RECON: TNO occultation with 69990

Event between (69990) 98WU31 and star UC4-550-019478 with event index number of 178060

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/01/30 06:48:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:48:21.3 +19:55:24
Equinox of date position of star is 05:49:25.1 +19:55:42
Stellar brightness R=16.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 161 degrees from the moon. Moon is 26% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.9

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TNO is 35.6 AU from the Sun and 34.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2882 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5809 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25263.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=131.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Diameter=53.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 69990, (2019/01/30 06:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:12.3 +07:24:33  0.4 12.62 157
Alnath         05:27:30.0 +28:37:19  1.6 10.03 163
PPM 121513     05:53:31.3 +19:52:16  6.4  0.95 160
PPM 121502     05:52:59.8 +19:31:29  7.1  0.92 160
PPM 121423     05:49:58.3 +19:55:49  8.8  0.11 161
69990          05:49:29.2 +19:55:43 16.5       161
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 0.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 06:46:27 -54.4 Dark Down 55.1 222.5 Up 06:31:27 - 07:01:27 1249
Tonasket 06:46:26 -54.6 Dark Down 55.2 222.7 Up 06:31:26 - 07:01:26 1227
Okanogan 06:46:26 -54.8 Dark Down 55.5 222.9 Up 06:31:26 - 07:01:26 1194
Brewster 06:46:26 -54.9 Dark Down 55.8 222.8 Up 06:31:26 - 07:01:26 1166
Manson/Chelan 06:46:27 -55.0 Dark Down 56.2 222.5 Up 06:31:27 - 07:01:27 1142
Entiat 06:46:27 -55.1 Dark Down 56.4 222.6 Up 06:31:27 - 07:01:27 1120
Wenatchee 06:46:27 -55.3 Dark Down 56.6 222.7 Up 06:31:27 - 07:01:27 1094
Ellensburg 06:46:27 -55.5 Dark Down 57.0 222.8 Up 06:31:27 - 07:01:27 1052
Yakima 06:46:26 -55.8 Dark Down 57.3 223.2 Up 06:31:26 - 07:01:26 1013
Pasco 06:46:20 -56.7 Dark Down 56.9 225.7 Up 06:31:20 - 07:01:20 998
Toppenish/White Swan 06:46:25 -56.0 Dark Down 57.4 223.7 Up 06:31:25 - 07:01:25 994
PNWRO 06:46:19 -57.0 Dark Down 56.9 226.3 Up 06:31:19 - 07:01:19 976
George/Umatilla 06:46:20 -56.8 Dark Down 57.2 225.7 Up 06:31:20 - 07:01:20 962
Goldendale 06:46:26 -56.3 Dark Down 58.0 223.7 Up 06:31:26 - 07:01:26 935
The Dalles 06:46:27 -56.3 Dark Down 58.3 223.4 Up 06:31:27 - 07:01:27 909
Maupin 06:46:26 -56.6 Dark Down 58.6 224.0 Up 06:31:26 - 07:01:26 870
Madras/Culver 06:46:25 -57.0 Dark Down 59.0 224.6 Up 06:31:25 - 07:01:25 815
Redmond 06:46:25 -57.2 Dark Down 59.3 224.9 Up 06:31:25 - 07:01:25 780
Sisters 06:46:26 -57.0 Dark Down 59.4 224.3 Up 06:31:26 - 07:01:26 777
Bend 06:46:25 -57.3 Dark Down 59.5 224.9 Up 06:31:25 - 07:01:25 757
Oregon Observatory 06:46:25 -57.4 Dark Down 59.7 224.9 Up 06:31:25 - 07:01:25 738
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:46:25 -57.5 Dark Down 59.9 225.1 Up 06:31:25 - 07:01:25 717
North Lake 06:46:22 -58.1 Dark Down 59.8 226.5 Up 06:31:22 - 07:01:22 681
Paisley 06:46:19 -58.7 Dark Down 60.0 227.8 Up 06:31:19 - 07:01:19 631
Niwot 06:45:11 -66.8 Dark Down 51.6 249.7 Up 06:30:11 - 07:00:11 618
Chiloquin 06:46:25 -58.1 Dark Down 60.8 225.9 Up 06:31:25 - 07:01:25 602
Lakeview 06:46:17 -59.1 Dark Down 60.3 228.7 Up 06:31:17 - 07:01:17 582
Klamath Falls 06:46:24 -58.4 Dark Down 61.0 226.5 Up 06:31:24 - 07:01:24 569
Tulelake 06:46:22 -58.7 Dark Down 61.0 227.3 Up 06:31:22 - 07:01:22 545
Cedarville 06:46:15 -59.7 Dark Down 60.6 229.9 Up 06:31:15 - 07:01:15 519
Fall River/Burney 06:46:20 -59.4 Dark Down 61.6 228.7 Up 06:31:20 - 07:01:20 454
Susanville 06:46:15 -60.2 Dark Down 61.6 230.7 Up 06:31:15 - 07:01:15 400
Gimple 06:46:16 -60.3 Dark Down 61.9 230.8 Up 06:31:16 - 07:01:16 369
Greenville 06:46:16 -60.2 Dark Down 61.9 230.6 Up 06:31:16 - 07:01:16 368
Quincy 06:46:16 -60.4 Dark Down 62.1 230.9 Up 06:31:16 - 07:01:16 347
Portola 06:46:14 -60.7 Dark Down 61.9 231.8 Up 06:31:14 - 07:01:14 341
Reno 06:46:10 -61.3 Dark Down 61.6 233.2 Up 06:31:10 - 07:01:10 322
Carson City 06:46:10 -61.5 Dark Down 61.8 233.7 Up 06:31:10 - 07:01:10 286
Yerington 06:46:07 -62.0 Dark Down 61.6 235.0 Up 06:31:07 - 07:01:07 275
Gardnerville 06:46:09 -61.7 Dark Down 62.0 234.2 Up 06:31:09 - 07:01:09 261
Hawthorne 06:46:03 -62.6 Dark Down 61.5 236.4 Up 06:31:03 - 07:01:03 234
Tonopah 06:45:56 -63.7 Dark Down 60.8 239.0 Up 06:30:56 - 07:00:56 207
Lee Vining 06:46:04 -62.7 Dark Down 62.1 236.6 Up 06:31:04 - 07:01:04 169
Bishop 06:46:00 -63.5 Dark Down 62.0 238.5 Up 06:31:00 - 07:01:00 118
Beatty 06:45:52 -64.8 Dark Down 61.1 241.4 Up 06:30:52 - 07:00:52 95
Indian Springs 06:45:46 -65.6 Dark Down 60.5 243.3 Up 06:30:46 - 07:00:46 77
Lone Pine 06:45:57 -64.2 Dark Down 62.1 240.2 Up 06:30:57 - 07:00:57 44
Henderson 06:45:42 -66.4 Dark Down 60.2 244.9 Up 06:30:42 - 07:00:42 33
Patrick 06:45:36 -67.4 Dark Down 59.7 247.2 Up 06:30:36 - 07:00:36 -13
Searchlight/Boulder City 06:45:41 -66.8 Dark Down 60.4 245.9 Up 06:30:41 - 07:00:41 -25
DCO 06:45:32 -68.1 Dark Down 59.3 248.4 Up 06:30:32 - 07:00:32 -33
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:45:37 -67.5 Dark Down 59.9 247.3 Up 06:30:37 - 07:00:37 -39
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:45:39 -67.2 Dark Down 60.3 246.8 Up 06:30:39 - 07:00:39 -50
Mohave Valley 06:45:39 -67.4 Dark Down 60.4 247.2 Up 06:30:39 - 07:00:39 -78
Lake Havasu City 06:45:37 -67.9 Dark Down 60.4 248.2 Up 06:30:37 - 07:00:37 -116
CPSLO 06:46:08 -63.4 Dark Down 64.6 238.9 Up 06:31:08 - 07:01:08 -128
Parker 06:45:36 -68.1 Dark Down 60.5 248.8 Up 06:30:36 - 07:00:36 -152
Blythe 06:45:36 -68.3 Dark Down 60.9 249.3 Up 06:30:36 - 07:00:36 -212
Wildwood 06:45:56 -65.5 Dark Down 63.7 243.8 Up 06:30:56 - 07:00:56 -225
Idyllwild 06:45:46 -66.9 Dark Down 62.5 246.8 Up 06:30:46 - 07:00:46 -234
Calipatria 06:45:40 -68.1 Dark Down 61.8 249.2 Up 06:30:40 - 07:00:40 -279
Yuma 06:45:35 -68.9 Dark Down 61.2 250.9 Up 06:30:35 - 07:00:35 -310

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 69990, (2019/01/30 06:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 12.62 157
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:24  1.6 10.03 163
PPM 121513     05:52:23.4 +19:52:04  6.4  0.95 160
PPM 121502     05:51:52.1 +19:31:17  7.1  0.92 160
PPM 121423     05:48:50.4 +19:55:32  8.8  0.11 161
69990          05:48:21.3 +19:55:24 16.5       161
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/05 19:12:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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