RECON: TNO occultation with 98WX31

Event between 98WX31 and star GA1140:02440066 with event index number of 241120

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/12/10 10:24:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:40:50.0 +25:46:48
Equinox of date position of star is 06:41:58.4 +25:45:42
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 43 degrees from the moon. Moon is 96% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 40.8 AU from the Sun and 39.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 264 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1954 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28917.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=279.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.0 sec chord
Diameter=114.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 98WX31, (2019/12/10 10:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:32.1 +27:58:35  1.1 14.54  57
Alhena         06:38:51.8 +16:22:50  1.9  9.41  42
PPM 096264     06:38:40.6 +24:34:21  6.5  1.41  42
PPM 096322     06:40:44.8 +24:34:53  6.9  1.22  43
PPM 096396     06:43:14.1 +25:47:56  9.6  0.27  43
PPM 096357     06:41:42.3 +25:41:47 10.4  0.10  43
98WX31         06:42:04.0 +25:45:36 16.1        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 3.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.8 km RECON observability=1.0 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)
Penticton 10:22:32 -50.1 Dark Up 63.6 211.1 Up 10:07:32 - 10:37:32 12088
Oroville 10:22:30 -50.4 Dark Up 64.1 211.9 Up 10:07:30 - 10:37:30 12031
Tonasket 10:22:30 -50.5 Dark Up 64.3 212.2 Up 10:07:30 - 10:37:30 12008
Okanogan 10:22:30 -50.7 Dark Up 64.7 212.2 Up 10:07:30 - 10:37:30 11972
Brewster 10:22:30 -50.9 Dark Up 65.0 212.2 Up 10:07:30 - 10:37:30 11942
Manson/Chelan 10:22:31 -51.3 Dark Up 65.3 211.7 Up 10:07:31 - 10:37:31 11916
Entiat 10:22:31 -51.4 Dark Up 65.5 211.8 Up 10:07:31 - 10:37:31 11893
Wenatchee 10:22:31 -51.6 Dark Up 65.7 211.9 Up 10:07:31 - 10:37:31 11866
Ellensburg 10:22:31 -51.9 Dark Up 66.2 211.9 Up 10:07:31 - 10:37:31 11821
Yakima 10:22:31 -52.1 Dark Up 66.5 212.4 Up 10:07:31 - 10:37:31 11780
Pasco 10:22:26 -51.3 Dark Up 66.2 215.7 Up 10:07:26 - 10:37:26 11768
Toppenish/White Swan 10:22:30 -52.1 Dark Up 66.6 213.0 Up 10:07:30 - 10:37:30 11761
PNWRO 10:22:24 -51.3 Dark Up 66.3 216.5 Up 10:07:24 - 10:37:24 11747
George/Umatilla 10:22:27 -51.6 Dark Up 66.6 215.7 Up 10:07:27 - 10:37:27 11731
Goldendale 10:22:31 -52.6 Dark Up 67.3 212.8 Up 10:07:31 - 10:37:31 11699
The Dalles 10:22:32 -52.9 Dark Up 67.6 212.3 Up 10:07:32 - 10:37:32 11671
Maupin 10:22:30 -53.0 Dark Up 67.9 213.1 Up 10:07:30 - 10:37:30 11630
Madras/Culver 10:22:30 -53.3 Dark Up 68.4 213.8 Up 10:07:30 - 10:37:30 11573
Redmond 10:22:30 -53.4 Dark Up 68.7 214.2 Up 10:07:30 - 10:37:30 11536
Sisters 10:22:32 -53.7 Dark Up 68.8 213.3 Up 10:07:32 - 10:37:32 11532
Bend 10:22:30 -53.6 Dark Up 68.9 214.2 Up 10:07:30 - 10:37:30 11512
Oregon Observatory 10:22:30 -53.8 Dark Up 69.1 214.1 Up 10:07:30 - 10:37:30 11492
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:22:30 -53.9 Dark Up 69.3 214.3 Up 10:07:30 - 10:37:30 11470
North Lake 10:22:28 -53.7 Dark Up 69.4 216.3 Up 10:07:28 - 10:37:28 11435
Niwot 10:21:32 -43.1 Dark Up 62.0 248.0 Up 10:06:32 - 10:36:32 11434
Paisley 10:22:27 -53.6 Dark Up 69.7 218.0 Up 10:07:27 - 10:37:27 11383
Chiloquin 10:22:30 -54.6 Dark Up 70.4 215.2 Up 10:07:30 - 10:37:30 11350
Lakeview 10:22:25 -53.7 Dark Up 70.0 219.3 Up 10:07:25 - 10:37:25 11334
Klamath Falls 10:22:30 -54.6 Dark Up 70.6 215.9 Up 10:07:30 - 10:37:30 11315
Tulelake 10:22:29 -54.5 Dark Up 70.7 217.1 Up 10:07:29 - 10:37:29 11292
Cedarville 10:22:24 -53.8 Dark Up 70.4 220.8 Up 10:07:24 - 10:37:24 11269
Fall River/Burney 10:22:28 -54.8 Dark Up 71.4 218.9 Up 10:07:28 - 10:37:28 11199
Susanville 10:22:24 -54.5 Dark Up 71.5 221.9 Up 10:07:24 - 10:37:24 11145
Gimple 10:22:25 -54.7 Dark Up 71.8 221.9 Up 10:07:25 - 10:37:25 11112
Greenville 10:22:25 -54.8 Dark Up 71.9 221.7 Up 10:07:25 - 10:37:25 11111
Quincy 10:22:24 -54.8 Dark Up 72.0 222.1 Up 10:07:24 - 10:37:24 11090
Portola 10:22:23 -54.5 Dark Up 71.9 223.5 Up 10:07:23 - 10:37:23 11085
Reno 10:22:20 -54.1 Dark Up 71.7 225.6 Up 10:07:20 - 10:37:20 11068
Carson City 10:22:20 -54.2 Dark Up 71.9 226.4 Up 10:07:20 - 10:37:20 11031
Yerington 10:22:17 -53.8 Dark Up 71.7 228.2 Up 10:07:17 - 10:37:17 11021
Gardnerville 10:22:19 -54.3 Dark Up 72.1 227.0 Up 10:07:19 - 10:37:19 11006
Hawthorne 10:22:14 -53.5 Dark Up 71.7 230.4 Up 10:07:14 - 10:37:14 10982
Tonopah 10:22:08 -52.6 Dark Up 71.1 234.4 Up 10:07:08 - 10:37:08 10959
Lee Vining 10:22:16 -54.0 Dark Up 72.4 230.7 Up 10:07:16 - 10:37:16 10914
Bishop 10:22:12 -53.6 Dark Up 72.3 233.7 Up 10:07:12 - 10:37:12 10864
Beatty 10:22:06 -52.4 Dark Up 71.5 238.1 Up 10:07:06 - 10:37:06 10846
Indian Springs 10:22:02 -51.7 Dark Up 70.9 240.8 Up 10:07:02 - 10:37:02 10833
Henderson 10:21:58 -51.2 Dark Up 70.7 243.3 Up 10:06:58 - 10:36:58 10791
Lone Pine 10:22:10 -53.5 Dark Up 72.5 236.3 Up 10:07:10 - 10:37:10 10790
Patrick 10:21:54 -50.4 Dark Up 70.1 246.6 Up 10:06:54 - 10:36:54 10749
DCO 10:21:50 -49.9 Dark Up 69.7 248.4 Up 10:06:50 - 10:36:50 10732
Searchlight/Boulder City 10:21:58 -51.2 Dark Up 70.9 244.9 Up 10:06:58 - 10:36:58 10732
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:21:54 -50.6 Dark Up 70.4 246.9 Up 10:06:54 - 10:36:54 10722
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:21:56 -51.0 Dark Up 70.8 246.2 Up 10:06:56 - 10:36:56 10708
Mohave Valley 10:21:56 -51.0 Dark Up 70.9 246.9 Up 10:06:56 - 10:36:56 10680
Lake Havasu City 10:21:54 -50.9 Dark Up 70.8 248.3 Up 10:06:54 - 10:36:54 10643
Parker 10:21:53 -50.9 Dark Up 70.9 249.3 Up 10:06:53 - 10:36:53 10606
CPSLO 10:22:18 -55.8 Dark Up 75.0 234.5 Up 10:07:18 - 10:37:18 10605
Blythe 10:21:54 -51.2 Dark Up 71.3 250.3 Up 10:06:54 - 10:36:54 10544
Wildwood 10:22:09 -54.4 Dark Up 74.2 242.5 Up 10:07:09 - 10:37:09 10513
Idyllwild 10:22:01 -52.9 Dark Up 72.9 246.9 Up 10:07:01 - 10:37:01 10512
Calipatria 10:21:57 -52.0 Dark Up 72.2 250.4 Up 10:06:57 - 10:36:57 10472
Yuma 10:21:53 -51.3 Dark Up 71.7 252.9 Up 10:06:53 - 10:36:53 10445

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 98WX31, (2019/12/10 10:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.1 +28:01:33  1.1 14.54  57
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  9.41  42
PPM 096264     06:37:27.2 +24:35:27  6.5  1.41  42
PPM 096322     06:39:31.5 +24:36:02  6.9  1.22  43
PPM 096396     06:42:00.1 +25:49:10  9.6  0.27  43
PPM 096357     06:40:28.4 +25:42:58 10.4  0.10  43
98WX31         06:40:50.0 +25:46:48 16.1        43
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 07:53:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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