RECON: TNO occultation with 96TK66

Event between 96TK66 and star UC4-506-002854 with event index number of 92176

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/11/26 06:33:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 01:55:45.7 +11:01:53
Equinox of date position of star is 01:56:41.3 +11:06:57
Stellar brightness R=15.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 62 degrees from the moon. Moon is 46% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

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TNO is 43.1 AU from the Sun and 42.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 301 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4579 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30629.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=348.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.9 sec chord
Diameter=142.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 96TK66, (2017/11/26 06:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:36:57.0 +16:32:38  0.8 39.21 100
6Bet Ari       01:55:38.0 +20:53:41  2.6  9.78  65
PPM 117718     01:51:49.1 +11:07:53  6.0  1.20  60
PPM 117770     01:55:21.9 +11:29:24  8.3  0.50  61
PPM 117775     01:55:47.7 +10:49:05 10.6  0.38  61
96TK66         01:56:43.0 +11:07:06 15.2        62
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 3.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=10.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 06:31:26 -58.4 Dark Up 50.1 203.1 Up 06:16:26 - 06:46:26 2141
Tonasket 06:31:26 -58.6 Dark Up 50.3 203.2 Up 06:16:26 - 06:46:26 2120
Okanogan 06:31:27 -58.8 Dark Up 50.7 203.2 Up 06:16:27 - 06:46:27 2093
Brewster 06:31:28 -59.0 Dark Up 51.0 203.0 Up 06:16:28 - 06:46:28 2072
Manson/Chelan 06:31:29 -59.0 Dark Up 51.3 202.6 Up 06:16:29 - 06:46:29 2061
Entiat 06:31:30 -59.2 Dark Up 51.5 202.6 Up 06:16:30 - 06:46:30 2042
Wenatchee 06:31:30 -59.3 Dark Up 51.8 202.5 Up 06:16:30 - 06:46:30 2021
Ellensburg 06:31:31 -59.6 Dark Up 52.2 202.4 Up 06:16:31 - 06:46:31 1988
Yakima 06:31:31 -59.9 Dark Up 52.6 202.6 Up 06:16:31 - 06:46:31 1951
Toppenish/White Swan 06:31:31 -60.1 Dark Up 52.7 203.0 Up 06:16:31 - 06:46:31 1928
Pasco 06:31:26 -60.7 Dark Up 52.5 205.0 Up 06:16:26 - 06:46:26 1891
Goldendale 06:31:33 -60.4 Dark Up 53.4 202.6 Up 06:16:33 - 06:46:33 1886
The Dalles 06:31:34 -60.4 Dark Up 53.7 202.1 Up 06:16:34 - 06:46:34 1873
George/Umatilla 06:31:27 -60.9 Dark Up 52.9 204.8 Up 06:16:27 - 06:46:27 1864
PNWRO 06:31:25 -61.0 Dark Up 52.6 205.5 Up 06:16:25 - 06:46:25 1863
Maupin 06:31:34 -60.7 Dark Up 54.0 202.5 Up 06:16:34 - 06:46:34 1832
Madras/Culver 06:31:35 -61.1 Dark Up 54.5 202.7 Up 06:16:35 - 06:46:35 1782
Sisters 06:31:36 -61.2 Dark Up 55.0 202.2 Up 06:16:36 - 06:46:36 1761
Redmond 06:31:35 -61.4 Dark Up 54.9 202.9 Up 06:16:35 - 06:46:35 1750
Bend 06:31:36 -61.5 Dark Up 55.1 202.8 Up 06:16:36 - 06:46:36 1733
Oregon Observatory 06:31:36 -61.5 Dark Up 55.3 202.6 Up 06:16:36 - 06:46:36 1720
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:31:36 -61.7 Dark Up 55.5 202.7 Up 06:16:36 - 06:46:36 1702
North Lake 06:31:35 -62.3 Dark Up 55.7 203.9 Up 06:16:35 - 06:46:35 1648
Chiloquin 06:31:39 -62.3 Dark Up 56.6 202.7 Up 06:16:39 - 06:46:39 1605
Paisley 06:31:33 -62.8 Dark Up 56.1 204.8 Up 06:16:33 - 06:46:33 1588
Klamath Falls 06:31:38 -62.6 Dark Up 56.9 203.0 Up 06:16:38 - 06:46:38 1571
Tulelake 06:31:37 -62.9 Dark Up 57.1 203.7 Up 06:16:37 - 06:46:37 1538
Lakeview 06:31:33 -63.3 Dark Up 56.5 205.5 Up 06:16:33 - 06:46:33 1535
Cedarville 06:31:33 -63.9 Dark Up 57.1 206.2 Up 06:16:33 - 06:46:33 1468
Fall River/Burney 06:31:38 -63.6 Dark Up 57.9 204.5 Up 06:16:38 - 06:46:38 1449
Susanville 06:31:36 -64.4 Dark Up 58.2 206.2 Up 06:16:36 - 06:46:36 1372
Greenville 06:31:37 -64.4 Dark Up 58.6 205.9 Up 06:16:37 - 06:46:37 1352
Gimple 06:31:36 -64.5 Dark Up 58.5 206.0 Up 06:16:36 - 06:46:36 1349
Quincy 06:31:37 -64.6 Dark Up 58.8 206.0 Up 06:16:37 - 06:46:37 1332
Portola 06:31:35 -64.9 Dark Up 58.7 206.9 Up 06:16:35 - 06:46:35 1309
Reno 06:31:33 -65.5 Dark Up 58.7 208.3 Up 06:16:33 - 06:46:33 1268
Carson City 06:31:33 -65.7 Dark Up 59.0 208.6 Up 06:16:33 - 06:46:33 1232
Gardnerville 06:31:33 -65.9 Dark Up 59.2 208.9 Up 06:16:33 - 06:46:33 1207
Yerington 06:31:31 -66.2 Dark Up 59.0 209.8 Up 06:16:31 - 06:46:31 1199
Hawthorne 06:31:29 -66.8 Dark Up 59.1 211.2 Up 06:16:29 - 06:46:29 1141
Lee Vining 06:31:31 -66.9 Dark Up 59.8 210.8 Up 06:16:31 - 06:46:31 1096
Tonopah 06:31:24 -67.9 Dark Up 58.9 214.0 Up 06:16:24 - 06:46:24 1063
Niwot 06:30:38 -70.5 Dark Down 51.3 229.4 Up 06:15:38 - 06:45:38 1035
Bishop 06:31:29 -67.8 Dark Up 60.0 212.6 Up 06:16:29 - 06:46:29 1020
Beatty 06:31:22 -69.0 Dark Up 59.7 215.9 Up 06:16:22 - 06:46:22 936
Lone Pine 06:31:28 -68.5 Dark Up 60.5 213.9 Up 06:16:28 - 06:46:28 936
Indian Springs 06:31:18 -69.8 Dark Up 59.4 218.0 Up 06:16:18 - 06:46:18 879
CPSLO 06:31:39 -67.7 Dark Up 62.7 210.5 Up 06:16:39 - 06:46:39 867
Henderson 06:31:16 -70.6 Dark Up 59.5 219.7 Up 06:16:16 - 06:46:16 810
Searchlight/Boulder City 06:31:16 -71.1 Dark Up 59.9 220.4 Up 06:16:16 - 06:46:16 750
Patrick 06:31:12 -71.7 Dark Up 59.4 222.2 Up 06:16:12 - 06:46:12 722
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:31:15 -71.5 Dark Up 60.0 221.3 Up 06:16:15 - 06:46:15 712
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:31:13 -71.7 Dark Up 59.7 222.1 Up 06:16:13 - 06:46:13 703
Wildwood 06:31:32 -69.7 Dark Up 62.8 215.6 Up 06:16:32 - 06:46:32 695
Mohave Valley 06:31:15 -71.7 Dark Up 60.2 221.7 Up 06:16:15 - 06:46:15 684
DCO 06:31:09 -72.3 Dark Up 59.2 223.6 Up 06:16:09 - 06:46:09 675
Lake Havasu City 06:31:14 -72.1 Dark Up 60.3 222.5 Up 06:16:14 - 06:46:14 637
Idyllwild 06:31:25 -71.2 Dark Up 62.2 219.4 Up 06:16:25 - 06:46:25 614
Parker 06:31:14 -72.4 Dark Up 60.6 223.0 Up 06:16:14 - 06:46:14 601
Blythe 06:31:16 -72.6 Dark Up 61.1 223.2 Up 06:16:16 - 06:46:16 553
Calipatria 06:31:20 -72.3 Dark Up 62.0 222.2 Up 06:16:20 - 06:46:20 523
Yuma 06:31:17 -73.1 Dark Up 61.8 224.3 Up 06:16:17 - 06:46:17 458

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 96TK66, (2017/11/26 06:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 39.21 100
6Bet Ari       01:54:38.5 +20:48:27  2.6  9.78  65
PPM 117718     01:50:51.9 +11:02:35  6.0  1.20  60
PPM 117770     01:54:24.6 +11:24:10  8.3  0.50  61
PPM 117775     01:54:50.4 +10:43:50 10.6  0.38  61
96TK66         01:55:45.7 +11:01:53 15.2        62
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/16 18:36:12 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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