RECON: TNO occultation with 8405

Event between (8405) Asbolus and star GA1300:02497692 with event index number of 156257

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/10/05 04:49:04 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:12:21.9 +40:08:56
Equinox of date position of star is 05:13:40.3 +40:10:13
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 60 degrees from the moon. Moon is 20% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

[RECON map]
TNO is 21.8 AU from the Sun and 21.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.9 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 208 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1936 km.
The sky-plane scale is 15527.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=91.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.4 sec chord
Diameter=37.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 8405, (2018/10/05 04:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:00.0 +16:32:44  0.8 24.93  69
3Iot Aur       04:58:13.1 +33:11:39  2.7  7.63  62
10Eta Aur      05:07:50.0 +41:15:29  3.2  1.55  61
PPM 047874     05:15:31.3 +40:15:46  8.0  0.37  59
PPM 070025     05:13:12.3 +39:58:00  9.0  0.22  60
8405           05:13:40.3 +40:10:13 15.6        59
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 4.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 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)
Rutland 04:58:19 -32.7 Dark Down 19.4 50.0 Really Low 04:43:19 - 05:13:19 2636
Penticton 04:58:20 -32.8 Dark Down 19.1 49.8 Really Low 04:43:20 - 05:13:20 2614
Okanagan Falls 04:58:21 -33.0 Dark Down 19.0 49.7 Really Low 04:43:21 - 05:13:21 2599
Southern Okanagan 04:58:21 -33.1 Dark Down 18.9 49.7 Really Low 04:43:21 - 05:13:21 2585
Oroville 04:58:23 -33.3 Dark Down 18.8 49.7 Really Low 04:43:23 - 05:13:23 2558
Tonasket 04:58:23 -33.4 Dark Down 18.6 49.7 Really Low 04:43:23 - 05:13:23 2538
Okanogan 04:58:24 -33.5 Dark Down 18.3 49.5 Really Low 04:43:24 - 05:13:24 2517
Manson/Chelan 04:58:25 -33.5 Dark Down 17.7 49.0 Really Low 04:43:25 - 05:13:25 2505
Brewster 04:58:25 -33.6 Dark Down 18.1 49.3 Really Low 04:43:25 - 05:13:25 2505
Entiat 04:58:25 -33.6 Dark Down 17.5 48.9 Really Low 04:43:25 - 05:13:25 2491
Wenatchee 04:58:27 -33.7 Dark Down 17.3 48.8 Really Low 04:43:27 - 05:13:27 2474
Ellensburg 04:58:28 -33.8 Dark Down 17.0 48.6 Really Low 04:43:28 - 05:13:28 2451
Yakima 04:58:30 -34.1 Dark Down 16.7 48.5 Really Low 04:43:30 - 05:13:30 2419
Toppenish/White Swan 04:58:30 -34.3 Dark Down 16.6 48.5 Really Low 04:43:30 - 05:13:30 2392
The Dalles 04:58:32 -34.3 Dark Down 15.7 47.9 Really Low 04:43:32 - 05:13:32 2369
Goldendale 04:58:31 -34.3 Dark Down 16.0 48.2 Really Low 04:43:31 - 05:13:31 2368
Maupin 04:58:33 -34.6 Dark Down 15.5 47.9 Really Low 04:43:33 - 05:13:33 2329
Pasco 04:58:28 -35.1 Dark Down 17.2 49.3 Really Low 04:43:28 - 05:13:28 2317
George/Umatilla 04:58:28 -35.1 Dark Down 16.9 49.0 Really Low 04:43:28 - 05:13:28 2300
Madras/Culver 04:58:34 -34.8 Dark Down 15.1 47.8 Really Low 04:43:34 - 05:13:34 2286
PNWRO 04:58:28 -35.3 Dark Down 17.2 49.3 Really Low 04:43:28 - 05:13:28 2285
Sisters 04:58:35 -34.7 Dark Down 14.6 47.4 Really Low 04:43:35 - 05:13:35 2283
Redmond 04:58:34 -35.0 Dark Down 14.8 47.7 Really Low 04:43:34 - 05:13:34 2259
Bend 04:58:35 -35.0 Dark Down 14.6 47.5 Really Low 04:43:35 - 05:13:35 2249
Oregon Observatory 04:58:36 -35.1 Dark Down 14.4 47.4 Really Low 04:43:36 - 05:13:36 2242
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:58:36 -35.1 Dark Down 14.2 47.4 Really Low 04:43:36 - 05:13:36 2228
North Lake 04:58:36 -35.7 Dark Down 14.3 47.6 Really Low 04:43:36 - 05:13:36 2160
Chiloquin 04:58:38 -35.5 Dark Down 13.3 47.0 Really Low 04:43:38 - 05:13:38 2157
Klamath Falls 04:58:39 -35.7 Dark Down 13.1 47.0 Really Low 04:43:39 - 05:13:39 2125
Paisley 04:58:35 -36.2 Dark Down 14.1 47.7 Really Low 04:43:35 - 05:13:35 2095
Tulelake 04:58:38 -36.1 Dark Down 13.1 47.1 Really Low 04:43:38 - 05:13:38 2086
Lakeview 04:58:34 -36.6 Dark Down 13.9 47.7 Really Low 04:43:34 - 05:13:34 2042
Fall River/Burney 04:58:38 -36.6 Dark Down 12.5 47.0 Really Low 04:43:38 - 05:13:38 2007
Cedarville 04:58:37 -37.1 Dark Down 13.5 47.7 Really Low 04:43:37 - 05:13:37 1978
Susanville 04:58:39 -37.4 Dark Down 12.5 47.3 Really Low 04:43:39 - 05:13:39 1913
Greenville 04:58:39 -37.3 Dark Down 12.2 47.1 Really Low 04:43:39 - 05:13:39 1907
Gimple 04:58:39 -37.4 Dark Down 12.2 47.1 Really Low 04:43:39 - 05:13:39 1902
Quincy 04:58:39 -37.4 Dark Down 12.0 47.0 Really Low 04:43:39 - 05:13:39 1890
Portola 04:58:39 -37.8 Dark Down 12.2 47.3 Really Low 04:43:39 - 05:13:39 1853
Reno 04:58:38 -38.4 Dark Down 12.4 47.6 Really Low 04:43:38 - 05:13:38 1794
Carson City 04:58:38 -38.6 Dark Down 12.2 47.5 Really Low 04:43:38 - 05:13:38 1763
Gardnerville 04:58:39 -38.7 Dark Down 12.0 47.5 Really Low 04:43:39 - 05:13:39 1740
Yerington 04:58:36 -39.1 Dark Down 12.4 47.8 Really Low 04:43:36 - 05:13:36 1710
Hawthorne 04:58:36 -39.7 Dark Down 12.4 48.0 Really Low 04:43:36 - 05:13:36 1642
Lee Vining 04:58:38 -39.7 Dark Down 11.7 47.7 Really Low 04:43:38 - 05:13:38 1623
Bishop 04:58:37 -40.5 Dark Down 11.7 47.9 Really Low 04:43:37 - 05:13:37 1531
Tonopah 04:58:33 -40.9 Dark Down 12.9 48.6 Really Low 04:43:33 - 05:13:33 1523
CPSLO 04:58:41 -39.9 Dark Down 9.0 46.6 Really Low 04:43:41 - 05:13:41 1495
Lone Pine 04:58:36 -41.1 Dark Down 11.4 48.0 Really Low 04:43:36 - 05:13:36 1449
Beatty 04:58:33 -41.8 Dark Down 12.4 48.7 Really Low 04:43:33 - 05:13:33 1400
Indian Springs 04:58:31 -42.7 Dark Down 12.8 49.1 Really Low 04:43:31 - 05:13:31 1312
Wildwood 04:58:37 -41.9 Dark Down 9.4 47.4 Really Low 04:43:37 - 05:13:37 1272
Niwot 04:57:13 -46.6 Dark Down 21.3 54.8 Low 04:42:13 - 05:12:13 1230
Henderson 04:58:30 -43.5 Dark Down 12.9 49.4 Really Low 04:43:30 - 05:13:30 1228
Searchlight/Boulder City 04:58:29 -43.8 Dark Down 12.6 49.3 Really Low 04:43:29 - 05:13:29 1175
Idyllwild 04:58:34 -43.5 Dark Down 10.3 48.2 Really Low 04:43:34 - 05:13:34 1131
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:58:27 -44.2 Dark Down 12.6 49.4 Really Low 04:43:27 - 05:13:27 1131
Patrick 04:58:26 -44.5 Dark Down 13.2 49.8 Really Low 04:43:26 - 05:13:26 1113
Mohave Valley 04:58:28 -44.4 Dark Down 12.4 49.4 Really Low 04:43:28 - 05:13:28 1107
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:58:27 -44.5 Dark Down 12.9 49.6 Really Low 04:43:27 - 05:13:27 1104
Lake Havasu City 04:58:27 -44.7 Dark Down 12.3 49.4 Really Low 04:43:27 - 05:13:27 1059
DCO 04:58:25 -45.2 Dark Down 13.4 50.0 Really Low 04:43:25 - 05:13:25 1048
Parker 04:58:27 -45.0 Dark Down 12.1 49.4 Really Low 04:43:27 - 05:13:27 1028
Calipatria 04:58:29 -44.6 Dark Down 10.7 48.7 Really Low 04:43:29 - 05:13:29 1011
Blythe 04:58:28 -45.0 Dark Down 11.6 49.1 Really Low 04:43:28 - 05:13:28 1000
Yuma 04:58:28 -45.5 Dark Down 10.9 49.0 Really Low 04:43:28 - 05:13:28 924

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 8405, (2018/10/05 04:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 24.93  69
3Iot Aur       04:56:59.6 +33:09:58  2.7  7.63  62
10Eta Aur      05:06:30.9 +41:14:03  3.2  1.55  61
PPM 047874     05:14:12.8 +40:14:33  8.0  0.37  59
PPM 070025     05:11:54.1 +39:56:43  9.0  0.22  60
8405           05:12:21.9 +40:08:56 15.6        59
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/03 18:37:47 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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