RECON: TNO occultation with 470593

Event between (470593) 08LP17 and star GA0660:08086664 with event index number of 186910

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/04/16 10:00:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:50:03.8 -22:27:52
Equinox of date position of star is 16:51:12.7 -22:29:46
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 89 degrees from the moon. Moon is 87% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 30.3 AU from the Sun and 29.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.9 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 262 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1815 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21473.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 26.9 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470593, (2019/04/16 10:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.6 -26:28:23  0.9  6.15  86
23Tau Sco      16:37:05.2 -28:15:16  2.8  6.58  87
PPM 266088     16:54:33.7 -20:26:46  5.7  2.19  90
PPM 266012     16:50:44.2 -21:53:05  7.4  0.62  89
PPM 266026     16:51:32.1 -22:40:10  9.7  0.19  90
470593         16:51:13.3 -22:29:47 15.1        90
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 3.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.0 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=9.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 10:01:54 -24.1 Dark Up 16.1 163.5 Really Low 09:46:54 - 10:16:54 1192
Summerland 10:01:56 -24.3 Dark Up 16.0 163.2 Really Low 09:46:56 - 10:16:56 1188
Penticton 10:01:56 -24.5 Dark Up 16.4 163.3 Really Low 09:46:56 - 10:16:56 1178
Okanagan Falls 10:01:56 -24.7 Dark Up 16.5 163.3 Really Low 09:46:56 - 10:16:56 1171
Oliver 10:01:57 -24.8 Dark Up 16.7 163.3 Really Low 09:46:57 - 10:16:57 1166
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:01:56 -24.9 Dark Up 16.9 163.5 Really Low 09:46:56 - 10:16:56 1161
Oroville 10:01:56 -25.0 Dark Up 17.0 163.4 Really Low 09:46:56 - 10:16:56 1158
Tonasket 10:01:57 -25.1 Dark Up 17.2 163.4 Really Low 09:46:57 - 10:16:57 1149
Okanogan 10:01:58 -25.5 Dark Up 17.5 163.2 Really Low 09:46:58 - 10:16:58 1136
Brewster 10:02:00 -25.8 Dark Up 17.7 163.0 Really Low 09:47:00 - 10:17:00 1124
Manson/Chelan 10:02:02 -26.1 Dark Up 17.8 162.6 Really Low 09:47:02 - 10:17:02 1113
Entiat 10:02:03 -26.3 Dark Up 18.0 162.6 Really Low 09:47:03 - 10:17:03 1104
Wenatchee 10:02:04 -26.5 Dark Up 18.3 162.4 Really Low 09:47:04 - 10:17:04 1093
Ellensburg 10:02:06 -27.0 Dark Up 18.6 162.2 Really Low 09:47:06 - 10:17:06 1075
Yakima 10:02:07 -27.3 Dark Up 19.0 162.1 Really Low 09:47:07 - 10:17:07 1058
Pasco 10:02:00 -27.0 Dark Up 19.6 163.5 Really Low 09:47:00 - 10:17:00 1056
Toppenish/White Swan 10:02:07 -27.4 Dark Up 19.2 162.3 Really Low 09:47:07 - 10:17:07 1051
PNWRO 10:01:59 -27.1 Dark Up 19.9 163.6 Really Low 09:46:59 - 10:16:59 1047
George/Umatilla 10:02:02 -27.4 Dark Up 19.9 163.2 Really Low 09:47:02 - 10:17:02 1040
Goldendale 10:02:10 -28.0 Dark Up 19.7 161.8 Really Low 09:47:10 - 10:17:10 1024
The Dalles 10:02:13 -28.4 Dark Up 19.8 161.5 Really Low 09:47:13 - 10:17:13 1012
Maupin 10:02:13 -28.7 Dark Up 20.2 161.5 Low 09:47:13 - 10:17:13 994
Madras/Culver 10:02:14 -29.1 Dark Up 20.7 161.4 Low 09:47:14 - 10:17:14 970
Redmond 10:02:15 -29.5 Dark Up 21.1 161.3 Low 09:47:15 - 10:17:15 954
Sisters 10:02:17 -29.6 Dark Up 21.0 161.0 Low 09:47:17 - 10:17:17 951
Bend 10:02:16 -29.7 Dark Up 21.2 161.2 Low 09:47:16 - 10:17:16 943
Oregon Observatory 10:02:18 -29.9 Dark Up 21.4 161.0 Low 09:47:18 - 10:17:18 934
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:02:18 -30.1 Dark Up 21.6 160.9 Low 09:47:18 - 10:17:18 924
North Lake 10:02:16 -30.2 Dark Up 22.1 161.5 Low 09:47:16 - 10:17:16 909
Paisley 10:02:15 -30.5 Dark Up 22.7 161.7 Low 09:47:15 - 10:17:15 886
Chiloquin 10:02:23 -31.1 Dark Up 22.5 160.5 Low 09:47:23 - 10:17:23 868
Lakeview 10:02:14 -30.8 Dark Up 23.2 161.9 Low 09:47:14 - 10:17:14 863
Klamath Falls 10:02:23 -31.4 Dark Up 22.9 160.5 Low 09:47:23 - 10:17:23 852
Tulelake 10:02:21 -31.5 Dark Up 23.2 160.8 Low 09:47:21 - 10:17:21 842
Niwot 10:00:42 -24.8 Dark Up 27.4 176.6 Low 09:45:42 - 10:15:42 833
Cedarville 10:02:14 -31.3 Dark Up 23.9 161.9 Low 09:47:14 - 10:17:14 832
SwRI 10:00:43 -24.9 Dark Up 27.5 176.5 Low 09:45:43 - 10:15:43 827
Fall River/Burney 10:02:23 -32.2 Dark Up 24.1 160.7 Low 09:47:23 - 10:17:23 797
Susanville 10:02:19 -32.4 Dark Up 24.8 161.3 Low 09:47:19 - 10:17:19 772
Gimple 10:02:21 -32.7 Dark Up 25.1 161.1 Low 09:47:21 - 10:17:21 755
Greenville 10:02:22 -32.8 Dark Up 25.0 161.0 Low 09:47:22 - 10:17:22 755
Quincy 10:02:22 -32.9 Dark Up 25.2 161.0 Low 09:47:22 - 10:17:22 744
Portola 10:02:19 -32.8 Dark Up 25.5 161.4 Low 09:47:19 - 10:17:19 742
Reno 10:02:16 -32.7 Dark Up 25.9 162.0 Low 09:47:16 - 10:17:16 734
Carson City 10:02:16 -33.0 Dark Up 26.2 162.0 Low 09:47:16 - 10:17:16 715
Yerington 10:02:13 -32.9 Dark Up 26.5 162.6 Low 09:47:13 - 10:17:13 710
Gardnerville 10:02:16 -33.2 Dark Up 26.5 162.0 Low 09:47:16 - 10:17:16 702
Hawthorne 10:02:10 -33.0 Dark Up 27.1 163.0 Low 09:47:10 - 10:17:10 689
Tonopah 10:02:02 -32.7 Dark Up 27.9 164.3 Low 09:47:02 - 10:17:02 674
Lee Vining 10:02:14 -33.7 Dark Up 27.5 162.5 Low 09:47:14 - 10:17:14 654
Bishop 10:02:10 -33.8 Dark Up 28.3 163.1 Low 09:47:10 - 10:17:10 626
Beatty 10:02:00 -33.3 Dark Up 29.1 164.6 Low 09:47:00 - 10:17:00 613
Indian Springs 10:01:54 -33.0 Dark Up 29.6 165.7 Low 09:46:54 - 10:16:54 602
Lone Pine 10:02:09 -34.2 Dark Up 29.1 163.3 Low 09:47:09 - 10:17:09 586
Henderson 10:01:50 -33.0 Dark Up 30.3 166.3 Up 09:46:50 - 10:16:50 575
Patrick 10:01:43 -32.9 Dark Up 31.1 167.4 Up 09:46:43 - 10:16:43 545
Searchlight/Boulder City 10:01:50 -33.4 Dark Up 30.8 166.3 Up 09:46:50 - 10:16:50 542
DCO 10:01:39 -32.7 Dark Up 31.5 168.1 Up 09:46:39 - 10:16:39 531
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:01:45 -33.1 Dark Up 31.3 167.2 Up 09:46:45 - 10:16:45 531
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:01:48 -33.4 Dark Up 31.2 166.6 Up 09:46:48 - 10:16:48 526
Mohave Valley 10:01:48 -33.6 Dark Up 31.5 166.6 Up 09:46:48 - 10:16:48 510
Lake Havasu City 10:01:47 -33.8 Dark Up 31.9 166.8 Up 09:46:47 - 10:16:47 487
CPSLO 10:02:28 -36.5 Dark Up 29.7 160.5 Low 09:47:28 - 10:17:28 486
Parker 10:01:47 -34.0 Dark Up 32.2 166.8 Up 09:46:47 - 10:16:47 466
Blythe 10:01:50 -34.6 Dark Up 32.7 166.4 Up 09:46:50 - 10:16:50 432
Wildwood 10:02:17 -36.4 Dark Up 31.4 162.3 Up 09:47:17 - 10:17:17 431
Idyllwild 10:02:04 -35.6 Dark Up 32.1 164.2 Up 09:47:04 - 10:17:04 424
Calipatria 10:01:57 -35.4 Dark Up 33.0 165.3 Up 09:46:57 - 10:16:57 395
Yuma 10:01:51 -35.2 Dark Up 33.6 166.2 Up 09:46:51 - 10:16:51 373

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 470593, (2019/04/16 10:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  6.15  86
23Tau Sco      16:35:53.0 -28:12:58  2.8  6.58  87
PPM 266088     16:53:25.2 -20:24:57  5.7  2.19  90
PPM 266012     16:49:35.0 -21:51:09  7.4  0.62  89
PPM 266026     16:50:22.6 -22:38:15  9.7  0.19  90
470593         16:50:03.8 -22:27:52 15.1        89
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 07:17:36 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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