RECON: TNO occultation with 385571

Event between (385571) Otrera and star UC4-514-003225 with event index number of 91773

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/11/12 04:27:45 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:05:03.6 +12:39:40
Equinox of date position of star is 02:05:59.5 +12:44:36
Stellar brightness R=15.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 123 degrees from the moon. Moon is 36% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.5

[RECON map]
TNO is 29.3 AU from the Sun and 28.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 332 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4359 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20581.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 385571, (2017/11/12 04:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:36:56.9 +16:32:38  0.8 36.65  87
6Bet Ari       01:55:37.8 +20:53:41  2.6  8.52 122
PPM 117850     02:00:23.4 +12:22:51  6.1  1.42 124
PPM 117890     02:03:22.8 +12:46:14  7.9  0.64 124
PPM 117944     02:07:12.0 +12:31:14 10.0  0.37 123
PPM 117924     02:05:29.6 +12:49:31 10.4  0.15 123
385571         02:06:01.3 +12:44:46 15.8       123
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 2.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=5.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 04:28:21 -40.2 Dark Down 45.1 132.7 Up 04:13:21 - 04:43:21 6116
Tonasket 04:28:22 -40.3 Dark Down 45.2 132.6 Up 04:13:22 - 04:43:22 6100
Okanogan 04:28:23 -40.3 Dark Down 45.4 132.1 Up 04:13:23 - 04:43:23 6081
Brewster 04:28:24 -40.3 Dark Down 45.5 131.7 Up 04:13:24 - 04:43:24 6069
Manson/Chelan 04:28:26 -40.1 Dark Down 45.4 131.1 Up 04:13:26 - 04:43:26 6065
Entiat 04:28:27 -40.1 Dark Down 45.5 130.9 Up 04:13:27 - 04:43:27 6052
Wenatchee 04:28:28 -40.2 Dark Down 45.7 130.5 Up 04:13:28 - 04:43:28 6037
Ellensburg 04:28:29 -40.2 Dark Down 45.8 130.0 Up 04:13:29 - 04:43:29 6015
Yakima 04:28:30 -40.3 Dark Down 46.1 129.6 Up 04:13:30 - 04:43:30 5987
Toppenish/White Swan 04:28:30 -40.5 Dark Down 46.3 129.7 Up 04:13:30 - 04:43:30 5967
Goldendale 04:28:33 -40.4 Dark Down 46.4 128.7 Up 04:13:33 - 04:43:33 5941
The Dalles 04:28:35 -40.2 Dark Down 46.4 128.1 Up 04:13:35 - 04:43:35 5936
Pasco 04:28:28 -41.3 Dark Down 47.0 131.1 Up 04:13:28 - 04:43:28 5920
Maupin 04:28:36 -40.4 Dark Down 46.7 127.9 Up 04:13:36 - 04:43:36 5903
George/Umatilla 04:28:30 -41.3 Dark Down 47.2 130.5 Up 04:13:30 - 04:43:30 5903
PNWRO 04:28:28 -41.6 Dark Down 47.3 131.1 Up 04:13:28 - 04:43:28 5896
Madras/Culver 04:28:38 -40.5 Dark Down 47.0 127.4 Up 04:13:38 - 04:43:38 5865
Sisters 04:28:40 -40.3 Dark Down 47.0 126.6 Up 04:13:40 - 04:43:40 5855
Redmond 04:28:40 -40.6 Dark Down 47.2 127.0 Up 04:13:40 - 04:43:40 5841
Bend 04:28:40 -40.6 Dark Down 47.2 126.7 Up 04:13:40 - 04:43:40 5830
Oregon Observatory 04:28:41 -40.5 Dark Down 47.3 126.4 Up 04:13:41 - 04:43:41 5822
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:28:42 -40.5 Dark Down 47.4 126.1 Up 04:13:42 - 04:43:42 5808
North Lake 04:28:41 -41.1 Dark Down 48.0 126.5 Up 04:13:41 - 04:43:41 5757
Chiloquin 04:28:46 -40.6 Dark Down 47.8 124.8 Up 04:13:46 - 04:43:46 5738
Klamath Falls 04:28:47 -40.7 Dark Down 48.1 124.5 Up 04:13:47 - 04:43:47 5709
Paisley 04:28:42 -41.5 Dark Down 48.5 126.4 Up 04:13:42 - 04:43:42 5705
Tulelake 04:28:47 -41.0 Dark Down 48.4 124.6 Up 04:13:47 - 04:43:47 5679
Lakeview 04:28:43 -41.7 Dark Down 48.9 126.1 Up 04:13:43 - 04:43:43 5661
Fall River/Burney 04:28:50 -41.3 Dark Down 49.0 123.9 Up 04:13:50 - 04:43:50 5608
Cedarville 04:28:45 -42.0 Dark Down 49.4 125.7 Up 04:13:45 - 04:43:45 5605
Susanville 04:28:49 -42.0 Dark Down 49.8 124.1 Up 04:13:49 - 04:43:49 5535
Greenville 04:28:51 -41.8 Dark Down 49.8 123.5 Up 04:13:51 - 04:43:51 5523
Gimple 04:28:51 -41.9 Dark Down 49.8 123.6 Up 04:13:51 - 04:43:51 5520
Quincy 04:28:51 -41.9 Dark Down 49.9 123.3 Up 04:13:51 - 04:43:51 5507
Portola 04:28:51 -42.2 Dark Down 50.2 123.8 Up 04:13:51 - 04:43:51 5482
Reno 04:28:50 -42.8 Dark Down 50.8 124.2 Up 04:13:50 - 04:43:50 5439
Carson City 04:28:51 -42.9 Dark Down 51.0 123.9 Up 04:13:51 - 04:43:51 5410
Gardnerville 04:28:51 -43.0 Dark Down 51.2 123.7 Up 04:13:51 - 04:43:51 5389
Yerington 04:28:49 -43.4 Dark Down 51.5 124.4 Up 04:13:49 - 04:43:49 5373
Hawthorne 04:28:49 -43.9 Dark Down 52.1 124.6 Up 04:13:49 - 04:43:49 5318
Lee Vining 04:28:52 -43.7 Dark Down 52.1 123.4 Up 04:13:52 - 04:43:52 5289
Tonopah 04:28:46 -45.1 Dark Down 53.3 125.8 Up 04:13:46 - 04:43:46 5232
Bishop 04:28:52 -44.4 Dark Down 53.0 123.6 Up 04:13:52 - 04:43:52 5215
Lone Pine 04:28:53 -44.8 Dark Down 53.6 123.2 Up 04:13:53 - 04:43:53 5141
CPSLO 04:28:53 -42.9 Dark Down 52.5 118.7 Up 04:13:53 - 04:43:53 5130
Beatty 04:28:48 -45.7 Dark Down 54.3 125.1 Up 04:13:48 - 04:43:48 5120
Indian Springs 04:28:46 -46.6 Dark Down 55.2 126.0 Up 04:13:46 - 04:43:46 5055
Niwot 04:28:04 -53.0 Dark Down 58.4 145.1 Up 04:13:04 - 04:43:04 5004
Henderson 04:28:45 -47.3 Dark Down 55.9 126.3 Up 04:13:45 - 04:43:45 4986
Wildwood 04:28:53 -44.8 Dark Down 54.5 119.6 Up 04:13:53 - 04:43:53 4952
Searchlight/Boulder City 04:28:46 -47.5 Dark Down 56.3 125.7 Up 04:13:46 - 04:43:46 4935
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:28:46 -47.8 Dark Down 56.7 125.8 Up 04:13:46 - 04:43:46 4897
Patrick 04:28:43 -48.3 Dark Down 57.0 127.0 Up 04:13:43 - 04:43:43 4893
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:28:44 -48.2 Dark Down 57.0 126.5 Up 04:13:44 - 04:43:44 4881
Mohave Valley 04:28:47 -47.9 Dark Down 56.9 125.5 Up 04:13:47 - 04:43:47 4873
Idyllwild 04:28:53 -46.4 Dark Down 56.1 121.3 Up 04:13:53 - 04:43:53 4851
DCO 04:28:42 -49.0 Dark Down 57.7 127.6 Up 04:13:42 - 04:43:42 4842
Lake Havasu City 04:28:47 -48.2 Dark Down 57.3 125.3 Up 04:13:47 - 04:43:47 4830
Parker 04:28:48 -48.3 Dark Down 57.5 124.9 Up 04:13:48 - 04:43:48 4798
Blythe 04:28:50 -48.1 Dark Down 57.6 123.8 Up 04:13:50 - 04:43:50 4763
Calipatria 04:28:53 -47.5 Dark Down 57.2 122.0 Up 04:13:53 - 04:43:53 4754
Yuma 04:28:53 -48.3 Dark Down 58.1 122.5 Up 04:13:53 - 04:43:53 4683

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 385571, (2017/11/12 04:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 36.65  87
6Bet Ari       01:54:38.5 +20:48:27  2.6  8.52 122
PPM 117850     01:59:25.9 +12:17:41  6.1  1.42 124
PPM 117890     02:02:25.1 +12:41:06  7.9  0.64 124
PPM 117944     02:06:14.3 +12:26:09 10.0  0.37 123
PPM 117924     02:04:31.8 +12:44:25 10.4  0.15 123
385571         02:05:03.6 +12:39:40 15.8       123
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/04/24 16:13:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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