RECON: TNO occultation with 11FX62

Event between 11FX62 and star GA0560:07094186 with event index number of 183793

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/03/10 09:50:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:21:06.3 -32:19:48
Equinox of date position of star is 14:22:14.5 -32:25:00
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 155 degrees from the moon. Moon is 13% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 24.8 AU from the Sun and 24.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 100 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 913 km.
The sky-plane scale is 17607.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=221.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.2 sec chord
Diameter=90.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11FX62, (2019/03/10 09:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:12.4 -11:15:39  1.0 24.77 170
5The Cen       14:07:49.1 -36:27:49  2.1  5.02 151
PPM 292302     14:11:59.6 -32:09:56  6.5  2.18 155
PPM 292593     14:25:23.4 -33:10:23  6.8  1.00 154
PPM 292508     14:21:30.7 -32:19:41 10.0  0.18 155
11FX62         14:22:14.7 -32:25:01 15.4       154
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 8.6 km RECON observability=0.2 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 09:50:31 -39.4 Dark Down 6.0 163.7 Really Low 09:41:43 - 09:59:18 5654
Summerland 09:50:33 -39.5 Dark Down 6.0 163.4 Really Low 09:41:45 - 09:59:20 5654
Penticton 09:50:32 -39.7 Dark Down 6.3 163.6 Really Low 09:41:45 - 09:59:20 5650
Okanagan Falls 09:50:33 -39.9 Dark Down 6.5 163.6 Really Low 09:41:45 - 09:59:20 5648
Oliver 09:50:33 -40.0 Dark Down 6.7 163.6 Really Low 09:41:46 - 09:59:21 5646
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:50:32 -40.1 Dark Down 6.9 163.7 Really Low 09:41:45 - 09:59:20 5643
Oroville 09:50:33 -40.2 Dark Down 6.9 163.7 Really Low 09:41:45 - 09:59:20 5642
Tonasket 09:50:34 -40.4 Dark Down 7.2 163.7 Really Low 09:41:46 - 09:59:21 5639
Okanogan 09:50:35 -40.7 Dark Down 7.5 163.5 Really Low 09:41:48 - 09:59:23 5635
Brewster 09:50:37 -41.0 Dark Down 7.7 163.4 Really Low 09:41:50 - 09:59:25 5631
Manson/Chelan 09:50:40 -41.3 Dark Down 7.8 163.1 Really Low 09:41:53 - 09:59:28 5628
Entiat 09:50:40 -41.5 Dark Down 8.0 163.0 Really Low 09:41:52 - 09:59:27 5625
Wenatchee 09:50:42 -41.8 Dark Down 8.2 162.9 Really Low 09:41:54 - 09:59:29 5621
Ellensburg 09:50:44 -42.2 Dark Down 8.6 162.7 Really Low 09:41:57 - 09:59:32 5614
Yakima 09:50:45 -42.5 Dark Down 9.0 162.7 Really Low 09:41:58 - 09:59:33 5607
Toppenish/White Swan 09:50:45 -42.6 Dark Down 9.2 162.8 Really Low 09:41:58 - 09:59:33 5603
Pasco 09:50:39 -42.2 Dark Down 9.6 163.8 Really Low 09:41:52 - 09:59:27 5599
PNWRO 09:50:38 -42.4 Dark Down 9.9 164.0 Really Low 09:41:50 - 09:59:25 5595
George/Umatilla 09:50:40 -42.6 Dark Down 9.9 163.6 Really Low 09:41:52 - 09:59:27 5594
Goldendale 09:50:49 -43.3 Dark Down 9.7 162.4 Really Low 09:42:02 - 09:59:37 5593
The Dalles 09:50:52 -43.6 Dark Down 9.8 162.1 Really Low 09:42:04 - 09:59:39 5588
Maupin 09:50:52 -43.9 Dark Down 10.2 162.2 Really Low 09:42:05 - 09:59:40 5580
Madras/Culver 09:50:54 -44.4 Dark Down 10.7 162.1 Really Low 09:42:07 - 09:59:42 5569
Sisters 09:50:57 -44.8 Dark Down 10.9 161.8 Really Low 09:42:10 - 09:59:45 5561
Redmond 09:50:56 -44.7 Dark Down 11.1 162.1 Really Low 09:42:08 - 09:59:43 5561
Bend 09:50:57 -44.9 Dark Down 11.2 162.0 Really Low 09:42:10 - 09:59:45 5556
Oregon Observatory 09:50:58 -45.1 Dark Down 11.4 161.8 Really Low 09:42:11 - 09:59:46 5552
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:50:59 -45.3 Dark Down 11.5 161.8 Really Low 09:42:12 - 09:59:47 5547
North Lake 09:50:56 -45.4 Dark Down 12.1 162.3 Really Low 09:42:09 - 09:59:44 5537
Paisley 09:50:56 -45.7 Dark Down 12.7 162.5 Really Low 09:42:08 - 09:59:43 5524
Chiloquin 09:51:03 -46.3 Dark Down 12.5 161.4 Really Low 09:42:16 - 09:59:51 5520
Klamath Falls 09:51:05 -46.6 Dark Down 12.9 161.5 Really Low 09:42:17 - 09:59:52 5512
Lakeview 09:50:56 -46.0 Dark Down 13.2 162.6 Really Low 09:42:08 - 09:59:43 5510
Tulelake 09:51:02 -46.7 Dark Down 13.2 161.7 Really Low 09:42:15 - 09:59:50 5505
Cedarville 09:50:56 -46.5 Dark Down 13.9 162.7 Really Low 09:42:08 - 09:59:43 5493
Fall River/Burney 09:51:05 -47.4 Dark Down 14.1 161.7 Really Low 09:42:17 - 09:59:52 5480
Susanville 09:51:02 -47.5 Dark Down 14.9 162.3 Really Low 09:42:14 - 09:59:49 5462
Greenville 09:51:05 -47.9 Dark Down 15.0 162.0 Really Low 09:42:17 - 09:59:52 5453
Gimple 09:51:04 -47.9 Dark Down 15.1 162.1 Really Low 09:42:17 - 09:59:52 5453
Quincy 09:51:06 -48.1 Dark Down 15.2 162.0 Really Low 09:42:18 - 09:59:53 5447
Portola 09:51:03 -47.9 Dark Down 15.5 162.4 Really Low 09:42:15 - 09:59:50 5443
Reno 09:51:00 -47.8 Dark Down 15.9 162.9 Really Low 09:42:12 - 09:59:47 5435
Carson City 09:50:59 -48.1 Dark Down 16.2 162.9 Really Low 09:42:12 - 09:59:47 5423
Yerington 09:50:57 -47.9 Dark Down 16.5 163.4 Really Low 09:42:09 - 09:59:44 5416
Gardnerville 09:50:59 -48.3 Dark Down 16.5 162.9 Really Low 09:42:11 - 09:59:46 5416
Hawthorne 09:50:53 -48.0 Dark Down 17.1 163.8 Really Low 09:42:06 - 09:59:41 5400
Lee Vining 09:50:57 -48.7 Dark Down 17.5 163.3 Really Low 09:42:10 - 09:59:45 5382
Tonopah 09:50:45 -47.6 Dark Down 17.8 164.9 Really Low 09:41:57 - 09:59:32 5381
Bishop 09:50:55 -48.7 Dark Down 18.3 163.9 Really Low 09:42:08 - 09:59:43 5360
Niwot 09:49:24 -39.4 Dark Down 17.4 175.3 Really Low 09:40:36 - 09:58:11 5352
SwRI 09:49:23 -39.5 Dark Down 17.5 175.2 Really Low 09:40:35 - 09:58:10 5349
Beatty 09:50:45 -48.2 Dark Down 19.1 165.2 Really Low 09:41:57 - 09:59:32 5339
Lone Pine 09:50:55 -49.1 Dark Down 19.1 164.1 Really Low 09:42:07 - 09:59:42 5332
Indian Springs 09:50:38 -47.8 Dark Down 19.6 166.1 Really Low 09:41:50 - 09:59:25 5322
Henderson 09:50:36 -47.8 Dark Down 20.2 166.7 Low 09:41:48 - 09:59:23 5299
CPSLO 09:51:15 -51.4 Dark Down 19.7 161.8 Really Low 09:42:28 - 10:00:03 5287
Searchlight/Boulder City 09:50:36 -48.1 Dark Down 20.8 166.7 Low 09:41:48 - 09:59:23 5277
Patrick 09:50:29 -47.5 Dark Down 21.0 167.6 Low 09:41:41 - 09:59:16 5269
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:50:33 -48.1 Dark Down 21.2 167.0 Low 09:41:46 - 09:59:21 5263
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:50:30 -47.8 Dark Down 21.2 167.4 Low 09:41:43 - 09:59:18 5261
Mohave Valley 09:50:34 -48.3 Dark Down 21.4 166.9 Low 09:41:47 - 09:59:22 5253
DCO 09:50:24 -47.3 Dark Down 21.5 168.2 Low 09:41:36 - 09:59:11 5252
Wildwood 09:51:04 -51.2 Dark Down 21.4 163.4 Low 09:42:16 - 09:59:51 5236
Lake Havasu City 09:50:34 -48.4 Dark Down 21.9 167.1 Low 09:41:46 - 09:59:21 5235
Parker 09:50:33 -48.6 Dark Down 22.2 167.1 Low 09:41:46 - 09:59:21 5221
Idyllwild 09:50:51 -50.3 Dark Down 22.1 165.0 Low 09:42:03 - 09:59:38 5216
Blythe 09:50:36 -49.1 Dark Down 22.7 166.8 Low 09:41:48 - 09:59:23 5201
Calipatria 09:50:43 -50.0 Dark Down 23.0 166.0 Low 09:41:56 - 09:59:31 5185
Yuma 09:50:39 -49.7 Dark Down 23.6 166.7 Low 09:41:52 - 09:59:27 5161

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 11FX62, (2019/03/10 09:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 24.77 170
5The Cen       14:06:40.1 -36:22:22  2.1  5.02 151
PPM 292302     14:10:51.8 -32:04:33  6.5  2.18 155
PPM 292593     14:24:14.5 -33:05:13  6.8  1.00 154
PPM 292508     14:20:22.4 -32:14:27 10.0  0.18 155
11FX62         14:21:06.3 -32:19:48 15.4       155
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 06:38:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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