RECON: TNO occultation with 120061

Event between (120061) 03CO1 and star GA0560:41569499 with event index number of 147929

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/08/20 05:52:13 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:42:12.7 -33:45:20
Equinox of date position of star is 19:43:24.2 -33:42:40
Stellar brightness G=17.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 36 degrees from the moon. Moon is 69% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.5

[RECON map]
TNO is 17.6 AU from the Sun and 16.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 769 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2784 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12169.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=100.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Diameter=40.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 120061, (2018/08/20 05:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:40.6 -29:31:23  1.2 41.40  77
38Zet Sgr      19:03:47.7 -29:51:07  2.7  9.26  27
PPM 299365     19:47:12.4 -31:51:44  5.5  2.01  37
PPM 299314     19:44:34.3 -33:36:03  7.6  0.26  36
120061         19:43:25.0 -33:42:38 17.8        36
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 1.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 9.6 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Penticton 05:51:42 -21.7 Dark Up 6.7 181.1 Really Low 05:36:42 - 06:06:42 9366
Oroville 05:51:41 -22.3 Dark Up 7.3 181.2 Really Low 05:36:41 - 06:06:41 9357
Tonasket 05:51:41 -22.5 Dark Up 7.5 181.2 Really Low 05:36:41 - 06:06:41 9354
Okanogan 05:51:42 -22.7 Dark Up 7.9 181.1 Really Low 05:36:42 - 06:06:42 9350
Brewster 05:51:43 -22.8 Dark Up 8.1 180.9 Really Low 05:36:43 - 06:06:43 9347
Manson/Chelan 05:51:44 -22.9 Dark Up 8.4 180.6 Really Low 05:36:44 - 06:06:44 9345
Entiat 05:51:44 -23.0 Dark Up 8.6 180.6 Really Low 05:36:44 - 06:06:44 9342
Wenatchee 05:51:45 -23.2 Dark Up 8.8 180.5 Really Low 05:36:45 - 06:06:45 9339
Ellensburg 05:51:46 -23.4 Dark Up 9.2 180.3 Really Low 05:36:46 - 06:06:46 9333
Yakima 05:51:46 -23.8 Dark Up 9.7 180.3 Really Low 05:36:46 - 06:06:46 9325
Toppenish/White Swan 05:51:45 -24.0 Dark Up 9.9 180.4 Really Low 05:36:45 - 06:06:45 9320
Goldendale 05:51:47 -24.3 Dark Up 10.4 180.1 Really Low 05:36:47 - 06:06:47 9312
Pasco 05:51:40 -24.6 Dark Up 10.0 181.5 Really Low 05:36:40 - 06:06:40 9310
The Dalles 05:51:49 -24.3 Dark Up 10.6 179.8 Really Low 05:36:49 - 06:06:49 9309
George/Umatilla 05:51:41 -24.8 Dark Up 10.3 181.3 Really Low 05:36:41 - 06:06:41 9305
PNWRO 05:51:39 -24.9 Dark Up 10.2 181.7 Really Low 05:36:39 - 06:06:39 9303
Maupin 05:51:49 -24.7 Dark Up 11.1 179.9 Really Low 05:36:49 - 06:06:49 9300
Madras/Culver 05:51:49 -25.1 Dark Up 11.6 179.8 Really Low 05:36:49 - 06:06:49 9288
Sisters 05:51:51 -25.2 Dark Up 11.9 179.5 Really Low 05:36:51 - 06:06:51 9283
Redmond 05:51:49 -25.4 Dark Up 12.0 179.8 Really Low 05:36:49 - 06:06:49 9280
Bend 05:51:50 -25.5 Dark Up 12.2 179.7 Really Low 05:36:50 - 06:06:50 9276
Oregon Observatory 05:51:50 -25.6 Dark Up 12.4 179.6 Really Low 05:36:50 - 06:06:50 9273
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:51:51 -25.7 Dark Up 12.6 179.5 Really Low 05:36:51 - 06:06:51 9268
North Lake 05:51:48 -26.3 Dark Up 13.0 180.0 Really Low 05:36:48 - 06:06:48 9254
Chiloquin 05:51:52 -26.4 Dark Up 13.7 179.2 Really Low 05:36:52 - 06:06:52 9242
Paisley 05:51:47 -26.9 Dark Up 13.6 180.3 Really Low 05:36:47 - 06:06:47 9238
Klamath Falls 05:51:52 -26.7 Dark Up 14.0 179.3 Really Low 05:36:52 - 06:06:52 9232
Tulelake 05:51:51 -27.1 Dark Up 14.3 179.5 Really Low 05:36:51 - 06:06:51 9224
Lakeview 05:51:46 -27.4 Dark Up 14.1 180.5 Really Low 05:36:46 - 06:06:46 9223
Cedarville 05:51:45 -28.0 Dark Up 14.7 180.6 Really Low 05:36:45 - 06:06:45 9204
Fall River/Burney 05:51:51 -27.8 Dark Up 15.2 179.6 Really Low 05:36:51 - 06:06:51 9197
Susanville 05:51:47 -28.7 Dark Up 15.8 180.2 Really Low 05:36:47 - 06:06:47 9174
Greenville 05:51:49 -28.7 Dark Up 16.1 180.0 Really Low 05:36:49 - 06:06:49 9168
Gimple 05:51:48 -28.8 Dark Up 16.1 180.0 Really Low 05:36:48 - 06:06:48 9167
Quincy 05:51:49 -28.9 Dark Up 16.3 180.0 Really Low 05:36:49 - 06:06:49 9161
Portola 05:51:47 -29.2 Dark Up 16.4 180.4 Really Low 05:36:47 - 06:06:47 9155
Reno 05:51:43 -29.7 Dark Up 16.7 180.9 Really Low 05:36:43 - 06:06:43 9142
Carson City 05:51:43 -30.0 Dark Up 17.1 181.0 Really Low 05:36:43 - 06:06:43 9130
Gardnerville 05:51:43 -30.3 Dark Up 17.3 181.0 Really Low 05:36:43 - 06:06:43 9122
Yerington 05:51:40 -30.5 Dark Up 17.2 181.5 Really Low 05:36:40 - 06:06:40 9119
Hawthorne 05:51:38 -31.1 Dark Up 17.7 182.0 Really Low 05:36:38 - 06:06:38 9099
Lee Vining 05:51:40 -31.3 Dark Up 18.3 181.5 Really Low 05:36:40 - 06:06:40 9084
Tonopah 05:51:30 -32.1 Dark Up 18.1 183.2 Really Low 05:36:30 - 06:06:30 9071
Bishop 05:51:37 -32.1 Dark Up 18.8 182.2 Really Low 05:36:37 - 06:06:37 9057
Lone Pine 05:51:35 -32.9 Dark Up 19.6 182.5 Really Low 05:36:35 - 06:06:35 9026
Beatty 05:51:28 -33.3 Dark Up 19.2 183.6 Really Low 05:36:28 - 06:06:28 9025
Indian Springs 05:51:23 -34.0 Dark Up 19.5 184.5 Really Low 05:36:23 - 06:06:23 9002
CPSLO 05:51:48 -32.6 Dark Up 20.9 180.2 Low 05:36:48 - 06:06:48 8996
Niwot 05:50:35 -34.7 Dark Up 14.8 193.2 Really Low 05:35:35 - 06:05:35 8975
Henderson 05:51:20 -34.8 Dark Up 20.0 185.1 Really Low 05:36:20 - 06:06:20 8973
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:51:19 -35.3 Dark Up 20.6 185.2 Low 05:36:19 - 06:06:19 8950
Patrick 05:51:14 -35.8 Dark Up 20.5 186.1 Low 05:36:14 - 06:06:14 8935
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:51:18 -35.7 Dark Up 20.8 185.5 Low 05:36:18 - 06:06:18 8934
Wildwood 05:51:38 -34.6 Dark Up 22.1 182.0 Low 05:36:38 - 06:06:38 8931
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:51:14 -35.9 Dark Up 20.8 186.0 Low 05:36:14 - 06:06:14 8929
Mohave Valley 05:51:17 -35.9 Dark Up 21.1 185.5 Low 05:36:17 - 06:06:17 8923
DCO 05:51:10 -36.3 Dark Up 20.8 186.8 Low 05:36:10 - 06:06:10 8914
Lake Havasu City 05:51:16 -36.3 Dark Up 21.5 185.8 Low 05:36:16 - 06:06:16 8903
Idyllwild 05:51:28 -35.8 Dark Up 22.4 183.7 Low 05:36:28 - 06:06:28 8898
Parker 05:51:15 -36.7 Dark Up 21.8 185.8 Low 05:36:15 - 06:06:15 8888
Blythe 05:51:18 -37.0 Dark Up 22.4 185.6 Low 05:36:18 - 06:06:18 8869
Calipatria 05:51:21 -36.9 Dark Up 22.9 184.8 Low 05:36:21 - 06:06:21 8859
Yuma 05:51:17 -37.7 Dark Up 23.3 185.6 Low 05:36:17 - 06:06:17 8829

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 120061, (2018/08/20 05:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.5 -29:37:23  1.2 41.40  77
38Zet Sgr      19:02:36.7 -29:52:49  2.7  9.26  27
PPM 299365     19:46:01.2 -31:54:31  5.5  2.01  37
PPM 299314     19:43:22.1 -33:38:47  7.6  0.26  36
120061         19:42:12.7 -33:45:20 17.8        36
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:20:47 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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