RECON: TNO occultation with 15875

Event between (15875) 96TP66 and star UC4-591-019461 with event index number of 91011

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/11/14 10:14:45 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:31:14.6 +28:02:25
Equinox of date position of star is 05:32:21.0 +28:03:09
Stellar brightness R=14.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 102 degrees from the moon. Moon is 16% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7

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TNO is 29.0 AU from the Sun and 28.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1303 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1906 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20398.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=239.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.1 sec chord
Diameter=97.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15875, (2017/11/14 10:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:36:56.9 +16:32:38  0.8 17.20 116
Alnath         05:27:25.4 +28:37:15  1.6  1.23 103
PPM 094572     05:38:15.9 +26:56:02  5.6  1.72 101
PPM 094443     05:32:30.2 +27:46:52  8.0  0.27 102
15875          05:32:22.2 +28:03:09 14.7       102
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 0.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 26.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=11.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 10:14:27 -46.7 Dark Down 68.7 192.4 Up 09:59:27 - 10:29:27 4355
Tonasket 10:14:26 -46.8 Dark Down 69.0 192.6 Up 09:59:26 - 10:29:26 4331
Okanogan 10:14:27 -47.1 Dark Down 69.3 192.4 Up 09:59:27 - 10:29:27 4296
Brewster 10:14:28 -47.4 Dark Down 69.6 192.1 Up 09:59:28 - 10:29:28 4267
Manson/Chelan 10:14:29 -47.7 Dark Down 69.9 191.2 Up 09:59:29 - 10:29:29 4244
Entiat 10:14:29 -47.8 Dark Down 70.1 191.2 Up 09:59:29 - 10:29:29 4221
Wenatchee 10:14:30 -48.0 Dark Down 70.4 191.1 Up 09:59:30 - 10:29:30 4194
Ellensburg 10:14:30 -48.4 Dark Down 70.8 190.7 Up 09:59:30 - 10:29:30 4150
Yakima 10:14:30 -48.6 Dark Down 71.2 190.9 Up 09:59:30 - 10:29:30 4107
Toppenish/White Swan 10:14:29 -48.6 Dark Down 71.4 191.5 Up 09:59:29 - 10:29:29 4085
Pasco 10:14:24 -47.9 Dark Down 71.3 195.0 Up 09:59:24 - 10:29:24 4076
PNWRO 10:14:23 -47.9 Dark Down 71.5 195.8 Up 09:59:23 - 10:29:23 4050
George/Umatilla 10:14:25 -48.2 Dark Down 71.7 194.6 Up 09:59:25 - 10:29:25 4040
Goldendale 10:14:31 -49.1 Dark Down 72.0 190.6 Up 09:59:31 - 10:29:31 4025
The Dalles 10:14:32 -49.4 Dark Down 72.2 189.7 Up 09:59:32 - 10:29:32 4001
Maupin 10:14:32 -49.6 Dark Down 72.6 190.3 Up 09:59:32 - 10:29:32 3957
Madras/Culver 10:14:32 -49.9 Dark Down 73.2 190.4 Up 09:59:32 - 10:29:32 3899
Sisters 10:14:34 -50.3 Dark Down 73.6 189.3 Up 09:59:34 - 10:29:34 3862
Redmond 10:14:32 -50.1 Dark Down 73.5 190.5 Up 09:59:32 - 10:29:32 3860
Bend 10:14:33 -50.3 Dark Down 73.8 190.2 Up 09:59:33 - 10:29:33 3837
Oregon Observatory 10:14:33 -50.4 Dark Down 74.0 189.9 Up 09:59:33 - 10:29:33 3819
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:14:33 -50.6 Dark Down 74.2 189.8 Up 09:59:33 - 10:29:33 3797
North Lake 10:14:30 -50.4 Dark Down 74.5 192.1 Up 09:59:30 - 10:29:30 3751
Paisley 10:14:29 -50.4 Dark Down 75.0 193.7 Up 09:59:29 - 10:29:29 3693
Chiloquin 10:14:35 -51.3 Dark Down 75.3 189.4 Up 09:59:35 - 10:29:35 3677
Klamath Falls 10:14:34 -51.4 Dark Down 75.6 189.9 Up 09:59:34 - 10:29:34 3640
Lakeview 10:14:28 -50.5 Dark Down 75.5 194.8 Up 09:59:28 - 10:29:28 3639
Tulelake 10:14:33 -51.3 Dark Down 75.9 191.1 Up 09:59:33 - 10:29:33 3611
Cedarville 10:14:27 -50.7 Dark Down 76.1 196.1 Up 09:59:27 - 10:29:27 3569
Niwot 10:13:24 -40.4 Dark Up 70.2 238.4 Up 09:58:24 - 10:28:24 3533
Fall River/Burney 10:14:32 -51.7 Dark Down 76.7 192.1 Up 09:59:32 - 10:29:32 3513
Susanville 10:14:29 -51.5 Dark Down 77.2 195.6 Up 09:59:29 - 10:29:29 3447
Greenville 10:14:30 -51.8 Dark Down 77.5 194.8 Up 09:59:30 - 10:29:30 3416
Gimple 10:14:30 -51.7 Dark Down 77.5 195.1 Up 09:59:30 - 10:29:30 3416
Quincy 10:14:30 -51.9 Dark Down 77.7 195.0 Up 09:59:30 - 10:29:30 3394
Portola 10:14:28 -51.6 Dark Down 77.8 197.1 Up 09:59:28 - 10:29:28 3382
Reno 10:14:25 -51.2 Dark Down 77.9 200.0 Up 09:59:25 - 10:29:25 3355
Carson City 10:14:25 -51.3 Dark Down 78.2 200.7 Up 09:59:25 - 10:29:25 3316
Yerington 10:14:23 -51.0 Dark Down 78.2 203.6 Up 09:59:23 - 10:29:23 3297
Gardnerville 10:14:25 -51.4 Dark Down 78.4 201.3 Up 09:59:25 - 10:29:25 3289
Hawthorne 10:14:19 -50.7 Dark Down 78.4 206.7 Up 09:59:19 - 10:29:19 3248
Tonopah 10:14:13 -49.9 Dark Down 78.3 213.3 Up 09:59:13 - 10:29:13 3203
Lee Vining 10:14:22 -51.3 Dark Down 79.1 205.9 Up 09:59:22 - 10:29:22 3184
Bishop 10:14:18 -50.9 Dark Down 79.4 210.4 Up 09:59:18 - 10:29:18 3122
Beatty 10:14:11 -49.9 Dark Down 79.0 218.3 Up 09:59:11 - 10:29:11 3079
Indian Springs 10:14:05 -49.1 Dark Down 78.7 223.3 Up 09:59:05 - 10:29:05 3050
Lone Pine 10:14:16 -50.9 Dark Down 79.9 214.1 Up 09:59:16 - 10:29:16 3040
Henderson 10:14:02 -48.7 Dark Down 78.7 227.6 Up 09:59:02 - 10:29:02 2995
Patrick 10:13:57 -48.0 Dark Down 78.4 233.4 Up 09:58:57 - 10:28:57 2935
Searchlight/Boulder City 10:14:01 -48.8 Dark Down 79.0 230.0 Up 09:59:01 - 10:29:01 2933
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:13:57 -48.2 Dark Down 78.7 233.7 Up 09:58:57 - 10:28:57 2909
DCO 10:13:54 -47.5 Dark Down 78.1 236.6 Up 09:58:54 - 10:28:54 2907
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:14:00 -48.6 Dark Down 79.0 232.2 Up 09:59:00 - 10:29:00 2903
CPSLO 10:14:28 -53.3 Dark Down 82.0 205.3 Up 09:59:28 - 10:29:28 2888
Mohave Valley 10:14:00 -48.7 Dark Down 79.2 233.4 Up 09:59:00 - 10:29:00 2873
Lake Havasu City 10:13:58 -48.6 Dark Down 79.2 235.9 Up 09:58:58 - 10:28:58 2830
Parker 10:13:58 -48.6 Dark Down 79.4 237.5 Up 09:58:58 - 10:28:58 2792
Wildwood 10:14:18 -52.0 Dark Down 82.1 221.3 Up 09:59:18 - 10:29:18 2762
Blythe 10:13:59 -48.9 Dark Down 79.9 239.1 Up 09:58:59 - 10:28:59 2732
Idyllwild 10:14:09 -50.6 Dark Down 81.3 231.4 Up 09:59:09 - 10:29:09 2732
Calipatria 10:14:03 -49.8 Dark Down 80.8 238.7 Up 09:59:03 - 10:29:03 2672
Yuma 10:13:59 -49.1 Dark Down 80.4 243.6 Up 09:58:59 - 10:28:59 2630

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 15875, (2017/11/14 10:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 17.20 116
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:24  1.6  1.23 103
PPM 094572     05:37:08.9 +26:55:28  5.6  1.72 101
PPM 094443     05:31:22.8 +27:46:08  8.0  0.27 102
15875          05:31:14.6 +28:02:25 14.7       102
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/07/26 16:09:32 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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