RECON: TNO occultation with 69990

Event between (69990) 98WU31 and star UC4-551-018644 with event index number of 92040

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/11/25 05:28:47 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:46:53.3 +20:06:36
Equinox of date position of star is 05:47:55.9 +20:06:55
Stellar brightness R=16.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 130 degrees from the moon. Moon is 36% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8

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TNO is 35.4 AU from the Sun and 34.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2038 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3634 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24988.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=131.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Diameter=53.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 69990, (2017/11/25 05:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:08.5 +07:24:32  0.4 12.86 130
Alnath         05:27:25.5 +28:37:15  1.6  9.70 126
PPM 121513     05:53:27.1 +19:52:16  6.4  1.31 132
PPM 094785     05:45:50.8 +20:32:50  8.2  0.66 130
PPM 094854     05:47:49.6 +20:10:44  9.1  0.07 130
69990          05:47:57.1 +20:06:55 16.4       131
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 0.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=12.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 05:31:14 -51.3 Dark Up 35.2 99.8 Up 05:16:14 - 05:46:14 1374
Tonasket 05:31:14 -51.4 Dark Up 35.3 99.6 Up 05:16:14 - 05:46:14 1356
Okanogan 05:31:16 -51.5 Dark Up 35.2 99.3 Up 05:16:16 - 05:46:16 1333
Brewster 05:31:17 -51.6 Dark Up 35.2 98.9 Up 05:16:17 - 05:46:17 1316
Manson/Chelan 05:31:18 -51.5 Dark Up 34.9 98.5 Up 05:16:18 - 05:46:18 1309
Entiat 05:31:19 -51.6 Dark Up 34.9 98.3 Up 05:16:19 - 05:46:19 1293
Wenatchee 05:31:20 -51.7 Dark Up 34.9 98.0 Up 05:16:20 - 05:46:20 1276
Ellensburg 05:31:22 -51.8 Dark Up 34.8 97.6 Up 05:16:22 - 05:46:22 1248
Yakima 05:31:23 -52.0 Dark Up 34.9 97.3 Up 05:16:23 - 05:46:23 1216
Toppenish/White Swan 05:31:24 -52.2 Dark Up 35.0 97.3 Up 05:16:24 - 05:46:24 1194
Goldendale 05:31:26 -52.2 Dark Up 34.8 96.6 Up 05:16:26 - 05:46:26 1160
Pasco 05:31:22 -53.0 Dark Up 35.9 98.2 Up 05:16:22 - 05:46:22 1152
The Dalles 05:31:28 -52.1 Dark Up 34.6 96.1 Up 05:16:28 - 05:46:28 1151
George/Umatilla 05:31:24 -53.0 Dark Up 35.8 97.8 Up 05:16:24 - 05:46:24 1130
PNWRO 05:31:22 -53.2 Dark Up 36.1 98.2 Up 05:16:22 - 05:46:22 1126
Maupin 05:31:29 -52.4 Dark Up 34.7 95.9 Up 05:16:29 - 05:46:29 1114
Madras/Culver 05:31:31 -52.6 Dark Up 34.7 95.5 Up 05:16:31 - 05:46:31 1071
Sisters 05:31:33 -52.5 Dark Up 34.4 95.0 Up 05:16:33 - 05:46:33 1055
Redmond 05:31:32 -52.7 Dark Up 34.7 95.2 Up 05:16:32 - 05:46:32 1043
Bend 05:31:33 -52.7 Dark Up 34.6 95.0 Up 05:16:33 - 05:46:33 1029
Oregon Observatory 05:31:34 -52.7 Dark Up 34.6 94.8 Up 05:16:34 - 05:46:34 1018
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:31:35 -52.8 Dark Up 34.5 94.6 Up 05:16:35 - 05:46:35 1002
North Lake 05:31:35 -53.4 Dark Up 35.0 94.7 Up 05:16:35 - 05:46:35 950
Chiloquin 05:31:39 -53.1 Dark Up 34.4 93.6 Up 05:16:39 - 05:46:39 919
Paisley 05:31:36 -53.9 Dark Up 35.3 94.6 Up 05:16:36 - 05:46:36 893
Klamath Falls 05:31:40 -53.3 Dark Up 34.5 93.4 Up 05:16:40 - 05:46:40 887
Tulelake 05:31:40 -53.6 Dark Up 34.7 93.4 Up 05:16:40 - 05:46:40 856
Lakeview 05:31:37 -54.2 Dark Up 35.5 94.4 Up 05:16:37 - 05:46:37 845
Cedarville 05:31:39 -54.6 Dark Up 35.7 94.1 Up 05:16:39 - 05:46:39 784
Fall River/Burney 05:31:43 -54.0 Dark Up 34.8 92.9 Up 05:16:43 - 05:46:43 776
Susanville 05:31:43 -54.8 Dark Up 35.4 92.9 Up 05:16:43 - 05:46:43 700
Greenville 05:31:45 -54.7 Dark Up 35.2 92.5 Up 05:16:45 - 05:46:45 684
Gimple 05:31:45 -54.7 Dark Up 35.3 92.6 Up 05:16:45 - 05:46:45 682
Quincy 05:31:46 -54.8 Dark Up 35.2 92.4 Up 05:16:46 - 05:46:46 667
Portola 05:31:45 -55.2 Dark Up 35.6 92.6 Up 05:16:45 - 05:46:45 642
Reno 05:31:44 -55.7 Dark Up 36.1 92.9 Up 05:16:44 - 05:46:44 600
Carson City 05:31:46 -55.9 Dark Up 36.1 92.6 Up 05:16:46 - 05:46:46 568
Gardnerville 05:31:46 -56.0 Dark Up 36.2 92.5 Up 05:16:46 - 05:46:46 545
Yerington 05:31:45 -56.4 Dark Up 36.6 92.9 Up 05:16:45 - 05:46:45 532
Hawthorne 05:31:45 -57.0 Dark Up 37.1 92.9 Up 05:16:45 - 05:46:45 476
Lee Vining 05:31:48 -56.8 Dark Up 36.7 92.2 Up 05:16:48 - 05:46:48 439
Tonopah 05:31:44 -58.2 Dark Up 38.2 93.5 Up 05:16:44 - 05:46:44 393
Bishop 05:31:48 -57.6 Dark Up 37.3 92.2 Up 05:16:48 - 05:46:48 364
Lone Pine 05:31:50 -58.1 Dark Up 37.6 91.8 Up 05:16:50 - 05:46:50 284
Beatty 05:31:46 -59.0 Dark Up 38.6 92.9 Up 05:16:46 - 05:46:46 274
Niwot 05:31:10 -64.7 Dark Down 47.0 104.2 Up 05:16:10 - 05:46:10 260
CPSLO 05:31:58 -56.6 Dark Up 35.6 89.3 Up 05:16:58 - 05:46:58 242
Indian Springs 05:31:45 -59.9 Dark Up 39.5 93.3 Up 05:16:45 - 05:46:45 213
Henderson 05:31:44 -60.6 Dark Up 40.1 93.3 Up 05:16:44 - 05:46:44 143
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:31:46 -60.9 Dark Up 40.2 92.8 Up 05:16:46 - 05:46:46 87
Wildwood 05:31:57 -58.5 Dark Up 37.2 89.6 Up 05:16:57 - 05:46:57 69
Patrick 05:31:43 -61.7 Dark Up 41.0 93.4 Up 05:16:43 - 05:46:43 52
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:31:46 -61.3 Dark Up 40.5 92.8 Up 05:16:46 - 05:46:46 49
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:31:45 -61.6 Dark Up 40.9 93.1 Up 05:16:45 - 05:46:45 37
Mohave Valley 05:31:46 -61.4 Dark Up 40.5 92.6 Up 05:16:46 - 05:46:46 23
DCO 05:31:43 -62.3 Dark Up 41.6 93.6 Up 05:16:43 - 05:46:43 8
Lake Havasu City 05:31:47 -61.7 Dark Up 40.7 92.4 Up 05:16:47 - 05:46:47 -23
Idyllwild 05:31:54 -60.1 Dark Up 38.8 90.4 Up 05:16:54 - 05:46:54 -24
Parker 05:31:48 -61.9 Dark Up 40.8 92.1 Up 05:16:48 - 05:46:48 -57
Blythe 05:31:50 -61.8 Dark Up 40.5 91.5 Up 05:16:50 - 05:46:50 -98
Calipatria 05:31:53 -61.3 Dark Up 39.8 90.5 Up 05:16:53 - 05:46:53 -118
Yuma 05:31:52 -62.1 Dark Up 40.5 90.6 Up 05:16:52 - 05:46:52 -186

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 69990, (2017/11/25 05:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 12.86 130
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:24  1.6  9.70 126
PPM 121513     05:52:23.4 +19:52:04  6.4  1.31 132
PPM 094785     05:44:46.8 +20:32:27  8.2  0.66 130
PPM 094854     05:46:45.7 +20:10:24  9.1  0.07 130
69990          05:46:53.3 +20:06:36 16.4       130
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/07/27 16:03:59 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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