RECON: TNO occultation with 182222

Event between (182222) 00YU1 and star GA1080:00985083 with event index number of 362665

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/10/10 11:03:32 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:23:06.6 +18:16:26
Equinox of date position of star is 05:24:14.7 +18:17:27
Stellar brightness G=13.9, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 32 degrees from the moon. Moon is 46% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 42.7 AU from the Sun and 42.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1113 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3306 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30608.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=263.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 28.2 sec chord
Diameter=107.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 182222, (2020/10/10 11:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:06.9 +16:32:58  0.8 11.39  44
Alnath         05:27:36.4 +28:37:23  1.6 10.36  30
111 Tau        05:25:38.2 +17:24:04  5.5  0.94  32
PPM 120901     05:24:43.8 +18:37:08  8.4  0.34  32
PPM 120880     05:23:30.4 +18:13:51  9.7  0.20  33
182222         05:24:19.6 +18:17:31 13.9        32
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 0.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=13.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 11:03:25 -30.3 Dark Up 56.2 154.1 Up 10:48:25 - 11:18:25 2467
Summerland 11:03:26 -30.6 Dark Up 56.4 153.5 Up 10:48:26 - 11:18:26 2451
Penticton 11:03:28 -30.6 Dark Up 56.5 153.6 Up 10:48:28 - 11:18:28 2443
Okanagan Falls 11:03:29 -30.7 Dark Up 56.7 153.5 Up 10:48:29 - 11:18:29 2428
Oliver 11:03:28 -30.8 Dark Up 56.8 153.4 Up 10:48:28 - 11:18:28 2414
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:03:28 -30.7 Dark Up 57.0 153.6 Up 10:48:28 - 11:18:28 2394
Oroville 11:03:30 -30.8 Dark Up 57.1 153.4 Up 10:48:30 - 11:18:30 2390
Tonasket 11:03:30 -30.9 Dark Up 57.3 153.3 Up 10:48:30 - 11:18:30 2370
Okanogan 11:03:35 -31.2 Dark Up 57.6 152.8 Up 10:48:35 - 11:18:35 2347
Brewster 11:03:38 -31.4 Dark Up 57.7 152.3 Up 10:48:38 - 11:18:38 2330
Manson/Chelan 11:03:40 -31.7 Dark Up 57.8 151.6 Up 10:48:40 - 11:18:40 2323
Entiat 11:03:42 -31.8 Dark Up 58.0 151.3 Up 10:48:42 - 11:18:42 2307
Wenatchee 11:03:45 -32.0 Dark Up 58.2 150.9 Up 10:48:45 - 11:18:45 2288
Ellensburg 11:03:49 -32.3 Dark Up 58.5 150.3 Up 10:48:49 - 11:18:49 2260
Yakima 11:03:50 -32.5 Dark Up 58.8 149.9 Up 10:48:50 - 11:18:50 2226
Toppenish/White Swan 11:03:50 -32.5 Dark Up 59.1 150.0 Up 10:48:50 - 11:18:50 2203
Goldendale 11:03:58 -33.0 Dark Up 59.4 148.9 Up 10:48:58 - 11:18:58 2169
The Dalles 11:04:00 -33.4 Dark Up 59.5 148.1 Up 10:49:00 - 11:19:00 2161
Pasco 11:03:42 -31.8 Dark Up 59.6 152.1 Up 10:48:42 - 11:18:42 2155
George/Umatilla 11:03:44 -32.1 Dark Up 59.8 151.4 Up 10:48:44 - 11:18:44 2132
PNWRO 11:03:40 -31.8 Dark Up 59.9 152.3 Up 10:48:40 - 11:18:40 2126
Maupin 11:04:01 -33.5 Dark Up 59.9 147.9 Up 10:49:01 - 11:19:01 2122
Madras/Culver 11:04:06 -33.7 Dark Up 60.3 147.3 Up 10:49:06 - 11:19:06 2076
Sisters 11:04:10 -34.2 Dark Up 60.4 146.2 Up 10:49:10 - 11:19:10 2061
Redmond 11:04:08 -33.9 Dark Up 60.6 146.9 Up 10:49:08 - 11:19:08 2047
Bend 11:04:11 -34.1 Dark Up 60.7 146.5 Up 10:49:11 - 11:19:11 2032
Oregon Observatory 11:04:10 -34.3 Dark Up 60.8 146.1 Up 10:49:10 - 11:19:10 2022
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:04:13 -34.4 Dark Up 61.0 145.8 Up 10:49:13 - 11:19:13 2005
North Lake 11:04:10 -34.2 Dark Up 61.6 146.4 Up 10:49:10 - 11:19:10 1949
Chiloquin 11:04:22 -35.1 Dark Up 61.7 144.0 Up 10:49:22 - 11:19:22 1920
Paisley 11:04:11 -34.2 Dark Up 62.2 146.5 Up 10:49:11 - 11:19:11 1889
Klamath Falls 11:04:23 -35.2 Dark Up 62.0 143.8 Up 10:49:23 - 11:19:23 1887
Tulelake 11:04:23 -35.1 Dark Up 62.4 144.0 Up 10:49:23 - 11:19:23 1853
Lakeview 11:04:13 -34.3 Dark Up 62.7 146.3 Up 10:49:13 - 11:19:13 1837
Cedarville 11:04:15 -34.4 Dark Up 63.3 145.9 Up 10:49:15 - 11:19:15 1773
Fall River/Burney 11:04:26 -35.4 Dark Up 63.2 143.2 Up 10:49:26 - 11:19:26 1770
Susanville 11:04:25 -35.2 Dark Up 64.0 143.8 Up 10:49:25 - 11:19:25 1689
Greenville 11:04:29 -35.5 Dark Up 64.1 142.9 Up 10:49:29 - 11:19:29 1673
Gimple 11:04:26 -35.5 Dark Up 64.1 143.1 Up 10:49:26 - 11:19:26 1671
Quincy 11:04:29 -35.6 Dark Up 64.3 142.7 Up 10:49:29 - 11:19:29 1655
Portola 11:04:27 -35.3 Dark Up 64.6 143.4 Up 10:49:27 - 11:19:27 1628
Reno 11:04:23 -35.0 Dark Up 65.1 144.3 Up 10:49:23 - 11:19:23 1582
Carson City 11:04:25 -35.1 Dark Up 65.4 143.9 Up 10:49:25 - 11:19:25 1548
Gardnerville 11:04:26 -35.1 Dark Up 65.6 143.7 Up 10:49:26 - 11:19:26 1524
Yerington 11:04:21 -34.7 Dark Up 65.8 145.0 Up 10:49:21 - 11:19:21 1509
Hawthorne 11:04:19 -34.5 Dark Up 66.4 145.4 Up 10:49:19 - 11:19:19 1449
Lee Vining 11:04:26 -35.0 Dark Up 66.7 143.7 Up 10:49:26 - 11:19:26 1413
Tonopah 11:04:09 -33.7 Dark Up 67.4 147.8 Up 10:49:09 - 11:19:09 1358
Bishop 11:04:22 -34.7 Dark Up 67.5 144.4 Up 10:49:22 - 11:19:22 1332
Lone Pine 11:04:22 -34.7 Dark Up 68.3 144.0 Up 10:49:22 - 11:19:22 1249
Beatty 11:04:11 -33.7 Dark Up 68.6 147.3 Up 10:49:11 - 11:19:11 1234
CPSLO 11:04:52 -37.1 Dark Up 68.0 136.7 Up 10:49:52 - 11:19:52 1217
Niwot 11:02:21 -24.4 Dark Up 68.2 177.9 Up 10:47:21 - 11:17:21 1186
SwRI 11:02:21 -24.5 Dark Up 68.3 177.6 Up 10:47:21 - 11:17:21 1179
Indian Springs 11:04:04 -33.0 Dark Up 69.3 149.4 Up 10:49:04 - 11:19:04 1167
Henderson 11:04:00 -32.6 Dark Up 70.1 150.3 Up 10:49:00 - 11:19:00 1093
Searchlight/Boulder City 11:04:01 -32.7 Dark Up 70.6 149.7 Up 10:49:01 - 11:19:01 1035
Wildwood 11:04:40 -35.9 Dark Up 70.0 138.9 Up 10:49:40 - 11:19:40 1029
Patrick 11:03:54 -31.9 Dark Up 71.0 152.3 Up 10:48:54 - 11:18:54 995
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:04:01 -32.5 Dark Up 71.0 150.2 Up 10:49:01 - 11:19:01 995
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:03:57 -32.1 Dark Up 71.2 151.5 Up 10:48:57 - 11:18:57 980
Mohave Valley 11:04:01 -32.6 Dark Up 71.2 149.8 Up 10:49:01 - 11:19:01 968
DCO 11:03:48 -31.5 Dark Up 71.6 153.8 Up 10:48:48 - 11:18:48 942
Idyllwild 11:04:25 -34.6 Dark Up 71.3 142.6 Up 10:49:25 - 11:19:25 929
Lake Havasu City 11:04:02 -32.5 Dark Up 71.7 149.8 Up 10:49:02 - 11:19:02 921
Parker 11:04:02 -32.6 Dark Up 72.0 149.4 Up 10:49:02 - 11:19:02 886
Blythe 11:04:08 -33.0 Dark Up 72.3 147.8 Up 10:49:08 - 11:19:08 845
Calipatria 11:04:19 -33.8 Dark Up 72.3 144.5 Up 10:49:19 - 11:19:19 829
Yuma 11:04:12 -33.2 Dark Up 73.1 146.1 Up 10:49:12 - 11:19:12 756

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 182222, (2020/10/10 11:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 11.39  44
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6 10.36  30
111 Tau        05:24:25.7 +17:23:01  5.5  0.94  32
PPM 120901     05:23:30.6 +18:36:03  8.4  0.34  32
PPM 120880     05:22:17.5 +18:12:44  9.7  0.20  33
182222         05:23:06.6 +18:16:26 13.9        32
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/05/23 22:49:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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