RECON: TNO occultation with 202421

Event between (202421) 05UQ513 and star GA1220:00146057 with event index number of 224275

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/11/23 04:01:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 00:49:53.4 +33:23:03
Equinox of date position of star is 00:50:53.7 +33:29:03
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 147 degrees from the moon. Moon is 16% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 48.0 AU from the Sun and 47.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 138 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2649 km.
The sky-plane scale is 34248.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.5
Diameter=1202.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 55.3 sec chord
Diameter=490.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 22.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 202421, (2019/11/23 04:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:06.6 +45:21:08  1.3 48.26 108
57Gam1And      02:05:07.7 +42:25:27  2.3 17.07 136
69Sig Psc      01:03:54.8 +31:54:38  5.4  3.15 149
PPM 065690     00:52:15.7 +33:39:58  8.2  0.32 147
PPM 065661     00:50:55.1 +33:24:12  9.5  0.09 147
202421         00:50:58.4 +33:29:32 16.0       147
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 15.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=2.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Penticton 04:01:50 -37.4 Dark Down 72.3 152.3 Up 03:49:49 - 04:13:52 -6508
Oroville 04:01:52 -37.6 Dark Down 72.9 151.8 Up 03:49:50 - 04:13:53 -6554
Tonasket 04:01:53 -37.6 Dark Down 73.1 151.4 Up 03:49:51 - 04:13:54 -6570
Manson/Chelan 04:01:58 -37.4 Dark Down 73.6 148.2 Up 03:49:56 - 04:13:59 -6583
Okanogan 04:01:55 -37.6 Dark Down 73.3 150.5 Up 03:49:53 - 04:13:56 -6584
Brewster 04:01:55 -37.6 Dark Down 73.5 149.5 Up 03:49:54 - 04:13:57 -6590
Entiat 04:01:58 -37.4 Dark Down 73.7 147.6 Up 03:49:57 - 04:14:00 -6594
Wenatchee 04:02:00 -37.3 Dark Down 73.9 146.9 Up 03:49:59 - 04:14:02 -6605
Ellensburg 04:02:02 -37.3 Dark Down 74.2 145.5 Up 03:50:01 - 04:14:04 -6619
Yakima 04:02:03 -37.3 Dark Down 74.5 144.6 Up 03:50:02 - 04:14:05 -6645
Toppenish/White Swan 04:02:04 -37.5 Dark Down 74.7 144.7 Up 03:50:02 - 04:14:05 -6670
The Dalles 04:02:09 -37.1 Dark Down 75.0 140.8 Up 03:50:07 - 04:14:10 -6674
Goldendale 04:02:07 -37.3 Dark Down 75.0 142.3 Up 03:50:06 - 04:14:09 -6681
Maupin 04:02:09 -37.2 Dark Down 75.4 140.1 Up 03:50:08 - 04:14:11 -6708
Sisters 04:02:15 -37.0 Dark Down 75.8 136.5 Up 03:50:13 - 04:14:16 -6737
Madras/Culver 04:02:12 -37.3 Dark Down 75.8 138.6 Up 03:50:11 - 04:14:14 -6742
Pasco 04:02:02 -38.4 Dark Down 75.3 148.0 Up 03:50:00 - 04:14:03 -6752
George/Umatilla 04:02:03 -38.3 Dark Down 75.5 146.7 Up 03:50:01 - 04:14:04 -6762
Redmond 04:02:13 -37.3 Dark Down 76.1 137.5 Up 03:50:11 - 04:14:14 -6763
Bend 04:02:15 -37.2 Dark Down 76.1 136.5 Up 03:50:13 - 04:14:16 -6769
Oregon Observatory 04:02:16 -37.2 Dark Down 76.2 135.7 Up 03:50:15 - 04:14:18 -6772
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:02:17 -37.1 Dark Down 76.3 134.9 Up 03:50:15 - 04:14:18 -6782
PNWRO 04:02:02 -38.6 Dark Down 75.6 148.2 Up 03:50:01 - 04:14:04 -6782
Chiloquin 04:02:22 -37.0 Dark Down 76.9 130.6 Up 03:50:21 - 04:14:24 -6834
North Lake 04:02:17 -37.6 Dark Down 76.9 135.4 Up 03:50:15 - 04:14:18 -6849
Klamath Falls 04:02:23 -37.1 Dark Down 77.2 129.7 Up 03:50:22 - 04:14:25 -6862
Tulelake 04:02:24 -37.4 Dark Down 77.5 129.6 Up 03:50:22 - 04:14:25 -6900
Paisley 04:02:18 -38.0 Dark Down 77.5 134.7 Up 03:50:17 - 04:14:20 -6908
Lakeview 04:02:20 -38.2 Dark Down 78.0 133.7 Up 03:50:19 - 04:14:22 -6955
Fall River/Burney 04:02:27 -37.5 Dark Down 78.1 126.5 Up 03:50:25 - 04:14:28 -6966
Cedarville 04:02:22 -38.4 Dark Down 78.5 131.9 Up 03:50:21 - 04:14:24 -7011
Greenville 04:02:29 -38.0 Dark Down 78.9 124.2 Up 03:50:28 - 04:14:31 -7057
Susanville 04:02:27 -38.2 Dark Down 79.0 126.2 Up 03:50:26 - 04:14:29 -7057
Gimple 04:02:29 -38.0 Dark Down 79.0 124.4 Up 03:50:28 - 04:14:31 -7063
Quincy 04:02:30 -38.0 Dark Down 79.1 123.3 Up 03:50:28 - 04:14:31 -7071
Portola 04:02:29 -38.4 Dark Down 79.4 124.2 Up 03:50:28 - 04:14:31 -7111
Reno 04:02:29 -38.9 Dark Down 80.0 124.9 Up 03:50:27 - 04:14:30 -7172
Carson City 04:02:30 -38.9 Dark Down 80.2 123.3 Up 03:50:29 - 04:14:32 -7199
Gardnerville 04:02:31 -39.0 Dark Down 80.4 122.3 Up 03:50:29 - 04:14:32 -7219
Yerington 04:02:29 -39.4 Dark Down 80.7 124.4 Up 03:50:28 - 04:14:31 -7254
Hawthorne 04:02:30 -39.9 Dark Down 81.3 123.8 Up 03:50:28 - 04:14:31 -7321
Lee Vining 04:02:32 -39.6 Dark Down 81.3 119.0 Up 03:50:31 - 04:14:34 -7329
CPSLO 04:02:46 -38.5 Dark Down 81.0 99.4 Up 03:50:44 - 04:14:47 -7414
Bishop 04:02:34 -40.2 Dark Down 82.1 117.7 Up 03:50:32 - 04:14:35 -7420
Tonopah 04:02:27 -41.0 Dark Down 82.5 126.4 Up 03:50:26 - 04:14:29 -7448
Lone Pine 04:02:35 -40.5 Dark Down 82.7 113.7 Up 03:50:34 - 04:14:37 -7498
Beatty 04:02:31 -41.5 Dark Down 83.5 120.5 Up 03:50:30 - 04:14:33 -7562
Wildwood 04:02:46 -40.2 Dark Down 82.9 93.3 Up 03:50:44 - 04:14:47 -7643
Indian Springs 04:02:29 -42.4 Dark Down 84.4 122.8 Up 03:50:28 - 04:14:31 -7658
Henderson 04:02:30 -43.0 Dark Down 85.1 121.5 Up 03:50:28 - 04:14:31 -7743
Searchlight/Boulder City 04:02:32 -43.1 Dark Down 85.4 115.8 Up 03:50:30 - 04:14:33 -7791
Idyllwild 04:02:42 -41.8 Dark Down 84.4 91.8 Up 03:50:41 - 04:14:44 -7799
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:02:31 -43.4 Dark Down 85.8 114.0 Up 03:50:30 - 04:14:33 -7836
Mohave Valley 04:02:33 -43.5 Dark Down 85.9 110.5 Up 03:50:31 - 04:14:34 -7857
Patrick 04:02:28 -44.0 Dark Down 86.2 121.3 Up 03:50:27 - 04:14:30 -7865
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:02:30 -43.8 Dark Down 86.2 117.2 Up 03:50:28 - 04:14:31 -7869
Lake Havasu City 04:02:34 -43.7 Dark Down 86.3 106.1 Up 03:50:32 - 04:14:35 -7904
Calipatria 04:02:42 -42.8 Dark Down 85.4 85.3 Up 03:50:40 - 04:14:43 -7926
Parker 04:02:34 -43.7 Dark Down 86.4 100.9 Up 03:50:33 - 04:14:36 -7933
DCO 04:02:28 -44.6 Dark Down 86.9 122.5 Up 03:50:26 - 04:14:29 -7935
Blythe 04:02:36 -43.5 Dark Down 86.2 92.3 Up 03:50:34 - 04:14:37 -7953
Yuma 04:02:41 -43.6 Dark Down 86.1 78.6 Up 03:50:39 - 04:14:42 -8020
Niwot 04:01:48 -49.7 Dark Down 82.3 210.5 Up 03:49:46 - 04:13:49 -8026

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 202421, (2019/11/23 04:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 48.26 108
57Gam1And      02:03:54.0 +42:19:46  2.3 17.07 136
69Sig Psc      01:02:49.1 +31:48:15  5.4  3.15 149
PPM 065690     00:51:10.5 +33:33:29  8.2  0.32 147
PPM 065661     00:49:50.1 +33:17:42  9.5  0.09 147
202421         00:49:53.4 +33:23:03 16.0       147
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 07:51:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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