RECON: TNO occultation with 120178

Event between (120178) 03OP32 and star GA0920:18038742 with event index number of 203383

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/07/07 07:59:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:36:50.3 +03:12:39
Equinox of date position of star is 22:37:49.5 +03:18:44
Stellar brightness G=18.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 164 degrees from the moon. Moon is 27% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 42.4 AU from the Sun and 41.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 283 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2100 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30387.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.0
Diameter=1000.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 79.5 sec chord
Diameter=408.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 32.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 120178, (2019/07/07 07:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:43.5 -29:31:06  1.2 33.21 159
Markab         23:05:44.1 +15:18:38  2.5 13.83 155
37 Peg         22:30:57.1 +04:31:52  5.9  2.10 162
PPM 173268     22:39:28.9 +02:24:02  8.2  1.00 165
PPM 173222     22:36:52.5 +03:16:53 10.0  0.24 164
120178         22:37:49.8 +03:18:45 18.6       164
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 3.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.1 km RECON observability=1.0 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 08:03:02 -17.5 AT Down 25.6 118.1 Low 07:48:02 - 08:18:02 11549
Summerland 08:03:05 -17.8 AT Down 25.5 117.8 Low 07:48:05 - 08:18:05 11533
Penticton 08:03:05 -17.9 AT Down 25.6 117.8 Low 07:48:05 - 08:18:05 11528
Okanagan Falls 08:03:06 -18.1 Dark Down 25.7 117.7 Low 07:48:06 - 08:18:06 11516
Oliver 08:03:07 -18.2 Dark Down 25.8 117.7 Low 07:48:07 - 08:18:07 11505
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:03:06 -18.4 Dark Down 26.0 117.8 Low 07:48:06 - 08:18:06 11492
Oroville 08:03:08 -18.5 Dark Down 26.0 117.7 Low 07:48:08 - 08:18:08 11488
Tonasket 08:03:10 -18.7 Dark Down 26.1 117.6 Low 07:48:10 - 08:18:10 11473
Okanogan 08:03:13 -19.0 Dark Down 26.2 117.3 Low 07:48:13 - 08:18:13 11453
Brewster 08:03:15 -19.3 Dark Down 26.2 117.0 Low 07:48:15 - 08:18:15 11437
Manson/Chelan 08:03:18 -19.5 Dark Down 26.1 116.6 Low 07:48:18 - 08:18:18 11427
Entiat 08:03:19 -19.7 Dark Down 26.1 116.5 Low 07:48:19 - 08:18:19 11413
Wenatchee 08:03:19 -20.0 Dark Down 26.2 116.3 Low 07:48:19 - 08:18:19 11397
Ellensburg 08:03:24 -20.4 Dark Down 26.2 115.9 Low 07:48:24 - 08:18:24 11371
Yakima 08:03:27 -20.8 Dark Down 26.4 115.7 Low 07:48:27 - 08:18:27 11344
Toppenish/White Swan 08:03:24 -21.0 Dark Down 26.6 115.8 Low 07:48:24 - 08:18:24 11327
Pasco 08:03:24 -21.1 Dark Down 27.5 116.8 Low 07:48:24 - 08:18:24 11306
Goldendale 08:03:32 -21.6 Dark Down 26.6 115.2 Low 07:48:32 - 08:18:32 11294
PNWRO 08:03:23 -21.4 Dark Down 27.7 116.9 Low 07:48:23 - 08:18:23 11286
George/Umatilla 08:03:27 -21.5 Dark Down 27.5 116.5 Low 07:48:27 - 08:18:27 11285
The Dalles 08:03:36 -21.8 Dark Down 26.5 114.8 Low 07:48:36 - 08:18:36 11282
Maupin 08:03:38 -22.2 Dark Down 26.7 114.7 Low 07:48:38 - 08:18:38 11251
Madras/Culver 08:03:41 -22.8 Dark Down 26.9 114.4 Low 07:48:41 - 08:18:41 11213
Sisters 08:03:42 -23.1 Dark Down 26.8 113.9 Low 07:48:42 - 08:18:42 11194
Redmond 08:03:44 -23.1 Dark Down 27.1 114.2 Low 07:48:44 - 08:18:44 11188
Bend 08:03:42 -23.3 Dark Down 27.0 114.0 Low 07:48:42 - 08:18:42 11175
Oregon Observatory 08:03:47 -23.5 Dark Down 27.0 113.8 Low 07:48:47 - 08:18:47 11163
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:03:48 -23.7 Dark Down 27.1 113.7 Low 07:48:48 - 08:18:48 11149
North Lake 08:03:49 -24.1 Dark Down 27.7 114.0 Low 07:48:49 - 08:18:49 11111
Chiloquin 08:03:57 -24.8 Dark Down 27.3 112.9 Low 07:48:57 - 08:18:57 11072
Paisley 08:03:51 -24.7 Dark Down 28.1 114.0 Low 07:48:51 - 08:18:51 11067
Klamath Falls 08:03:58 -25.2 Dark Down 27.5 112.8 Low 07:48:58 - 08:18:58 11046
Lakeview 08:03:52 -25.2 Dark Down 28.5 113.9 Low 07:48:52 - 08:18:52 11027
Tulelake 08:03:59 -25.4 Dark Down 27.8 112.9 Low 07:48:59 - 08:18:59 11022
Cedarville 08:03:56 -25.9 Dark Down 28.9 113.8 Low 07:48:56 - 08:18:56 10976
Fall River/Burney 08:04:04 -26.3 Dark Down 28.2 112.5 Low 07:49:04 - 08:19:04 10953
Susanville 08:04:05 -27.0 Dark Down 29.0 112.8 Low 07:49:05 - 08:19:05 10896
Greenville 08:04:08 -27.3 Dark Down 28.9 112.5 Low 07:49:08 - 08:19:08 10878
Gimple 08:04:07 -27.3 Dark Down 29.0 112.5 Low 07:49:07 - 08:19:07 10877
Quincy 08:04:09 -27.5 Dark Down 29.0 112.4 Low 07:49:09 - 08:19:09 10862
Portola 08:04:08 -27.6 Dark Down 29.4 112.7 Low 07:49:08 - 08:19:08 10847
Reno 08:04:07 -27.9 Dark Down 29.9 113.1 Low 07:49:07 - 08:19:07 10819
Carson City 08:04:08 -28.2 Dark Down 30.1 112.9 Up 07:49:08 - 08:19:08 10790
Gardnerville 08:04:09 -28.5 Dark Down 30.2 112.8 Up 07:49:09 - 08:19:09 10770
Yerington 08:04:07 -28.4 Dark Down 30.6 113.3 Up 07:49:07 - 08:19:07 10767
Hawthorne 08:04:07 -28.9 Dark Down 31.2 113.5 Up 07:49:07 - 08:19:07 10724
Lee Vining 08:04:12 -29.4 Dark Down 31.1 112.8 Up 07:49:12 - 08:19:12 10685
Niwot 08:02:54 -25.9 Dark Down 39.2 126.4 Up 07:47:54 - 08:17:54 10681
SwRI 08:02:55 -26.0 Dark Down 39.2 126.2 Up 07:47:55 - 08:17:55 10674
Tonopah 08:04:04 -29.3 Dark Down 32.4 114.4 Up 07:49:04 - 08:19:04 10669
Bishop 08:04:12 -30.0 Dark Down 31.8 113.0 Up 07:49:12 - 08:19:12 10627
Beatty 08:04:07 -30.4 Dark Down 33.2 114.1 Up 07:49:07 - 08:19:07 10569
Lone Pine 08:04:15 -30.8 Dark Down 32.4 112.9 Up 07:49:15 - 08:19:15 10561
Indian Springs 08:04:04 -30.7 Dark Down 34.1 114.7 Up 07:49:04 - 08:19:04 10529
CPSLO 08:04:33 -32.1 Dark Down 31.0 110.2 Up 07:49:33 - 08:19:33 10485
Henderson 08:04:04 -31.2 Dark Down 34.8 115.0 Up 07:49:04 - 08:19:04 10475
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:04:06 -31.8 Dark Down 35.1 114.7 Up 07:49:06 - 08:19:06 10426
Patrick 08:04:01 -31.7 Dark Down 35.9 115.5 Up 07:49:01 - 08:19:01 10408
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:04:06 -32.0 Dark Down 35.5 114.8 Up 07:49:06 - 08:19:06 10396
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:04:03 -32.0 Dark Down 35.9 115.2 Up 07:49:03 - 08:19:03 10391
Mohave Valley 08:04:07 -32.3 Dark Down 35.6 114.6 Up 07:49:07 - 08:19:07 10373
DCO 08:04:01 -32.0 Dark Down 36.6 115.9 Up 07:49:01 - 08:19:01 10373
Wildwood 08:04:31 -33.3 Dark Down 33.0 111.0 Up 07:49:31 - 08:19:31 10357
Lake Havasu City 08:04:08 -32.7 Dark Down 36.0 114.5 Up 07:49:08 - 08:19:08 10336
Parker 08:04:12 -33.0 Dark Down 36.2 114.3 Up 07:49:12 - 08:19:12 10305
Idyllwild 08:04:24 -33.6 Dark Down 34.5 112.2 Up 07:49:24 - 08:19:24 10302
Blythe 08:04:17 -33.6 Dark Down 36.2 113.8 Up 07:49:17 - 08:19:17 10264
Calipatria 08:04:21 -34.1 Dark Down 35.7 112.7 Up 07:49:21 - 08:19:21 10233
Yuma 08:04:19 -34.5 Dark Down 36.5 113.1 Up 07:49:19 - 08:19:19 10184

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 120178, (2019/07/07 07:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.5 -29:37:23  1.2 33.21 159
Markab         23:04:45.7 +15:12:18  2.5 13.83 155
37 Peg         22:29:57.9 +04:25:51  5.9  2.10 162
PPM 173268     22:38:29.3 +02:17:55  8.2  1.00 165
PPM 173222     22:35:53.0 +03:10:47 10.0  0.24 164
120178         22:36:50.3 +03:12:39 18.6       164
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:23:03 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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