RECON: TNO occultation with 470443

Event between (470443) 07XV50 and star GDR2_75.286_32.116 with event index number of 152961

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/10/03 09:51:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:01:08.6 +32:06:57
Equinox of date position of star is 05:02:20.1 +32:08:30
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 37 degrees from the moon. Moon is 39% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.2

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TNO is 46.8 AU from the Sun and 46.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 420 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5937 km.
The sky-plane scale is 33689.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.4
Diameter=794.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 80.8 sec chord
Diameter=324.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 33.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470443, (2018/10/03 09:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:36:59.9 +16:32:44  0.8 16.62  44
3Iot Aur       04:58:13.1 +33:11:39  2.7  1.37  38
PPM 069666     04:50:32.1 +32:37:10  6.0  2.54  40
PPM 069848     05:02:58.6 +31:48:14  7.8  0.36  37
PPM 069852     05:03:05.3 +32:16:01  9.9  0.20  37
470443         05:02:21.5 +32:08:32 16.1        37
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 2.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 26.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=2.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 09:57:18 -37.2 Dark Up 60.0 111.6 Up 09:42:18 - 10:12:18 -11508
Tonasket 09:57:21 -37.4 Dark Up 60.1 111.2 Up 09:42:21 - 10:12:21 -11533
Okanogan 09:57:19 -37.7 Dark Up 60.1 110.5 Up 09:42:19 - 10:12:19 -11572
Brewster 09:57:24 -38.0 Dark Up 60.1 109.9 Up 09:42:24 - 10:12:24 -11604
Manson/Chelan 09:57:24 -38.3 Dark Up 59.9 109.1 Up 09:42:24 - 10:12:24 -11632
Entiat 09:57:26 -38.5 Dark Up 59.9 108.7 Up 09:42:26 - 10:12:26 -11657
Wenatchee 09:57:22 -38.7 Dark Up 59.9 108.1 Up 09:42:22 - 10:12:22 -11686
Ellensburg 09:57:24 -39.1 Dark Up 59.9 107.2 Up 09:42:24 - 10:12:24 -11734
Yakima 09:57:27 -39.4 Dark Up 60.0 106.5 Up 09:42:27 - 10:12:27 -11778
Pasco 09:57:17 -39.0 Dark Up 61.1 107.5 Up 09:42:17 - 10:12:17 -11796
Toppenish/White Swan 09:57:22 -39.5 Dark Up 60.2 106.3 Up 09:42:22 - 10:12:22 -11800
PNWRO 09:57:07 -39.1 Dark Up 61.3 107.3 Up 09:42:07 - 10:12:07 -11820
George/Umatilla 09:57:18 -39.4 Dark Up 61.0 106.7 Up 09:42:18 - 10:12:18 -11835
Goldendale 09:57:24 -40.1 Dark Up 60.1 105.0 Up 09:42:24 - 10:12:24 -11866
The Dalles 09:57:25 -40.5 Dark Up 59.9 104.2 Up 09:42:25 - 10:12:25 -11895
Maupin 09:57:24 -40.7 Dark Up 60.0 103.6 Up 09:42:24 - 10:12:24 -11940
Madras/Culver 09:57:28 -41.1 Dark Up 60.2 102.7 Up 09:42:28 - 10:12:28 -12000
Redmond 09:57:22 -41.4 Dark Up 60.2 102.0 Up 09:42:22 - 10:12:22 -12040
Sisters 09:57:28 -41.6 Dark Up 59.9 101.7 Up 09:42:28 - 10:12:28 -12042
Bend 09:57:22 -41.7 Dark Up 60.1 101.5 Up 09:42:22 - 10:12:22 -12065
Oregon Observatory 09:57:26 -41.8 Dark Up 60.1 101.1 Up 09:42:26 - 10:12:26 -12086
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:57:24 -42.0 Dark Up 60.1 100.7 Up 09:42:24 - 10:12:24 -12109
North Lake 09:57:25 -42.0 Dark Up 60.6 100.5 Up 09:42:25 - 10:12:25 -12149
Niwot 09:55:26 -34.8 Dark Up 72.4 110.8 Up 09:40:26 - 10:10:26 -12163
Paisley 09:57:17 -42.3 Dark Up 60.9 99.8 Up 09:42:17 - 10:12:17 -12205
Chiloquin 09:57:28 -43.0 Dark Up 60.0 98.5 Up 09:42:28 - 10:12:28 -12236
Lakeview 09:57:19 -42.5 Dark Up 61.1 99.1 Up 09:42:19 - 10:12:19 -12258
Klamath Falls 09:57:24 -43.2 Dark Up 60.1 97.9 Up 09:42:24 - 10:12:24 -12272
Tulelake 09:57:27 -43.2 Dark Up 60.4 97.7 Up 09:42:27 - 10:12:27 -12298
Cedarville 09:57:11 -42.9 Dark Up 61.3 98.0 Up 09:42:11 - 10:12:11 -12327
Fall River/Burney 09:57:22 -43.9 Dark Up 60.5 96.2 Up 09:42:22 - 10:12:22 -12397
Susanville 09:57:16 -43.9 Dark Up 61.1 95.6 Up 09:42:16 - 10:12:16 -12456
Gimple 09:57:18 -44.2 Dark Up 61.0 95.0 Up 09:42:18 - 10:12:18 -12489
Greenville 09:57:14 -44.3 Dark Up 60.9 94.9 Up 09:42:14 - 10:12:14 -12490
Quincy 09:57:19 -44.4 Dark Up 61.0 94.6 Up 09:42:19 - 10:12:19 -12512
Portola 09:57:15 -44.2 Dark Up 61.3 94.7 Up 09:42:15 - 10:12:15 -12519
Reno 09:57:08 -44.1 Dark Up 61.8 94.7 Up 09:42:08 - 10:12:08 -12539
Carson City 09:57:10 -44.3 Dark Up 61.9 94.0 Up 09:42:10 - 10:12:10 -12578
Yerington 09:57:00 -44.1 Dark Up 62.3 94.1 Up 09:42:00 - 10:12:00 -12589
Gardnerville 09:57:07 -44.4 Dark Up 61.9 93.6 Up 09:42:07 - 10:12:07 -12604
Hawthorne 09:57:00 -44.1 Dark Up 62.8 93.6 Up 09:42:00 - 10:12:00 -12631
Tonopah 09:56:47 -43.5 Dark Up 63.9 93.6 Up 09:41:47 - 10:11:47 -12658
Lee Vining 09:57:00 -44.7 Dark Up 62.4 92.1 Up 09:42:00 - 10:12:00 -12701
Bishop 09:56:55 -44.7 Dark Up 63.0 91.5 Up 09:41:55 - 10:11:55 -12754
Beatty 09:56:42 -44.0 Dark Up 64.3 91.5 Up 09:41:42 - 10:11:42 -12775
Indian Springs 09:56:33 -43.5 Dark Up 65.1 91.5 Up 09:41:33 - 10:11:33 -12790
Lone Pine 09:56:50 -45.0 Dark Up 63.3 90.1 Up 09:41:50 - 10:11:50 -12831
Henderson 09:56:28 -43.3 Dark Up 65.7 90.8 Up 09:41:28 - 10:11:28 -12834
Patrick 09:56:18 -43.0 Dark Up 66.6 90.0 Up 09:41:18 - 10:11:18 -12878
Searchlight/Boulder City 09:56:25 -43.6 Dark Up 65.7 89.5 Up 09:41:25 - 10:11:25 -12894
DCO 09:56:09 -42.7 Dark Up 67.1 89.7 Up 09:41:09 - 10:11:09 -12895
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:56:21 -43.2 Dark Up 66.4 89.4 Up 09:41:21 - 10:11:21 -12906
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:56:20 -43.6 Dark Up 66.0 89.0 Up 09:41:20 - 10:11:20 -12919
Mohave Valley 09:56:21 -43.7 Dark Up 66.0 88.4 Up 09:41:21 - 10:11:21 -12948
Lake Havasu City 09:56:18 -43.8 Dark Up 66.2 87.7 Up 09:41:18 - 10:11:18 -12986
CPSLO 09:57:05 -47.4 Dark Up 61.2 86.3 Up 09:42:05 - 10:12:05 -13013
Parker 09:56:15 -44.0 Dark Up 66.2 86.9 Up 09:41:15 - 10:11:15 -13023
Blythe 09:56:24 -44.4 Dark Up 65.9 85.6 Up 09:41:24 - 10:11:24 -13086
Wildwood 09:56:46 -46.8 Dark Up 62.7 84.9 Up 09:41:46 - 10:11:46 -13111
Idyllwild 09:56:33 -45.8 Dark Up 64.2 85.0 Up 09:41:33 - 10:11:33 -13116
Calipatria 09:56:23 -45.4 Dark Up 65.1 84.1 Up 09:41:23 - 10:11:23 -13157
Yuma 09:56:14 -45.0 Dark Up 65.8 83.5 Up 09:41:14 - 10:11:14 -13185

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 470443, (2018/10/03 09:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 16.62  44
3Iot Aur       04:56:59.6 +33:09:58  2.7  1.37  38
PPM 069666     04:49:19.1 +32:35:16  6.0  2.54  40
PPM 069848     05:01:45.9 +31:46:41  7.8  0.36  37
PPM 069852     05:01:52.3 +32:14:28  9.9  0.20  37
470443         05:01:08.6 +32:06:57 16.1        37
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/05/24 18:03:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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