RECON: TNO occultation with 13GZ137

Event between 13GZ137 and star UC4-394-057268 with event index number of 205637

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/07/09 04:40:11 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:50:23.2 -11:13:40
Equinox of date position of star is 14:51:20.4 -11:17:59
Stellar brightness R=14.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 30 degrees from the moon. Moon is 47% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 41.2 AU from the Sun and 40.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1651 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3654 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29531.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=166.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.5 sec chord
Diameter=67.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13GZ137, (2019/07/09 04:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:13.5 -11:15:45  1.0 20.89  13
27Bet Lib      15:18:03.6 -09:27:14  2.6  6.80  36
13Xi 1Lib      14:55:26.7 -11:58:37  5.9  1.19  31
PPM 229325     14:50:14.3 -10:54:27  7.9  0.50  30
PPM 229340     14:50:44.7 -11:10:46  9.8  0.21  30
13GZ137        14:51:26.7 -11:18:27 14.7        30
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 0.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.3 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=0.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 04:40:26 -5.6 CT Up 28.4 196.7 Low 04:25:26 - 04:55:26 11531
Tonasket 04:40:25 -5.8 CT Up 28.6 196.7 Low 04:25:25 - 04:55:25 11520
Okanogan 04:40:25 -6.0 CT Up 29.0 196.6 Low 04:25:25 - 04:55:25 11501
Brewster 04:40:27 -6.1 CT Up 29.3 196.4 Low 04:25:27 - 04:55:27 11485
Manson/Chelan 04:40:27 -6.0 CT Up 29.6 196.1 Low 04:25:27 - 04:55:27 11469
Entiat 04:40:24 -6.1 CT Up 29.8 196.0 Low 04:25:24 - 04:55:24 11457
Wenatchee 04:40:28 -6.3 CT Up 30.0 195.9 Up 04:25:28 - 04:55:28 11443
Ellensburg 04:40:28 -6.4 CT Up 30.5 195.8 Up 04:25:28 - 04:55:28 11418
Pasco 04:40:12 -7.6 CT Up 30.9 197.4 Up 04:25:12 - 04:55:12 11396
Yakima 04:40:26 -6.7 CT Up 30.9 195.8 Up 04:25:26 - 04:55:26 11396
Toppenish/White Swan 04:40:24 -6.9 CT Up 31.1 196.0 Up 04:25:24 - 04:55:24 11386
PNWRO 04:40:11 -7.9 CT Up 31.1 197.7 Up 04:25:11 - 04:55:11 11386
George/Umatilla 04:40:13 -7.7 CT Up 31.3 197.2 Up 04:25:13 - 04:55:13 11375
Goldendale 04:40:26 -7.1 CT Up 31.7 195.6 Up 04:25:26 - 04:55:26 11351
The Dalles 04:40:28 -7.1 CT Up 31.9 195.3 Up 04:25:28 - 04:55:28 11333
Maupin 04:40:26 -7.4 CT Up 32.3 195.5 Up 04:25:26 - 04:55:26 11311
Madras/Culver 04:40:24 -7.7 CT Up 32.9 195.5 Up 04:25:24 - 04:55:24 11280
Redmond 04:40:22 -8.0 CT Up 33.2 195.5 Up 04:25:22 - 04:55:22 11259
Sisters 04:40:26 -7.7 CT Up 33.3 195.0 Up 04:25:26 - 04:55:26 11255
Bend 04:40:22 -8.0 CT Up 33.5 195.4 Up 04:25:22 - 04:55:22 11245
Oregon Observatory 04:40:24 -8.1 CT Up 33.7 195.2 Up 04:25:24 - 04:55:24 11233
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:40:20 -8.2 CT Up 33.9 195.2 Up 04:25:20 - 04:55:20 11220
North Lake 04:40:16 -8.8 CT Up 34.2 196.0 Up 04:25:16 - 04:55:16 11203
Niwot 04:37:53 -18.6 Dark Up 32.2 213.7 Up 04:22:53 - 04:52:53 11199
Paisley 04:40:12 -9.3 CT Up 34.6 196.5 Up 04:25:12 - 04:55:12 11175
Chiloquin 04:40:23 -8.7 CT Up 35.0 195.0 Up 04:25:23 - 04:55:23 11149
Lakeview 04:40:05 -9.8 CT Up 35.1 196.8 Up 04:25:05 - 04:55:05 11147
Klamath Falls 04:40:21 -9.0 CT Up 35.3 195.1 Up 04:25:21 - 04:55:21 11129
Tulelake 04:40:18 -9.3 CT Up 35.5 195.5 Up 04:25:18 - 04:55:18 11117
Cedarville 04:40:02 -10.3 CT Up 35.7 197.1 Up 04:25:02 - 04:55:02 11110
Fall River/Burney 04:40:14 -10.0 CT Up 36.4 195.8 Up 04:25:14 - 04:55:14 11061
Susanville 04:40:05 -10.8 CT Up 36.8 196.8 Up 04:25:05 - 04:55:05 11033
Gimple 04:40:05 -10.9 CT Up 37.2 196.6 Up 04:25:05 - 04:55:05 11012
Greenville 04:40:08 -10.8 CT Up 37.2 196.5 Up 04:25:08 - 04:55:08 11011
Quincy 04:40:05 -10.9 CT Up 37.4 196.5 Up 04:25:05 - 04:55:05 10998
Portola 04:39:58 -11.3 CT Up 37.4 197.1 Up 04:24:58 - 04:54:58 10997
Reno 04:39:55 -11.8 CT Up 37.5 197.9 Up 04:24:55 - 04:54:55 10989
Carson City 04:39:52 -12.1 AT Up 37.8 198.0 Up 04:24:52 - 04:54:52 10966
Yerington 04:39:46 -12.6 AT Up 37.9 198.8 Up 04:24:46 - 04:54:46 10962
Gardnerville 04:39:53 -12.3 AT Up 38.0 198.1 Up 04:24:53 - 04:54:53 10951
Hawthorne 04:39:40 -13.2 AT Up 38.2 199.5 Up 04:24:40 - 04:54:40 10939
Tonopah 04:39:23 -14.2 AT Up 38.2 201.3 Up 04:24:23 - 04:54:23 10929
Lee Vining 04:39:41 -13.3 AT Up 38.8 199.1 Up 04:24:41 - 04:54:41 10895
Bishop 04:39:33 -14.1 AT Up 39.2 200.1 Up 04:24:33 - 04:54:33 10865
Beatty 04:39:19 -15.3 AT Up 39.2 202.1 Up 04:24:19 - 04:54:19 10856
Indian Springs 04:39:06 -16.1 AT Up 39.2 203.5 Up 04:24:06 - 04:54:06 10849
Henderson 04:38:58 -16.9 AT Up 39.4 204.4 Up 04:23:58 - 04:53:58 10821
Lone Pine 04:39:27 -14.8 AT Up 39.8 200.7 Up 04:24:27 - 04:54:27 10817
Patrick 04:38:46 -17.9 AT Up 39.6 205.9 Up 04:23:46 - 04:53:46 10792
Searchlight/Boulder City 04:38:52 -17.3 AT Up 40.0 204.7 Up 04:23:52 - 04:53:52 10782
DCO 04:38:41 -18.5 Dark Up 39.7 206.8 Up 04:23:41 - 04:53:41 10780
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:38:46 -18.0 AT Up 39.9 205.8 Up 04:23:46 - 04:53:46 10774
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:38:51 -17.7 AT Up 40.1 205.2 Up 04:23:51 - 04:53:51 10765
Mohave Valley 04:38:48 -17.9 AT Up 40.4 205.3 Up 04:23:48 - 04:53:48 10746
Lake Havasu City 04:38:46 -18.3 Dark Up 40.6 205.7 Up 04:23:46 - 04:53:46 10721
Parker 04:38:44 -18.6 Dark Up 40.9 205.9 Up 04:23:44 - 04:53:44 10696
CPSLO 04:39:44 -14.1 AT Up 41.7 197.9 Up 04:24:44 - 04:54:44 10687
Blythe 04:38:48 -18.8 Dark Up 41.5 205.7 Up 04:23:48 - 04:53:48 10654
Idyllwild 04:39:05 -17.5 AT Up 42.1 203.2 Up 04:24:05 - 04:54:05 10634
Wildwood 04:39:25 -16.2 AT Up 42.3 200.8 Up 04:24:25 - 04:54:25 10631
Calipatria 04:38:48 -18.6 Dark Up 42.3 204.8 Up 04:23:48 - 04:53:48 10605
Yuma 04:38:42 -19.4 Dark Up 42.4 206.0 Up 04:23:42 - 04:53:42 10586

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 13GZ137, (2019/07/09 04:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 20.89  13
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  6.80  36
13Xi 1Lib      14:54:22.8 -11:53:54  5.9  1.19  31
PPM 229325     14:49:10.9 -10:49:38  7.9  0.50  30
PPM 229340     14:49:41.2 -11:05:58  9.8  0.21  30
13GZ137        14:50:23.2 -11:13:40 14.7        30
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/08/04 18:09:34 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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