RECON: TNO occultation with 00WT169

Event between 00WT169 and star GA1120:01863355 with event index number of 1022105

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/12/11 12:13:08 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:10:23.9 +22:51:19
Equinox of date position of star is 06:11:40.0 +22:50:59
Stellar brightness G=13.2, use SENSEUP=32
Star is 124 degrees from the moon. Moon is 14% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 45.1 AU from the Sun and 44.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.1 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 303 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1633 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31996.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=361.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.4 sec chord
Diameter=147.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 00WT169, (2020/12/11 12:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:18.4 +07:24:33  0.4 15.88 127
Alhena         06:38:55.3 +16:22:47  1.9  9.11 117
3 Gem          06:11:00.4 +23:06:29  5.5  0.30 124
6 Gem          06:13:35.4 +22:54:07  8.4  0.45 123
3 Gem          06:11:00.4 +23:06:29  5.5  0.30 124
PPM 095558     06:12:14.9 +22:48:42 11.0  0.14 124
00WT169        06:11:40.1 +22:50:59 13.2       124
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 20.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=18.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 12:11:04 -33.3 Dark Up 41.7 255.1 Up 11:56:04 - 12:26:04 2641
Kelowna 12:11:03 -33.4 Dark Up 41.9 255.3 Up 11:56:03 - 12:26:03 2604
Peachland 12:11:04 -33.6 Dark Up 42.1 255.1 Up 11:56:04 - 12:26:04 2588
Summerland 12:11:03 -33.6 Dark Up 42.1 255.3 Up 11:56:03 - 12:26:03 2578
Penticton 12:11:03 -33.5 Dark Up 42.0 255.5 Up 11:56:03 - 12:26:03 2574
Oliver 12:11:02 -33.5 Dark Up 42.1 255.8 Up 11:56:02 - 12:26:02 2544
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:11:01 -33.4 Dark Up 42.0 256.1 Up 11:56:01 - 12:26:01 2534
Tonasket 12:11:00 -33.5 Dark Up 42.2 256.3 Up 11:56:00 - 12:26:00 2505
Okanogan 12:11:00 -33.6 Dark Up 42.3 256.4 Up 11:56:00 - 12:26:00 2473
Brewster 12:11:00 -33.7 Dark Up 42.5 256.5 Up 11:56:00 - 12:26:00 2444
Manson/Chelan 12:11:00 -34.0 Dark Up 42.8 256.4 Up 11:56:00 - 12:26:00 2417
Victoria 12:11:07 -36.1 Dark Up 44.7 252.8 Up 11:56:07 - 12:26:07 2400
Entiat 12:10:59 -34.0 Dark Up 42.9 256.5 Up 11:55:59 - 12:25:59 2396
Wenatchee 12:10:59 -34.1 Dark Up 43.1 256.6 Up 11:55:59 - 12:25:59 2371
Ellensburg 12:10:58 -34.3 Dark Up 43.3 256.8 Up 11:55:58 - 12:25:58 2330
Pasco 12:10:53 -33.3 Dark Up 42.5 258.7 Up 11:55:53 - 12:25:53 2297
Yakima 12:10:57 -34.3 Dark Up 43.4 257.2 Up 11:55:57 - 12:25:57 2293
PNWRO 12:10:53 -33.2 Dark Up 42.4 259.1 Up 11:55:53 - 12:25:53 2281
Toppenish/White Swan 12:10:56 -34.2 Dark Up 43.3 257.5 Up 11:55:56 - 12:25:56 2277
Goldendale 12:10:56 -34.5 Dark Up 43.7 257.7 Up 11:55:56 - 12:25:56 2218
The Dalles 12:10:56 -34.8 Dark Up 44.0 257.6 Up 11:55:56 - 12:25:56 2188
Maupin 12:10:55 -34.7 Dark Up 44.1 258.0 Up 11:55:55 - 12:25:55 2153
Niwot 12:10:14 -22.7 Dark Up 32.9 273.5 Up 11:55:14 - 12:25:14 2136
SwRI 12:10:14 -22.8 Dark Up 33.0 273.5 Up 11:55:14 - 12:25:14 2124
Redmond 12:10:53 -34.8 Dark Up 44.3 258.8 Up 11:55:53 - 12:25:53 2068
Sisters 12:10:53 -35.1 Dark Up 44.6 258.5 Up 11:55:53 - 12:25:53 2061
Bend 12:10:52 -34.9 Dark Up 44.5 258.9 Up 11:55:52 - 12:25:52 2045
Oregon Observatory 12:10:52 -35.0 Dark Up 44.6 259.0 Up 11:55:52 - 12:25:52 2026
La Pine/Gilchrist 12:10:52 -35.0 Dark Up 44.7 259.1 Up 11:55:52 - 12:25:52 2006
North Lake 12:10:50 -34.6 Dark Up 44.3 260.0 Up 11:55:50 - 12:25:50 1981
Paisley 12:10:47 -34.3 Dark Up 44.2 260.8 Up 11:55:47 - 12:25:47 1938
Lakeview 12:10:46 -34.2 Dark Up 44.1 261.5 Up 11:55:46 - 12:25:46 1896
Klamath Falls 12:10:49 -35.2 Dark Up 45.1 260.3 Up 11:55:49 - 12:25:49 1863
Cedarville 12:10:44 -34.0 Dark Up 44.1 262.2 Up 11:55:44 - 12:25:44 1839
Fall River/Burney 12:10:45 -35.0 Dark Up 45.0 261.8 Up 11:55:45 - 12:25:45 1762
Susanville 12:10:42 -34.4 Dark Up 44.6 262.9 Up 11:55:42 - 12:25:42 1721
Gimple 12:10:42 -34.5 Dark Up 44.8 263.1 Up 11:55:42 - 12:25:42 1689
Greenville 12:10:43 -34.6 Dark Up 44.8 263.0 Up 11:55:43 - 12:25:43 1687
Portola 12:10:41 -34.2 Dark Up 44.5 263.7 Up 11:55:41 - 12:25:41 1669
Quincy 12:10:42 -34.6 Dark Up 44.9 263.2 Up 11:55:42 - 12:25:42 1668
Reno 12:10:39 -33.7 Dark Up 44.1 264.4 Up 11:55:39 - 12:25:39 1661
Carson City 12:10:38 -33.7 Dark Up 44.1 264.7 Up 11:55:38 - 12:25:38 1627
Yerington 12:10:36 -33.2 Dark Up 43.6 265.4 Up 11:55:36 - 12:25:36 1626
Gardnerville 12:10:37 -33.6 Dark Up 44.1 265.0 Up 11:55:37 - 12:25:37 1605
Hawthorne 12:10:34 -32.7 Dark Up 43.2 266.2 Up 11:55:34 - 12:25:34 1596
Tonopah 12:10:30 -31.6 Dark Up 42.2 267.5 Up 11:55:30 - 12:25:30 1591
Lee Vining 12:10:34 -33.1 Dark Up 43.7 266.4 Up 11:55:34 - 12:25:34 1528
Beatty 12:10:27 -31.1 Dark Up 41.8 268.8 Up 11:55:27 - 12:25:27 1492
Indian Springs 12:10:23 -30.2 Dark Up 41.0 269.8 Up 11:55:23 - 12:25:23 1492
Bishop 12:10:31 -32.4 Dark Up 43.1 267.4 Up 11:55:31 - 12:25:31 1491
Henderson 12:10:21 -29.6 Dark Up 40.4 270.6 Up 11:55:21 - 12:25:21 1461
Patrick 12:10:18 -28.6 Dark Up 39.5 271.8 Up 11:55:18 - 12:25:18 1435
DCO 12:10:16 -28.0 Dark Up 38.9 272.4 Up 11:55:16 - 12:25:16 1427
Searchlight/Boulder City 12:10:20 -29.5 Dark Up 40.4 271.2 Up 11:55:20 - 12:25:20 1408
Kingman/Dolan Springs 12:10:17 -28.7 Dark Up 39.7 271.9 Up 11:55:17 - 12:25:17 1408
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:10:19 -29.2 Dark Up 40.1 271.6 Up 11:55:19 - 12:25:19 1390
Mohave Valley 12:10:18 -29.1 Dark Up 40.1 271.8 Up 11:55:18 - 12:25:18 1363
George/Scottsdale 12:10:10 -26.7 Dark Up 37.8 274.2 Up 11:55:10 - 12:25:10 1333
Lake Havasu City 12:10:16 -28.8 Dark Up 39.9 272.3 Up 11:55:16 - 12:25:16 1332
Parker 12:10:16 -28.8 Dark Up 39.8 272.6 Up 11:55:16 - 12:25:16 1299
Blythe 12:10:15 -28.9 Dark Up 40.1 272.9 Up 11:55:15 - 12:25:15 1238
CPSLO 12:10:32 -34.1 Dark Up 45.0 268.0 Up 11:55:32 - 12:25:32 1226
Idyllwild 12:10:20 -30.7 Dark Up 41.8 271.7 Up 11:55:20 - 12:25:20 1186
Wildwood 12:10:25 -32.3 Dark Up 43.4 270.3 Up 11:55:25 - 12:25:25 1165
Calipatria 12:10:16 -29.6 Dark Up 40.8 272.8 Up 11:55:16 - 12:25:16 1161
Yuma 12:10:13 -28.8 Dark Up 40.1 273.6 Up 11:55:13 - 12:25:13 1147

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 00WT169, (2020/12/11 12:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 15.88 127
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  9.11 117
3 Gem          06:09:44.0 +23:06:48  5.5  0.30 124
6 Gem          06:12:19.1 +22:54:30  8.4  0.45 123
3 Gem          06:09:44.0 +23:06:48  5.5  0.30 124
PPM 095558     06:10:58.7 +22:49:04 11.0  0.14 124
00WT169        06:10:23.9 +22:51:19 13.2       124
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/12/02 11:37:58 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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