RECON: TNO occultation with 05UN524

Event between 05UN524 and star UC4-646-040137 with event index number of 89569

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/12/03 05:08:33 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:41:08.7 +39:02:00
Equinox of date position of star is 06:42:20.6 +39:00:57
Stellar brightness R=16.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 39 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 18.7 AU from the Sun and 17.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 398 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3641 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12977.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=84.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Diameter=34.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 05UN524, (2017/12/03 05:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:24.6 +27:58:53  1.1 17.27  50
34Bet Aur      06:00:50.6 +44:56:50  1.9  9.72  36
51 Aur         06:39:54.0 +39:22:24  5.7  0.60  39
PPM 071938     06:42:23.7 +39:12:59  7.8  0.20  39
05UN524        06:42:22.9 +39:00:55 16.0        39
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 2.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 24.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=11.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 05:12:19 -49.3 Dark Up 40.9 74.1 Up 04:57:19 - 05:27:19 -2025
Tonasket 05:12:20 -49.4 Dark Up 40.8 73.9 Up 04:57:20 - 05:27:20 -2048
Okanogan 05:12:21 -49.5 Dark Up 40.6 73.5 Up 04:57:21 - 05:27:21 -2075
Brewster 05:12:22 -49.5 Dark Up 40.4 73.2 Up 04:57:22 - 05:27:22 -2095
Manson/Chelan 05:12:23 -49.4 Dark Up 40.1 72.8 Up 04:57:23 - 05:27:23 -2102
Entiat 05:12:24 -49.4 Dark Up 40.0 72.6 Up 04:57:24 - 05:27:24 -2121
Wenatchee 05:12:25 -49.4 Dark Up 39.9 72.3 Up 04:57:25 - 05:27:25 -2142
Ellensburg 05:12:26 -49.5 Dark Up 39.6 71.9 Up 04:57:26 - 05:27:26 -2175
Yakima 05:12:27 -49.6 Dark Up 39.5 71.5 Up 04:57:27 - 05:27:27 -2213
Toppenish/White Swan 05:12:27 -49.8 Dark Up 39.5 71.5 Up 04:57:27 - 05:27:27 -2240
Goldendale 05:12:29 -49.8 Dark Up 39.1 70.8 Up 04:57:29 - 05:27:29 -2279
The Dalles 05:12:30 -49.6 Dark Up 38.7 70.4 Up 04:57:30 - 05:27:30 -2287
Pasco 05:12:25 -50.7 Dark Up 40.3 72.0 Up 04:57:25 - 05:27:25 -2296
George/Umatilla 05:12:26 -50.7 Dark Up 40.1 71.7 Up 04:57:26 - 05:27:26 -2321
PNWRO 05:12:25 -50.9 Dark Up 40.4 72.0 Up 04:57:25 - 05:27:25 -2328
Maupin 05:12:32 -49.9 Dark Up 38.7 70.2 Up 04:57:32 - 05:27:32 -2332
Madras/Culver 05:12:32 -50.0 Dark Up 38.5 69.8 Up 04:57:32 - 05:27:32 -2383
Sisters 05:12:34 -49.8 Dark Up 38.0 69.3 Up 04:57:34 - 05:27:34 -2399
Redmond 05:12:33 -50.1 Dark Up 38.3 69.5 Up 04:57:33 - 05:27:33 -2416
Bend 05:12:34 -50.1 Dark Up 38.1 69.2 Up 04:57:34 - 05:27:34 -2431
Oregon Observatory 05:12:35 -50.1 Dark Up 38.0 69.1 Up 04:57:35 - 05:27:35 -2443
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:12:35 -50.1 Dark Up 37.9 68.9 Up 04:57:35 - 05:27:35 -2461
North Lake 05:12:35 -50.7 Dark Up 38.1 68.8 Up 04:57:35 - 05:27:35 -2526
Chiloquin 05:12:38 -50.2 Dark Up 37.2 67.9 Up 04:57:38 - 05:27:38 -2555
Klamath Falls 05:12:38 -50.4 Dark Up 37.2 67.7 Up 04:57:38 - 05:27:38 -2592
Paisley 05:12:35 -51.1 Dark Up 38.2 68.6 Up 04:57:35 - 05:27:35 -2593
Tulelake 05:12:38 -50.7 Dark Up 37.3 67.7 Up 04:57:38 - 05:27:38 -2630
Lakeview 05:12:36 -51.4 Dark Up 38.1 68.3 Up 04:57:36 - 05:27:36 -2650
Cedarville 05:12:36 -51.7 Dark Up 38.0 67.9 Up 04:57:36 - 05:27:36 -2721
Fall River/Burney 05:12:40 -51.0 Dark Up 37.0 67.1 Up 04:57:40 - 05:27:40 -2722
Susanville 05:12:39 -51.7 Dark Up 37.2 66.9 Up 04:57:39 - 05:27:39 -2812
Greenville 05:12:41 -51.6 Dark Up 36.9 66.6 Up 04:57:41 - 05:27:41 -2828
Gimple 05:12:40 -51.6 Dark Up 37.0 66.7 Up 04:57:40 - 05:27:40 -2831
Quincy 05:12:41 -51.6 Dark Up 36.9 66.5 Up 04:57:41 - 05:27:41 -2848
Portola 05:12:40 -52.0 Dark Up 37.1 66.6 Up 04:57:40 - 05:27:40 -2879
Reno 05:12:39 -52.6 Dark Up 37.5 66.7 Up 04:57:39 - 05:27:39 -2930
Carson City 05:12:40 -52.7 Dark Up 37.4 66.4 Up 04:57:40 - 05:27:40 -2967
Gardnerville 05:12:40 -52.8 Dark Up 37.3 66.3 Up 04:57:40 - 05:27:40 -2993
Yerington 05:12:39 -53.2 Dark Up 37.7 66.5 Up 04:57:39 - 05:27:39 -3011
Hawthorne 05:12:39 -53.7 Dark Up 37.9 66.4 Up 04:57:39 - 05:27:39 -3077
Lee Vining 05:12:41 -53.5 Dark Up 37.4 65.8 Up 04:57:41 - 05:27:41 -3114
Tonopah 05:12:36 -54.9 Dark Up 38.8 66.6 Up 04:57:36 - 05:27:36 -3177
Bishop 05:12:40 -54.2 Dark Up 37.6 65.7 Up 04:57:40 - 05:27:40 -3202
Lone Pine 05:12:40 -54.7 Dark Up 37.6 65.3 Up 04:57:40 - 05:27:40 -3291
Beatty 05:12:37 -55.6 Dark Up 38.6 65.9 Up 04:57:37 - 05:27:37 -3311
CPSLO 05:12:48 -52.9 Dark Up 35.1 63.6 Up 04:57:48 - 05:27:48 -3316
Niwot 05:12:02 -62.5 Dark Up 48.1 72.9 Up 04:57:02 - 05:27:02 -3350
Indian Springs 05:12:35 -56.5 Dark Up 39.3 66.0 Up 04:57:35 - 05:27:35 -3384
Henderson 05:12:34 -57.2 Dark Up 39.6 65.9 Up 04:57:34 - 05:27:34 -3464
Wildwood 05:12:45 -54.8 Dark Up 36.1 63.4 Up 04:57:45 - 05:27:45 -3520
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:12:35 -57.4 Dark Up 39.4 65.4 Up 04:57:35 - 05:27:35 -3524
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:12:34 -57.7 Dark Up 39.5 65.3 Up 04:57:34 - 05:27:34 -3567
Patrick 05:12:32 -58.2 Dark Up 40.1 65.7 Up 04:57:32 - 05:27:32 -3568
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:12:32 -58.1 Dark Up 39.9 65.5 Up 04:57:32 - 05:27:32 -3584
Mohave Valley 05:12:34 -57.8 Dark Up 39.4 65.1 Up 04:57:34 - 05:27:34 -3595
DCO 05:12:31 -58.9 Dark Up 40.5 65.7 Up 04:57:31 - 05:27:31 -3624
Idyllwild 05:12:41 -56.4 Dark Up 37.3 63.7 Up 04:57:41 - 05:27:41 -3631
Lake Havasu City 05:12:34 -58.1 Dark Up 39.4 64.9 Up 04:57:34 - 05:27:34 -3645
Parker 05:12:35 -58.2 Dark Up 39.3 64.6 Up 04:57:35 - 05:27:35 -3682
Blythe 05:12:36 -58.1 Dark Up 38.8 64.2 Up 04:57:36 - 05:27:36 -3724
Calipatria 05:12:39 -57.4 Dark Up 37.9 63.6 Up 04:57:39 - 05:27:39 -3739
Yuma 05:12:37 -58.3 Dark Up 38.4 63.5 Up 04:57:37 - 05:27:37 -3816

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 05UN524, (2017/12/03 05:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.1 +28:01:33  1.1 17.27  50
34Bet Aur      05:59:31.6 +44:56:51  1.9  9.72  36
51 Aur         06:38:39.5 +39:23:25  5.7  0.60  39
PPM 071938     06:41:09.4 +39:14:05  7.8  0.20  39
05UN524        06:41:08.7 +39:02:00 16.0        39
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/15 18:03:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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