RECON: TNO occultation with 12HE85

Event between 12HE85 and star UC4-351-172422 with event index number of 129584

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/06/14 10:54:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:13:20.5 -19:55:41
Equinox of date position of star is 19:14:21.7 -19:53:51
Stellar brightness R=15.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 165 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 40.1 AU from the Sun and 39.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2363 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5331 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28419.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.1
Diameter=58.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Diameter=24.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12HE85, (2018/06/14 10:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:32.5 -26:28:17  0.9 38.07 156
Nunki          18:56:24.5 -26:16:20  2.0  7.60 168
PPM 235581     19:10:53.4 -19:46:23  6.4  0.84 166
PPM 269477     19:14:14.6 -20:23:22  8.2  0.50 165
PPM 235690     19:15:06.7 -19:53:35  9.2  0.16 165
12HE85         19:14:25.7 -19:53:44 15.6       165
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 0.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.7 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=2.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 10:53:26 -7.9 CT Down 19.2 198.2 Really Low 10:38:26 - 11:08:26 5667
Tonasket 10:53:26 -8.1 CT Down 19.5 198.2 Really Low 10:38:26 - 11:08:26 5657
Okanogan 10:53:26 -8.4 CT Down 19.8 198.1 Really Low 10:38:26 - 11:08:26 5644
Brewster 10:53:26 -8.7 CT Down 20.1 198.0 Low 10:38:26 - 11:08:26 5635
Manson/Chelan 10:53:27 -9.0 CT Down 20.4 197.6 Low 10:38:27 - 11:08:27 5631
Entiat 10:53:27 -9.2 CT Down 20.6 197.6 Low 10:38:27 - 11:08:27 5621
Wenatchee 10:53:28 -9.4 CT Down 20.9 197.5 Low 10:38:28 - 11:08:28 5611
Ellensburg 10:53:28 -9.9 CT Down 21.3 197.3 Low 10:38:28 - 11:08:28 5595
Yakima 10:53:27 -10.2 CT Down 21.7 197.4 Low 10:38:27 - 11:08:27 5576
Toppenish/White Swan 10:53:27 -10.3 CT Down 21.9 197.6 Low 10:38:27 - 11:08:27 5563
Goldendale 10:53:28 -10.9 CT Down 22.5 197.2 Low 10:38:28 - 11:08:28 5543
Pasco 10:53:23 -9.8 CT Down 21.7 198.8 Low 10:38:23 - 11:08:23 5538
The Dalles 10:53:29 -11.2 CT Down 22.8 196.9 Low 10:38:29 - 11:08:29 5537
George/Umatilla 10:53:23 -10.2 CT Down 22.1 198.6 Low 10:38:23 - 11:08:23 5525
PNWRO 10:53:22 -9.9 CT Down 21.9 199.1 Low 10:38:22 - 11:08:22 5523
Maupin 10:53:28 -11.5 CT Down 23.2 197.0 Low 10:38:28 - 11:08:28 5515
Madras/Culver 10:53:28 -11.9 CT Down 23.7 197.1 Low 10:38:28 - 11:08:28 5488
Sisters 10:53:29 -12.4 AT Down 24.1 196.6 Low 10:38:29 - 11:08:29 5478
Redmond 10:53:28 -12.2 AT Down 24.0 197.0 Low 10:38:28 - 11:08:28 5471
Bend 10:53:28 -12.5 AT Down 24.3 196.9 Low 10:38:28 - 11:08:28 5462
Oregon Observatory 10:53:29 -12.7 AT Down 24.5 196.8 Low 10:38:29 - 11:08:29 5455
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:53:29 -12.9 AT Down 24.7 196.8 Low 10:38:29 - 11:08:29 5446
North Lake 10:53:26 -12.9 AT Down 25.0 197.5 Low 10:38:26 - 11:08:26 5414
Chiloquin 10:53:29 -13.9 AT Down 25.8 196.6 Low 10:38:29 - 11:08:29 5392
Paisley 10:53:24 -13.2 AT Down 25.4 197.9 Low 10:38:24 - 11:08:24 5378
Klamath Falls 10:53:28 -14.1 AT Down 26.1 196.7 Low 10:38:28 - 11:08:28 5372
Tulelake 10:53:27 -14.2 AT Down 26.3 197.1 Low 10:38:27 - 11:08:27 5352
Lakeview 10:53:23 -13.5 AT Down 25.8 198.2 Low 10:38:23 - 11:08:23 5348
Cedarville 10:53:22 -13.9 AT Down 26.4 198.4 Low 10:38:22 - 11:08:22 5308
Fall River/Burney 10:53:26 -14.9 AT Down 27.2 197.3 Low 10:38:26 - 11:08:26 5300
Susanville 10:53:23 -15.0 AT Down 27.6 198.1 Low 10:38:23 - 11:08:23 5253
Greenville 10:53:23 -15.3 AT Down 27.9 197.9 Low 10:38:23 - 11:08:23 5241
Gimple 10:53:24 -15.3 AT Down 27.9 198.0 Low 10:38:24 - 11:08:24 5240
Quincy 10:53:24 -15.5 AT Down 28.1 197.9 Low 10:38:24 - 11:08:24 5229
Portola 10:53:22 -15.4 AT Down 28.1 198.4 Low 10:38:22 - 11:08:22 5215
Reno 10:53:19 -15.2 AT Down 28.2 199.1 Low 10:38:19 - 11:08:19 5188
Carson City 10:53:18 -15.5 AT Down 28.6 199.2 Low 10:38:18 - 11:08:18 5166
Gardnerville 10:53:18 -15.7 AT Down 28.8 199.3 Low 10:38:18 - 11:08:18 5151
Yerington 10:53:17 -15.3 AT Down 28.6 199.9 Low 10:38:17 - 11:08:17 5144
Hawthorne 10:53:14 -15.4 AT Down 28.9 200.5 Low 10:38:14 - 11:08:14 5106
Lee Vining 10:53:15 -16.1 AT Down 29.5 200.1 Low 10:38:15 - 11:08:15 5081
Tonopah 10:53:09 -15.0 AT Down 28.9 202.0 Low 10:38:09 - 11:08:09 5053
Bishop 10:53:12 -16.1 AT Down 29.9 201.0 Low 10:38:12 - 11:08:12 5030
Lone Pine 10:53:11 -16.5 AT Down 30.5 201.5 Up 10:38:11 - 11:08:11 4975
Beatty 10:53:06 -15.6 AT Down 29.9 202.7 Low 10:38:06 - 11:08:06 4971
Niwot 10:52:30 -6.8 CT Down 22.8 213.0 Low 10:37:30 - 11:07:30 4938
CPSLO 10:53:20 -18.9 Dark Down 32.5 199.0 Up 10:38:20 - 11:08:20 4936
Indian Springs 10:53:02 -15.2 AT Down 29.8 203.9 Low 10:38:02 - 11:08:02 4929
Henderson 10:52:59 -15.2 AT Down 30.1 204.7 Up 10:37:59 - 11:07:59 4881
Searchlight/Boulder City 10:52:58 -15.6 AT Down 30.6 204.9 Up 10:37:58 - 11:07:58 4842
Wildwood 10:53:11 -18.7 Dark Down 33.0 201.5 Up 10:38:11 - 11:08:11 4819
Patrick 10:52:55 -15.0 AT Down 30.3 206.0 Up 10:37:55 - 11:07:55 4817
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:52:57 -15.6 AT Down 30.7 205.3 Up 10:37:57 - 11:07:57 4814
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:52:55 -15.3 AT Down 30.5 205.8 Up 10:37:55 - 11:07:55 4806
Mohave Valley 10:52:57 -15.8 AT Down 31.0 205.4 Up 10:37:57 - 11:07:57 4796
DCO 10:52:52 -14.8 AT Down 30.3 206.8 Up 10:37:52 - 11:07:52 4782
Lake Havasu City 10:52:55 -15.9 AT Down 31.3 205.7 Up 10:37:55 - 11:07:55 4763
Idyllwild 10:53:03 -17.9 AT Down 32.8 203.5 Up 10:38:03 - 11:08:03 4759
Parker 10:52:55 -16.2 AT Down 31.6 205.9 Up 10:37:55 - 11:07:55 4739
Blythe 10:52:55 -16.7 AT Down 32.1 205.7 Up 10:37:55 - 11:07:55 4708
Calipatria 10:52:59 -17.6 AT Down 32.9 204.9 Up 10:37:59 - 11:07:59 4693
Yuma 10:52:56 -17.4 AT Down 33.0 205.9 Up 10:37:56 - 11:07:56 4644

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 12HE85, (2018/06/14 10:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:55  0.9 38.07 156
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  7.60 168
PPM 235581     19:09:48.2 -19:48:15  6.4  0.84 166
PPM 269477     19:13:09.2 -20:25:19  8.2  0.50 165
PPM 235690     19:14:01.5 -19:55:33  9.2  0.16 165
12HE85         19:13:20.5 -19:55:41 15.6       165
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/04/24 16:27:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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