RECON: TNO occultation with 04KC19

Event between 04KC19 and star GA0680:23190794 with event index number of 1076744

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/05/14 09:22:34 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:13:20.0 -20:23:27
Equinox of date position of star is 18:14:35.0 -20:23:01
Stellar brightness G=11.0, use SENSEUP=4 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 168 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

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TNO is 30.5 AU from the Sun and 29.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 916 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1882 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21572.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=121.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.3 sec chord
Diameter=49.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04KC19, (2021/05/14 09:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.3 -26:28:39  0.9 24.55 167
Nunki          18:56:35.3 -26:16:06  2.0 11.29 159
16 Sgr         18:16:29.2 -20:22:47  6.4  0.44 168
PPM 268032     18:13:13.4 -20:25:01  7.9  0.33 168
PPM 268050     18:13:56.2 -20:26:51  9.6  0.17 168
04KC19         18:14:36.3 -20:23:01 11.0       168
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 1.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.5 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=0.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 09:24:17 -18.2 Dark Down 17.3 161.1 Really Low 09:09:17 - 09:39:17 8190
Kelowna 09:24:19 -18.6 Dark Down 17.7 161.0 Really Low 09:09:19 - 09:39:19 8173
Peachland 09:24:20 -18.8 Dark Down 17.7 160.7 Really Low 09:09:20 - 09:39:20 8164
Summerland 09:24:20 -18.9 Dark Down 17.9 160.7 Really Low 09:09:20 - 09:39:20 8159
Penticton 09:24:19 -18.9 Dark Down 18.0 160.8 Really Low 09:09:19 - 09:39:19 8158
Oliver 09:24:19 -19.2 Dark Down 18.3 160.8 Really Low 09:09:19 - 09:39:19 8143
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:24:20 -19.3 Dark Down 18.5 161.0 Really Low 09:09:20 - 09:39:20 8139
Tonasket 09:24:19 -19.6 Dark Down 18.8 160.9 Really Low 09:09:19 - 09:39:19 8124
Okanogan 09:24:21 -20.0 Dark Down 19.1 160.7 Really Low 09:09:21 - 09:39:21 8108
Brewster 09:24:23 -20.3 Dark Down 19.3 160.5 Really Low 09:09:23 - 09:39:23 8093
Manson/Chelan 09:24:24 -20.6 Dark Down 19.4 160.1 Really Low 09:09:24 - 09:39:24 8079
Victoria 09:24:36 -20.7 Dark Down 18.0 157.1 Really Low 09:09:36 - 09:39:36 8062
Wenatchee 09:24:26 -21.1 Dark Down 19.8 159.9 Really Low 09:09:26 - 09:39:26 8055
Ellensburg 09:24:27 -21.5 Dark Down 20.1 159.6 Low 09:09:27 - 09:39:27 8033
Pasco 09:24:22 -21.8 Dark Down 21.2 160.9 Low 09:09:22 - 09:39:22 8018
Yakima 09:24:27 -21.9 Dark Down 20.5 159.5 Low 09:09:27 - 09:39:27 8014
PNWRO 09:24:22 -22.0 Dark Down 21.5 161.1 Low 09:09:22 - 09:39:22 8009
Toppenish/White Swan 09:24:28 -22.0 Dark Down 20.8 159.7 Low 09:09:28 - 09:39:28 8006
Goldendale 09:24:31 -22.6 Dark Down 21.2 159.2 Low 09:09:31 - 09:39:31 7974
The Dalles 09:24:32 -22.9 Dark Down 21.3 158.8 Low 09:09:32 - 09:39:32 7958
Maupin 09:24:32 -23.3 Dark Down 21.7 158.9 Low 09:09:32 - 09:39:32 7939
Redmond 09:24:33 -24.2 Dark Down 22.5 158.7 Low 09:09:33 - 09:39:33 7892
Sisters 09:24:35 -24.3 Dark Down 22.4 158.3 Low 09:09:35 - 09:39:35 7888
Bend 09:24:34 -24.4 Dark Down 22.7 158.5 Low 09:09:34 - 09:39:34 7880
Oregon Observatory 09:24:35 -24.6 Dark Down 22.8 158.3 Low 09:09:35 - 09:39:35 7869
Dunrhomin 09:23:23 -21.9 Dark Down 29.2 174.3 Low 09:08:23 - 09:38:23 7866
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:24:36 -24.8 Dark Down 23.0 158.2 Low 09:09:36 - 09:39:36 7857
North Lake 09:24:35 -25.1 Dark Down 23.6 158.8 Low 09:09:35 - 09:39:35 7843
Paisley 09:24:34 -25.5 Dark Down 24.2 159.0 Low 09:09:34 - 09:39:34 7819
Lakeview 09:24:33 -25.9 Dark Down 24.7 159.1 Low 09:09:33 - 09:39:33 7795
Klamath Falls 09:24:39 -26.2 Dark Down 24.3 157.8 Low 09:09:39 - 09:39:39 7775
Cedarville 09:24:33 -26.4 Dark Down 25.4 159.2 Low 09:09:33 - 09:39:33 7762
Fall River/Burney 09:24:40 -27.2 Dark Down 25.5 157.9 Low 09:09:40 - 09:39:40 7716
Susanville 09:24:37 -27.6 Dark Down 26.3 158.5 Low 09:09:37 - 09:39:37 7692
Gimple 09:24:38 -27.9 Dark Down 26.5 158.3 Low 09:09:38 - 09:39:38 7672
Greenville 09:24:38 -27.9 Dark Down 26.4 158.2 Low 09:09:38 - 09:39:38 7671
Portola 09:24:38 -28.1 Dark Down 26.9 158.6 Low 09:09:38 - 09:39:38 7660
Quincy 09:24:38 -28.1 Dark Down 26.6 158.2 Low 09:09:38 - 09:39:38 7659
Reno 09:24:34 -28.1 Dark Down 27.3 159.2 Low 09:09:34 - 09:39:34 7654
Carson City 09:24:34 -28.5 Dark Down 27.7 159.2 Low 09:09:34 - 09:39:34 7633
Yerington 09:24:32 -28.4 Dark Down 28.0 159.8 Low 09:09:32 - 09:39:32 7631
Gardnerville 09:24:34 -28.7 Dark Down 27.9 159.2 Low 09:09:34 - 09:39:34 7619
Hawthorne 09:24:29 -28.7 Dark Down 28.6 160.2 Low 09:09:29 - 09:39:29 7611
Tonopah 09:24:24 -28.6 Dark Down 29.4 161.6 Low 09:09:24 - 09:39:24 7604
Lee Vining 09:24:33 -29.4 Dark Down 29.0 159.6 Low 09:09:33 - 09:39:33 7571
Bishop 09:24:30 -29.7 Dark Down 29.7 160.2 Low 09:09:30 - 09:39:30 7544
Beatty 09:24:22 -29.5 Dark Down 30.6 161.8 Up 09:09:22 - 09:39:22 7539
Indian Springs 09:24:17 -29.4 Dark Down 31.2 162.9 Up 09:09:17 - 09:39:17 7534
Henderson 09:24:15 -29.6 Dark Down 31.8 163.5 Up 09:09:15 - 09:39:15 7510
Patrick 09:24:09 -29.7 Dark Down 32.7 164.6 Up 09:09:09 - 09:39:09 7485
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:24:10 -29.9 Dark Down 32.9 164.3 Up 09:09:10 - 09:39:10 7468
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:24:13 -30.2 Dark Down 32.8 163.8 Up 09:09:13 - 09:39:13 7459
Mohave Valley 09:24:12 -30.4 Dark Down 33.0 163.7 Up 09:09:12 - 09:39:12 7442
Lake Havasu City 09:24:12 -30.6 Dark Down 33.5 163.9 Up 09:09:12 - 09:39:12 7419
George/Scottsdale 09:24:00 -30.2 Dark Down 34.7 166.5 Up 09:09:00 - 09:39:00 7400
Parker 09:24:12 -30.9 Dark Down 33.8 163.9 Up 09:09:12 - 09:39:12 7396
CPSLO 09:24:43 -32.3 Dark Down 31.0 157.5 Up 09:09:43 - 09:39:43 7377
Blythe 09:24:14 -31.5 Dark Down 34.2 163.5 Up 09:09:14 - 09:39:14 7357
Idyllwild 09:24:24 -32.3 Dark Down 33.6 161.2 Up 09:09:24 - 09:39:24 7336
Wildwood 09:24:35 -32.7 Dark Down 32.8 159.4 Up 09:09:35 - 09:39:35 7331
Calipatria 09:24:19 -32.3 Dark Down 34.5 162.4 Up 09:09:19 - 09:39:19 7311
Yuma 09:24:14 -32.3 Dark Down 35.1 163.3 Up 09:09:14 - 09:39:14 7294

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 04KC19, (2021/05/14 09:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 24.55 167
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 11.29 159
16 Sgr         18:15:13.0 -20:23:17  6.4  0.44 168
PPM 268032     18:11:57.1 -20:25:24  7.9  0.33 168
PPM 268050     18:12:39.9 -20:27:16  9.6  0.17 168
04KC19         18:13:20.0 -20:23:27 11.0       168
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/02 19:45:59 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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