RECON: TNO occultation with 04TT357

Event between 04TT357 and star GA1080:00732594 with event index number of 215012

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/10/22 10:27:20 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:54:42.7 +18:53:30
Equinox of date position of star is 04:55:48.8 +18:55:15
Stellar brightness G=14.2, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 73 degrees from the moon. Moon is 94% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9

[RECON map]
TNO is 32.8 AU from the Sun and 32.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 533 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2065 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23247.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=184.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.0 sec chord
Diameter=75.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04TT357, (2018/10/22 10:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:00.1 +16:32:44  0.8  5.07  68
Alnath         05:27:28.9 +28:37:18  1.6 12.10  81
97 Tau         04:52:28.6 +18:52:13  5.1  0.79  72
PPM 120385     04:56:04.9 +19:30:51  7.2  0.60  73
PPM 120359     04:54:41.7 +19:06:09  8.9  0.32  72
04TT357        04:55:48.8 +18:55:15 14.2        73
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 1.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=22.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Niwot **:00:00 0.0 Sun up Up 0.0 0.0 Not Up **:15:00 - **:45:00 -2147483648
Summerland 10:26:55 -38.7 Dark Up 58.7 169.2 Up 10:11:55 - 10:41:55 1862
Kelowna 10:26:53 -38.5 Dark Up 58.7 169.9 Up 10:11:53 - 10:41:53 1858
Penticton 10:26:55 -38.8 Dark Up 59.0 169.5 Up 10:11:55 - 10:41:55 1829
Okanagan Falls 10:26:55 -38.9 Dark Up 59.2 169.4 Up 10:11:55 - 10:41:55 1812
Oliver 10:26:55 -39.0 Dark Up 59.4 169.4 Up 10:11:55 - 10:41:55 1797
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:26:55 -39.0 Dark Up 59.6 169.7 Up 10:11:55 - 10:41:55 1777
Oroville 10:26:56 -39.1 Dark Up 59.6 169.5 Up 10:11:56 - 10:41:56 1772
Tonasket 10:26:56 -39.2 Dark Up 59.9 169.5 Up 10:11:56 - 10:41:56 1751
Okanogan 10:26:57 -39.5 Dark Up 60.2 169.1 Up 10:11:57 - 10:41:57 1723
Brewster 10:26:59 -39.7 Dark Up 60.4 168.6 Up 10:11:59 - 10:41:59 1703
Manson/Chelan 10:27:01 -40.0 Dark Up 60.6 167.9 Up 10:12:01 - 10:42:01 1691
Entiat 10:27:02 -40.2 Dark Up 60.8 167.6 Up 10:12:02 - 10:42:02 1672
Wenatchee 10:27:03 -40.4 Dark Up 61.0 167.4 Up 10:12:03 - 10:42:03 1651
Ellensburg 10:27:04 -40.8 Dark Up 61.4 166.8 Up 10:12:04 - 10:42:04 1618
Yakima 10:27:05 -41.0 Dark Up 61.8 166.6 Up 10:12:05 - 10:42:05 1580
Toppenish/White Swan 10:27:05 -41.0 Dark Up 62.0 166.8 Up 10:12:05 - 10:42:05 1557
Pasco 10:27:00 -40.3 Dark Up 62.3 169.3 Up 10:12:00 - 10:42:00 1518
Goldendale 10:27:08 -41.5 Dark Up 62.5 165.8 Up 10:12:08 - 10:42:08 1514
The Dalles 10:27:11 -41.9 Dark Up 62.6 164.9 Up 10:12:11 - 10:42:11 1502
George/Umatilla 10:27:01 -40.6 Dark Up 62.6 168.7 Up 10:12:01 - 10:42:01 1491
PNWRO 10:26:58 -40.3 Dark Up 62.6 169.6 Up 10:11:58 - 10:41:58 1490
Maupin 10:27:11 -42.0 Dark Up 63.0 164.9 Up 10:12:11 - 10:42:11 1460
Madras/Culver 10:27:13 -42.4 Dark Up 63.6 164.6 Up 10:12:13 - 10:42:13 1409
Sisters 10:27:15 -42.8 Dark Up 63.8 163.5 Up 10:12:15 - 10:42:15 1388
Redmond 10:27:14 -42.6 Dark Up 63.9 164.3 Up 10:12:14 - 10:42:14 1377
Bend 10:27:15 -42.8 Dark Up 64.1 163.9 Up 10:12:15 - 10:42:15 1360
Oregon Observatory 10:27:16 -42.9 Dark Up 64.2 163.5 Up 10:12:16 - 10:42:16 1346
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:27:17 -43.1 Dark Up 64.4 163.3 Up 10:12:17 - 10:42:17 1328
North Lake 10:27:15 -42.9 Dark Up 64.9 164.3 Up 10:12:15 - 10:42:15 1273
Chiloquin 10:27:20 -43.9 Dark Up 65.4 161.8 Up 10:12:20 - 10:42:20 1231
Paisley 10:27:14 -43.0 Dark Up 65.6 164.8 Up 10:12:14 - 10:42:14 1212
Klamath Falls 10:27:22 -44.0 Dark Up 65.7 161.8 Up 10:12:22 - 10:42:22 1196
Tulelake 10:27:20 -43.9 Dark Up 66.1 162.2 Up 10:12:20 - 10:42:20 1163
Lakeview 10:27:14 -43.1 Dark Up 66.1 164.9 Up 10:12:14 - 10:42:14 1158
Cedarville 10:27:15 -43.3 Dark Up 66.7 164.9 Up 10:12:15 - 10:42:15 1090
Fall River/Burney 10:27:22 -44.3 Dark Up 67.0 161.8 Up 10:12:22 - 10:42:22 1073
Susanville 10:27:19 -44.2 Dark Up 67.7 163.1 Up 10:12:19 - 10:42:19 993
Greenville 10:27:22 -44.5 Dark Up 67.9 162.2 Up 10:12:22 - 10:42:22 974
Gimple 10:27:21 -44.4 Dark Up 67.9 162.4 Up 10:12:21 - 10:42:21 971
Quincy 10:27:22 -44.6 Dark Up 68.1 162.0 Up 10:12:22 - 10:42:22 954
Portola 10:27:20 -44.3 Dark Up 68.3 163.1 Up 10:12:20 - 10:42:20 930
Reno 10:27:17 -44.0 Dark Up 68.7 164.5 Up 10:12:17 - 10:42:17 888
Carson City 10:27:18 -44.1 Dark Up 69.1 164.3 Up 10:12:18 - 10:42:18 852
Gardnerville 10:27:18 -44.2 Dark Up 69.3 164.3 Up 10:12:18 - 10:42:18 826
Yerington 10:27:15 -43.8 Dark Up 69.4 165.8 Up 10:12:15 - 10:42:15 817
Hawthorne 10:27:12 -43.6 Dark Up 69.9 166.9 Up 10:12:12 - 10:42:12 758
Lee Vining 10:27:16 -44.2 Dark Up 70.4 165.3 Up 10:12:16 - 10:42:16 714
Tonopah 10:27:06 -42.8 Dark Up 70.6 170.5 Up 10:12:06 - 10:42:06 678
Bishop 10:27:14 -43.9 Dark Up 71.1 166.9 Up 10:12:14 - 10:42:14 636
Lone Pine 10:27:13 -44.0 Dark Up 71.9 167.3 Up 10:12:13 - 10:42:13 551
Beatty 10:27:06 -42.9 Dark Up 71.8 171.3 Up 10:12:06 - 10:42:06 551
Indian Springs 10:27:00 -42.3 Dark Up 72.2 174.4 Up 10:12:00 - 10:42:00 492
CPSLO 10:27:30 -46.4 Dark Up 72.6 158.5 Up 10:12:30 - 10:42:30 485
Henderson 10:26:58 -41.9 Dark Up 72.8 176.4 Up 10:11:58 - 10:41:58 422
Searchlight/Boulder City 10:26:58 -42.1 Dark Up 73.4 176.5 Up 10:11:58 - 10:41:58 361
Patrick 10:26:53 -41.3 Dark Up 73.5 180.0 Up 10:11:53 - 10:41:53 332
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:26:57 -41.9 Dark Up 73.7 177.6 Up 10:11:57 - 10:41:57 323
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:26:54 -41.5 Dark Up 73.7 179.3 Up 10:11:54 - 10:41:54 313
Wildwood 10:27:22 -45.3 Dark Up 74.2 163.7 Up 10:12:22 - 10:42:22 309
Mohave Valley 10:26:57 -42.0 Dark Up 74.0 177.6 Up 10:11:57 - 10:41:57 294
DCO 10:26:49 -40.8 Dark Up 73.8 182.3 Up 10:11:49 - 10:41:49 284
Lake Havasu City 10:26:57 -41.9 Dark Up 74.4 178.4 Up 10:11:57 - 10:41:57 247
Idyllwild 10:27:11 -44.0 Dark Up 75.0 169.8 Up 10:12:11 - 10:42:11 226
Parker 10:26:57 -42.0 Dark Up 74.7 178.5 Up 10:11:57 - 10:41:57 210
Blythe 10:27:00 -42.4 Dark Up 75.3 177.4 Up 10:12:00 - 10:42:00 163
Calipatria 10:27:06 -43.2 Dark Up 75.7 173.8 Up 10:12:06 - 10:42:06 134
Yuma 10:27:01 -42.7 Dark Up 76.2 177.1 Up 10:12:01 - 10:42:01 68

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, (2018/10/22 10:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8  5.07  68
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6 12.10  81
97 Tau         04:51:22.6 +18:50:23  5.1  0.79  72
PPM 120385     04:54:58.5 +19:29:07  7.2  0.60  73
PPM 120359     04:53:35.5 +19:04:22  8.9  0.32  72
04TT357        04:54:42.7 +18:53:30 14.2        73
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/21 18:12:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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