RECON: TNO occultation with 15VR166

Event between 15VR166 and star GA1060:00351749 with event index number of 1019866

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/12/28 05:53:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:25:28.6 +17:46:49
Equinox of date position of star is 03:26:33.1 +17:50:45
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 118 degrees from the moon. Moon is 63% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 36.3 AU from the Sun and 35.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 405 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3914 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25772.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=147.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Diameter=60.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:4EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15VR166, (2018/12/28 05:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:00.8 +16:32:45  0.8 16.87 102
Menkar         03:03:16.5 +04:09:47  2.5 14.82 127
63Tau2Ari      03:23:51.0 +20:48:31  6.2  3.03 118
PPM 119101     03:29:13.8 +17:13:56  8.5  0.89 118
PPM 119072     03:26:29.1 +17:48:33  8.8  0.04 118
15VR166        03:26:33.3 +17:50:46 16.4       118
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 2.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=5.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Summerland 05:51:45 -53.5 Dark Down 56.1 203.5 Up 05:36:45 - 06:06:45 8625
Kelowna 05:51:42 -53.6 Dark Down 56.0 204.0 Up 05:36:42 - 06:06:42 8624
Penticton 05:51:44 -53.7 Dark Down 56.4 204.0 Up 05:36:44 - 06:06:44 8592
Okanagan Falls 05:51:43 -53.8 Dark Down 56.6 204.1 Up 05:36:43 - 06:06:43 8574
Oliver 05:51:43 -53.9 Dark Down 56.7 204.2 Up 05:36:43 - 06:06:43 8558
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:51:43 -54.1 Dark Down 56.8 204.6 Up 05:36:43 - 06:06:43 8539
Oroville 05:51:43 -54.1 Dark Down 56.9 204.5 Up 05:36:43 - 06:06:43 8533
Tonasket 05:51:43 -54.3 Dark Down 57.1 204.7 Up 05:36:43 - 06:06:43 8510
Okanogan 05:51:43 -54.4 Dark Down 57.5 204.7 Up 05:36:43 - 06:06:43 8480
Brewster 05:51:45 -54.4 Dark Down 57.8 204.5 Up 05:36:45 - 06:06:45 8456
Manson/Chelan 05:51:48 -54.3 Dark Down 58.1 204.0 Up 05:36:48 - 06:06:48 8441
Entiat 05:51:47 -54.4 Dark Down 58.3 204.1 Up 05:36:47 - 06:06:47 8421
Wenatchee 05:51:47 -54.5 Dark Down 58.5 204.0 Up 05:36:47 - 06:06:47 8397
Ellensburg 05:51:48 -54.6 Dark Down 59.0 203.9 Up 05:36:48 - 06:06:48 8360
Yakima 05:51:49 -54.8 Dark Down 59.3 204.2 Up 05:36:49 - 06:06:49 8320
Toppenish/White Swan 05:51:48 -55.0 Dark Down 59.5 204.6 Up 05:36:48 - 06:06:48 8297
Pasco 05:51:43 -55.8 Dark Down 59.2 207.0 Up 05:36:43 - 06:06:43 8266
Goldendale 05:51:52 -55.0 Dark Down 60.1 204.3 Up 05:36:52 - 06:06:52 8249
PNWRO 05:51:42 -56.0 Dark Down 59.4 207.5 Up 05:36:42 - 06:06:42 8239
George/Umatilla 05:51:45 -55.8 Dark Down 59.6 206.8 Up 05:36:45 - 06:06:45 8237
The Dalles 05:51:52 -54.9 Dark Down 60.4 203.8 Up 05:36:52 - 06:06:52 8232
Maupin 05:51:52 -55.1 Dark Down 60.8 204.3 Up 05:36:52 - 06:06:52 8189
Madras/Culver 05:51:53 -55.4 Dark Down 61.3 204.6 Up 05:36:53 - 06:06:53 8135
Sisters 05:51:55 -55.2 Dark Down 61.7 204.0 Up 05:36:55 - 06:06:55 8109
Redmond 05:51:53 -55.5 Dark Down 61.6 204.8 Up 05:36:53 - 06:06:53 8100
Bend 05:51:55 -55.5 Dark Down 61.9 204.7 Up 05:36:55 - 06:06:55 8081
Oregon Observatory 05:51:54 -55.5 Dark Down 62.1 204.6 Up 05:36:54 - 06:06:54 8066
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:51:54 -55.5 Dark Down 62.3 204.6 Up 05:36:54 - 06:06:54 8046
North Lake 05:51:52 -56.1 Dark Down 62.5 206.2 Up 05:36:52 - 06:06:52 7993
Chiloquin 05:51:58 -55.8 Dark Down 63.4 204.9 Up 05:36:58 - 06:06:58 7941
Paisley 05:51:52 -56.6 Dark Down 62.8 207.3 Up 05:36:52 - 06:06:52 7932
Klamath Falls 05:51:59 -56.0 Dark Down 63.7 205.3 Up 05:36:59 - 06:06:59 7905
Lakeview 05:51:50 -56.9 Dark Down 63.2 208.2 Up 05:36:50 - 06:06:50 7878
Tulelake 05:51:56 -56.3 Dark Down 63.8 206.2 Up 05:36:56 - 06:06:56 7872
Cedarville 05:51:50 -57.3 Dark Down 63.7 209.1 Up 05:36:50 - 06:06:50 7808
Fall River/Burney 05:51:56 -56.7 Dark Down 64.6 207.2 Up 05:36:56 - 06:06:56 7779
Susanville 05:51:53 -57.4 Dark Down 64.9 209.3 Up 05:36:53 - 06:06:53 7702
Greenville 05:51:54 -57.3 Dark Down 65.2 209.0 Up 05:36:54 - 06:06:54 7679
Gimple 05:51:54 -57.4 Dark Down 65.2 209.2 Up 05:36:54 - 06:06:54 7677
Quincy 05:51:55 -57.4 Dark Down 65.4 209.2 Up 05:36:55 - 06:06:55 7658
Portola 05:51:53 -57.8 Dark Down 65.3 210.4 Up 05:36:53 - 06:06:53 7637
Reno 05:51:49 -58.3 Dark Down 65.3 212.0 Up 05:36:49 - 06:06:49 7599
Carson City 05:51:50 -58.5 Dark Down 65.6 212.4 Up 05:36:50 - 06:06:50 7562
Gardnerville 05:51:50 -58.6 Dark Down 65.8 212.8 Up 05:36:50 - 06:06:50 7535
Yerington 05:51:47 -59.0 Dark Down 65.5 214.0 Up 05:36:47 - 06:06:47 7531
Niwot 05:50:41 -67.4 Dark Up 57.2 235.2 Up 05:35:41 - 06:05:41 7479
Hawthorne 05:51:45 -59.5 Dark Down 65.7 215.6 Up 05:36:45 - 06:06:45 7475
Lee Vining 05:51:48 -59.4 Dark Down 66.3 215.4 Up 05:36:48 - 06:06:48 7423
Tonopah 05:51:38 -60.7 Dark Down 65.4 219.0 Up 05:36:38 - 06:06:38 7404
Bishop 05:51:44 -60.1 Dark Down 66.5 217.6 Up 05:36:44 - 06:06:44 7350
Beatty 05:51:36 -61.5 Dark Down 66.0 221.5 Up 05:36:36 - 06:06:36 7276
Lone Pine 05:51:43 -60.6 Dark Down 66.9 219.4 Up 05:36:43 - 06:06:43 7264
Indian Springs 05:51:31 -62.4 Dark Down 65.7 224.0 Up 05:36:31 - 06:06:31 7225
CPSLO 05:51:57 -59.0 Dark Down 69.2 215.8 Up 05:36:57 - 06:06:57 7171
Henderson 05:51:29 -63.1 Dark Down 65.7 226.2 Up 05:36:29 - 06:06:29 7159
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:51:27 -63.3 Dark Down 66.0 227.2 Up 05:36:27 - 06:06:27 7097
Patrick 05:51:23 -64.1 Dark Down 65.4 229.1 Up 05:36:23 - 06:06:23 7076
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:51:27 -63.7 Dark Down 66.0 228.3 Up 05:36:27 - 06:06:27 7060
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:51:24 -64.1 Dark Down 65.7 229.2 Up 05:36:24 - 06:06:24 7055
DCO 05:51:18 -64.8 Dark Down 65.2 230.8 Up 05:36:18 - 06:06:18 7034
Mohave Valley 05:51:26 -63.8 Dark Down 66.2 228.8 Up 05:36:26 - 06:06:26 7031
Wildwood 05:51:47 -60.9 Dark Down 69.1 222.4 Up 05:36:47 - 06:06:47 7008
Lake Havasu City 05:51:26 -64.1 Dark Down 66.3 229.9 Up 05:36:26 - 06:06:26 6985
Parker 05:51:26 -64.2 Dark Down 66.5 230.6 Up 05:36:26 - 06:06:26 6947
Idyllwild 05:51:38 -62.5 Dark Down 68.3 226.9 Up 05:36:38 - 06:06:38 6939
Blythe 05:51:27 -64.2 Dark Down 67.0 231.0 Up 05:36:27 - 06:06:27 6895
Calipatria 05:51:32 -63.6 Dark Down 67.9 230.2 Up 05:36:32 - 06:06:32 6856
Yuma 05:51:28 -64.4 Dark Down 67.6 232.7 Up 05:36:28 - 06:06:28 6796

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 15VR166, (2018/12/28 05:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 16.87 102
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5 14.82 127
63Tau2Ari      03:22:45.2 +20:44:31  6.2  3.03 118
PPM 119101     03:28:09.2 +17:10:03  8.5  0.89 118
PPM 119072     03:25:24.3 +17:44:36  8.8  0.04 118
15VR166        03:25:28.6 +17:46:49 16.4       118
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/12/01 22:11:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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