RECON: TNO occultation with 11HZ102

Event between 11HZ102 and star UC4-347-167101 with event index number of 117448

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/06/14 09:15:04 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:03:33.4 -20:44:23
Equinox of date position of star is 19:04:35.3 -20:42:47
Stellar brightness R=15.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 32 degrees from the moon. Moon is 80% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.6

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TNO is 43.1 AU from the Sun and 42.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 450 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1763 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30600.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=86.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Diameter=35.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11HZ102, (2017/06/14 09:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:28.8 -26:28:09  0.9 35.64  67
Nunki          18:56:20.8 -26:16:25  2.0  5.87  35
39Omi Sgr      19:05:43.7 -21:42:52  3.9  1.04  32
PPM 269280     19:06:06.0 -20:55:13  7.4  0.41  32
PPM 269257     19:04:54.9 -20:39:27  9.3  0.09  32
11HZ102        19:04:35.5 -20:42:46 15.5        32
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 2.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 12.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=13.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 09:14:50 -15.8 AT Up 20.2 176.3 Low 08:59:50 - 09:29:50 1372
Tonasket 09:14:50 -16.0 AT Up 20.5 176.3 Low 08:59:50 - 09:29:50 1363
Okanogan 09:14:51 -16.4 AT Up 20.8 176.1 Low 08:59:51 - 09:29:51 1351
Brewster 09:14:51 -16.6 AT Up 21.1 175.9 Low 08:59:51 - 09:29:51 1341
Manson/Chelan 09:14:53 -16.9 AT Up 21.3 175.5 Low 08:59:53 - 09:29:53 1335
Entiat 09:14:53 -17.1 AT Up 21.5 175.4 Low 08:59:53 - 09:29:53 1327
Wenatchee 09:14:54 -17.4 AT Up 21.7 175.3 Low 08:59:54 - 09:29:54 1317
Ellensburg 09:14:54 -17.8 AT Up 22.1 175.1 Low 08:59:54 - 09:29:54 1301
Yakima 09:14:55 -18.2 Dark Up 22.5 175.1 Low 08:59:55 - 09:29:55 1284
Toppenish/White Swan 09:14:54 -18.4 Dark Up 22.8 175.2 Low 08:59:54 - 09:29:54 1274
Pasco 09:14:50 -18.3 Dark Up 22.9 176.5 Low 08:59:50 - 09:29:50 1262
Goldendale 09:14:56 -19.0 Dark Up 23.3 174.8 Low 08:59:56 - 09:29:56 1253
PNWRO 09:14:49 -18.4 Dark Up 23.2 176.7 Low 08:59:49 - 09:29:49 1250
George/Umatilla 09:14:51 -18.6 Dark Up 23.3 176.3 Low 08:59:51 - 09:29:51 1248
The Dalles 09:14:57 -19.3 Dark Up 23.5 174.4 Low 08:59:57 - 09:29:57 1245
Maupin 09:14:57 -19.7 Dark Up 23.9 174.5 Low 08:59:57 - 09:29:57 1226
Madras/Culver 09:14:57 -20.2 Dark Up 24.4 174.4 Low 08:59:57 - 09:29:57 1202
Sisters 09:14:58 -20.6 Dark Up 24.7 174.0 Low 08:59:58 - 09:29:58 1189
Redmond 09:14:57 -20.6 Dark Up 24.8 174.4 Low 08:59:57 - 09:29:57 1186
Bend 09:14:58 -20.8 Dark Up 25.0 174.2 Low 08:59:58 - 09:29:58 1177
Oregon Observatory 09:14:58 -21.0 Dark Up 25.2 174.1 Low 08:59:58 - 09:29:58 1169
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:14:59 -21.2 Dark Up 25.4 174.0 Low 08:59:59 - 09:29:59 1160
North Lake 09:14:57 -21.5 Dark Up 25.8 174.6 Low 08:59:57 - 09:29:57 1136
Chiloquin 09:15:01 -22.4 Dark Up 26.4 173.6 Low 09:00:01 - 09:30:01 1109
Paisley 09:14:56 -21.9 Dark Up 26.4 175.0 Low 08:59:56 - 09:29:56 1108
Klamath Falls 09:15:00 -22.7 Dark Up 26.8 173.7 Low 09:00:00 - 09:30:00 1091
Lakeview 09:14:56 -22.4 Dark Up 26.9 175.1 Low 08:59:56 - 09:29:56 1082
Tulelake 09:15:00 -22.9 Dark Up 27.1 174.0 Low 09:00:00 - 09:30:00 1076
Cedarville 09:14:55 -23.0 Dark Up 27.6 175.3 Low 08:59:55 - 09:29:55 1047
Fall River/Burney 09:15:00 -23.7 Dark Up 28.0 174.0 Low 09:00:00 - 09:30:00 1029
Susanville 09:14:57 -24.1 Dark Up 28.7 174.7 Low 08:59:57 - 09:29:57 992
Greenville 09:14:58 -24.5 Dark Up 28.9 174.4 Low 08:59:58 - 09:29:58 979
Gimple 09:14:58 -24.4 Dark Up 28.9 174.5 Low 08:59:58 - 09:29:58 979
Quincy 09:14:59 -24.7 Dark Up 29.1 174.4 Low 08:59:59 - 09:29:59 968
Portola 09:14:57 -24.7 Dark Up 29.3 174.9 Low 08:59:57 - 09:29:57 959
Reno 09:14:55 -24.8 Dark Up 29.6 175.6 Low 08:59:55 - 09:29:55 941
Carson City 09:14:55 -25.1 Dark Up 30.0 175.6 Low 08:59:55 - 09:29:55 921
Gardnerville 09:14:55 -25.3 Dark Up 30.2 175.6 Up 08:59:55 - 09:29:55 907
Yerington 09:14:53 -25.1 Dark Up 30.2 176.3 Up 08:59:53 - 09:29:53 906
Hawthorne 09:14:51 -25.4 Dark Up 30.7 176.8 Up 08:59:51 - 09:29:51 876
Lee Vining 09:14:54 -26.1 Dark Up 31.2 176.3 Up 08:59:54 - 09:29:54 848
Tonopah 09:14:46 -25.5 Dark Up 31.2 178.3 Up 08:59:46 - 09:29:46 840
Niwot 09:14:02 -19.4 Dark Up 28.4 191.0 Low 08:59:02 - 09:29:02 825
Bishop 09:14:51 -26.4 Dark Up 31.8 177.0 Up 08:59:51 - 09:29:51 808
Beatty 09:14:45 -26.4 Dark Up 32.3 178.8 Up 08:59:45 - 09:29:45 768
Lone Pine 09:14:50 -27.1 Dark Up 32.6 177.4 Up 08:59:50 - 09:29:50 761
Indian Springs 09:14:40 -26.4 Dark Up 32.7 180.0 Up 08:59:40 - 09:29:40 739
Henderson 09:14:38 -26.6 Dark Up 33.2 180.7 Up 08:59:38 - 09:29:38 700
CPSLO 09:15:00 -29.0 Dark Up 33.8 174.4 Up 09:00:00 - 09:30:00 700
Searchlight/Boulder City 09:14:38 -27.1 Dark Up 33.8 180.8 Up 08:59:38 - 09:29:38 665
Patrick 09:14:34 -26.8 Dark Up 33.8 182.0 Up 08:59:34 - 09:29:34 652
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:14:36 -27.3 Dark Up 34.1 181.2 Up 08:59:36 - 09:29:36 643
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:14:35 -27.1 Dark Up 34.1 181.8 Up 08:59:35 - 09:29:35 640
Mohave Valley 09:14:36 -27.5 Dark Up 34.4 181.2 Up 08:59:36 - 09:29:36 626
DCO 09:14:31 -26.8 Dark Up 34.1 182.8 Up 08:59:31 - 09:29:31 626
Wildwood 09:14:53 -29.5 Dark Up 35.1 176.7 Up 08:59:53 - 09:29:53 610
Lake Havasu City 09:14:36 -27.8 Dark Up 34.8 181.5 Up 08:59:36 - 09:29:36 598
Parker 09:14:36 -28.1 Dark Up 35.1 181.5 Up 08:59:36 - 09:29:36 576
Idyllwild 09:14:46 -29.3 Dark Up 35.5 178.8 Up 08:59:46 - 09:29:46 573
Blythe 09:14:37 -28.7 Dark Up 35.6 181.2 Up 08:59:37 - 09:29:37 545
Calipatria 09:14:41 -29.5 Dark Up 36.1 180.1 Up 08:59:41 - 09:29:41 522
Yuma 09:14:37 -29.5 Dark Up 36.6 181.2 Up 08:59:37 - 09:29:37 485

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.

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Star training set for 11HZ102, (2017/06/14 09:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 35.64  67
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  5.87  35
39Omi Sgr      19:04:41.1 -21:44:31  3.9  1.04  32
PPM 269280     19:05:03.8 -20:56:52  7.4  0.41  32
PPM 269257     19:03:52.8 -20:41:04  9.3  0.09  32
11HZ102        19:03:33.4 -20:44:23 15.5        32
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/15 17:59:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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