RECON: TNO occultation with 12UN177

Event between 12UN177 and star GA1220:00380480 with event index number of 314190

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/12/12 01:06:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:16:56.9 +33:16:45
Equinox of date position of star is 02:18:04.1 +33:21:57
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 91 degrees from the moon. Moon is 20% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 36.4 AU from the Sun and 35.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.6 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 170 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2997 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25820.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=186.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.5 sec chord
Diameter=76.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12UN177, (2018/12/12 01:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:00.6 +16:32:45  0.8 35.46 117
57Gam1And      02:05:04.2 +42:25:11  2.3  9.41  92
7 Tri          02:17:03.8 +33:26:46  5.3  0.23  91
PPM 067204     02:20:27.6 +33:41:24  8.4  0.59  92
7 Tri          02:17:03.8 +33:26:46  5.3  0.23  91
12UN177        02:18:04.6 +33:21:59 16.1        91
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 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)
Summerland 01:07:43 -10.6 NT Up 45.9 90.0 Up 00:53:05 - 01:22:20 6194
Kelowna 01:07:42 -10.8 NT Up 46.1 90.3 Up 00:53:05 - 01:22:20 6177
Penticton 01:07:45 -10.6 NT Up 46.0 89.8 Up 00:53:07 - 01:22:22 6174
Okanagan Falls 01:07:46 -10.5 NT Up 46.0 89.6 Up 00:53:08 - 01:22:23 6170
Oliver 01:07:46 -10.5 NT Up 46.0 89.5 Up 00:53:09 - 01:22:24 6163
Manson/Chelan 01:07:55 -9.6 NT Up 45.6 87.7 Up 00:53:17 - 01:22:32 6151
Oroville 01:07:48 -10.5 NT Up 46.1 89.3 Up 00:53:11 - 01:22:26 6149
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 01:07:48 -10.5 NT Up 46.2 89.4 Up 00:53:10 - 01:22:25 6148
Entiat 01:07:56 -9.5 NT Up 45.6 87.5 Up 00:53:18 - 01:22:33 6147
Wenatchee 01:07:57 -9.3 NT Up 45.5 87.1 Up 00:53:19 - 01:22:34 6144
Ellensburg 01:07:59 -9.0 NT Up 45.3 86.6 Up 00:53:22 - 01:22:37 6141
Tonasket 01:07:49 -10.4 NT Up 46.1 89.1 Up 00:53:11 - 01:22:26 6141
Brewster 01:07:52 -9.9 NT Up 45.9 88.2 Up 00:53:15 - 01:22:30 6139
Okanogan 01:07:51 -10.1 NT Up 46.0 88.6 Up 00:53:13 - 01:22:28 6138
Yakima 01:08:01 -8.8 NT Up 45.3 86.2 Up 00:53:24 - 01:22:39 6128
The Dalles 01:08:07 -8.1 NT Up 44.8 84.8 Up 00:53:30 - 01:22:45 6126
Goldendale 01:08:06 -8.4 NT Up 45.1 85.2 Up 00:53:29 - 01:22:44 6115
Toppenish/White Swan 01:08:03 -8.9 NT Up 45.4 86.1 Up 00:53:25 - 01:22:40 6112
Maupin 01:08:09 -8.0 NT Up 44.8 84.4 Up 00:53:32 - 01:22:47 6106
Sisters 01:08:15 -7.3 NT Up 44.4 83.3 Up 00:53:37 - 01:22:52 6100
Madras/Culver 01:08:12 -7.7 NT Up 44.8 83.9 Up 00:53:34 - 01:22:49 6088
Oregon Observatory 01:08:17 -7.2 NT Up 44.5 82.9 Up 00:53:39 - 01:22:54 6078
Redmond 01:08:14 -7.5 NT Up 44.7 83.5 Up 00:53:37 - 01:22:52 6077
Bend 01:08:15 -7.3 NT Up 44.6 83.2 Up 00:53:38 - 01:22:53 6077
La Pine/Gilchrist 01:08:18 -7.1 NT Up 44.4 82.7 Up 00:53:40 - 01:22:55 6074
Chiloquin 01:08:24 -6.4 NT Up 44.0 81.4 Up 00:53:46 - 01:23:01 6051
Pasco 01:08:02 -9.6 NT Up 46.3 86.8 Up 00:53:25 - 01:22:40 6040
George/Umatilla 01:08:04 -9.4 NT Up 46.1 86.3 Up 00:53:26 - 01:22:41 6039
Klamath Falls 01:08:25 -6.3 NT Up 44.0 81.2 Up 00:53:48 - 01:23:03 6033
North Lake 01:08:19 -7.3 NT Up 44.8 82.6 Up 00:53:42 - 01:22:57 6024
PNWRO 01:08:03 -9.7 NT Up 46.4 86.7 Up 00:53:26 - 01:22:41 6018
Tulelake 01:08:27 -6.4 NT Up 44.2 81.1 Up 00:53:49 - 01:23:04 6005
Paisley 01:08:22 -7.3 NT Up 45.0 82.3 Up 00:53:45 - 01:23:00 5982
Fall River/Burney 01:08:32 -6.0 NT Up 44.1 80.3 Up 00:53:54 - 01:23:09 5964
Lakeview 01:08:25 -7.2 NT Up 45.1 81.9 Up 00:53:47 - 01:23:02 5951
Cedarville 01:08:28 -7.1 NT Up 45.1 81.4 Up 00:53:51 - 01:23:06 5913
Greenville 01:08:36 -6.0 CT Up 44.3 79.6 Up 00:53:59 - 01:23:14 5900
Gimple 01:08:36 -6.0 NT Up 44.4 79.7 Up 00:53:58 - 01:23:13 5895
Susanville 01:08:34 -6.3 NT Up 44.6 80.1 Up 00:53:57 - 01:23:12 5895
Quincy 01:08:37 -5.9 CT Up 44.3 79.4 Up 00:53:59 - 01:23:14 5891
Portola 01:08:37 -6.2 NT Up 44.6 79.6 Up 00:54:00 - 01:23:15 5858
Reno 01:08:38 -6.5 NT Up 45.1 79.6 Up 00:54:01 - 01:23:16 5808
Carson City 01:08:40 -6.4 NT Up 45.0 79.3 Up 00:54:03 - 01:23:18 5790
Gardnerville 01:08:41 -6.3 NT Up 45.0 79.1 Up 00:54:03 - 01:23:18 5777
Yerington 01:08:41 -6.8 NT Up 45.5 79.4 Up 00:54:04 - 01:23:19 5744
Lee Vining 01:08:45 -6.4 NT Up 45.3 78.4 Up 00:54:08 - 01:23:23 5694
Hawthorne 01:08:43 -7.0 NT Up 45.8 79.2 Up 00:54:05 - 01:23:20 5690
CPSLO 01:09:01 -4.2 CT Up 43.6 75.3 Up 00:54:23 - 01:23:38 5662
Bishop 01:08:48 -6.7 NT Up 45.8 78.2 Up 00:54:11 - 01:23:26 5621
Tonopah 01:08:43 -7.8 NT Up 46.8 79.4 Up 00:54:05 - 01:23:20 5582
Lone Pine 01:08:52 -6.6 NT Up 45.9 77.5 Up 00:54:14 - 01:23:29 5563
Beatty 01:08:49 -7.7 NT Up 47.0 78.4 Up 00:54:11 - 01:23:26 5497
Wildwood 01:09:05 -5.2 CT Up 44.9 74.9 Up 00:54:27 - 01:23:42 5471
Indian Springs 01:08:49 -8.4 NT Up 47.7 78.5 Up 00:54:11 - 01:23:26 5413
Henderson 01:08:51 -8.7 NT Up 48.2 78.2 Up 00:54:13 - 01:23:28 5341
Idyllwild 01:09:04 -6.5 NT Up 46.3 75.2 Up 00:54:26 - 01:23:41 5331
Searchlight/Boulder City 01:08:54 -8.5 NT Up 48.1 77.6 Up 00:54:16 - 01:23:31 5307
Laughlin/Bullhead City 01:08:55 -8.7 NT Up 48.3 77.4 Up 00:54:17 - 01:23:32 5269
Mohave Valley 01:08:56 -8.6 NT Up 48.3 77.1 Up 00:54:19 - 01:23:34 5254
Kingman/Dolan Springs 01:08:54 -9.1 NT Up 48.8 77.6 Up 00:54:16 - 01:23:31 5237
Patrick 01:08:53 -9.3 NT Up 49.0 78.0 Up 00:54:15 - 01:23:30 5237
Calipatria 01:09:05 -7.2 NT Up 47.1 74.9 Up 00:54:28 - 01:23:43 5220
Lake Havasu City 01:08:57 -8.6 NT Up 48.4 76.8 Up 00:54:20 - 01:23:35 5217
Parker 01:08:59 -8.5 NT Up 48.4 76.4 Up 00:54:22 - 01:23:37 5195
Blythe 01:09:03 -8.1 NT Up 48.0 75.7 Up 00:54:25 - 01:23:40 5186
DCO 01:08:53 -9.7 NT Up 49.5 77.9 Up 00:54:16 - 01:23:31 5174
Yuma 01:09:07 -7.7 NT Up 47.7 74.7 Up 00:54:29 - 01:23:44 5137
Niwot 01:08:16 -17.2 AT Up 56.2 88.2 Up 00:53:38 - 01:22:53 4948

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 12UN177, (2018/12/12 01:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 35.46 117
57Gam1And      02:03:54.0 +42:19:46  2.3  9.41  92
7 Tri          02:15:56.1 +33:21:32  5.3  0.23  91
PPM 067204     02:19:19.7 +33:36:13  8.4  0.59  92
7 Tri          02:15:56.1 +33:21:32  5.3  0.23  91
12UN177        02:16:56.9 +33:16:45 16.1        91
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/23 20:45:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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