RECON: TNO occultation with 469362

Event between (469362) 01KB77 and star GA0780:06959806 with event index number of 263710

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/25 10:25:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:36:20.0 -11:22:17
Equinox of date position of star is 17:37:21.5 -11:22:55
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 163 degrees from the moon. Moon is 7% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0

[RECON map]
TNO is 28.5 AU from the Sun and 27.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 228 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1671 km.
The sky-plane scale is 19996.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.2 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469362, (2020/05/25 10:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:39.7 -26:28:32  0.9 21.80 153
35Eta Oph      17:11:33.0 -15:44:56  2.6  7.66 160
PPM 233365     17:39:17.5 -10:56:13  5.7  0.63 163
PPM 233287     17:36:31.8 -11:32:41  8.5  0.28 163
469362         17:37:28.2 -11:22:58 16.6       163
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 4.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.1 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=1.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Penticton 10:25:36 -11.9 CT Down 27.4 198.0 Low 10:10:36 - 10:40:36 5759
Oroville 10:25:35 -12.4 AT Down 28.0 198.2 Low 10:10:35 - 10:40:35 5731
Tonasket 10:25:34 -12.5 AT Down 28.2 198.2 Low 10:10:34 - 10:40:34 5719
Okanogan 10:25:34 -12.9 AT Down 28.6 198.1 Low 10:10:34 - 10:40:34 5700
Brewster 10:25:35 -13.2 AT Down 28.9 198.0 Low 10:10:35 - 10:40:35 5684
Manson/Chelan 10:25:36 -13.5 AT Down 29.1 197.6 Low 10:10:36 - 10:40:36 5670
Entiat 10:25:36 -13.7 AT Down 29.4 197.6 Low 10:10:36 - 10:40:36 5657
Wenatchee 10:25:35 -13.9 AT Down 29.6 197.5 Low 10:10:35 - 10:40:35 5643
Ellensburg 10:25:36 -14.4 AT Down 30.1 197.3 Up 10:10:36 - 10:40:36 5619
Yakima 10:25:35 -14.7 AT Down 30.5 197.4 Up 10:10:35 - 10:40:35 5597
Pasco 10:25:29 -14.4 AT Down 30.5 199.0 Up 10:10:29 - 10:40:29 5594
Toppenish/White Swan 10:25:34 -14.8 AT Down 30.6 197.6 Up 10:10:34 - 10:40:34 5587
PNWRO 10:25:28 -14.5 AT Down 30.7 199.3 Up 10:10:28 - 10:40:28 5583
George/Umatilla 10:25:30 -14.8 AT Down 30.8 198.8 Up 10:10:30 - 10:40:30 5573
Goldendale 10:25:35 -15.4 AT Down 31.2 197.2 Up 10:10:35 - 10:40:35 5552
The Dalles 10:25:36 -15.8 AT Down 31.5 196.8 Up 10:10:36 - 10:40:36 5535
Maupin 10:25:35 -16.1 AT Down 31.9 197.0 Up 10:10:35 - 10:40:35 5513
Madras/Culver 10:25:34 -16.5 AT Down 32.4 197.1 Up 10:10:34 - 10:40:34 5481
Redmond 10:25:33 -16.8 AT Down 32.8 197.1 Up 10:10:33 - 10:40:33 5460
Sisters 10:25:35 -17.0 AT Down 32.9 196.6 Up 10:10:35 - 10:40:35 5456
Bend 10:25:34 -17.1 AT Down 33.0 197.0 Up 10:10:34 - 10:40:34 5445
Oregon Observatory 10:25:34 -17.3 AT Down 33.2 196.9 Up 10:10:34 - 10:40:34 5434
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:25:34 -17.5 AT Down 33.4 196.8 Up 10:10:34 - 10:40:34 5421
North Lake 10:25:31 -17.6 AT Down 33.7 197.6 Up 10:10:31 - 10:40:31 5402
Paisley 10:25:29 -17.9 AT Down 34.2 198.1 Up 10:10:29 - 10:40:29 5373
Niwot 10:24:32 -12.2 AT Down 31.3 215.4 Up 10:09:32 - 10:39:32 5358
Chiloquin 10:25:33 -18.5 Dark Down 34.6 196.6 Up 10:10:33 - 10:40:33 5350
Lakeview 10:25:28 -18.2 Dark Down 34.6 198.4 Up 10:10:28 - 10:40:28 5345
Klamath Falls 10:25:32 -18.8 Dark Down 34.9 196.8 Up 10:10:32 - 10:40:32 5330
Tulelake 10:25:31 -18.9 Dark Down 35.1 197.2 Up 10:10:31 - 10:40:31 5317
Cedarville 10:25:26 -18.7 Dark Down 35.2 198.8 Up 10:10:26 - 10:40:26 5306
Fall River/Burney 10:25:30 -19.6 Dark Down 35.9 197.5 Up 10:10:30 - 10:40:30 5261
Susanville 10:25:26 -19.8 Dark Down 36.4 198.5 Up 10:10:26 - 10:40:26 5230
Gimple 10:25:26 -20.1 Dark Down 36.7 198.3 Up 10:10:26 - 10:40:26 5210
Greenville 10:25:27 -20.1 Dark Down 36.7 198.2 Up 10:10:27 - 10:40:27 5209
Quincy 10:25:26 -20.3 Dark Down 36.9 198.2 Up 10:10:26 - 10:40:26 5196
Portola 10:25:25 -20.2 Dark Down 36.9 198.8 Up 10:10:25 - 10:40:25 5194
Reno 10:25:22 -20.1 Dark Down 37.0 199.7 Up 10:10:22 - 10:40:22 5184
Carson City 10:25:21 -20.4 Dark Down 37.3 199.8 Up 10:10:21 - 10:40:21 5161
Yerington 10:25:18 -20.2 Dark Down 37.3 200.6 Up 10:10:18 - 10:40:18 5156
Gardnerville 10:25:21 -20.6 Dark Down 37.5 199.9 Up 10:10:21 - 10:40:21 5145
Hawthorne 10:25:16 -20.4 Dark Down 37.6 201.3 Up 10:10:16 - 10:40:16 5131
Tonopah 10:25:10 -20.0 Dark Down 37.6 203.1 Up 10:10:10 - 10:40:10 5116
Lee Vining 10:25:17 -21.0 Dark Down 38.3 200.9 Up 10:10:17 - 10:40:17 5087
Bishop 10:25:13 -21.2 Dark Down 38.6 201.9 Up 10:10:13 - 10:40:13 5056
Beatty 10:25:06 -20.7 Dark Down 38.6 204.0 Up 10:10:06 - 10:40:06 5043
Indian Springs 10:25:01 -20.4 Dark Down 38.5 205.3 Up 10:10:01 - 10:40:01 5033
Lone Pine 10:25:10 -21.6 Dark Down 39.2 202.5 Up 10:10:10 - 10:40:10 5007
Henderson 10:24:58 -20.4 Dark Down 38.7 206.3 Up 10:09:58 - 10:39:58 5003
Patrick 10:24:53 -20.3 Dark Down 38.9 207.8 Up 10:09:53 - 10:39:53 4971
Searchlight/Boulder City 10:24:57 -20.8 Dark Down 39.2 206.6 Up 10:09:57 - 10:39:57 4963
DCO 10:24:49 -20.1 Dark Down 38.9 208.7 Up 10:09:49 - 10:39:49 4957
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:24:53 -20.6 Dark Down 39.2 207.7 Up 10:09:53 - 10:39:53 4953
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:24:55 -20.9 Dark Down 39.4 207.1 Up 10:09:55 - 10:39:55 4946
Mohave Valley 10:24:54 -21.1 Dark Down 39.6 207.2 Up 10:09:54 - 10:39:54 4927
Lake Havasu City 10:24:53 -21.2 Dark Down 39.9 207.6 Up 10:09:53 - 10:39:53 4901
CPSLO 10:25:19 -23.9 Dark Down 41.2 199.8 Up 10:10:19 - 10:40:19 4883
Parker 10:24:52 -21.5 Dark Down 40.2 207.8 Up 10:09:52 - 10:39:52 4876
Blythe 10:24:52 -22.0 Dark Down 40.8 207.7 Up 10:09:52 - 10:39:52 4834
Wildwood 10:25:09 -23.8 Dark Down 41.7 202.7 Up 10:10:09 - 10:40:09 4822
Idyllwild 10:25:01 -23.1 Dark Down 41.4 205.1 Up 10:10:01 - 10:40:01 4818
Calipatria 10:24:55 -22.9 Dark Down 41.6 206.7 Up 10:09:55 - 10:39:55 4787
Yuma 10:24:51 -22.7 Dark Down 41.6 208.0 Up 10:09:51 - 10:39:51 4765

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 469362, (2020/05/25 10:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 21.80 153
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  7.66 160
PPM 233365     17:38:09.5 -10:55:35  5.7  0.63 163
PPM 233287     17:35:23.5 -11:31:58  8.5  0.28 163
469362         17:36:20.0 -11:22:17 16.6       163
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/05/31 17:34:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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