RECON: TNO occultation with 10370

Event between (10370) Hylonome and star GDR2_278.508_-18.995 with event index number of 130817

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/08/07 06:48:40 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:34:02.0 -18:59:41
Equinox of date position of star is 18:35:06.9 -18:58:46
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 159 degrees from the moon. Moon is 23% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

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TNO is 24.1 AU from the Sun and 23.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1471 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1644 km.
The sky-plane scale is 16852.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=114.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.6 sec chord
Diameter=46.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10370, (2018/08/07 06:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:33.0 -26:28:18  0.9 29.60 169
Nunki          18:56:25.0 -26:16:19  2.0  8.79 154
PPM 234652     18:32:31.7 -18:23:18  5.0  0.85 160
PPM 234682     18:33:34.8 -18:57:28  7.2  0.37 160
PPM 234737     18:35:53.3 -19:16:00  9.3  0.34 159
10370          18:35:07.6 -18:58:45 16.0       159
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 0.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=17.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 06:46:36 -22.5 Dark Down 19.9 199.6 Really Low 06:31:36 - 07:01:36 102
Tonasket 06:46:36 -22.7 Dark Down 20.1 199.6 Low 06:31:36 - 07:01:36 91
Okanogan 06:46:36 -23.0 Dark Down 20.5 199.5 Low 06:31:36 - 07:01:36 77
Brewster 06:46:36 -23.2 Dark Down 20.8 199.3 Low 06:31:36 - 07:01:36 68
Manson/Chelan 06:46:37 -23.3 Dark Down 21.0 199.0 Low 06:31:37 - 07:01:37 64
Entiat 06:46:37 -23.5 Dark Down 21.3 199.0 Low 06:31:37 - 07:01:37 55
Wenatchee 06:46:37 -23.7 Dark Down 21.5 198.9 Low 06:31:37 - 07:01:37 44
Ellensburg 06:46:38 -24.0 Dark Down 22.0 198.7 Low 06:31:38 - 07:01:38 28
Yakima 06:46:38 -24.4 Dark Down 22.4 198.8 Low 06:31:38 - 07:01:38 8
Toppenish/White Swan 06:46:37 -24.6 Dark Down 22.5 199.0 Low 06:31:37 - 07:01:37 -7
Goldendale 06:46:38 -25.0 Dark Down 23.1 198.6 Low 06:31:38 - 07:01:38 -27
The Dalles 06:46:39 -25.1 Dark Down 23.4 198.3 Low 06:31:39 - 07:01:39 -32
Pasco 06:46:32 -25.0 Dark Down 22.3 200.2 Low 06:31:32 - 07:01:32 -35
George/Umatilla 06:46:32 -25.3 Dark Down 22.7 200.0 Low 06:31:32 - 07:01:32 -49
PNWRO 06:46:30 -25.3 Dark Down 22.5 200.5 Low 06:31:30 - 07:01:30 -52
Maupin 06:46:38 -25.6 Dark Down 23.8 198.4 Low 06:31:38 - 07:01:38 -56
Madras/Culver 06:46:38 -26.1 Dark Down 24.3 198.5 Low 06:31:38 - 07:01:38 -84
Sisters 06:46:40 -26.2 Dark Down 24.8 198.1 Low 06:31:40 - 07:01:40 -94
Redmond 06:46:38 -26.4 Dark Down 24.7 198.5 Low 06:31:38 - 07:01:38 -102
Bend 06:46:38 -26.5 Dark Down 24.9 198.4 Low 06:31:38 - 07:01:38 -111
Oregon Observatory 06:46:39 -26.7 Dark Down 25.1 198.3 Low 06:31:39 - 07:01:39 -118
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:46:39 -26.8 Dark Down 25.3 198.2 Low 06:31:39 - 07:01:39 -128
North Lake 06:46:36 -27.4 Dark Down 25.6 198.9 Low 06:31:36 - 07:01:36 -163
Chiloquin 06:46:39 -27.7 Dark Down 26.5 198.0 Low 06:31:39 - 07:01:39 -184
Paisley 06:46:34 -28.0 Dark Down 26.0 199.3 Low 06:31:34 - 07:01:34 -201
Klamath Falls 06:46:39 -28.1 Dark Down 26.8 198.2 Low 06:31:39 - 07:01:39 -205
Tulelake 06:46:37 -28.4 Dark Down 27.0 198.5 Low 06:31:37 - 07:01:37 -226
Lakeview 06:46:33 -28.5 Dark Down 26.5 199.6 Low 06:31:33 - 07:01:33 -234
Cedarville 06:46:31 -29.2 Dark Down 27.0 199.9 Low 06:31:31 - 07:01:31 -275
Fall River/Burney 06:46:36 -29.3 Dark Down 27.8 198.7 Low 06:31:36 - 07:01:36 -280
Susanville 06:46:32 -30.1 Dark Down 28.2 199.6 Low 06:31:32 - 07:01:32 -332
Greenville 06:46:34 -30.2 Dark Down 28.5 199.4 Low 06:31:34 - 07:01:34 -343
Gimple 06:46:33 -30.3 Dark Down 28.5 199.4 Low 06:31:33 - 07:01:33 -345
Quincy 06:46:34 -30.4 Dark Down 28.7 199.4 Low 06:31:34 - 07:01:34 -355
Portola 06:46:31 -30.7 Dark Down 28.7 199.9 Low 06:31:31 - 07:01:31 -372
Reno 06:46:28 -31.1 Dark Down 28.8 200.6 Low 06:31:28 - 07:01:28 -401
Carson City 06:46:27 -31.5 Dark Down 29.1 200.7 Low 06:31:27 - 07:01:27 -424
Gardnerville 06:46:27 -31.7 Dark Down 29.4 200.8 Low 06:31:27 - 07:01:27 -440
Yerington 06:46:25 -31.8 Dark Down 29.2 201.4 Low 06:31:25 - 07:01:25 -449
Hawthorne 06:46:22 -32.4 Dark Down 29.4 202.0 Low 06:31:22 - 07:01:22 -489
Lee Vining 06:46:23 -32.8 Dark Down 30.1 201.6 Up 06:31:23 - 07:01:23 -515
Tonopah 06:46:15 -33.2 Dark Down 29.4 203.5 Low 06:31:15 - 07:01:15 -549
Bishop 06:46:20 -33.5 Dark Down 30.4 202.5 Up 06:31:20 - 07:01:20 -569
Lone Pine 06:46:18 -34.3 Dark Down 31.0 203.0 Up 06:31:18 - 07:01:18 -626
Beatty 06:46:12 -34.4 Dark Down 30.4 204.3 Up 06:31:12 - 07:01:12 -634
CPSLO 06:46:29 -34.8 Dark Down 33.0 200.6 Up 06:31:29 - 07:01:29 -659
Indian Springs 06:46:07 -35.0 Dark Down 30.3 205.4 Up 06:31:07 - 07:01:07 -680
Niwot 06:45:28 -33.3 Dark Down 23.2 214.5 Low 06:30:28 - 07:00:28 -692
Henderson 06:46:03 -35.7 Dark Down 30.5 206.3 Up 06:31:03 - 07:01:03 -732
Searchlight/Boulder City 06:46:02 -36.2 Dark Down 31.0 206.5 Up 06:31:02 - 07:01:02 -773
Wildwood 06:46:18 -36.5 Dark Down 33.5 203.1 Up 06:31:18 - 07:01:18 -786
Patrick 06:45:57 -36.5 Dark Down 30.7 207.5 Up 06:30:57 - 07:00:57 -801
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:46:01 -36.6 Dark Down 31.2 206.9 Up 06:31:01 - 07:01:01 -801
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:45:58 -36.7 Dark Down 31.0 207.4 Up 06:30:58 - 07:00:58 -812
Mohave Valley 06:46:00 -36.9 Dark Down 31.4 207.0 Up 06:31:00 - 07:01:00 -820
DCO 06:45:54 -37.0 Dark Down 30.7 208.3 Up 06:30:54 - 07:00:54 -839
Idyllwild 06:46:09 -37.4 Dark Down 33.2 205.1 Up 06:31:09 - 07:01:09 -853
Lake Havasu City 06:45:59 -37.3 Dark Down 31.7 207.3 Up 06:30:59 - 07:00:59 -854
Parker 06:45:58 -37.7 Dark Down 32.0 207.5 Up 06:30:58 - 07:00:58 -880
Blythe 06:45:59 -38.1 Dark Down 32.6 207.3 Up 06:30:59 - 07:00:59 -911
Calipatria 06:46:03 -38.3 Dark Down 33.4 206.5 Up 06:31:03 - 07:01:03 -924
Yuma 06:45:58 -39.0 Dark Down 33.4 207.6 Up 06:30:58 - 07:00:58 -977

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 10370, (2018/08/07 06:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 29.60 169
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  8.79 154
PPM 234652     18:31:26.3 -18:24:10  5.0  0.85 160
PPM 234682     18:32:29.2 -18:58:22  7.2  0.37 160
PPM 234737     18:34:47.6 -19:16:58  9.3  0.34 159
10370          18:34:02.0 -18:59:41 16.0       159
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/05/24 17:55:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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