RECON: TNO occultation with 04UD10

Event between 04UD10 and star GA1120:00623800 with event index number of 215062

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/11/01 06:18:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:19:31.5 +22:09:20
Equinox of date position of star is 04:20:39.0 +22:12:00
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 155 degrees from the moon. Moon is 20% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 44.3 AU from the Sun and 43.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 444 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4371 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31529.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=283.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.8 sec chord
Diameter=115.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04UD10, (2019/11/01 06:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:03.7 +16:32:51  0.8  6.84 157
44Zet Per      03:55:23.0 +31:56:27  2.8 11.25 149
56 Tau         04:20:47.4 +21:49:11  5.3  0.38 155
PPM 093402     04:19:25.7 +22:51:13  7.9  0.72 155
PPM 093437     04:21:58.0 +22:16:38  9.8  0.30 155
PPM 093413     04:20:10.7 +22:11:16 11.4  0.12 155
04UD10         04:20:42.3 +22:12:07 16.5       155
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 2.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=2.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Summerland 06:20:24 -50.7 Dark Down 42.7 107.3 Up 06:05:24 - 06:35:24 11340
Kelowna 06:20:22 -50.8 Dark Down 42.9 107.7 Up 06:05:22 - 06:35:22 11333
Penticton 06:20:25 -51.1 Dark Down 42.9 107.2 Up 06:05:25 - 06:35:25 11310
Okanagan Falls 06:20:24 -51.2 Dark Down 42.9 107.0 Up 06:05:24 - 06:35:24 11296
Oliver 06:20:25 -51.4 Dark Down 43.0 106.9 Up 06:05:25 - 06:35:25 11282
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:20:26 -51.6 Dark Down 43.2 106.9 Up 06:05:26 - 06:35:26 11264
Oroville 06:20:26 -51.6 Dark Down 43.1 106.8 Up 06:05:26 - 06:35:26 11260
Tonasket 06:20:27 -51.8 Dark Down 43.2 106.6 Up 06:05:27 - 06:35:27 11242
Okanogan 06:20:29 -52.1 Dark Down 43.2 106.2 Up 06:05:29 - 06:35:29 11219
Brewster 06:20:29 -52.2 Dark Down 43.2 105.7 Up 06:05:29 - 06:35:29 11203
Manson/Chelan 06:20:30 -52.2 Dark Down 43.0 105.2 Up 06:05:30 - 06:35:30 11197
Entiat 06:20:31 -52.4 Dark Down 43.0 104.9 Up 06:05:31 - 06:35:31 11182
Wenatchee 06:20:33 -52.6 Dark Down 43.0 104.6 Up 06:05:33 - 06:35:33 11164
Ellensburg 06:20:35 -52.8 Dark Down 43.0 104.1 Up 06:05:35 - 06:35:35 11138
Yakima 06:20:36 -53.2 Dark Down 43.1 103.7 Up 06:05:36 - 06:35:36 11106
Toppenish/White Swan 06:20:36 -53.4 Dark Down 43.2 103.6 Up 06:05:36 - 06:35:36 11083
Goldendale 06:20:40 -53.7 Dark Down 43.1 102.8 Up 06:05:40 - 06:35:40 11051
The Dalles 06:20:40 -53.7 Dark Down 42.9 102.3 Up 06:05:40 - 06:35:40 11044
Pasco 06:20:35 -54.0 Dark Down 44.1 104.7 Up 06:05:35 - 06:35:35 11036
George/Umatilla 06:20:36 -54.2 Dark Down 44.0 104.1 Up 06:05:36 - 06:35:36 11015
PNWRO 06:20:35 -54.3 Dark Down 44.3 104.6 Up 06:05:35 - 06:35:35 11010
Maupin 06:20:42 -54.1 Dark Down 43.0 102.0 Up 06:05:42 - 06:35:42 11006
Madras/Culver 06:20:43 -54.5 Dark Down 43.1 101.5 Up 06:05:43 - 06:35:43 10963
Sisters 06:20:46 -54.6 Dark Down 42.9 100.8 Up 06:05:46 - 06:35:46 10949
Redmond 06:20:44 -54.8 Dark Down 43.2 101.1 Up 06:05:44 - 06:35:44 10935
Bend 06:20:44 -54.9 Dark Down 43.1 100.8 Up 06:05:44 - 06:35:44 10921
Oregon Observatory 06:20:47 -54.9 Dark Down 43.1 100.5 Up 06:05:47 - 06:35:47 10911
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:20:48 -55.1 Dark Down 43.0 100.3 Up 06:05:48 - 06:35:48 10896
North Lake 06:20:47 -55.7 Dark Down 43.6 100.4 Up 06:05:47 - 06:35:47 10841
Chiloquin 06:20:52 -55.8 Dark Down 43.0 99.0 Up 06:05:52 - 06:35:52 10814
Paisley 06:20:47 -56.3 Dark Down 43.9 100.1 Up 06:05:47 - 06:35:47 10783
Klamath Falls 06:20:53 -56.1 Dark Down 43.1 98.7 Up 06:05:53 - 06:35:53 10782
Tulelake 06:20:53 -56.4 Dark Down 43.4 98.7 Up 06:05:53 - 06:35:53 10750
Lakeview 06:20:50 -56.8 Dark Down 44.1 99.8 Up 06:05:50 - 06:35:50 10734
Cedarville 06:20:52 -57.4 Dark Down 44.4 99.3 Up 06:05:52 - 06:35:52 10672
Fall River/Burney 06:20:56 -57.1 Dark Down 43.6 97.9 Up 06:05:56 - 06:35:56 10670
Susanville 06:20:56 -58.0 Dark Down 44.2 97.9 Up 06:05:56 - 06:35:56 10591
Greenville 06:20:58 -58.0 Dark Down 44.0 97.4 Up 06:05:58 - 06:35:58 10577
Gimple 06:20:58 -58.1 Dark Down 44.1 97.5 Up 06:05:58 - 06:35:58 10574
Quincy 06:20:58 -58.2 Dark Down 44.1 97.2 Up 06:05:58 - 06:35:58 10559
Portola 06:20:58 -58.5 Dark Down 44.4 97.5 Up 06:05:58 - 06:35:58 10533
Reno 06:20:57 -59.1 Dark Down 45.0 97.7 Up 06:05:57 - 06:35:57 10488
Carson City 06:20:58 -59.3 Dark Down 45.0 97.3 Up 06:05:58 - 06:35:58 10456
Gardnerville 06:20:59 -59.5 Dark Down 45.1 97.1 Up 06:05:59 - 06:35:59 10433
Yerington 06:20:57 -59.8 Dark Down 45.5 97.6 Up 06:05:57 - 06:35:57 10418
Hawthorne 06:20:58 -60.4 Dark Down 46.0 97.5 Up 06:05:58 - 06:35:58 10359
Lee Vining 06:21:00 -60.6 Dark Down 45.7 96.6 Up 06:06:00 - 06:36:00 10325
Tonopah 06:20:55 -61.5 Dark Down 47.2 98.1 Up 06:05:55 - 06:35:55 10271
Bishop 06:21:00 -61.4 Dark Down 46.4 96.5 Up 06:06:00 - 06:36:00 10247
Lone Pine 06:21:01 -62.2 Dark Down 46.7 95.9 Up 06:06:01 - 06:36:01 10167
Beatty 06:20:57 -62.6 Dark Down 47.7 97.1 Up 06:05:57 - 06:35:57 10151
CPSLO 06:21:11 -61.6 Dark Down 44.7 92.9 Up 06:06:11 - 06:36:11 10136
Niwot 06:20:16 -63.7 Dark Down 55.6 110.9 Up 06:05:16 - 06:35:16 10093
Indian Springs 06:20:55 -63.4 Dark Down 48.6 97.5 Up 06:05:55 - 06:35:55 10085
Henderson 06:20:54 -64.2 Dark Down 49.2 97.4 Up 06:05:54 - 06:35:54 10013
Searchlight/Boulder City 06:20:56 -64.7 Dark Down 49.3 96.8 Up 06:05:56 - 06:35:56 9957
Wildwood 06:21:10 -63.7 Dark Down 46.5 93.0 Up 06:06:10 - 06:36:10 9954
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:20:57 -65.1 Dark Down 49.7 96.7 Up 06:05:57 - 06:35:57 9918
Patrick 06:20:53 -65.2 Dark Down 50.2 97.5 Up 06:05:53 - 06:35:53 9918
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:20:55 -65.3 Dark Down 50.1 97.1 Up 06:05:55 - 06:35:55 9903
Mohave Valley 06:20:56 -65.3 Dark Down 49.7 96.4 Up 06:05:56 - 06:35:56 9892
DCO 06:20:52 -65.8 Dark Down 50.8 97.6 Up 06:05:52 - 06:35:52 9865
Idyllwild 06:21:05 -65.1 Dark Down 48.1 93.7 Up 06:06:05 - 06:36:05 9855
Lake Havasu City 06:20:58 -65.7 Dark Down 49.9 96.1 Up 06:05:58 - 06:35:58 9846
Parker 06:20:58 -66.0 Dark Down 50.0 95.7 Up 06:05:58 - 06:35:58 9812
Blythe 06:21:00 -66.3 Dark Down 49.8 94.9 Up 06:06:00 - 06:36:00 9772
Calipatria 06:21:05 -66.2 Dark Down 49.1 93.7 Up 06:06:05 - 06:36:05 9757
Yuma 06:21:03 -67.0 Dark Down 49.9 93.8 Up 06:06:03 - 06:36:03 9685

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 04UD10, (2019/11/01 06:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8  6.84 157
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8 11.25 149
56 Tau         04:19:36.8 +21:46:23  5.3  0.38 155
PPM 093402     04:18:14.6 +22:48:24  7.9  0.72 155
PPM 093437     04:20:47.1 +22:13:52  9.8  0.30 155
PPM 093413     04:18:59.9 +22:08:27 11.4  0.12 155
04UD10         04:19:31.5 +22:09:20 16.5       155
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/11/28 22:09:04 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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