RECON: TNO occultation with 03UV292

Event between 03UV292 and star GA1060:01244331 with event index number of 222476

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/11/13 10:54:26 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:45:54.4 +17:43:38
Equinox of date position of star is 05:47:02.5 +17:44:01
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 26 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 37.3 AU from the Sun and 36.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.9 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 735 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4073 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26474.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=210.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.6 sec chord
Diameter=86.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03UV292, (2019/11/13 10:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:14.9 +07:24:33  0.4 10.56  30
Alnath         05:27:33.0 +28:37:21  1.6 11.77  23
126 Tau        05:42:26.6 +16:32:33  4.6  1.62  25
PPM 121412     05:49:21.4 +17:30:07  8.2  0.59  26
PPM 121390     05:48:12.9 +17:44:07  9.5  0.27  26
03UV292        05:47:04.0 +17:44:02 15.8        26
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 1.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 22.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=8.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 10:53:26 -40.3 Dark Up 56.9 197.2 Up 10:38:26 - 11:08:26 5794
Summerland 10:53:28 -40.5 Dark Up 57.2 196.9 Up 10:38:28 - 11:08:28 5768
Penticton 10:53:27 -40.5 Dark Up 57.3 197.1 Up 10:38:27 - 11:08:27 5761
Okanagan Falls 10:53:27 -40.6 Dark Up 57.4 197.1 Up 10:38:27 - 11:08:27 5743
Oliver 10:53:27 -40.6 Dark Up 57.6 197.2 Up 10:38:27 - 11:08:27 5727
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:53:27 -40.6 Dark Up 57.7 197.7 Up 10:38:27 - 11:08:27 5709
Oroville 10:53:27 -40.6 Dark Up 57.8 197.6 Up 10:38:27 - 11:08:27 5703
Tonasket 10:53:28 -40.7 Dark Up 58.0 197.7 Up 10:38:28 - 11:08:28 5680
Okanogan 10:53:27 -40.9 Dark Up 58.4 197.6 Up 10:38:27 - 11:08:27 5649
Brewster 10:53:29 -41.2 Dark Up 58.7 197.4 Up 10:38:29 - 11:08:29 5624
Manson/Chelan 10:53:29 -41.5 Dark Up 59.0 196.8 Up 10:38:29 - 11:08:29 5607
Entiat 10:53:30 -41.6 Dark Up 59.2 196.8 Up 10:38:30 - 11:08:30 5586
Wenatchee 10:53:31 -41.7 Dark Up 59.4 196.7 Up 10:38:31 - 11:08:31 5562
Ellensburg 10:53:31 -42.0 Dark Up 59.9 196.5 Up 10:38:31 - 11:08:31 5524
Yakima 10:53:31 -42.2 Dark Up 60.3 196.7 Up 10:38:31 - 11:08:31 5484
Toppenish/White Swan 10:53:30 -42.2 Dark Up 60.4 197.1 Up 10:38:30 - 11:08:30 5462
Pasco 10:53:26 -41.4 Dark Up 60.3 199.6 Up 10:38:26 - 11:08:26 5440
PNWRO 10:53:24 -41.3 Dark Up 60.5 200.1 Up 10:38:24 - 11:08:24 5414
Goldendale 10:53:33 -42.6 Dark Up 61.1 196.6 Up 10:38:33 - 11:08:33 5411
George/Umatilla 10:53:27 -41.6 Dark Up 60.7 199.3 Up 10:38:27 - 11:08:27 5409
The Dalles 10:53:34 -42.9 Dark Up 61.3 196.0 Up 10:38:34 - 11:08:34 5392
Maupin 10:53:34 -43.0 Dark Up 61.7 196.5 Up 10:38:34 - 11:08:34 5350
Madras/Culver 10:53:34 -43.2 Dark Up 62.3 196.7 Up 10:38:34 - 11:08:34 5296
Sisters 10:53:36 -43.6 Dark Up 62.7 196.0 Up 10:38:36 - 11:08:36 5266
Redmond 10:53:35 -43.4 Dark Up 62.6 196.8 Up 10:38:35 - 11:08:35 5260
Bend 10:53:35 -43.5 Dark Up 62.8 196.6 Up 10:38:35 - 11:08:35 5240
Oregon Observatory 10:53:35 -43.7 Dark Up 63.0 196.4 Up 10:38:35 - 11:08:35 5224
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:53:35 -43.8 Dark Up 63.2 196.4 Up 10:38:35 - 11:08:35 5204
North Lake 10:53:33 -43.5 Dark Up 63.5 197.9 Up 10:38:33 - 11:08:33 5155
Paisley 10:53:32 -43.4 Dark Up 64.0 199.0 Up 10:38:32 - 11:08:32 5097
Chiloquin 10:53:37 -44.4 Dark Up 64.4 196.3 Up 10:38:37 - 11:08:37 5095
Klamath Falls 10:53:37 -44.4 Dark Up 64.7 196.7 Up 10:38:37 - 11:08:37 5060
Lakeview 10:53:31 -43.5 Dark Up 64.4 199.8 Up 10:38:31 - 11:08:31 5044
Tulelake 10:53:36 -44.3 Dark Up 64.9 197.5 Up 10:38:36 - 11:08:36 5030
Cedarville 10:53:31 -43.5 Dark Up 65.0 200.6 Up 10:38:31 - 11:08:31 4976
Fall River/Burney 10:53:36 -44.5 Dark Up 65.7 198.3 Up 10:38:36 - 11:08:36 4937
Susanville 10:53:32 -44.2 Dark Up 66.2 200.4 Up 10:38:32 - 11:08:32 4866
Greenville 10:53:34 -44.4 Dark Up 66.5 200.0 Up 10:38:34 - 11:08:34 4840
Gimple 10:53:34 -44.4 Dark Up 66.5 200.2 Up 10:38:34 - 11:08:34 4839
Quincy 10:53:35 -44.5 Dark Up 66.7 200.2 Up 10:38:35 - 11:08:35 4819
Portola 10:53:33 -44.2 Dark Up 66.7 201.4 Up 10:38:33 - 11:08:33 4802
Reno 10:53:29 -43.8 Dark Up 66.7 203.1 Up 10:38:29 - 11:08:29 4769
Niwot 10:52:30 -32.8 Dark Up 59.7 229.4 Up 10:37:30 - 11:07:30 4755
SwRI 10:52:30 -32.8 Dark Up 59.8 229.4 Up 10:37:30 - 11:07:30 4745
Carson City 10:53:30 -43.8 Dark Up 67.0 203.4 Up 10:38:30 - 11:08:30 4732
Yerington 10:53:27 -43.4 Dark Up 67.0 205.1 Up 10:38:27 - 11:08:27 4706
Gardnerville 10:53:30 -43.9 Dark Up 67.3 203.8 Up 10:38:30 - 11:08:30 4706
Hawthorne 10:53:24 -43.1 Dark Up 67.3 206.7 Up 10:38:24 - 11:08:24 4654
Lee Vining 10:53:27 -43.6 Dark Up 67.9 206.2 Up 10:38:27 - 11:08:27 4599
Tonopah 10:53:18 -42.1 Dark Up 67.2 210.4 Up 10:38:18 - 11:08:18 4594
Bishop 10:53:23 -43.2 Dark Up 68.2 208.6 Up 10:38:23 - 11:08:23 4530
Beatty 10:53:17 -42.0 Dark Up 68.0 212.9 Up 10:38:17 - 11:08:17 4469
Lone Pine 10:53:23 -43.0 Dark Up 68.7 210.3 Up 10:38:23 - 11:08:23 4448
Indian Springs 10:53:12 -41.2 Dark Up 67.7 215.7 Up 10:38:12 - 11:08:12 4427
Henderson 10:53:09 -40.7 Dark Up 67.8 218.0 Up 10:38:09 - 11:08:09 4366
CPSLO 10:53:35 -45.3 Dark Up 70.9 205.5 Up 10:38:35 - 11:08:35 4333
Searchlight/Boulder City 10:53:09 -40.7 Dark Up 68.3 219.0 Up 10:38:09 - 11:08:09 4305
Patrick 10:53:05 -39.9 Dark Up 67.8 221.3 Up 10:38:05 - 11:08:05 4293
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:53:07 -40.5 Dark Up 68.3 220.2 Up 10:38:07 - 11:08:07 4271
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:53:05 -40.1 Dark Up 68.0 221.3 Up 10:38:05 - 11:08:05 4270
DCO 10:53:01 -39.3 Dark Up 67.6 223.2 Up 10:38:01 - 11:08:01 4256
Mohave Valley 10:53:08 -40.5 Dark Up 68.5 220.7 Up 10:38:08 - 11:08:08 4242
Lake Havasu City 10:53:06 -40.3 Dark Up 68.7 221.9 Up 10:38:06 - 11:08:06 4197
Wildwood 10:53:25 -43.8 Dark Up 71.1 212.6 Up 10:38:25 - 11:08:25 4186
Parker 10:53:07 -40.3 Dark Up 68.9 222.5 Up 10:38:07 - 11:08:07 4160
Idyllwild 10:53:17 -42.3 Dark Up 70.5 217.8 Up 10:38:17 - 11:08:17 4133
Blythe 10:53:08 -40.6 Dark Up 69.5 222.8 Up 10:38:08 - 11:08:08 4105
Calipatria 10:53:12 -41.4 Dark Up 70.4 221.7 Up 10:38:12 - 11:08:12 4059
Yuma 10:53:08 -40.7 Dark Up 70.2 224.5 Up 10:38:08 - 11:08:08 4006

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 03UV292, (2019/11/13 10:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 10.56  30
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6 11.77  23
126 Tau        05:41:17.7 +16:32:02  4.6  1.62  25
PPM 121412     05:48:11.9 +17:29:47  8.2  0.59  26
PPM 121390     05:47:03.3 +17:43:45  9.5  0.27  26
03UV292        05:45:54.4 +17:43:38 15.8        26
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:52:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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