RECON: TNO occultation with 01KO77

Event between 01KO77 and star GA0740:15613953 with event index number of 1065496

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/05/30 08:07:42 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:05:36.0 -14:03:27
Equinox of date position of star is 18:06:41.4 -14:03:16
Stellar brightness G=15.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 34 degrees from the moon. Moon is 80% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 37.6 AU from the Sun and 36.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 513 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5128 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26583.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=184.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.3 sec chord
Diameter=75.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 01KO77, (2021/05/30 08:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.4 -26:28:40  0.9 25.66  52
35Eta Oph      17:11:36.5 -15:45:00  2.6 13.44  46
PPM 234113     18:10:56.3 -13:55:45  6.4  1.01  33
PPM 234043     18:07:47.8 -14:58:10  8.2  0.95  33
PPM 234004     18:06:23.6 -13:44:48  9.7  0.32  34
01KO77         18:06:49.0 -14:03:15 15.0        33
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 1.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 13.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=5.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 08:09:24 -18.2 Dark Up 23.6 158.4 Low 07:54:24 - 08:24:24 682
Summerland 08:09:24 -18.5 Dark Up 23.8 158.0 Low 07:54:24 - 08:24:24 662
Penticton 08:09:24 -18.6 Dark Up 23.9 158.1 Low 07:54:24 - 08:24:24 660
Okanagan Falls 08:09:24 -18.8 Dark Up 24.0 158.1 Low 07:54:24 - 08:24:24 649
Oliver 08:09:24 -18.9 Dark Up 24.2 158.1 Low 07:54:24 - 08:24:24 640
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:09:24 -19.1 Dark Up 24.4 158.3 Low 07:54:24 - 08:24:24 634
Oroville 08:09:24 -19.2 Dark Up 24.5 158.2 Low 07:54:24 - 08:24:24 629
Tonasket 08:09:25 -19.4 Dark Up 24.7 158.1 Low 07:54:25 - 08:24:25 616
Okanogan 08:09:25 -19.8 Dark Up 25.0 157.9 Low 07:54:25 - 08:24:25 594
Brewster 08:09:26 -20.0 Dark Up 25.2 157.7 Low 07:54:26 - 08:24:26 576
Manson/Chelan 08:09:27 -20.2 Dark Up 25.3 157.3 Low 07:54:27 - 08:24:27 558
Entiat 08:09:28 -20.5 Dark Up 25.4 157.1 Low 07:54:28 - 08:24:28 544
Wenatchee 08:09:28 -20.7 Dark Up 25.6 157.0 Low 07:54:28 - 08:24:28 527
Ellensburg 08:09:30 -21.1 Dark Up 26.0 156.7 Low 07:54:30 - 08:24:30 499
Pasco 08:09:26 -21.8 Dark Up 27.0 158.0 Low 07:54:26 - 08:24:26 479
Yakima 08:09:30 -21.6 Dark Up 26.3 156.6 Low 07:54:30 - 08:24:30 475
PNWRO 08:09:25 -22.1 Dark Up 27.3 158.2 Low 07:54:25 - 08:24:25 468
Toppenish/White Swan 08:09:30 -21.8 Dark Up 26.6 156.7 Low 07:54:30 - 08:24:30 465
George/Umatilla 08:09:27 -22.2 Dark Up 27.3 157.7 Low 07:54:27 - 08:24:27 455
Goldendale 08:09:31 -22.3 Dark Up 27.0 156.2 Low 07:54:31 - 08:24:31 424
The Dalles 08:09:33 -22.6 Dark Up 27.1 155.8 Low 07:54:33 - 08:24:33 404
Maupin 08:09:33 -23.0 Dark Up 27.5 155.8 Low 07:54:33 - 08:24:33 380
Madras/Culver 08:09:34 -23.5 Dark Up 28.0 155.6 Low 07:54:34 - 08:24:34 345
Redmond 08:09:34 -23.9 Dark Up 28.3 155.5 Low 07:54:34 - 08:24:34 322
Sisters 08:09:35 -23.9 Dark Up 28.1 155.1 Low 07:54:35 - 08:24:35 316
Niwot 08:08:41 -25.9 Dark Up 35.5 172.4 Up 07:53:41 - 08:23:41 315
SwRI 08:08:41 -26.1 Dark Up 35.6 172.3 Up 07:53:41 - 08:23:41 307
Bend 08:09:35 -24.1 Dark Up 28.4 155.3 Low 07:54:35 - 08:24:35 306
Oregon Observatory 08:09:35 -24.3 Dark Up 28.6 155.1 Low 07:54:35 - 08:24:35 292
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:09:36 -24.5 Dark Up 28.7 155.0 Low 07:54:36 - 08:24:36 278
North Lake 08:09:34 -24.9 Dark Up 29.3 155.5 Low 07:54:34 - 08:24:34 261
Paisley 08:09:33 -25.4 Dark Up 29.9 155.8 Low 07:54:33 - 08:24:33 231
Lakeview 08:09:33 -25.9 Dark Up 30.4 155.9 Up 07:54:33 - 08:24:33 201
Chiloquin 08:09:38 -25.6 Dark Up 29.6 154.4 Low 07:54:38 - 08:24:38 199
Klamath Falls 08:09:38 -25.9 Dark Up 30.0 154.4 Low 07:54:38 - 08:24:38 178
Tulelake 08:09:37 -26.2 Dark Up 30.3 154.6 Up 07:54:37 - 08:24:37 165
Cedarville 08:09:33 -26.6 Dark Up 31.1 155.9 Up 07:54:33 - 08:24:33 161
Fall River/Burney 08:09:37 -27.1 Dark Up 31.1 154.5 Up 07:54:37 - 08:24:37 105
Susanville 08:09:35 -27.7 Dark Up 32.0 155.1 Up 07:54:35 - 08:24:35 76
Gimple 08:09:36 -28.0 Dark Up 32.1 154.8 Up 07:54:36 - 08:24:36 53
Greenville 08:09:37 -28.0 Dark Up 32.1 154.7 Up 07:54:37 - 08:24:37 51
Portola 08:09:35 -28.3 Dark Up 32.6 155.2 Up 07:54:35 - 08:24:35 38
Quincy 08:09:37 -28.2 Dark Up 32.3 154.7 Up 07:54:37 - 08:24:37 37
Reno 08:09:33 -28.6 Dark Up 33.0 155.8 Up 07:54:33 - 08:24:33 31
Carson City 08:09:33 -28.9 Dark Up 33.3 155.7 Up 07:54:33 - 08:24:33 7
Yerington 08:09:31 -29.1 Dark Up 33.7 156.4 Up 07:54:31 - 08:24:31 5
Gardnerville 08:09:33 -29.2 Dark Up 33.6 155.7 Up 07:54:33 - 08:24:33 -10
Hawthorne 08:09:30 -29.5 Dark Up 34.3 156.8 Up 07:54:30 - 08:24:30 -18
Tonopah 08:09:25 -29.9 Dark Up 35.2 158.3 Up 07:54:25 - 08:24:25 -25
Lee Vining 08:09:32 -30.1 Dark Up 34.7 156.1 Up 07:54:32 - 08:24:32 -68
Bishop 08:09:30 -30.7 Dark Up 35.5 156.8 Up 07:54:30 - 08:24:30 -97
Beatty 08:09:24 -31.0 Dark Up 36.4 158.5 Up 07:54:24 - 08:24:24 -100
Indian Springs 08:09:20 -31.2 Dark Up 37.0 159.6 Up 07:54:20 - 08:24:20 -104
Henderson 08:09:18 -31.7 Dark Up 37.7 160.3 Up 07:54:18 - 08:24:18 -130
Lone Pine 08:09:29 -31.4 Dark Up 36.3 156.9 Up 07:54:29 - 08:24:29 -147
Patrick 08:09:14 -32.1 Dark Up 38.6 161.4 Up 07:54:14 - 08:24:14 -156
DCO 08:09:11 -32.3 Dark Up 39.0 162.2 Up 07:54:11 - 08:24:11 -166
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:09:18 -32.2 Dark Up 38.2 160.2 Up 07:54:18 - 08:24:18 -172
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:09:14 -32.4 Dark Up 38.7 161.1 Up 07:54:14 - 08:24:14 -176
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:09:16 -32.5 Dark Up 38.6 160.5 Up 07:54:16 - 08:24:16 -187
Mohave Valley 08:09:16 -32.7 Dark Up 38.9 160.4 Up 07:54:16 - 08:24:16 -208
Lake Havasu City 08:09:16 -33.1 Dark Up 39.3 160.6 Up 07:54:16 - 08:24:16 -233
Parker 08:09:16 -33.4 Dark Up 39.6 160.6 Up 07:54:16 - 08:24:16 -259
CPSLO 08:09:39 -32.8 Dark Up 36.6 153.6 Up 07:54:39 - 08:24:39 -295
Blythe 08:09:17 -34.0 Dark Up 40.1 160.1 Up 07:54:17 - 08:24:17 -305
Idyllwild 08:09:25 -34.1 Dark Up 39.3 157.6 Up 07:54:25 - 08:24:25 -337
Wildwood 08:09:32 -33.9 Dark Up 38.4 155.5 Up 07:54:32 - 08:24:32 -346
Calipatria 08:09:21 -34.6 Dark Up 40.2 158.8 Up 07:54:21 - 08:24:21 -361
Yuma 08:09:17 -34.9 Dark Up 40.9 159.8 Up 07:54:17 - 08:24:17 -378

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 01KO77, (2021/05/30 08:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 25.66  52
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 13.44  46
PPM 234113     18:09:43.4 -13:56:04  6.4  1.01  33
PPM 234043     18:06:34.3 -14:58:23  8.2  0.95  33
PPM 234004     18:05:10.8 -13:44:59  9.7  0.32  34
01KO77         18:05:36.0 -14:03:27 15.0        34
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/13 00:32:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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