RECON: TNO occultation with 99CQ133

Event between 99CQ133 and star UC4-538-050770 with event index number of 329595

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/01/16 08:12:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:08:01.4 +17:25:56
Equinox of date position of star is 10:09:04.8 +17:20:13
Stellar brightness R=16.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 42 degrees from the moon. Moon is 64% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 42.5 AU from the Sun and 41.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 328 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4753 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30217.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=238.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.2 sec chord
Diameter=97.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 99CQ133, (2020/01/16 08:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:26.2 +11:52:07  1.3  5.47  40
30Eta Leo      10:08:25.4 +16:39:51  3.5  0.69  42
PPM 127112     10:07:46.4 +17:47:48  8.2  0.56  42
PPM 127136     10:09:20.3 +17:15:34  9.8  0.09  42
99CQ133        10:09:07.0 +17:20:01 16.2        42
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 2.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 22.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=9.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 08:15:09 -61.1 Dark Up 48.4 129.7 Up 08:00:09 - 08:30:09 -1498
Summerland 08:15:10 -61.4 Dark Up 48.5 129.1 Up 08:00:10 - 08:30:10 -1533
Penticton 08:15:09 -61.4 Dark Up 48.6 129.1 Up 08:00:09 - 08:30:09 -1538
Okanagan Falls 08:15:09 -61.6 Dark Up 48.7 128.9 Up 08:00:09 - 08:30:09 -1557
Oliver 08:15:10 -61.8 Dark Up 48.8 128.8 Up 08:00:10 - 08:30:10 -1574
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:15:09 -62.0 Dark Up 49.0 128.9 Up 08:00:09 - 08:30:09 -1588
Oroville 08:15:10 -62.0 Dark Up 49.0 128.8 Up 08:00:10 - 08:30:10 -1596
Tonasket 08:15:09 -62.3 Dark Up 49.2 128.5 Up 08:00:09 - 08:30:09 -1620
Okanogan 08:15:10 -62.6 Dark Up 49.3 128.1 Up 08:00:10 - 08:30:10 -1657
Brewster 08:15:11 -62.9 Dark Up 49.4 127.6 Up 08:00:11 - 08:30:11 -1688
Manson/Chelan 08:15:11 -63.1 Dark Up 49.3 126.9 Up 08:00:11 - 08:30:11 -1716
Entiat 08:15:11 -63.3 Dark Up 49.4 126.6 Up 08:00:11 - 08:30:11 -1740
Wenatchee 08:15:11 -63.6 Dark Up 49.5 126.3 Up 08:00:11 - 08:30:11 -1768
Ellensburg 08:15:12 -64.0 Dark Up 49.6 125.6 Up 08:00:12 - 08:30:12 -1814
Yakima 08:15:12 -64.4 Dark Up 49.8 125.2 Up 08:00:12 - 08:30:12 -1856
Pasco 08:15:08 -64.7 Dark Up 50.8 126.6 Up 08:00:08 - 08:30:08 -1865
Toppenish/White Swan 08:15:12 -64.6 Dark Up 50.1 125.2 Up 08:00:12 - 08:30:12 -1876
PNWRO 08:15:08 -64.9 Dark Up 51.1 126.7 Up 08:00:08 - 08:30:08 -1886
George/Umatilla 08:15:09 -65.0 Dark Up 50.9 126.0 Up 08:00:09 - 08:30:09 -1903
Goldendale 08:15:13 -65.2 Dark Up 50.1 124.2 Up 08:00:13 - 08:30:13 -1941
The Dalles 08:15:14 -65.4 Dark Up 50.0 123.5 Up 08:00:14 - 08:30:14 -1970
Maupin 08:15:14 -65.8 Dark Up 50.3 123.2 Up 08:00:14 - 08:30:14 -2012
Madras/Culver 08:15:14 -66.4 Dark Up 50.6 122.6 Up 08:00:14 - 08:30:14 -2070
Redmond 08:15:14 -66.7 Dark Up 50.8 122.2 Up 08:00:14 - 08:30:14 -2108
Sisters 08:15:15 -66.7 Dark Up 50.5 121.7 Up 08:00:15 - 08:30:15 -2113
Bend 08:15:14 -67.0 Dark Up 50.8 121.8 Up 08:00:14 - 08:30:14 -2133
Niwot 08:14:19 -66.5 Dark Up 62.3 139.7 Up 07:59:19 - 08:29:19 -2151
Oregon Observatory 08:15:14 -67.1 Dark Up 50.8 121.5 Up 08:00:14 - 08:30:14 -2154
SwRI 08:14:18 -66.6 Dark Up 62.4 139.4 Up 07:59:18 - 08:29:18 -2164
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:15:14 -67.3 Dark Up 50.9 121.2 Up 08:00:14 - 08:30:14 -2176
North Lake 08:15:12 -67.8 Dark Up 51.5 121.4 Up 08:00:12 - 08:30:12 -2211
Paisley 08:15:11 -68.3 Dark Up 52.0 121.2 Up 08:00:11 - 08:30:11 -2262
Chiloquin 08:15:16 -68.4 Dark Up 51.2 119.6 Up 08:00:16 - 08:30:16 -2300
Lakeview 08:15:10 -68.8 Dark Up 52.4 120.9 Up 08:00:10 - 08:30:10 -2311
Klamath Falls 08:15:15 -68.8 Dark Up 51.4 119.3 Up 08:00:15 - 08:30:15 -2334
Tulelake 08:15:14 -69.1 Dark Up 51.8 119.3 Up 08:00:14 - 08:30:14 -2357
Cedarville 08:15:10 -69.5 Dark Up 52.8 120.3 Up 08:00:10 - 08:30:10 -2377
Fall River/Burney 08:15:14 -70.0 Dark Up 52.3 118.4 Up 08:00:14 - 08:30:14 -2452
Susanville 08:15:12 -70.6 Dark Up 53.0 118.5 Up 08:00:12 - 08:30:12 -2504
Gimple 08:15:12 -70.9 Dark Up 53.0 118.0 Up 08:00:12 - 08:30:12 -2538
Greenville 08:15:11 -70.9 Dark Up 53.0 117.9 Up 08:00:11 - 08:30:11 -2539
Quincy 08:15:12 -71.1 Dark Up 53.1 117.6 Up 08:00:12 - 08:30:12 -2561
Portola 08:15:10 -71.2 Dark Up 53.5 118.0 Up 08:00:10 - 08:30:10 -2565
Reno 08:15:08 -71.4 Dark Up 54.0 118.4 Up 08:00:08 - 08:30:08 -2580
Carson City 08:15:08 -71.8 Dark Up 54.2 118.0 Up 08:00:08 - 08:30:08 -2617
Yerington 08:15:05 -71.9 Dark Up 54.7 118.5 Up 08:00:05 - 08:30:05 -2625
Gardnerville 08:15:08 -72.0 Dark Up 54.3 117.8 Up 08:00:08 - 08:30:08 -2642
Hawthorne 08:15:03 -72.3 Dark Up 55.3 118.5 Up 08:00:03 - 08:30:03 -2662
Tonopah 08:14:59 -72.6 Dark Up 56.5 119.5 Up 07:59:59 - 08:29:59 -2681
Lee Vining 08:15:05 -72.9 Dark Up 55.2 117.2 Up 08:00:05 - 08:30:05 -2733
Bishop 08:15:01 -73.4 Dark Up 56.0 117.3 Up 08:00:01 - 08:30:01 -2781
Beatty 08:14:56 -73.6 Dark Up 57.4 118.5 Up 07:59:56 - 08:29:56 -2792
Indian Springs 08:14:52 -73.7 Dark Up 58.3 119.4 Up 07:59:52 - 08:29:52 -2801
Henderson 08:14:49 -74.0 Dark Up 59.0 119.4 Up 07:59:49 - 08:29:49 -2840
Lone Pine 08:15:01 -74.1 Dark Up 56.6 116.6 Up 08:00:01 - 08:30:01 -2854
Patrick 08:14:45 -74.2 Dark Up 60.1 119.9 Up 07:59:45 - 08:29:45 -2878
DCO 08:14:42 -74.2 Dark Up 60.7 120.4 Up 07:59:42 - 08:29:42 -2892
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:14:47 -74.5 Dark Up 59.3 118.7 Up 07:59:47 - 08:29:47 -2899
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:14:45 -74.5 Dark Up 60.1 119.3 Up 07:59:45 - 08:29:45 -2906
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:14:46 -74.7 Dark Up 59.7 118.7 Up 07:59:46 - 08:29:46 -2922
Mohave Valley 08:14:47 -74.9 Dark Up 59.8 118.3 Up 07:59:47 - 08:29:47 -2951
Lake Havasu City 08:14:45 -75.2 Dark Up 60.2 117.9 Up 07:59:45 - 08:29:45 -2987
Parker 08:14:45 -75.5 Dark Up 60.4 117.4 Up 07:59:45 - 08:29:45 -3023
CPSLO 08:15:08 -75.7 Dark Up 55.2 112.1 Up 08:00:08 - 08:30:08 -3050
Blythe 08:14:44 -76.1 Dark Up 60.4 116.2 Up 07:59:44 - 08:29:44 -3086
Idyllwild 08:14:53 -76.6 Dark Up 58.8 114.0 Up 07:59:53 - 08:29:53 -3128
Wildwood 08:15:00 -76.7 Dark Up 57.2 112.5 Up 08:00:00 - 08:30:00 -3134
Calipatria 08:14:48 -76.8 Dark Up 59.9 114.4 Up 07:59:48 - 08:29:48 -3163
Yuma 08:14:44 -76.9 Dark Up 60.8 114.7 Up 07:59:44 - 08:29:44 -3186

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 99CQ133, (2020/01/16 08:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:22.0 +11:58:02  1.3  5.47  40
30Eta Leo      10:07:19.9 +16:45:46  3.5  0.69  42
PPM 127112     10:06:40.7 +17:53:42  8.2  0.56  42
PPM 127136     10:08:14.8 +17:21:30  9.8  0.09  42
99CQ133        10:08:01.4 +17:25:56 16.2        42
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/05/21 23:27:26 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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