RECON: TNO occultation with 307261

Event between (307261) 02MS4 and star GA0820:13718181 with event index number of 181300

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/03/05 11:17:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:48:46.2 -06:53:26
Equinox of date position of star is 18:49:46.8 -06:52:06
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 52 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 46.6 AU from the Sun and 47.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 174 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2867 km.
The sky-plane scale is 34129.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.6
Diameter=1148.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 56.8 sec chord
Diameter=468.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 23.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 307261, (2019/03/05 11:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.2 -26:28:23  0.9 38.46  82
Nunki          18:56:27.2 -26:16:16  2.0 19.47  49
PPM 202138     18:48:30.4 -05:40:59  4.6  1.23  53
PPM 202153     18:49:37.8 -07:06:35  8.4  0.25  52
PPM 202168     18:50:06.0 -06:56:33  9.2  0.10  52
307261         18:49:48.1 -06:52:04 15.2        52
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 5.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Rutland 11:17:02 -31.2 Dark Down 7.7 110.3 Really Low 11:02:02 - 11:32:02 813
Penticton 11:17:00 -31.5 Dark Down 7.7 110.1 Really Low 11:02:00 - 11:32:00 805
Okanagan Falls 11:16:59 -31.6 Dark Down 7.7 110.1 Really Low 11:01:59 - 11:31:59 801
Southern Okanagan 11:16:58 -31.7 Dark Down 7.8 110.1 Really Low 11:01:58 - 11:31:58 797
Oroville 11:16:58 -31.7 Dark Down 7.9 110.2 Really Low 11:01:58 - 11:31:58 791
Tonasket 11:16:56 -31.9 Dark Down 8.0 110.1 Really Low 11:01:56 - 11:31:56 785
Okanogan 11:16:54 -32.1 Dark Down 8.0 110.0 Really Low 11:01:54 - 11:31:54 777
Brewster 11:16:52 -32.4 Dark Down 8.0 109.8 Really Low 11:01:52 - 11:31:52 771
Manson/Chelan 11:16:51 -32.7 Dark Down 7.8 109.4 Really Low 11:01:51 - 11:31:51 767
Entiat 11:16:50 -32.9 Dark Down 7.9 109.4 Really Low 11:01:50 - 11:31:50 761
Wenatchee 11:16:48 -33.1 Dark Down 7.9 109.2 Really Low 11:01:48 - 11:31:48 755
Ellensburg 11:16:46 -33.4 Dark Down 7.9 109.0 Really Low 11:01:46 - 11:31:46 744
Yakima 11:16:43 -33.6 Dark Down 8.0 108.9 Really Low 11:01:43 - 11:31:43 732
Toppenish/White Swan 11:16:43 -33.6 Dark Down 8.2 109.0 Really Low 11:01:43 - 11:31:43 726
Pasco 11:16:44 -32.9 Dark Down 9.0 110.0 Really Low 11:01:44 - 11:31:44 716
Goldendale 11:16:40 -34.2 Dark Down 8.0 108.6 Really Low 11:01:40 - 11:31:40 711
PNWRO 11:16:43 -32.9 Dark Down 9.3 110.1 Really Low 11:01:43 - 11:31:43 707
George/Umatilla 11:16:42 -33.2 Dark Down 9.0 109.8 Really Low 11:01:42 - 11:31:42 707
The Dalles 11:16:38 -34.5 Dark Down 7.9 108.3 Really Low 11:01:38 - 11:31:38 705
Maupin 11:16:36 -34.7 Dark Down 8.1 108.3 Really Low 11:01:36 - 11:31:36 691
Madras/Culver 11:16:33 -35.0 Dark Down 8.2 108.2 Really Low 11:01:33 - 11:31:33 674
Sisters 11:16:31 -35.4 Dark Down 8.0 107.8 Really Low 11:01:31 - 11:31:31 665
Redmond 11:16:32 -35.2 Dark Down 8.3 108.1 Really Low 11:01:32 - 11:31:32 663
Bend 11:16:30 -35.4 Dark Down 8.2 108.0 Really Low 11:01:30 - 11:31:30 656
Oregon Observatory 11:16:29 -35.6 Dark Down 8.2 107.9 Really Low 11:01:29 - 11:31:29 651
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:16:28 -35.7 Dark Down 8.2 107.8 Really Low 11:01:28 - 11:31:28 644
North Lake 11:16:27 -35.6 Dark Down 8.8 108.2 Really Low 11:01:27 - 11:31:27 627
Chiloquin 11:16:22 -36.5 Dark Down 8.3 107.4 Really Low 11:01:22 - 11:31:22 606
Paisley 11:16:25 -35.6 Dark Down 9.2 108.3 Really Low 11:01:25 - 11:31:25 605
Klamath Falls 11:16:21 -36.7 Dark Down 8.4 107.4 Really Low 11:01:21 - 11:31:21 593
Lakeview 11:16:22 -35.7 Dark Down 9.5 108.4 Really Low 11:01:22 - 11:31:22 586
Tulelake 11:16:20 -36.6 Dark Down 8.7 107.5 Really Low 11:01:20 - 11:31:20 582
Cedarville 11:16:19 -35.9 Dark Down 9.8 108.4 Really Low 11:01:19 - 11:31:19 560
Fall River/Burney 11:16:15 -37.0 Dark Down 9.1 107.5 Really Low 11:01:15 - 11:31:15 547
Susanville 11:16:13 -36.8 Dark Down 9.8 107.9 Really Low 11:01:13 - 11:31:13 519
Greenville 11:16:11 -37.1 Dark Down 9.6 107.6 Really Low 11:01:11 - 11:31:11 509
Gimple 11:16:11 -37.1 Dark Down 9.7 107.7 Really Low 11:01:11 - 11:31:11 508
Quincy 11:16:10 -37.2 Dark Down 9.7 107.6 Really Low 11:01:10 - 11:31:10 501
Portola 11:16:11 -37.0 Dark Down 10.1 107.9 Really Low 11:01:11 - 11:31:11 493
Reno 11:16:10 -36.6 Dark Down 10.7 108.3 Really Low 11:01:10 - 11:31:10 479
Carson City 11:16:09 -36.8 Dark Down 10.8 108.2 Really Low 11:01:09 - 11:31:09 464
Gardnerville 11:16:07 -36.9 Dark Down 10.9 108.2 Really Low 11:01:07 - 11:31:07 453
Yerington 11:16:08 -36.4 Dark Down 11.3 108.6 Really Low 11:01:08 - 11:31:08 452
Hawthorne 11:16:07 -36.2 Dark Down 11.8 108.9 Really Low 11:01:07 - 11:31:07 429
Lee Vining 11:16:03 -36.8 Dark Down 11.6 108.4 Really Low 11:01:03 - 11:31:03 407
Tonopah 11:16:07 -35.4 Dark Down 13.0 109.7 Really Low 11:01:07 - 11:31:07 399
Bishop 11:16:02 -36.6 Dark Down 12.4 108.8 Really Low 11:01:02 - 11:31:02 376
Niwot 11:16:41 -25.8 Dark Down 20.8 119.2 Low 11:01:41 - 11:31:41 356
Beatty 11:16:03 -35.5 Dark Down 13.8 109.8 Really Low 11:01:03 - 11:31:03 343
Lone Pine 11:15:59 -36.6 Dark Down 12.9 108.8 Really Low 11:00:59 - 11:30:59 338
Indian Springs 11:16:03 -34.9 Dark Down 14.7 110.4 Really Low 11:01:03 - 11:31:03 320
CPSLO 11:15:49 -39.1 Dark Down 11.2 106.9 Really Low 11:00:49 - 11:30:49 290
Henderson 11:16:02 -34.5 Dark Down 15.4 110.7 Really Low 11:01:02 - 11:31:02 288
Searchlight/Boulder City 11:15:59 -34.7 Dark Down 15.6 110.6 Really Low 11:00:59 - 11:30:59 260
Patrick 11:16:01 -33.9 Dark Down 16.5 111.3 Really Low 11:01:01 - 11:31:01 247
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:15:59 -34.5 Dark Down 16.0 110.8 Really Low 11:00:59 - 11:30:59 242
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:16:00 -34.1 Dark Down 16.4 111.1 Really Low 11:01:00 - 11:31:00 238
Mohave Valley 11:15:57 -34.6 Dark Down 16.1 110.7 Really Low 11:00:57 - 11:30:57 228
DCO 11:16:01 -33.4 Dark Down 17.1 111.7 Really Low 11:01:01 - 11:31:01 225
Wildwood 11:15:46 -38.0 Dark Down 13.2 107.9 Really Low 11:00:46 - 11:30:46 218
Lake Havasu City 11:15:56 -34.5 Dark Down 16.4 110.8 Really Low 11:00:56 - 11:30:56 205
Parker 11:15:55 -34.6 Dark Down 16.6 110.7 Really Low 11:00:55 - 11:30:55 187
Idyllwild 11:15:48 -36.7 Dark Down 14.8 109.0 Really Low 11:00:48 - 11:30:48 186
Blythe 11:15:52 -35.0 Dark Down 16.5 110.3 Really Low 11:00:52 - 11:30:52 162
Calipatria 11:15:47 -35.9 Dark Down 15.9 109.6 Really Low 11:00:47 - 11:30:47 145
Yuma 11:15:47 -35.4 Dark Down 16.8 110.0 Really Low 11:00:47 - 11:30:47 113

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 307261, (2019/03/05 11:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 38.46  82
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 19.47  49
PPM 202138     18:47:28.9 -05:42:19  4.6  1.23  53
PPM 202153     18:48:35.7 -07:07:57  8.4  0.25  52
PPM 202168     18:49:03.9 -06:57:56  9.2  0.10  52
307261         18:48:46.2 -06:53:26 15.2        52
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/04 19:02:21 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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