RECON: TNO occultation with 13VF24

Event between 13VF24 and star UC4-510-011157 with event index number of 302467

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/01/02 04:36:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:22:43.0 +11:51:28
Equinox of date position of star is 05:23:46.1 +11:52:29
Stellar brightness R=16.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 80 degrees from the moon. Moon is 41% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 27.0 AU from the Sun and 26.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 183 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1928 km.
The sky-plane scale is 18934.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.0
Diameter=153.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.8 sec chord
Diameter=62.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13VF24, (2020/01/02 04:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:15.3 +07:24:33  0.4  9.15  87
Bellatrix      05:26:12.3 +06:21:58  1.6  5.54  80
18 Ori         05:17:10.9 +11:21:44  5.6  1.71  78
PPM 120925     05:25:48.3 +11:32:44  8.5  0.58  80
PPM 120877     05:23:12.4 +12:10:20  8.8  0.33  79
PPM 120866     05:22:43.5 +11:59:21 10.8  0.29  79
13VF24         05:23:50.1 +11:52:32 16.0        80
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 4.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=24.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 04:38:40 -42.4 Dark Up 45.1 137.6 Up 04:23:40 - 04:53:40 712
Summerland 04:38:41 -42.2 Dark Up 44.9 137.2 Up 04:23:41 - 04:53:41 708
Penticton 04:38:41 -42.4 Dark Up 45.3 137.2 Up 04:23:41 - 04:53:41 679
Okanagan Falls 04:38:41 -42.5 Dark Up 45.4 137.0 Up 04:23:41 - 04:53:41 662
Oliver 04:38:41 -42.5 Dark Up 45.5 136.9 Up 04:23:41 - 04:53:41 647
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:38:41 -42.7 Dark Up 45.7 137.1 Up 04:23:41 - 04:53:41 632
Oroville 04:38:41 -42.6 Dark Up 45.8 136.9 Up 04:23:41 - 04:53:41 625
Tonasket 04:38:42 -42.7 Dark Up 45.9 136.7 Up 04:23:42 - 04:53:42 604
Okanogan 04:38:43 -42.7 Dark Up 46.1 136.3 Up 04:23:43 - 04:53:43 573
Brewster 04:38:44 -42.6 Dark Up 46.2 135.9 Up 04:23:44 - 04:53:44 548
Manson/Chelan 04:38:45 -42.4 Dark Up 46.2 135.3 Up 04:23:45 - 04:53:45 529
Entiat 04:38:45 -42.4 Dark Up 46.3 135.0 Up 04:23:45 - 04:53:45 509
Wenatchee 04:38:46 -42.4 Dark Up 46.4 134.7 Up 04:23:46 - 04:53:46 486
Ellensburg 04:38:48 -42.4 Dark Up 46.6 134.1 Up 04:23:48 - 04:53:48 448
Yakima 04:38:48 -42.5 Dark Up 46.9 133.8 Up 04:23:48 - 04:53:48 410
Toppenish/White Swan 04:38:48 -42.6 Dark Up 47.1 133.9 Up 04:23:48 - 04:53:48 390
Pasco 04:38:44 -43.5 Dark Up 47.8 135.3 Up 04:23:44 - 04:53:44 378
PNWRO 04:38:44 -43.7 Dark Up 48.1 135.4 Up 04:23:44 - 04:53:44 355
George/Umatilla 04:38:45 -43.4 Dark Up 48.0 134.8 Up 04:23:45 - 04:53:45 347
Goldendale 04:38:50 -42.4 Dark Up 47.3 132.9 Up 04:23:50 - 04:53:50 338
The Dalles 04:38:51 -42.2 Dark Up 47.3 132.3 Up 04:23:51 - 04:53:51 317
Maupin 04:38:52 -42.4 Dark Up 47.6 132.1 Up 04:23:52 - 04:53:52 278
Madras/Culver 04:38:52 -42.4 Dark Up 48.0 131.6 Up 04:23:52 - 04:53:52 226
Sisters 04:38:54 -42.2 Dark Up 47.9 130.8 Up 04:23:54 - 04:53:54 195
Redmond 04:38:53 -42.5 Dark Up 48.2 131.2 Up 04:23:53 - 04:53:53 192
Bend 04:38:54 -42.4 Dark Up 48.2 130.9 Up 04:23:54 - 04:53:54 172
Oregon Observatory 04:38:54 -42.3 Dark Up 48.3 130.6 Up 04:23:54 - 04:53:54 155
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:38:55 -42.3 Dark Up 48.4 130.3 Up 04:23:55 - 04:53:55 135
North Lake 04:38:53 -42.8 Dark Up 49.0 130.7 Up 04:23:53 - 04:53:53 93
Paisley 04:38:53 -43.1 Dark Up 49.6 130.6 Up 04:23:53 - 04:53:53 40
Chiloquin 04:38:57 -42.2 Dark Up 48.9 128.9 Up 04:23:57 - 04:53:57 28
Klamath Falls 04:38:57 -42.3 Dark Up 49.2 128.7 Up 04:23:57 - 04:53:57 -6
Lakeview 04:38:53 -43.3 Dark Up 50.0 130.4 Up 04:23:53 - 04:53:53 -10
Tulelake 04:38:57 -42.6 Dark Up 49.5 128.8 Up 04:23:57 - 04:53:57 -32
Cedarville 04:38:53 -43.6 Dark Up 50.5 130.0 Up 04:23:53 - 04:53:53 -74
Fall River/Burney 04:38:58 -42.7 Dark Up 50.1 128.1 Up 04:23:58 - 04:53:58 -121
Susanville 04:38:56 -43.3 Dark Up 50.9 128.4 Up 04:23:56 - 04:53:56 -184
Niwot 04:38:00 -54.8 Dark Up 58.8 150.6 Up 04:23:00 - 04:53:00 -196
Greenville 04:38:57 -43.1 Dark Up 50.9 127.8 Up 04:23:57 - 04:53:57 -211
Gimple 04:38:57 -43.2 Dark Up 51.0 127.9 Up 04:23:57 - 04:53:57 -211
Quincy 04:38:57 -43.2 Dark Up 51.1 127.6 Up 04:23:57 - 04:53:57 -231
Portola 04:38:56 -43.5 Dark Up 51.4 128.0 Up 04:23:56 - 04:53:56 -244
Reno 04:38:54 -44.0 Dark Up 52.0 128.6 Up 04:23:54 - 04:53:54 -270
Carson City 04:38:55 -44.1 Dark Up 52.2 128.2 Up 04:23:55 - 04:53:55 -306
Yerington 04:38:52 -44.6 Dark Up 52.7 128.8 Up 04:23:52 - 04:53:52 -326
Gardnerville 04:38:55 -44.2 Dark Up 52.4 128.0 Up 04:23:55 - 04:53:55 -331
Hawthorne 04:38:51 -45.0 Dark Up 53.3 129.0 Up 04:23:51 - 04:53:51 -373
Tonopah 04:38:47 -46.2 Dark Up 54.5 130.4 Up 04:23:47 - 04:53:47 -420
Lee Vining 04:38:53 -44.7 Dark Up 53.4 127.8 Up 04:23:53 - 04:53:53 -430
Bishop 04:38:52 -45.3 Dark Up 54.2 128.1 Up 04:23:52 - 04:53:52 -490
Beatty 04:38:46 -46.7 Dark Up 55.5 129.7 Up 04:23:46 - 04:53:46 -537
Lone Pine 04:38:51 -45.6 Dark Up 54.9 127.7 Up 04:23:51 - 04:53:51 -568
Indian Springs 04:38:43 -47.5 Dark Up 56.4 130.8 Up 04:23:43 - 04:53:43 -569
Henderson 04:38:41 -48.1 Dark Up 57.1 131.1 Up 04:23:41 - 04:53:41 -623
Searchlight/Boulder City 04:38:41 -48.2 Dark Up 57.5 130.5 Up 04:23:41 - 04:53:41 -682
Patrick 04:38:37 -49.1 Dark Up 58.2 132.0 Up 04:23:37 - 04:53:37 -686
CPSLO 04:39:01 -43.6 Dark Up 53.9 123.0 Up 04:24:01 - 04:54:01 -700
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:38:38 -48.9 Dark Up 58.2 131.4 Up 04:23:38 - 04:53:38 -709
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:38:40 -48.5 Dark Up 57.9 130.7 Up 04:23:40 - 04:53:40 -712
DCO 04:38:34 -49.7 Dark Up 58.8 132.6 Up 04:23:34 - 04:53:34 -716
Mohave Valley 04:38:40 -48.6 Dark Up 58.1 130.3 Up 04:23:40 - 04:53:40 -740
Lake Havasu City 04:38:39 -48.8 Dark Up 58.5 130.2 Up 04:23:39 - 04:53:39 -781
Parker 04:38:39 -48.8 Dark Up 58.8 129.8 Up 04:23:39 - 04:53:39 -817
Wildwood 04:38:55 -45.3 Dark Up 56.0 124.1 Up 04:23:55 - 04:53:55 -826
Idyllwild 04:38:49 -46.9 Dark Up 57.5 126.0 Up 04:23:49 - 04:53:49 -863
Blythe 04:38:41 -48.6 Dark Up 58.9 128.7 Up 04:23:41 - 04:53:41 -872
Calipatria 04:38:45 -47.9 Dark Up 58.6 126.8 Up 04:23:45 - 04:53:45 -925
Yuma 04:38:41 -48.6 Dark Up 59.5 127.4 Up 04:23:41 - 04:53:41 -969

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 13VF24, (2020/01/02 04:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  9.15  87
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6  5.54  80
18 Ori         05:16:04.1 +11:20:29  5.6  1.71  78
PPM 120925     05:24:41.4 +11:31:43  8.5  0.58  80
PPM 120877     05:22:05.3 +12:09:15  8.8  0.33  79
PPM 120866     05:21:36.4 +11:58:15 10.8  0.29  79
13VF24         05:22:43.0 +11:51:28 16.0        80
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/25 20:44:50 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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