RECON: TNO occultation with 10GX34

Event between 10GX34 and star GA0640:30512002 with event index number of 303407

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/06/09 07:31:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:28:13.6 -24:06:52
Equinox of date position of star is 18:29:24.9 -24:06:03
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 121 degrees from the moon. Moon is 39% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.7

[RECON map]
TNO is 16.6 AU from the Sun and 15.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 261 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1437 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11307.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=120.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Diameter=49.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10GX34, (2019/06/09 07:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:36.1 -26:28:25  0.9 26.90  94
Nunki          18:56:28.1 -26:16:15  2.0  6.49 127
PPM 268291     18:22:43.2 -24:54:17  6.0  1.72 119
PPM 268473     18:30:27.8 -24:26:23  8.3  0.41 121
PPM 268427     18:28:31.4 -23:45:53  9.9  0.39 120
PPM 268424     18:28:21.3 -24:00:13 10.1  0.26 120
10GX34         18:29:24.9 -24:06:03 16.5       121
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 9.5 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=3.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 07:33:23 -17.0 AT Up 12.5 156.1 Really Low 07:18:23 - 07:48:23 3446
Summerland 07:33:24 -17.3 AT Up 12.7 155.8 Really Low 07:18:24 - 07:48:24 3432
Penticton 07:33:24 -17.4 AT Up 12.8 155.9 Really Low 07:18:24 - 07:48:24 3431
Okanagan Falls 07:33:24 -17.5 AT Up 13.0 155.9 Really Low 07:18:24 - 07:48:24 3424
Oliver 07:33:24 -17.7 AT Up 13.2 155.9 Really Low 07:18:24 - 07:48:24 3418
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:33:24 -17.9 AT Up 13.4 156.0 Really Low 07:18:24 - 07:48:24 3415
Oroville 07:33:25 -18.0 AT Up 13.4 155.9 Really Low 07:18:25 - 07:48:25 3411
Tonasket 07:33:25 -18.2 Dark Up 13.6 155.9 Really Low 07:18:25 - 07:48:25 3402
Okanogan 07:33:26 -18.5 Dark Up 13.9 155.8 Really Low 07:18:26 - 07:48:26 3387
Brewster 07:33:27 -18.8 Dark Up 14.1 155.6 Really Low 07:18:27 - 07:48:27 3374
Manson/Chelan 07:33:29 -19.0 Dark Up 14.2 155.2 Really Low 07:18:29 - 07:48:29 3360
Entiat 07:33:29 -19.2 Dark Up 14.4 155.1 Really Low 07:18:29 - 07:48:29 3350
Wenatchee 07:33:30 -19.4 Dark Up 14.6 155.0 Really Low 07:18:30 - 07:48:30 3338
Ellensburg 07:33:32 -19.8 Dark Up 14.9 154.8 Really Low 07:18:32 - 07:48:32 3318
Pasco 07:33:28 -20.7 Dark Up 16.0 156.0 Really Low 07:18:28 - 07:48:28 3310
PNWRO 07:33:28 -20.9 Dark Up 16.2 156.1 Really Low 07:18:28 - 07:48:28 3303
Yakima 07:33:33 -20.2 Dark Up 15.2 154.7 Really Low 07:18:33 - 07:48:33 3301
Toppenish/White Swan 07:33:32 -20.4 Dark Up 15.5 154.8 Really Low 07:18:32 - 07:48:32 3295
George/Umatilla 07:33:29 -21.0 Dark Up 16.2 155.7 Really Low 07:18:29 - 07:48:29 3293
Goldendale 07:33:35 -21.0 Dark Up 15.9 154.4 Really Low 07:18:35 - 07:48:35 3264
The Dalles 07:33:37 -21.1 Dark Up 16.0 154.0 Really Low 07:18:37 - 07:48:37 3249
Maupin 07:33:37 -21.6 Dark Up 16.4 154.1 Really Low 07:18:37 - 07:48:37 3232
Niwot 07:32:41 -26.5 Dark Down 24.9 168.3 Low 07:17:41 - 07:47:41 3212
Madras/Culver 07:33:38 -22.1 Dark Up 16.8 154.0 Really Low 07:18:38 - 07:48:38 3207
SwRI 07:32:42 -26.6 Dark Down 25.0 168.2 Low 07:17:42 - 07:47:42 3206
Redmond 07:33:39 -22.5 Dark Up 17.1 153.9 Really Low 07:18:39 - 07:48:39 3190
Sisters 07:33:40 -22.4 Dark Up 17.0 153.5 Really Low 07:18:40 - 07:48:40 3184
Bend 07:33:40 -22.7 Dark Up 17.3 153.7 Really Low 07:18:40 - 07:48:40 3178
Oregon Observatory 07:33:41 -22.8 Dark Up 17.4 153.6 Really Low 07:18:41 - 07:48:41 3167
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:33:41 -23.0 Dark Up 17.6 153.5 Really Low 07:18:41 - 07:48:41 3157
North Lake 07:33:40 -23.5 Dark Up 18.2 154.0 Really Low 07:18:40 - 07:48:40 3147
Paisley 07:33:39 -24.1 Dark Up 18.8 154.2 Really Low 07:18:39 - 07:48:39 3127
Lakeview 07:33:40 -24.6 Dark Up 19.3 154.3 Really Low 07:18:40 - 07:48:40 3106
Chiloquin 07:33:44 -24.1 Dark Up 18.5 153.1 Really Low 07:18:44 - 07:48:44 3097
Klamath Falls 07:33:45 -24.4 Dark Up 18.8 153.1 Really Low 07:18:45 - 07:48:45 3082
Cedarville 07:33:40 -25.3 Dark Up 19.9 154.4 Really Low 07:18:40 - 07:48:40 3076
Tulelake 07:33:44 -24.7 Dark Up 19.1 153.3 Really Low 07:18:44 - 07:48:44 3074
Fall River/Burney 07:33:45 -25.6 Dark Up 20.0 153.2 Really Low 07:18:45 - 07:48:45 3030
Susanville 07:33:43 -26.3 Dark Up 20.8 153.8 Low 07:18:43 - 07:48:43 3011
Gimple 07:33:45 -26.6 Dark Up 21.0 153.6 Low 07:18:45 - 07:48:45 2993
Greenville 07:33:45 -26.6 Dark Up 20.9 153.5 Low 07:18:45 - 07:48:45 2991
Portola 07:33:44 -27.0 Dark Up 21.4 153.9 Low 07:18:44 - 07:48:44 2983
Quincy 07:33:45 -26.8 Dark Up 21.1 153.5 Low 07:18:45 - 07:48:45 2981
Reno 07:33:42 -27.3 Dark Up 21.8 154.4 Low 07:18:42 - 07:48:42 2980
Yerington 07:33:40 -27.9 Dark Up 22.6 154.9 Low 07:18:40 - 07:48:40 2962
Carson City 07:33:42 -27.6 Dark Up 22.2 154.4 Low 07:18:42 - 07:48:42 2961
Gardnerville 07:33:42 -27.9 Dark Up 22.4 154.4 Low 07:18:42 - 07:48:42 2949
Hawthorne 07:33:38 -28.4 Dark Up 23.2 155.3 Low 07:18:38 - 07:48:38 2946
Tonopah 07:33:33 -28.9 Dark Up 24.0 156.5 Low 07:18:33 - 07:48:33 2945
Lee Vining 07:33:41 -28.9 Dark Up 23.5 154.8 Low 07:18:41 - 07:48:41 2906
Beatty 07:33:33 -30.1 Dark Up 25.2 156.7 Low 07:18:33 - 07:48:33 2888
Indian Springs 07:33:29 -30.5 Dark Up 25.9 157.7 Low 07:18:29 - 07:48:29 2887
Bishop 07:33:39 -29.6 Dark Up 24.3 155.3 Low 07:18:39 - 07:48:39 2886
Henderson 07:33:27 -31.0 Dark Up 26.6 158.3 Low 07:18:27 - 07:48:27 2868
Patrick 07:33:22 -31.7 Dark Up 27.5 159.2 Low 07:18:22 - 07:48:22 2849
Lone Pine 07:33:39 -30.3 Dark Up 25.1 155.5 Low 07:18:39 - 07:48:39 2848
DCO 07:33:20 -32.0 Dark Up 28.0 159.8 Low 07:18:20 - 07:48:20 2842
Searchlight/Boulder City 07:33:26 -31.6 Dark Up 27.1 158.2 Low 07:18:26 - 07:48:26 2835
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:33:24 -31.9 Dark Up 27.6 159.0 Low 07:18:24 - 07:48:24 2833
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:33:26 -31.9 Dark Up 27.5 158.5 Low 07:18:26 - 07:48:26 2823
Mohave Valley 07:33:26 -32.2 Dark Up 27.8 158.4 Low 07:18:26 - 07:48:26 2807
Lake Havasu City 07:33:25 -32.6 Dark Up 28.2 158.6 Low 07:18:25 - 07:48:25 2787
Parker 07:33:26 -32.9 Dark Up 28.5 158.6 Low 07:18:26 - 07:48:26 2766
Blythe 07:33:27 -33.5 Dark Up 28.9 158.2 Low 07:18:27 - 07:48:27 2729
CPSLO 07:33:51 -31.4 Dark Up 25.4 152.8 Low 07:18:51 - 07:48:51 2724
Idyllwild 07:33:37 -33.3 Dark Up 28.2 156.2 Low 07:18:37 - 07:48:37 2701
Wildwood 07:33:44 -32.8 Dark Up 27.2 154.5 Low 07:18:44 - 07:48:44 2689
Calipatria 07:33:32 -33.9 Dark Up 29.1 157.2 Low 07:18:32 - 07:48:32 2683
Yuma 07:33:29 -34.4 Dark Up 29.8 157.9 Low 07:18:29 - 07:48:29 2671

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 10GX34, (2019/06/09 07:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 26.90  94
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  6.49 127
PPM 268291     18:21:31.4 -24:54:54  6.0  1.72 119
PPM 268473     18:29:16.3 -24:27:13  8.3  0.41 121
PPM 268427     18:27:20.3 -23:46:41  9.9  0.39 120
PPM 268424     18:27:10.0 -24:01:00 10.1  0.26 120
10GX34         18:28:13.6 -24:06:52 16.5       121
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:14:27 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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