RECON: TNO occultation with 01FM194

Event between 01FM194 and star GA0920:03922116 with event index number of 258214

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/23 09:07:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:35:24.4 +03:20:44
Equinox of date position of star is 14:36:23.3 +03:15:41
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 142 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0

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TNO is 34.4 AU from the Sun and 33.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 285 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1482 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24293.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=182.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Diameter=74.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 01FM194, (2020/05/23 09:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:16:35.6 +19:04:39  0.0 16.55 128
27Bet Lib      15:18:06.4 -09:27:25  2.6 16.41 158
PPM 160711     14:31:46.7 +04:40:57  6.0  1.84 141
PPM 160789     14:36:37.6 +03:22:45  8.1  0.13 142
PPM 160788     14:36:37.1 +03:17:42  9.5  0.06 142
01FM194        14:36:26.1 +03:15:26 16.0       143
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 3.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 15.0 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)
Kelowna 09:06:46 -17.6 AT Down 32.5 229.4 Up 08:51:46 - 09:21:46 10340
Summerland 09:06:45 -17.9 AT Down 32.9 229.3 Up 08:51:45 - 09:21:45 10317
Penticton 09:06:44 -18.0 AT Down 32.9 229.4 Up 08:51:44 - 09:21:44 10315
Okanagan Falls 09:06:44 -18.2 Dark Down 33.0 229.5 Up 08:51:44 - 09:21:44 10303
Oliver 09:06:44 -18.3 Dark Down 33.1 229.6 Up 08:51:44 - 09:21:44 10294
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:06:42 -18.4 Dark Down 33.1 229.9 Up 08:51:42 - 09:21:42 10287
Oroville 09:06:42 -18.5 Dark Down 33.2 229.8 Up 08:51:42 - 09:21:42 10281
Tonasket 09:06:42 -18.8 Dark Down 33.4 230.0 Up 08:51:42 - 09:21:42 10267
Okanogan 09:06:41 -19.1 Dark Down 33.6 230.0 Up 08:51:41 - 09:21:41 10243
Brewster 09:06:40 -19.4 Dark Down 33.9 229.9 Up 08:51:40 - 09:21:40 10223
Manson/Chelan 09:06:41 -19.7 Dark Down 34.2 229.6 Up 08:51:41 - 09:21:41 10204
Entiat 09:06:40 -19.9 Dark Down 34.4 229.7 Up 08:51:40 - 09:21:40 10189
Wenatchee 09:06:39 -20.2 Dark Down 34.6 229.7 Up 08:51:39 - 09:21:39 10171
Ellensburg 09:06:39 -20.6 Dark Down 35.0 229.7 Up 08:51:39 - 09:21:39 10141
Pasco 09:06:33 -21.0 Dark Down 34.8 231.5 Up 08:51:33 - 09:21:33 10117
Yakima 09:06:37 -21.0 Dark Down 35.3 229.9 Up 08:51:37 - 09:21:37 10114
PNWRO 09:06:31 -21.2 Dark Down 34.8 231.9 Up 08:51:31 - 09:21:31 10105
Toppenish/White Swan 09:06:36 -21.2 Dark Down 35.4 230.2 Up 08:51:36 - 09:21:36 10103
George/Umatilla 09:06:32 -21.4 Dark Down 35.1 231.5 Up 08:51:32 - 09:21:32 10092
Goldendale 09:06:36 -21.8 Dark Down 35.9 230.0 Up 08:51:36 - 09:21:36 10059
The Dalles 09:06:36 -22.1 Dark Down 36.3 229.8 Up 08:51:36 - 09:21:36 10038
Maupin 09:06:34 -22.5 Dark Down 36.5 230.1 Up 08:51:34 - 09:21:34 10011
Madras/Culver 09:06:33 -23.0 Dark Down 36.9 230.4 Up 08:51:33 - 09:21:33 9974
Redmond 09:06:32 -23.3 Dark Down 37.1 230.5 Up 08:51:32 - 09:21:32 9948
Sisters 09:06:33 -23.4 Dark Down 37.3 230.1 Up 08:51:33 - 09:21:33 9943
Niwot 09:05:36 -22.3 Dark Down 29.2 247.4 Low 08:50:36 - 09:20:36 9940
Bend 09:06:30 -23.6 Dark Down 37.3 230.5 Up 08:51:30 - 09:21:30 9931
SwRI 09:05:36 -22.4 Dark Down 29.3 247.4 Low 08:50:36 - 09:20:36 9931
Oregon Observatory 09:06:32 -23.8 Dark Down 37.5 230.5 Up 08:51:32 - 09:21:32 9917
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:06:30 -24.0 Dark Down 37.7 230.5 Up 08:51:30 - 09:21:30 9901
North Lake 09:06:28 -24.3 Dark Down 37.6 231.4 Up 08:51:28 - 09:21:28 9882
Paisley 09:06:25 -24.7 Dark Down 37.8 232.1 Up 08:51:25 - 09:21:25 9850
Lakeview 09:06:23 -25.2 Dark Down 38.0 232.6 Up 08:51:23 - 09:21:23 9818
Chiloquin 09:06:28 -25.1 Dark Down 38.6 230.8 Up 08:51:28 - 09:21:28 9816
Klamath Falls 09:06:26 -25.4 Dark Down 38.8 231.1 Up 08:51:26 - 09:21:26 9793
Tulelake 09:06:26 -25.6 Dark Down 38.8 231.6 Up 08:51:26 - 09:21:26 9780
Cedarville 09:06:21 -25.8 Dark Down 38.3 233.2 Up 08:51:21 - 09:21:21 9774
Fall River/Burney 09:06:22 -26.5 Dark Down 39.3 232.2 Up 08:51:22 - 09:21:22 9715
Susanville 09:06:18 -26.9 Dark Down 39.2 233.4 Up 08:51:18 - 09:21:18 9683
Gimple 09:06:17 -27.2 Dark Down 39.5 233.3 Up 08:51:17 - 09:21:17 9659
Greenville 09:06:19 -27.3 Dark Down 39.6 233.3 Up 08:51:19 - 09:21:19 9657
Quincy 09:06:18 -27.5 Dark Down 39.7 233.4 Up 08:51:18 - 09:21:18 9642
Portola 09:06:16 -27.5 Dark Down 39.5 234.0 Up 08:51:16 - 09:21:16 9642
Reno 09:06:13 -27.6 Dark Down 39.2 234.8 Up 08:51:13 - 09:21:13 9635
Carson City 09:06:12 -27.9 Dark Down 39.4 235.0 Up 08:51:12 - 09:21:12 9609
Yerington 09:06:09 -27.9 Dark Down 39.2 235.8 Up 08:51:09 - 09:21:09 9606
Gardnerville 09:06:11 -28.1 Dark Down 39.6 235.2 Up 08:51:11 - 09:21:11 9591
Hawthorne 09:06:06 -28.2 Dark Down 39.1 236.6 Up 08:51:06 - 09:21:06 9582
Tonopah 09:06:01 -28.3 Dark Down 38.4 238.3 Up 08:51:01 - 09:21:01 9574
Lee Vining 09:06:06 -28.9 Dark Down 39.7 236.5 Up 08:51:06 - 09:21:06 9529
Bishop 09:06:02 -29.3 Dark Down 39.6 237.6 Up 08:51:02 - 09:21:02 9497
Beatty 09:05:56 -29.2 Dark Down 38.7 239.5 Up 08:50:56 - 09:20:56 9494
Indian Springs 09:05:52 -29.2 Dark Down 38.1 240.7 Up 08:50:52 - 09:20:52 9490
Henderson 09:05:48 -29.5 Dark Down 37.9 241.6 Up 08:50:48 - 09:20:48 9461
Lone Pine 09:05:59 -29.9 Dark Down 39.7 238.5 Up 08:50:59 - 09:20:59 9445
Patrick 09:05:43 -29.7 Dark Down 37.4 243.0 Up 08:50:43 - 09:20:43 9434
DCO 09:05:39 -29.7 Dark Down 37.0 243.8 Up 08:50:39 - 09:20:39 9424
Searchlight/Boulder City 09:05:45 -30.0 Dark Down 38.1 242.1 Up 08:50:45 - 09:20:45 9417
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:05:41 -29.9 Dark Down 37.7 243.0 Up 08:50:41 - 09:20:41 9413
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:05:44 -30.1 Dark Down 38.0 242.6 Up 08:50:44 - 09:20:44 9401
Mohave Valley 09:05:43 -30.4 Dark Down 38.2 242.8 Up 08:50:43 - 09:20:43 9379
Lake Havasu City 09:05:40 -30.7 Dark Down 38.2 243.3 Up 08:50:40 - 09:20:40 9352
Parker 09:05:40 -31.0 Dark Down 38.3 243.5 Up 08:50:40 - 09:20:40 9325
CPSLO 09:06:03 -31.8 Dark Down 42.2 236.9 Up 08:51:03 - 09:21:03 9288
Blythe 09:05:38 -31.6 Dark Down 38.8 243.6 Up 08:50:38 - 09:20:38 9276
Idyllwild 09:05:46 -32.2 Dark Down 40.3 241.7 Up 08:50:46 - 09:20:46 9243
Wildwood 09:05:53 -32.4 Dark Down 41.4 239.8 Up 08:50:53 - 09:20:53 9233
Calipatria 09:05:40 -32.3 Dark Down 39.7 243.2 Up 08:50:40 - 09:20:40 9217
Yuma 09:05:35 -32.4 Dark Down 39.2 244.3 Up 08:50:35 - 09:20:35 9200

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 01FM194, (2020/05/23 09:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:15:38.2 +19:10:18  0.0 16.55 128
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6 16.41 158
PPM 160711     14:30:45.4 +04:46:20  6.0  1.84 141
PPM 160789     14:35:35.9 +03:28:03  8.1  0.13 142
PPM 160788     14:35:35.4 +03:22:59  9.5  0.06 142
01FM194        14:35:24.4 +03:20:44 16.0       142
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/13 21:14:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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