RECON: TNO occultation with 13UG17

Event between 13UG17 and star GA0960:00121218 with event index number of 220015

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/10/09 06:58:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 01:23:29.3 +06:44:41
Equinox of date position of star is 01:24:28.1 +06:50:32
Stellar brightness G=13.9, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 175 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.4

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TNO is 41.5 AU from the Sun and 40.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 97 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1811 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29349.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=133.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Diameter=54.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13UG17, (2018/10/09 06:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
6Bet Ari       01:55:40.8 +20:53:56  2.6 15.96 159
PPM 144653     01:30:02.0 +07:23:26  6.4  1.49 174
PPM 144532     01:23:55.8 +07:31:05  8.0  0.69 174
PPM 144541     01:24:22.5 +06:50:18  9.2  0.02 175
13UG17         01:24:28.1 +06:50:32 13.9       175
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 16.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Rutland 06:58:28 -45.3 Dark Down 44.3 154.9 Up 06:49:55 - 07:07:01 6725
Penticton 06:58:29 -45.6 Dark Down 44.6 154.5 Up 06:49:56 - 07:07:02 6707
Okanagan Falls 06:58:30 -45.8 Dark Down 44.8 154.4 Up 06:49:57 - 07:07:03 6695
Southern Okanagan 06:58:31 -46.0 Dark Down 44.9 154.4 Up 06:49:58 - 07:07:04 6684
Oroville 06:58:31 -46.2 Dark Down 45.2 154.4 Up 06:49:58 - 07:07:04 6664
Tonasket 06:58:32 -46.4 Dark Down 45.4 154.3 Up 06:49:59 - 07:07:05 6649
Okanogan 06:58:32 -46.7 Dark Down 45.7 154.0 Up 06:49:59 - 07:07:05 6631
Brewster 06:58:34 -46.9 Dark Down 45.9 153.6 Up 06:50:01 - 07:07:07 6620
Manson/Chelan 06:58:35 -47.1 Dark Down 45.9 153.0 Up 06:50:02 - 07:07:08 6617
Entiat 06:58:35 -47.3 Dark Down 46.1 152.8 Up 06:50:02 - 07:07:08 6605
Wenatchee 06:58:36 -47.5 Dark Down 46.3 152.6 Up 06:50:03 - 07:07:09 6591
Ellensburg 06:58:38 -47.8 Dark Down 46.6 152.1 Up 06:50:05 - 07:07:11 6570
Yakima 06:58:39 -48.2 Dark Down 47.0 151.8 Up 06:50:06 - 07:07:12 6543
Toppenish/White Swan 06:58:39 -48.5 Dark Down 47.2 152.0 Up 06:50:06 - 07:07:12 6523
Goldendale 06:58:41 -48.9 Dark Down 47.6 151.1 Up 06:50:08 - 07:07:14 6498
The Dalles 06:58:43 -49.0 Dark Down 47.6 150.5 Up 06:50:10 - 07:07:16 6495
Pasco 06:58:36 -48.8 Dark Down 47.7 153.7 Up 06:50:03 - 07:07:09 6475
Maupin 06:58:43 -49.4 Dark Down 48.0 150.4 Up 06:50:10 - 07:07:16 6462
George/Umatilla 06:58:37 -49.1 Dark Down 47.9 153.2 Up 06:50:04 - 07:07:10 6458
PNWRO 06:58:36 -49.1 Dark Down 48.0 153.9 Up 06:50:03 - 07:07:09 6450
Madras/Culver 06:58:45 -49.9 Dark Down 48.5 150.1 Up 06:50:12 - 07:07:18 6426
Sisters 06:58:47 -50.1 Dark Down 48.6 149.2 Up 06:50:14 - 07:07:20 6417
Redmond 06:58:46 -50.3 Dark Down 48.8 149.8 Up 06:50:13 - 07:07:19 6402
Bend 06:58:46 -50.4 Dark Down 48.9 149.5 Up 06:50:13 - 07:07:19 6392
Oregon Observatory 06:58:47 -50.5 Dark Down 49.0 149.2 Up 06:50:14 - 07:07:20 6384
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:58:48 -50.7 Dark Down 49.2 149.0 Up 06:50:15 - 07:07:21 6371
North Lake 06:58:47 -51.3 Dark Down 49.8 149.6 Up 06:50:14 - 07:07:20 6320
Chiloquin 06:58:52 -51.7 Dark Down 50.0 147.8 Up 06:50:19 - 07:07:25 6303
Klamath Falls 06:58:52 -52.0 Dark Down 50.3 147.7 Up 06:50:19 - 07:07:25 6276
Paisley 06:58:48 -51.9 Dark Down 50.4 149.8 Up 06:50:15 - 07:07:21 6268
Tulelake 06:58:52 -52.3 Dark Down 50.7 148.0 Up 06:50:19 - 07:07:25 6246
Lakeview 06:58:48 -52.4 Dark Down 50.9 149.7 Up 06:50:15 - 07:07:21 6225
Fall River/Burney 06:58:54 -53.2 Dark Down 51.5 147.5 Up 06:50:21 - 07:07:27 6176
Cedarville 06:58:50 -53.1 Dark Down 51.5 149.6 Up 06:50:17 - 07:07:23 6170
Susanville 06:58:53 -54.0 Dark Down 52.3 148.2 Up 06:50:20 - 07:07:26 6103
Greenville 06:58:55 -54.2 Dark Down 52.4 147.5 Up 06:50:22 - 07:07:28 6093
Gimple 06:58:54 -54.2 Dark Down 52.5 147.7 Up 06:50:21 - 07:07:27 6090
Quincy 06:58:55 -54.4 Dark Down 52.6 147.4 Up 06:50:22 - 07:07:28 6077
Portola 06:58:54 -54.6 Dark Down 52.9 148.0 Up 06:50:21 - 07:07:27 6051
Reno 06:58:53 -55.0 Dark Down 53.4 148.8 Up 06:50:20 - 07:07:26 6008
Carson City 06:58:53 -55.4 Dark Down 53.7 148.6 Up 06:50:20 - 07:07:26 5980
Gardnerville 06:58:54 -55.6 Dark Down 53.9 148.5 Up 06:50:21 - 07:07:27 5959
Yerington 06:58:52 -55.7 Dark Down 54.1 149.4 Up 06:50:19 - 07:07:25 5942
Hawthorne 06:58:52 -56.3 Dark Down 54.7 149.9 Up 06:50:19 - 07:07:25 5887
Lee Vining 06:58:54 -56.7 Dark Down 55.0 148.8 Up 06:50:21 - 07:07:27 5860
Tonopah 06:58:48 -57.1 Dark Down 55.7 151.9 Up 06:50:15 - 07:07:21 5800
Bishop 06:58:54 -57.5 Dark Down 55.8 149.5 Up 06:50:21 - 07:07:27 5787
Lone Pine 06:58:54 -58.3 Dark Down 56.6 149.5 Up 06:50:21 - 07:07:27 5713
CPSLO 06:59:05 -58.7 Dark Down 56.6 144.3 Up 06:50:32 - 07:07:38 5703
Beatty 06:58:50 -58.3 Dark Down 56.9 151.8 Up 06:50:17 - 07:07:23 5690
Indian Springs 06:58:47 -58.9 Dark Down 57.5 153.4 Up 06:50:14 - 07:07:20 5624
Henderson 06:58:46 -59.5 Dark Down 58.3 154.2 Up 06:50:13 - 07:07:19 5555
Niwot 06:58:07 -56.1 Dark Down 56.5 173.4 Up 06:49:34 - 07:06:40 5546
Wildwood 06:59:01 -60.5 Dark Down 58.5 146.5 Up 06:50:28 - 07:07:34 5527
Searchlight/Boulder City 06:58:47 -60.1 Dark Down 58.8 153.9 Up 06:50:14 - 07:07:20 5505
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:58:46 -60.4 Dark Down 59.2 154.3 Up 06:50:13 - 07:07:19 5467
Patrick 06:58:44 -60.3 Dark Down 59.2 155.8 Up 06:50:11 - 07:07:17 5461
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:58:45 -60.5 Dark Down 59.4 155.3 Up 06:50:12 - 07:07:18 5450
Mohave Valley 06:58:47 -60.7 Dark Down 59.5 154.2 Up 06:50:14 - 07:07:20 5444
Idyllwild 06:58:56 -61.3 Dark Down 59.7 149.4 Up 06:50:23 - 07:07:29 5426
DCO 06:58:42 -60.8 Dark Down 59.7 156.9 Up 06:50:09 - 07:07:15 5409
Lake Havasu City 06:58:47 -61.2 Dark Down 59.9 154.3 Up 06:50:14 - 07:07:20 5401
Parker 06:58:47 -61.5 Dark Down 60.2 154.1 Up 06:50:14 - 07:07:20 5370
Blythe 06:58:50 -62.0 Dark Down 60.6 153.2 Up 06:50:17 - 07:07:23 5336
Calipatria 06:58:54 -62.2 Dark Down 60.7 151.0 Up 06:50:21 - 07:07:27 5329
Yuma 06:58:52 -62.8 Dark Down 61.4 152.3 Up 06:50:19 - 07:07:25 5258

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 13UG17, (2018/10/09 06:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
6Bet Ari       01:54:38.5 +20:48:27  2.6 15.96 159
PPM 144653     01:29:03.1 +07:17:38  6.4  1.49 174
PPM 144532     01:22:56.9 +07:25:14  8.0  0.69 174
PPM 144541     01:23:23.7 +06:44:27  9.2  0.02 175
13UG17         01:23:29.3 +06:44:41 13.9       175
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/08 19:30:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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