RECON: TNO occultation with 04TT357

Event between 04TT357 and star TYC21270-00926-1 with event index number of 214982

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/12/25 05:48:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:38:50.0 +18:40:19
Equinox of date position of star is 04:39:52.7 +18:42:23
Stellar brightness V=11.5, use SENSEUP=8
Star is 81 degrees from the moon. Moon is 38% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

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TNO is 32.6 AU from the Sun and 31.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1270 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5950 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22980.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=190.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Diameter=77.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04TT357, (2017/12/25 05:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:36:57.3 +16:32:38  0.8  2.27  79
Alnath         05:27:25.8 +28:37:15  1.6 14.71  93
PPM 120015     04:34:35.5 +18:03:12  6.3  1.41  79
PPM 120096     04:39:34.0 +18:46:06  8.4  0.10  80
04TT357        04:39:52.9 +18:42:24 11.5        81
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 0.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 22.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 05:48:48 -54.0 Dark Up 59.1 165.1 Up 05:33:48 - 06:03:48 2600
Tonasket 05:48:48 -54.1 Dark Up 59.3 165.0 Up 05:33:48 - 06:03:48 2578
Okanogan 05:48:49 -54.3 Dark Up 59.6 164.6 Up 05:33:49 - 06:03:49 2548
Brewster 05:48:50 -54.3 Dark Up 59.8 164.1 Up 05:33:50 - 06:03:50 2526
Manson/Chelan 05:48:51 -54.2 Dark Up 59.9 163.4 Up 05:33:51 - 06:03:51 2511
Entiat 05:48:52 -54.3 Dark Up 60.1 163.1 Up 05:33:52 - 06:03:52 2492
Wenatchee 05:48:53 -54.3 Dark Up 60.4 162.8 Up 05:33:53 - 06:03:53 2469
Ellensburg 05:48:54 -54.4 Dark Up 60.7 162.2 Up 05:33:54 - 06:03:54 2433
Yakima 05:48:54 -54.6 Dark Up 61.1 161.9 Up 05:33:54 - 06:03:54 2395
Toppenish/White Swan 05:48:54 -54.8 Dark Up 61.3 162.1 Up 05:33:54 - 06:03:54 2372
Pasco 05:48:50 -55.6 Dark Up 61.7 164.5 Up 05:33:50 - 06:03:50 2342
Goldendale 05:48:56 -54.8 Dark Up 61.8 161.0 Up 05:33:56 - 06:03:56 2325
PNWRO 05:48:49 -55.9 Dark Up 62.0 164.8 Up 05:33:49 - 06:03:49 2315
George/Umatilla 05:48:51 -55.7 Dark Up 62.0 163.9 Up 05:33:51 - 06:03:51 2313
The Dalles 05:48:58 -54.7 Dark Up 61.9 160.2 Up 05:33:58 - 06:03:58 2310
Maupin 05:48:58 -55.0 Dark Up 62.3 160.1 Up 05:33:58 - 06:03:58 2268
Madras/Culver 05:48:58 -55.2 Dark Up 62.8 159.7 Up 05:33:58 - 06:03:58 2216
Sisters 05:49:01 -55.1 Dark Up 63.0 158.5 Up 05:34:01 - 06:04:01 2190
Redmond 05:48:59 -55.3 Dark Up 63.1 159.3 Up 05:33:59 - 06:03:59 2182
Bend 05:49:00 -55.3 Dark Up 63.3 158.9 Up 05:34:00 - 06:04:00 2163
Oregon Observatory 05:49:01 -55.3 Dark Up 63.4 158.5 Up 05:34:01 - 06:04:01 2148
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:49:01 -55.4 Dark Up 63.6 158.2 Up 05:34:01 - 06:04:01 2129
North Lake 05:49:00 -55.9 Dark Up 64.2 159.1 Up 05:34:00 - 06:04:00 2077
Chiloquin 05:49:04 -55.6 Dark Up 64.5 156.6 Up 05:34:04 - 06:04:04 2026
Paisley 05:48:59 -56.4 Dark Up 64.8 159.5 Up 05:33:59 - 06:03:59 2018
Klamath Falls 05:49:04 -55.8 Dark Up 64.9 156.5 Up 05:34:04 - 06:04:04 1991
Lakeview 05:48:59 -56.7 Dark Up 65.3 159.5 Up 05:33:59 - 06:03:59 1965
Tulelake 05:49:03 -56.1 Dark Up 65.2 156.9 Up 05:34:03 - 06:04:03 1960
Cedarville 05:48:59 -57.1 Dark Up 66.0 159.4 Up 05:33:59 - 06:03:59 1897
Fall River/Burney 05:49:04 -56.5 Dark Up 66.1 156.3 Up 05:34:04 - 06:04:04 1868
Susanville 05:49:02 -57.2 Dark Up 66.9 157.4 Up 05:34:02 - 06:04:02 1793
Greenville 05:49:04 -57.1 Dark Up 67.0 156.5 Up 05:34:04 - 06:04:04 1771
Gimple 05:49:03 -57.2 Dark Up 67.1 156.7 Up 05:34:03 - 06:04:03 1769
Quincy 05:49:04 -57.2 Dark Up 67.2 156.3 Up 05:34:04 - 06:04:04 1750
Portola 05:49:02 -57.6 Dark Up 67.5 157.3 Up 05:34:02 - 06:04:02 1730
Reno 05:49:00 -58.1 Dark Up 67.9 158.6 Up 05:34:00 - 06:04:00 1692
Carson City 05:49:00 -58.3 Dark Up 68.3 158.3 Up 05:34:00 - 06:04:00 1656
Gardnerville 05:49:00 -58.4 Dark Up 68.5 158.2 Up 05:34:00 - 06:04:00 1630
Yerington 05:48:58 -58.8 Dark Up 68.6 159.7 Up 05:33:58 - 06:03:58 1626
Hawthorne 05:48:57 -59.3 Dark Up 69.2 160.6 Up 05:33:57 - 06:03:57 1570
Niwot 05:48:04 -67.3 Dark Up 67.9 195.5 Up 05:33:04 - 06:03:04 1561
Lee Vining 05:48:59 -59.2 Dark Up 69.6 158.8 Up 05:33:59 - 06:03:59 1520
Tonopah 05:48:52 -60.5 Dark Up 70.0 163.9 Up 05:33:52 - 06:03:52 1500
Bishop 05:48:57 -59.9 Dark Up 70.3 160.1 Up 05:33:57 - 06:03:57 1447
Beatty 05:48:51 -61.3 Dark Up 71.2 164.2 Up 05:33:51 - 06:03:51 1374
Lone Pine 05:48:56 -60.4 Dark Up 71.2 160.3 Up 05:33:56 - 06:03:56 1363
Indian Springs 05:48:47 -62.2 Dark Up 71.7 167.1 Up 05:33:47 - 06:03:47 1323
CPSLO 05:49:08 -58.7 Dark Up 71.5 151.7 Up 05:34:08 - 06:04:08 1273
Henderson 05:48:45 -62.9 Dark Up 72.4 168.8 Up 05:33:45 - 06:03:45 1258
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:48:45 -63.1 Dark Up 72.9 168.6 Up 05:33:45 - 06:03:45 1197
Patrick 05:48:41 -63.9 Dark Up 73.1 171.9 Up 05:33:41 - 06:03:41 1176
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:48:44 -63.5 Dark Up 73.3 169.5 Up 05:33:44 - 06:03:44 1161
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:48:42 -63.9 Dark Up 73.3 171.2 Up 05:33:42 - 06:03:42 1155
DCO 05:48:38 -64.6 Dark Up 73.5 174.1 Up 05:33:38 - 06:03:38 1134
Mohave Valley 05:48:44 -63.6 Dark Up 73.5 169.4 Up 05:33:44 - 06:03:44 1132
Wildwood 05:49:01 -60.6 Dark Up 73.3 155.9 Up 05:34:01 - 06:04:01 1111
Lake Havasu City 05:48:43 -63.9 Dark Up 74.0 170.0 Up 05:33:43 - 06:03:43 1086
Parker 05:48:43 -64.0 Dark Up 74.3 169.9 Up 05:33:43 - 06:03:43 1049
Idyllwild 05:48:54 -62.2 Dark Up 74.2 161.4 Up 05:33:54 - 06:03:54 1043
Blythe 05:48:45 -63.9 Dark Up 74.8 168.5 Up 05:33:45 - 06:03:45 998
Calipatria 05:48:50 -63.3 Dark Up 75.1 164.8 Up 05:33:50 - 06:03:50 960
Yuma 05:48:46 -64.1 Dark Up 75.7 167.6 Up 05:33:46 - 06:03:46 901

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 04TT357, (2017/12/25 05:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8  2.27  79
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:24  1.6 14.71  93
PPM 120015     04:33:33.0 +18:01:00  6.3  1.41  79
PPM 120096     04:38:31.0 +18:44:01  8.4  0.10  80
04TT357        04:38:50.0 +18:40:19 11.5        81
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:07:59 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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