RECON: TNO occultation with 33340

Event between (33340) 98VG44 and star GA1100:02607000 with event index number of 352194

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/01/28 08:53:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:02:18.5 +21:26:54
Equinox of date position of star is 07:03:26.3 +21:25:11
Stellar brightness G=15.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 120 degrees from the moon. Moon is 45% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 29.5 AU from the Sun and 28.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 282 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1117 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20744.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=302.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.9 sec chord
Diameter=123.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 33340, (2019/01/28 08:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:28.8 +27:58:43  1.1 11.76 110
Alhena         06:38:48.8 +16:22:53  1.9  7.70 125
44 Gem         07:06:27.2 +22:36:26  5.9  1.38 119
PPM 096947     07:04:18.8 +21:08:44  8.5  0.34 119
PPM 096937     07:03:53.1 +21:43:17 10.1  0.32 119
33340          07:03:26.8 +21:25:10 15.0       119
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 3.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.0 km RECON observability=1.0 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)
Kelowna 08:52:10 -57.2 Dark Down 50.2 237.4 Up 08:37:10 - 09:07:10 7038
Summerland 08:52:11 -57.4 Dark Down 50.4 237.0 Up 08:37:11 - 09:07:11 7026
Penticton 08:52:10 -57.6 Dark Down 50.5 237.6 Up 08:37:10 - 09:07:10 7003
Okanagan Falls 08:52:09 -57.8 Dark Down 50.6 237.8 Up 08:37:09 - 09:07:09 6987
Oliver 08:52:09 -58.0 Dark Down 50.7 237.9 Up 08:37:09 - 09:07:09 6973
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:52:07 -58.1 Dark Down 50.7 238.3 Up 08:37:07 - 09:07:07 6963
Oroville 08:52:07 -58.2 Dark Down 50.7 238.3 Up 08:37:07 - 09:07:07 6955
Tonasket 08:52:06 -58.4 Dark Down 50.9 238.6 Up 08:37:06 - 09:07:06 6935
Okanogan 08:52:06 -58.7 Dark Down 51.1 238.8 Up 08:37:06 - 09:07:06 6902
Brewster 08:52:06 -59.0 Dark Down 51.4 238.8 Up 08:37:06 - 09:07:06 6874
Manson/Chelan 08:52:07 -59.3 Dark Down 51.7 238.6 Up 08:37:07 - 09:07:07 6847
Entiat 08:52:06 -59.5 Dark Down 51.9 238.8 Up 08:37:06 - 09:07:06 6826
Wenatchee 08:52:06 -59.8 Dark Down 52.1 238.9 Up 08:37:06 - 09:07:06 6801
Ellensburg 08:52:05 -60.2 Dark Down 52.4 239.1 Up 08:37:05 - 09:07:05 6760
Pasco 08:51:59 -60.6 Dark Down 51.9 241.6 Up 08:36:59 - 09:06:59 6728
Yakima 08:52:05 -60.6 Dark Down 52.6 239.5 Up 08:37:05 - 09:07:05 6723
PNWRO 08:51:58 -60.8 Dark Down 51.9 242.1 Up 08:36:58 - 09:06:58 6711
Toppenish/White Swan 08:52:03 -60.8 Dark Down 52.6 240.0 Up 08:37:03 - 09:07:03 6708
George/Umatilla 08:51:59 -61.0 Dark Down 52.2 241.7 Up 08:36:59 - 09:06:59 6693
Goldendale 08:52:03 -61.4 Dark Down 53.2 240.1 Up 08:37:03 - 09:07:03 6648
The Dalles 08:52:03 -61.7 Dark Down 53.5 239.9 Up 08:37:03 - 09:07:03 6619
Maupin 08:52:02 -62.1 Dark Down 53.6 240.5 Up 08:37:02 - 09:07:02 6584
Niwot 08:51:04 -59.7 Dark Up 44.4 261.1 Up 08:36:04 - 09:06:04 6567
Madras/Culver 08:52:01 -62.6 Dark Down 53.9 241.1 Up 08:37:01 - 09:07:01 6533
Redmond 08:52:00 -63.0 Dark Down 54.1 241.5 Up 08:37:00 - 09:07:00 6499
Sisters 08:52:01 -63.0 Dark Down 54.4 241.0 Up 08:37:01 - 09:07:01 6492
Bend 08:51:59 -63.2 Dark Down 54.3 241.6 Up 08:36:59 - 09:06:59 6476
Oregon Observatory 08:51:59 -63.4 Dark Down 54.5 241.7 Up 08:36:59 - 09:06:59 6457
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:52:00 -63.6 Dark Down 54.6 241.8 Up 08:37:00 - 09:07:00 6437
North Lake 08:51:56 -63.9 Dark Down 54.5 243.1 Up 08:36:56 - 09:06:56 6412
Paisley 08:51:54 -64.3 Dark Down 54.5 244.2 Up 08:36:54 - 09:06:54 6370
Lakeview 08:51:52 -64.7 Dark Down 54.6 245.0 Up 08:36:52 - 09:06:52 6328
Chiloquin 08:51:58 -64.8 Dark Down 55.4 242.8 Up 08:36:58 - 09:06:58 6325
Klamath Falls 08:51:57 -65.1 Dark Down 55.5 243.4 Up 08:36:57 - 09:06:57 6295
Tulelake 08:51:55 -65.2 Dark Down 55.4 244.1 Up 08:36:55 - 09:06:55 6277
Cedarville 08:51:51 -65.3 Dark Down 54.7 246.0 Up 08:36:51 - 09:06:51 6271
Fall River/Burney 08:51:52 -66.1 Dark Down 55.8 245.3 Up 08:36:52 - 09:06:52 6194
Susanville 08:51:49 -66.5 Dark Down 55.5 247.0 Up 08:36:49 - 09:06:49 6154
Gimple 08:51:49 -66.8 Dark Down 55.8 247.1 Up 08:36:49 - 09:06:49 6122
Greenville 08:51:49 -66.8 Dark Down 55.8 247.0 Up 08:36:49 - 09:06:49 6120
Portola 08:51:47 -67.0 Dark Down 55.6 248.0 Up 08:36:47 - 09:06:47 6101
Quincy 08:51:49 -67.0 Dark Down 55.9 247.3 Up 08:36:49 - 09:06:49 6101
Reno 08:51:44 -67.0 Dark Down 55.2 249.0 Up 08:36:44 - 09:06:44 6093
Carson City 08:51:44 -67.3 Dark Down 55.4 249.5 Up 08:36:44 - 09:06:44 6060
Yerington 08:51:41 -67.3 Dark Down 55.0 250.4 Up 08:36:41 - 09:06:41 6058
Gardnerville 08:51:43 -67.6 Dark Down 55.4 249.9 Up 08:36:43 - 09:06:43 6038
Hawthorne 08:51:38 -67.5 Dark Down 54.7 251.5 Up 08:36:38 - 09:06:38 6029
Tonopah 08:51:32 -67.4 Dark Up 53.8 253.5 Up 08:36:32 - 09:06:32 6024
Lee Vining 08:51:38 -68.2 Dark Down 55.3 251.8 Up 08:36:38 - 09:06:38 5961
Indian Springs 08:51:24 -67.9 Dark Up 53.1 256.7 Up 08:36:24 - 09:06:24 5926
Beatty 08:51:28 -68.2 Dark Up 53.8 255.4 Up 08:36:28 - 09:06:28 5926
Bishop 08:51:34 -68.5 Dark Down 54.9 253.3 Up 08:36:34 - 09:06:34 5924
Henderson 08:51:21 -68.0 Dark Up 52.6 258.0 Up 08:36:21 - 09:06:21 5895
Patrick 08:51:16 -67.9 Dark Up 51.9 259.7 Up 08:36:16 - 09:06:16 5868
DCO 08:51:12 -67.7 Dark Up 51.4 260.6 Up 08:36:12 - 09:06:12 5861
Lone Pine 08:51:31 -69.0 Dark Up 54.9 254.7 Up 08:36:31 - 09:06:31 5860
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:51:19 -68.4 Dark Up 52.7 258.8 Up 08:36:19 - 09:06:19 5842
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:51:16 -68.1 Dark Up 52.1 259.8 Up 08:36:16 - 09:06:16 5841
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:51:17 -68.4 Dark Up 52.5 259.4 Up 08:36:17 - 09:06:17 5824
Mohave Valley 08:51:17 -68.6 Dark Up 52.5 259.8 Up 08:36:17 - 09:06:17 5798
Lake Havasu City 08:51:15 -68.8 Dark Up 52.4 260.5 Up 08:36:15 - 09:06:15 5766
Parker 08:51:14 -69.0 Dark Up 52.5 260.9 Up 08:36:14 - 09:06:14 5733
Blythe 08:51:13 -69.6 Dark Up 52.8 261.4 Up 08:36:13 - 09:06:13 5673
CPSLO 08:51:37 -71.1 Dark Down 57.2 254.2 Up 08:36:37 - 09:06:37 5660
Idyllwild 08:51:20 -70.7 Dark Up 54.5 259.7 Up 08:36:20 - 09:06:20 5620
Wildwood 08:51:28 -71.3 Dark Up 55.9 257.7 Up 08:36:28 - 09:06:28 5600
Calipatria 08:51:15 -70.5 Dark Up 53.6 261.4 Up 08:36:15 - 09:06:15 5596
Yuma 08:51:12 -70.3 Dark Up 53.0 262.6 Up 08:36:12 - 09:06:12 5581

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 33340, (2019/01/28 08:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.0 +28:01:33  1.1 11.76 110
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  7.70 125
44 Gem         07:05:18.4 +22:38:15  5.9  1.38 119
PPM 096947     07:03:10.6 +21:10:29  8.5  0.34 119
PPM 096937     07:02:44.6 +21:45:02 10.1  0.32 119
33340          07:02:18.5 +21:26:54 15.0       120
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/12/04 05:12:12 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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