RECON: TNO occultation with 03UV292

Event between 03UV292 and star GA1060:01174376 with event index number of 231531

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/12/29 01:33:33 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:41:44.9 +17:38:27
Equinox of date position of star is 05:42:52.9 +17:38:57
Stellar brightness G=11.3, use SENSEUP=8
Star is 134 degrees from the moon. Moon is 8% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0

[RECON map]
TNO is 37.3 AU from the Sun and 36.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 517 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2376 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26377.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=210.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.5 sec chord
Diameter=86.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03UV292, (2019/12/29 01:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:15.3 +07:24:33  0.4 10.74 135
Alnath         05:27:33.4 +28:37:21  1.6 11.52 132
126 Tau        05:42:27.0 +16:32:33  4.6  1.11 134
PPM 121266     05:42:32.5 +17:31:51  8.4  0.15 134
03UV292        05:42:54.8 +17:38:58 11.3       135
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 1.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 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 01:36:09 -14.0 AT Up 17.5 83.2 Really Low 01:21:09 - 01:51:09 -810
Summerland 01:36:11 -13.8 AT Up 17.3 82.9 Really Low 01:21:11 - 01:51:11 -824
Penticton 01:36:11 -13.8 AT Up 17.4 82.9 Really Low 01:21:11 - 01:51:11 -831
Okanagan Falls 01:36:12 -13.7 AT Up 17.3 82.9 Really Low 01:21:12 - 01:51:12 -844
Oliver 01:36:12 -13.7 AT Up 17.3 82.8 Really Low 01:21:12 - 01:51:12 -855
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 01:36:13 -13.8 AT Up 17.4 82.9 Really Low 01:21:13 - 01:51:13 -872
Oroville 01:36:13 -13.7 AT Up 17.4 82.8 Really Low 01:21:13 - 01:51:13 -875
Tonasket 01:36:14 -13.6 AT Up 17.3 82.8 Really Low 01:21:14 - 01:51:14 -891
Okanogan 01:36:15 -13.4 AT Up 17.2 82.6 Really Low 01:21:15 - 01:51:15 -911
Brewster 01:36:16 -13.2 AT Up 17.0 82.3 Really Low 01:21:16 - 01:51:16 -926
Manson/Chelan 01:36:17 -12.9 AT Up 16.8 82.0 Really Low 01:21:17 - 01:51:17 -932
Entiat 01:36:17 -12.8 AT Up 16.7 81.9 Really Low 01:21:17 - 01:51:17 -946
Wenatchee 01:36:18 -12.6 AT Up 16.6 81.8 Really Low 01:21:18 - 01:51:18 -962
Ellensburg 01:36:20 -12.3 AT Up 16.4 81.5 Really Low 01:21:20 - 01:51:20 -986
Yakima 01:36:21 -12.2 AT Up 16.3 81.4 Really Low 01:21:21 - 01:51:21 -1015
Toppenish/White Swan 01:36:22 -12.2 AT Up 16.4 81.4 Really Low 01:21:22 - 01:51:22 -1035
Goldendale 01:36:23 -11.7 NT Up 16.0 81.0 Really Low 01:21:23 - 01:51:23 -1065
The Dalles 01:36:25 -11.4 NT Up 15.7 80.7 Really Low 01:21:25 - 01:51:25 -1073
Pasco 01:36:22 -13.0 AT Up 17.2 82.3 Really Low 01:21:22 - 01:51:22 -1074
George/Umatilla 01:36:23 -12.7 AT Up 17.1 82.0 Really Low 01:21:23 - 01:51:23 -1093
PNWRO 01:36:22 -13.1 AT Up 17.4 82.4 Really Low 01:21:22 - 01:51:22 -1097
Maupin 01:36:26 -11.3 NT Up 15.7 80.6 Really Low 01:21:26 - 01:51:26 -1106
Madras/Culver 01:36:28 -11.1 NT Up 15.6 80.4 Really Low 01:21:28 - 01:51:28 -1146
Sisters 01:36:29 -10.7 NT Up 15.3 80.1 Really Low 01:21:29 - 01:51:29 -1160
Redmond 01:36:29 -11.0 NT Up 15.5 80.3 Really Low 01:21:29 - 01:51:29 -1171
Bend 01:36:30 -10.8 NT Up 15.4 80.2 Really Low 01:21:30 - 01:51:30 -1184
Oregon Observatory 01:36:30 -10.6 NT Up 15.3 80.0 Really Low 01:21:30 - 01:51:30 -1194
La Pine/Gilchrist 01:36:31 -10.5 NT Up 15.2 79.9 Really Low 01:21:31 - 01:51:31 -1208
North Lake 01:36:32 -10.8 NT Up 15.6 80.2 Really Low 01:21:32 - 01:51:32 -1255
Chiloquin 01:36:34 -9.9 NT Up 14.8 79.4 Really Low 01:21:34 - 01:51:34 -1283
Paisley 01:36:33 -10.8 NT Up 15.7 80.3 Really Low 01:21:33 - 01:51:33 -1307
Klamath Falls 01:36:35 -9.8 NT Up 14.8 79.4 Really Low 01:21:35 - 01:51:35 -1312
Tulelake 01:36:36 -9.9 NT Up 14.9 79.5 Really Low 01:21:36 - 01:51:36 -1341
Lakeview 01:36:35 -10.8 NT Up 15.8 80.3 Really Low 01:21:35 - 01:51:35 -1351
Cedarville 01:36:37 -10.6 NT Up 15.8 80.2 Really Low 01:21:37 - 01:51:37 -1407
Fall River/Burney 01:36:39 -9.6 NT Up 14.8 79.3 Really Low 01:21:39 - 01:51:39 -1414
Susanville 01:36:40 -9.9 NT Up 15.3 79.6 Really Low 01:21:40 - 01:51:40 -1483
Greenville 01:36:41 -9.6 NT Up 15.0 79.4 Really Low 01:21:41 - 01:51:41 -1497
Gimple 01:36:41 -9.6 NT Up 15.1 79.4 Really Low 01:21:41 - 01:51:41 -1500
Quincy 01:36:42 -9.5 NT Up 15.0 79.3 Really Low 01:21:42 - 01:51:42 -1514
Portola 01:36:42 -9.8 NT Up 15.3 79.6 Really Low 01:21:42 - 01:51:42 -1536
Reno 01:36:43 -10.2 NT Up 15.8 79.9 Really Low 01:21:43 - 01:51:43 -1575
Carson City 01:36:44 -10.1 NT Up 15.7 79.8 Really Low 01:21:44 - 01:51:44 -1605
Gardnerville 01:36:45 -10.0 NT Up 15.7 79.8 Really Low 01:21:45 - 01:51:45 -1626
Yerington 01:36:44 -10.4 NT Up 16.2 80.1 Really Low 01:21:44 - 01:51:44 -1638
Hawthorne 01:36:45 -10.7 NT Up 16.5 80.3 Really Low 01:21:45 - 01:51:45 -1690
Lee Vining 01:36:47 -10.1 NT Up 16.0 79.9 Really Low 01:21:47 - 01:51:47 -1724
Tonopah 01:36:46 -11.5 NT Up 17.5 81.0 Really Low 01:21:46 - 01:51:46 -1767
Bishop 01:36:49 -10.4 NT Up 16.5 80.1 Really Low 01:21:49 - 01:51:49 -1794
Lone Pine 01:36:51 -10.4 NT Up 16.6 80.1 Really Low 01:21:51 - 01:51:51 -1867
Beatty 01:36:49 -11.5 NT Up 17.7 80.9 Really Low 01:21:49 - 01:51:49 -1877
CPSLO 01:36:55 -8.0 NT Up 14.3 78.3 Really Low 01:21:55 - 01:51:55 -1907
Niwot 01:36:31 -21.0 Dark Up 27.0 89.1 Low 01:21:31 - 01:51:31 -1907
SwRI 01:36:31 -20.9 Dark Up 26.9 89.0 Low 01:21:31 - 01:51:31 -1913
Indian Springs 01:36:49 -12.2 AT Up 18.5 81.4 Really Low 01:21:49 - 01:51:49 -1935
Henderson 01:36:51 -12.5 AT Up 19.0 81.6 Really Low 01:21:51 - 01:51:51 -2000
Searchlight/Boulder City 01:36:52 -12.4 AT Up 19.0 81.5 Really Low 01:21:52 - 01:51:52 -2052
Wildwood 01:36:57 -9.1 NT Up 15.8 79.1 Really Low 01:21:57 - 01:51:57 -2069
Patrick 01:36:51 -13.2 AT Up 19.8 82.0 Really Low 01:21:51 - 01:51:51 -2086
Laughlin/Bullhead City 01:36:53 -12.6 AT Up 19.2 81.5 Really Low 01:21:53 - 01:51:53 -2087
Kingman/Dolan Springs 01:36:52 -13.0 AT Up 19.6 81.8 Really Low 01:21:52 - 01:51:52 -2100
Mohave Valley 01:36:53 -12.5 AT Up 19.2 81.5 Really Low 01:21:53 - 01:51:53 -2112
DCO 01:36:51 -13.6 AT Up 20.3 82.3 Low 01:21:51 - 01:51:51 -2132
Lake Havasu City 01:36:54 -12.5 AT Up 19.3 81.4 Really Low 01:21:54 - 01:51:54 -2154
Idyllwild 01:36:58 -10.4 NT Up 17.3 80.0 Really Low 01:21:58 - 01:51:58 -2154
Parker 01:36:55 -12.4 AT Up 19.3 81.3 Really Low 01:21:55 - 01:51:55 -2186
Blythe 01:36:57 -12.0 AT Up 19.0 81.0 Really Low 01:21:57 - 01:51:57 -2225
Calipatria 01:36:58 -11.1 NT Up 18.1 80.4 Really Low 01:21:58 - 01:51:58 -2242
Yuma 01:36:59 -11.7 NT Up 18.8 80.7 Really Low 01:21:59 - 01:51:59 -2307

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, (2019/12/29 01:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 10.74 135
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6 11.52 132
126 Tau        05:41:17.7 +16:32:02  4.6  1.11 134
PPM 121266     05:41:22.6 +17:31:20  8.4  0.15 134
03UV292        05:41:44.9 +17:38:27 11.3       134
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:05:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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