RECON: TNO occultation with 444018

Event between (444018) 04EU95 and star GA0740:05266456 with event index number of 273954

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/06/12 05:52:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:46:21.3 -14:58:20
Equinox of date position of star is 14:47:22.6 -15:02:56
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 117 degrees from the moon. Moon is 60% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 42.6 AU from the Sun and 41.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 173 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2356 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30291.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=239.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.8 sec chord
Diameter=97.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 444018, (2020/06/12 05:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:16.4 -11:16:03  1.0 20.12 136
27Bet Lib      15:18:06.6 -09:27:26  2.6  9.34 111
5 Lib          14:47:05.6 -15:32:40  6.5  0.50 117
PPM 229272     14:47:42.4 -15:09:29  9.1  0.11 117
444018         14:47:29.1 -15:03:25 15.7       116
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 12.0 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=7.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Penticton 05:52:54 -12.1 AT Down 25.1 188.6 Low 05:37:59 - 06:07:49 -1646
Oroville 05:52:53 -12.7 AT Down 25.7 188.8 Low 05:37:58 - 06:07:48 -1671
Tonasket 05:52:53 -12.9 AT Down 25.9 188.8 Low 05:37:58 - 06:07:48 -1681
Okanogan 05:52:53 -13.1 AT Down 26.3 188.7 Low 05:37:58 - 06:07:48 -1698
Brewster 05:52:54 -13.3 AT Down 26.5 188.5 Low 05:37:59 - 06:07:49 -1714
Manson/Chelan 05:52:54 -13.4 AT Down 26.8 188.1 Low 05:37:59 - 06:07:49 -1730
Entiat 05:52:54 -13.5 AT Down 27.0 188.1 Low 05:37:59 - 06:07:49 -1741
Wenatchee 05:52:54 -13.7 AT Down 27.3 188.0 Low 05:37:59 - 06:07:49 -1755
Ellensburg 05:52:54 -14.0 AT Down 27.7 187.8 Low 05:37:59 - 06:07:49 -1779
Pasco 05:52:48 -15.1 AT Down 28.3 189.3 Low 05:37:53 - 06:07:43 -1789
PNWRO 05:52:47 -15.4 AT Down 28.5 189.6 Low 05:37:52 - 06:07:42 -1798
Yakima 05:52:54 -14.4 AT Down 28.1 187.8 Low 05:37:59 - 06:07:49 -1799
Toppenish/White Swan 05:52:53 -14.6 AT Down 28.3 188.0 Low 05:37:58 - 06:07:48 -1806
George/Umatilla 05:52:49 -15.4 AT Down 28.7 189.1 Low 05:37:54 - 06:07:44 -1810
Goldendale 05:52:54 -14.9 AT Down 28.9 187.5 Low 05:37:59 - 06:07:49 -1841
The Dalles 05:52:55 -15.0 AT Down 29.1 187.2 Low 05:38:00 - 06:07:50 -1859
Maupin 05:52:55 -15.4 AT Down 29.6 187.3 Low 05:38:00 - 06:07:50 -1878
Niwot 05:51:41 -24.7 Dark Down 31.2 205.2 Up 05:36:46 - 06:06:36 -1892
Madras/Culver 05:52:54 -15.8 AT Down 30.1 187.3 Up 05:37:59 - 06:07:49 -1907
Redmond 05:52:54 -16.1 AT Down 30.5 187.3 Up 05:37:59 - 06:07:49 -1927
Sisters 05:52:55 -16.0 AT Down 30.5 186.8 Up 05:38:00 - 06:07:50 -1933
Bend 05:52:54 -16.3 AT Down 30.7 187.1 Up 05:37:59 - 06:07:49 -1941
Oregon Observatory 05:52:54 -16.4 AT Down 30.9 187.0 Up 05:37:59 - 06:07:49 -1953
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:52:55 -16.5 AT Down 31.1 186.9 Up 05:38:00 - 06:07:50 -1965
North Lake 05:52:52 -17.1 AT Down 31.5 187.6 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:47 -1977
Paisley 05:52:50 -17.7 AT Down 32.0 188.1 Up 05:37:55 - 06:07:45 -2000
Lakeview 05:52:48 -18.2 Dark Down 32.4 188.3 Up 05:37:53 - 06:07:43 -2024
Chiloquin 05:52:55 -17.3 AT Down 32.2 186.6 Up 05:38:00 - 06:07:50 -2032
Klamath Falls 05:52:54 -17.6 AT Down 32.5 186.7 Up 05:37:59 - 06:07:49 -2050
Cedarville 05:52:47 -18.8 Dark Down 33.1 188.6 Up 05:37:52 - 06:07:42 -2058
Tulelake 05:52:53 -18.0 AT Down 32.8 187.1 Up 05:37:58 - 06:07:48 -2059
Fall River/Burney 05:52:51 -18.8 Dark Down 33.7 187.3 Up 05:37:56 - 06:07:46 -2109
Susanville 05:52:47 -19.6 Dark Down 34.2 188.2 Up 05:37:52 - 06:07:42 -2131
Gimple 05:52:47 -19.8 Dark Down 34.5 187.9 Up 05:37:52 - 06:07:42 -2152
Greenville 05:52:48 -19.7 Dark Down 34.5 187.8 Up 05:37:53 - 06:07:43 -2153
Portola 05:52:45 -20.2 Dark Down 34.8 188.4 Up 05:37:50 - 06:07:40 -2163
Quincy 05:52:48 -19.9 Dark Down 34.7 187.9 Up 05:37:53 - 06:07:43 -2165
Reno 05:52:42 -20.7 Dark Down 35.0 189.2 Up 05:37:47 - 06:07:37 -2166
Yerington 05:52:39 -21.4 Dark Down 35.5 190.0 Up 05:37:44 - 06:07:34 -2187
Carson City 05:52:41 -21.0 Dark Down 35.4 189.3 Up 05:37:46 - 06:07:36 -2187
Gardnerville 05:52:41 -21.2 Dark Down 35.6 189.3 Up 05:37:46 - 06:07:36 -2201
Hawthorne 05:52:36 -22.0 Dark Down 35.8 190.7 Up 05:37:41 - 06:07:31 -2204
Tonopah 05:52:29 -23.0 Dark Down 36.1 192.4 Up 05:37:34 - 06:07:24 -2206
Lee Vining 05:52:37 -22.3 Dark Down 36.5 190.2 Up 05:37:42 - 06:07:32 -2249
Beatty 05:52:25 -24.1 Dark Down 37.1 193.1 Up 05:37:30 - 06:07:20 -2269
Indian Springs 05:52:19 -24.8 Dark Down 37.3 194.4 Up 05:37:24 - 06:07:14 -2269
Bishop 05:52:33 -23.1 Dark Down 37.0 191.1 Up 05:37:38 - 06:07:28 -2272
Henderson 05:52:15 -25.6 Dark Down 37.6 195.3 Up 05:37:20 - 06:07:10 -2290
Patrick 05:52:10 -26.5 Dark Down 38.0 196.8 Up 05:37:15 - 06:07:05 -2310
Lone Pine 05:52:30 -23.9 Dark Down 37.7 191.6 Up 05:37:35 - 06:07:25 -2313
DCO 05:52:05 -27.0 Dark Down 38.1 197.7 Up 05:37:10 - 06:07:00 -2317
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:52:14 -26.1 Dark Down 38.2 195.5 Up 05:37:19 - 06:07:09 -2326
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:52:10 -26.6 Dark Down 38.2 196.6 Up 05:37:15 - 06:07:05 -2328
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:52:12 -26.5 Dark Down 38.4 196.0 Up 05:37:17 - 06:07:07 -2339
Mohave Valley 05:52:11 -26.7 Dark Down 38.6 196.0 Up 05:37:16 - 06:07:06 -2357
Lake Havasu City 05:52:10 -27.2 Dark Down 39.0 196.4 Up 05:37:15 - 06:07:05 -2378
Parker 05:52:09 -27.5 Dark Down 39.3 196.5 Up 05:37:14 - 06:07:04 -2401
Blythe 05:52:09 -27.8 Dark Down 39.9 196.3 Up 05:37:14 - 06:07:04 -2442
CPSLO 05:52:40 -23.9 Dark Down 39.3 188.7 Up 05:37:45 - 06:07:35 -2451
Idyllwild 05:52:19 -26.9 Dark Down 40.2 193.7 Up 05:37:24 - 06:07:14 -2475
Wildwood 05:52:29 -25.8 Dark Down 40.2 191.4 Up 05:37:34 - 06:07:24 -2489
Calipatria 05:52:13 -27.9 Dark Down 40.6 195.3 Up 05:37:18 - 06:07:08 -2493
Yuma 05:52:08 -28.6 Dark Down 40.8 196.5 Up 05:37:13 - 06:07:03 -2506

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 444018, (2020/06/12 05:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 20.12 136
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  9.34 111
5 Lib          14:45:57.7 -15:27:34  6.5  0.50 117
PPM 229272     14:46:34.6 -15:04:23  9.1  0.11 117
444018         14:46:21.3 -14:58:20 15.7       117
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/25 21:39:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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