RECON: TNO occultation with 10VL201

Event between 10VL201 and star GA1060:00449044 with event index number of 227054

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/11/23 10:30:14 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:02:11.1 +16:46:35
Equinox of date position of star is 04:03:14.2 +16:49:36
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 137 degrees from the moon. Moon is 13% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 35.0 AU from the Sun and 34.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.1 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 245 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3976 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24638.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.9
Diameter=390.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.6 sec chord
Diameter=159.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 4:3E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10VL201, (2019/11/23 10:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:03.9 +16:32:52  0.8  8.08 129
44Zet Per      03:55:23.3 +31:56:28  2.8 15.22 132
PPM 119539     04:01:57.7 +18:14:55  6.5  1.45 136
PPM 119533     04:01:45.2 +17:21:05  6.7  0.64 137
PPM 119543     04:02:09.5 +16:34:32  9.9  0.38 137
PPM 119563     04:03:42.3 +16:55:59 10.2  0.14 136
10VL201        04:03:19.2 +16:49:50 16.5       136
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 3.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Penticton 10:28:05 -46.4 Dark Down 44.6 237.9 Up 10:13:05 - 10:43:05 12360
Oroville 10:28:04 -46.6 Dark Down 44.9 238.5 Up 10:13:04 - 10:43:04 12302
Tonasket 10:28:02 -46.7 Dark Down 45.0 238.7 Up 10:13:02 - 10:43:02 12280
Okanogan 10:28:03 -46.9 Dark Down 45.2 238.8 Up 10:13:03 - 10:43:03 12247
Brewster 10:28:03 -47.2 Dark Down 45.5 238.8 Up 10:13:03 - 10:43:03 12220
Manson/Chelan 10:28:03 -47.5 Dark Down 45.8 238.6 Up 10:13:03 - 10:43:03 12198
Entiat 10:28:03 -47.6 Dark Down 46.0 238.7 Up 10:13:03 - 10:43:03 12176
Wenatchee 10:28:04 -47.8 Dark Down 46.2 238.9 Up 10:13:04 - 10:43:04 12151
Ellensburg 10:28:04 -48.1 Dark Down 46.5 239.0 Up 10:13:04 - 10:43:04 12110
Yakima 10:28:03 -48.3 Dark Down 46.7 239.3 Up 10:13:03 - 10:43:03 12070
Toppenish/White Swan 10:28:02 -48.3 Dark Down 46.7 239.7 Up 10:13:02 - 10:43:02 12049
Pasco 10:27:59 -47.6 Dark Down 46.0 241.2 Up 10:12:59 - 10:42:59 12040
PNWRO 10:27:58 -47.5 Dark Down 46.0 241.7 Up 10:12:58 - 10:42:58 12016
George/Umatilla 10:27:59 -47.8 Dark Down 46.3 241.3 Up 10:12:59 - 10:42:59 12006
Goldendale 10:28:02 -48.8 Dark Down 47.3 239.8 Up 10:13:02 - 10:43:02 11993
The Dalles 10:28:03 -49.1 Dark Down 47.6 239.6 Up 10:13:03 - 10:43:03 11969
Maupin 10:28:03 -49.2 Dark Down 47.7 240.1 Up 10:13:03 - 10:43:03 11928
Madras/Culver 10:28:02 -49.5 Dark Down 48.0 240.6 Up 10:13:02 - 10:43:02 11873
Sisters 10:28:03 -49.9 Dark Down 48.5 240.4 Up 10:13:03 - 10:43:03 11838
Redmond 10:28:02 -49.7 Dark Down 48.3 240.9 Up 10:13:02 - 10:43:02 11836
Bend 10:28:02 -49.8 Dark Down 48.4 240.9 Up 10:13:02 - 10:43:02 11815
Oregon Observatory 10:28:02 -50.0 Dark Down 48.6 240.9 Up 10:13:02 - 10:43:02 11797
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:28:02 -50.1 Dark Down 48.8 241.1 Up 10:13:02 - 10:43:02 11776
North Lake 10:28:00 -49.9 Dark Down 48.6 242.2 Up 10:13:00 - 10:43:00 11733
Paisley 10:27:58 -49.8 Dark Down 48.6 243.1 Up 10:12:58 - 10:42:58 11678
Chiloquin 10:28:02 -50.8 Dark Down 49.5 241.8 Up 10:13:02 - 10:43:02 11662
Klamath Falls 10:28:01 -50.9 Dark Down 49.6 242.3 Up 10:13:01 - 10:43:01 11627
Lakeview 10:27:57 -49.9 Dark Down 48.7 243.8 Up 10:12:57 - 10:42:57 11626
Tulelake 10:28:00 -50.8 Dark Down 49.5 242.9 Up 10:13:00 - 10:43:00 11600
Cedarville 10:27:56 -50.0 Dark Down 48.9 244.7 Up 10:12:56 - 10:42:56 11559
Niwot 10:27:17 -39.4 Dark Up 38.6 259.0 Up 10:12:17 - 10:42:17 11509
Fall River/Burney 10:27:59 -51.0 Dark Down 49.9 243.9 Up 10:12:59 - 10:42:59 11506
Susanville 10:27:56 -50.7 Dark Down 49.7 245.3 Up 10:12:56 - 10:42:56 11443
Greenville 10:27:56 -51.0 Dark Down 50.0 245.3 Up 10:12:56 - 10:42:56 11413
Gimple 10:27:57 -50.9 Dark Down 49.9 245.4 Up 10:12:57 - 10:42:57 11413
Quincy 10:27:57 -51.1 Dark Down 50.1 245.6 Up 10:12:57 - 10:42:57 11392
Portola 10:27:55 -50.8 Dark Down 49.8 246.2 Up 10:12:55 - 10:42:55 11380
Reno 10:27:53 -50.4 Dark Down 49.4 247.1 Up 10:12:53 - 10:42:53 11354
Carson City 10:27:52 -50.5 Dark Down 49.6 247.5 Up 10:12:52 - 10:42:52 11317
Yerington 10:27:50 -50.0 Dark Down 49.2 248.3 Up 10:12:50 - 10:42:50 11299
Gardnerville 10:27:52 -50.5 Dark Down 49.6 247.8 Up 10:12:52 - 10:42:52 11292
Hawthorne 10:27:49 -49.8 Dark Down 49.0 249.3 Up 10:12:49 - 10:42:49 11252
Tonopah 10:27:44 -48.8 Dark Down 48.1 251.1 Up 10:12:44 - 10:42:44 11208
Lee Vining 10:27:50 -50.3 Dark Down 49.5 249.5 Up 10:12:50 - 10:42:50 11191
Bishop 10:27:47 -49.9 Dark Down 49.2 250.8 Up 10:12:47 - 10:42:47 11130
Beatty 10:27:41 -48.7 Dark Down 48.1 252.7 Up 10:12:41 - 10:42:41 11088
Indian Springs 10:27:38 -47.9 Dark Down 47.4 254.0 Up 10:12:38 - 10:42:38 11059
Lone Pine 10:27:45 -49.8 Dark Down 49.2 251.9 Up 10:12:45 - 10:42:45 11051
Henderson 10:27:36 -47.5 Dark Down 47.0 255.1 Up 10:12:36 - 10:42:36 11006
Patrick 10:27:32 -46.7 Dark Down 46.3 256.6 Up 10:12:32 - 10:42:32 10946
Searchlight/Boulder City 10:27:36 -47.5 Dark Down 47.1 255.7 Up 10:12:36 - 10:42:36 10946
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:27:33 -46.9 Dark Down 46.5 256.7 Up 10:12:33 - 10:42:33 10921
DCO 10:27:30 -46.2 Dark Down 45.8 257.5 Up 10:12:30 - 10:42:30 10918
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:27:35 -47.3 Dark Down 46.9 256.3 Up 10:12:35 - 10:42:35 10916
CPSLO 10:27:52 -52.1 Dark Down 51.6 251.1 Up 10:12:52 - 10:42:52 10904
Mohave Valley 10:27:34 -47.3 Dark Down 47.0 256.6 Up 10:12:34 - 10:42:34 10887
Lake Havasu City 10:27:33 -47.2 Dark Down 46.9 257.2 Up 10:12:33 - 10:42:33 10845
Parker 10:27:32 -47.2 Dark Down 46.9 257.6 Up 10:12:32 - 10:42:32 10808
Wildwood 10:27:44 -50.7 Dark Down 50.4 254.3 Up 10:12:44 - 10:42:44 10781
Idyllwild 10:27:39 -49.2 Dark Down 49.0 256.2 Up 10:12:39 - 10:42:39 10751
Blythe 10:27:33 -47.5 Dark Down 47.3 257.9 Up 10:12:33 - 10:42:33 10750
Calipatria 10:27:35 -48.3 Dark Down 48.1 257.8 Up 10:12:35 - 10:42:35 10692
Yuma 10:27:32 -47.6 Dark Down 47.5 258.9 Up 10:12:32 - 10:42:32 10650

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 10VL201, (2019/11/23 10:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8  8.08 129
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8 15.22 132
PPM 119539     04:00:48.9 +18:11:38  6.5  1.45 136
PPM 119533     04:00:36.9 +17:17:47  6.7  0.64 137
PPM 119543     04:01:01.4 +16:31:15  9.9  0.38 137
PPM 119563     04:02:34.0 +16:52:44 10.2  0.14 136
10VL201        04:02:11.1 +16:46:35 16.5       136
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 18:21:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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