RECON: TNO occultation with 05GF187

Event between 05GF187 and star GA0700:07039228 with event index number of 195540

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/06/29 07:37:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:51:50.9 -19:13:08
Equinox of date position of star is 16:52:57.2 -19:14:57
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 159 degrees from the moon. Moon is 15% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

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TNO is 29.5 AU from the Sun and 28.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 267 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1551 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20704.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=157.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Diameter=64.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 05GF187, (2019/06/29 07:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:36.3 -26:28:25  0.9  8.87 161
35Eta Oph      17:11:29.8 -15:44:52  2.6  5.63 155
PPM 266088     16:54:34.4 -20:26:48  5.7  1.25 158
PPM 232233     16:52:18.9 -19:13:07  8.0  0.16 159
PPM 232251     16:53:21.6 -19:11:38  8.9  0.10 159
05GF187        16:52:59.6 -19:15:01 16.4       158
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 3.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 12.9 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=5.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 07:36:33 -16.7 AT Down 18.9 198.9 Really Low 07:21:33 - 07:51:33 3740
Summerland 07:36:34 -16.7 AT Down 19.0 198.5 Really Low 07:21:34 - 07:51:34 3739
Penticton 07:36:33 -17.0 AT Down 19.3 198.7 Really Low 07:21:33 - 07:51:33 3726
Okanagan Falls 07:36:33 -17.2 AT Down 19.5 198.7 Really Low 07:21:33 - 07:51:33 3719
Oliver 07:36:32 -17.4 AT Down 19.6 198.8 Really Low 07:21:32 - 07:51:32 3712
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:36:31 -17.6 AT Down 19.7 199.0 Really Low 07:21:31 - 07:51:31 3705
Oroville 07:36:31 -17.6 AT Down 19.8 198.9 Really Low 07:21:31 - 07:51:31 3702
Tonasket 07:36:31 -17.9 AT Down 20.0 198.9 Low 07:21:31 - 07:51:31 3692
Okanogan 07:36:31 -18.2 Dark Down 20.4 198.8 Low 07:21:31 - 07:51:31 3679
Brewster 07:36:32 -18.4 Dark Down 20.7 198.7 Low 07:21:32 - 07:51:32 3668
Manson/Chelan 07:36:33 -18.6 Dark Down 21.0 198.3 Low 07:21:33 - 07:51:33 3660
Entiat 07:36:32 -18.8 Dark Down 21.2 198.3 Low 07:21:32 - 07:51:32 3651
Wenatchee 07:36:33 -19.1 Dark Down 21.4 198.2 Low 07:21:33 - 07:51:33 3640
Ellensburg 07:36:33 -19.5 Dark Down 21.9 198.1 Low 07:21:33 - 07:51:33 3623
Yakima 07:36:32 -19.9 Dark Down 22.3 198.1 Low 07:21:32 - 07:51:32 3604
Toppenish/White Swan 07:36:31 -20.1 Dark Down 22.4 198.3 Low 07:21:31 - 07:51:31 3594
Pasco 07:36:26 -20.3 Dark Down 22.3 199.5 Low 07:21:26 - 07:51:26 3586
PNWRO 07:36:26 -20.6 Dark Down 22.5 199.8 Low 07:21:26 - 07:51:26 3573
George/Umatilla 07:36:27 -20.6 Dark Down 22.6 199.4 Low 07:21:27 - 07:51:27 3571
Goldendale 07:36:32 -20.6 Dark Down 23.1 197.9 Low 07:21:32 - 07:51:32 3570
The Dalles 07:36:33 -20.8 Dark Down 23.4 197.6 Low 07:21:33 - 07:51:33 3560
Maupin 07:36:32 -21.2 Dark Down 23.7 197.8 Low 07:21:32 - 07:51:32 3540
Madras/Culver 07:36:32 -21.8 Dark Down 24.3 197.8 Low 07:21:32 - 07:51:32 3514
Sisters 07:36:33 -22.0 Dark Down 24.7 197.4 Low 07:21:33 - 07:51:33 3499
Redmond 07:36:31 -22.1 Dark Down 24.6 197.8 Low 07:21:31 - 07:51:31 3497
Bend 07:36:32 -22.3 Dark Down 24.8 197.7 Low 07:21:32 - 07:51:32 3487
Oregon Observatory 07:36:32 -22.5 Dark Down 25.0 197.6 Low 07:21:32 - 07:51:32 3479
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:36:32 -22.7 Dark Down 25.2 197.5 Low 07:21:32 - 07:51:32 3469
North Lake 07:36:29 -23.2 Dark Down 25.5 198.2 Low 07:21:29 - 07:51:29 3445
Paisley 07:36:27 -23.7 Dark Down 26.0 198.6 Low 07:21:27 - 07:51:27 3416
Chiloquin 07:36:32 -23.7 Dark Down 26.4 197.3 Low 07:21:32 - 07:51:32 3413
Klamath Falls 07:36:31 -24.1 Dark Down 26.7 197.5 Low 07:21:31 - 07:51:31 3395
Lakeview 07:36:26 -24.3 Dark Down 26.4 198.9 Low 07:21:26 - 07:51:26 3390
Tulelake 07:36:29 -24.4 Dark Down 26.9 197.8 Low 07:21:29 - 07:51:29 3380
Cedarville 07:36:24 -24.9 Dark Down 27.0 199.2 Low 07:21:24 - 07:51:24 3354
Fall River/Burney 07:36:28 -25.3 Dark Down 27.7 198.0 Low 07:21:28 - 07:51:28 3331
Susanville 07:36:25 -26.0 Dark Down 28.2 198.9 Low 07:21:25 - 07:51:25 3295
Greenville 07:36:26 -26.2 Dark Down 28.5 198.6 Low 07:21:26 - 07:51:26 3280
Gimple 07:36:25 -26.2 Dark Down 28.5 198.7 Low 07:21:25 - 07:51:25 3280
Quincy 07:36:25 -26.4 Dark Down 28.7 198.7 Low 07:21:25 - 07:51:25 3269
Portola 07:36:23 -26.6 Dark Down 28.7 199.2 Low 07:21:23 - 07:51:23 3260
Reno 07:36:21 -26.9 Dark Down 28.8 199.9 Low 07:21:21 - 07:51:21 3244
Carson City 07:36:20 -27.3 Dark Down 29.1 200.0 Low 07:21:20 - 07:51:20 3223
Yerington 07:36:17 -27.5 Dark Down 29.1 200.7 Low 07:21:17 - 07:51:17 3210
Gardnerville 07:36:19 -27.5 Dark Down 29.3 200.1 Low 07:21:19 - 07:51:19 3209
Niwot 07:35:28 -26.2 Dark Down 23.2 213.9 Low 07:20:28 - 07:50:28 3183
Hawthorne 07:36:15 -28.0 Dark Down 29.4 201.3 Low 07:21:15 - 07:51:15 3181
Lee Vining 07:36:15 -28.6 Dark Down 30.1 200.9 Up 07:21:15 - 07:51:15 3149
Tonopah 07:36:08 -28.6 Dark Down 29.4 202.8 Low 07:21:08 - 07:51:08 3148
Bishop 07:36:12 -29.2 Dark Down 30.4 201.8 Up 07:21:12 - 07:51:12 3111
Beatty 07:36:05 -29.8 Dark Down 30.4 203.5 Up 07:21:05 - 07:51:05 3076
Lone Pine 07:36:10 -30.0 Dark Down 31.0 202.3 Up 07:21:10 - 07:51:10 3063
Indian Springs 07:36:00 -30.1 Dark Down 30.3 204.7 Up 07:21:00 - 07:51:00 3051
Henderson 07:35:57 -30.7 Dark Down 30.6 205.5 Up 07:20:57 - 07:50:57 3014
CPSLO 07:36:19 -31.0 Dark Down 33.0 199.9 Up 07:21:19 - 07:51:19 2990
Searchlight/Boulder City 07:35:56 -31.3 Dark Down 31.1 205.7 Up 07:20:56 - 07:50:56 2977
Patrick 07:35:51 -31.3 Dark Down 30.7 206.8 Up 07:20:51 - 07:50:51 2968
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:35:54 -31.6 Dark Down 31.2 206.2 Up 07:20:54 - 07:50:54 2956
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:35:52 -31.6 Dark Down 31.0 206.7 Up 07:20:52 - 07:50:52 2954
DCO 07:35:49 -31.7 Dark Down 30.7 207.6 Up 07:20:49 - 07:50:49 2943
Mohave Valley 07:35:54 -31.9 Dark Down 31.4 206.2 Up 07:20:54 - 07:50:54 2938
Lake Havasu City 07:35:52 -32.3 Dark Down 31.7 206.6 Up 07:20:52 - 07:50:52 2911
Wildwood 07:36:09 -32.4 Dark Down 33.5 202.3 Up 07:21:09 - 07:51:09 2905
Parker 07:35:52 -32.6 Dark Down 32.0 206.7 Up 07:20:52 - 07:50:52 2888
Idyllwild 07:36:01 -32.9 Dark Down 33.2 204.4 Up 07:21:01 - 07:51:01 2874
Blythe 07:35:52 -33.1 Dark Down 32.6 206.6 Up 07:20:52 - 07:50:52 2855
Calipatria 07:35:55 -33.6 Dark Down 33.4 205.8 Up 07:20:55 - 07:50:55 2827
Yuma 07:35:51 -34.1 Dark Down 33.4 206.8 Up 07:20:51 - 07:50:51 2793

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 05GF187, (2019/06/29 07:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  8.87 161
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  5.63 155
PPM 266088     16:53:25.2 -20:24:57  5.7  1.25 158
PPM 232233     16:51:10.3 -19:11:12  8.0  0.16 159
PPM 232251     16:52:13.0 -19:09:45  8.9  0.10 159
05GF187        16:51:50.9 -19:13:08 16.4       159
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/24 21:42:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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