RECON: TNO occultation with 94EV3

Event between 94EV3 and star UC4-362-068355 with event index number of 114996

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/04/27 09:43:05 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:57:41.6 -17:41:39
Equinox of date position of star is 14:58:42.1 -17:45:55
Stellar brightness R=16.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 43 degrees from the moon. Moon is 92% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.6

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TNO is 44.6 AU from the Sun and 43.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 315 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5208 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31664.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=226.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.2 sec chord
Diameter=92.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 94EV3, (2018/04/27 09:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:32.0 -26:28:16  0.9 22.93  65
27Bet Lib      15:17:59.7 -09:26:58  2.6  9.54  45
PPM 229408     14:52:53.2 -18:25:47  6.2  1.54  42
PPM 229553     14:59:06.9 -17:26:12  6.9  0.34  43
PPM 229556     14:59:09.8 -17:54:53  9.5  0.18  43
94EV3          14:58:43.5 -17:46:01 16.3        43
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 2.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 09:43:21 -22.8 Dark Up 21.6 197.8 Low 09:28:21 - 09:58:21 9381
Tonasket 09:43:21 -23.0 Dark Up 21.8 197.8 Low 09:28:21 - 09:58:21 9372
Okanogan 09:43:21 -23.3 Dark Up 22.2 197.7 Low 09:28:21 - 09:58:21 9357
Brewster 09:43:21 -23.6 Dark Up 22.5 197.5 Low 09:28:21 - 09:58:21 9345
Manson/Chelan 09:43:22 -23.9 Dark Up 22.8 197.2 Low 09:28:22 - 09:58:22 9332
Entiat 09:43:22 -24.2 Dark Up 23.0 197.1 Low 09:28:22 - 09:58:22 9322
Wenatchee 09:43:21 -24.4 Dark Up 23.2 197.0 Low 09:28:21 - 09:58:21 9311
Ellensburg 09:43:21 -24.9 Dark Up 23.7 196.9 Low 09:28:21 - 09:58:21 9291
Pasco 09:43:17 -25.0 Dark Up 24.1 198.4 Low 09:28:17 - 09:58:17 9280
Yakima 09:43:21 -25.2 Dark Up 24.1 196.9 Low 09:28:21 - 09:58:21 9274
PNWRO 09:43:17 -25.2 Dark Up 24.3 198.7 Low 09:28:17 - 09:58:17 9273
Toppenish/White Swan 09:43:20 -25.4 Dark Up 24.3 197.1 Low 09:28:20 - 09:58:20 9268
George/Umatilla 09:43:16 -25.4 Dark Up 24.5 198.2 Low 09:28:16 - 09:58:16 9263
Goldendale 09:43:21 -26.0 Dark Up 24.9 196.7 Low 09:28:21 - 09:58:21 9239
The Dalles 09:43:22 -26.3 Dark Up 25.2 196.4 Low 09:28:22 - 09:58:22 9224
Maupin 09:43:22 -26.6 Dark Up 25.5 196.6 Low 09:28:22 - 09:58:22 9207
Madras/Culver 09:43:20 -27.1 Dark Up 26.1 196.6 Low 09:28:20 - 09:58:20 9182
Redmond 09:43:20 -27.5 Dark Up 26.4 196.6 Low 09:28:20 - 09:58:20 9165
Sisters 09:43:21 -27.6 Dark Up 26.5 196.2 Low 09:28:21 - 09:58:21 9160
Bend 09:43:20 -27.7 Dark Up 26.7 196.5 Low 09:28:20 - 09:58:20 9153
Niwot 09:42:25 -23.9 Dark Up 25.2 213.2 Low 09:27:25 - 09:57:25 9147
Oregon Observatory 09:43:20 -27.9 Dark Up 26.8 196.4 Low 09:28:20 - 09:58:20 9144
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:43:20 -28.1 Dark Up 27.1 196.3 Low 09:28:20 - 09:58:20 9133
North Lake 09:43:17 -28.3 Dark Up 27.3 197.0 Low 09:28:17 - 09:58:17 9122
Paisley 09:43:16 -28.6 Dark Up 27.8 197.5 Low 09:28:16 - 09:58:16 9101
Lakeview 09:43:14 -29.0 Dark Up 28.2 197.7 Low 09:28:14 - 09:58:14 9079
Chiloquin 09:43:19 -29.2 Dark Up 28.2 196.1 Low 09:28:19 - 09:58:19 9075
Klamath Falls 09:43:20 -29.5 Dark Up 28.5 196.3 Low 09:28:20 - 09:58:20 9060
Tulelake 09:43:17 -29.6 Dark Up 28.7 196.6 Low 09:28:17 - 09:58:17 9051
Cedarville 09:43:12 -29.5 Dark Up 28.8 198.0 Low 09:28:12 - 09:58:12 9050
Fall River/Burney 09:43:16 -30.4 Dark Up 29.6 196.8 Low 09:28:16 - 09:58:16 9007
Susanville 09:43:12 -30.7 Dark Up 30.0 197.7 Up 09:28:12 - 09:58:12 8986
Gimple 09:43:13 -31.0 Dark Up 30.3 197.5 Up 09:28:13 - 09:58:13 8968
Greenville 09:43:13 -31.0 Dark Up 30.3 197.4 Up 09:28:13 - 09:58:13 8967
Portola 09:43:12 -31.1 Dark Up 30.5 198.0 Up 09:28:12 - 09:58:12 8957
Quincy 09:43:12 -31.2 Dark Up 30.5 197.5 Up 09:28:12 - 09:58:12 8956
Reno 09:43:09 -31.1 Dark Up 30.6 198.7 Up 09:28:09 - 09:58:09 8953
Carson City 09:43:08 -31.4 Dark Up 31.0 198.8 Up 09:28:08 - 09:58:08 8934
Yerington 09:43:06 -31.3 Dark Up 31.0 199.6 Up 09:28:06 - 09:58:06 8934
Gardnerville 09:43:07 -31.6 Dark Up 31.2 198.9 Up 09:28:07 - 09:58:07 8922
Hawthorne 09:43:04 -31.5 Dark Up 31.3 200.2 Up 09:28:04 - 09:58:04 8916
Tonopah 09:42:58 -31.3 Dark Up 31.3 201.8 Up 09:27:58 - 09:57:58 8911
Lee Vining 09:43:04 -32.2 Dark Up 32.0 199.8 Up 09:28:04 - 09:58:04 8878
Bishop 09:43:01 -32.4 Dark Up 32.3 200.7 Up 09:28:01 - 09:58:01 8855
Beatty 09:42:55 -32.1 Dark Up 32.3 202.5 Up 09:27:55 - 09:57:55 8853
Indian Springs 09:42:50 -31.9 Dark Up 32.2 203.7 Up 09:27:50 - 09:57:50 8849
Henderson 09:42:47 -32.0 Dark Up 32.5 204.6 Up 09:27:47 - 09:57:47 8828
Lone Pine 09:42:59 -32.9 Dark Up 32.9 201.2 Up 09:27:59 - 09:57:59 8817
Patrick 09:42:42 -31.9 Dark Up 32.7 205.9 Up 09:27:42 - 09:57:42 8806
DCO 09:42:40 -31.8 Dark Up 32.7 206.7 Up 09:27:40 - 09:57:40 8797
Searchlight/Boulder City 09:42:47 -32.4 Dark Up 33.0 204.8 Up 09:27:47 - 09:57:47 8795
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:42:43 -32.2 Dark Up 33.0 205.8 Up 09:27:43 - 09:57:43 8791
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:42:45 -32.5 Dark Up 33.2 205.3 Up 09:27:45 - 09:57:45 8782
Mohave Valley 09:42:44 -32.7 Dark Up 33.4 205.3 Up 09:27:44 - 09:57:44 8766
Lake Havasu City 09:42:43 -32.9 Dark Up 33.7 205.7 Up 09:27:43 - 09:57:43 8745
Parker 09:42:42 -33.2 Dark Up 34.0 205.8 Up 09:27:42 - 09:57:42 8725
CPSLO 09:43:06 -35.1 Dark Up 34.9 198.7 Up 09:28:06 - 09:58:06 8700
Blythe 09:42:43 -33.7 Dark Up 34.6 205.7 Up 09:27:43 - 09:57:43 8689
Idyllwild 09:42:49 -34.7 Dark Up 35.2 203.4 Up 09:27:49 - 09:57:49 8666
Wildwood 09:42:57 -35.3 Dark Up 35.4 201.2 Up 09:27:57 - 09:57:57 8659
Calipatria 09:42:45 -34.6 Dark Up 35.3 204.8 Up 09:27:45 - 09:57:45 8645
Yuma 09:42:41 -34.5 Dark Up 35.4 205.9 Up 09:27:41 - 09:57:41 8630

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 94EV3, (2018/04/27 09:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.93  65
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  9.54  45
PPM 229408     14:51:51.3 -18:21:19  6.2  1.54  42
PPM 229553     14:58:05.2 -17:21:51  6.9  0.34  43
PPM 229556     14:58:07.9 -17:50:32  9.5  0.18  43
94EV3          14:57:41.6 -17:41:39 16.3        43
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:28:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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