RECON: TNO occultation with 15VF166

Event between 15VF166 and star GA1060:00374518 with event index number of 1017115

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/01/14 03:00:11 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:34:56.9 +17:48:06
Equinox of date position of star is 03:36:01.7 +17:51:50
Stellar brightness G=14.0, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 34 degrees from the moon. Moon is 49% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 35.7 AU from the Sun and 35.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 776 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5003 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25517.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=95.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Diameter=39.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15VF166, (2019/01/14 03:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:00.9 +16:32:46  0.8 14.62  48
44Zet Per      03:55:20.0 +31:56:19  2.8 14.73  44
PPM 119253     03:40:30.5 +16:35:50  6.2  1.66  35
PPM 119185     03:35:13.7 +17:53:38  6.9  0.19  34
PPM 119198     03:36:03.7 +17:46:21  9.7  0.09  34
15VF166        03:36:02.1 +17:51:51 14.0        34
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 1.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Summerland 03:00:57 -24.6 Dark Up 55.8 154.1 Up 02:45:57 - 03:15:57 6747
Kelowna 03:00:55 -24.8 Dark Up 55.8 154.7 Up 02:45:55 - 03:15:55 6744
Penticton 03:00:57 -24.7 Dark Up 56.1 154.2 Up 02:45:57 - 03:15:57 6715
Okanagan Falls 03:00:58 -24.7 Dark Up 56.3 154.1 Up 02:45:58 - 03:15:58 6699
Oliver 03:00:58 -24.7 Dark Up 56.4 154.0 Up 02:45:58 - 03:15:58 6684
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:00:57 -24.8 Dark Up 56.6 154.2 Up 02:45:57 - 03:15:57 6665
Oroville 03:00:58 -24.7 Dark Up 56.7 154.0 Up 02:45:58 - 03:15:58 6660
Tonasket 03:00:59 -24.7 Dark Up 56.9 153.9 Up 02:45:59 - 03:15:59 6639
Okanogan 03:01:01 -24.6 Dark Up 57.2 153.4 Up 02:46:01 - 03:16:01 6612
Brewster 03:01:03 -24.5 Dark Up 57.3 152.9 Up 02:46:03 - 03:16:03 6591
Manson/Chelan 03:01:06 -24.2 Dark Up 57.4 152.2 Up 02:46:06 - 03:16:06 6579
Entiat 03:01:07 -24.1 Dark Up 57.6 151.9 Up 02:46:07 - 03:16:07 6561
Wenatchee 03:01:09 -24.0 Dark Up 57.8 151.5 Up 02:46:09 - 03:16:09 6540
Ellensburg 03:01:12 -23.9 Dark Up 58.1 150.9 Up 02:46:12 - 03:16:12 6506
Yakima 03:01:13 -23.8 Dark Up 58.4 150.5 Up 02:46:13 - 03:16:13 6470
Toppenish/White Swan 03:01:13 -23.9 Dark Up 58.7 150.6 Up 02:46:13 - 03:16:13 6447
Pasco 03:01:05 -24.7 Dark Up 59.2 152.7 Up 02:46:05 - 03:16:05 6411
Goldendale 03:01:13 -23.5 Dark Up 59.0 149.5 Up 02:46:13 - 03:16:13 6405
The Dalles 03:01:21 -23.3 Dark Up 59.1 148.7 Up 02:46:21 - 03:16:21 6391
George/Umatilla 03:01:08 -24.6 Dark Up 59.4 152.1 Up 02:46:08 - 03:16:08 6385
PNWRO 03:01:04 -24.9 Dark Up 59.5 152.9 Up 02:46:04 - 03:16:04 6384
Maupin 03:01:21 -23.3 Dark Up 59.5 148.5 Up 02:46:21 - 03:16:21 6350
Madras/Culver 03:01:24 -23.2 Dark Up 59.9 148.0 Up 02:46:24 - 03:16:24 6301
Sisters 03:01:28 -22.9 Dark Up 60.0 146.9 Up 02:46:28 - 03:16:28 6279
Redmond 03:01:25 -23.1 Dark Up 60.2 147.5 Up 02:46:25 - 03:16:25 6268
Bend 03:01:27 -23.0 Dark Up 60.3 147.1 Up 02:46:27 - 03:16:27 6251
Oregon Observatory 03:01:29 -22.9 Dark Up 60.4 146.7 Up 02:46:29 - 03:16:29 6238
La Pine/Gilchrist 03:01:30 -22.8 Dark Up 60.6 146.4 Up 02:46:30 - 03:16:30 6220
North Lake 03:01:27 -23.2 Dark Up 61.2 147.1 Up 02:46:27 - 03:16:27 6166
Chiloquin 03:01:37 -22.4 Dark Up 61.4 144.7 Up 02:46:37 - 03:16:37 6123
Paisley 03:01:26 -23.4 Dark Up 61.8 147.1 Up 02:46:26 - 03:16:26 6107
Klamath Falls 03:01:37 -22.4 Dark Up 61.7 144.5 Up 02:46:37 - 03:16:37 6088
Tulelake 03:01:36 -22.6 Dark Up 62.0 144.7 Up 02:46:36 - 03:16:36 6056
Lakeview 03:01:27 -23.4 Dark Up 62.3 147.0 Up 02:46:27 - 03:16:27 6055
Cedarville 03:01:28 -23.5 Dark Up 62.9 146.6 Up 02:46:28 - 03:16:28 5988
Fall River/Burney 03:01:38 -22.5 Dark Up 62.8 143.9 Up 02:46:38 - 03:16:38 5968
Susanville 03:01:35 -23.0 Dark Up 63.6 144.5 Up 02:46:35 - 03:16:35 5891
Greenville 03:01:38 -22.7 Dark Up 63.7 143.7 Up 02:46:38 - 03:16:38 5871
Gimple 03:01:37 -22.8 Dark Up 63.8 143.8 Up 02:46:37 - 03:16:37 5869
Quincy 03:01:40 -22.7 Dark Up 63.9 143.4 Up 02:46:40 - 03:16:40 5851
Portola 03:01:37 -23.0 Dark Up 64.2 144.2 Up 02:46:37 - 03:16:37 5829
Reno 03:01:32 -23.4 Dark Up 64.7 145.1 Up 02:46:32 - 03:16:32 5789
Carson City 03:01:33 -23.4 Dark Up 65.0 144.7 Up 02:46:33 - 03:16:33 5753
Gardnerville 03:01:35 -23.4 Dark Up 65.3 144.5 Up 02:46:35 - 03:16:35 5728
Yerington 03:01:30 -23.9 Dark Up 65.5 145.7 Up 02:46:30 - 03:16:30 5721
Hawthorne 03:01:27 -24.2 Dark Up 66.1 146.2 Up 02:46:27 - 03:16:27 5664
Lee Vining 03:01:32 -23.7 Dark Up 66.3 144.5 Up 02:46:32 - 03:16:32 5618
Tonopah 03:01:18 -25.2 Dark Up 67.1 148.6 Up 02:46:18 - 03:16:18 5588
Niwot 02:59:42 -34.3 Dark Up 67.7 178.3 Up 02:44:42 - 03:14:42 5574
Bishop 03:01:28 -24.2 Dark Up 67.1 145.2 Up 02:46:28 - 03:16:28 5543
Beatty 03:01:18 -25.4 Dark Up 68.2 148.1 Up 02:46:18 - 03:16:18 5462
Lone Pine 03:01:28 -24.3 Dark Up 67.9 144.9 Up 02:46:28 - 03:16:28 5460
Indian Springs 03:01:10 -26.2 Dark Up 68.9 150.2 Up 02:46:10 - 03:16:10 5407
CPSLO 03:01:52 -22.1 Dark Up 67.7 137.5 Up 02:46:52 - 03:16:52 5387
Henderson 03:01:06 -26.6 Dark Up 69.7 151.1 Up 02:46:06 - 03:16:06 5339
Searchlight/Boulder City 03:01:08 -26.6 Dark Up 70.2 150.5 Up 02:46:08 - 03:16:08 5279
Patrick 03:00:59 -27.4 Dark Up 70.6 153.1 Up 02:45:59 - 03:15:59 5252
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:01:06 -26.8 Dark Up 70.6 151.0 Up 02:46:06 - 03:16:06 5242
Kingman/Dolan Springs 03:01:01 -27.2 Dark Up 70.8 152.3 Up 02:46:01 - 03:16:01 5233
Wildwood 03:01:41 -23.5 Dark Up 69.7 139.8 Up 02:46:41 - 03:16:41 5219
Mohave Valley 03:01:06 -26.8 Dark Up 70.8 150.6 Up 02:46:06 - 03:16:06 5214
DCO 03:00:55 -27.9 Dark Up 71.2 154.6 Up 02:45:55 - 03:15:55 5207
Lake Havasu City 03:01:05 -26.9 Dark Up 71.3 150.7 Up 02:46:05 - 03:16:05 5168
Idyllwild 03:01:27 -24.9 Dark Up 70.9 143.5 Up 02:46:27 - 03:16:27 5140
Parker 03:01:06 -26.9 Dark Up 71.6 150.3 Up 02:46:06 - 03:16:06 5131
Blythe 03:01:09 -26.6 Dark Up 71.9 148.7 Up 02:46:09 - 03:16:09 5083
Calipatria 03:01:18 -25.8 Dark Up 71.9 145.5 Up 02:46:18 - 03:16:18 5052
Yuma 03:01:13 -26.4 Dark Up 72.7 147.1 Up 02:46:13 - 03:16:13 4988

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 15VF166, (2019/01/14 03:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 14.62  48
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8 14.73  44
PPM 119253     03:39:25.8 +16:32:11  6.2  1.66  35
PPM 119185     03:34:08.5 +17:49:52  6.9  0.19  34
PPM 119198     03:34:58.6 +17:42:36  9.7  0.09  34
15VF166        03:34:56.9 +17:48:06 14.0        34
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/12/04 05:08:50 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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