RECON: TNO occultation with 04EG96

Event between 04EG96 and star GA0800:05034902 with event index number of 1074782

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/03/22 11:59:00 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:08:40.1 -09:10:35
Equinox of date position of star is 16:09:48.8 -09:13:51
Stellar brightness G=10.6, use SENSEUP=4 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 138 degrees from the moon. Moon is 59% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.5

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TNO is 33.3 AU from the Sun and 32.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 528 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4858 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23783.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=141.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.3 sec chord
Diameter=57.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04EG96, (2021/03/22 11:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:42.7 -26:28:38  0.9 17.94 148
1Del Oph       16:15:27.6 -03:44:51  2.7  5.66 136
16 Sco         16:13:16.4 -08:36:03  5.7  1.06 138
PPM 199342     16:10:11.7 -09:42:10  7.9  0.48 138
PPM 199351     16:10:29.4 -09:01:30  9.5  0.26 138
04EG96         16:09:49.4 -09:13:52 10.6       138
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 7.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=3.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Dunrhomin 12:03:07 -11.7 NT Down 39.0 197.5 Up 11:48:07 - 12:18:07 6584
Clarence Fulton 12:05:05 -17.8 AT Down 30.6 180.0 Up 11:50:05 - 12:20:05 6181
Kelowna 12:05:08 -18.1 Dark Down 31.0 179.8 Up 11:50:08 - 12:20:08 6158
Penticton 12:05:05 -18.3 Dark Down 31.3 179.7 Up 11:50:05 - 12:20:05 6140
Peachland 12:05:07 -18.3 Dark Down 31.1 179.5 Up 11:50:07 - 12:20:07 6138
Summerland 12:05:07 -18.3 Dark Down 31.2 179.6 Up 11:50:07 - 12:20:07 6137
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:05:00 -18.4 Dark Down 31.8 179.9 Up 11:50:00 - 12:20:00 6129
Oliver 12:05:03 -18.4 Dark Down 31.6 179.7 Up 11:50:03 - 12:20:03 6126
Tonasket 12:05:03 -18.5 Dark Down 32.1 179.9 Up 11:50:03 - 12:20:03 6113
Okanogan 12:05:00 -18.8 Dark Down 32.5 179.7 Up 11:50:00 - 12:20:00 6091
Brewster 12:05:03 -19.0 Dark Down 32.7 179.4 Up 11:50:03 - 12:20:03 6069
Manson/Chelan 12:05:00 -19.3 Dark Down 32.9 179.0 Up 11:50:00 - 12:20:00 6039
PNWRO 12:04:49 -19.3 Dark Down 34.8 180.4 Up 11:49:49 - 12:19:49 6029
Pasco 12:04:52 -19.3 Dark Down 34.6 180.2 Up 11:49:52 - 12:19:52 6026
Wenatchee 12:05:01 -19.6 Dark Down 33.4 178.8 Up 11:50:01 - 12:20:01 6010
Ellensburg 12:04:58 -19.9 Dark Down 33.8 178.5 Up 11:49:58 - 12:19:58 5979
Yakima 12:04:59 -20.1 Dark Down 34.2 178.5 Up 11:49:59 - 12:19:59 5961
Toppenish/White Swan 12:04:54 -20.1 Dark Down 34.4 178.7 Up 11:49:54 - 12:19:54 5960
Goldendale 12:04:54 -20.6 Dark Down 35.0 178.1 Up 11:49:54 - 12:19:54 5911
Victoria 12:05:20 -20.9 Dark Down 32.2 175.3 Up 11:50:20 - 12:20:20 5891
The Dalles 12:04:56 -20.9 Dark Down 35.2 177.7 Up 11:49:56 - 12:19:56 5880
George/Scottsdale 12:03:05 -18.3 Dark Down 46.6 190.0 Up 11:48:05 - 12:18:05 5879
Maupin 12:04:53 -21.0 Dark Down 35.6 177.8 Up 11:49:53 - 12:19:53 5867
Patrick 12:03:25 -19.4 Dark Down 45.2 187.1 Up 11:48:25 - 12:18:25 5835
Redmond 12:04:51 -21.4 Dark Down 36.5 177.7 Up 11:49:51 - 12:19:51 5819
Kingman/Dolan Springs 12:03:26 -19.6 Dark Down 45.4 186.8 Up 11:48:26 - 12:18:26 5811
Bend 12:04:49 -21.6 Dark Down 36.7 177.5 Up 11:49:49 - 12:19:49 5801
Sisters 12:04:56 -21.7 Dark Down 36.5 177.2 Up 11:49:56 - 12:19:56 5797
Henderson 12:03:35 -20.1 Dark Down 44.6 185.5 Up 11:48:35 - 12:18:35 5794
North Lake 12:04:46 -21.7 Dark Down 37.6 177.9 Up 11:49:46 - 12:19:46 5786
Oregon Observatory 12:04:49 -21.8 Dark Down 36.9 177.3 Up 11:49:49 - 12:19:49 5785
Paisley 12:04:40 -21.7 Dark Down 38.1 178.3 Up 11:49:40 - 12:19:40 5781
Indian Springs 12:03:42 -20.4 Dark Down 44.1 184.5 Up 11:48:42 - 12:18:42 5777
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:03:28 -20.0 Dark Down 45.5 186.1 Up 11:48:28 - 12:18:28 5776
La Pine/Gilchrist 12:04:53 -21.9 Dark Down 37.1 177.2 Up 11:49:53 - 12:19:53 5771
Lakeview 12:04:39 -21.8 Dark Down 38.6 178.6 Up 11:49:39 - 12:19:39 5767
Mohave Valley 12:03:27 -20.1 Dark Down 45.7 186.2 Up 11:48:27 - 12:18:27 5762
Lake Havasu City 12:03:23 -20.0 Dark Down 46.1 186.5 Up 11:48:23 - 12:18:23 5758
Tonopah 12:04:03 -21.1 Dark Down 42.7 182.5 Up 11:49:03 - 12:19:03 5755
Cedarville 12:04:33 -21.9 Dark Down 39.3 178.7 Up 11:49:33 - 12:19:33 5745
Parker 12:03:22 -20.1 Dark Down 46.5 186.6 Up 11:48:22 - 12:18:22 5742
Beatty 12:03:51 -21.1 Dark Down 43.9 183.1 Up 11:48:51 - 12:18:51 5724
Blythe 12:03:21 -20.5 Dark Down 47.0 186.2 Up 11:48:21 - 12:18:21 5694
Hawthorne 12:04:10 -21.9 Dark Down 42.3 180.6 Up 11:49:10 - 12:19:10 5689
Klamath Falls 12:04:42 -22.7 Dark Down 38.5 176.8 Up 11:49:42 - 12:19:42 5683
Yerington 12:04:16 -22.2 Dark Down 41.8 179.9 Up 11:49:16 - 12:19:16 5680
Reno 12:04:21 -22.4 Dark Down 41.3 179.1 Up 11:49:21 - 12:19:21 5667
Susanville 12:04:31 -22.7 Dark Down 40.4 178.1 Up 11:49:31 - 12:19:31 5660
Carson City 12:04:21 -22.5 Dark Down 41.6 179.1 Up 11:49:21 - 12:19:21 5650
Fall River/Burney 12:04:37 -22.9 Dark Down 39.7 177.2 Up 11:49:37 - 12:19:37 5646
Bishop 12:04:02 -22.2 Dark Down 43.5 180.9 Up 11:49:02 - 12:19:02 5644
Yuma 12:03:18 -20.8 Dark Down 47.9 186.3 Up 11:48:18 - 12:18:18 5642
Gardnerville 12:04:17 -22.6 Dark Down 41.9 179.2 Up 11:49:17 - 12:19:17 5640
Portola 12:04:26 -22.8 Dark Down 41.0 178.3 Up 11:49:26 - 12:19:26 5640
Gimple 12:04:30 -22.9 Dark Down 40.7 177.8 Up 11:49:30 - 12:19:30 5632
Lee Vining 12:04:10 -22.5 Dark Down 42.9 180.0 Up 11:49:10 - 12:19:10 5629
Greenville 12:04:28 -23.0 Dark Down 40.7 177.7 Up 11:49:28 - 12:19:28 5627
Quincy 12:04:29 -23.1 Dark Down 40.9 177.7 Up 11:49:29 - 12:19:29 5617
Calipatria 12:03:24 -21.3 Dark Down 47.6 184.9 Up 11:48:24 - 12:18:24 5605
Idyllwild 12:03:32 -22.1 Dark Down 47.0 183.2 Up 11:48:32 - 12:18:32 5560
Wildwood 12:03:47 -23.4 Dark Down 46.7 180.6 Up 11:48:47 - 12:18:47 5453
CPSLO 12:04:03 -24.6 Dark Down 45.5 177.7 Up 11:49:03 - 12:19:03 5384

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 04EG96, (2021/03/22 11:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.94 148
1Del Oph       16:14:20.7 -03:41:43  2.7  5.66 136
16 Sco         16:12:07.4 -08:32:51  5.7  1.06 138
PPM 199342     16:09:02.1 -09:38:53  7.9  0.48 138
PPM 199351     16:09:20.1 -08:58:13  9.5  0.26 138
04EG96         16:08:40.1 -09:10:35 10.6       138
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/19 21:21:34 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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