RECON: TNO occultation with 82155

Event between (82155) 01FZ173 and star UC4-346-069690 with event index number of 69077

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/04/18 09:22:54 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:08:13.3 -20:54:20
Equinox of date position of star is 14:09:11.3 -20:59:13
Stellar brightness R=16.1, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 71 degrees from the moon. Moon is 60% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.2

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TNO is 32.9 AU from the Sun and 31.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 395 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5859 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23131.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.9 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 82155, (2017/04/18 09:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:06.4 -11:15:04  1.0 14.19  83
PPM 262433     14:04:51.2 -22:30:14  6.3  1.82  71
PPM 262526     14:08:52.1 -21:16:37  8.1  0.30  71
PPM 262516     14:08:31.8 -21:09:30  9.7  0.23  71
82155          14:09:11.2 -20:59:13 16.1        71
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 2.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 10.0 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=1.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 09:23:10 -27.2 Dark Up 18.7 195.8 Really Low 09:08:10 - 09:38:10 8613
Tonasket 09:23:10 -27.4 Dark Up 18.9 195.8 Really Low 09:08:10 - 09:38:10 8606
Okanogan 09:23:10 -27.7 Dark Up 19.3 195.7 Really Low 09:08:10 - 09:38:10 8593
Brewster 09:23:10 -28.0 Dark Up 19.6 195.5 Really Low 09:08:10 - 09:38:10 8582
Manson/Chelan 09:23:11 -28.3 Dark Up 19.9 195.2 Really Low 09:08:11 - 09:38:11 8570
Entiat 09:23:11 -28.5 Dark Up 20.1 195.1 Low 09:08:11 - 09:38:11 8562
Wenatchee 09:23:11 -28.8 Dark Up 20.3 195.0 Low 09:08:11 - 09:38:11 8552
Ellensburg 09:23:11 -29.2 Dark Up 20.8 194.9 Low 09:08:11 - 09:38:11 8535
Pasco 09:23:06 -29.5 Dark Up 21.2 196.3 Low 09:08:06 - 09:38:06 8524
Yakima 09:23:11 -29.6 Dark Up 21.2 194.9 Low 09:08:11 - 09:38:11 8520
PNWRO 09:23:05 -29.7 Dark Up 21.4 196.6 Low 09:08:05 - 09:38:05 8518
Toppenish/White Swan 09:23:09 -29.8 Dark Up 21.4 195.1 Low 09:08:09 - 09:38:09 8514
George/Umatilla 09:23:06 -29.9 Dark Up 21.6 196.1 Low 09:08:06 - 09:38:06 8509
Goldendale 09:23:10 -30.4 Dark Up 22.0 194.7 Low 09:08:10 - 09:38:10 8488
The Dalles 09:23:11 -30.7 Dark Up 22.2 194.4 Low 09:08:11 - 09:38:11 8474
Maupin 09:23:10 -31.1 Dark Up 22.6 194.5 Low 09:08:10 - 09:38:10 8460
Madras/Culver 09:23:09 -31.6 Dark Up 23.2 194.5 Low 09:08:09 - 09:38:09 8438
Redmond 09:23:09 -31.9 Dark Up 23.5 194.5 Low 09:08:09 - 09:38:09 8423
Sisters 09:23:11 -32.0 Dark Up 23.6 194.1 Low 09:08:11 - 09:38:11 8418
Bend 09:23:10 -32.2 Dark Up 23.8 194.4 Low 09:08:10 - 09:38:10 8412
Oregon Observatory 09:23:10 -32.4 Dark Up 24.0 194.3 Low 09:08:10 - 09:38:10 8403
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:23:09 -32.6 Dark Up 24.2 194.3 Low 09:08:09 - 09:38:09 8394
Niwot 09:22:10 -29.2 Dark Up 22.9 210.5 Low 09:07:10 - 09:37:10 8390
North Lake 09:23:07 -32.8 Dark Up 24.5 194.9 Low 09:08:07 - 09:38:07 8384
Paisley 09:23:06 -33.2 Dark Up 24.9 195.3 Low 09:08:06 - 09:38:06 8365
Lakeview 09:23:04 -33.6 Dark Up 25.4 195.6 Low 09:08:04 - 09:38:04 8345
Chiloquin 09:23:10 -33.7 Dark Up 25.3 194.0 Low 09:08:10 - 09:38:10 8341
Klamath Falls 09:23:09 -34.0 Dark Up 25.6 194.1 Low 09:08:09 - 09:38:09 8327
Tulelake 09:23:08 -34.1 Dark Up 25.8 194.5 Low 09:08:08 - 09:38:08 8320
Cedarville 09:23:03 -34.1 Dark Up 26.0 195.8 Low 09:08:03 - 09:38:03 8318
Fall River/Burney 09:23:06 -35.0 Dark Up 26.7 194.7 Low 09:08:06 - 09:38:06 8279
Susanville 09:23:03 -35.3 Dark Up 27.2 195.5 Low 09:08:03 - 09:38:03 8260
Gimple 09:23:03 -35.6 Dark Up 27.5 195.3 Low 09:08:03 - 09:38:03 8244
Greenville 09:23:03 -35.7 Dark Up 27.5 195.2 Low 09:08:03 - 09:38:03 8243
Portola 09:23:01 -35.8 Dark Up 27.7 195.8 Low 09:08:01 - 09:38:01 8234
Quincy 09:23:03 -35.8 Dark Up 27.7 195.3 Low 09:08:03 - 09:38:03 8233
Reno 09:22:59 -35.8 Dark Up 27.8 196.5 Low 09:07:59 - 09:37:59 8230
Carson City 09:22:58 -36.1 Dark Up 28.2 196.5 Low 09:07:58 - 09:37:58 8212
Yerington 09:22:55 -36.1 Dark Up 28.2 197.2 Low 09:07:55 - 09:37:55 8211
Gardnerville 09:22:57 -36.4 Dark Up 28.4 196.6 Low 09:07:57 - 09:37:57 8201
Hawthorne 09:22:52 -36.3 Dark Up 28.5 197.8 Low 09:07:52 - 09:37:52 8195
Tonopah 09:22:48 -36.2 Dark Up 28.6 199.3 Low 09:07:48 - 09:37:48 8190
Lee Vining 09:22:53 -37.0 Dark Up 29.2 197.4 Low 09:07:53 - 09:37:53 8161
Bishop 09:22:50 -37.3 Dark Up 29.6 198.2 Low 09:07:50 - 09:37:50 8139
Beatty 09:22:43 -37.1 Dark Up 29.6 200.0 Low 09:07:43 - 09:37:43 8135
Indian Springs 09:22:38 -36.9 Dark Up 29.6 201.1 Low 09:07:38 - 09:37:38 8130
Henderson 09:22:35 -37.1 Dark Up 29.9 202.0 Low 09:07:35 - 09:37:35 8109
Lone Pine 09:22:48 -37.8 Dark Up 30.2 198.7 Up 09:07:48 - 09:37:48 8103
Patrick 09:22:30 -37.1 Dark Up 30.1 203.2 Up 09:07:30 - 09:37:30 8088
Searchlight/Boulder City 09:22:34 -37.5 Dark Up 30.4 202.1 Up 09:07:34 - 09:37:34 8079
DCO 09:22:28 -37.0 Dark Up 30.2 204.0 Up 09:07:28 - 09:37:28 8079
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:22:30 -37.4 Dark Up 30.4 203.1 Up 09:07:30 - 09:37:30 8074
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:22:32 -37.6 Dark Up 30.6 202.5 Up 09:07:32 - 09:37:32 8066
Mohave Valley 09:22:32 -37.8 Dark Up 30.8 202.6 Up 09:07:32 - 09:37:32 8051
Lake Havasu City 09:22:30 -38.1 Dark Up 31.1 203.0 Up 09:07:30 - 09:37:30 8031
Parker 09:22:30 -38.4 Dark Up 31.4 203.1 Up 09:07:30 - 09:37:30 8012
CPSLO 09:22:55 -39.9 Dark Up 32.1 196.2 Up 09:07:55 - 09:37:55 7995
Blythe 09:22:30 -38.9 Dark Up 32.0 202.9 Up 09:07:30 - 09:37:30 7978
Idyllwild 09:22:39 -39.8 Dark Up 32.6 200.7 Up 09:07:39 - 09:37:39 7961
Wildwood 09:22:46 -40.2 Dark Up 32.7 198.6 Up 09:07:46 - 09:37:46 7956
Calipatria 09:22:32 -39.8 Dark Up 32.8 202.0 Up 09:07:32 - 09:37:32 7939
Yuma 09:22:29 -39.7 Dark Up 32.9 203.1 Up 09:07:29 - 09:37:29 7924

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 82155, (2017/04/18 09:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 14.19  83
PPM 262433     14:03:53.1 -22:25:17  6.3  1.82  71
PPM 262526     14:07:54.1 -21:11:43  8.1  0.30  71
PPM 262516     14:07:33.9 -21:04:36  9.7  0.23  71
82155          14:08:13.3 -20:54:20 16.1        71
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/04/24 16:02:12 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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