RECON: TNO occultation with 248835

Event between (248835) 06SX368 and star UC4-675-021968 with event index number of 94855

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/12/08 07:04:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:41:46.2 +44:55:28
Equinox of date position of star is 03:43:01.0 +44:58:51
Stellar brightness R=15.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 78 degrees from the moon. Moon is 72% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3

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TNO is 14.9 AU from the Sun and 14.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 8.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 363 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5685 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10149.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Diameter=31.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 248835, (2017/12/08 07:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:36:57.1 +16:32:38  0.8 30.61  71
Mirphak        03:25:36.7 +49:55:25  1.8  5.75  80
PPM 046481     03:45:56.8 +46:09:18  6.1  1.28  77
PPM 046439     03:42:13.9 +44:58:55  7.8  0.14  78
248835         03:43:01.1 +44:58:52 15.3        78
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 2.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=8.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 07:04:23 -62.3 Dark Up 83.0 238.3 Up 06:49:23 - 07:19:23 830
Tonasket 07:04:24 -62.5 Dark Up 83.1 240.0 Up 06:49:24 - 07:19:24 807
Okanogan 07:04:25 -62.8 Dark Up 83.3 242.0 Up 06:49:25 - 07:19:25 778
Brewster 07:04:26 -63.0 Dark Up 83.6 243.4 Up 06:49:26 - 07:19:26 757
Manson/Chelan 07:04:28 -63.1 Dark Up 83.9 243.9 Up 06:49:28 - 07:19:28 748
Entiat 07:04:28 -63.3 Dark Up 84.0 245.5 Up 06:49:28 - 07:19:28 728
Wenatchee 07:04:29 -63.5 Dark Up 84.2 247.5 Up 06:49:29 - 07:19:29 706
Ellensburg 07:04:30 -63.8 Dark Up 84.5 250.7 Up 06:49:30 - 07:19:30 672
Yakima 07:04:31 -64.1 Dark Up 84.6 254.7 Up 06:49:31 - 07:19:31 632
Toppenish/White Swan 07:04:31 -64.4 Dark Up 84.5 257.3 Up 06:49:31 - 07:19:31 604
Goldendale 07:04:34 -64.7 Dark Up 84.9 262.4 Up 06:49:34 - 07:19:34 564
The Dalles 07:04:35 -64.8 Dark Up 85.2 264.4 Up 06:49:35 - 07:19:35 554
Pasco 07:04:28 -64.9 Dark Up 83.7 261.0 Up 06:49:28 - 07:19:28 550
George/Umatilla 07:04:29 -65.1 Dark Up 83.9 263.7 Up 06:49:29 - 07:19:29 524
PNWRO 07:04:28 -65.2 Dark Up 83.6 263.5 Up 06:49:28 - 07:19:28 518
Maupin 07:04:36 -65.2 Dark Up 85.1 269.4 Up 06:49:36 - 07:19:36 509
Madras/Culver 07:04:37 -65.7 Dark Up 85.1 275.9 Up 06:49:37 - 07:19:37 456
Sisters 07:04:39 -65.8 Dark Up 85.4 280.1 Up 06:49:39 - 07:19:39 439
Redmond 07:04:38 -66.0 Dark Up 85.1 280.1 Up 06:49:38 - 07:19:38 422
Bend 07:04:39 -66.1 Dark Up 85.2 282.7 Up 06:49:39 - 07:19:39 406
Oregon Observatory 07:04:39 -66.2 Dark Up 85.2 284.9 Up 06:49:39 - 07:19:39 393
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:04:40 -66.4 Dark Up 85.2 287.3 Up 06:49:40 - 07:19:40 375
North Lake 07:04:39 -67.0 Dark Up 84.7 290.8 Up 06:49:39 - 07:19:39 310
Chiloquin 07:04:44 -67.2 Dark Up 85.0 300.2 Up 06:49:44 - 07:19:44 278
Paisley 07:04:39 -67.6 Dark Up 84.2 295.2 Up 06:49:39 - 07:19:39 242
Klamath Falls 07:04:44 -67.5 Dark Up 84.8 303.1 Up 06:49:44 - 07:19:44 241
Tulelake 07:04:44 -67.8 Dark Up 84.4 304.4 Up 06:49:44 - 07:19:44 203
Lakeview 07:04:40 -68.1 Dark Up 83.8 299.0 Up 06:49:40 - 07:19:40 185
Cedarville 07:04:41 -68.7 Dark Up 83.4 303.5 Up 06:49:41 - 07:19:41 113
Fall River/Burney 07:04:46 -68.6 Dark Up 83.8 311.1 Up 06:49:46 - 07:19:46 110
Susanville 07:04:44 -69.4 Dark Up 83.0 312.4 Up 06:49:44 - 07:19:44 21
Greenville 07:04:46 -69.5 Dark Up 83.0 315.1 Up 06:49:46 - 07:19:46 4
Gimple 07:04:46 -69.6 Dark Up 82.9 314.8 Up 06:49:46 - 07:19:46 -4
Quincy 07:04:46 -69.7 Dark Up 82.8 316.2 Up 06:49:46 - 07:19:46 -16
Portola 07:04:45 -70.0 Dark Up 82.5 315.1 Up 06:49:45 - 07:19:45 -47
Reno 07:04:43 -70.5 Dark Up 81.9 314.4 Up 06:49:43 - 07:19:43 -97
Carson City 07:04:44 -70.8 Dark Up 81.7 316.1 Up 06:49:44 - 07:19:44 -134
Gardnerville 07:04:45 -71.0 Dark Up 81.4 317.0 Up 06:49:45 - 07:19:45 -159
Yerington 07:04:43 -71.3 Dark Up 81.2 315.1 Up 06:49:43 - 07:19:43 -176
Hawthorne 07:04:42 -71.9 Dark Up 80.6 315.6 Up 06:49:42 - 07:19:42 -242
Lee Vining 07:04:44 -72.1 Dark Up 80.4 319.2 Up 06:49:44 - 07:19:44 -280
Tonopah 07:04:38 -72.8 Dark Up 79.4 314.0 Up 06:49:38 - 07:19:38 -339
Bishop 07:04:43 -73.0 Dark Up 79.6 319.4 Up 06:49:43 - 07:19:43 -366
Lone Pine 07:04:43 -73.7 Dark Up 78.8 321.1 Up 06:49:43 - 07:19:43 -454
Niwot 07:03:53 -72.5 Dark Up 72.7 293.6 Up 06:48:53 - 07:18:53 -468
Beatty 07:04:39 -74.0 Dark Up 78.4 317.1 Up 06:49:39 - 07:19:39 -470
CPSLO 07:04:55 -73.4 Dark Up 78.9 332.0 Up 06:49:55 - 07:19:55 -482
Indian Springs 07:04:35 -74.7 Dark Up 77.5 315.8 Up 06:49:35 - 07:19:35 -540
Henderson 07:04:34 -75.4 Dark Up 76.8 316.1 Up 06:49:34 - 07:19:34 -618
Searchlight/Boulder City 07:04:35 -76.0 Dark Up 76.3 317.6 Up 06:49:35 - 07:19:35 -677
Wildwood 07:04:50 -75.5 Dark Up 77.0 329.1 Up 06:49:50 - 07:19:50 -681
Patrick 07:04:31 -76.4 Dark Up 75.7 315.9 Up 06:49:31 - 07:19:31 -717
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:04:34 -76.4 Dark Up 75.9 317.8 Up 06:49:34 - 07:19:34 -719
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:04:32 -76.5 Dark Up 75.6 316.8 Up 06:49:32 - 07:19:32 -734
Mohave Valley 07:04:35 -76.6 Dark Up 75.7 318.5 Up 06:49:35 - 07:19:35 -746
DCO 07:04:29 -76.9 Dark Up 75.1 315.6 Up 06:49:29 - 07:19:29 -771
Idyllwild 07:04:45 -76.7 Dark Up 75.8 325.5 Up 06:49:45 - 07:19:45 -786
Lake Havasu City 07:04:35 -77.1 Dark Up 75.3 319.1 Up 06:49:35 - 07:19:35 -794
Parker 07:04:35 -77.4 Dark Up 75.0 319.9 Up 06:49:35 - 07:19:35 -830
Blythe 07:04:37 -77.8 Dark Up 74.7 321.6 Up 06:49:37 - 07:19:37 -873
Calipatria 07:04:41 -77.8 Dark Up 74.8 324.5 Up 06:49:41 - 07:19:41 -889
Yuma 07:04:39 -78.5 Dark Up 74.0 323.7 Up 06:49:39 - 07:19:39 -963

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 248835, (2017/12/08 07:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 30.61  71
Mirphak        03:24:19.4 +49:51:40  1.8  5.75  80
PPM 046481     03:44:40.9 +46:05:59  6.1  1.28  77
PPM 046439     03:40:59.0 +44:55:31  7.8  0.14  78
248835         03:41:46.2 +44:55:28 15.3        78
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:04:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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