RECON: TNO occultation with 471172

Event between (471172) 10JC80 and star GA0680:06696795 with event index number of 145428

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/06/14 06:27:08 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:05:32.1 -21:35:21
Equinox of date position of star is 16:06:37.3 -21:38:17
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 154 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.0

[RECON map]
TNO is 32.3 AU from the Sun and 31.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 377 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3331 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22734.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.9
Diameter=398.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.5 sec chord
Diameter=162.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471172, (2018/06/14 06:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:32.5 -26:28:17  0.9  7.29 159
7Del Sco       16:01:25.7 -22:40:22  2.3  1.59 153
9Ome1Sco       16:07:53.4 -20:43:04  4.1  0.97 154
PPM 265103     16:06:48.8 -21:53:16  8.2  0.25 154
PPM 265115     16:07:14.5 -21:37:31  9.5  0.14 154
471172         16:06:37.4 -21:38:17 15.5       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 2.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 10.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=5.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Penticton 06:28:03 -14.5 AT Down 18.9 178.6 Really Low 06:13:03 - 06:43:03 1977
Oroville 06:28:02 -15.1 AT Down 19.5 178.7 Really Low 06:13:02 - 06:43:02 1957
Tonasket 06:28:02 -15.3 AT Down 19.7 178.7 Really Low 06:13:02 - 06:43:02 1949
Okanogan 06:28:03 -15.6 AT Down 20.0 178.6 Low 06:13:03 - 06:43:03 1934
Brewster 06:28:04 -15.8 AT Down 20.3 178.4 Low 06:13:04 - 06:43:04 1921
Manson/Chelan 06:28:05 -15.9 AT Down 20.5 178.0 Low 06:13:05 - 06:43:05 1908
Entiat 06:28:05 -16.1 AT Down 20.7 177.9 Low 06:13:05 - 06:43:05 1898
Wenatchee 06:28:05 -16.3 AT Down 21.0 177.8 Low 06:13:05 - 06:43:05 1886
Ellensburg 06:28:06 -16.6 AT Down 21.4 177.6 Low 06:13:06 - 06:43:06 1867
Pasco 06:28:01 -17.6 AT Down 22.2 179.0 Low 06:13:01 - 06:43:01 1857
Yakima 06:28:06 -17.0 AT Down 21.8 177.6 Low 06:13:06 - 06:43:06 1850
PNWRO 06:28:00 -17.9 AT Down 22.4 179.2 Low 06:13:00 - 06:43:00 1850
Toppenish/White Swan 06:28:05 -17.2 AT Down 22.0 177.7 Low 06:13:05 - 06:43:05 1843
George/Umatilla 06:28:01 -17.9 AT Down 22.5 178.8 Low 06:13:01 - 06:43:01 1840
Goldendale 06:28:06 -17.6 AT Down 22.5 177.3 Low 06:13:06 - 06:43:06 1814
The Dalles 06:28:08 -17.7 AT Down 22.8 176.9 Low 06:13:08 - 06:43:08 1798
Maupin 06:28:08 -18.1 Dark Down 23.2 177.0 Low 06:13:08 - 06:43:08 1782
Madras/Culver 06:28:08 -18.6 Dark Down 23.7 177.0 Low 06:13:08 - 06:43:08 1757
Redmond 06:28:08 -18.9 Dark Down 24.1 176.9 Low 06:13:08 - 06:43:08 1740
Niwot 06:27:06 -26.1 Dark Down 27.2 193.3 Low 06:12:06 - 06:42:06 1736
Sisters 06:28:09 -18.8 Dark Down 24.0 176.5 Low 06:13:09 - 06:43:09 1735
Bend 06:28:08 -19.1 Dark Down 24.3 176.8 Low 06:13:08 - 06:43:08 1728
Oregon Observatory 06:28:08 -19.2 Dark Down 24.5 176.6 Low 06:13:08 - 06:43:08 1718
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:28:09 -19.4 Dark Down 24.7 176.6 Low 06:13:09 - 06:43:09 1707
North Lake 06:28:06 -19.9 Dark Down 25.1 177.2 Low 06:13:06 - 06:43:06 1697
Paisley 06:28:05 -20.6 Dark Down 25.7 177.5 Low 06:13:05 - 06:43:05 1676
Lakeview 06:28:04 -21.1 Dark Down 26.2 177.7 Low 06:13:04 - 06:43:04 1654
Chiloquin 06:28:10 -20.3 Dark Down 25.8 176.2 Low 06:13:10 - 06:43:10 1649
Klamath Falls 06:28:09 -20.6 Dark Down 26.1 176.3 Low 06:13:09 - 06:43:09 1633
Cedarville 06:28:03 -21.7 Dark Down 26.9 177.9 Low 06:13:03 - 06:43:03 1625
Tulelake 06:28:08 -21.0 Dark Down 26.4 176.6 Low 06:13:08 - 06:43:08 1625
Fall River/Burney 06:28:08 -21.8 Dark Down 27.3 176.6 Low 06:13:08 - 06:43:08 1581
Susanville 06:28:05 -22.6 Dark Down 28.0 177.4 Low 06:13:05 - 06:43:05 1560
Gimple 06:28:06 -22.8 Dark Down 28.2 177.1 Low 06:13:06 - 06:43:06 1542
Greenville 06:28:06 -22.8 Dark Down 28.2 177.0 Low 06:13:06 - 06:43:06 1541
Portola 06:28:04 -23.2 Dark Down 28.6 177.5 Low 06:13:04 - 06:43:04 1532
Quincy 06:28:06 -23.0 Dark Down 28.4 177.0 Low 06:13:06 - 06:43:06 1531
Reno 06:28:01 -23.7 Dark Down 28.8 178.2 Low 06:13:01 - 06:43:01 1528
Carson City 06:28:01 -24.0 Dark Down 29.2 178.2 Low 06:13:01 - 06:43:01 1510
Yerington 06:27:59 -24.4 Dark Down 29.4 178.9 Low 06:12:59 - 06:42:59 1509
Gardnerville 06:28:01 -24.2 Dark Down 29.5 178.3 Low 06:13:01 - 06:43:01 1497
Hawthorne 06:27:56 -25.0 Dark Down 29.9 179.4 Low 06:12:56 - 06:42:56 1493
Tonopah 06:27:51 -25.8 Dark Down 30.3 180.9 Up 06:12:51 - 06:42:51 1489
Lee Vining 06:27:58 -25.3 Dark Down 30.4 178.9 Up 06:12:58 - 06:42:58 1454
Bishop 06:27:55 -26.1 Dark Down 31.0 179.7 Up 06:12:55 - 06:42:55 1432
Beatty 06:27:48 -27.0 Dark Down 31.5 181.4 Up 06:12:48 - 06:42:48 1431
Indian Springs 06:27:44 -27.6 Dark Down 31.8 182.6 Up 06:12:44 - 06:42:44 1429
Henderson 06:27:41 -28.3 Dark Down 32.3 183.4 Up 06:12:41 - 06:42:41 1408
Lone Pine 06:27:53 -26.9 Dark Down 31.8 180.0 Up 06:12:53 - 06:42:53 1394
Patrick 06:27:35 -29.2 Dark Down 32.9 184.6 Up 06:12:35 - 06:42:35 1387
DCO 06:27:32 -29.6 Dark Down 33.1 185.4 Up 06:12:32 - 06:42:32 1379
Searchlight/Boulder City 06:27:40 -28.8 Dark Down 32.9 183.5 Up 06:12:40 - 06:42:40 1375
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:27:36 -29.3 Dark Down 33.1 184.4 Up 06:12:36 - 06:42:36 1371
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:27:39 -29.2 Dark Down 33.1 183.8 Up 06:12:39 - 06:42:39 1363
Mohave Valley 06:27:38 -29.5 Dark Down 33.4 183.9 Up 06:12:38 - 06:42:38 1347
Lake Havasu City 06:27:37 -29.9 Dark Down 33.8 184.2 Up 06:12:37 - 06:42:37 1326
Parker 06:27:36 -30.3 Dark Down 34.2 184.2 Up 06:12:36 - 06:42:36 1305
CPSLO 06:28:03 -27.3 Dark Down 33.1 177.2 Up 06:13:03 - 06:43:03 1274
Blythe 06:27:37 -30.7 Dark Down 34.7 183.9 Up 06:12:37 - 06:42:37 1269
Idyllwild 06:27:46 -30.0 Dark Down 34.7 181.5 Up 06:12:46 - 06:42:46 1244
Wildwood 06:27:54 -29.1 Dark Down 34.3 179.4 Up 06:12:54 - 06:42:54 1235
Calipatria 06:27:41 -30.9 Dark Down 35.2 182.9 Up 06:12:41 - 06:42:41 1224
Yuma 06:27:37 -31.5 Dark Down 35.6 183.9 Up 06:12:37 - 06:42:37 1211

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 471172, (2018/06/14 06:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  7.29 159
7Del Sco       16:00:20.0 -22:37:18  2.3  1.59 153
9Ome1Sco       16:06:48.4 -20:40:10  4.1  0.97 154
PPM 265103     16:05:43.4 -21:50:20  8.2  0.25 154
PPM 265115     16:06:09.2 -21:34:35  9.5  0.14 154
471172         16:05:32.1 -21:35:21 15.5       154
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:08:05 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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