RECON: TNO occultation with 470596

Event between (470596) 08NW4 and star UC4-449-131531 with event index number of 152744

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/10/31 02:40:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 21:15:59.7 -00:22:40
Equinox of date position of star is 21:16:53.1 -00:18:18
Stellar brightness R=13.9, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 154 degrees from the moon. Moon is 57% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.2

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TNO is 36.6 AU from the Sun and 36.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 6.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 0.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 667 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5168 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26338.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=501.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 83.7 sec chord
Diameter=204.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 34.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470596, (2018/10/31 02:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:41.2 -29:31:19  1.2 37.96 141
Tarazed        19:47:09.3 +10:39:37  2.7 24.87 149
21 Aqr         21:26:15.8 -03:28:30  5.5  3.94 155
PPM 181230     21:17:32.5 -00:32:33  8.5  0.28 154
PPM 181226     21:16:28.9 -00:11:23  9.3  0.16 154
470596         21:16:57.7 -00:17:55 13.9       154
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 1.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 5.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=6.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Chiloquin 02:28:20 -16.3 AT Down 46.9 173.5 Up 02:13:20 - 02:43:20 1623
Klamath Falls 02:28:26 -16.3 AT Down 47.2 173.6 Up 02:13:26 - 02:43:26 1617
Sisters 02:27:57 -16.5 AT Down 45.2 174.0 Up 02:12:57 - 02:42:57 1593
Tulelake 02:28:31 -16.5 AT Down 47.5 174.1 Up 02:13:31 - 02:43:31 1593
La Pine/Gilchrist 02:28:09 -16.6 AT Down 45.8 174.1 Up 02:13:09 - 02:43:09 1590
Fall River/Burney 02:28:44 -16.6 AT Down 48.4 174.2 Up 02:13:44 - 02:43:44 1588
Oregon Observatory 02:28:01 -16.6 AT Down 45.6 174.1 Up 02:13:01 - 02:43:01 1584
Bend 02:28:01 -16.7 AT Down 45.4 174.4 Up 02:13:01 - 02:43:01 1573
Redmond 02:27:58 -16.8 AT Down 45.2 174.6 Up 02:12:58 - 02:42:58 1561
The Dalles 02:27:41 -16.8 AT Down 43.9 174.6 Up 02:12:41 - 02:42:41 1558
Madras/Culver 02:27:52 -16.8 AT Down 44.9 174.6 Up 02:12:52 - 02:42:52 1556
Quincy 02:28:58 -16.9 AT Down 49.6 174.8 Up 02:13:58 - 02:43:58 1553
Greenville 02:28:57 -16.9 AT Down 49.4 174.8 Up 02:13:57 - 02:43:57 1553
Maupin 02:27:46 -16.9 AT Down 44.3 174.7 Up 02:12:46 - 02:42:46 1551
Gimple 02:28:57 -16.9 AT Down 49.4 175.0 Up 02:13:57 - 02:43:57 1546
North Lake 02:28:10 -17.0 AT Down 46.3 174.9 Up 02:13:10 - 02:43:10 1542
CPSLO 02:30:05 -16.9 AT Down 54.2 175.2 Up 02:15:05 - 02:45:05 1531
Goldendale 02:27:36 -17.1 AT Down 43.7 175.1 Up 02:12:36 - 02:42:36 1529
Susanville 02:28:50 -17.1 AT Down 49.1 175.3 Up 02:13:50 - 02:43:50 1527
Paisley 02:28:19 -17.2 AT Down 46.8 175.5 Up 02:13:19 - 02:43:19 1514
Portola 02:28:59 -17.2 AT Down 49.7 175.6 Up 02:13:59 - 02:43:59 1512
Yakima 02:27:27 -17.3 AT Down 42.9 175.4 Up 02:12:27 - 02:42:27 1507
Ellensburg 02:27:23 -17.3 AT Down 42.5 175.5 Up 02:12:23 - 02:42:23 1504
Lakeview 02:28:27 -17.4 AT Down 47.4 175.7 Up 02:13:27 - 02:43:27 1499
Toppenish/White Swan 02:27:30 -17.4 AT Down 43.2 175.7 Up 02:12:30 - 02:42:30 1494
Wenatchee 02:27:16 -17.4 AT Down 42.1 175.7 Up 02:12:16 - 02:42:16 1487
Cedarville 02:28:34 -17.5 AT Down 48.0 176.0 Up 02:13:34 - 02:43:34 1485
Entiat 02:27:13 -17.5 AT Down 41.9 175.9 Up 02:12:13 - 02:42:13 1479
Manson/Chelan 02:27:06 -17.5 AT Down 41.7 175.9 Up 02:12:06 - 02:42:06 1473
Reno 02:29:00 -17.7 AT Down 50.0 176.6 Up 02:14:00 - 02:44:00 1456
Carson City 02:29:12 -17.7 AT Down 50.4 176.6 Up 02:14:12 - 02:44:12 1454
Gardnerville 02:29:09 -17.7 AT Down 50.6 176.7 Up 02:14:09 - 02:44:09 1450
Brewster 02:27:09 -17.8 AT Down 41.5 176.5 Up 02:12:09 - 02:42:09 1445
Okanogan 02:26:59 -17.9 AT Down 41.2 176.7 Up 02:11:59 - 02:41:59 1429
Tonasket 02:27:01 -18.0 Dark Down 40.9 176.9 Up 02:12:01 - 02:42:01 1417
Oroville 02:26:57 -18.0 AT Down 40.6 176.9 Up 02:11:57 - 02:41:57 1417
George/Umatilla 02:27:35 -18.1 Dark Down 43.7 177.1 Up 02:12:35 - 02:42:35 1414
Yerington 02:29:09 -18.2 Dark Down 50.6 177.6 Up 02:14:09 - 02:44:09 1399
Pasco 02:27:30 -18.2 Dark Down 43.3 177.4 Up 02:12:30 - 02:42:30 1397
Lee Vining 02:29:23 -18.2 Dark Down 51.6 177.7 Up 02:14:23 - 02:44:23 1395
PNWRO 02:27:33 -18.4 Dark Down 43.6 177.7 Up 02:12:33 - 02:42:33 1379
Hawthorne 02:29:16 -18.6 Dark Down 51.1 178.5 Up 02:14:16 - 02:44:16 1353
Wildwood 02:30:24 -18.6 Dark Down 55.5 178.9 Up 02:15:24 - 02:45:24 1341
Bishop 02:29:35 -18.8 Dark Down 52.3 178.9 Up 02:14:35 - 02:44:35 1330
Lone Pine 02:29:46 -19.0 Dark Down 53.0 179.6 Up 02:14:46 - 02:44:46 1298
Tonopah 02:29:22 -19.7 Dark Down 51.6 180.8 Up 02:14:22 - 02:44:22 1228
Beatty 02:29:41 -20.1 Dark Down 52.7 181.7 Up 02:14:41 - 02:44:41 1183
Idyllwild 02:30:30 -20.1 Dark Down 55.9 182.3 Up 02:15:30 - 02:45:30 1165
Indian Springs 02:29:44 -20.9 Dark Down 53.0 183.5 Up 02:14:44 - 02:44:44 1085
Calipatria 02:30:37 -21.1 Dark Down 56.4 184.5 Up 02:15:37 - 02:45:37 1051
Henderson 02:29:53 -21.5 Dark Down 53.5 184.8 Up 02:14:53 - 02:44:53 1020
Searchlight/Boulder City 02:29:59 -21.6 Dark Down 54.1 185.0 Up 02:14:59 - 02:44:59 1010
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:30:05 -21.9 Dark Down 54.3 185.7 Up 02:15:05 - 02:45:05 977
Mohave Valley 02:30:12 -21.9 Dark Down 54.6 185.8 Up 02:15:12 - 02:45:12 974
Blythe 02:30:28 -21.9 Dark Down 55.9 186.0 Up 02:15:28 - 02:45:28 967
Yuma 02:30:46 -21.8 Dark Down 56.8 186.3 Up 02:15:46 - 02:45:46 965
Lake Havasu City 02:30:16 -22.1 Dark Down 55.0 186.3 Up 02:15:16 - 02:45:16 949
Parker 02:30:23 -22.1 Dark Down 55.3 186.4 Up 02:15:23 - 02:45:23 943
Kingman/Dolan Springs 02:30:05 -22.3 Dark Down 54.3 186.5 Up 02:15:05 - 02:45:05 929
Patrick 02:30:02 -22.4 Dark Down 54.0 186.8 Up 02:15:02 - 02:45:02 914
DCO 02:30:09 -23.0 Dark Down 54.2 188.1 Up 02:15:09 - 02:45:09 847
Niwot 02:28:49 -28.9 Dark Down 48.0 198.7 Up 02:13:49 - 02:43:49 215

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.

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Star training set for 470596, (2018/10/31 02:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.5 -29:37:23  1.2 37.96 141
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 24.87 149
21 Aqr         21:25:17.0 -03:33:25  5.5  3.94 155
PPM 181230     21:16:34.5 -00:37:18  8.5  0.28 154
PPM 181226     21:15:30.9 -00:16:08  9.3  0.16 154
470596         21:15:59.7 -00:22:40 13.9       154
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/04/24 16:34:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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