RECON: TNO occultation with 03UZ291

Event between 03UZ291 and star GA1100:00817680 with event index number of 214757

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/10/24 09:47:24 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:58:10.8 +20:02:56
Equinox of date position of star is 04:59:19.7 +20:04:39
Stellar brightness G=14.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 83 degrees from the moon. Moon is 19% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.9

[RECON map]
TNO is 46.2 AU from the Sun and 45.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 611 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1759 km.
The sky-plane scale is 33010.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=222.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.9 sec chord
Diameter=91.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03UZ291, (2019/10/24 09:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:03.6 +16:32:51  0.8  6.36  89
Alnath         05:27:32.8 +28:37:20  1.6 10.68  76
102Iot Tau     05:04:16.9 +21:37:00  4.6  1.92  82
PPM 120385     04:56:08.4 +19:30:57  7.2  0.94  84
PPM 093926     04:59:13.9 +20:20:33  9.4  0.27  83
PPM 093932     04:59:54.7 +20:13:52 10.1  0.20  83
03UZ291        04:59:21.0 +20:04:41 14.8        83
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 1.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=4.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 09:47:50 -43.9 Dark Up 58.0 153.7 Up 09:32:50 - 10:02:50 -4029
Summerland 09:47:52 -44.2 Dark Up 58.2 153.0 Up 09:32:52 - 10:02:52 -4051
Penticton 09:47:52 -44.2 Dark Up 58.3 153.2 Up 09:32:52 - 10:02:52 -4059
Okanagan Falls 09:47:53 -44.3 Dark Up 58.5 153.0 Up 09:32:53 - 10:02:53 -4075
Oliver 09:47:52 -44.4 Dark Up 58.6 152.9 Up 09:32:52 - 10:02:52 -4091
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:47:52 -44.5 Dark Up 58.8 153.1 Up 09:32:52 - 10:02:52 -4110
Oroville 09:47:52 -44.6 Dark Up 58.9 152.9 Up 09:32:52 - 10:02:52 -4115
Tonasket 09:47:55 -44.7 Dark Up 59.1 152.8 Up 09:32:55 - 10:02:55 -4137
Okanogan 09:47:55 -45.0 Dark Up 59.3 152.3 Up 09:32:55 - 10:02:55 -4165
Brewster 09:47:56 -45.3 Dark Up 59.5 151.7 Up 09:32:56 - 10:02:56 -4186
Manson/Chelan 09:47:58 -45.6 Dark Up 59.6 150.9 Up 09:32:58 - 10:02:58 -4198
Entiat 09:47:59 -45.8 Dark Up 59.7 150.6 Up 09:32:59 - 10:02:59 -4217
Wenatchee 09:47:59 -46.0 Dark Up 59.9 150.2 Up 09:32:59 - 10:02:59 -4238
Ellensburg 09:48:01 -46.4 Dark Up 60.2 149.5 Up 09:33:01 - 10:03:01 -4272
Yakima 09:48:02 -46.7 Dark Up 60.6 149.1 Up 09:33:02 - 10:03:02 -4310
Toppenish/White Swan 09:48:03 -46.8 Dark Up 60.8 149.2 Up 09:33:03 - 10:03:03 -4333
Pasco 09:47:57 -46.2 Dark Up 61.3 151.4 Up 09:32:57 - 10:02:57 -4370
Goldendale 09:48:05 -47.4 Dark Down 61.1 147.9 Up 09:33:05 - 10:03:05 -4376
The Dalles 09:48:07 -47.7 Dark Down 61.2 147.1 Up 09:33:07 - 10:03:07 -4390
George/Umatilla 09:47:58 -46.6 Dark Up 61.6 150.7 Up 09:32:58 - 10:02:58 -4397
PNWRO 09:47:56 -46.3 Dark Up 61.6 151.6 Up 09:32:56 - 10:02:56 -4398
Maupin 09:48:08 -47.9 Dark Down 61.6 146.9 Up 09:33:08 - 10:03:08 -4432
Madras/Culver 09:48:10 -48.3 Dark Down 62.0 146.2 Up 09:33:10 - 10:03:10 -4482
Sisters 09:48:11 -48.8 Dark Down 62.1 145.1 Up 09:33:11 - 10:03:11 -4504
Redmond 09:48:10 -48.6 Dark Down 62.3 145.8 Up 09:33:10 - 10:03:10 -4515
Bend 09:48:12 -48.8 Dark Down 62.4 145.3 Up 09:33:12 - 10:03:12 -4533
Oregon Observatory 09:48:12 -49.0 Dark Down 62.5 144.9 Up 09:33:12 - 10:03:12 -4546
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:48:12 -49.2 Dark Down 62.7 144.5 Up 09:33:12 - 10:03:12 -4565
North Lake 09:48:11 -49.1 Dark Down 63.3 145.1 Up 09:33:11 - 10:03:11 -4619
Chiloquin 09:48:17 -50.1 Dark Down 63.4 142.6 Up 09:33:17 - 10:03:17 -4663
Paisley 09:48:10 -49.3 Dark Down 63.9 145.2 Up 09:33:10 - 10:03:10 -4680
Klamath Falls 09:48:17 -50.3 Dark Down 63.7 142.3 Up 09:33:17 - 10:03:17 -4698
Tulelake 09:48:16 -50.3 Dark Down 64.1 142.6 Up 09:33:16 - 10:03:16 -4731
Lakeview 09:48:11 -49.5 Dark Down 64.4 145.0 Up 09:33:11 - 10:03:11 -4733
Cedarville 09:48:11 -49.8 Dark Down 65.0 144.5 Up 09:33:11 - 10:03:11 -4800
Fall River/Burney 09:48:18 -50.8 Dark Down 64.8 141.6 Up 09:33:18 - 10:03:18 -4821
Susanville 09:48:16 -50.8 Dark Down 65.7 142.2 Up 09:33:16 - 10:03:16 -4899
Greenville 09:48:18 -51.1 Dark Down 65.7 141.2 Up 09:33:18 - 10:03:18 -4919
Gimple 09:48:17 -51.1 Dark Down 65.8 141.4 Up 09:33:17 - 10:03:17 -4922
Quincy 09:48:19 -51.3 Dark Down 65.9 140.9 Up 09:33:19 - 10:03:19 -4940
Portola 09:48:17 -51.0 Dark Down 66.2 141.7 Up 09:33:17 - 10:03:17 -4963
Reno 09:48:14 -50.8 Dark Down 66.7 142.6 Up 09:33:14 - 10:03:14 -5003
Carson City 09:48:14 -51.0 Dark Down 67.0 142.2 Up 09:33:14 - 10:03:14 -5039
Gardnerville 09:48:15 -51.1 Dark Down 67.2 141.9 Up 09:33:15 - 10:03:15 -5065
Yerington 09:48:12 -50.7 Dark Down 67.5 143.2 Up 09:33:12 - 10:03:12 -5073
Hawthorne 09:48:10 -50.7 Dark Down 68.1 143.6 Up 09:33:10 - 10:03:10 -5131
Lee Vining 09:48:14 -51.3 Dark Down 68.3 141.7 Up 09:33:14 - 10:03:14 -5177
Tonopah 09:48:05 -50.0 Dark Up 69.1 146.1 Up 09:33:05 - 10:03:05 -5208
Niwot 09:47:05 -40.9 Dark Up 69.9 178.8 Up 09:32:05 - 10:02:05 -5221
SwRI 09:47:07 -41.0 Dark Up 70.0 178.6 Up 09:32:07 - 10:02:07 -5230
Bishop 09:48:12 -51.1 Dark Down 69.1 142.4 Up 09:33:12 - 10:03:12 -5253
Beatty 09:48:05 -50.3 Dark Up 70.3 145.4 Up 09:33:05 - 10:03:05 -5335
Lone Pine 09:48:12 -51.3 Dark Down 69.9 141.9 Up 09:33:12 - 10:03:12 -5337
Indian Springs 09:48:00 -49.7 Dark Up 71.0 147.6 Up 09:33:00 - 10:03:00 -5391
CPSLO 09:48:27 -53.8 Dark Down 69.5 133.9 Up 09:33:27 - 10:03:27 -5410
Henderson 09:47:57 -49.5 Dark Up 71.8 148.5 Up 09:32:57 - 10:02:57 -5461
Searchlight/Boulder City 09:47:58 -49.7 Dark Up 72.3 147.8 Up 09:32:58 - 10:02:58 -5521
Patrick 09:47:53 -49.0 Dark Up 72.7 150.6 Up 09:32:53 - 10:02:53 -5549
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:47:57 -49.6 Dark Up 72.7 148.2 Up 09:32:57 - 10:02:57 -5559
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:47:54 -49.2 Dark Up 72.9 149.7 Up 09:32:54 - 10:02:54 -5568
Wildwood 09:48:18 -53.0 Dark Down 71.5 136.0 Up 09:33:18 - 10:03:18 -5581
Mohave Valley 09:47:57 -49.7 Dark Up 72.9 147.8 Up 09:32:57 - 10:02:57 -5587
DCO 09:47:50 -48.6 Dark Up 73.3 152.1 Up 09:32:50 - 10:02:50 -5595
Lake Havasu City 09:47:58 -49.7 Dark Up 73.4 147.8 Up 09:32:58 - 10:02:58 -5634
Idyllwild 09:48:10 -51.8 Dark Down 72.8 139.8 Up 09:33:10 - 10:03:10 -5661
Parker 09:47:57 -49.8 Dark Up 73.7 147.2 Up 09:32:57 - 10:02:57 -5671
Blythe 09:48:00 -50.3 Dark Up 74.0 145.4 Up 09:33:00 - 10:03:00 -5719
Calipatria 09:48:05 -51.2 Dark Up 73.9 141.7 Up 09:33:05 - 10:03:05 -5750
Yuma 09:48:01 -50.7 Dark Up 74.7 143.3 Up 09:33:01 - 10:03:01 -5815

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 03UZ291, (2019/10/24 09:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8  6.36  89
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6 10.68  76
102Iot Tau     05:03:05.8 +21:35:23  4.6  1.92  82
PPM 120385     04:54:58.5 +19:29:07  7.2  0.94  84
PPM 093926     04:58:03.5 +20:18:48  9.4  0.27  83
PPM 093932     04:58:44.4 +20:12:08 10.1  0.20  83
03UZ291        04:58:10.8 +20:02:56 14.8        83
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:48:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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