RECON: TNO occultation with 8405

Event between (8405) Asbolus and star GA1300:02664517 with event index number of 225344

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/11/13 07:49:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:20:15.2 +40:51:48
Equinox of date position of star is 05:21:34.0 +40:52:52
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 31 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

[RECON map]
TNO is 22.5 AU from the Sun and 21.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 130 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1064 km.
The sky-plane scale is 15761.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=91.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Diameter=37.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 8405, (2019/11/13 07:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:03.8 +16:32:52  0.8 26.17  10
34Bet Aur      06:00:59.2 +44:56:50  1.9  8.26  39
PPM 047999     05:21:38.5 +41:06:16  5.5  0.22  31
PPM 048017     05:22:18.4 +40:54:12  7.3  0.13  31
8405           05:21:38.9 +40:52:56 15.7        31
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 26.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=17.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Rutland 07:51:19 -58.0 Dark Up 67.6 102.5 Up 07:40:02 - 08:02:37 -1333
Penticton 07:51:20 -58.3 Dark Up 67.6 101.4 Up 07:40:03 - 08:02:38 -1370
Okanagan Falls 07:51:21 -58.5 Dark Up 67.6 100.9 Up 07:40:03 - 08:02:38 -1391
Southern Okanagan 07:51:21 -58.7 Dark Up 67.6 100.6 Up 07:40:03 - 08:02:38 -1409
Oroville 07:51:21 -58.9 Dark Up 67.8 100.1 Up 07:40:03 - 08:02:38 -1437
Tonasket 07:51:21 -59.1 Dark Up 67.8 99.5 Up 07:40:03 - 08:02:38 -1462
Okanogan 07:51:21 -59.5 Dark Up 67.8 98.6 Up 07:40:04 - 08:02:39 -1496
Brewster 07:51:22 -59.8 Dark Up 67.7 97.7 Up 07:40:05 - 08:02:40 -1523
Manson/Chelan 07:51:24 -60.0 Dark Up 67.5 96.9 Up 07:40:06 - 08:02:41 -1541
Entiat 07:51:24 -60.2 Dark Up 67.4 96.3 Up 07:40:07 - 08:02:42 -1563
Wenatchee 07:51:25 -60.5 Dark Up 67.4 95.6 Up 07:40:07 - 08:02:42 -1590
Ellensburg 07:51:26 -60.9 Dark Up 67.3 94.4 Up 07:40:09 - 08:02:44 -1631
Yakima 07:51:26 -61.3 Dark Up 67.3 93.4 Up 07:40:09 - 08:02:44 -1675
Toppenish/White Swan 07:51:26 -61.5 Dark Up 67.4 93.1 Up 07:40:09 - 08:02:44 -1701
Pasco 07:51:22 -61.6 Dark Up 68.3 93.8 Up 07:40:05 - 08:02:40 -1732
Goldendale 07:51:28 -62.1 Dark Up 67.2 91.4 Up 07:40:11 - 08:02:46 -1754
PNWRO 07:51:22 -61.8 Dark Up 68.5 93.4 Up 07:40:04 - 08:02:39 -1762
George/Umatilla 07:51:23 -61.9 Dark Up 68.2 92.8 Up 07:40:06 - 08:02:41 -1766
The Dalles 07:51:29 -62.3 Dark Up 66.9 90.6 Up 07:40:12 - 08:02:47 -1773
Maupin 07:51:29 -62.7 Dark Up 67.0 89.7 Up 07:40:12 - 08:02:47 -1820
Madras/Culver 07:51:30 -63.3 Dark Up 67.0 88.4 Up 07:40:13 - 08:02:48 -1879
Sisters 07:51:32 -63.6 Dark Up 66.6 87.3 Up 07:40:15 - 08:02:50 -1908
Redmond 07:51:31 -63.6 Dark Up 66.9 87.5 Up 07:40:13 - 08:02:48 -1917
Bend 07:51:32 -63.8 Dark Up 66.8 86.9 Up 07:40:14 - 08:02:49 -1938
Oregon Observatory 07:51:32 -64.0 Dark Up 66.7 86.5 Up 07:40:15 - 08:02:50 -1955
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:51:32 -64.2 Dark Up 66.6 85.9 Up 07:40:15 - 08:02:50 -1976
North Lake 07:51:31 -64.6 Dark Up 67.0 85.3 Up 07:40:14 - 08:02:49 -2033
Chiloquin 07:51:35 -65.3 Dark Up 66.3 83.2 Up 07:40:18 - 08:02:53 -2091
Paisley 07:51:30 -65.2 Dark Up 67.2 84.2 Up 07:40:13 - 08:02:48 -2099
Klamath Falls 07:51:35 -65.7 Dark Up 66.3 82.5 Up 07:40:18 - 08:02:53 -2129
Lakeview 07:51:30 -65.7 Dark Up 67.3 83.0 Up 07:40:13 - 08:02:48 -2157
Tulelake 07:51:34 -65.9 Dark Up 66.5 82.0 Up 07:40:17 - 08:02:52 -2164
Cedarville 07:51:30 -66.3 Dark Up 67.4 81.6 Up 07:40:13 - 08:02:48 -2232
Fall River/Burney 07:51:35 -66.9 Dark Up 66.4 80.0 Up 07:40:17 - 08:02:52 -2264
Susanville 07:51:33 -67.5 Dark Up 66.8 78.8 Up 07:40:15 - 08:02:50 -2345
Greenville 07:51:34 -67.8 Dark Up 66.6 78.1 Up 07:40:17 - 08:02:52 -2370
Gimple 07:51:34 -67.8 Dark Up 66.6 78.1 Up 07:40:16 - 08:02:51 -2372
Quincy 07:51:34 -68.0 Dark Up 66.5 77.6 Up 07:40:17 - 08:02:52 -2392
Portola 07:51:33 -68.1 Dark Up 66.8 77.5 Up 07:40:15 - 08:02:50 -2414
Reno 07:51:31 -68.3 Dark Up 67.3 77.0 Up 07:40:13 - 08:02:48 -2454
Carson City 07:51:31 -68.6 Dark Up 67.2 76.2 Up 07:40:14 - 08:02:49 -2493
Gardnerville 07:51:31 -68.9 Dark Up 67.2 75.6 Up 07:40:14 - 08:02:49 -2521
Niwot 07:50:34 -63.7 Dark Up 78.2 81.3 Up 07:39:17 - 08:01:52 -2524
Yerington 07:51:29 -68.8 Dark Up 67.6 75.8 Up 07:40:11 - 08:02:46 -2524
Hawthorne 07:51:27 -69.2 Dark Up 67.9 74.8 Up 07:40:10 - 08:02:45 -2583
Lee Vining 07:51:29 -69.8 Dark Up 67.4 73.4 Up 07:40:12 - 08:02:47 -2637
Tonopah 07:51:23 -69.5 Dark Up 68.8 73.8 Up 07:40:05 - 08:02:40 -2655
Bishop 07:51:27 -70.3 Dark Up 67.8 72.1 Up 07:40:10 - 08:02:45 -2714
Beatty 07:51:21 -70.5 Dark Up 68.8 70.9 Up 07:40:04 - 08:02:39 -2788
Lone Pine 07:51:27 -71.0 Dark Up 67.8 70.3 Up 07:40:09 - 08:02:44 -2802
Indian Springs 07:51:18 -70.6 Dark Up 69.5 70.0 Up 07:40:00 - 08:02:35 -2838
CPSLO 07:51:37 -72.6 Dark Up 65.4 67.7 Up 07:40:19 - 08:02:54 -2901
Henderson 07:51:15 -70.9 Dark Up 69.8 68.5 Up 07:39:58 - 08:02:33 -2905
Searchlight/Boulder City 07:51:15 -71.4 Dark Up 69.7 67.1 Up 07:39:58 - 08:02:33 -2968
Patrick 07:51:12 -71.1 Dark Up 70.4 66.6 Up 07:39:54 - 08:02:29 -2986
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:51:15 -71.6 Dark Up 69.8 66.2 Up 07:39:57 - 08:02:32 -3005
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:51:12 -71.4 Dark Up 70.2 66.1 Up 07:39:55 - 08:02:30 -3009
DCO 07:51:09 -71.2 Dark Up 70.8 65.6 Up 07:39:52 - 08:02:27 -3027
Mohave Valley 07:51:14 -71.8 Dark Up 69.7 65.6 Up 07:39:57 - 08:02:32 -3035
Wildwood 07:51:30 -73.6 Dark Up 66.4 64.9 Up 07:40:13 - 08:02:48 -3067
Lake Havasu City 07:51:14 -72.1 Dark Up 69.7 64.5 Up 07:39:56 - 08:02:31 -3082
Parker 07:51:14 -72.4 Dark Up 69.6 63.6 Up 07:39:56 - 08:02:31 -3120
Idyllwild 07:51:23 -73.5 Dark Up 67.6 63.6 Up 07:40:06 - 08:02:41 -3134
Blythe 07:51:15 -73.0 Dark Up 69.1 62.5 Up 07:39:57 - 08:02:32 -3174
Calipatria 07:51:19 -73.8 Dark Up 68.2 61.8 Up 07:40:01 - 08:02:36 -3216
Yuma 07:51:16 -73.9 Dark Up 68.7 60.4 Up 07:39:58 - 08:02:33 -3274

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, (2019/11/13 07:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 26.17  10
34Bet Aur      05:59:31.6 +44:56:51  1.9  8.26  39
PPM 047999     05:20:14.6 +41:05:09  5.5  0.22  31
PPM 048017     05:20:54.7 +40:53:05  7.3  0.13  31
8405           05:20:15.2 +40:51:48 15.7        31
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/09/19 17:58:58 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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