RECON: TNO occultation with 04HP79

Event between 04HP79 and star GA0720:05455791 with event index number of 195180

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/06/26 07:38:44 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:16:27.6 -16:07:53
Equinox of date position of star is 15:17:33.0 -16:12:07
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 144 degrees from the moon. Moon is 41% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9

[RECON map]
TNO is 38.9 AU from the Sun and 38.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 365 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2464 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27645.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=255.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.8 sec chord
Diameter=104.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04HP79, (2019/06/26 07:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:36.3 -26:28:25  0.9 19.83 124
27Bet Lib      15:18:03.5 -09:27:13  2.6  6.75 145
28 Lib         15:22:00.2 -18:13:41  6.4  2.29 142
PPM 229896     15:13:26.6 -16:29:00  7.8  1.03 144
PPM 229972     15:16:30.8 -16:16:59  9.4  0.26 144
04HP79         15:17:33.2 -16:12:08 15.4       143
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 2.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 13.3 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=2.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 07:37:24 -16.6 AT Down 15.2 219.8 Really Low 07:22:24 - 07:52:24 5516
Summerland 07:37:23 -16.8 AT Down 15.5 219.6 Really Low 07:22:23 - 07:52:23 5505
Penticton 07:37:23 -16.9 AT Down 15.5 219.7 Really Low 07:22:23 - 07:52:23 5503
Okanagan Falls 07:37:23 -17.1 AT Down 15.7 219.7 Really Low 07:22:23 - 07:52:23 5495
Oliver 07:37:21 -17.3 AT Down 15.8 219.7 Really Low 07:22:21 - 07:52:21 5489
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:37:20 -17.4 AT Down 15.8 219.9 Really Low 07:22:20 - 07:52:20 5483
Oroville 07:37:20 -17.5 AT Down 15.9 219.9 Really Low 07:22:20 - 07:52:20 5480
Tonasket 07:37:19 -17.8 AT Down 16.1 219.9 Really Low 07:22:19 - 07:52:19 5471
Okanogan 07:37:18 -18.1 Dark Down 16.4 219.8 Really Low 07:22:18 - 07:52:18 5457
Brewster 07:37:18 -18.3 Dark Down 16.7 219.7 Really Low 07:22:18 - 07:52:18 5446
Manson/Chelan 07:37:19 -18.5 Dark Down 17.0 219.4 Really Low 07:22:19 - 07:52:19 5438
Entiat 07:37:18 -18.7 Dark Down 17.2 219.4 Really Low 07:22:18 - 07:52:18 5429
Wenatchee 07:37:19 -19.0 Dark Down 17.5 219.4 Really Low 07:22:19 - 07:52:19 5418
Ellensburg 07:37:17 -19.4 Dark Down 17.9 219.2 Really Low 07:22:17 - 07:52:17 5401
Yakima 07:37:15 -19.8 Dark Down 18.2 219.3 Really Low 07:22:15 - 07:52:15 5384
Toppenish/White Swan 07:37:14 -20.0 Dark Down 18.3 219.5 Really Low 07:22:14 - 07:52:14 5374
Pasco 07:37:09 -20.2 Dark Down 17.9 220.6 Really Low 07:22:09 - 07:52:09 5369
PNWRO 07:37:07 -20.5 Dark Down 17.9 220.9 Really Low 07:22:07 - 07:52:07 5358
George/Umatilla 07:37:08 -20.5 Dark Down 18.2 220.5 Really Low 07:22:08 - 07:52:08 5355
Goldendale 07:37:13 -20.5 Dark Down 18.9 219.2 Really Low 07:22:13 - 07:52:13 5350
The Dalles 07:37:14 -20.7 Dark Down 19.3 219.0 Really Low 07:22:14 - 07:52:14 5340
Maupin 07:37:11 -21.1 Dark Down 19.6 219.1 Really Low 07:22:11 - 07:52:11 5321
Madras/Culver 07:37:11 -21.7 Dark Down 20.0 219.2 Really Low 07:22:11 - 07:52:11 5296
Sisters 07:37:11 -22.0 Dark Down 20.5 218.9 Low 07:22:11 - 07:52:11 5280
Redmond 07:37:09 -22.0 Dark Down 20.3 219.2 Low 07:22:09 - 07:52:09 5279
Bend 07:37:10 -22.2 Dark Down 20.5 219.2 Low 07:22:10 - 07:52:10 5269
Oregon Observatory 07:37:09 -22.4 Dark Down 20.7 219.1 Low 07:22:09 - 07:52:09 5260
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:37:08 -22.6 Dark Down 20.9 219.1 Low 07:22:08 - 07:52:08 5250
North Lake 07:37:04 -23.1 Dark Down 21.0 219.7 Low 07:22:04 - 07:52:04 5230
Paisley 07:37:01 -23.6 Dark Down 21.2 220.2 Low 07:22:01 - 07:52:01 5203
Chiloquin 07:37:05 -23.6 Dark Down 21.9 219.0 Low 07:22:05 - 07:52:05 5195
Klamath Falls 07:37:04 -24.0 Dark Down 22.2 219.2 Low 07:22:04 - 07:52:04 5178
Lakeview 07:36:58 -24.2 Dark Down 21.5 220.5 Low 07:21:58 - 07:51:58 5177
Tulelake 07:37:01 -24.3 Dark Down 22.3 219.5 Low 07:22:01 - 07:52:01 5165
Cedarville 07:36:55 -24.8 Dark Down 22.0 220.8 Low 07:21:55 - 07:51:55 5144
Fall River/Burney 07:36:58 -25.2 Dark Down 22.9 219.8 Low 07:21:58 - 07:51:58 5118
Susanville 07:36:54 -25.9 Dark Down 23.0 220.6 Low 07:21:54 - 07:51:54 5085
Greenville 07:36:53 -26.1 Dark Down 23.4 220.4 Low 07:21:53 - 07:51:53 5070
Gimple 07:36:53 -26.1 Dark Down 23.4 220.5 Low 07:21:53 - 07:51:53 5070
Quincy 07:36:54 -26.3 Dark Down 23.6 220.5 Low 07:21:54 - 07:51:54 5059
Portola 07:36:51 -26.5 Dark Down 23.4 221.0 Low 07:21:51 - 07:51:51 5052
Reno 07:36:47 -26.8 Dark Down 23.3 221.6 Low 07:21:47 - 07:51:47 5038
Niwot 07:35:54 -26.1 Dark Down 14.7 233.3 Really Low 07:20:54 - 07:50:54 5018
Carson City 07:36:46 -27.2 Dark Down 23.6 221.7 Low 07:21:46 - 07:51:46 5018
SwRI 07:35:54 -26.2 Dark Down 14.9 233.3 Really Low 07:20:54 - 07:50:54 5013
Yerington 07:36:43 -27.4 Dark Down 23.4 222.3 Low 07:21:43 - 07:51:43 5007
Gardnerville 07:36:44 -27.4 Dark Down 23.7 221.8 Low 07:21:44 - 07:51:44 5004
Hawthorne 07:36:38 -27.9 Dark Down 23.4 222.9 Low 07:21:38 - 07:51:38 4981
Tonopah 07:36:31 -28.5 Dark Down 23.0 224.2 Low 07:21:31 - 07:51:31 4953
Lee Vining 07:36:38 -28.4 Dark Down 24.1 222.7 Low 07:21:38 - 07:51:38 4948
Bishop 07:36:33 -29.1 Dark Down 24.2 223.4 Low 07:21:33 - 07:51:33 4913
Beatty 07:36:26 -29.7 Dark Down 23.6 225.0 Low 07:21:26 - 07:51:26 4885
Lone Pine 07:36:29 -29.9 Dark Down 24.6 224.0 Low 07:21:29 - 07:51:29 4868
Indian Springs 07:36:19 -30.0 Dark Down 23.2 226.0 Low 07:21:19 - 07:51:19 4863
Henderson 07:36:14 -30.6 Dark Down 23.2 226.7 Low 07:21:14 - 07:51:14 4829
Searchlight/Boulder City 07:36:12 -31.2 Dark Down 23.6 226.9 Low 07:21:12 - 07:51:12 4794
CPSLO 07:36:35 -30.9 Dark Down 26.9 222.1 Low 07:21:35 - 07:51:35 4789
Patrick 07:36:08 -31.2 Dark Down 23.0 227.8 Low 07:21:08 - 07:51:08 4788
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:36:10 -31.5 Dark Down 23.6 227.3 Low 07:21:10 - 07:51:10 4775
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:36:08 -31.4 Dark Down 23.3 227.7 Low 07:21:08 - 07:51:08 4775
DCO 07:36:04 -31.5 Dark Down 22.8 228.4 Low 07:21:04 - 07:51:04 4767
Mohave Valley 07:36:08 -31.7 Dark Down 23.8 227.4 Low 07:21:08 - 07:51:08 4758
Lake Havasu City 07:36:06 -32.1 Dark Down 23.9 227.7 Low 07:21:06 - 07:51:06 4732
Wildwood 07:36:23 -32.3 Dark Down 26.7 224.3 Low 07:21:23 - 07:51:23 4713
Parker 07:36:05 -32.5 Dark Down 24.1 227.8 Low 07:21:05 - 07:51:05 4709
Idyllwild 07:36:13 -32.8 Dark Down 25.8 226.0 Low 07:21:13 - 07:51:13 4688
Blythe 07:36:05 -33.0 Dark Down 24.7 227.8 Low 07:21:05 - 07:51:05 4676
Calipatria 07:36:06 -33.5 Dark Down 25.6 227.2 Low 07:21:06 - 07:51:06 4646
Yuma 07:36:01 -33.9 Dark Down 25.3 228.0 Low 07:21:01 - 07:51:01 4616

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 04HP79, (2019/06/26 07:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 19.83 124
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  6.75 145
28 Lib         15:20:53.7 -18:09:32  6.4  2.29 142
PPM 229896     15:12:20.9 -16:24:40  7.8  1.03 144
PPM 229972     15:15:25.1 -16:12:43  9.4  0.26 144
04HP79         15:16:27.6 -16:07:53 15.4       144
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:20:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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