RECON: TNO occultation with 07TG422

Event between 07TG422 and star GA0980:00528712 with event index number of 223158

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/11/27 11:47:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:48:42.0 +09:31:32
Equinox of date position of star is 04:49:43.6 +09:33:27
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 169 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0

[RECON map]
TNO is 38.3 AU from the Sun and 37.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 126 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1840 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27089.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=342.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.4 sec chord
Diameter=139.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 07TG422, (2019/11/27 11:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:03.9 +16:32:52  0.8  7.64 173
Bellatrix      05:26:12.0 +06:21:58  1.6  9.56 164
2Pi 2Ori       04:51:41.9 +08:55:58  4.4  0.78 168
PPM 148025     04:51:01.6 +09:31:21  8.4  0.31 169
PPM 148005     04:49:53.0 +09:42:29 10.0  0.15 169
07TG422        04:49:47.5 +09:33:34 16.0       169
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 21.9 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)
Rutland 11:45:16 -35.1 Dark Down 31.8 244.2 Up 11:34:14 - 11:56:17 10467
Penticton 11:45:15 -35.3 Dark Down 32.1 244.3 Up 11:34:13 - 11:56:16 10435
Okanagan Falls 11:45:14 -35.3 Dark Down 32.2 244.3 Up 11:34:13 - 11:56:16 10419
Southern Okanagan 11:45:14 -35.4 Dark Down 32.3 244.4 Up 11:34:12 - 11:56:15 10405
Oroville 11:45:13 -35.3 Dark Down 32.3 244.7 Up 11:34:12 - 11:56:15 10384
Tonasket 11:45:13 -35.3 Dark Down 32.4 244.8 Up 11:34:11 - 11:56:14 10364
Okanogan 11:45:12 -35.5 Dark Down 32.6 244.9 Up 11:34:11 - 11:56:14 10334
Brewster 11:45:12 -35.7 Dark Down 32.9 244.9 Up 11:34:11 - 11:56:14 10309
Manson/Chelan 11:45:12 -35.9 Dark Down 33.2 244.6 Up 11:34:11 - 11:56:14 10289
Entiat 11:45:11 -36.0 Dark Down 33.3 244.7 Up 11:34:09 - 11:56:12 10269
Wenatchee 11:45:11 -36.1 Dark Down 33.5 244.8 Up 11:34:10 - 11:56:13 10247
Ellensburg 11:45:11 -36.3 Dark Down 33.8 244.8 Up 11:34:09 - 11:56:12 10209
Yakima 11:45:10 -36.4 Dark Down 34.0 245.0 Up 11:34:08 - 11:56:11 10172
Toppenish/White Swan 11:45:10 -36.3 Dark Down 34.0 245.3 Up 11:34:08 - 11:56:11 10154
Pasco 11:45:06 -35.4 Dark Down 33.2 246.5 Up 11:34:05 - 11:56:08 10150
PNWRO 11:45:06 -35.3 Dark Down 33.2 246.9 Up 11:34:04 - 11:56:07 10129
George/Umatilla 11:45:06 -35.6 Dark Down 33.5 246.5 Up 11:34:04 - 11:56:07 10119
Goldendale 11:45:09 -36.7 Dark Down 34.5 245.3 Up 11:34:08 - 11:56:11 10102
The Dalles 11:45:09 -36.9 Dark Down 34.8 245.1 Up 11:34:08 - 11:56:11 10080
Maupin 11:45:08 -36.9 Dark Down 34.9 245.4 Up 11:34:07 - 11:56:10 10043
Madras/Culver 11:45:07 -37.0 Dark Down 35.2 245.7 Up 11:34:06 - 11:56:09 9992
Sisters 11:45:07 -37.4 Dark Down 35.6 245.5 Up 11:34:06 - 11:56:09 9959
Redmond 11:45:06 -37.1 Dark Down 35.3 245.9 Up 11:34:05 - 11:56:08 9959
Bend 11:45:07 -37.2 Dark Down 35.5 245.9 Up 11:34:05 - 11:56:08 9939
Oregon Observatory 11:45:06 -37.3 Dark Down 35.7 245.9 Up 11:34:05 - 11:56:08 9922
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:45:06 -37.4 Dark Down 35.8 246.0 Up 11:34:04 - 11:56:07 9903
North Lake 11:45:04 -37.0 Dark Down 35.6 246.8 Up 11:34:02 - 11:56:05 9866
Paisley 11:45:02 -36.8 Dark Down 35.6 247.5 Up 11:34:01 - 11:56:04 9816
Chiloquin 11:45:05 -37.8 Dark Down 36.5 246.4 Up 11:34:03 - 11:56:06 9798
Lakeview 11:45:00 -36.7 Dark Down 35.6 248.0 Up 11:33:59 - 11:56:02 9770
Klamath Falls 11:45:03 -37.7 Dark Down 36.6 246.7 Up 11:34:02 - 11:56:05 9766
Tulelake 11:45:02 -37.5 Dark Down 36.5 247.2 Up 11:34:01 - 11:56:04 9742
Cedarville 11:44:58 -36.6 Dark Down 35.8 248.6 Up 11:33:57 - 11:56:00 9709
Niwot 11:44:26 -25.3 Dark Down 25.3 260.9 Low 11:33:24 - 11:55:27 9687
Fall River/Burney 11:45:01 -37.6 Dark Down 36.8 247.9 Up 11:33:59 - 11:56:02 9656
Susanville 11:44:58 -37.0 Dark Down 36.5 248.9 Up 11:33:56 - 11:55:59 9600
Gimple 11:44:58 -37.2 Dark Down 36.7 248.9 Up 11:33:56 - 11:55:59 9572
Greenville 11:44:57 -37.3 Dark Down 36.8 248.9 Up 11:33:56 - 11:55:59 9572
Quincy 11:44:57 -37.3 Dark Down 36.9 249.0 Up 11:33:56 - 11:55:59 9552
Portola 11:44:55 -36.9 Dark Down 36.6 249.5 Up 11:33:53 - 11:55:56 9543
Reno 11:44:53 -36.4 Dark Down 36.2 250.2 Up 11:33:52 - 11:55:55 9521
Carson City 11:44:53 -36.4 Dark Down 36.3 250.5 Up 11:33:52 - 11:55:55 9487
Yerington 11:44:51 -36.0 Dark Down 35.9 251.1 Up 11:33:50 - 11:55:53 9471
Gardnerville 11:44:53 -36.4 Dark Down 36.4 250.7 Up 11:33:51 - 11:55:54 9463
Hawthorne 11:44:49 -35.6 Dark Down 35.7 251.9 Up 11:33:47 - 11:55:50 9430
Tonopah 11:44:46 -34.4 Dark Down 34.8 253.3 Up 11:33:44 - 11:55:47 9393
Lee Vining 11:44:49 -35.9 Dark Down 36.2 251.9 Up 11:33:48 - 11:55:51 9371
Bishop 11:44:47 -35.4 Dark Down 35.9 252.8 Up 11:33:45 - 11:55:48 9317
Beatty 11:44:41 -34.1 Dark Down 34.8 254.4 Up 11:33:40 - 11:55:43 9283
Indian Springs 11:44:38 -33.2 Dark Down 34.0 255.4 Up 11:33:37 - 11:55:40 9258
Lone Pine 11:44:44 -35.1 Dark Down 35.8 253.6 Up 11:33:42 - 11:55:45 9244
Henderson 11:44:36 -32.6 Dark Down 33.6 256.2 Up 11:33:34 - 11:55:37 9210
Patrick 11:44:33 -31.7 Dark Down 32.9 257.4 Up 11:33:31 - 11:55:34 9156
Searchlight/Boulder City 11:44:35 -32.5 Dark Down 33.7 256.6 Up 11:33:34 - 11:55:37 9153
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:44:33 -31.8 Dark Down 33.1 257.4 Up 11:33:32 - 11:55:35 9132
DCO 11:44:30 -31.1 Dark Down 32.4 258.1 Up 11:33:29 - 11:55:32 9131
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:44:33 -32.2 Dark Down 33.5 257.1 Up 11:33:31 - 11:55:34 9126
Mohave Valley 11:44:33 -32.2 Dark Down 33.6 257.3 Up 11:33:31 - 11:55:34 9099
CPSLO 11:44:48 -37.2 Dark Down 38.2 252.6 Up 11:33:46 - 11:55:49 9099
Lake Havasu City 11:44:32 -32.0 Dark Down 33.5 257.7 Up 11:33:30 - 11:55:33 9061
Parker 11:44:31 -31.9 Dark Down 33.5 257.9 Up 11:33:30 - 11:55:33 9026
Wildwood 11:44:41 -35.4 Dark Down 37.0 255.0 Up 11:33:40 - 11:55:43 8990
Blythe 11:44:31 -32.1 Dark Down 33.9 258.1 Up 11:33:30 - 11:55:33 8970
Idyllwild 11:44:36 -33.9 Dark Down 35.5 256.6 Up 11:33:34 - 11:55:37 8966
Calipatria 11:44:32 -32.9 Dark Down 34.7 257.8 Up 11:33:31 - 11:55:34 8913
Yuma 11:44:29 -32.1 Dark Down 34.1 258.6 Up 11:33:28 - 11:55:31 8876

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 07TG422, (2019/11/27 11:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8  7.64 173
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6  9.56 164
2Pi 2Ori       04:50:36.7 +08:54:00  4.4  0.78 168
PPM 148025     04:49:56.1 +09:29:22  8.4  0.31 169
PPM 148005     04:48:47.5 +09:40:28 10.0  0.15 169
07TG422        04:48:42.0 +09:31:32 16.0       168
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/09/19 17:59:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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