RECON: TNO occultation with 07LE38

Event between 07LE38 and star GA1000:04833027 with event index number of 189435

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/05/20 07:38:13 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:39:36.9 +11:36:30
Equinox of date position of star is 17:40:30.8 +11:35:56
Stellar brightness G=11.7, use SENSEUP=8
Star is 33 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 42.3 AU from the Sun and 41.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 65 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1505 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30098.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=227.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.4 sec chord
Diameter=92.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 07LE38, (2019/05/20 07:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:35.7 +38:48:10  0.0 30.02  63
Rasalhague     17:35:50.1 +12:32:50  2.1  1.49  34
PPM 133514     17:33:09.0 +11:55:02  6.4  1.83  33
PPM 133590     17:36:44.9 +12:02:09  8.4  1.02  33
PPM 133679     17:41:09.6 +11:28:02  9.4  0.20  33
PPM 133655     17:39:47.2 +11:31:54 10.3  0.19  33
07LE38         17:40:31.2 +11:35:56 11.7        33
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 22.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 07:40:49 -20.1 Dark Up 43.8 135.0 Up 07:34:53 - 07:46:45 10111
Summerland 07:40:49 -20.4 Dark Up 43.9 134.4 Up 07:34:53 - 07:46:45 10078
Penticton 07:40:48 -20.5 Dark Up 44.0 134.5 Up 07:34:52 - 07:46:44 10074
Okanagan Falls 07:40:48 -20.6 Dark Up 44.1 134.4 Up 07:34:52 - 07:46:44 10055
Oliver 07:40:48 -20.8 Dark Up 44.2 134.3 Up 07:34:52 - 07:46:44 10040
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:40:49 -21.0 Dark Up 44.5 134.4 Up 07:34:53 - 07:46:45 10027
Oroville 07:40:49 -21.1 Dark Up 44.5 134.2 Up 07:34:53 - 07:46:45 10018
Tonasket 07:40:48 -21.3 Dark Up 44.6 134.1 Up 07:34:52 - 07:46:44 9996
Okanogan 07:40:49 -21.6 Dark Up 44.8 133.7 Up 07:34:53 - 07:46:45 9960
Brewster 07:40:50 -21.9 Dark Up 44.9 133.2 Up 07:34:54 - 07:46:46 9931
Manson/Chelan 07:40:51 -22.1 Dark Up 44.9 132.6 Up 07:34:55 - 07:46:47 9904
Entiat 07:40:52 -22.3 Dark Up 45.0 132.4 Up 07:34:56 - 07:46:48 9881
Wenatchee 07:40:53 -22.5 Dark Up 45.1 132.1 Up 07:34:57 - 07:46:49 9854
Ellensburg 07:40:52 -22.9 Dark Up 45.3 131.5 Up 07:34:56 - 07:46:48 9810
Yakima 07:40:52 -23.3 Dark Up 45.5 131.2 Up 07:34:56 - 07:46:48 9770
Pasco 07:40:49 -23.8 Dark Up 46.5 132.6 Up 07:34:53 - 07:46:45 9763
Toppenish/White Swan 07:40:54 -23.6 Dark Up 45.8 131.2 Up 07:34:58 - 07:46:50 9751
PNWRO 07:40:48 -24.0 Dark Up 46.8 132.7 Up 07:34:52 - 07:46:44 9743
George/Umatilla 07:40:49 -24.1 Dark Up 46.6 132.1 Up 07:34:53 - 07:46:45 9726
Goldendale 07:40:53 -24.1 Dark Up 45.9 130.3 Up 07:34:57 - 07:46:49 9689
The Dalles 07:40:54 -24.3 Dark Up 45.8 129.7 Up 07:34:58 - 07:46:50 9660
Maupin 07:40:54 -24.7 Dark Up 46.2 129.5 Up 07:34:58 - 07:46:50 9620
Madras/Culver 07:40:54 -25.3 Dark Up 46.5 129.0 Up 07:34:58 - 07:46:50 9565
Redmond 07:40:54 -25.6 Dark Up 46.7 128.6 Up 07:34:58 - 07:46:50 9528
Sisters 07:40:56 -25.6 Dark Up 46.4 128.2 Up 07:35:00 - 07:46:52 9523
Bend 07:40:55 -25.8 Dark Up 46.7 128.3 Up 07:34:59 - 07:46:51 9504
Oregon Observatory 07:40:56 -26.0 Dark Up 46.8 128.0 Up 07:35:00 - 07:46:52 9484
Niwot 07:40:03 -29.1 Dark Up 57.6 146.9 Up 07:34:07 - 07:45:59 9481
SwRI 07:40:04 -29.2 Dark Up 57.7 146.6 Up 07:34:08 - 07:46:00 9468
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:40:56 -26.2 Dark Up 46.9 127.8 Up 07:35:00 - 07:46:52 9462
North Lake 07:40:54 -26.7 Dark Up 47.5 128.1 Up 07:34:58 - 07:46:50 9429
Paisley 07:40:53 -27.2 Dark Up 48.0 128.0 Up 07:34:57 - 07:46:49 9380
Chiloquin 07:40:57 -27.3 Dark Up 47.3 126.4 Up 07:35:01 - 07:46:53 9343
Lakeview 07:40:52 -27.8 Dark Up 48.4 127.8 Up 07:34:56 - 07:46:48 9333
Klamath Falls 07:40:57 -27.6 Dark Up 47.6 126.2 Up 07:35:01 - 07:46:53 9310
Tulelake 07:40:54 -27.9 Dark Up 47.9 126.3 Up 07:34:58 - 07:46:50 9288
Cedarville 07:40:51 -28.4 Dark Up 48.9 127.4 Up 07:34:55 - 07:46:47 9269
Fall River/Burney 07:40:54 -28.8 Dark Up 48.5 125.5 Up 07:34:58 - 07:46:50 9196
Susanville 07:40:53 -29.5 Dark Up 49.3 125.8 Up 07:34:57 - 07:46:49 9146
Gimple 07:40:54 -29.8 Dark Up 49.4 125.3 Up 07:34:58 - 07:46:50 9113
Greenville 07:40:54 -29.8 Dark Up 49.3 125.2 Up 07:34:58 - 07:46:50 9112
Quincy 07:40:54 -30.0 Dark Up 49.4 125.0 Up 07:34:58 - 07:46:50 9091
Portola 07:40:52 -30.1 Dark Up 49.8 125.5 Up 07:34:56 - 07:46:48 9087
Reno 07:40:50 -30.4 Dark Up 50.3 126.0 Up 07:34:54 - 07:46:46 9073
Carson City 07:40:51 -30.8 Dark Up 50.6 125.6 Up 07:34:55 - 07:46:47 9037
Yerington 07:40:48 -31.0 Dark Up 51.1 126.2 Up 07:34:52 - 07:46:44 9030
Gardnerville 07:40:50 -31.0 Dark Up 50.7 125.4 Up 07:34:54 - 07:46:46 9012
Hawthorne 07:40:46 -31.5 Dark Up 51.7 126.3 Up 07:34:50 - 07:46:42 8993
Tonopah 07:40:41 -32.0 Dark Up 52.8 127.6 Up 07:34:45 - 07:46:37 8976
Lee Vining 07:40:47 -32.0 Dark Up 51.7 125.2 Up 07:34:51 - 07:46:43 8924
Bishop 07:40:45 -32.7 Dark Up 52.5 125.4 Up 07:34:49 - 07:46:41 8878
Beatty 07:40:40 -33.2 Dark Up 53.8 126.9 Up 07:34:44 - 07:46:36 8867
Indian Springs 07:40:36 -33.5 Dark Up 54.7 127.9 Up 07:34:40 - 07:46:32 8858
Henderson 07:40:33 -34.0 Dark Up 55.5 128.2 Up 07:34:37 - 07:46:29 8819
Lone Pine 07:40:44 -33.4 Dark Up 53.2 125.0 Up 07:34:48 - 07:46:40 8806
Patrick 07:40:29 -34.6 Dark Up 56.5 128.9 Up 07:34:33 - 07:46:25 8782
DCO 07:40:26 -34.9 Dark Up 57.2 129.5 Up 07:34:30 - 07:46:22 8768
Searchlight/Boulder City 07:40:33 -34.6 Dark Up 55.9 127.6 Up 07:34:37 - 07:46:29 8761
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:40:30 -34.8 Dark Up 56.6 128.4 Up 07:34:34 - 07:46:26 8754
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:40:32 -34.9 Dark Up 56.3 127.7 Up 07:34:36 - 07:46:28 8739
Mohave Valley 07:40:31 -35.2 Dark Up 56.4 127.4 Up 07:34:35 - 07:46:27 8711
Lake Havasu City 07:40:31 -35.5 Dark Up 56.8 127.2 Up 07:34:35 - 07:46:27 8675
Parker 07:40:30 -35.9 Dark Up 57.1 126.8 Up 07:34:34 - 07:46:26 8640
CPSLO 07:40:52 -34.6 Dark Up 52.1 120.6 Up 07:34:56 - 07:46:48 8614
Blythe 07:40:31 -36.4 Dark Up 57.2 125.8 Up 07:34:35 - 07:46:27 8577
Idyllwild 07:40:38 -36.3 Dark Up 55.7 123.3 Up 07:34:42 - 07:46:34 8538
Wildwood 07:40:43 -35.9 Dark Up 54.2 121.5 Up 07:34:47 - 07:46:39 8532
Calipatria 07:40:34 -36.9 Dark Up 56.8 124.0 Up 07:34:38 - 07:46:30 8503
Yuma 07:40:32 -37.4 Dark Up 57.7 124.5 Up 07:34:36 - 07:46:28 8480

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 07LE38, (2019/05/20 07:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 30.02  63
Rasalhague     17:34:56.2 +12:33:32  2.1  1.49  34
PPM 133514     17:32:14.8 +11:55:48  6.4  1.83  33
PPM 133590     17:35:50.8 +12:02:50  8.4  1.02  33
PPM 133679     17:40:15.2 +11:28:34  9.4  0.20  33
PPM 133655     17:38:52.8 +11:32:29 10.3  0.19  33
07LE38         17:39:36.9 +11:36:30 11.7        33
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/28 21:54:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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