RECON: TNO occultation with 504555

Event between (504555) 08SO266 and star GA0880:00211235 with event index number of 228443

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/10/04 11:40:34 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:34:40.2 -01:56:03
Equinox of date position of star is 02:35:37.2 -01:51:11
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 93 degrees from the moon. Moon is 27% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.5

[RECON map]
TNO is 33.6 AU from the Sun and 32.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.4 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 188 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2770 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23744.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.5 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 504555, (2018/10/04 11:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:00.0 +16:32:44  0.8 35.15  59
68Omi Cet      02:20:17.7 -02:53:36  2.0  3.97  97
75 Cet         02:33:06.8 -00:57:11  6.0  1.10  93
PPM 175123     02:31:29.4 -01:35:21  8.2  1.07  94
PPM 175145     02:36:46.8 -01:45:00  9.3  0.31  93
504555         02:35:37.3 -01:51:10 16.4        93
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 4.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=12.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Rutland 11:37:27 -23.7 Dark Up 32.3 215.5 Up 11:22:27 - 11:52:27 4143
Penticton 11:37:27 -23.9 Dark Up 32.7 215.5 Up 11:22:27 - 11:52:27 4119
Okanagan Falls 11:37:27 -24.0 Dark Up 32.9 215.5 Up 11:22:27 - 11:52:27 4104
Southern Okanagan 11:37:27 -24.0 Dark Up 33.0 215.6 Up 11:22:27 - 11:52:27 4090
Oroville 11:37:27 -24.1 Dark Up 33.1 215.8 Up 11:22:27 - 11:52:27 4066
Tonasket 11:37:27 -24.1 Dark Up 33.3 215.9 Up 11:22:27 - 11:52:27 4047
Okanogan 11:37:27 -24.4 Dark Up 33.7 215.9 Up 11:22:27 - 11:52:27 4025
Brewster 11:37:28 -24.6 Dark Up 34.0 215.8 Up 11:22:28 - 11:52:28 4009
Manson/Chelan 11:37:29 -24.9 Dark Up 34.3 215.5 Up 11:22:29 - 11:52:29 4004
Entiat 11:37:29 -25.0 Dark Up 34.5 215.5 Up 11:22:29 - 11:52:29 3988
Wenatchee 11:37:30 -25.2 Dark Up 34.7 215.5 Up 11:22:30 - 11:52:30 3971
Ellensburg 11:37:30 -25.5 Dark Up 35.1 215.4 Up 11:22:30 - 11:52:30 3944
Yakima 11:37:30 -25.7 Dark Up 35.5 215.5 Up 11:22:30 - 11:52:30 3911
Toppenish/White Swan 11:37:30 -25.6 Dark Up 35.6 215.8 Up 11:22:30 - 11:52:30 3887
Goldendale 11:37:31 -26.1 Dark Up 36.2 215.6 Up 11:22:31 - 11:52:31 3856
The Dalles 11:37:32 -26.4 Dark Up 36.5 215.2 Up 11:22:32 - 11:52:32 3850
Pasco 11:37:26 -24.9 Dark Up 35.2 217.3 Up 11:22:26 - 11:52:26 3833
George/Umatilla 11:37:27 -25.1 Dark Up 35.5 217.2 Up 11:22:27 - 11:52:27 3813
Maupin 11:37:32 -26.5 Dark Up 36.8 215.6 Up 11:22:32 - 11:52:32 3811
PNWRO 11:37:26 -24.8 Dark Up 35.3 217.6 Up 11:22:26 - 11:52:26 3804
Madras/Culver 11:37:32 -26.8 Dark Up 37.3 215.7 Up 11:22:32 - 11:52:32 3766
Sisters 11:37:34 -27.2 Dark Up 37.8 215.4 Up 11:22:34 - 11:52:34 3754
Redmond 11:37:32 -26.9 Dark Up 37.6 215.8 Up 11:22:32 - 11:52:32 3738
Bend 11:37:33 -27.1 Dark Up 37.8 215.8 Up 11:22:33 - 11:52:33 3724
Oregon Observatory 11:37:33 -27.2 Dark Up 38.0 215.7 Up 11:22:33 - 11:52:33 3714
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:37:34 -27.4 Dark Up 38.2 215.7 Up 11:22:34 - 11:52:34 3699
North Lake 11:37:32 -27.1 Dark Up 38.3 216.6 Up 11:22:32 - 11:52:32 3640
Chiloquin 11:37:35 -28.0 Dark Up 39.3 215.9 Up 11:22:35 - 11:52:35 3617
Klamath Falls 11:37:35 -28.1 Dark Up 39.5 216.1 Up 11:22:35 - 11:52:35 3585
Paisley 11:37:31 -27.1 Dark Up 38.6 217.3 Up 11:22:31 - 11:52:31 3579
Tulelake 11:37:34 -28.0 Dark Up 39.6 216.6 Up 11:22:34 - 11:52:34 3550
Lakeview 11:37:31 -27.1 Dark Up 38.9 217.8 Up 11:22:31 - 11:52:31 3528
Fall River/Burney 11:37:34 -28.2 Dark Up 40.3 217.2 Up 11:22:34 - 11:52:34 3468
Cedarville 11:37:30 -27.2 Dark Up 39.4 218.3 Up 11:22:30 - 11:52:30 3464
Susanville 11:37:33 -27.9 Dark Up 40.5 218.3 Up 11:22:33 - 11:52:33 3384
Greenville 11:37:34 -28.2 Dark Up 40.8 218.1 Up 11:22:34 - 11:52:34 3371
Gimple 11:37:33 -28.2 Dark Up 40.8 218.2 Up 11:22:33 - 11:52:33 3368
Quincy 11:37:34 -28.3 Dark Up 41.0 218.3 Up 11:22:34 - 11:52:34 3353
Portola 11:37:32 -28.0 Dark Up 40.8 218.9 Up 11:22:32 - 11:52:32 3324
Reno 11:37:30 -27.6 Dark Up 40.7 219.8 Up 11:22:30 - 11:52:30 3275
Carson City 11:37:31 -27.7 Dark Up 41.0 220.0 Up 11:22:31 - 11:52:31 3242
Gardnerville 11:37:30 -27.8 Dark Up 41.2 220.2 Up 11:22:30 - 11:52:30 3218
Yerington 11:37:29 -27.3 Dark Up 40.8 220.8 Up 11:22:29 - 11:52:29 3200
Hawthorne 11:37:28 -27.1 Dark Up 40.9 221.7 Up 11:22:28 - 11:52:28 3138
Lee Vining 11:37:30 -27.6 Dark Up 41.6 221.5 Up 11:22:30 - 11:52:30 3105
Tonopah 11:37:24 -26.1 Dark Up 40.5 223.5 Up 11:22:24 - 11:52:24 3041
Bishop 11:37:28 -27.2 Dark Up 41.6 222.6 Up 11:22:28 - 11:52:28 3022
Lone Pine 11:37:27 -27.2 Dark Up 42.0 223.5 Up 11:22:27 - 11:52:27 2939
CPSLO 11:37:36 -29.5 Dark Up 44.4 221.3 Up 11:22:36 - 11:52:36 2923
Beatty 11:37:23 -26.1 Dark Up 41.1 224.7 Up 11:22:23 - 11:52:23 2916
Indian Springs 11:37:20 -25.4 Dark Up 40.7 226.1 Up 11:22:20 - 11:52:20 2844
Niwot 11:36:52 -16.7 AT Up 32.2 234.4 Up 11:21:52 - 11:51:52 2809
Henderson 11:37:19 -24.9 Dark Up 40.7 227.1 Up 11:22:19 - 11:52:19 2767
Wildwood 11:37:30 -28.3 Dark Up 44.1 224.5 Up 11:22:30 - 11:52:30 2727
Searchlight/Boulder City 11:37:19 -25.0 Dark Up 41.0 227.6 Up 11:22:19 - 11:52:19 2711
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:37:18 -24.8 Dark Up 41.0 228.1 Up 11:22:18 - 11:52:18 2669
Patrick 11:37:15 -24.2 Dark Up 40.4 228.7 Up 11:22:15 - 11:52:15 2665
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:37:16 -24.4 Dark Up 40.7 228.6 Up 11:22:16 - 11:52:16 2651
Mohave Valley 11:37:18 -24.9 Dark Up 41.2 228.3 Up 11:22:18 - 11:52:18 2643
Idyllwild 11:37:25 -26.8 Dark Up 43.3 226.8 Up 11:22:25 - 11:52:25 2617
DCO 11:37:14 -23.7 Dark Up 40.2 229.6 Up 11:22:14 - 11:52:14 2609
Lake Havasu City 11:37:17 -24.8 Dark Up 41.3 228.8 Up 11:22:17 - 11:52:17 2595
Parker 11:37:18 -24.8 Dark Up 41.5 229.1 Up 11:22:18 - 11:52:18 2560
Blythe 11:37:19 -25.2 Dark Up 42.0 229.1 Up 11:22:19 - 11:52:19 2522
Calipatria 11:37:22 -26.0 Dark Up 43.0 228.5 Up 11:22:22 - 11:52:22 2512
Yuma 11:37:19 -25.4 Dark Up 42.7 229.7 Up 11:22:19 - 11:52:19 2434

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 504555, (2018/10/04 11:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 35.15  59
68Omi Cet      02:19:20.8 -02:58:44  2.0  3.97  97
75 Cet         02:32:09.4 -01:02:07  6.0  1.10  93
PPM 175123     02:30:32.2 -01:40:18  8.2  1.07  94
PPM 175145     02:35:49.6 -01:49:52  9.3  0.31  93
504555         02:34:40.2 -01:56:03 16.4        93
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/09/19 17:44:04 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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