RECON: TNO occultation with 16FW59

Event between 16FW59 and star GA0800:04225204 with event index number of 1044106

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/25 07:05:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 12:24:20.9 -09:31:13
Equinox of date position of star is 12:25:20.1 -09:37:33
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 168 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 45.3 AU from the Sun and 44.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 168 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2695 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32130.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=371.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.6 sec chord
Diameter=151.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 16FW59, (2020/03/25 07:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:15.7 -11:15:59  1.0 15.05 169
4Gam Crv       12:16:51.0 -17:39:15  2.6  8.29 160
PPM 225805     12:26:14.5 -11:43:22  6.3  2.10 166
PPM 195434     12:24:19.0 -09:53:01  7.8  0.37 167
PPM 195442     12:24:49.5 -09:46:40  9.6  0.20 167
16FW59         12:25:23.6 -09:37:56 17.0       168
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 13.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 07:07:55 -36.7 Dark Down 29.1 162.7 Low 06:53:28 - 07:22:23 8965
Summerland 07:07:56 -36.7 Dark Down 29.1 162.3 Low 06:53:28 - 07:22:23 8951
Penticton 07:07:55 -37.0 Dark Down 29.4 162.4 Low 06:53:28 - 07:22:23 8937
Okanagan Falls 07:07:55 -37.2 Dark Down 29.6 162.4 Low 06:53:28 - 07:22:23 8925
Oliver 07:07:55 -37.4 Dark Down 29.7 162.4 Low 06:53:28 - 07:22:23 8915
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:07:55 -37.6 Dark Down 30.0 162.6 Low 06:53:27 - 07:22:22 8910
Oroville 07:07:56 -37.6 Dark Down 30.0 162.5 Up 06:53:28 - 07:22:23 8903
Tonasket 07:07:55 -37.9 Dark Down 30.2 162.4 Up 06:53:27 - 07:22:22 8889
Okanogan 07:07:55 -38.1 Dark Down 30.5 162.2 Up 06:53:28 - 07:22:23 8863
Brewster 07:07:56 -38.4 Dark Down 30.7 161.9 Up 06:53:28 - 07:22:23 8840
Manson/Chelan 07:07:56 -38.5 Dark Down 30.9 161.5 Up 06:53:29 - 07:22:24 8815
Entiat 07:07:57 -38.7 Dark Down 31.1 161.4 Up 06:53:30 - 07:22:25 8799
Niwot 07:07:11 -47.9 Dark Down 40.4 178.4 Up 06:52:43 - 07:21:38 8780
Wenatchee 07:07:57 -38.9 Dark Down 31.3 161.2 Up 06:53:30 - 07:22:25 8779
SwRI 07:07:10 -48.0 Dark Down 40.5 178.3 Up 06:52:43 - 07:21:38 8770
Ellensburg 07:07:58 -39.2 Dark Down 31.6 160.9 Up 06:53:30 - 07:22:25 8745
Pasco 07:07:54 -40.2 Dark Down 32.6 162.3 Up 06:53:26 - 07:22:21 8740
PNWRO 07:07:54 -40.5 Dark Down 32.9 162.5 Up 06:53:26 - 07:22:21 8731
Yakima 07:07:58 -39.6 Dark Down 32.0 160.8 Up 06:53:31 - 07:22:26 8718
George/Umatilla 07:07:54 -40.5 Dark Down 32.9 162.0 Up 06:53:27 - 07:22:22 8711
Toppenish/White Swan 07:07:58 -39.9 Dark Down 32.2 160.9 Up 06:53:30 - 07:22:25 8708
Goldendale 07:07:58 -40.3 Dark Down 32.7 160.3 Up 06:53:31 - 07:22:26 8658
The Dalles 07:07:58 -40.4 Dark Down 32.8 159.9 Up 06:53:31 - 07:22:26 8631
Maupin 07:07:59 -40.8 Dark Down 33.2 159.9 Up 06:53:31 - 07:22:26 8606
Madras/Culver 07:07:59 -41.3 Dark Down 33.7 159.7 Up 06:53:32 - 07:22:27 8567
Redmond 07:07:59 -41.6 Dark Down 34.0 159.6 Up 06:53:32 - 07:22:27 8540
Sisters 07:08:00 -41.5 Dark Down 33.9 159.1 Up 06:53:32 - 07:22:27 8529
Bend 07:08:00 -41.8 Dark Down 34.2 159.4 Up 06:53:32 - 07:22:27 8521
Oregon Observatory 07:07:59 -41.9 Dark Down 34.3 159.2 Up 06:53:32 - 07:22:27 8504
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:07:59 -42.1 Dark Down 34.5 159.0 Up 06:53:32 - 07:22:27 8488
North Lake 07:07:57 -42.7 Dark Down 35.1 159.6 Up 06:53:30 - 07:22:25 8477
Paisley 07:07:57 -43.3 Dark Down 35.7 159.9 Up 06:53:30 - 07:22:25 8449
Lakeview 07:07:55 -43.8 Dark Down 36.2 160.0 Up 06:53:28 - 07:22:23 8419
Chiloquin 07:08:00 -43.0 Dark Down 35.4 158.4 Up 06:53:33 - 07:22:28 8396
Cedarville 07:07:56 -44.5 Dark Down 36.9 160.1 Up 06:53:28 - 07:22:23 8378
Klamath Falls 07:08:00 -43.4 Dark Down 35.8 158.4 Up 06:53:33 - 07:22:28 8374
Tulelake 07:07:59 -43.7 Dark Down 36.1 158.6 Up 06:53:32 - 07:22:27 8365
Fall River/Burney 07:07:58 -44.6 Dark Down 37.0 158.5 Up 06:53:31 - 07:22:26 8300
Susanville 07:07:57 -45.4 Dark Down 37.8 159.2 Up 06:53:29 - 07:22:24 8279
Gimple 07:07:58 -45.6 Dark Down 38.0 158.9 Up 06:53:30 - 07:22:25 8251
Greenville 07:07:57 -45.5 Dark Down 38.0 158.8 Up 06:53:29 - 07:22:24 8248
Reno 07:07:55 -46.4 Dark Down 38.8 159.9 Up 06:53:27 - 07:22:22 8243
Portola 07:07:56 -46.0 Dark Down 38.4 159.2 Up 06:53:29 - 07:22:24 8241
Quincy 07:07:58 -45.7 Dark Down 38.1 158.7 Up 06:53:30 - 07:22:25 8233
Yerington 07:07:51 -47.1 Dark Down 39.5 160.6 Up 06:53:24 - 07:22:19 8225
Tonopah 07:07:45 -48.5 Dark Down 40.9 162.7 Up 06:53:18 - 07:22:13 8223
Carson City 07:07:54 -46.7 Dark Down 39.2 159.9 Up 06:53:26 - 07:22:21 8217
Hawthorne 07:07:50 -47.7 Dark Down 40.1 161.1 Up 06:53:22 - 07:22:17 8208
Gardnerville 07:07:53 -47.0 Dark Down 39.4 159.9 Up 06:53:25 - 07:22:20 8200
Indian Springs 07:07:40 -50.2 Dark Down 42.6 164.3 Up 06:53:12 - 07:22:07 8165
Beatty 07:07:44 -49.7 Dark Down 42.1 163.0 Up 06:53:16 - 07:22:11 8151
Henderson 07:07:38 -50.9 Dark Down 43.3 165.1 Up 06:53:10 - 07:22:05 8149
Lee Vining 07:07:51 -48.1 Dark Down 40.5 160.3 Up 06:53:24 - 07:22:19 8148
DCO 07:07:31 -52.2 Dark Down 44.5 167.3 Up 06:53:03 - 07:21:58 8143
Patrick 07:07:32 -51.7 Dark Down 44.1 166.4 Up 06:53:04 - 07:21:59 8141
Bishop 07:07:49 -48.8 Dark Down 41.2 161.1 Up 06:53:21 - 07:22:16 8128
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:07:34 -51.9 Dark Down 44.3 166.1 Up 06:53:06 - 07:22:01 8117
Searchlight/Boulder City 07:07:35 -51.5 Dark Down 43.9 165.0 Up 06:53:08 - 07:22:03 8107
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:07:35 -51.8 Dark Down 44.2 165.4 Up 06:53:08 - 07:22:03 8097
Lone Pine 07:07:48 -49.6 Dark Down 42.0 161.3 Up 06:53:20 - 07:22:15 8081
Mohave Valley 07:07:36 -52.1 Dark Down 44.5 165.3 Up 06:53:08 - 07:22:03 8076
Lake Havasu City 07:07:34 -52.5 Dark Down 44.9 165.6 Up 06:53:07 - 07:22:02 8054
Parker 07:07:34 -52.9 Dark Down 45.3 165.5 Up 06:53:06 - 07:22:01 8027
Blythe 07:07:35 -53.3 Dark Down 45.7 165.0 Up 06:53:07 - 07:22:02 7975
Idyllwild 07:07:42 -52.7 Dark Down 45.1 162.2 Up 06:53:14 - 07:22:09 7905
Calipatria 07:07:35 -53.6 Dark Down 46.0 163.6 Up 06:53:08 - 07:22:03 7900
Yuma 07:07:34 -54.2 Dark Down 46.6 164.7 Up 06:53:07 - 07:22:02 7899
CPSLO 07:07:55 -50.1 Dark Down 42.5 157.6 Up 06:53:27 - 07:22:22 7884
Wildwood 07:07:48 -51.8 Dark Down 44.3 159.8 Up 06:53:20 - 07:22:15 7863

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 16FW59, (2020/03/25 07:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 15.05 169
4Gam Crv       12:15:48.2 -17:32:31  2.6  8.29 160
PPM 225805     12:25:11.7 -11:36:39  6.3  2.10 166
PPM 195434     12:23:16.3 -09:46:18  7.8  0.37 167
PPM 195442     12:23:46.7 -09:39:57  9.6  0.20 167
16FW59         12:24:20.9 -09:31:13 17.0       168
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/01 22:28:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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