanogan 11:07:00 -43.3 Dark Up 36.5 249.6 Up 10:52:00 - 11:22:00 7293
Brewster 11:07:00 -43.5 Dark Up 36.7 249.6 Up 10:52:00 - 11:22:00 7266
Manson/Chelan 11:07:01 -43.8 Dark Up 37.0 249.4 Up 10:52:01 - 11:22:01 7244
Entiat 11:07:00 -43.9 Dark Up 37.2 249.5 Up 10:52:00 - 11:22:00 7222
Wenatchee 11:07:00 -44.0 Dark Up 37.3 249.6 Up 10:52:00 - 11:22:00 7197
Ellensburg 11:07:00 -44.3 Dark Up 37.6 249.7 Up 10:52:00 - 11:22:00 7156
Yakima 11:06:59 -44.4 Dark Up 37.7 250.0 Up 10:51:59 - 11:21:59 7116
Toppenish/White Swan 11:06:58 -44.4 Dark Up 37.7 250.3 Up 10:51:58 - 11:21:58 7095
Pasco 11:06:56 -43.5 Dark Up 36.9 251.5 Up 10:51:56 - 11:21:56 7090
PNWRO 11:06:55 -43.4 Dark Up 36.9 251.9 Up 10:51:55 - 11:21:55 7067
George/Umatilla 11:06:56 -43.8 Dark Up 37.2 251.6 Up 10:51:56 - 11:21:56 7056
Goldendale 11:06:58 -44.8 Dark Up 38.2 250.3 Up 10:51:58 - 11:21:58 7039
The Dalles 11:06:59 -45.1 Dark Up 38.5 250.2 Up 10:51:59 - 11:21:59 7015
Maupin 11:06:58 -45.1 Dark Up 38.6 250.6 Up 10:51:58 - 11:21:58 6974
Madras/Culver 11:06:58 -45.3 Dark Up 38.8 250.9 Up 10:51:58 - 11:21:58 6919
Sisters 11:06:58 -45.7 Dark Up 39.2 250.8 Up 10:51:58 - 11:21:58 6884
Redmond 11:06:58 -45.4 Dark Up 38.9 251.2 Up 10:51:58 - 11:21:58 6883
Bend 11:06:57 -45.5 Dark Up 39.1 251.2 Up 10:51:57 - 11:21:57 6861
Oregon Observatory 11:06:58 -45.7 Dark Up 39.2 251.2 Up 10:51:58 - 11:21:58 6843
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:06:57 -45.8 Dark Up 39.3 251.3 Up 10:51:57 - 11:21:57 6822
North Lake 11:06:55 -45.4 Dark Up 39.1 252.2 Up 10:51:55 - 11:21:55 6781
Paisley 11:06:53 -45.3 Dark Up 39.0 252.9 Up 10:51:53 - 11:21:53 6728
Chiloquin 11:06:56 -46.2 Dark Up 39.9 251.9 Up 10:51:56 - 11:21:56 6708
Lakeview 11:06:51 -45.2 Dark Up 39.0 253.5 Up 10:51:51 - 11:21:51 6677
Klamath Falls 11:06:55 -46.3 Dark Up 40.0 252.2 Up 10:51:55 - 11:21:55 6674
Tulelake 11:06:54 -46.1 Dark Up 39.9 252.7 Up 10:51:54 - 11:21:54 6648
Cedarville 11:06:51 -45.2 Dark Up 39.1 254.1 Up 10:51:51 - 11:21:51 6611
Niwot 11:06:19 -34.1 Dark Up 28.2 266.1 Low 10:51:19 - 11:21:19 6601
Fall River/Burney 11:06:53 -46.2 Dark Up 40.1 253.5 Up 10:51:53 - 11:21:53 6555
Susanville 11:06:51 -45.8 Dark Up 39.7 254.6 Up 10:51:51 - 11:21:51 6494
Gimple 11:06:50 -46.0 Dark Up 39.9 254.6 Up 10:51:50 - 11:21:50 6465
Greenville 11:06:50 -46.0 Dark Up 40.0 254.6 Up 10:51:50 - 11:21:50 6464
Quincy 11:06:51 -46.1 Dark Up 40.1 254.7 Up 10:51:51 - 11:21:51 6444
Portola 11:06:49 -45.7 Dark Up 39.7 255.2 Up 10:51:49 - 11:21:49 6433
Reno 11:06:47 -45.3 Dark Up 39.3 255.9 Up 10:51:47 - 11:21:47 6409
Carson City 11:06:47 -45.3 Dark Up 39.4 256.3 Up 10:51:47 - 11:21:47 6372
Yerington 11:06:44 -44.8 Dark Up 39.0 256.9 Up 10:51:44 - 11:21:44 6356
Gardnerville 11:06:46 -45.3 Dark Up 39.4 256.5 Up 10:51:46 - 11:21:46 6347
Hawthorne 11:06:44 -44.5 Dark Up 38.7 257.7 Up 10:51:44 - 11:21:44 6311
Tonopah 11:06:40 -43.4 Dark Up 37.7 259.1 Up 10:51:40 - 11:21:40 6272
Lee Vining 11:06:43 -44.9 Dark Up 39.2 257.7 Up 10:51:43 - 11:21:43 6249
Bishop 11:06:40 -44.4 Dark Up 38.7 258.7 Up 10:51:40 - 11:21:40 6191
Beatty 11:06:37 -43.1 Dark Up 37.5 260.3 Up 10:51:37 - 11:21:37 6154
Indian Springs 11:06:34 -42.3 Dark Up 36.8 261.2 Up 10:51:34 - 11:21:34 6128
Lone Pine 11:06:39 -44.2 Dark Up 38.6 259.6 Up 10:51:39 - 11:21:39 6113
Henderson 11:06:32 -41.7 Dark Up 36.3 262.1 Up 10:51:32 - 11:21:32 6078
Patrick 11:06:29 -40.8 Dark Up 35.5 263.3 Up 10:51:29 - 11:21:29 6022
Searchlight/Boulder City 11:06:30 -41.7 Dark Up 36.3 262.6 Up 10:51:30 - 11:21:30 6018
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:06:28 -41.0 Dark Up 35.7 263.3 Up 10:51:28 - 11:21:28 5996
DCO 11:06:26 -40.3 Dark Up 34.9 263.9 Up 10:51:26 - 11:21:26 5996
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:06:29 -41.4 Dark Up 36.1 263.0 Up 10:51:29 - 11:21:29 5990
Mohave Valley 11:06:29 -41.4 Dark Up 36.1 263.2 Up 10:51:29 - 11:21:29 5961
CPSLO 11:06:43 -46.3 Dark Up 40.9 258.8 Up 10:51:43 - 11:21:43 5960
Lake Havasu City 11:06:28 -41.2 Dark Up 36.0 263.6 Up 10:51:28 - 11:21:28 5920
Parker 11:06:27 -41.2 Dark Up 36.0 263.9 Up 10:51:27 - 11:21:27 5883
Wildwood 11:06:37 -44.7 Dark Up 39.5 261.2 Up 10:51:37 - 11:21:37 5844
Blythe 11:06:27 -41.4 Dark Up 36.3 264.1 Up 10:51:27 - 11:21:27 5825
Idyllwild 11:06:33 -43.2 Dark Up 38.0 262.7 Up 10:51:33 - 11:21:33 5820
Calipatria 11:06:29 -42.2 Dark Up 37.1 263.9 Up 10:51:29 - 11:21:29 5764
Yuma 11:06:27 -41.4 Dark Up 36.4 264.8 Up 10:51:27 - 11:21:27 5726

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 04TF282, (2017/12/06 11:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8  2.72  44
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6 13.04  36
91Sig1Tau      04:39:09.2 +15:47:58  5.3  1.69  44
PPM 120199     04:44:44.8 +14:37:36  8.2  0.39  43
04TF282        04:45:19.6 +14:59:26 15.7        43
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:04:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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