RECON: TNO occultation with 98WV31

Event between 98WV31 and star GA1140:00839118 with event index number of 333039

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/11/24 05:51:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:50:56.9 +24:04:03
Equinox of date position of star is 04:52:05.5 +24:05:54
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 5 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.9

[RECON map]
TNO is 38.5 AU from the Sun and 37.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 325 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2236 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27196.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=144.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Diameter=59.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 98WV31, (2018/11/24 05:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:00.4 +16:32:45  0.8  8.34   6
Alnath         05:27:29.3 +28:37:18  1.6  9.12  12
PPM 093742     04:46:51.1 +23:39:41  6.1  1.28   5
PPM 093861     04:54:52.7 +23:35:03  8.5  0.82   4
PPM 093822     04:52:23.9 +24:19:18  9.4  0.23   5
PPM 093820     04:52:09.5 +24:09:13 10.5  0.06   5
98WV31         04:52:05.8 +24:05:54 16.4         5
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 2.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=17.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Summerland 05:53:02 -53.2 Dark Up 49.1 113.7 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1404
Kelowna 05:53:01 -53.3 Dark Up 49.3 114.1 Up 05:38:01 - 06:08:01 -1409
Penticton 05:53:02 -53.5 Dark Up 49.3 113.5 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1436
Okanagan Falls 05:53:02 -53.6 Dark Up 49.4 113.3 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1452
Oliver 05:53:02 -53.7 Dark Up 49.4 113.2 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1467
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:53:02 -53.9 Dark Up 49.6 113.2 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1486
Oroville 05:53:02 -54.0 Dark Up 49.6 113.0 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1491
Tonasket 05:53:02 -54.1 Dark Up 49.7 112.8 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1512
Okanogan 05:53:02 -54.3 Dark Up 49.7 112.3 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1539
Brewster 05:53:02 -54.3 Dark Up 49.7 111.8 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1559
Manson/Chelan 05:53:02 -54.3 Dark Up 49.6 111.1 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1571
Entiat 05:53:02 -54.4 Dark Up 49.6 110.8 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1590
Wenatchee 05:53:02 -54.5 Dark Up 49.6 110.4 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1612
Ellensburg 05:53:02 -54.6 Dark Up 49.6 109.8 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1647
Yakima 05:53:02 -54.9 Dark Up 49.8 109.3 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1686
Toppenish/White Swan 05:53:02 -55.1 Dark Up 49.9 109.2 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1710
Pasco 05:53:02 -55.9 Dark Up 50.8 110.4 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1746
Goldendale 05:53:02 -55.2 Dark Up 49.8 108.2 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1757
The Dalles 05:53:02 -55.1 Dark Up 49.7 107.6 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1773
George/Umatilla 05:53:02 -56.0 Dark Up 50.8 109.8 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1774
PNWRO 05:53:02 -56.2 Dark Up 51.0 110.3 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1774
Maupin 05:53:02 -55.4 Dark Up 49.9 107.2 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1816
Madras/Culver 05:53:02 -55.7 Dark Up 50.0 106.5 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1871
Sisters 05:53:02 -55.7 Dark Up 49.8 105.7 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1899
Redmond 05:53:02 -55.9 Dark Up 50.1 106.1 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1907
Bend 05:53:02 -55.9 Dark Up 50.0 105.7 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1926
Oregon Observatory 05:53:02 -56.0 Dark Up 50.0 105.4 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1942
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:53:02 -56.0 Dark Up 50.0 105.1 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -1963
Chiloquin 05:53:24 -56.5 Dark Up 50.1 103.6 Up 05:38:24 - 06:08:24 -1999
North Lake 05:53:02 -56.6 Dark Up 50.5 105.1 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -2016
Klamath Falls 05:53:25 -56.7 Dark Up 50.2 103.2 Up 05:38:25 - 06:08:25 -2033
Tulelake 05:53:25 -57.0 Dark Up 50.5 103.2 Up 05:38:25 - 06:08:25 -2067
Lakeview 05:53:22 -57.6 Dark Up 51.2 104.5 Up 05:38:22 - 06:08:22 -2077
Paisley 05:53:02 -57.2 Dark Up 50.9 104.8 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -2078
Cedarville 05:53:23 -58.1 Dark Up 51.5 103.8 Up 05:38:23 - 06:08:23 -2143
Fall River/Burney 05:53:27 -57.6 Dark Up 50.8 102.2 Up 05:38:27 - 06:08:27 -2154
Susanville 05:53:27 -58.4 Dark Up 51.4 102.1 Up 05:38:27 - 06:08:27 -2234
Greenville 05:53:28 -58.3 Dark Up 51.3 101.5 Up 05:38:28 - 06:08:28 -2252
Gimple 05:53:28 -58.4 Dark Up 51.3 101.5 Up 05:38:28 - 06:08:28 -2254
Quincy 05:53:28 -58.4 Dark Up 51.3 101.2 Up 05:38:28 - 06:08:28 -2271
Portola 05:53:28 -58.8 Dark Up 51.7 101.5 Up 05:38:28 - 06:08:28 -2297
Reno 05:53:27 -59.4 Dark Up 52.2 101.7 Up 05:38:27 - 06:08:27 -2341
Carson City 05:53:27 -59.6 Dark Up 52.3 101.2 Up 05:38:27 - 06:08:27 -2376
Gardnerville 05:53:28 -59.7 Dark Up 52.4 101.0 Up 05:38:28 - 06:08:28 -2401
Yerington 05:53:26 -60.1 Dark Up 52.9 101.5 Up 05:38:26 - 06:08:26 -2413
Hawthorne 05:53:26 -60.7 Dark Up 53.4 101.4 Up 05:38:26 - 06:08:26 -2473
Lee Vining 05:53:28 -60.6 Dark Up 53.1 100.2 Up 05:38:28 - 06:08:28 -2513
Tonopah 05:53:23 -61.8 Dark Up 54.5 101.9 Up 05:38:23 - 06:08:23 -2558
Bishop 05:53:28 -61.4 Dark Up 53.8 100.0 Up 05:38:28 - 06:08:28 -2592
Niwot 05:52:45 -67.2 Dark Up 62.5 117.7 Up 05:37:45 - 06:07:45 -2661
Lone Pine 05:53:28 -62.0 Dark Up 54.1 99.2 Up 05:38:28 - 06:08:28 -2676
Beatty 05:53:24 -62.8 Dark Up 55.1 100.7 Up 05:38:24 - 06:08:24 -2685
CPSLO 05:53:38 -60.7 Dark Up 52.3 95.7 Up 05:38:38 - 06:08:38 -2726
Indian Springs 05:53:22 -63.7 Dark Up 56.0 101.1 Up 05:38:22 - 06:08:22 -2748
Henderson 05:53:02 -64.4 Dark Up 56.6 100.8 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -2858
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:53:22 -64.8 Dark Up 56.8 100.1 Up 05:38:22 - 06:08:22 -2879
Wildwood 05:53:35 -62.7 Dark Up 54.1 95.4 Up 05:38:35 - 06:08:35 -2908
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:53:21 -65.1 Dark Up 57.1 99.9 Up 05:38:21 - 06:08:21 -2919
Patrick 05:53:02 -65.5 Dark Up 57.6 100.8 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -2943
Mohave Valley 05:53:22 -65.3 Dark Up 57.2 99.5 Up 05:38:22 - 06:08:22 -2946
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:53:02 -65.4 Dark Up 57.5 100.3 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -2964
DCO 05:53:02 -66.1 Dark Up 58.2 100.9 Up 05:38:02 - 06:08:02 -2989
Lake Havasu City 05:53:22 -65.7 Dark Up 57.5 99.0 Up 05:38:22 - 06:08:22 -2994
Idyllwild 05:53:30 -64.3 Dark Up 55.6 96.2 Up 05:38:30 - 06:08:30 -3001
Parker 05:53:22 -65.9 Dark Up 57.5 98.5 Up 05:38:22 - 06:08:22 -3030
Blythe 05:53:24 -65.9 Dark Up 57.4 97.5 Up 05:38:24 - 06:08:24 -3074
Calipatria 05:53:28 -65.4 Dark Up 56.7 96.1 Up 05:38:28 - 06:08:28 -3097
Yuma 05:53:26 -66.3 Dark Up 57.5 96.0 Up 05:38:26 - 06:08:26 -3167

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 98WV31, (2018/11/24 05:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8  8.34   6
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  9.12  12
PPM 093742     04:45:42.5 +23:37:41  6.1  1.28   5
PPM 093861     04:53:44.0 +23:33:16  8.5  0.82   4
PPM 093822     04:51:14.9 +24:17:27  9.4  0.23   5
PPM 093820     04:51:00.6 +24:07:22 10.5  0.06   5
98WV31         04:50:56.9 +24:04:03 16.4         5
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/24 21:07:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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