RECON: TNO occultation with 503858

Event between (503858) 98HQ151 and star GA0760:13777653 with event index number of 227655

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/08/16 04:28:00 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:28:28.4 -13:56:04
Equinox of date position of star is 18:29:31.1 -13:55:18
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 69 degrees from the moon. Moon is 28% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.0

[RECON map]
TNO is 32.2 AU from the Sun and 31.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 356 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2911 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22852.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.0 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 503858, (2018/08/16 04:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:33.1 -26:28:18  0.9 30.50  43
Nunki          18:56:25.1 -26:16:19  2.0 13.86  75
PPM 234686     18:33:47.1 -14:51:03  5.1  1.39  70
PPM 234541     18:28:00.5 -13:50:32  8.3  0.38  69
PPM 234566     18:28:53.8 -13:46:44  9.8  0.21  69
503858         18:29:31.8 -13:55:17 16.8        69
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 2.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 19.3 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=0.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Penticton 04:27:01 -11.0 CT Up 26.4 174.2 Low 04:12:01 - 04:42:01 11567
Oroville 04:27:01 -11.4 CT Up 27.0 174.2 Low 04:12:01 - 04:42:01 11537
Tonasket 04:27:02 -11.6 CT Up 27.2 174.2 Low 04:12:02 - 04:42:02 11526
Okanogan 04:27:03 -11.7 CT Up 27.5 174.1 Low 04:12:03 - 04:42:03 11512
Brewster 04:27:03 -11.7 CT Up 27.8 173.8 Low 04:12:03 - 04:42:03 11502
Manson/Chelan 04:27:06 -11.7 CT Up 28.0 173.4 Low 04:12:06 - 04:42:06 11497
Entiat 04:27:07 -11.8 CT Up 28.2 173.3 Low 04:12:07 - 04:42:07 11487
Wenatchee 04:27:08 -11.9 CT Up 28.4 173.2 Low 04:12:08 - 04:42:08 11476
Ellensburg 04:27:09 -12.0 CT Up 28.8 173.0 Low 04:12:09 - 04:42:09 11459
Yakima 04:27:11 -12.2 AT Up 29.2 172.9 Low 04:12:11 - 04:42:11 11438
Toppenish/White Swan 04:27:09 -12.4 AT Up 29.4 173.1 Low 04:12:09 - 04:42:09 11425
Goldendale 04:27:12 -12.5 AT Up 29.9 172.6 Low 04:12:12 - 04:42:12 11402
Pasco 04:27:04 -13.2 AT Up 29.6 174.5 Low 04:12:04 - 04:42:04 11398
The Dalles 04:27:14 -12.4 AT Up 30.1 172.2 Up 04:12:14 - 04:42:14 11396
George/Umatilla 04:27:05 -13.3 AT Up 30.0 174.2 Low 04:12:05 - 04:42:05 11384
PNWRO 04:27:04 -13.5 AT Up 29.9 174.7 Low 04:12:04 - 04:42:04 11382
Maupin 04:27:14 -12.7 AT Up 30.6 172.3 Up 04:12:14 - 04:42:14 11372
Madras/Culver 04:27:15 -13.0 AT Up 31.1 172.2 Up 04:12:15 - 04:42:15 11343
Sisters 04:27:18 -13.0 AT Up 31.4 171.6 Up 04:12:18 - 04:42:18 11332
Redmond 04:27:16 -13.2 AT Up 31.4 172.1 Up 04:12:16 - 04:42:16 11325
Bend 04:27:18 -13.3 AT Up 31.6 171.9 Up 04:12:18 - 04:42:18 11315
Oregon Observatory 04:27:18 -13.3 AT Up 31.8 171.8 Up 04:12:18 - 04:42:18 11308
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:27:20 -13.4 AT Up 32.0 171.7 Up 04:12:20 - 04:42:20 11297
North Lake 04:27:16 -14.0 AT Up 32.5 172.3 Up 04:12:16 - 04:42:16 11263
Chiloquin 04:27:23 -13.8 AT Up 33.1 171.2 Up 04:12:23 - 04:42:23 11240
Paisley 04:27:16 -14.5 AT Up 33.1 172.7 Up 04:12:16 - 04:42:16 11226
Klamath Falls 04:27:23 -14.0 AT Up 33.4 171.2 Up 04:12:23 - 04:42:23 11219
Tulelake 04:27:19 -14.3 AT Up 33.7 171.5 Up 04:12:19 - 04:42:19 11198
Lakeview 04:27:15 -14.9 AT Up 33.6 172.9 Up 04:12:15 - 04:42:15 11193
Cedarville 04:27:15 -15.4 AT Up 34.3 173.0 Up 04:12:15 - 04:42:15 11151
Fall River/Burney 04:27:24 -14.9 AT Up 34.6 171.6 Up 04:12:24 - 04:42:24 11143
Susanville 04:27:20 -15.7 AT Up 35.3 172.4 Up 04:12:20 - 04:42:20 11092
Greenville 04:27:21 -15.7 AT Up 35.6 172.0 Up 04:12:21 - 04:42:21 11080
Gimple 04:27:21 -15.7 AT Up 35.6 172.1 Up 04:12:21 - 04:42:21 11079
Quincy 04:27:22 -15.8 AT Up 35.8 172.0 Up 04:12:22 - 04:42:22 11068
Portola 04:27:20 -16.2 AT Up 35.9 172.5 Up 04:12:20 - 04:42:20 11052
Reno 04:27:17 -16.7 AT Up 36.3 173.3 Up 04:12:17 - 04:42:17 11024
Carson City 04:27:16 -17.0 AT Up 36.6 173.3 Up 04:12:16 - 04:42:16 11001
Gardnerville 04:27:16 -17.1 AT Up 36.9 173.3 Up 04:12:16 - 04:42:16 10984
Yerington 04:27:14 -17.5 AT Up 36.9 174.0 Up 04:12:14 - 04:42:14 10977
Hawthorne 04:27:11 -18.1 Dark Up 37.4 174.6 Up 04:12:11 - 04:42:11 10938
Lee Vining 04:27:15 -18.1 Dark Up 37.9 174.0 Up 04:12:15 - 04:42:15 10910
Tonopah 04:27:04 -19.2 Dark Up 37.9 176.3 Up 04:12:04 - 04:42:04 10881
Bishop 04:27:12 -18.9 Dark Up 38.6 174.8 Up 04:12:12 - 04:42:12 10857
Lone Pine 04:27:11 -19.5 Dark Up 39.3 175.2 Up 04:12:11 - 04:42:11 10800
Beatty 04:27:03 -20.2 Dark Up 39.1 176.8 Up 04:12:03 - 04:42:03 10795
Niwot 04:25:57 -24.7 Dark Up 35.4 190.4 Up 04:10:57 - 04:40:57 10769
CPSLO 04:27:28 -18.6 Dark Up 40.4 171.8 Up 04:12:28 - 04:42:28 10759
Indian Springs 04:26:58 -21.1 Dark Up 39.5 178.1 Up 04:11:58 - 04:41:58 10752
Henderson 04:26:54 -21.8 Dark Up 40.0 178.9 Up 04:11:54 - 04:41:54 10702
Searchlight/Boulder City 04:26:55 -22.2 Dark Up 40.6 179.0 Up 04:11:55 - 04:41:55 10660
Wildwood 04:27:18 -20.6 Dark Up 41.8 174.3 Up 04:12:18 - 04:42:18 10636
Patrick 04:26:50 -22.9 Dark Up 40.7 180.3 Up 04:11:50 - 04:41:50 10635
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:26:53 -22.6 Dark Up 40.9 179.4 Up 04:11:53 - 04:41:53 10632
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:26:50 -22.9 Dark Up 40.9 180.1 Up 04:11:50 - 04:41:50 10623
Mohave Valley 04:26:53 -22.8 Dark Up 41.2 179.4 Up 04:11:53 - 04:41:53 10613
DCO 04:26:45 -23.6 Dark Up 41.0 181.2 Up 04:11:45 - 04:41:45 10599
Lake Havasu City 04:26:52 -23.2 Dark Up 41.6 179.7 Up 04:11:52 - 04:41:52 10579
Idyllwild 04:27:07 -22.1 Dark Up 42.3 176.7 Up 04:12:07 - 04:42:07 10573
Parker 04:26:54 -23.4 Dark Up 41.9 179.8 Up 04:11:54 - 04:41:54 10554
Blythe 04:26:55 -23.6 Dark Up 42.4 179.4 Up 04:11:55 - 04:41:55 10522
Calipatria 04:27:01 -23.2 Dark Up 42.9 178.2 Up 04:12:01 - 04:42:01 10505
Yuma 04:26:57 -24.1 Dark Up 43.4 179.4 Up 04:11:57 - 04:41:57 10455

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 503858, (2018/08/16 04:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 30.50  43
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 13.86  75
PPM 234686     18:32:43.3 -14:51:57  5.1  1.39  70
PPM 234541     18:26:57.2 -13:51:17  8.3  0.38  69
PPM 234566     18:27:50.4 -13:47:30  9.8  0.21  69
503858         18:28:28.4 -13:56:04 16.8        69
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:19:54 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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