RECON: TNO occultation with 12XR157

Event between 12XR157 and star GA0940:00685293 with event index number of 314011

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/10/15 10:16:40 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:19:43.3 +04:41:54
Equinox of date position of star is 05:20:45.2 +04:43:01
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 42 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

[RECON map]
TNO is 40.4 AU from the Sun and 39.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 154 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2305 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28956.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=335.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.9 sec chord
Diameter=137.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12XR157, (2019/10/15 10:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:14.6 +07:24:33  0.4  9.22  50
Bellatrix      05:26:11.6 +06:21:58  1.6  2.13  43
PPM 148809     05:22:22.0 +04:01:49  6.3  0.79  42
PPM 148804     05:22:06.1 +04:29:47  8.4  0.40  42
PPM 148784     05:21:26.1 +04:52:40 10.7  0.23  42
12XR157        05:20:46.3 +04:43:02 16.0        42
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 11.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=9.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Summerland 10:14:32 -38.4 Dark Up 41.3 149.8 Up 10:01:10 - 10:27:53 3862
Kelowna 10:14:31 -38.0 Dark Up 41.1 150.3 Up 10:01:10 - 10:27:53 3859
Penticton 10:14:32 -38.4 Dark Up 41.4 149.9 Up 10:01:10 - 10:27:53 3854
Okanagan Falls 10:14:33 -38.5 Dark Up 41.5 149.8 Up 10:01:11 - 10:27:54 3849
Oliver 10:14:33 -38.6 Dark Up 41.7 149.7 Up 10:01:12 - 10:27:55 3842
Oroville 10:14:37 -38.7 Dark Up 42.0 149.8 Up 10:01:15 - 10:27:58 3828
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:14:33 -38.6 Dark Up 41.9 149.9 Up 10:01:12 - 10:27:55 3827
Manson/Chelan 10:14:42 -39.7 Dark Up 42.6 148.4 Up 10:01:21 - 10:28:04 3825
Entiat 10:14:44 -39.9 Dark Up 42.8 148.2 Up 10:01:22 - 10:28:05 3820
Tonasket 10:14:35 -38.8 Dark Up 42.2 149.7 Up 10:01:14 - 10:27:57 3819
Wenatchee 10:14:47 -40.1 Dark Up 43.0 148.0 Up 10:01:25 - 10:28:08 3816
Okanogan 10:14:40 -39.1 Dark Up 42.4 149.4 Up 10:01:18 - 10:28:01 3814
Brewster 10:14:42 -39.4 Dark Up 42.6 149.0 Up 10:01:21 - 10:28:04 3814
Ellensburg 10:14:48 -40.4 Dark Up 43.2 147.5 Up 10:01:27 - 10:28:10 3812
Yakima 10:14:51 -40.7 Dark Up 43.6 147.3 Up 10:01:30 - 10:28:13 3797
The Dalles 10:14:57 -41.6 Dark Up 44.2 146.0 Up 10:01:36 - 10:28:19 3791
Goldendale 10:14:55 -41.3 Dark Up 44.1 146.6 Up 10:01:33 - 10:28:16 3781
Toppenish/White Swan 10:14:53 -40.7 Dark Up 43.8 147.4 Up 10:01:31 - 10:28:14 3781
Maupin 10:15:00 -41.8 Dark Up 44.6 145.9 Up 10:01:38 - 10:28:21 3770
Sisters 10:15:05 -42.7 Dark Up 45.1 144.8 Up 10:01:44 - 10:28:27 3760
Madras/Culver 10:15:02 -42.2 Dark Up 45.0 145.6 Up 10:01:41 - 10:28:24 3750
Redmond 10:15:05 -42.4 Dark Up 45.3 145.3 Up 10:01:44 - 10:28:27 3738
Bend 10:15:06 -42.7 Dark Up 45.4 145.0 Up 10:01:44 - 10:28:27 3737
Oregon Observatory 10:15:08 -42.8 Dark Up 45.5 144.8 Up 10:01:46 - 10:28:29 3737
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:15:08 -43.0 Dark Up 45.6 144.6 Up 10:01:47 - 10:28:30 3732
Pasco 10:14:48 -40.1 Dark Up 44.4 149.0 Up 10:01:26 - 10:28:09 3711
George/Umatilla 10:14:51 -40.4 Dark Up 44.6 148.5 Up 10:01:30 - 10:28:13 3709
Chiloquin 10:15:17 -43.8 Dark Up 46.4 143.5 Up 10:01:56 - 10:28:39 3705
PNWRO 10:14:48 -40.2 Dark Up 44.7 149.1 Up 10:01:27 - 10:28:10 3690
Klamath Falls 10:15:19 -44.0 Dark Up 46.7 143.4 Up 10:01:58 - 10:28:41 3686
North Lake 10:15:09 -42.9 Dark Up 46.3 145.1 Up 10:01:47 - 10:28:30 3682
Tulelake 10:15:17 -44.0 Dark Up 47.1 143.6 Up 10:01:56 - 10:28:39 3658
Paisley 10:15:12 -43.0 Dark Up 46.9 145.3 Up 10:01:51 - 10:28:34 3639
Fall River/Burney 10:15:24 -44.5 Dark Up 47.9 143.1 Up 10:02:03 - 10:28:46 3614
Lakeview 10:15:13 -43.2 Dark Up 47.4 145.2 Up 10:01:51 - 10:28:34 3607
Cedarville 10:15:16 -43.4 Dark Up 48.0 145.0 Up 10:01:54 - 10:28:37 3569
Greenville 10:15:24 -44.7 Dark Up 48.8 143.1 Up 10:02:03 - 10:28:46 3549
Susanville 10:15:24 -44.3 Dark Up 48.7 143.7 Up 10:02:03 - 10:28:46 3545
Gimple 10:15:24 -44.6 Dark Up 48.8 143.2 Up 10:02:03 - 10:28:46 3544
Quincy 10:15:26 -44.8 Dark Up 48.9 143.0 Up 10:02:04 - 10:28:47 3539
Portola 10:15:24 -44.6 Dark Up 49.3 143.6 Up 10:02:03 - 10:28:46 3507
Reno 10:15:25 -44.3 Dark Up 49.8 144.3 Up 10:02:04 - 10:28:47 3458
Carson City 10:15:26 -44.5 Dark Up 50.1 144.1 Up 10:02:04 - 10:28:47 3439
Gardnerville 10:15:29 -44.6 Dark Up 50.3 144.0 Up 10:02:07 - 10:28:50 3425
Yerington 10:15:24 -44.2 Dark Up 50.5 144.8 Up 10:02:03 - 10:28:46 3394
Lee Vining 10:15:31 -44.6 Dark Up 51.4 144.2 Up 10:02:10 - 10:28:53 3341
Hawthorne 10:15:28 -44.0 Dark Up 51.1 145.2 Up 10:02:06 - 10:28:49 3341
CPSLO 10:15:45 -47.0 Dark Up 52.8 140.0 Up 10:02:24 - 10:29:07 3298
Bishop 10:15:33 -44.4 Dark Up 52.2 144.8 Up 10:02:12 - 10:28:55 3269
Tonopah 10:15:24 -43.3 Dark Up 52.1 146.9 Up 10:02:03 - 10:28:46 3235
Lone Pine 10:15:34 -44.6 Dark Up 53.0 144.7 Up 10:02:12 - 10:28:55 3209
Beatty 10:15:28 -43.5 Dark Up 53.3 146.8 Up 10:02:06 - 10:28:49 3148
Wildwood 10:15:45 -46.1 Dark Up 54.8 141.9 Up 10:02:24 - 10:29:07 3109
Indian Springs 10:15:24 -42.9 Dark Up 54.1 148.2 Up 10:02:03 - 10:28:46 3066
Henderson 10:15:26 -42.6 Dark Up 54.8 148.9 Up 10:02:04 - 10:28:47 2994
Idyllwild 10:15:45 -44.8 Dark Up 56.0 144.5 Up 10:02:24 - 10:29:07 2972
Searchlight/Boulder City 10:15:29 -42.8 Dark Up 55.3 148.6 Up 10:02:08 - 10:28:51 2959
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:15:29 -42.7 Dark Up 55.7 148.9 Up 10:02:08 - 10:28:51 2921
Mohave Valley 10:15:31 -42.8 Dark Up 56.0 148.7 Up 10:02:10 - 10:28:53 2905
Patrick 10:15:25 -42.1 Dark Up 55.8 150.2 Up 10:02:04 - 10:28:47 2891
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:15:26 -42.3 Dark Up 55.9 149.7 Up 10:02:05 - 10:28:48 2890
Lake Havasu City 10:15:31 -42.7 Dark Up 56.4 148.8 Up 10:02:10 - 10:28:53 2867
Calipatria 10:15:42 -44.2 Dark Up 57.1 145.8 Up 10:02:21 - 10:29:04 2863
Parker 10:15:31 -42.9 Dark Up 56.7 148.6 Up 10:02:10 - 10:28:53 2845
Blythe 10:15:37 -43.3 Dark Up 57.1 147.7 Up 10:02:15 - 10:28:58 2833
DCO 10:15:23 -41.6 Dark Up 56.4 151.1 Up 10:02:01 - 10:28:44 2830
Yuma 10:15:42 -43.6 Dark Up 57.8 146.9 Up 10:02:20 - 10:29:03 2781
Niwot 10:14:28 -34.1 Dark Up 53.9 166.7 Up 10:01:06 - 10:27:49 2639
SwRI 10:14:30 -34.2 Dark Up 54.0 166.5 Up 10:01:08 - 10:27:51 2639

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 12XR157, (2019/10/15 10:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  9.22  50
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6  2.13  43
PPM 148809     05:21:19.3 +04:00:43  6.3  0.79  42
PPM 148804     05:21:03.2 +04:28:41  8.4  0.40  42
PPM 148784     05:20:23.0 +04:51:32 10.7  0.23  42
12XR157        05:19:43.3 +04:41:54 16.0        42
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:45:14 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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