RECON: TNO occultation with 03TJ58

Event between 03TJ58 and star GA1140:02248191 with event index number of 1694442

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/12/01 13:55:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:27:53.4 +24:07:04
Equinox of date position of star is 06:29:08.6 +24:06:13
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 13 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 41.6 AU from the Sun and 40.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 319 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1695 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29528.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=182.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Diameter=74.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03TJ58, (2020/12/01 13:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:35.6 +27:58:26  1.1 17.80  31
Alhena         06:38:55.2 +16:22:47  1.9  8.05  18
PPM 095944     06:26:49.3 +23:18:50  6.0  0.96  13
PPM 095980     06:28:16.6 +23:43:11  8.5  0.43  13
PPM 095979     06:28:11.2 +24:12:42  9.9  0.25  13
PPM 096016     06:29:16.7 +24:14:25 10.5  0.14  13
03TJ58         06:29:10.2 +24:06:12 15.4        14
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 2.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 26.6 km RECON observability=0.4 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)
Clarence Fulton 13:52:43 -15.7 AT Up 35.5 265.8 Up 13:37:43 - 14:07:43 10904
Kelowna 13:52:41 -15.7 AT Up 35.7 265.9 Up 13:37:41 - 14:07:41 10869
Peachland 13:52:42 -15.9 AT Up 35.9 265.8 Up 13:37:42 - 14:07:42 10852
Summerland 13:52:41 -15.8 AT Up 35.8 266.0 Up 13:37:41 - 14:07:41 10843
Penticton 13:52:42 -15.7 AT Up 35.7 266.1 Up 13:37:42 - 14:07:42 10841
Oliver 13:52:40 -15.6 AT Up 35.8 266.4 Up 13:37:40 - 14:07:40 10814
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 13:52:40 -15.4 AT Up 35.7 266.6 Up 13:37:40 - 14:07:40 10806
Tonasket 13:52:38 -15.4 AT Up 35.7 266.8 Up 13:37:38 - 14:07:38 10780
Okanogan 13:52:37 -15.4 AT Up 35.8 266.9 Up 13:37:37 - 14:07:37 10749
Brewster 13:52:36 -15.4 AT Up 36.0 266.9 Up 13:37:36 - 14:07:36 10722
Manson/Chelan 13:52:36 -15.6 AT Up 36.3 266.8 Up 13:37:36 - 14:07:36 10694
Entiat 13:52:36 -15.6 AT Up 36.3 266.9 Up 13:37:36 - 14:07:36 10675
Victoria 13:52:44 -17.9 AT Up 38.3 263.8 Up 13:37:44 - 14:07:44 10653
Wenatchee 13:52:35 -15.6 AT Up 36.4 267.0 Up 13:37:35 - 14:07:35 10651
Ellensburg 13:52:34 -15.7 AT Up 36.6 267.2 Up 13:37:34 - 14:07:34 10612
Pasco 13:52:29 -14.5 AT Up 35.6 268.8 Up 13:37:29 - 14:07:29 10593
PNWRO 13:52:28 -14.3 AT Up 35.5 269.1 Up 13:37:28 - 14:07:28 10580
Yakima 13:52:33 -15.6 AT Up 36.6 267.4 Up 13:37:33 - 14:07:33 10578
Toppenish/White Swan 13:52:31 -15.4 AT Up 36.5 267.7 Up 13:37:31 - 14:07:31 10565
Niwot 13:51:51 -2.9 CT Up 25.1 281.3 Low 13:36:51 - 14:06:51 10552
SwRI 13:51:52 -2.9 CT Up 25.1 281.3 Low 13:36:52 - 14:06:52 10540
Goldendale 13:52:30 -15.5 AT Up 36.8 267.8 Up 13:37:30 - 14:07:30 10507
The Dalles 13:52:30 -15.7 AT Up 37.1 267.7 Up 13:37:30 - 14:07:30 10478
Maupin 13:52:28 -15.5 AT Up 37.0 268.1 Up 13:37:28 - 14:07:28 10446
Redmond 13:52:25 -15.4 AT Up 37.1 268.7 Up 13:37:25 - 14:07:25 10368
Sisters 13:52:26 -15.6 AT Up 37.4 268.4 Up 13:37:26 - 14:07:26 10357
Bend 13:52:25 -15.4 AT Up 37.2 268.8 Up 13:37:25 - 14:07:25 10345
Oregon Observatory 13:52:25 -15.4 AT Up 37.3 268.8 Up 13:37:25 - 14:07:25 10327
La Pine/Gilchrist 13:52:25 -15.4 AT Up 37.4 268.9 Up 13:37:25 - 14:07:25 10307
North Lake 13:52:22 -14.9 AT Up 37.0 269.7 Up 13:37:22 - 14:07:22 10289
Paisley 13:52:19 -14.5 AT Up 36.7 270.3 Up 13:37:19 - 14:07:19 10253
Lakeview 13:52:18 -14.2 AT Up 36.6 270.8 Up 13:37:18 - 14:07:18 10216
Klamath Falls 13:52:20 -15.2 AT Up 37.6 269.8 Up 13:37:20 - 14:07:20 10174
Cedarville 13:52:15 -13.9 AT Up 36.4 271.4 Up 13:37:15 - 14:07:15 10165
Fall River/Burney 13:52:16 -14.6 AT Up 37.3 271.0 Up 13:37:16 - 14:07:16 10083
Susanville 13:52:12 -13.9 AT Up 36.8 271.9 Up 13:37:12 - 14:07:12 10052
Gimple 13:52:12 -14.0 AT Up 36.9 272.0 Up 13:37:12 - 14:07:12 10021
Greenville 13:52:12 -14.1 AT Up 37.0 272.0 Up 13:37:12 - 14:07:12 10018
Portola 13:52:10 -13.6 AT Up 36.6 272.5 Up 13:37:10 - 14:07:10 10005
Reno 13:52:08 -13.1 AT Up 36.1 273.1 Up 13:37:08 - 14:07:08 10003
Quincy 13:52:12 -14.0 AT Up 37.0 272.1 Up 13:37:12 - 14:07:12 10000
Yerington 13:52:05 -12.4 AT Up 35.6 273.9 Up 13:37:05 - 14:07:05 9976
Carson City 13:52:07 -13.0 AT Up 36.1 273.4 Up 13:37:07 - 14:07:07 9972
Tonopah 13:51:59 -10.7 NT Up 34.0 275.6 Up 13:36:59 - 14:06:59 9960
Hawthorne 13:52:03 -11.9 NT Up 35.1 274.5 Up 13:37:03 - 14:07:03 9953
Gardnerville 13:52:07 -12.8 AT Up 36.0 273.6 Up 13:37:07 - 14:07:07 9952
Lee Vining 13:52:03 -12.1 AT Up 35.5 274.6 Up 13:37:03 - 14:07:03 9886
Indian Springs 13:51:53 -9.1 NT Up 32.6 277.4 Up 13:36:53 - 14:06:53 9881
Beatty 13:51:56 -10.0 NT Up 33.5 276.6 Up 13:36:56 - 14:06:56 9872
Henderson 13:51:49 -8.4 NT Up 32.0 278.1 Up 13:36:49 - 14:06:49 9858
Bishop 13:51:59 -11.4 NT Up 34.9 275.4 Up 13:36:59 - 14:06:59 9857
Patrick 13:51:47 -7.3 NT Up 31.0 279.1 Up 13:36:47 - 14:06:47 9842
DCO 13:51:45 -6.7 NT Up 30.4 279.6 Up 13:36:45 - 14:06:45 9841
Kingman/Dolan Springs 13:51:46 -7.4 NT Up 31.2 279.1 Up 13:36:46 - 14:06:46 9816
Searchlight/Boulder City 13:51:48 -8.1 NT Up 31.9 278.5 Up 13:36:48 - 14:06:48 9809
Laughlin/Bullhead City 13:51:47 -7.7 NT Up 31.6 278.8 Up 13:36:47 - 14:06:47 9795
Mohave Valley 13:51:46 -7.6 NT Up 31.5 279.0 Up 13:36:46 - 14:06:46 9770
George/Scottsdale 13:51:39 -5.1 CT Up 29.1 281.0 Low 13:36:39 - 14:06:39 9765
Lake Havasu City 13:51:45 -7.3 NT Up 31.3 279.4 Up 13:36:45 - 14:06:45 9743
Parker 13:51:43 -7.2 NT Up 31.2 279.6 Up 13:36:43 - 14:06:43 9713
Blythe 13:51:42 -7.2 NT Up 31.3 279.8 Up 13:36:42 - 14:06:42 9654
CPSLO 13:51:57 -12.4 AT Up 36.5 275.7 Up 13:36:57 - 14:06:57 9591
Idyllwild 13:51:46 -8.9 NT Up 33.1 278.7 Up 13:36:46 - 14:06:46 9588
Calipatria 13:51:42 -7.8 NT Up 32.0 279.6 Up 13:36:42 - 14:06:42 9575
Yuma 13:51:40 -6.9 NT Up 31.2 280.3 Up 13:36:40 - 14:06:40 9568
Wildwood 13:51:51 -10.5 NT Up 34.7 277.6 Up 13:36:51 - 14:06:51 9552

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 03TJ58, (2020/12/01 13:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.0 +28:01:33  1.1 17.80  31
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  8.05  18
PPM 095944     06:25:33.0 +23:19:37  6.0  0.96  13
PPM 095980     06:27:00.1 +23:44:01  8.5  0.43  13
PPM 095979     06:26:54.3 +24:13:32  9.9  0.25  13
PPM 096016     06:27:59.9 +24:15:17 10.5  0.14  13
03TJ58         06:27:53.4 +24:07:04 15.4        13
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/06/22 20:28:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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