RECON: TNO occultation with 13AR183

Event between 13AR183 and star GA1000:03368522 with event index number of 245720

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/02/02 09:28:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:40:07.1 +11:08:33
Equinox of date position of star is 09:41:06.6 +11:03:30
Stellar brightness G=13.0, use SENSEUP=32
Star is 97 degrees from the moon. Moon is 53% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8

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TNO is 47.8 AU from the Sun and 46.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.1 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 394 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2973 km.
The sky-plane scale is 33984.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=380.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.1 sec chord
Diameter=155.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 11:3EEEEEEEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13AR183, (2020/02/02 09:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:26.4 +11:52:06  1.3  6.97 103
14Omi Leo      09:42:13.3 +09:48:00  3.5  1.28  97
PPM 126656     09:39:50.3 +10:41:09  7.1  0.49  97
PPM 126673     09:40:25.9 +10:57:46  9.7  0.21  97
13AR183        09:41:11.9 +11:03:03 13.0        97
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 2.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 19.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Penticton 09:29:35 -53.8 Dark Down 50.7 195.4 Up 09:14:35 - 09:44:35 12167
Oroville 09:29:34 -54.3 Dark Down 51.3 195.8 Up 09:14:34 - 09:44:34 12123
Tonasket 09:29:33 -54.4 Dark Down 51.5 195.9 Up 09:14:33 - 09:44:33 12105
Okanogan 09:29:33 -54.8 Dark Down 51.9 195.7 Up 09:14:33 - 09:44:33 12075
Brewster 09:29:33 -55.1 Dark Down 52.2 195.5 Up 09:14:33 - 09:44:33 12048
Manson/Chelan 09:29:34 -55.4 Dark Down 52.4 195.0 Up 09:14:34 - 09:44:34 12022
Entiat 09:29:33 -55.6 Dark Down 52.7 195.0 Up 09:14:33 - 09:44:33 12002
Wenatchee 09:29:33 -55.9 Dark Down 52.9 194.9 Up 09:14:33 - 09:44:33 11979
Ellensburg 09:29:34 -56.3 Dark Down 53.4 194.7 Up 09:14:34 - 09:44:34 11940
Pasco 09:29:28 -56.4 Dark Down 53.8 197.2 Up 09:14:28 - 09:44:28 11919
Yakima 09:29:34 -56.6 Dark Down 53.8 194.8 Up 09:14:34 - 09:44:34 11907
PNWRO 09:29:29 -56.5 Dark Down 54.0 197.7 Up 09:14:29 - 09:44:29 11905
Toppenish/White Swan 09:29:33 -56.7 Dark Down 53.9 195.1 Up 09:14:33 - 09:44:33 11894
George/Umatilla 09:29:29 -56.7 Dark Down 54.2 197.0 Up 09:14:29 - 09:44:29 11886
Niwot 09:28:36 -52.8 Dark Down 54.1 222.9 Up 09:13:36 - 09:43:36 11841
Goldendale 09:29:33 -57.4 Dark Down 54.6 194.6 Up 09:14:33 - 09:44:33 11837
The Dalles 09:29:33 -57.7 Dark Down 54.8 194.1 Up 09:14:33 - 09:44:33 11808
Maupin 09:29:32 -58.0 Dark Down 55.2 194.4 Up 09:14:32 - 09:44:32 11776
Madras/Culver 09:29:32 -58.5 Dark Down 55.8 194.5 Up 09:14:32 - 09:44:32 11730
Redmond 09:29:32 -58.8 Dark Down 56.1 194.6 Up 09:14:32 - 09:44:32 11698
Sisters 09:29:33 -58.9 Dark Down 56.2 193.9 Up 09:14:33 - 09:44:33 11689
Bend 09:29:32 -59.0 Dark Down 56.4 194.4 Up 09:14:32 - 09:44:32 11676
Oregon Observatory 09:29:31 -59.2 Dark Down 56.5 194.3 Up 09:14:31 - 09:44:31 11658
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:29:31 -59.4 Dark Down 56.8 194.2 Up 09:14:31 - 09:44:31 11639
North Lake 09:29:28 -59.5 Dark Down 57.1 195.4 Up 09:14:28 - 09:44:28 11619
Paisley 09:29:27 -59.8 Dark Down 57.5 196.3 Up 09:14:27 - 09:44:27 11583
Lakeview 09:29:24 -60.1 Dark Down 58.0 196.9 Up 09:14:24 - 09:44:24 11545
Chiloquin 09:29:29 -60.5 Dark Down 57.9 194.0 Up 09:14:29 - 09:44:29 11534
Klamath Falls 09:29:30 -60.7 Dark Down 58.2 194.3 Up 09:14:30 - 09:44:30 11506
Cedarville 09:29:23 -60.6 Dark Down 58.6 197.5 Up 09:14:23 - 09:44:23 11494
Tulelake 09:29:27 -60.8 Dark Down 58.4 194.9 Up 09:14:27 - 09:44:27 11492
Fall River/Burney 09:29:27 -61.5 Dark Down 59.3 195.5 Up 09:14:27 - 09:44:27 11415
Susanville 09:29:23 -61.7 Dark Down 59.7 197.1 Up 09:14:23 - 09:44:23 11382
Gimple 09:29:22 -62.0 Dark Down 60.0 196.9 Up 09:14:22 - 09:44:22 11352
Greenville 09:29:23 -62.0 Dark Down 60.1 196.7 Up 09:14:23 - 09:44:23 11349
Portola 09:29:21 -62.1 Dark Down 60.3 197.8 Up 09:14:21 - 09:44:21 11335
Quincy 09:29:22 -62.2 Dark Down 60.3 196.8 Up 09:14:22 - 09:44:22 11332
Reno 09:29:19 -61.9 Dark Down 60.4 199.2 Up 09:14:19 - 09:44:19 11331
Yerington 09:29:17 -62.0 Dark Down 60.7 200.8 Up 09:14:17 - 09:44:17 11303
Carson City 09:29:18 -62.2 Dark Down 60.7 199.4 Up 09:14:18 - 09:44:18 11300
Tonopah 09:29:08 -61.6 Dark Down 61.0 205.1 Up 09:14:08 - 09:44:08 11281
Gardnerville 09:29:18 -62.3 Dark Down 60.9 199.7 Up 09:14:18 - 09:44:18 11280
Hawthorne 09:29:14 -62.0 Dark Down 61.0 202.1 Up 09:14:14 - 09:44:14 11278
Lee Vining 09:29:13 -62.7 Dark Down 61.7 201.5 Up 09:14:13 - 09:44:13 11213
Indian Springs 09:28:59 -61.6 Dark Down 61.8 209.2 Up 09:13:59 - 09:43:59 11199
Beatty 09:29:04 -62.1 Dark Down 61.9 206.9 Up 09:14:04 - 09:44:04 11193
Bishop 09:29:11 -62.7 Dark Down 62.0 203.3 Up 09:14:11 - 09:44:11 11182
Henderson 09:28:56 -61.5 Dark Down 62.0 211.0 Up 09:13:56 - 09:43:56 11174
Patrick 09:28:52 -61.1 Dark Down 62.0 213.7 Up 09:13:52 - 09:43:52 11155
DCO 09:28:49 -60.8 Dark Down 61.9 215.3 Up 09:13:49 - 09:43:49 11152
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:28:52 -61.4 Dark Down 62.3 213.5 Up 09:13:52 - 09:43:52 11129
Searchlight/Boulder City 09:28:56 -61.8 Dark Down 62.4 211.7 Up 09:13:56 - 09:43:56 11125
Lone Pine 09:29:09 -63.0 Dark Down 62.6 204.6 Up 09:14:09 - 09:44:09 11124
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:28:55 -61.7 Dark Down 62.5 212.6 Up 09:13:55 - 09:43:55 11110
Mohave Valley 09:28:55 -61.9 Dark Down 62.7 212.9 Up 09:13:55 - 09:43:55 11085
Lake Havasu City 09:28:53 -61.9 Dark Down 63.0 213.8 Up 09:13:53 - 09:43:53 11057
Parker 09:28:51 -62.1 Dark Down 63.3 214.2 Up 09:13:51 - 09:43:51 11027
Blythe 09:28:52 -62.6 Dark Down 63.8 214.2 Up 09:13:52 - 09:43:52 10969
CPSLO 09:29:13 -65.5 Dark Down 64.6 200.1 Up 09:14:13 - 09:44:13 10922
Idyllwild 09:28:59 -64.0 Dark Down 64.7 209.9 Up 09:13:59 - 09:43:59 10908
Calipatria 09:28:53 -63.5 Dark Down 64.7 212.9 Up 09:13:53 - 09:43:53 10892
Yuma 09:28:49 -63.1 Dark Down 64.6 215.2 Up 09:13:49 - 09:43:49 10883
Wildwood 09:29:04 -65.0 Dark Down 65.1 205.6 Up 09:14:04 - 09:44:04 10878

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 13AR183, (2020/02/02 09:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:22.0 +11:58:02  1.3  6.97 103
14Omi Leo      09:41:08.9 +09:53:32  3.5  1.28  97
PPM 126656     09:38:45.6 +10:46:38  7.1  0.49  97
PPM 126673     09:39:21.1 +11:03:16  9.7  0.21  97
13AR183        09:40:07.1 +11:08:33 13.0        97
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 19:52:21 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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