RECON: TNO occultation with 444030

Event between (444030) 04NT33 and star UC4-551-136923 with event index number of 218812

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/10/25 05:29:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 21:44:25.4 +20:01:04
Equinox of date position of star is 21:45:15.6 +20:06:03
Stellar brightness R=16.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 141 degrees from the moon. Moon is 12% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 39.3 AU from the Sun and 38.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 129 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4919 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28141.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=691.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 39.0 sec chord
Diameter=282.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 444030, (2019/10/25 05:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:06.5 +45:21:07  1.3 28.41 114
53Eps Cyg      20:47:00.8 +34:02:43  2.5 19.00 122
PPM 113638     21:50:22.5 +20:33:20  6.3  1.26 142
PPM 140632     21:47:47.8 +20:00:59  8.4  0.58 142
PPM 140559     21:44:50.4 +20:00:40  9.0  0.15 141
444030         21:45:20.9 +20:06:34 16.3       141
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 16.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=5.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 05:25:54 -43.6 Dark Down 52.8 229.4 Up 05:14:41 - 05:37:07 6838
Tonasket 05:25:55 -43.7 Dark Down 53.0 229.7 Up 05:14:42 - 05:37:08 6821
Okanogan 05:25:55 -43.9 Dark Down 53.2 229.8 Up 05:14:42 - 05:37:08 6806
Manson/Chelan 05:26:00 -43.9 Dark Down 53.8 229.6 Up 05:14:47 - 05:37:13 6805
Brewster 05:25:57 -44.0 Dark Down 53.5 229.8 Up 05:14:44 - 05:37:10 6799
Entiat 05:26:00 -44.0 Dark Down 54.0 229.7 Up 05:14:47 - 05:37:13 6794
Wenatchee 05:26:03 -44.1 Dark Down 54.2 229.9 Up 05:14:50 - 05:37:16 6783
Ellensburg 05:26:04 -44.3 Dark Down 54.6 230.0 Up 05:14:51 - 05:37:17 6767
Yakima 05:26:07 -44.5 Dark Down 54.9 230.4 Up 05:14:54 - 05:37:20 6741
Toppenish/White Swan 05:26:07 -44.7 Dark Down 54.9 230.9 Up 05:14:54 - 05:37:20 6716
The Dalles 05:26:12 -44.8 Dark Down 55.8 230.7 Up 05:14:59 - 05:37:25 6711
Goldendale 05:26:09 -44.9 Dark Down 55.5 231.0 Up 05:14:56 - 05:37:22 6704
Maupin 05:26:14 -45.1 Dark Down 56.0 231.4 Up 05:15:01 - 05:37:27 6676
Sisters 05:26:21 -45.4 Dark Down 56.8 231.8 Up 05:15:08 - 05:37:34 6648
Madras/Culver 05:26:15 -45.4 Dark Down 56.4 232.0 Up 05:15:02 - 05:37:28 6642
Pasco 05:26:05 -45.5 Dark Down 54.3 232.7 Up 05:14:52 - 05:37:18 6632
George/Umatilla 05:26:07 -45.6 Dark Down 54.6 232.8 Up 05:14:54 - 05:37:20 6622
Redmond 05:26:20 -45.6 Dark Down 56.6 232.4 Up 05:15:07 - 05:37:33 6621
Bend 05:26:18 -45.6 Dark Down 56.8 232.4 Up 05:15:05 - 05:37:31 6616
Oregon Observatory 05:26:21 -45.7 Dark Down 57.0 232.5 Up 05:15:08 - 05:37:34 6612
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:26:23 -45.7 Dark Down 57.2 232.6 Up 05:15:10 - 05:37:36 6603
PNWRO 05:26:05 -45.8 Dark Down 54.3 233.3 Up 05:14:52 - 05:37:18 6601
Chiloquin 05:26:28 -46.2 Dark Down 58.0 233.6 Up 05:15:15 - 05:37:41 6552
North Lake 05:26:22 -46.4 Dark Down 57.1 234.0 Up 05:15:09 - 05:37:35 6535
Klamath Falls 05:26:30 -46.4 Dark Down 58.2 234.1 Up 05:15:17 - 05:37:43 6524
Tulelake 05:26:29 -46.7 Dark Down 58.2 234.9 Up 05:15:16 - 05:37:42 6487
Paisley 05:26:23 -46.9 Dark Down 57.2 235.2 Up 05:15:10 - 05:37:36 6476
Lakeview 05:26:25 -47.3 Dark Down 57.3 236.1 Up 05:15:12 - 05:37:38 6429
Fall River/Burney 05:26:32 -47.3 Dark Down 58.6 236.3 Up 05:15:19 - 05:37:45 6422
Cedarville 05:26:29 -47.8 Dark Down 57.6 237.2 Up 05:15:16 - 05:37:42 6374
Greenville 05:26:36 -48.1 Dark Down 58.8 238.1 Up 05:15:23 - 05:37:49 6333
Susanville 05:26:35 -48.1 Dark Down 58.5 238.1 Up 05:15:22 - 05:37:48 6331
Gimple 05:26:35 -48.1 Dark Down 58.8 238.2 Up 05:15:22 - 05:37:48 6327
Quincy 05:26:38 -48.2 Dark Down 58.9 238.4 Up 05:15:25 - 05:37:51 6319
Portola 05:26:35 -48.6 Dark Down 58.7 239.2 Up 05:15:22 - 05:37:48 6279
Reno 05:26:37 -49.1 Dark Down 58.4 240.4 Up 05:15:24 - 05:37:50 6218
Carson City 05:26:39 -49.3 Dark Down 58.5 241.0 Up 05:15:26 - 05:37:52 6193
Gardnerville 05:26:40 -49.5 Dark Down 58.6 241.4 Up 05:15:27 - 05:37:53 6174
Yerington 05:26:39 -49.9 Dark Down 58.2 242.0 Up 05:15:26 - 05:37:52 6138
Hawthorne 05:26:41 -50.5 Dark Down 58.0 243.3 Up 05:15:28 - 05:37:54 6072
Lee Vining 05:26:42 -50.5 Dark Down 58.6 243.6 Up 05:15:29 - 05:37:55 6067
CPSLO 05:27:00 -50.8 Dark Down 60.8 246.0 Up 05:15:47 - 05:38:13 5999
Bishop 05:26:45 -51.3 Dark Down 58.3 245.3 Up 05:15:32 - 05:37:58 5978
Tonopah 05:26:38 -51.7 Dark Down 57.2 245.6 Up 05:15:25 - 05:37:51 5947
Lone Pine 05:26:46 -51.9 Dark Down 58.4 246.8 Up 05:15:33 - 05:37:59 5905
Beatty 05:26:44 -52.6 Dark Down 57.3 247.8 Up 05:15:31 - 05:37:57 5839
Wildwood 05:27:02 -52.8 Dark Down 59.7 250.2 Up 05:15:49 - 05:38:15 5777
Indian Springs 05:26:42 -53.5 Dark Down 56.6 249.4 Up 05:15:29 - 05:37:55 5746
Henderson 05:26:43 -54.3 Dark Down 56.3 250.9 Up 05:15:30 - 05:37:56 5664
Idyllwild 05:26:59 -54.4 Dark Down 58.3 252.7 Up 05:15:46 - 05:38:12 5623
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:26:47 -54.7 Dark Down 56.4 251.8 Up 05:15:34 - 05:38:00 5620
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:26:46 -55.1 Dark Down 56.2 252.5 Up 05:15:33 - 05:37:59 5577
Mohave Valley 05:26:49 -55.2 Dark Down 56.3 252.9 Up 05:15:36 - 05:38:02 5558
Patrick 05:26:44 -55.4 Dark Down 55.6 252.8 Up 05:15:31 - 05:37:57 5548
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:26:43 -55.4 Dark Down 55.8 252.9 Up 05:15:30 - 05:37:56 5545
Lake Havasu City 05:26:48 -55.6 Dark Down 56.2 253.7 Up 05:15:35 - 05:38:01 5514
Calipatria 05:26:59 -55.5 Dark Down 57.5 254.7 Up 05:15:46 - 05:38:12 5502
Parker 05:26:51 -55.8 Dark Down 56.3 254.3 Up 05:15:38 - 05:38:04 5488
DCO 05:26:42 -56.0 Dark Down 55.2 253.9 Up 05:15:29 - 05:37:55 5481
Blythe 05:26:53 -55.9 Dark Down 56.7 254.8 Up 05:15:40 - 05:38:06 5472
Yuma 05:26:58 -56.4 Dark Down 56.9 256.1 Up 05:15:45 - 05:38:11 5413
Niwot 05:26:01 -57.0 Dark Down 47.8 254.7 Up 05:14:48 - 05:37:14 5393

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 444030, (2019/10/25 05:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 28.41 114
53Eps Cyg      20:46:13.2 +33:58:19  2.5 19.00 122
PPM 113638     21:49:26.9 +20:27:45  6.3  1.26 142
PPM 140632     21:46:52.1 +19:55:26  8.4  0.58 142
PPM 140559     21:43:54.9 +19:55:11  9.0  0.15 141
444030         21:44:25.4 +20:01:04 16.3       141
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/06 19:26:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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