RECON: TNO occultation with 523644

Event between (523644) 10VX11 and star GA0880:00620551 with event index number of 325917

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/12/17 04:54:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:20:31.9 -00:00:02
Equinox of date position of star is 05:21:31.6 +00:01:04
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 73 degrees from the moon. Moon is 72% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.0

[RECON map]
TNO is 28.7 AU from the Sun and 27.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 89 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1021 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20160.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.2 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523644, (2019/12/17 04:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:15:29.9 -08:10:48  0.1  8.34  77
34Del Ori      05:33:01.6 -00:17:09  2.2  2.88  70
PPM 175816     05:24:43.6 -00:08:34  5.3  0.81  72
PPM 175791     05:19:02.3 -00:01:03  7.4  0.63  73
PPM 148754     05:20:26.8 +00:23:10  9.9  0.46  73
PPM 175803     05:22:27.5 -00:09:16 10.3  0.28  73
523644         05:21:33.2 +00:01:06 15.8        73
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 04:56:34 -46.6 Dark Down 29.6 132.5 Low 04:48:37 - 05:04:30 6221
Summerland 04:56:35 -46.6 Dark Down 29.7 132.1 Low 04:48:39 - 05:04:32 6200
Penticton 04:56:35 -46.7 Dark Down 29.8 132.2 Low 04:48:38 - 05:04:31 6196
Okanagan Falls 04:56:36 -46.7 Dark Down 29.9 132.1 Low 04:48:39 - 05:04:32 6182
Oliver 04:56:36 -46.8 Dark Down 30.0 132.0 Up 04:48:39 - 05:04:32 6171
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:56:36 -47.0 Dark Down 30.3 132.2 Up 04:48:39 - 05:04:32 6158
Oroville 04:56:36 -47.0 Dark Down 30.3 132.1 Up 04:48:39 - 05:04:32 6153
Tonasket 04:56:36 -47.0 Dark Down 30.4 132.0 Up 04:48:40 - 05:04:33 6136
Okanogan 04:56:38 -47.1 Dark Down 30.6 131.7 Up 04:48:41 - 05:04:34 6112
Brewster 04:56:39 -47.0 Dark Down 30.7 131.4 Up 04:48:42 - 05:04:35 6093
Manson/Chelan 04:56:40 -46.9 Dark Down 30.6 130.9 Up 04:48:44 - 05:04:37 6078
Entiat 04:56:41 -46.9 Dark Down 30.7 130.7 Up 04:48:44 - 05:04:37 6062
Wenatchee 04:56:42 -46.9 Dark Down 30.8 130.5 Up 04:48:45 - 05:04:38 6043
Ellensburg 04:56:43 -46.9 Dark Down 31.0 130.1 Up 04:48:46 - 05:04:39 6013
Yakima 04:56:44 -47.0 Dark Down 31.3 129.9 Up 04:48:48 - 05:04:41 5982
Toppenish/White Swan 04:56:45 -47.2 Dark Down 31.5 130.0 Up 04:48:48 - 05:04:41 5966
Pasco 04:56:41 -48.1 Dark Down 32.2 131.2 Up 04:48:45 - 05:04:38 5955
PNWRO 04:56:41 -48.3 Dark Down 32.5 131.3 Up 04:48:45 - 05:04:38 5936
George/Umatilla 04:56:43 -48.0 Dark Down 32.3 130.8 Up 04:48:46 - 05:04:39 5930
Goldendale 04:56:47 -47.1 Dark Down 31.6 129.3 Up 04:48:50 - 05:04:43 5925
The Dalles 04:56:48 -46.9 Dark Down 31.6 128.8 Up 04:48:52 - 05:04:45 5908
Maupin 04:56:49 -47.1 Dark Down 31.9 128.7 Up 04:48:52 - 05:04:45 5876
Madras/Culver 04:56:50 -47.2 Dark Down 32.2 128.4 Up 04:48:54 - 05:04:47 5833
Sisters 04:56:52 -46.9 Dark Down 32.2 127.8 Up 04:48:56 - 05:04:49 5808
Redmond 04:56:51 -47.2 Dark Down 32.4 128.2 Up 04:48:55 - 05:04:48 5806
Bend 04:56:52 -47.2 Dark Down 32.5 128.0 Up 04:48:55 - 05:04:48 5789
Oregon Observatory 04:56:53 -47.1 Dark Down 32.5 127.8 Up 04:48:56 - 05:04:49 5776
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:56:53 -47.1 Dark Down 32.6 127.6 Up 04:48:57 - 05:04:50 5760
North Lake 04:56:52 -47.7 Dark Down 33.2 128.0 Up 04:48:56 - 05:04:49 5724
Paisley 04:56:53 -48.0 Dark Down 33.7 128.0 Up 04:48:56 - 05:04:49 5679
Chiloquin 04:56:56 -47.1 Dark Down 33.1 126.7 Up 04:49:00 - 05:04:53 5671
Klamath Falls 04:56:57 -47.3 Dark Down 33.3 126.6 Up 04:49:00 - 05:04:53 5644
Lakeview 04:56:53 -48.3 Dark Down 34.2 128.0 Up 04:48:57 - 05:04:50 5638
Tulelake 04:56:57 -47.5 Dark Down 33.6 126.8 Up 04:49:00 - 05:04:53 5621
Cedarville 04:56:54 -48.6 Dark Down 34.7 127.8 Up 04:48:58 - 05:04:51 5584
Fall River/Burney 04:56:58 -47.8 Dark Down 34.2 126.3 Up 04:49:02 - 05:04:55 5547
Susanville 04:56:58 -48.4 Dark Down 35.1 126.7 Up 04:49:01 - 05:04:54 5493
Greenville 04:56:59 -48.3 Dark Down 35.1 126.3 Up 04:49:03 - 05:04:56 5471
Gimple 04:56:59 -48.3 Dark Down 35.1 126.4 Up 04:49:03 - 05:04:56 5470
Quincy 04:56:59 -48.3 Dark Down 35.2 126.2 Up 04:49:03 - 05:04:56 5454
Portola 04:56:59 -48.7 Dark Down 35.5 126.5 Up 04:49:02 - 05:04:55 5442
Niwot 04:56:13 -59.7 Dark Up 43.6 143.2 Up 04:48:17 - 05:04:10 5439
SwRI 04:56:14 -59.6 Dark Up 43.6 143.1 Up 04:48:17 - 05:04:10 5431
Reno 04:56:57 -49.2 Dark Down 36.1 127.0 Up 04:49:01 - 05:04:54 5419
Carson City 04:56:58 -49.3 Dark Down 36.3 126.8 Up 04:49:02 - 05:04:55 5388
Yerington 04:56:57 -49.8 Dark Down 36.8 127.3 Up 04:49:00 - 05:04:53 5371
Gardnerville 04:56:58 -49.4 Dark Down 36.5 126.7 Up 04:49:02 - 05:04:55 5367
Hawthorne 04:56:56 -50.3 Dark Down 37.4 127.6 Up 04:49:00 - 05:04:53 5330
Tonopah 04:56:53 -51.4 Dark Down 38.6 128.7 Up 04:48:57 - 05:04:50 5287
Lee Vining 04:56:59 -50.0 Dark Down 37.5 126.8 Up 04:49:02 - 05:04:55 5282
Bishop 04:56:58 -50.7 Dark Down 38.3 127.1 Up 04:49:01 - 05:04:54 5229
Beatty 04:56:54 -52.0 Dark Down 39.6 128.4 Up 04:48:57 - 05:04:50 5186
Lone Pine 04:56:58 -51.0 Dark Down 39.0 126.9 Up 04:49:01 - 05:04:54 5162
Indian Springs 04:56:51 -52.9 Dark Down 40.5 129.3 Up 04:48:55 - 05:04:48 5155
Henderson 04:56:50 -53.5 Dark Down 41.3 129.7 Up 04:48:54 - 05:04:47 5106
Searchlight/Boulder City 04:56:51 -53.7 Dark Down 41.7 129.3 Up 04:48:54 - 05:04:47 5055
CPSLO 04:57:08 -49.1 Dark Down 38.0 123.6 Up 04:49:11 - 05:05:04 5051
Patrick 04:56:48 -54.5 Dark Down 42.3 130.4 Up 04:48:51 - 05:04:44 5048
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:56:49 -54.4 Dark Down 42.4 130.0 Up 04:48:52 - 05:04:45 5029
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:56:50 -54.0 Dark Down 42.1 129.5 Up 04:48:54 - 05:04:47 5028
DCO 04:56:46 -55.1 Dark Down 43.0 130.9 Up 04:48:49 - 05:04:42 5020
Mohave Valley 04:56:51 -54.0 Dark Down 42.2 129.3 Up 04:48:54 - 05:04:47 5003
Lake Havasu City 04:56:50 -54.3 Dark Down 42.7 129.3 Up 04:48:54 - 05:04:47 4967
Wildwood 04:57:04 -50.9 Dark Down 40.1 124.8 Up 04:49:07 - 05:05:00 4938
Parker 04:56:51 -54.4 Dark Down 42.9 129.1 Up 04:48:54 - 05:04:47 4935
Idyllwild 04:56:59 -52.4 Dark Down 41.6 126.3 Up 04:49:02 - 05:04:55 4902
Blythe 04:56:53 -54.2 Dark Down 43.0 128.4 Up 04:48:56 - 05:04:49 4887
Calipatria 04:56:56 -53.5 Dark Down 42.7 127.1 Up 04:49:00 - 05:04:53 4844
Yuma 04:56:54 -54.2 Dark Down 43.6 127.7 Up 04:48:58 - 05:04:51 4802

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 523644, (2019/12/17 04:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:14:32.3 -08:12:06  0.1  8.34  77
34Del Ori      05:32:00.4 -00:17:57  2.2  2.88  70
PPM 175816     05:23:42.3 -00:09:36  5.3  0.81  72
PPM 175791     05:18:00.9 -00:02:15  7.4  0.63  73
PPM 148754     05:19:25.3 +00:22:01  9.9  0.46  73
PPM 175803     05:21:26.2 -00:10:23 10.3  0.28  73
523644         05:20:31.9 -00:00:02 15.8        73
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:01:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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