RECON: TNO occultation with 11WG157

Event between 11WG157 and star UC4-653-016201 with event index number of 314910

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/08/13 10:11:24 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:34:23.6 +40:26:06
Equinox of date position of star is 03:35:39.7 +40:29:52
Stellar brightness R=16.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 122 degrees from the moon. Moon is 96% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 30.7 AU from the Sun and 30.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 103 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1997 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22398.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=210.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.9 sec chord
Diameter=86.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11WG157, (2019/08/13 10:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:02.9 +16:32:50  0.8 27.39 132
Algol          03:09:27.2 +41:01:47  2.1  5.00 117
PPM 068571     03:34:53.0 +39:57:52  5.8  0.56 122
PPM 046376     03:38:41.0 +40:36:05  8.5  0.58 122
PPM 046352     03:36:44.7 +40:25:32  9.2  0.21 122
PPM 046326     03:35:17.9 +40:35:35 11.3  0.12 122
11WG157        03:35:42.0 +40:29:59 16.3       122
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 4.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=8.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
CPSLO 10:10:04 -32.2 Dark Up 43.1 64.8 Up 10:00:59 - 10:19:08 3591
Klamath Falls 10:10:53 -26.9 Dark Up 45.1 70.7 Up 10:01:49 - 10:19:58 3582
Chiloquin 10:10:55 -26.6 Dark Up 45.2 71.0 Up 10:01:51 - 10:20:00 3581
Fall River/Burney 10:10:44 -27.7 Dark Up 44.9 69.8 Up 10:01:40 - 10:19:49 3577
Tulelake 10:10:51 -27.0 Dark Up 45.2 70.6 Up 10:01:47 - 10:19:56 3569
Quincy 10:10:36 -28.5 Dark Up 44.8 68.9 Up 10:01:32 - 10:19:41 3565
Greenville 10:10:38 -28.3 Dark Up 44.9 69.1 Up 10:01:33 - 10:19:42 3563
Gimple 10:10:37 -28.3 Dark Up 45.0 69.1 Up 10:01:33 - 10:19:42 3558
Susanville 10:10:39 -27.9 Dark Up 45.2 69.4 Up 10:01:34 - 10:19:43 3542
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:11:03 -25.5 Dark Up 45.8 72.3 Up 10:01:58 - 10:20:07 3542
Portola 10:10:35 -28.4 Dark Up 45.1 68.9 Up 10:01:30 - 10:19:39 3538
Oregon Observatory 10:11:04 -25.3 Dark Up 45.9 72.5 Up 10:02:00 - 10:20:09 3534
Sisters 10:11:08 -25.0 Dark Up 45.9 72.8 Up 10:02:03 - 10:20:12 3534
Bend 10:11:05 -25.1 Dark Up 46.0 72.7 Up 10:02:00 - 10:20:09 3524
North Lake 10:11:00 -25.6 Dark Up 46.1 72.1 Up 10:01:55 - 10:20:04 3515
Redmond 10:11:07 -24.9 Dark Up 46.2 73.0 Up 10:02:02 - 10:20:11 3512
Carson City 10:10:29 -28.6 Dark Up 45.4 68.6 Up 10:01:25 - 10:19:34 3504
Gardnerville 10:10:27 -28.8 Dark Up 45.3 68.4 Up 10:01:23 - 10:19:32 3504
Paisley 10:10:55 -26.0 Dark Up 46.1 71.7 Up 10:01:51 - 10:20:00 3503
Madras/Culver 10:11:09 -24.5 Dark Up 46.3 73.4 Up 10:02:05 - 10:20:14 3503
Reno 10:10:32 -28.3 Dark Up 45.5 68.9 Up 10:01:27 - 10:19:36 3502
Lakeview 10:10:51 -26.3 Dark Up 46.1 71.3 Up 10:01:47 - 10:19:56 3499
Cedarville 10:10:46 -26.8 Dark Up 46.0 70.7 Up 10:01:41 - 10:19:50 3498
Maupin 10:11:13 -24.1 Dark Up 46.5 74.0 Up 10:02:08 - 10:20:17 3490
The Dalles 10:11:16 -23.7 Dark Up 46.6 74.4 Up 10:02:12 - 10:20:21 3488
Lee Vining 10:10:20 -29.3 Dark Up 45.4 67.6 Up 10:01:16 - 10:19:25 3473
Yerington 10:10:28 -28.5 Dark Up 45.8 68.6 Up 10:01:24 - 10:19:33 3467
Goldendale 10:11:16 -23.4 Dark Up 46.9 74.8 Up 10:02:12 - 10:20:21 3463
Wildwood 10:09:52 -32.2 Dark Up 44.1 64.2 Up 10:00:48 - 10:18:57 3461
Hawthorne 10:10:23 -28.6 Dark Up 46.0 68.3 Up 10:01:19 - 10:19:28 3438
Yakima 10:11:22 -22.7 Dark Up 47.3 75.7 Up 10:02:18 - 10:20:27 3433
Bishop 10:10:15 -29.4 Dark Up 45.7 67.3 Up 10:01:10 - 10:19:19 3432
Toppenish/White Swan 10:11:20 -22.8 Dark Up 47.3 75.6 Up 10:02:16 - 10:20:25 3429
Ellensburg 10:11:25 -22.3 Dark Up 47.4 76.2 Up 10:02:21 - 10:20:30 3424
Lone Pine 10:10:09 -29.9 Dark Up 45.6 66.7 Up 10:01:05 - 10:19:14 3415
Wenatchee 10:11:28 -21.9 Dark Up 47.6 76.7 Up 10:02:23 - 10:20:32 3403
Entiat 10:11:29 -21.6 Dark Up 47.8 77.1 Up 10:02:24 - 10:20:33 3392
Manson/Chelan 10:11:31 -21.4 Dark Up 47.9 77.4 Up 10:02:27 - 10:20:36 3384
George/Umatilla 10:11:16 -22.8 Dark Up 47.9 75.7 Up 10:02:11 - 10:20:20 3379
Pasco 10:11:17 -22.4 Dark Up 48.1 76.1 Up 10:02:13 - 10:20:22 3361
Brewster 10:11:32 -21.1 Dark Up 48.2 77.8 Up 10:02:27 - 10:20:36 3360
PNWRO 10:11:16 -22.5 Dark Up 48.2 76.0 Up 10:02:12 - 10:20:21 3352
Tonopah 10:10:18 -28.3 Dark Up 46.8 68.3 Up 10:01:14 - 10:19:23 3350
Okanogan 10:11:33 -20.8 Dark Up 48.4 78.2 Up 10:02:29 - 10:20:38 3343
Idyllwild 10:09:48 -31.5 Dark Up 45.3 64.3 Up 10:00:43 - 10:18:52 3334
Tonasket 10:11:35 -20.5 Dark Up 48.5 78.7 Up 10:02:31 - 10:20:40 3327
Beatty 10:10:10 -29.0 Dark Up 46.7 67.3 Up 10:01:05 - 10:19:14 3327
Oliver 10:11:39 -20.1 Dark Up 48.5 79.2 Up 10:02:35 - 10:20:44 3323
Oroville 10:11:37 -20.3 Dark Up 48.6 79.0 Up 10:02:33 - 10:20:42 3323
Okanagan Falls 10:11:40 -20.0 Dark Up 48.6 79.3 Up 10:02:36 - 10:20:45 3321
Summerland 10:11:44 -19.6 Dark Up 48.6 79.8 Up 10:02:39 - 10:20:48 3317
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:11:38 -20.2 Dark Up 48.6 79.1 Up 10:02:33 - 10:20:42 3317
Penticton 10:11:41 -19.8 Dark Up 48.6 79.6 Up 10:02:37 - 10:20:46 3315
Kelowna 10:11:44 -19.4 Dark Up 48.8 80.1 Up 10:02:40 - 10:20:49 3298
Indian Springs 10:10:06 -28.7 Dark Up 47.3 67.3 Up 10:01:02 - 10:19:11 3257
Calipatria 10:09:42 -31.3 Dark Up 46.0 63.9 Up 10:00:38 - 10:18:47 3251
Henderson 10:10:02 -28.8 Dark Up 47.6 66.9 Up 10:00:58 - 10:19:07 3211
Searchlight/Boulder City 10:09:57 -29.2 Dark Up 47.4 66.3 Up 10:00:53 - 10:19:02 3208
Yuma 10:09:38 -31.1 Dark Up 46.4 63.7 Up 10:00:34 - 10:18:43 3187
Blythe 10:09:44 -30.4 Dark Up 46.9 64.6 Up 10:00:40 - 10:18:49 3186
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:09:55 -29.2 Dark Up 47.6 66.1 Up 10:00:51 - 10:19:00 3184
Mohave Valley 10:09:53 -29.4 Dark Up 47.5 65.8 Up 10:00:48 - 10:18:57 3184
Lake Havasu City 10:09:51 -29.6 Dark Up 47.5 65.5 Up 10:00:46 - 10:18:55 3167
Parker 10:09:48 -29.8 Dark Up 47.3 65.1 Up 10:00:43 - 10:18:52 3165
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:09:55 -28.9 Dark Up 48.0 66.2 Up 10:00:50 - 10:18:59 3148
Patrick 10:09:56 -28.6 Dark Up 48.2 66.5 Up 10:00:52 - 10:19:01 3134
DCO 10:09:54 -28.5 Dark Up 48.6 66.3 Up 10:00:49 - 10:18:58 3085
Niwot 10:10:23 -20.4 Dark Up 56.3 74.6 Up 10:01:19 - 10:19:28 2519

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 11WG157, (2019/08/13 10:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 27.39 132
Algol          03:08:10.1 +40:57:20  2.1  5.00 117
PPM 068571     03:33:35.0 +39:53:58  5.8  0.56 122
PPM 046376     03:37:22.4 +40:32:17  8.5  0.58 122
PPM 046352     03:35:26.3 +40:21:41  9.2  0.21 122
PPM 046326     03:33:59.5 +40:31:42 11.3  0.12 122
11WG157        03:34:23.6 +40:26:06 16.3       122
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/01/17 21:53:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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