RECON: TNO occultation with 01KO77

Event between 01KO77 and star GA0740:12242422 with event index number of 194691

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/06/28 06:10:13 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:49:34.2 -15:05:44
Equinox of date position of star is 17:50:41.0 -15:06:01
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 132 degrees from the moon. Moon is 23% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 37.5 AU from the Sun and 36.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.1 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 376 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3422 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26505.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=184.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Diameter=75.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 01KO77, (2019/06/28 06:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:36.3 -26:28:25  0.9 21.85 148
35Eta Oph      17:11:29.8 -15:44:52  2.6  9.47 141
PPM 233599     17:48:43.5 -14:43:54  5.9  0.60 132
PPM 233690     17:53:11.2 -15:01:47  8.2  0.61 131
PPM 233642     17:51:17.3 -15:12:03  9.2  0.18 131
01KO77         17:50:41.2 -15:06:01 14.9       131
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 2.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 13.3 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=6.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 06:11:21 -12.9 AT Down 23.1 161.2 Low 05:56:21 - 06:26:21 2253
Summerland 06:11:22 -13.1 AT Down 23.3 160.9 Low 05:56:22 - 06:26:22 2236
Penticton 06:11:22 -13.2 AT Down 23.4 161.0 Low 05:56:22 - 06:26:22 2234
Okanagan Falls 06:11:22 -13.3 AT Down 23.6 160.9 Low 05:56:22 - 06:26:22 2224
Oliver 06:11:22 -13.5 AT Down 23.8 160.9 Low 05:56:22 - 06:26:22 2216
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:11:22 -13.7 AT Down 24.0 161.1 Low 05:56:22 - 06:26:22 2209
Oroville 06:11:22 -13.8 AT Down 24.0 161.0 Low 05:56:22 - 06:26:22 2204
Tonasket 06:11:22 -14.0 AT Down 24.2 161.0 Low 05:56:22 - 06:26:22 2192
Okanogan 06:11:23 -14.2 AT Down 24.5 160.8 Low 05:56:23 - 06:26:23 2173
Brewster 06:11:24 -14.4 AT Down 24.7 160.5 Low 05:56:24 - 06:26:24 2157
Manson/Chelan 06:11:25 -14.5 AT Down 24.9 160.1 Low 05:56:25 - 06:26:25 2142
Entiat 06:11:26 -14.7 AT Down 25.0 160.0 Low 05:56:26 - 06:26:26 2130
Wenatchee 06:11:26 -14.9 AT Down 25.3 159.9 Low 05:56:26 - 06:26:26 2115
Ellensburg 06:11:27 -15.2 AT Down 25.6 159.6 Low 05:56:27 - 06:26:27 2090
Yakima 06:11:28 -15.5 AT Down 26.0 159.5 Low 05:56:28 - 06:26:28 2067
Pasco 06:11:24 -16.3 AT Down 26.6 160.9 Low 05:56:24 - 06:26:24 2064
Toppenish/White Swan 06:11:27 -15.8 AT Down 26.2 159.6 Low 05:56:27 - 06:26:27 2057
PNWRO 06:11:23 -16.6 AT Down 26.9 161.1 Low 05:56:23 - 06:26:23 2053
George/Umatilla 06:11:24 -16.5 AT Down 26.9 160.6 Low 05:56:24 - 06:26:24 2043
Goldendale 06:11:29 -16.1 AT Down 26.6 159.1 Low 05:56:29 - 06:26:29 2021
The Dalles 06:11:30 -16.2 AT Down 26.8 158.7 Low 05:56:30 - 06:26:30 2005
Maupin 06:11:30 -16.6 AT Down 27.2 158.7 Low 05:56:30 - 06:26:30 1982
Madras/Culver 06:11:31 -17.1 AT Down 27.7 158.6 Low 05:56:31 - 06:26:31 1949
Redmond 06:11:31 -17.4 AT Down 28.0 158.5 Low 05:56:31 - 06:26:31 1928
Sisters 06:11:33 -17.2 AT Down 27.9 158.0 Low 05:56:33 - 06:26:33 1924
Bend 06:11:32 -17.5 AT Down 28.2 158.3 Low 05:56:32 - 06:26:32 1913
Oregon Observatory 06:11:33 -17.6 AT Down 28.3 158.1 Low 05:56:33 - 06:26:33 1901
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:11:33 -17.8 AT Down 28.5 158.0 Low 05:56:33 - 06:26:33 1888
North Lake 06:11:32 -18.4 Dark Down 29.0 158.5 Low 05:56:32 - 06:26:32 1869
Paisley 06:11:31 -19.0 Dark Down 29.6 158.8 Low 05:56:31 - 06:26:31 1840
Niwot 06:10:41 -25.4 Dark Down 34.7 175.5 Up 05:55:41 - 06:25:41 1820
Chiloquin 06:11:35 -18.7 Dark Down 29.4 157.4 Low 05:56:35 - 06:26:35 1816
SwRI 06:10:41 -25.5 Dark Down 34.8 175.4 Up 05:55:41 - 06:25:41 1813
Lakeview 06:11:31 -19.5 Dark Down 30.2 158.9 Up 05:56:31 - 06:26:31 1810
Klamath Falls 06:11:35 -19.0 Dark Down 29.7 157.4 Low 05:56:35 - 06:26:35 1796
Tulelake 06:11:34 -19.3 Dark Down 30.1 157.7 Up 05:56:34 - 06:26:34 1782
Cedarville 06:11:31 -20.2 Dark Down 30.8 159.0 Up 05:56:31 - 06:26:31 1771
Fall River/Burney 06:11:35 -20.2 Dark Down 30.9 157.5 Up 05:56:35 - 06:26:35 1725
Susanville 06:11:33 -21.0 Dark Down 31.7 158.2 Up 05:56:33 - 06:26:33 1694
Gimple 06:11:34 -21.1 Dark Down 31.9 157.9 Up 05:56:34 - 06:26:34 1673
Greenville 06:11:34 -21.1 Dark Down 31.9 157.8 Up 05:56:34 - 06:26:34 1672
Quincy 06:11:35 -21.3 Dark Down 32.1 157.8 Up 05:56:35 - 06:26:35 1659
Portola 06:11:33 -21.6 Dark Down 32.3 158.3 Up 05:56:33 - 06:26:33 1656
Reno 06:11:31 -22.0 Dark Down 32.8 158.9 Up 05:56:31 - 06:26:31 1646
Carson City 06:11:31 -22.4 Dark Down 33.1 158.8 Up 05:56:31 - 06:26:31 1623
Yerington 06:11:29 -22.8 Dark Down 33.5 159.5 Up 05:56:29 - 06:26:29 1617
Gardnerville 06:11:31 -22.6 Dark Down 33.3 158.8 Up 05:56:31 - 06:26:31 1607
Hawthorne 06:11:28 -23.4 Dark Down 34.0 160.0 Up 05:56:28 - 06:26:28 1592
Tonopah 06:11:23 -24.3 Dark Down 34.8 161.4 Up 05:56:23 - 06:26:23 1577
Lee Vining 06:11:30 -23.7 Dark Down 34.4 159.3 Up 05:56:30 - 06:26:30 1548
Bishop 06:11:28 -24.5 Dark Down 35.2 160.0 Up 05:56:28 - 06:26:28 1515
Beatty 06:11:23 -25.5 Dark Down 36.1 161.7 Up 05:56:23 - 06:26:23 1502
Indian Springs 06:11:19 -26.1 Dark Down 36.6 162.9 Up 05:56:19 - 06:26:19 1491
Lone Pine 06:11:27 -25.3 Dark Down 36.0 160.2 Up 05:56:27 - 06:26:27 1466
Henderson 06:11:17 -26.8 Dark Down 37.3 163.5 Up 05:56:17 - 06:26:17 1461
Patrick 06:11:13 -27.8 Dark Down 38.1 164.7 Up 05:56:13 - 06:26:13 1428
Searchlight/Boulder City 06:11:17 -27.4 Dark Down 37.9 163.5 Up 05:56:17 - 06:26:17 1420
DCO 06:11:11 -28.3 Dark Down 38.6 165.5 Up 05:56:11 - 06:26:11 1413
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:11:14 -27.9 Dark Down 38.3 164.5 Up 05:56:14 - 06:26:14 1410
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:11:16 -27.8 Dark Down 38.2 163.8 Up 05:56:16 - 06:26:16 1403
Mohave Valley 06:11:16 -28.0 Dark Down 38.5 163.8 Up 05:56:16 - 06:26:16 1383
Lake Havasu City 06:11:15 -28.5 Dark Down 38.9 164.0 Up 05:56:15 - 06:26:15 1357
CPSLO 06:11:37 -25.5 Dark Down 36.4 156.9 Up 05:56:37 - 06:26:37 1341
Parker 06:11:15 -28.8 Dark Down 39.3 163.9 Up 05:56:15 - 06:26:15 1331
Blythe 06:11:16 -29.2 Dark Down 39.7 163.5 Up 05:56:16 - 06:26:16 1289
Wildwood 06:11:31 -27.3 Dark Down 38.2 158.9 Up 05:56:31 - 06:26:31 1278
Idyllwild 06:11:24 -28.3 Dark Down 39.1 161.0 Up 05:56:24 - 06:26:24 1274
Calipatria 06:11:20 -29.3 Dark Down 40.0 162.2 Up 05:56:20 - 06:26:20 1242
Yuma 06:11:17 -30.0 Dark Down 40.6 163.2 Up 05:56:17 - 06:26:17 1219

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.

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Star training set for 01KO77, (2019/06/28 06:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 21.85 148
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  9.47 141
PPM 233599     17:47:36.7 -14:43:33  5.9  0.60 132
PPM 233690     17:52:04.2 -15:01:34  8.2  0.61 131
PPM 233642     17:50:10.3 -15:11:47  9.2  0.18 131
01KO77         17:49:34.2 -15:05:44 14.9       132
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:20:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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