RECON: TNO occultation with 11HJ103

Event between 11HJ103 and star GA0680:34427950 with event index number of 202365

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/07/20 08:34:33 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:12:30.7 -20:34:45
Equinox of date position of star is 19:13:36.2 -20:32:49
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 73 degrees from the moon. Moon is 56% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.1

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TNO is 40.0 AU from the Sun and 39.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 269 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2718 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28306.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=142.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Diameter=58.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11HJ103, (2018/07/20 08:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:32.9 -26:28:18  0.9 37.69  37
Nunki          18:56:24.8 -26:16:20  2.0  6.95  69
PPM 235581     19:10:53.7 -19:46:22  6.4  1.00  72
PPM 269477     19:14:15.0 -20:23:22  8.2  0.22  73
11HJ103        19:13:36.6 -20:32:49 16.7        73
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 15.2 km RECON observability=0.9 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)
Penticton 08:33:03 -19.5 Dark Down 18.0 198.4 Really Low 08:18:03 - 08:48:03 13675
Oroville 08:33:03 -20.1 Dark Down 18.5 198.5 Really Low 08:18:03 - 08:48:03 13647
Tonasket 08:33:02 -20.4 Dark Down 18.7 198.6 Really Low 08:18:02 - 08:48:02 13636
Okanogan 08:33:02 -20.7 Dark Down 19.1 198.4 Really Low 08:18:02 - 08:48:02 13624
Brewster 08:33:02 -21.0 Dark Down 19.4 198.3 Really Low 08:18:02 - 08:48:02 13616
Manson/Chelan 08:33:04 -21.2 Dark Down 19.6 197.9 Really Low 08:18:04 - 08:48:04 13613
Entiat 08:33:04 -21.5 Dark Down 19.9 197.9 Really Low 08:18:04 - 08:48:04 13604
Wenatchee 08:33:04 -21.7 Dark Down 20.1 197.8 Low 08:18:04 - 08:48:04 13594
Ellensburg 08:33:04 -22.1 Dark Down 20.6 197.7 Low 08:18:04 - 08:48:04 13579
Yakima 08:33:04 -22.5 Dark Down 21.0 197.7 Low 08:18:04 - 08:48:04 13560
Toppenish/White Swan 08:33:03 -22.7 Dark Down 21.1 197.9 Low 08:18:03 - 08:48:03 13547
Goldendale 08:33:05 -23.3 Dark Down 21.7 197.5 Low 08:18:05 - 08:48:05 13528
The Dalles 08:33:05 -23.6 Dark Down 22.0 197.2 Low 08:18:05 - 08:48:05 13524
Pasco 08:32:58 -22.8 Dark Down 21.0 199.1 Low 08:17:58 - 08:47:58 13517
George/Umatilla 08:32:59 -23.1 Dark Down 21.3 199.0 Low 08:17:59 - 08:47:59 13505
Maupin 08:33:04 -24.0 Dark Down 22.4 197.4 Low 08:18:04 - 08:48:04 13501
PNWRO 08:32:58 -23.0 Dark Down 21.2 199.4 Low 08:17:58 - 08:47:58 13500
Madras/Culver 08:33:04 -24.5 Dark Down 22.9 197.4 Low 08:18:04 - 08:48:04 13475
Sisters 08:33:05 -24.9 Dark Down 23.4 197.0 Low 08:18:05 - 08:48:05 13466
Redmond 08:33:04 -24.9 Dark Down 23.3 197.4 Low 08:18:04 - 08:48:04 13458
Bend 08:33:05 -25.1 Dark Down 23.5 197.3 Low 08:18:05 - 08:48:05 13449
Oregon Observatory 08:33:05 -25.3 Dark Down 23.7 197.2 Low 08:18:05 - 08:48:05 13443
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:33:05 -25.5 Dark Down 23.9 197.1 Low 08:18:05 - 08:48:05 13433
North Lake 08:33:03 -25.9 Dark Down 24.2 197.8 Low 08:18:03 - 08:48:03 13399
Chiloquin 08:33:06 -26.6 Dark Down 25.1 196.9 Low 08:18:06 - 08:48:06 13381
Paisley 08:33:00 -26.4 Dark Down 24.7 198.2 Low 08:18:00 - 08:48:00 13362
Klamath Falls 08:33:05 -27.0 Dark Down 25.4 197.1 Low 08:18:05 - 08:48:05 13361
Tulelake 08:33:03 -27.2 Dark Down 25.6 197.4 Low 08:18:03 - 08:48:03 13341
Lakeview 08:33:00 -26.9 Dark Down 25.1 198.5 Low 08:18:00 - 08:48:00 13331
Cedarville 08:33:00 -27.5 Dark Down 25.7 198.8 Low 08:18:00 - 08:48:00 13291
Fall River/Burney 08:33:03 -28.1 Dark Down 26.4 197.6 Low 08:18:03 - 08:48:03 13288
Susanville 08:33:01 -28.7 Dark Down 26.9 198.4 Low 08:18:01 - 08:48:01 13237
Greenville 08:33:02 -29.0 Dark Down 27.2 198.2 Low 08:18:02 - 08:48:02 13227
Gimple 08:33:00 -29.0 Dark Down 27.2 198.3 Low 08:18:00 - 08:48:00 13226
Quincy 08:33:01 -29.2 Dark Down 27.4 198.2 Low 08:18:01 - 08:48:01 13216
Portola 08:32:58 -29.3 Dark Down 27.4 198.7 Low 08:17:58 - 08:47:58 13198
Reno 08:32:58 -29.5 Dark Down 27.5 199.4 Low 08:17:58 - 08:47:58 13169
Carson City 08:32:58 -29.8 Dark Down 27.8 199.5 Low 08:17:58 - 08:47:58 13147
Gardnerville 08:32:58 -30.1 Dark Down 28.0 199.6 Low 08:17:58 - 08:47:58 13131
Yerington 08:32:58 -30.0 Dark Down 27.8 200.2 Low 08:17:58 - 08:47:58 13122
Hawthorne 08:32:58 -30.4 Dark Down 28.1 200.8 Low 08:17:58 - 08:47:58 13082
Lee Vining 08:32:58 -31.0 Dark Down 28.8 200.4 Low 08:17:58 - 08:47:58 13058
Tonopah 08:32:58 -30.6 Dark Down 28.1 202.3 Low 08:17:58 - 08:47:58 13024
Bishop 08:32:58 -31.5 Dark Down 29.1 201.3 Low 08:17:58 - 08:47:58 13005
Lone Pine 08:32:58 -32.2 Dark Down 29.7 201.8 Low 08:17:58 - 08:47:58 12950
Beatty 08:32:58 -31.7 Dark Down 29.1 203.0 Low 08:17:58 - 08:47:58 12941
CPSLO 08:32:59 -33.8 Dark Down 31.7 199.4 Up 08:17:59 - 08:47:59 12923
Indian Springs 08:32:41 -31.9 Dark Down 29.0 204.1 Low 08:17:41 - 08:47:41 12891
Niwot 08:32:13 -26.1 Dark Down 22.0 213.2 Low 08:17:13 - 08:47:13 12851
Henderson 08:32:40 -32.3 Dark Down 29.3 204.9 Low 08:17:40 - 08:47:40 12839
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:32:39 -32.8 Dark Down 29.8 205.1 Low 08:17:39 - 08:47:39 12799
Wildwood 08:32:58 -34.7 Dark Down 32.2 201.8 Up 08:17:58 - 08:47:58 12797
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:32:37 -33.0 Dark Down 29.9 205.6 Low 08:17:37 - 08:47:37 12771
Patrick 08:32:35 -32.7 Dark Down 29.5 206.2 Low 08:17:35 - 08:47:35 12770
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:32:36 -32.9 Dark Down 29.7 206.1 Low 08:17:36 - 08:47:36 12759
Mohave Valley 08:32:37 -33.3 Dark Down 30.2 205.6 Up 08:17:37 - 08:47:37 12752
DCO 08:32:33 -32.8 Dark Down 29.5 207.0 Low 08:17:33 - 08:47:33 12731
Idyllwild 08:32:44 -34.8 Dark Down 32.0 203.8 Up 08:17:44 - 08:47:44 12726
Lake Havasu City 08:32:37 -33.7 Dark Down 30.5 206.0 Up 08:17:37 - 08:47:37 12719
Parker 08:32:36 -34.0 Dark Down 30.8 206.1 Up 08:17:36 - 08:47:36 12694
Blythe 08:32:37 -34.6 Dark Down 31.3 205.9 Up 08:17:37 - 08:47:37 12665
Calipatria 08:32:40 -35.2 Dark Down 32.1 205.1 Up 08:17:40 - 08:47:40 12654
Yuma 08:32:36 -35.5 Dark Down 32.2 206.1 Up 08:17:36 - 08:47:36 12601

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 11HJ103, (2018/07/20 08:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 37.69  37
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  6.95  69
PPM 235581     19:09:48.2 -19:48:15  6.4  1.00  72
PPM 269477     19:13:09.2 -20:25:19  8.2  0.22  73
11HJ103        19:12:30.7 -20:34:45 16.7        73
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:16:03 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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