RECON: TNO occultation with 307261

Event between (307261) 02MS4 and star GA0820:13718181 with event index number of 339682

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/03/05 11:13:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:48:46.2 -06:53:26
Equinox of date position of star is 18:49:48.0 -06:52:04
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 222 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3072 km.
The sky-plane scale is 34129.7 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 11:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.2 -26:28:23  0.9 38.46  82
Nunki          18:56:27.2 -26:16:17  2.0 19.47  49
PPM 202138     18:48:30.4 -05:40:59  4.6  1.23  52
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 4.1 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)
Summerland 11:12:39 -32.0 Dark Down 6.8 109.2 Really Low 10:57:39 - 11:27:39 4443
Kelowna 11:12:40 -31.8 Dark Down 7.0 109.5 Really Low 10:57:40 - 11:27:40 4443
Penticton 11:12:39 -32.1 Dark Down 7.0 109.3 Really Low 10:57:39 - 11:27:39 4435
Okanagan Falls 11:12:38 -32.2 Dark Down 7.1 109.2 Really Low 10:57:38 - 11:27:38 4431
Oliver 11:12:36 -32.3 Dark Down 7.1 109.2 Really Low 10:57:36 - 11:27:36 4427
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:12:36 -32.3 Dark Down 7.3 109.4 Really Low 10:57:36 - 11:27:36 4422
Oroville 11:12:36 -32.3 Dark Down 7.3 109.3 Really Low 10:57:36 - 11:27:36 4420
Tonasket 11:12:34 -32.5 Dark Down 7.3 109.3 Really Low 10:57:34 - 11:27:34 4415
Okanogan 11:12:34 -32.7 Dark Down 7.4 109.1 Really Low 10:57:34 - 11:27:34 4406
Brewster 11:12:32 -33.0 Dark Down 7.3 108.9 Really Low 10:57:32 - 11:27:32 4400
Manson/Chelan 11:12:28 -33.3 Dark Down 7.1 108.6 Really Low 10:57:28 - 11:27:28 4396
Entiat 11:12:28 -33.5 Dark Down 7.2 108.5 Really Low 10:57:28 - 11:27:28 4390
Wenatchee 11:12:27 -33.7 Dark Down 7.2 108.4 Really Low 10:57:27 - 11:27:27 4384
Ellensburg 11:12:24 -34.0 Dark Down 7.2 108.2 Really Low 10:57:24 - 11:27:24 4373
Yakima 11:12:23 -34.3 Dark Down 7.3 108.1 Really Low 10:57:23 - 11:27:23 4362
Toppenish/White Swan 11:12:21 -34.3 Dark Down 7.4 108.2 Really Low 10:57:21 - 11:27:21 4355
Pasco 11:12:23 -33.6 Dark Down 8.3 109.2 Really Low 10:57:23 - 11:27:23 4346
Goldendale 11:12:18 -34.8 Dark Down 7.3 107.8 Really Low 10:57:18 - 11:27:18 4340
PNWRO 11:12:22 -33.6 Dark Down 8.6 109.3 Really Low 10:57:22 - 11:27:22 4338
George/Umatilla 11:12:20 -33.9 Dark Down 8.3 108.9 Really Low 10:57:20 - 11:27:20 4337
The Dalles 11:12:16 -35.2 Dark Down 7.1 107.5 Really Low 10:57:16 - 11:27:16 4334
Maupin 11:12:14 -35.3 Dark Down 7.3 107.5 Really Low 10:57:14 - 11:27:14 4320
Madras/Culver 11:12:12 -35.7 Dark Down 7.5 107.4 Really Low 10:57:12 - 11:27:12 4303
Sisters 11:12:11 -36.1 Dark Down 7.3 107.0 Really Low 10:57:11 - 11:27:11 4293
Redmond 11:12:11 -35.9 Dark Down 7.5 107.3 Really Low 10:57:11 - 11:27:11 4291
Bend 11:12:09 -36.1 Dark Down 7.5 107.2 Really Low 10:57:09 - 11:27:09 4285
Oregon Observatory 11:12:08 -36.3 Dark Down 7.5 107.1 Really Low 10:57:08 - 11:27:08 4279
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:12:06 -36.4 Dark Down 7.5 107.0 Really Low 10:57:06 - 11:27:06 4272
North Lake 11:12:05 -36.3 Dark Down 8.0 107.4 Really Low 10:57:05 - 11:27:05 4256
Paisley 11:12:03 -36.3 Dark Down 8.4 107.6 Really Low 10:57:03 - 11:27:03 4235
Chiloquin 11:12:01 -37.2 Dark Down 7.5 106.6 Really Low 10:57:01 - 11:27:01 4234
Klamath Falls 11:12:00 -37.3 Dark Down 7.7 106.6 Really Low 10:57:00 - 11:27:00 4221
Lakeview 11:12:01 -36.4 Dark Down 8.7 107.6 Really Low 10:57:01 - 11:27:01 4215
Tulelake 11:11:58 -37.3 Dark Down 8.0 106.8 Really Low 10:56:58 - 11:26:58 4210
Cedarville 11:11:57 -36.7 Dark Down 9.0 107.6 Really Low 10:56:57 - 11:26:57 4190
Fall River/Burney 11:11:54 -37.7 Dark Down 8.3 106.7 Really Low 10:56:54 - 11:26:54 4175
Susanville 11:11:51 -37.5 Dark Down 9.0 107.1 Really Low 10:56:51 - 11:26:51 4148
Greenville 11:11:49 -37.9 Dark Down 8.8 106.9 Really Low 10:56:49 - 11:26:49 4138
Gimple 11:11:49 -37.8 Dark Down 8.9 106.9 Really Low 10:56:49 - 11:26:49 4138
Quincy 11:11:49 -38.0 Dark Down 8.9 106.8 Really Low 10:56:49 - 11:26:49 4130
Portola 11:11:48 -37.7 Dark Down 9.3 107.1 Really Low 10:56:48 - 11:26:48 4123
Reno 11:11:49 -37.4 Dark Down 9.8 107.5 Really Low 10:56:49 - 11:26:49 4109
Carson City 11:11:46 -37.5 Dark Down 10.0 107.5 Really Low 10:56:46 - 11:26:46 4094
Gardnerville 11:11:45 -37.6 Dark Down 10.1 107.5 Really Low 10:56:45 - 11:26:45 4083
Yerington 11:11:46 -37.2 Dark Down 10.5 107.9 Really Low 10:56:46 - 11:26:46 4083
Hawthorne 11:11:45 -37.0 Dark Down 11.0 108.1 Really Low 10:56:45 - 11:26:45 4060
Lee Vining 11:11:43 -37.6 Dark Down 10.8 107.7 Really Low 10:56:43 - 11:26:43 4038
Tonopah 11:11:44 -36.2 Dark Down 12.2 109.0 Really Low 10:56:44 - 11:26:44 4032
Bishop 11:11:41 -37.4 Dark Down 11.6 108.1 Really Low 10:56:41 - 11:26:41 4007
Niwot 11:12:19 -26.6 Dark Down 20.1 118.4 Low 10:57:19 - 11:27:19 3997
SwRI 11:12:19 -26.7 Dark Down 20.1 118.2 Low 10:57:19 - 11:27:19 3994
Beatty 11:11:41 -36.3 Dark Down 12.9 109.1 Really Low 10:56:41 - 11:26:41 3976
Lone Pine 11:11:39 -37.4 Dark Down 12.0 108.1 Really Low 10:56:39 - 11:26:39 3970
Indian Springs 11:11:42 -35.7 Dark Down 13.9 109.7 Really Low 10:56:42 - 11:26:42 3953
Henderson 11:11:39 -35.3 Dark Down 14.6 110.0 Really Low 10:56:39 - 11:26:39 3922
CPSLO 11:11:29 -39.9 Dark Down 10.4 106.2 Really Low 10:56:29 - 11:26:29 3919
Searchlight/Boulder City 11:11:37 -35.5 Dark Down 14.8 109.9 Really Low 10:56:37 - 11:26:37 3894
Patrick 11:11:38 -34.7 Dark Down 15.6 110.6 Really Low 10:56:38 - 11:26:38 3882
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:11:37 -35.3 Dark Down 15.2 110.1 Really Low 10:56:37 - 11:26:37 3876
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:11:37 -34.9 Dark Down 15.6 110.4 Really Low 10:56:37 - 11:26:37 3873
Mohave Valley 11:11:35 -35.4 Dark Down 15.3 110.0 Really Low 10:56:35 - 11:26:35 3863
DCO 11:11:39 -34.3 Dark Down 16.3 111.0 Really Low 10:56:39 - 11:26:39 3861
Wildwood 11:11:24 -38.9 Dark Down 12.3 107.2 Really Low 10:56:24 - 11:26:24 3849
Lake Havasu City 11:11:34 -35.4 Dark Down 15.6 110.0 Really Low 10:56:34 - 11:26:34 3840
Parker 11:11:33 -35.5 Dark Down 15.7 110.0 Really Low 10:56:33 - 11:26:33 3822
Idyllwild 11:11:27 -37.5 Dark Down 13.9 108.3 Really Low 10:56:27 - 11:26:27 3819
Blythe 11:11:29 -35.9 Dark Down 15.7 109.6 Really Low 10:56:29 - 11:26:29 3797
Calipatria 11:11:25 -36.8 Dark Down 15.1 108.9 Really Low 10:56:25 - 11:26:25 3779
Yuma 11:11:25 -36.2 Dark Down 15.9 109.4 Really Low 10:56:25 - 11:26:25 3748

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 11:14UT)
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  52
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 2019/02/12 06:29:00 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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