RECON: TNO occultation with 307261

Event between (307261) 02MS4 and star GA0820:13912473 with event index number of 339704

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/03/17 11:40:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:49:17.1 -06:48:38
Equinox of date position of star is 18:50:18.8 -06:47:15
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 151 degrees from the moon. Moon is 82% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 46.6 AU from the Sun and 46.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 301 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2773 km.
The sky-plane scale is 33995.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.6
Diameter=1148.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 74.2 sec chord
Diameter=468.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 30.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 307261, (2019/03/17 11:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.3 -26:28:23  0.9 38.61 123
Nunki          18:56:27.3 -26:16:16  2.0 19.54 156
PPM 202138     18:48:30.5 -05:40:59  4.6  1.19 150
PPM 202153     18:49:37.9 -07:06:35  8.4  0.36 151
PPM 202169     18:50:10.6 -06:48:14  9.3  0.04 151
307261         18:50:19.1 -06:47:15 16.1       151
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 3.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 10.5 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Summerland 11:40:43 -23.8 Dark Up 17.6 124.7 Really Low 11:25:43 - 11:55:43 12558
Penticton 11:40:40 -23.8 Dark Up 17.9 124.8 Really Low 11:25:40 - 11:55:40 12550
Kelowna 11:40:45 -23.5 Dark Up 17.8 125.0 Really Low 11:25:45 - 11:55:45 12550
Okanagan Falls 11:40:42 -23.9 Dark Up 18.0 124.7 Really Low 11:25:42 - 11:55:42 12549
Oliver 11:40:38 -24.0 Dark Up 18.1 124.7 Really Low 11:25:38 - 11:55:38 12547
Manson/Chelan 11:40:29 -25.0 Dark Up 18.5 123.7 Really Low 11:25:29 - 11:55:29 12545
Entiat 11:40:31 -25.1 Dark Up 18.5 123.6 Really Low 11:25:31 - 11:55:31 12544
Wenatchee 11:40:24 -25.3 Dark Up 18.6 123.5 Really Low 11:25:24 - 11:55:24 12543
Ellensburg 11:40:22 -25.7 Dark Up 18.7 123.1 Really Low 11:25:22 - 11:55:22 12542
Oroville 11:40:42 -24.0 Dark Up 18.3 124.7 Really Low 11:25:42 - 11:55:42 12542
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:40:42 -24.0 Dark Up 18.3 124.8 Really Low 11:25:42 - 11:55:42 12541
Brewster 11:40:28 -24.7 Dark Up 18.5 124.1 Really Low 11:25:28 - 11:55:28 12540
Tonasket 11:40:36 -24.2 Dark Up 18.4 124.6 Really Low 11:25:36 - 11:55:36 12539
Okanogan 11:40:37 -24.4 Dark Up 18.5 124.4 Really Low 11:25:37 - 11:55:37 12538
Yakima 11:40:22 -25.9 Dark Up 18.9 123.0 Really Low 11:25:22 - 11:55:22 12537
The Dalles 11:40:14 -26.7 Dark Up 19.1 122.2 Really Low 11:25:14 - 11:55:14 12536
Goldendale 11:40:14 -26.4 Dark Up 19.2 122.5 Really Low 11:25:14 - 11:55:14 12531
Toppenish/White Swan 11:40:22 -25.9 Dark Up 19.1 123.1 Really Low 11:25:22 - 11:55:22 12530
Maupin 11:40:10 -26.9 Dark Up 19.3 122.1 Really Low 11:25:10 - 11:55:10 12527
Sisters 11:40:06 -27.6 Dark Up 19.5 121.4 Really Low 11:25:06 - 11:55:06 12523
Madras/Culver 11:40:06 -27.2 Dark Up 19.6 121.9 Really Low 11:25:06 - 11:55:06 12518
Redmond 11:40:06 -27.4 Dark Up 19.8 121.7 Really Low 11:25:06 - 11:55:06 12513
Bend 11:40:06 -27.6 Dark Up 19.8 121.6 Really Low 11:25:06 - 11:55:06 12512
Oregon Observatory 11:40:03 -27.7 Dark Up 19.8 121.4 Really Low 11:25:03 - 11:55:03 12512
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:40:01 -27.9 Dark Up 19.9 121.3 Really Low 11:25:01 - 11:55:01 12509
Pasco 11:40:21 -25.1 Dark Up 19.9 124.1 Really Low 11:25:21 - 11:55:21 12498
George/Umatilla 11:40:22 -25.4 Dark Up 20.0 123.9 Really Low 11:25:22 - 11:55:22 12498
Chiloquin 11:39:54 -28.6 Dark Up 20.2 120.6 Low 11:24:54 - 11:54:54 12495
PNWRO 11:40:22 -25.1 Dark Up 20.2 124.3 Low 11:25:22 - 11:55:22 12489
North Lake 11:40:00 -27.7 Dark Up 20.4 121.6 Low 11:25:00 - 11:55:00 12486
Klamath Falls 11:39:51 -28.8 Dark Up 20.4 120.6 Low 11:24:51 - 11:54:51 12485
Tulelake 11:39:52 -28.7 Dark Up 20.7 120.7 Low 11:24:52 - 11:54:52 12472
Paisley 11:39:57 -27.7 Dark Up 21.0 121.7 Low 11:24:57 - 11:54:57 12466
Lakeview 11:39:54 -27.8 Dark Up 21.3 121.7 Low 11:24:54 - 11:54:54 12450
Fall River/Burney 11:39:42 -29.1 Dark Up 21.2 120.4 Low 11:24:42 - 11:54:42 12449
Cedarville 11:39:53 -28.0 Dark Up 21.8 121.6 Low 11:24:53 - 11:54:53 12430
Greenville 11:39:39 -29.2 Dark Up 22.0 120.5 Low 11:24:39 - 11:54:39 12415
Susanville 11:39:42 -28.8 Dark Up 22.0 120.8 Low 11:24:42 - 11:54:42 12415
Gimple 11:39:38 -29.1 Dark Up 22.0 120.6 Low 11:24:38 - 11:54:38 12413
Quincy 11:39:42 -29.2 Dark Up 22.1 120.4 Low 11:24:42 - 11:54:42 12409
Portola 11:39:44 -29.0 Dark Up 22.5 120.8 Low 11:24:44 - 11:54:44 12394
Reno 11:39:42 -28.6 Dark Up 23.0 121.2 Low 11:24:42 - 11:54:42 12370
Carson City 11:39:38 -28.8 Dark Up 23.2 121.1 Low 11:24:38 - 11:54:38 12359
Gardnerville 11:39:38 -28.8 Dark Up 23.4 121.0 Low 11:24:38 - 11:54:38 12351
Yerington 11:39:42 -28.4 Dark Up 23.7 121.5 Low 11:24:42 - 11:54:42 12337
Hawthorne 11:39:38 -28.2 Dark Up 24.3 121.8 Low 11:24:38 - 11:54:38 12309
Lee Vining 11:39:36 -28.8 Dark Up 24.3 121.1 Low 11:24:36 - 11:54:36 12305
Bishop 11:39:33 -28.5 Dark Up 25.1 121.5 Low 11:24:33 - 11:54:33 12266
CPSLO 11:39:15 -31.0 Dark Up 24.5 118.8 Low 11:24:15 - 11:54:15 12260
Tonopah 11:39:43 -27.3 Dark Up 25.5 122.7 Low 11:24:43 - 11:54:43 12255
Lone Pine 11:39:28 -28.5 Dark Up 25.7 121.4 Low 11:24:28 - 11:54:28 12232
Beatty 11:39:35 -27.4 Dark Up 26.4 122.6 Low 11:24:35 - 11:54:35 12204
Indian Springs 11:39:38 -26.7 Dark Up 27.4 123.4 Low 11:24:38 - 11:54:38 12160
Wildwood 11:39:15 -29.9 Dark Up 26.6 119.9 Low 11:24:15 - 11:54:15 12159
Henderson 11:39:38 -26.4 Dark Down 28.1 123.7 Low 11:24:38 - 11:54:38 12121
Searchlight/Boulder City 11:39:33 -26.5 Dark Down 28.5 123.5 Low 11:24:33 - 11:54:33 12098
Idyllwild 11:39:17 -28.6 Dark Up 28.1 121.2 Low 11:24:17 - 11:54:17 12089
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:39:34 -26.4 Dark Down 28.9 123.6 Low 11:24:34 - 11:54:34 12076
Mohave Valley 11:39:31 -26.5 Dark Down 29.0 123.5 Low 11:24:31 - 11:54:31 12065
Patrick 11:39:31 -25.7 Dark Down 29.2 124.3 Low 11:24:31 - 11:54:31 12062
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:39:32 -26.0 Dark Down 29.2 124.1 Low 11:24:32 - 11:54:32 12060
Lake Havasu City 11:39:28 -26.4 Dark Down 29.4 123.5 Low 11:24:28 - 11:54:28 12042
Parker 11:39:29 -26.5 Dark Down 29.6 123.4 Low 11:24:29 - 11:54:29 12028
Calipatria 11:39:14 -27.8 Dark Down 29.3 121.9 Low 11:24:14 - 11:54:14 12028
DCO 11:39:38 -25.3 Dark Down 29.9 124.8 Low 11:24:38 - 11:54:38 12027
Blythe 11:39:24 -26.9 Dark Down 29.7 122.9 Low 11:24:24 - 11:54:24 12017
Yuma 11:39:20 -27.2 Dark Down 30.1 122.4 Up 11:24:20 - 11:54:20 11981
SwRI 11:40:35 -17.7 AT Down 31.7 134.5 Up 11:25:35 - 11:55:35 11920
Niwot 11:40:36 -17.6 AT Down 31.7 134.6 Up 11:25:36 - 11:55:36 11920

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, (2019/03/17 11:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 38.61 123
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 19.54 156
PPM 202138     18:47:28.9 -05:42:19  4.6  1.19 150
PPM 202153     18:48:35.7 -07:07:57  8.4  0.36 151
PPM 202169     18:49:08.5 -06:49:36  9.3  0.04 151
307261         18:49:17.1 -06:48:38 16.1       151
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 06:49:50 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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