RECON: TNO occultation with 13GF138

Event between 13GF138 and star GA0740:05272705 with event index number of 119947

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/05/24 08:28:42 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:47:48.7 -15:43:09
Equinox of date position of star is 14:48:50.0 -15:47:43
Stellar brightness G=14.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 44 degrees from the moon. Moon is 73% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8

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TNO is 44.2 AU from the Sun and 43.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.5 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 234 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3794 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31378.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=206.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Diameter=84.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13GF138, (2018/05/24 08:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:09.9 -11:15:24  1.0 20.59  24
27Bet Lib      15:18:00.0 -09:26:59  2.6  9.53  48
5 Lib          14:46:58.8 -15:32:10  6.5  0.52  43
PPM 229284     14:48:01.7 -15:44:17  9.5  0.20  43
13GF138        14:48:49.9 -15:47:42 14.6        44
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 3.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 10.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=5.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Penticton 08:28:35 -19.3 Dark Up 20.4 208.3 Low 08:13:35 - 08:43:35 3199
Oroville 08:28:33 -19.9 Dark Up 20.9 208.5 Low 08:13:33 - 08:43:33 3178
Tonasket 08:28:33 -20.1 Dark Up 21.1 208.6 Low 08:13:33 - 08:43:33 3170
Okanogan 08:28:33 -20.5 Dark Up 21.4 208.5 Low 08:13:33 - 08:43:33 3155
Brewster 08:28:33 -20.7 Dark Up 21.7 208.4 Low 08:13:33 - 08:43:33 3143
Manson/Chelan 08:28:33 -21.0 Dark Up 22.0 208.0 Low 08:13:33 - 08:43:33 3131
Entiat 08:28:33 -21.2 Dark Up 22.2 208.0 Low 08:13:33 - 08:43:33 3122
Wenatchee 08:28:33 -21.5 Dark Up 22.5 208.0 Low 08:13:33 - 08:43:33 3111
Ellensburg 08:28:32 -21.9 Dark Up 22.9 207.8 Low 08:13:32 - 08:43:32 3092
Pasco 08:28:27 -22.5 Dark Up 23.1 209.4 Low 08:13:27 - 08:43:27 3077
Yakima 08:28:31 -22.3 Dark Up 23.3 207.9 Low 08:13:31 - 08:43:31 3075
PNWRO 08:28:26 -22.7 Dark Up 23.2 209.6 Low 08:13:26 - 08:43:26 3069
Toppenish/White Swan 08:28:30 -22.5 Dark Up 23.4 208.1 Low 08:13:30 - 08:43:30 3068
George/Umatilla 08:28:27 -22.9 Dark Up 23.5 209.2 Low 08:13:27 - 08:43:27 3061
Goldendale 08:28:30 -23.1 Dark Up 24.0 207.8 Low 08:13:30 - 08:43:30 3040
The Dalles 08:28:31 -23.3 Dark Up 24.4 207.5 Low 08:13:31 - 08:43:31 3026
Maupin 08:28:30 -23.7 Dark Up 24.7 207.7 Low 08:13:30 - 08:43:30 3009
Madras/Culver 08:28:29 -24.3 Dark Up 25.2 207.7 Low 08:13:29 - 08:43:29 2985
Redmond 08:28:28 -24.7 Dark Up 25.5 207.8 Low 08:13:28 - 08:43:28 2968
Sisters 08:28:29 -24.7 Dark Up 25.6 207.4 Low 08:13:29 - 08:43:29 2964
Bend 08:28:29 -24.9 Dark Up 25.8 207.7 Low 08:13:29 - 08:43:29 2957
Oregon Observatory 08:28:28 -25.1 Dark Up 26.0 207.6 Low 08:13:28 - 08:43:28 2947
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:28:29 -25.3 Dark Up 26.2 207.6 Low 08:13:29 - 08:43:29 2937
North Lake 08:28:26 -25.7 Dark Up 26.3 208.3 Low 08:13:26 - 08:43:26 2924
Paisley 08:28:23 -26.2 Dark Up 26.7 208.7 Low 08:13:23 - 08:43:23 2902
Niwot 08:27:32 -25.6 Dark Up 22.1 223.7 Low 08:12:32 - 08:42:32 2900
Lakeview 08:28:22 -26.6 Dark Up 27.1 209.0 Low 08:13:22 - 08:43:22 2880
Chiloquin 08:28:27 -26.4 Dark Up 27.3 207.4 Low 08:13:27 - 08:43:27 2880
Klamath Falls 08:28:26 -26.7 Dark Up 27.6 207.6 Low 08:13:26 - 08:43:26 2864
Tulelake 08:28:25 -27.0 Dark Up 27.7 208.0 Low 08:13:25 - 08:43:25 2855
Cedarville 08:28:20 -27.3 Dark Up 27.6 209.4 Low 08:13:20 - 08:43:20 2850
Fall River/Burney 08:28:23 -27.9 Dark Up 28.5 208.3 Low 08:13:23 - 08:43:23 2810
Susanville 08:28:19 -28.4 Dark Up 28.8 209.2 Low 08:13:19 - 08:43:19 2787
Gimple 08:28:19 -28.7 Dark Up 29.1 209.0 Low 08:13:19 - 08:43:19 2770
Greenville 08:28:19 -28.7 Dark Up 29.1 209.0 Low 08:13:19 - 08:43:19 2769
Quincy 08:28:19 -28.9 Dark Up 29.3 209.0 Low 08:13:19 - 08:43:19 2758
Portola 08:28:17 -29.0 Dark Up 29.2 209.5 Low 08:13:17 - 08:43:17 2758
Reno 08:28:15 -29.2 Dark Up 29.2 210.2 Low 08:13:15 - 08:43:15 2752
Carson City 08:28:14 -29.6 Dark Up 29.5 210.4 Low 08:13:14 - 08:43:14 2733
Yerington 08:28:11 -29.7 Dark Up 29.4 211.1 Low 08:13:11 - 08:43:11 2730
Gardnerville 08:28:13 -29.8 Dark Up 29.7 210.5 Low 08:13:13 - 08:43:13 2720
Hawthorne 08:28:09 -30.1 Dark Up 29.6 211.7 Low 08:13:09 - 08:43:09 2711
Tonopah 08:28:03 -30.3 Dark Up 29.4 213.2 Low 08:13:03 - 08:43:03 2701
Lee Vining 08:28:09 -30.7 Dark Up 30.3 211.4 Up 08:13:09 - 08:43:09 2674
Bishop 08:28:05 -31.2 Dark Up 30.5 212.3 Up 08:13:05 - 08:43:05 2649
Beatty 08:27:59 -31.4 Dark Up 30.2 214.0 Up 08:12:59 - 08:42:59 2642
Indian Springs 08:27:55 -31.5 Dark Up 30.0 215.2 Low 08:12:55 - 08:42:55 2634
Henderson 08:27:51 -31.9 Dark Up 30.1 216.0 Up 08:12:51 - 08:42:51 2611
Lone Pine 08:28:03 -31.9 Dark Up 31.0 212.9 Up 08:13:03 - 08:43:03 2610
Patrick 08:27:46 -32.3 Dark Up 30.1 217.3 Up 08:12:46 - 08:42:46 2585
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:27:49 -32.5 Dark Up 30.5 216.3 Up 08:12:49 - 08:42:49 2578
DCO 08:27:43 -32.4 Dark Up 29.9 218.1 Low 08:12:43 - 08:42:43 2573
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:27:46 -32.5 Dark Up 30.3 217.2 Up 08:12:46 - 08:42:46 2570
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:27:48 -32.7 Dark Up 30.6 216.7 Up 08:12:48 - 08:42:48 2563
Mohave Valley 08:27:48 -32.9 Dark Up 30.8 216.8 Up 08:12:48 - 08:42:48 2547
Lake Havasu City 08:27:46 -33.3 Dark Up 31.0 217.2 Up 08:12:46 - 08:42:46 2525
Parker 08:27:44 -33.6 Dark Up 31.3 217.3 Up 08:12:44 - 08:42:44 2504
CPSLO 08:28:08 -33.5 Dark Up 33.2 210.7 Up 08:13:08 - 08:43:08 2501
Blythe 08:27:44 -34.2 Dark Up 31.8 217.2 Up 08:12:44 - 08:42:44 2469
Idyllwild 08:27:52 -34.5 Dark Up 32.8 215.2 Up 08:12:52 - 08:42:52 2454
Wildwood 08:27:59 -34.4 Dark Up 33.4 213.2 Up 08:12:59 - 08:42:59 2453
Calipatria 08:27:47 -34.8 Dark Up 32.7 216.5 Up 08:12:47 - 08:42:47 2429
Yuma 08:27:43 -35.1 Dark Up 32.6 217.6 Up 08:12:43 - 08:42:43 2411

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 13GF138, (2018/05/24 08:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 20.59  24
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  9.53  48
5 Lib          14:45:57.7 -15:27:34  6.5  0.52  43
PPM 229284     14:47:00.5 -15:39:42  9.5  0.20  43
13GF138        14:47:48.7 -15:43:09 14.6        44
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:03:06 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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