RECON: TNO occultation with 443843

Event between (443843) 01FO185 and star GA0760:05110987 with event index number of 255045

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/04/13 07:40:32 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:59:59.1 -13:07:10
Equinox of date position of star is 15:00:59.9 -13:11:31
Stellar brightness G=11.2, use SENSEUP=8
Star is 48 degrees from the moon. Moon is 67% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 42.3 AU from the Sun and 41.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 241 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1944 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30023.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.3 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 443843, (2020/04/13 07:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:15.9 -11:16:00  1.0 23.24  70
27Bet Lib      15:18:06.1 -09:27:24  2.6  5.60  46
13Xi 1Lib      14:55:29.2 -11:58:48  5.9  1.83  50
PPM 229576     14:59:49.4 -12:50:55  7.8  0.47  48
PPM 229609     15:01:08.0 -13:03:34  9.7  0.14  48
443843         15:01:06.0 -13:11:57 11.2        48
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 3.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 13.0 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)
Penticton 07:53:35 -31.2 Dark Down 23.8 154.1 Low 07:38:35 - 08:08:35 20784
Oroville 07:53:37 -31.8 Dark Down 24.4 154.1 Low 07:38:37 - 08:08:37 20750
Tonasket 07:53:34 -32.0 Dark Down 24.6 154.1 Low 07:38:34 - 08:08:34 20736
Okanogan 07:53:34 -32.4 Dark Down 24.9 153.9 Low 07:38:34 - 08:08:34 20710
Brewster 07:53:38 -32.6 Dark Down 25.1 153.6 Low 07:38:38 - 08:08:38 20687
Manson/Chelan 07:53:37 -32.8 Dark Down 25.1 153.2 Low 07:38:37 - 08:08:37 20662
Entiat 07:53:39 -33.1 Dark Down 25.3 153.1 Low 07:38:39 - 08:08:39 20646
Wenatchee 07:53:39 -33.3 Dark Down 25.5 152.9 Low 07:38:39 - 08:08:39 20627
Niwot 07:52:50 -39.2 Dark Up 36.0 168.0 Up 07:37:50 - 08:07:50 20623
Ellensburg 07:53:40 -33.7 Dark Down 25.8 152.6 Low 07:38:40 - 08:08:40 20593
Pasco 07:53:37 -34.5 Dark Down 26.9 153.9 Low 07:38:37 - 08:08:37 20588
PNWRO 07:53:35 -34.7 Dark Down 27.2 154.1 Low 07:38:35 - 08:08:35 20579
Yakima 07:53:41 -34.1 Dark Down 26.2 152.5 Low 07:38:41 - 08:08:41 20566
George/Umatilla 07:53:37 -34.8 Dark Down 27.1 153.6 Low 07:38:37 - 08:08:37 20559
Toppenish/White Swan 07:53:41 -34.3 Dark Down 26.4 152.6 Low 07:38:41 - 08:08:41 20557
Goldendale 07:53:42 -34.9 Dark Down 26.8 152.1 Low 07:38:42 - 08:08:42 20506
The Dalles 07:53:41 -35.1 Dark Down 26.8 151.6 Low 07:38:41 - 08:08:41 20480
Maupin 07:53:42 -35.5 Dark Down 27.2 151.7 Low 07:38:42 - 08:08:42 20455
Madras/Culver 07:53:41 -36.1 Dark Down 27.7 151.5 Low 07:38:41 - 08:08:41 20416
Redmond 07:53:44 -36.4 Dark Down 28.0 151.3 Low 07:38:44 - 08:08:44 20389
Sisters 07:53:43 -36.4 Dark Down 27.8 150.9 Low 07:38:43 - 08:08:43 20378
Bend 07:53:44 -36.6 Dark Down 28.1 151.1 Low 07:38:44 - 08:08:44 20370
Oregon Observatory 07:53:43 -36.8 Dark Down 28.2 151.0 Low 07:38:43 - 08:08:43 20354
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:53:42 -37.0 Dark Down 28.4 150.8 Low 07:38:42 - 08:08:42 20337
North Lake 07:53:41 -37.4 Dark Down 29.0 151.3 Low 07:38:41 - 08:08:41 20326
Paisley 07:53:40 -38.0 Dark Down 29.6 151.6 Low 07:38:40 - 08:08:40 20299
Lakeview 07:53:39 -38.5 Dark Down 30.1 151.6 Up 07:38:39 - 08:08:39 20269
Chiloquin 07:53:46 -38.1 Dark Down 29.3 150.2 Low 07:38:46 - 08:08:46 20246
Cedarville 07:53:39 -39.2 Dark Down 30.8 151.6 Up 07:38:39 - 08:08:39 20228
Klamath Falls 07:53:46 -38.4 Dark Down 29.6 150.2 Low 07:38:46 - 08:08:46 20224
Tulelake 07:53:46 -38.7 Dark Down 29.9 150.4 Low 07:38:46 - 08:08:46 20215
Fall River/Burney 07:53:43 -39.6 Dark Down 30.7 150.2 Up 07:38:43 - 08:08:43 20151
Susanville 07:53:41 -40.3 Dark Down 31.6 150.8 Up 07:38:41 - 08:08:41 20130
Gimple 07:53:42 -40.6 Dark Down 31.7 150.5 Up 07:38:42 - 08:08:42 20102
Greenville 07:53:44 -40.5 Dark Down 31.7 150.4 Up 07:38:44 - 08:08:44 20099
Reno 07:53:39 -41.2 Dark Down 32.6 151.4 Up 07:38:39 - 08:08:39 20094
Portola 07:53:42 -40.9 Dark Down 32.2 150.8 Up 07:38:42 - 08:08:42 20091
Quincy 07:53:44 -40.7 Dark Down 31.9 150.4 Up 07:38:44 - 08:08:44 20084
Yerington 07:53:39 -41.7 Dark Down 33.4 152.0 Up 07:38:39 - 08:08:39 20075
Tonopah 07:53:31 -42.7 Dark Down 34.9 153.8 Up 07:38:31 - 08:08:31 20073
Carson City 07:53:39 -41.5 Dark Down 33.0 151.3 Up 07:38:39 - 08:08:39 20067
Hawthorne 07:53:35 -42.2 Dark Down 34.0 152.4 Up 07:38:35 - 08:08:35 20058
Gardnerville 07:53:40 -41.8 Dark Down 33.2 151.3 Up 07:38:40 - 08:08:40 20051
Indian Springs 07:53:28 -44.1 Dark Up 36.7 155.0 Up 07:38:28 - 08:08:28 20014
Beatty 07:53:32 -43.8 Dark Down 36.1 153.9 Up 07:38:32 - 08:08:32 20001
Lee Vining 07:53:39 -42.8 Dark Down 34.3 151.7 Up 07:38:39 - 08:08:39 19998
Henderson 07:53:24 -44.6 Dark Up 37.4 155.6 Up 07:38:24 - 08:08:24 19998
DCO 07:53:17 -45.4 Dark Up 38.9 157.4 Up 07:38:17 - 08:08:17 19992
Patrick 07:53:20 -45.1 Dark Up 38.4 156.7 Up 07:38:20 - 08:08:20 19990
Bishop 07:53:35 -43.4 Dark Down 35.1 152.3 Up 07:38:35 - 08:08:35 19978
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:53:20 -45.4 Dark Up 38.5 156.4 Up 07:38:20 - 08:08:20 19966
Searchlight/Boulder City 07:53:24 -45.2 Dark Up 38.0 155.5 Up 07:38:24 - 08:08:24 19956
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:53:22 -45.4 Dark Up 38.4 155.8 Up 07:38:22 - 08:08:22 19945
Lone Pine 07:53:35 -44.1 Dark Down 35.9 152.4 Up 07:38:35 - 08:08:35 19932
Mohave Valley 07:53:21 -45.7 Dark Up 38.6 155.7 Up 07:38:21 - 08:08:21 19925
Lake Havasu City 07:53:20 -46.1 Dark Up 39.1 155.9 Up 07:38:20 - 08:08:20 19902
Parker 07:53:22 -46.4 Dark Up 39.4 155.8 Up 07:38:22 - 08:08:22 19876
Blythe 07:53:20 -47.0 Dark Up 39.8 155.3 Up 07:38:20 - 08:08:20 19824
Idyllwild 07:53:27 -47.0 Dark Up 38.9 152.9 Up 07:38:27 - 08:08:27 19755
Calipatria 07:53:23 -47.5 Dark Up 39.9 154.0 Up 07:38:23 - 08:08:23 19750
Yuma 07:53:20 -47.9 Dark Up 40.6 154.9 Up 07:38:20 - 08:08:20 19749
CPSLO 07:53:43 -45.4 Dark Down 36.0 149.1 Up 07:38:43 - 08:08:43 19736
Wildwood 07:53:37 -46.7 Dark Down 37.9 150.9 Up 07:38:37 - 08:08:37 19714

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 443843, (2020/04/13 07:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 23.24  70
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  5.60  46
13Xi 1Lib      14:54:22.8 -11:53:54  5.9  1.83  50
PPM 229576     14:58:42.7 -12:46:06  7.8  0.47  48
PPM 229609     15:00:01.2 -12:58:47  9.7  0.14  48
443843         14:59:59.1 -13:07:10 11.2        48
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 19:59:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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