RECON: TNO occultation with 500884

Event between (500884) 13JK65 and star GA0700:07744981 with event index number of 327403

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/02/19 12:42:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:04:01.3 -19:52:53
Equinox of date position of star is 17:05:08.0 -19:54:23
Stellar brightness G=14.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 108 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.5

[RECON map]
TNO is 29.5 AU from the Sun and 29.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 687 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5177 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21599.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.6
Diameter=72.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Diameter=29.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 500884, (2019/02/19 12:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.0 -26:28:22  0.9 10.30 101
35Eta Oph      17:11:28.6 -15:44:50  2.6  4.42 109
PPM 266364     17:05:53.5 -20:31:12  6.5  0.64 108
PPM 266322     17:04:26.6 -20:09:59  8.0  0.31 108
PPM 232558     17:05:31.1 -19:45:38  9.5  0.17 108
500884         17:05:09.2 -19:54:24 14.8       108
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 7.0 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=1.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 12:38:47 -23.4 Dark Up 13.1 144.9 Really Low 12:23:47 - 12:53:47 5558
Summerland 12:38:44 -23.7 Dark Up 13.0 144.6 Really Low 12:23:44 - 12:53:44 5547
Penticton 12:38:45 -23.6 Dark Up 13.3 144.7 Really Low 12:23:45 - 12:53:45 5535
Okanagan Falls 12:38:44 -23.7 Dark Up 13.5 144.7 Really Low 12:23:44 - 12:53:44 5525
Oliver 12:38:43 -23.7 Dark Up 13.6 144.7 Really Low 12:23:43 - 12:53:43 5517
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:38:44 -23.6 Dark Up 13.8 144.8 Really Low 12:23:44 - 12:53:44 5512
Oroville 12:38:44 -23.7 Dark Up 13.9 144.7 Really Low 12:23:44 - 12:53:44 5507
Tonasket 12:38:43 -23.7 Dark Up 14.1 144.7 Really Low 12:23:43 - 12:53:43 5495
Okanogan 12:38:41 -23.9 Dark Up 14.3 144.5 Really Low 12:23:41 - 12:53:41 5473
Brewster 12:38:39 -24.0 Dark Up 14.4 144.3 Really Low 12:23:39 - 12:53:39 5454
Manson/Chelan 12:38:37 -24.3 Dark Up 14.4 143.9 Really Low 12:23:37 - 12:53:37 5434
Entiat 12:38:36 -24.4 Dark Up 14.6 143.8 Really Low 12:23:36 - 12:53:36 5420
Wenatchee 12:38:35 -24.5 Dark Up 14.7 143.7 Really Low 12:23:35 - 12:53:35 5403
Ellensburg 12:38:33 -24.8 Dark Up 15.0 143.4 Really Low 12:23:33 - 12:53:33 5375
Pasco 12:38:36 -23.9 Dark Up 16.2 144.6 Really Low 12:23:36 - 12:53:36 5368
PNWRO 12:38:36 -23.8 Dark Up 16.5 144.7 Really Low 12:23:36 - 12:53:36 5359
Yakima 12:38:32 -24.8 Dark Up 15.3 143.3 Really Low 12:23:32 - 12:53:32 5352
Toppenish/White Swan 12:38:32 -24.8 Dark Up 15.5 143.5 Really Low 12:23:32 - 12:53:32 5344
George/Umatilla 12:38:35 -24.1 Dark Up 16.3 144.3 Really Low 12:23:35 - 12:53:35 5343
Niwot 12:39:30 -13.9 AT Up 26.6 156.7 Low 12:24:30 - 12:54:30 5336
Goldendale 12:38:29 -25.2 Dark Up 15.8 143.0 Really Low 12:23:29 - 12:53:29 5301
The Dalles 12:38:26 -25.5 Dark Up 15.8 142.6 Really Low 12:23:26 - 12:53:26 5279
Maupin 12:38:25 -25.5 Dark Up 16.2 142.6 Really Low 12:23:25 - 12:53:25 5257
Madras/Culver 12:38:23 -25.6 Dark Up 16.6 142.5 Really Low 12:23:23 - 12:53:23 5223
Redmond 12:38:22 -25.7 Dark Up 16.9 142.4 Really Low 12:23:22 - 12:53:22 5200
Sisters 12:38:21 -26.0 Dark Up 16.7 142.0 Really Low 12:23:21 - 12:53:21 5191
Bend 12:38:22 -25.8 Dark Up 17.0 142.2 Really Low 12:23:22 - 12:53:22 5184
Oregon Observatory 12:38:21 -26.0 Dark Up 17.1 142.1 Really Low 12:23:21 - 12:53:21 5170
La Pine/Gilchrist 12:38:20 -26.0 Dark Up 17.2 142.0 Really Low 12:23:20 - 12:53:20 5155
North Lake 12:38:20 -25.7 Dark Up 17.8 142.4 Really Low 12:23:20 - 12:53:20 5144
Paisley 12:38:20 -25.5 Dark Up 18.4 142.6 Really Low 12:23:20 - 12:53:20 5119
Lakeview 12:38:21 -25.4 Dark Up 18.9 142.7 Really Low 12:23:21 - 12:53:21 5092
Chiloquin 12:38:16 -26.5 Dark Up 17.9 141.4 Really Low 12:23:16 - 12:53:16 5076
Klamath Falls 12:38:15 -26.5 Dark Up 18.2 141.4 Really Low 12:23:15 - 12:53:15 5057
Cedarville 12:38:20 -25.4 Dark Up 19.5 142.7 Really Low 12:23:20 - 12:53:20 5055
Tulelake 12:38:14 -26.3 Dark Up 18.5 141.6 Really Low 12:23:14 - 12:53:14 5048
Fall River/Burney 12:38:13 -26.4 Dark Up 19.3 141.5 Really Low 12:23:13 - 12:53:13 4991
Susanville 12:38:15 -25.9 Dark Up 20.1 142.0 Low 12:23:15 - 12:53:15 4970
Gimple 12:38:13 -26.1 Dark Up 20.3 141.7 Low 12:23:13 - 12:53:13 4946
Greenville 12:38:12 -26.2 Dark Up 20.2 141.7 Low 12:23:12 - 12:53:12 4943
Reno 12:38:16 -25.4 Dark Up 21.2 142.5 Low 12:23:16 - 12:53:16 4935
Portola 12:38:13 -25.8 Dark Up 20.7 142.0 Low 12:23:13 - 12:53:13 4935
Quincy 12:38:12 -26.2 Dark Up 20.4 141.6 Low 12:23:12 - 12:53:12 4930
Yerington 12:38:18 -24.9 Dark Up 22.0 143.0 Low 12:23:18 - 12:53:18 4916
Carson City 12:38:15 -25.4 Dark Up 21.5 142.5 Low 12:23:15 - 12:53:15 4911
Tonopah 12:38:25 -23.5 Dark Up 23.6 144.5 Low 12:23:25 - 12:53:25 4906
Hawthorne 12:38:20 -24.5 Dark Up 22.6 143.3 Low 12:23:20 - 12:53:20 4899
Gardnerville 12:38:15 -25.4 Dark Up 21.7 142.4 Low 12:23:15 - 12:53:15 4896
Lee Vining 12:38:15 -25.0 Dark Up 22.8 142.8 Low 12:23:15 - 12:53:15 4846
Indian Springs 12:38:29 -22.3 Dark Up 25.6 145.5 Low 12:23:29 - 12:53:29 4846
Beatty 12:38:25 -23.2 Dark Up 24.8 144.6 Low 12:23:25 - 12:53:25 4839
Henderson 12:38:32 -21.8 Dark Up 26.3 146.0 Low 12:23:32 - 12:53:32 4827
Bishop 12:38:18 -24.5 Dark Up 23.6 143.3 Low 12:23:18 - 12:53:18 4825
Patrick 12:38:37 -20.8 Dark Up 27.4 146.9 Low 12:23:37 - 12:53:37 4814
DCO 12:38:40 -20.3 Dark Up 27.9 147.5 Low 12:23:40 - 12:53:40 4811
Kingman/Dolan Springs 12:38:35 -21.0 Dark Up 27.5 146.7 Low 12:23:35 - 12:53:35 4793
Searchlight/Boulder City 12:38:31 -21.7 Dark Up 26.8 145.9 Low 12:23:31 - 12:53:31 4789
Lone Pine 12:38:18 -24.3 Dark Up 24.4 143.3 Low 12:23:18 - 12:53:18 4782
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:38:33 -21.4 Dark Up 27.2 146.2 Low 12:23:33 - 12:53:33 4777
Mohave Valley 12:38:32 -21.4 Dark Up 27.5 146.1 Low 12:23:32 - 12:53:32 4758
Lake Havasu City 12:38:33 -21.2 Dark Up 27.9 146.2 Low 12:23:33 - 12:53:33 4736
Parker 12:38:33 -21.2 Dark Up 28.2 146.1 Low 12:23:33 - 12:53:33 4711
Blythe 12:38:30 -21.5 Dark Up 28.5 145.7 Low 12:23:30 - 12:53:30 4665
CPSLO 12:38:02 -26.5 Dark Up 24.1 140.7 Low 12:23:02 - 12:53:02 4614
Idyllwild 12:38:19 -23.3 Dark Up 27.4 143.7 Low 12:23:19 - 12:53:19 4613
Calipatria 12:38:24 -22.3 Dark Up 28.5 144.6 Low 12:23:24 - 12:53:24 4602
Yuma 12:38:28 -21.5 Dark Up 29.3 145.3 Low 12:23:28 - 12:53:28 4596
Wildwood 12:38:10 -24.9 Dark Up 26.1 142.1 Low 12:23:10 - 12:53:10 4585

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 500884, (2019/02/19 12:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 10.30 101
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  4.42 109
PPM 266364     17:04:45.3 -20:29:41  6.5  0.64 108
PPM 266322     17:03:18.7 -20:08:26  8.0  0.31 108
PPM 232558     17:04:23.4 -19:44:07  9.5  0.17 108
500884         17:04:01.3 -19:52:53 14.8       108
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/23 20:57:04 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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