RECON: TNO occultation with 13HY156

Event between 13HY156 and star GA0840:04620063 with event index number of 264803

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/06/05 04:41:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:22:30.5 -04:45:47
Equinox of date position of star is 15:23:28.8 -04:49:40
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 98 degrees from the moon. Moon is 65% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 38.4 AU from the Sun and 37.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 175 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2348 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27166.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=272.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.2 sec chord
Diameter=111.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13HY156, (2018/06/05 04:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:32.4 -26:28:17  0.9 26.93  77
27Bet Lib      15:18:00.1 -09:26:59  2.6  4.82  98
PPM 198488     15:22:06.1 -05:53:25  5.4  1.12  98
PPM 198478     15:21:34.9 -05:11:08  6.7  0.59  98
PPM 198528     15:23:44.0 -04:45:42  9.8  0.09  98
13HY156        15:23:28.8 -04:49:40 15.5        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 5.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.4 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Penticton 04:43:31 -6.2 CT Down 31.3 149.6 Up 04:28:31 - 04:58:31 10702
Oroville 04:43:32 -6.7 CT Down 31.9 149.5 Up 04:28:32 - 04:58:32 10661
Tonasket 04:43:32 -6.8 CT Down 32.1 149.5 Up 04:28:32 - 04:58:32 10645
Okanogan 04:43:33 -7.0 CT Down 32.3 149.2 Up 04:28:33 - 04:58:33 10621
Brewster 04:43:34 -7.1 CT Down 32.5 148.9 Up 04:28:34 - 04:58:34 10601
Manson/Chelan 04:43:36 -7.1 CT Down 32.5 148.4 Up 04:28:36 - 04:58:36 10583
Entiat 04:43:36 -7.2 CT Down 32.7 148.3 Up 04:28:36 - 04:58:36 10567
Wenatchee 04:43:37 -7.3 CT Down 32.9 148.1 Up 04:28:37 - 04:58:37 10548
Ellensburg 04:43:38 -7.5 CT Down 33.1 147.7 Up 04:28:38 - 04:58:38 10517
Yakima 04:43:38 -7.8 CT Down 33.5 147.5 Up 04:28:38 - 04:58:38 10487
Pasco 04:43:35 -8.7 CT Down 34.3 149.0 Up 04:28:35 - 04:58:35 10474
Toppenish/White Swan 04:43:39 -8.0 CT Down 33.7 147.6 Up 04:28:39 - 04:58:39 10473
PNWRO 04:43:35 -9.0 CT Down 34.6 149.2 Up 04:28:35 - 04:58:35 10458
George/Umatilla 04:43:36 -8.9 CT Down 34.5 148.6 Up 04:28:36 - 04:58:36 10448
Goldendale 04:43:40 -8.2 CT Down 34.0 147.0 Up 04:28:40 - 04:58:40 10429
The Dalles 04:43:42 -8.2 CT Down 34.1 146.5 Up 04:28:42 - 04:58:42 10410
Maupin 04:43:42 -8.6 CT Down 34.5 146.4 Up 04:28:42 - 04:58:42 10380
Madras/Culver 04:43:43 -8.9 CT Down 34.9 146.2 Up 04:28:43 - 04:58:43 10338
Redmond 04:43:44 -9.1 CT Down 35.2 146.0 Up 04:28:44 - 04:58:44 10311
Sisters 04:43:45 -8.9 CT Down 35.0 145.6 Up 04:28:45 - 04:58:45 10309
Bend 04:43:44 -9.2 CT Down 35.3 145.8 Up 04:28:44 - 04:58:44 10293
Oregon Observatory 04:43:46 -9.3 CT Down 35.4 145.6 Up 04:28:46 - 04:58:46 10279
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:43:46 -9.4 CT Down 35.5 145.4 Up 04:28:46 - 04:58:46 10263
North Lake 04:43:44 -10.0 CT Down 36.1 145.9 Up 04:28:44 - 04:58:44 10234
Paisley 04:43:44 -10.6 CT Down 36.7 146.1 Up 04:28:44 - 04:58:44 10195
Chiloquin 04:43:48 -10.0 CT Down 36.3 144.6 Up 04:28:48 - 04:58:48 10174
Lakeview 04:43:44 -11.0 CT Down 37.2 146.1 Up 04:28:44 - 04:58:44 10156
Klamath Falls 04:43:48 -10.3 CT Down 36.6 144.5 Up 04:28:48 - 04:58:48 10148
Tulelake 04:43:48 -10.6 CT Down 37.0 144.7 Up 04:28:48 - 04:58:48 10129
Niwot 04:42:53 -19.8 Dark Down 43.9 164.0 Up 04:27:53 - 04:57:53 10111
Cedarville 04:43:44 -11.6 CT Down 37.9 146.0 Up 04:28:44 - 04:58:44 10106
Fall River/Burney 04:43:49 -11.3 CT Down 37.7 144.4 Up 04:28:49 - 04:58:49 10057
Susanville 04:43:47 -12.1 AT Down 38.6 145.0 Up 04:28:47 - 04:58:47 10013
Gimple 04:43:48 -12.2 AT Down 38.7 144.6 Up 04:28:48 - 04:58:48 9988
Greenville 04:43:48 -12.2 AT Down 38.7 144.5 Up 04:28:48 - 04:58:48 9988
Quincy 04:43:49 -12.3 AT Down 38.8 144.4 Up 04:28:49 - 04:58:49 9971
Portola 04:43:47 -12.6 AT Down 39.2 144.9 Up 04:28:47 - 04:58:47 9965
Reno 04:43:45 -13.2 AT Down 39.7 145.5 Up 04:28:45 - 04:58:45 9949
Carson City 04:43:45 -13.5 AT Down 40.0 145.4 Up 04:28:45 - 04:58:45 9920
Yerington 04:43:43 -13.9 AT Down 40.4 146.0 Up 04:28:43 - 04:58:43 9909
Gardnerville 04:43:45 -13.6 AT Down 40.2 145.3 Up 04:28:45 - 04:58:45 9900
Hawthorne 04:43:42 -14.6 AT Down 41.0 146.4 Up 04:28:42 - 04:58:42 9875
Tonopah 04:43:37 -15.7 AT Down 42.0 147.9 Up 04:28:37 - 04:58:37 9848
Lee Vining 04:43:44 -14.7 AT Down 41.3 145.6 Up 04:28:44 - 04:58:44 9824
Bishop 04:43:43 -15.5 AT Down 42.1 146.1 Up 04:28:43 - 04:58:43 9780
Beatty 04:43:37 -16.7 AT Down 43.2 147.9 Up 04:28:37 - 04:58:37 9755
Indian Springs 04:43:33 -17.6 AT Down 43.9 149.0 Up 04:28:33 - 04:58:33 9736
Lone Pine 04:43:42 -16.2 AT Down 42.9 146.1 Up 04:28:42 - 04:58:42 9718
Henderson 04:43:31 -18.3 Dark Down 44.6 149.6 Up 04:28:31 - 04:58:31 9696
Patrick 04:43:28 -19.4 Dark Down 45.6 150.7 Up 04:28:28 - 04:58:28 9652
Searchlight/Boulder City 04:43:31 -18.8 Dark Down 45.2 149.4 Up 04:28:31 - 04:58:31 9648
DCO 04:43:25 -20.0 Dark Down 46.2 151.5 Up 04:28:25 - 04:58:25 9632
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:43:29 -19.5 Dark Down 45.7 150.4 Up 04:28:29 - 04:58:29 9631
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:43:30 -19.2 Dark Down 45.6 149.7 Up 04:28:30 - 04:58:30 9625
Mohave Valley 04:43:30 -19.4 Dark Down 45.8 149.6 Up 04:28:30 - 04:58:30 9601
CPSLO 04:43:52 -15.7 AT Down 42.7 142.4 Up 04:28:52 - 04:58:52 9583
Lake Havasu City 04:43:30 -19.8 Dark Down 46.2 149.7 Up 04:28:30 - 04:58:30 9568
Parker 04:43:31 -20.1 Dark Down 46.6 149.5 Up 04:28:31 - 04:58:31 9538
Wildwood 04:43:46 -17.7 AT Down 44.7 144.1 Up 04:28:46 - 04:58:46 9495
Blythe 04:43:31 -20.3 Dark Down 46.9 148.9 Up 04:28:31 - 04:58:31 9489
Idyllwild 04:43:40 -19.1 Dark Down 45.9 146.2 Up 04:28:40 - 04:58:40 9480
Calipatria 04:43:36 -20.2 Dark Down 46.9 147.4 Up 04:28:36 - 04:58:36 9437
Yuma 04:43:32 -21.0 Dark Down 47.7 148.3 Up 04:28:32 - 04:58:32 9406

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 13HY156, (2018/06/05 04:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 26.93  77
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  4.82  98
PPM 198488     15:21:07.5 -05:49:30  5.4  1.12  98
PPM 198478     15:20:36.5 -05:07:12  6.7  0.59  98
PPM 198528     15:22:45.8 -04:41:49  9.8  0.09  98
13HY156        15:22:30.5 -04:45:47 15.5        98
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:05:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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