RECON: TNO occultation with 02GE32

Event between 02GE32 and star GA0780:04656493 with event index number of 258416

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/07/06 06:05:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:55:52.5 -10:19:16
Equinox of date position of star is 14:56:55.5 -10:23:56
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 73 degrees from the moon. Moon is 16% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 36.0 AU from the Sun and 35.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 783 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1427 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25750.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=173.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.9 sec chord
Diameter=70.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 02GE32, (2019/07/06 06:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:13.4 -11:15:45  1.0 22.28  53
27Bet Lib      15:18:03.6 -09:27:13  2.6  5.29  78
18 Lib         14:59:57.1 -11:13:17  5.8  1.11  74
PPM 229488     14:56:34.3 -10:21:35  8.3  0.10  73
02GE32         14:56:55.8 -10:23:57 16.3        74
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 1.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.1 km RECON observability=0.8 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 06:03:46 -12.8 AT Up 23.8 214.2 Low 05:48:46 - 06:18:46 9840
Summerland 06:03:45 -13.0 AT Up 24.1 214.0 Low 05:48:45 - 06:18:45 9825
Penticton 06:03:45 -13.1 AT Up 24.1 214.1 Low 05:48:45 - 06:18:45 9822
Okanagan Falls 06:03:44 -13.2 AT Up 24.3 214.1 Low 05:48:44 - 06:18:44 9812
Oliver 06:03:44 -13.4 AT Up 24.4 214.2 Low 05:48:44 - 06:18:44 9804
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:03:42 -13.6 AT Up 24.5 214.4 Low 05:48:42 - 06:18:42 9795
Oroville 06:03:42 -13.6 AT Up 24.6 214.4 Low 05:48:42 - 06:18:42 9791
Tonasket 06:03:40 -13.8 AT Up 24.8 214.4 Low 05:48:40 - 06:18:40 9779
Okanogan 06:03:40 -14.1 AT Up 25.1 214.4 Low 05:48:40 - 06:18:40 9761
Brewster 06:03:39 -14.2 AT Up 25.4 214.2 Low 05:48:39 - 06:18:39 9746
Manson/Chelan 06:03:40 -14.3 AT Up 25.7 213.9 Low 05:48:40 - 06:18:40 9734
Entiat 06:03:40 -14.5 AT Up 25.9 213.9 Low 05:48:40 - 06:18:40 9722
Wenatchee 06:03:39 -14.7 AT Up 26.2 213.9 Low 05:48:39 - 06:18:39 9708
Ellensburg 06:03:38 -15.0 AT Up 26.6 213.8 Low 05:48:38 - 06:18:38 9685
Yakima 06:03:38 -15.3 AT Up 27.0 213.9 Low 05:48:38 - 06:18:38 9662
Toppenish/White Swan 06:03:36 -15.5 AT Up 27.1 214.1 Low 05:48:36 - 06:18:36 9651
Pasco 06:03:26 -16.1 AT Up 26.7 215.4 Low 05:48:26 - 06:18:26 9647
PNWRO 06:03:23 -16.4 AT Up 26.8 215.7 Low 05:48:23 - 06:18:23 9634
George/Umatilla 06:03:25 -16.3 AT Up 27.1 215.2 Low 05:48:25 - 06:18:25 9628
Goldendale 06:03:35 -15.9 AT Up 27.7 213.8 Low 05:48:35 - 06:18:35 9618
The Dalles 06:03:36 -15.9 AT Up 28.0 213.5 Low 05:48:36 - 06:18:36 9604
Maupin 06:03:36 -16.3 AT Up 28.3 213.7 Low 05:48:36 - 06:18:36 9580
Madras/Culver 06:03:31 -16.8 AT Up 28.8 213.8 Low 05:48:31 - 06:18:31 9548
Sisters 06:03:30 -16.9 AT Up 29.3 213.5 Low 05:48:30 - 06:18:30 9527
Redmond 06:03:30 -17.1 AT Up 29.1 213.9 Low 05:48:30 - 06:18:30 9526
Bend 06:03:31 -17.2 AT Up 29.4 213.8 Low 05:48:31 - 06:18:31 9513
Oregon Observatory 06:03:30 -17.3 AT Up 29.6 213.7 Low 05:48:30 - 06:18:30 9502
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:03:30 -17.5 AT Up 29.8 213.7 Low 05:48:30 - 06:18:30 9490
North Lake 06:03:24 -18.1 Dark Up 29.9 214.5 Low 05:48:24 - 06:18:24 9465
Paisley 06:03:18 -18.7 Dark Up 30.2 215.0 Up 05:48:18 - 06:18:18 9433
Chiloquin 06:03:27 -18.3 Dark Up 30.8 213.7 Up 05:48:27 - 06:18:27 9420
Lakeview 06:03:15 -19.2 Dark Up 30.5 215.4 Up 05:48:15 - 06:18:15 9402
Klamath Falls 06:03:26 -18.6 Dark Up 31.1 213.9 Up 05:48:26 - 06:18:26 9399
Tulelake 06:03:21 -19.0 Dark Up 31.2 214.3 Up 05:48:21 - 06:18:21 9383
Cedarville 06:03:10 -19.8 Dark Up 31.0 215.7 Up 05:48:10 - 06:18:10 9361
Fall River/Burney 06:03:19 -19.8 Dark Up 31.9 214.7 Up 05:48:19 - 06:18:19 9325
Susanville 06:03:10 -20.6 Dark Up 32.1 215.6 Up 05:48:10 - 06:18:10 9287
Niwot 06:01:30 -25.4 Dark Down 24.5 230.1 Low 05:46:30 - 06:16:30 9282
SwRI 06:01:31 -25.5 Dark Down 24.6 230.0 Low 05:46:31 - 06:16:31 9276
Gimple 06:03:11 -20.7 Dark Up 32.4 215.5 Up 05:48:11 - 06:18:11 9268
Greenville 06:03:11 -20.7 Dark Up 32.5 215.4 Up 05:48:11 - 06:18:11 9267
Quincy 06:03:12 -20.9 Dark Up 32.6 215.5 Up 05:48:12 - 06:18:12 9254
Portola 06:03:07 -21.2 Dark Up 32.5 216.0 Up 05:48:07 - 06:18:07 9247
Reno 06:03:00 -21.6 Dark Up 32.5 216.8 Up 05:48:00 - 06:18:00 9232
Carson City 06:02:59 -22.0 Dark Up 32.8 216.9 Up 05:47:59 - 06:17:59 9208
Yerington 06:02:54 -22.4 Dark Up 32.6 217.7 Up 05:47:54 - 06:17:54 9197
Gardnerville 06:02:57 -22.2 Dark Up 32.9 217.1 Up 05:47:57 - 06:17:57 9191
Hawthorne 06:02:46 -23.0 Dark Up 32.7 218.3 Up 05:47:46 - 06:17:46 9167
Tonopah 06:02:35 -23.9 Dark Down 32.4 219.9 Up 05:47:35 - 06:17:35 9138
Lee Vining 06:02:49 -23.3 Dark Up 33.4 218.1 Up 05:47:49 - 06:17:49 9126
Bishop 06:02:40 -24.1 Dark Down 33.5 219.0 Up 05:47:40 - 06:17:40 9087
Beatty 06:02:26 -25.1 Dark Down 33.1 220.8 Up 05:47:26 - 06:17:26 9058
Indian Springs 06:02:18 -25.7 Dark Down 32.8 222.0 Up 05:47:18 - 06:17:18 9038
Lone Pine 06:02:35 -24.8 Dark Down 34.0 219.7 Up 05:47:35 - 06:17:35 9034
Henderson 06:02:10 -26.5 Dark Down 32.8 222.9 Up 05:47:10 - 06:17:10 9001
Searchlight/Boulder City 06:02:07 -27.0 Dark Down 33.2 223.2 Up 05:47:07 - 06:17:07 8959
Patrick 06:02:00 -27.4 Dark Down 32.7 224.2 Up 05:47:00 - 06:17:00 8957
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:02:00 -27.5 Dark Down 32.9 224.1 Up 05:47:00 - 06:17:00 8940
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:02:05 -27.4 Dark Down 33.2 223.6 Up 05:47:05 - 06:17:05 8938
DCO 06:01:52 -27.9 Dark Down 32.5 225.0 Up 05:46:52 - 06:16:52 8936
CPSLO 06:02:48 -24.9 Dark Up 36.3 217.6 Up 05:47:48 - 06:17:48 8931
Mohave Valley 06:02:02 -27.6 Dark Down 33.4 223.8 Up 05:47:02 - 06:17:02 8918
Lake Havasu City 06:02:00 -28.1 Dark Down 33.6 224.2 Up 05:47:00 - 06:17:00 8889
Parker 06:01:56 -28.4 Dark Down 33.8 224.3 Up 05:46:56 - 06:16:56 8863
Wildwood 06:02:28 -26.8 Dark Down 36.2 220.2 Up 05:47:28 - 06:17:28 8849
Idyllwild 06:02:14 -27.9 Dark Down 35.5 222.2 Up 05:47:14 - 06:17:14 8827
Blythe 06:01:57 -28.7 Dark Down 34.4 224.3 Up 05:46:57 - 06:16:57 8823
Calipatria 06:02:02 -28.8 Dark Down 35.3 223.7 Up 05:47:02 - 06:17:02 8784
Yuma 06:01:54 -29.6 Dark Down 35.1 224.7 Up 05:46:54 - 06:16:54 8752

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 02GE32, (2019/07/06 06:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 22.28  53
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  5.29  78
18 Lib         14:58:53.4 -11:08:40  5.8  1.11  74
PPM 229488     14:55:31.0 -10:16:54  8.3  0.10  73
02GE32         14:55:52.5 -10:19:16 16.3        73
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:22:47 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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