RECON: TNO occultation with 500885

Event between (500885) 13JL65 and star GA0740:06627687 with event index number of 270390

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/06/10 09:21:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:00:07.2 -15:40:19
Equinox of date position of star is 17:01:14.0 -15:41:58
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 63 degrees from the moon. Moon is 77% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.6

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TNO is 36.4 AU from the Sun and 35.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.3 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 1007 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3964 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25647.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=95.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Diameter=39.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 500885, (2020/06/10 09:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:39.8 -26:28:32  0.9 12.92  67
35Eta Oph      17:11:33.1 -15:44:56  2.6  2.47  60
PPM 232348     16:57:12.8 -16:50:14  6.3  1.50  63
PPM 232423     17:00:08.3 -15:50:31  8.4  0.31  63
PPM 232448     17:01:10.2 -15:50:37  9.1  0.15  63
500885         17:01:17.5 -15:42:03 16.9        62
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 0.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 12.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 09:20:17 -14.7 AT Up 20.9 205.7 Low 09:05:17 - 09:35:17 10789
Summerland 09:20:19 -15.1 AT Up 21.2 205.4 Low 09:05:19 - 09:35:19 10776
Penticton 09:20:18 -15.1 AT Up 21.2 205.6 Low 09:05:18 - 09:35:18 10773
Okanagan Falls 09:20:18 -15.3 AT Up 21.4 205.6 Low 09:05:18 - 09:35:18 10764
Oliver 09:20:18 -15.5 AT Up 21.6 205.6 Low 09:05:18 - 09:35:18 10756
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:20:17 -15.6 AT Up 21.7 205.8 Low 09:05:17 - 09:35:17 10748
Oroville 09:20:17 -15.7 AT Up 21.7 205.8 Low 09:05:17 - 09:35:17 10745
Tonasket 09:20:16 -15.9 AT Up 22.0 205.8 Low 09:05:16 - 09:35:16 10734
Okanogan 09:20:16 -16.2 AT Up 22.3 205.7 Low 09:05:16 - 09:35:16 10718
Brewster 09:20:15 -16.5 AT Up 22.6 205.6 Low 09:05:15 - 09:35:15 10706
Manson/Chelan 09:20:17 -16.8 AT Up 22.9 205.2 Low 09:05:17 - 09:35:17 10697
Entiat 09:20:17 -17.0 AT Up 23.1 205.2 Low 09:05:17 - 09:35:17 10686
Wenatchee 09:20:16 -17.3 AT Up 23.4 205.2 Low 09:05:16 - 09:35:16 10674
Ellensburg 09:20:17 -17.7 AT Up 23.8 205.0 Low 09:05:17 - 09:35:17 10654
Yakima 09:20:17 -18.1 Dark Up 24.2 205.1 Low 09:05:17 - 09:35:17 10633
Toppenish/White Swan 09:20:16 -18.3 Dark Up 24.3 205.3 Low 09:05:16 - 09:35:16 10622
Pasco 09:20:11 -18.1 Dark Up 24.1 206.6 Low 09:05:11 - 09:35:11 10612
PNWRO 09:20:11 -18.3 Dark Up 24.2 206.8 Low 09:05:11 - 09:35:11 10599
George/Umatilla 09:20:12 -18.5 Dark Up 24.4 206.4 Low 09:05:12 - 09:35:12 10596
Goldendale 09:20:16 -18.9 Dark Up 25.0 205.0 Low 09:05:16 - 09:35:16 10595
The Dalles 09:20:17 -19.2 Dark Up 25.3 204.6 Low 09:05:17 - 09:35:17 10584
Maupin 09:20:15 -19.6 Dark Up 25.6 204.8 Low 09:05:15 - 09:35:15 10561
Madras/Culver 09:20:15 -20.1 Dark Up 26.1 204.9 Low 09:05:15 - 09:35:15 10532
Sisters 09:20:15 -20.5 Dark Up 26.6 204.5 Low 09:05:15 - 09:35:15 10515
Redmond 09:20:15 -20.5 Dark Up 26.5 204.9 Low 09:05:15 - 09:35:15 10513
Bend 09:20:14 -20.7 Dark Up 26.7 204.8 Low 09:05:14 - 09:35:14 10502
Oregon Observatory 09:20:15 -20.9 Dark Up 26.9 204.7 Low 09:05:15 - 09:35:15 10492
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:20:15 -21.1 Dark Up 27.1 204.7 Low 09:05:15 - 09:35:15 10481
North Lake 09:20:13 -21.4 Dark Up 27.3 205.4 Low 09:05:13 - 09:35:13 10455
Paisley 09:20:11 -21.8 Dark Up 27.7 205.9 Low 09:05:11 - 09:35:11 10423
Chiloquin 09:20:14 -22.2 Dark Up 28.2 204.6 Low 09:05:14 - 09:35:14 10419
Klamath Falls 09:20:14 -22.5 Dark Up 28.5 204.7 Low 09:05:14 - 09:35:14 10399
Lakeview 09:20:09 -22.2 Dark Up 28.1 206.2 Low 09:05:09 - 09:35:09 10393
Tulelake 09:20:12 -22.7 Dark Up 28.7 205.1 Low 09:05:12 - 09:35:12 10383
Cedarville 09:20:08 -22.8 Dark Up 28.6 206.5 Low 09:05:08 - 09:35:08 10355
Fall River/Burney 09:20:11 -23.6 Dark Up 29.5 205.4 Low 09:05:11 - 09:35:11 10329
Susanville 09:20:08 -24.0 Dark Up 29.8 206.3 Low 09:05:08 - 09:35:08 10289
Greenville 09:20:08 -24.3 Dark Up 30.1 206.1 Up 09:05:08 - 09:35:08 10273
Gimple 09:20:08 -24.3 Dark Up 30.1 206.2 Up 09:05:08 - 09:35:08 10272
Quincy 09:20:08 -24.5 Dark Up 30.3 206.1 Up 09:05:08 - 09:35:08 10260
Portola 09:20:06 -24.5 Dark Up 30.3 206.6 Up 09:05:06 - 09:35:06 10251
Reno 09:20:04 -24.6 Dark Up 30.3 207.4 Up 09:05:04 - 09:35:04 10233
Carson City 09:20:03 -24.9 Dark Up 30.6 207.5 Up 09:05:03 - 09:35:03 10211
Yerington 09:20:01 -24.9 Dark Up 30.5 208.2 Up 09:05:01 - 09:35:01 10196
Gardnerville 09:20:03 -25.1 Dark Up 30.8 207.6 Up 09:05:03 - 09:35:03 10195
Niwot 09:19:21 -19.0 Dark Up 23.6 221.2 Low 09:04:21 - 09:34:21 10183
SwRI 09:19:22 -19.1 Dark Up 23.7 221.1 Low 09:04:22 - 09:34:22 10177
Hawthorne 09:19:59 -25.2 Dark Up 30.8 208.9 Up 09:04:59 - 09:34:59 10165
Lee Vining 09:20:00 -25.9 Dark Up 31.4 208.5 Up 09:05:00 - 09:35:00 10130
Tonopah 09:19:53 -25.2 Dark Up 30.6 210.4 Up 09:04:53 - 09:34:53 10130
Bishop 09:19:57 -26.2 Dark Up 31.7 209.5 Up 09:04:57 - 09:34:57 10089
Beatty 09:19:51 -26.1 Dark Up 31.4 211.2 Up 09:04:51 - 09:34:51 10052
Lone Pine 09:19:54 -26.8 Dark Up 32.2 210.0 Up 09:04:54 - 09:34:54 10037
Indian Springs 09:19:46 -26.1 Dark Up 31.3 212.4 Up 09:04:46 - 09:34:46 10025
Henderson 09:19:44 -26.3 Dark Up 31.4 213.3 Up 09:04:44 - 09:34:44 9985
CPSLO 09:20:01 -28.8 Dark Up 34.4 207.7 Up 09:05:01 - 09:35:01 9957
Searchlight/Boulder City 09:19:42 -26.8 Dark Up 31.9 213.5 Up 09:04:42 - 09:34:42 9946
Patrick 09:19:39 -26.5 Dark Up 31.4 214.6 Up 09:04:39 - 09:34:39 9936
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:19:41 -27.0 Dark Up 32.0 214.0 Up 09:04:41 - 09:34:41 9923
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:19:39 -26.8 Dark Up 31.7 214.5 Up 09:04:39 - 09:34:39 9922
DCO 09:19:36 -26.5 Dark Up 31.4 215.4 Up 09:04:36 - 09:34:36 9911
Mohave Valley 09:19:40 -27.2 Dark Up 32.2 214.1 Up 09:04:40 - 09:34:40 9904
Lake Havasu City 09:19:39 -27.5 Dark Up 32.4 214.5 Up 09:04:39 - 09:34:39 9875
Wildwood 09:19:52 -29.3 Dark Up 34.6 210.3 Up 09:04:52 - 09:34:52 9866
Parker 09:19:38 -27.8 Dark Up 32.7 214.6 Up 09:04:38 - 09:34:38 9850
Idyllwild 09:19:46 -29.0 Dark Up 34.1 212.4 Up 09:04:46 - 09:34:46 9833
Blythe 09:19:39 -28.4 Dark Up 33.3 214.5 Up 09:04:39 - 09:34:39 9814
Calipatria 09:19:40 -29.1 Dark Up 34.1 213.8 Up 09:04:40 - 09:34:40 9784
Yuma 09:19:37 -29.2 Dark Up 34.0 214.8 Up 09:04:37 - 09:34:37 9747

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 500885, (2020/06/10 09:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 12.92  67
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  2.47  60
PPM 232348     16:56:02.0 -16:48:22  6.3  1.50  63
PPM 232423     16:58:58.0 -15:48:44  8.4  0.31  63
PPM 232448     16:59:59.9 -15:48:52  9.1  0.15  63
500885         17:00:07.2 -15:40:19 16.9        63
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:49:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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