RECON: TNO occultation with 04TT357

Event between 04TT357 and star GA1080:00886889 with event index number of 283982

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/08/26 11:18:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:13:48.8 +18:51:25
Equinox of date position of star is 05:15:00.0 +18:52:45
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 173 degrees from the moon. Moon is 58% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 33.1 AU from the Sun and 33.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.8 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 313 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1250 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24225.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=160.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Diameter=65.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04TT357, (2020/08/26 11:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:06.5 +16:32:57  0.8  9.32 175
Alnath         05:27:36.0 +28:37:23  1.6 10.16 168
104 Tau        05:08:40.3 +18:40:16  5.6  1.52 175
PPM 120767     05:16:57.0 +19:45:06  8.3  0.98 173
PPM 120717     05:14:03.0 +18:54:41  9.6  0.23 173
04TT357        05:15:01.6 +18:52:46 16.7       173
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 2.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=37.4%
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 11:13:25 -16.3 AT Down 37.0 105.9 Up 10:58:25 - 11:28:25 1477
Kelowna 11:13:23 -16.6 AT Down 37.0 105.5 Up 10:58:23 - 11:28:23 1444
Peachland 11:13:21 -16.8 AT Down 36.9 105.1 Up 10:58:21 - 11:28:21 1438
Summerland 11:13:21 -16.9 AT Down 37.0 105.1 Up 10:58:21 - 11:28:21 1423
Penticton 11:13:21 -16.9 AT Down 37.0 105.1 Up 10:58:21 - 11:28:21 1415
Oliver 11:13:20 -17.1 AT Down 37.1 104.9 Up 10:58:20 - 11:28:20 1382
Victoria 11:13:05 -19.5 Dark Down 34.8 101.0 Up 10:58:05 - 11:28:05 1378
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:13:20 -17.1 AT Down 37.3 104.9 Up 10:58:20 - 11:28:20 1364
Tonasket 11:13:18 -17.3 AT Down 37.3 104.6 Up 10:58:18 - 11:28:18 1336
Okanogan 11:13:16 -17.6 AT Down 37.3 104.2 Up 10:58:16 - 11:28:16 1307
Brewster 11:13:14 -17.9 AT Down 37.2 103.8 Up 10:58:14 - 11:28:14 1284
Manson/Chelan 11:13:13 -18.3 Dark Down 37.0 103.4 Up 10:58:13 - 11:28:13 1270
Entiat 11:13:11 -18.4 Dark Down 37.0 103.1 Up 10:58:11 - 11:28:11 1250
Wenatchee 11:13:10 -18.6 Dark Down 37.0 102.9 Up 10:58:10 - 11:28:10 1228
Ellensburg 11:13:07 -19.0 Dark Down 37.0 102.4 Up 10:58:07 - 11:28:07 1192
Yakima 11:13:06 -19.3 Dark Down 37.0 102.0 Up 10:58:06 - 11:28:06 1154
Toppenish/White Swan 11:13:06 -19.4 Dark Down 37.2 102.0 Up 10:58:06 - 11:28:06 1131
Pasco 11:13:10 -18.7 Dark Down 38.1 103.0 Up 10:58:10 - 11:28:10 1101
Goldendale 11:13:02 -19.9 Dark Down 37.0 101.2 Up 10:58:02 - 11:28:02 1085
PNWRO 11:13:09 -18.8 Dark Down 38.3 103.0 Up 10:58:09 - 11:28:09 1074
The Dalles 11:13:00 -20.3 Dark Down 36.8 100.8 Up 10:58:00 - 11:28:00 1069
Maupin 11:12:58 -20.5 Dark Down 36.9 100.5 Up 10:57:58 - 11:27:58 1027
Sisters 11:12:53 -21.4 Dark Down 36.7 99.5 Up 10:57:53 - 11:27:53 951
Redmond 11:12:54 -21.1 Dark Down 37.0 99.8 Up 10:57:54 - 11:27:54 942
Bend 11:12:53 -21.4 Dark Down 37.0 99.5 Up 10:57:53 - 11:27:53 923
Oregon Observatory 11:12:52 -21.6 Dark Down 36.9 99.3 Up 10:57:52 - 11:27:52 909
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:12:51 -21.7 Dark Down 36.9 99.1 Up 10:57:51 - 11:27:51 890
North Lake 11:12:51 -21.7 Dark Down 37.4 99.2 Up 10:57:51 - 11:27:51 838
Paisley 11:12:51 -21.8 Dark Down 37.7 99.1 Up 10:57:51 - 11:27:51 778
Klamath Falls 11:12:45 -22.8 Dark Down 36.9 97.8 Up 10:57:45 - 11:27:45 752
Lakeview 11:12:50 -22.0 Dark Down 37.9 98.8 Up 10:57:50 - 11:27:50 725
Cedarville 11:12:48 -22.3 Dark Down 38.2 98.5 Up 10:57:48 - 11:27:48 657
Fall River/Burney 11:12:42 -23.4 Dark Down 37.3 97.2 Up 10:57:42 - 11:27:42 630
Susanville 11:12:42 -23.3 Dark Down 37.9 97.2 Up 10:57:42 - 11:27:42 554
Greenville 11:12:40 -23.7 Dark Down 37.7 96.8 Up 10:57:40 - 11:27:40 532
Gimple 11:12:40 -23.6 Dark Down 37.8 96.8 Up 10:57:40 - 11:27:40 530
Quincy 11:12:39 -23.8 Dark Down 37.8 96.6 Up 10:57:39 - 11:27:39 511
Portola 11:12:41 -23.6 Dark Down 38.2 96.9 Up 10:57:41 - 11:27:41 491
Reno 11:12:42 -23.3 Dark Down 38.7 97.1 Up 10:57:42 - 11:27:42 453
Carson City 11:12:41 -23.5 Dark Down 38.7 96.9 Up 10:57:41 - 11:27:41 417
Gardnerville 11:12:40 -23.7 Dark Down 38.8 96.7 Up 10:57:40 - 11:27:40 391
Yerington 11:12:43 -23.3 Dark Down 39.3 97.2 Up 10:57:43 - 11:27:43 387
Hawthorne 11:12:43 -23.2 Dark Down 39.7 97.2 Up 10:57:43 - 11:27:43 331
Niwot 11:13:48 -13.3 AT Down 49.7 109.9 Up 10:58:48 - 11:28:48 322
SwRI 11:13:47 -13.4 AT Down 49.7 109.7 Up 10:58:47 - 11:28:47 312
Lee Vining 11:12:40 -23.9 Dark Down 39.4 96.3 Up 10:57:40 - 11:27:40 282
Tonopah 11:12:48 -22.6 Dark Down 40.9 97.8 Up 10:57:48 - 11:27:48 261
Bishop 11:12:41 -23.7 Dark Down 40.0 96.3 Up 10:57:41 - 11:27:41 209
Beatty 11:12:46 -22.9 Dark Down 41.4 97.1 Up 10:57:46 - 11:27:46 135
Indian Springs 11:12:50 -22.4 Dark Down 42.3 97.6 Up 10:57:50 - 11:27:50 84
CPSLO 11:12:26 -26.5 Dark Down 38.3 93.2 Up 10:57:26 - 11:27:26 35
Henderson 11:12:51 -22.2 Dark Down 43.0 97.5 Up 10:57:51 - 11:27:51 18
Searchlight/Boulder City 11:12:50 -22.4 Dark Down 43.1 97.1 Up 10:57:50 - 11:27:50 -42
Patrick 11:12:55 -21.7 Dark Down 44.0 97.7 Up 10:57:55 - 11:27:55 -64
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:12:51 -22.3 Dark Down 43.4 97.0 Up 10:57:51 - 11:27:51 -79
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:12:53 -22.0 Dark Down 43.8 97.4 Up 10:57:53 - 11:27:53 -84
DCO 11:12:57 -21.4 Dark Down 44.6 97.9 Up 10:57:57 - 11:27:57 -106
Mohave Valley 11:12:50 -22.5 Dark Down 43.4 96.8 Up 10:57:50 - 11:27:50 -108
Wildwood 11:12:30 -25.8 Dark Down 40.1 93.4 Up 10:57:30 - 11:27:30 -127
Lake Havasu City 11:12:50 -22.5 Dark Down 43.7 96.5 Up 10:57:50 - 11:27:50 -153
Parker 11:12:49 -22.7 Dark Down 43.7 96.2 Up 10:57:49 - 11:27:49 -191
Idyllwild 11:12:37 -24.6 Dark Down 41.7 94.3 Up 10:57:37 - 11:27:37 -195
Blythe 11:12:47 -23.2 Dark Down 43.5 95.5 Up 10:57:47 - 11:27:47 -241
George/Scottsdale 11:13:00 -21.1 Dark Down 45.8 97.4 Up 10:58:00 - 11:28:00 -271
Calipatria 11:12:41 -24.1 Dark Down 42.8 94.5 Up 10:57:41 - 11:27:41 -279
Yuma 11:12:44 -23.7 Dark Down 43.6 94.6 Up 10:57:44 - 11:27:44 -338

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 04TT357, (2020/08/26 11:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8  9.32 175
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6 10.16 168
104 Tau        05:07:27.7 +18:38:43  5.6  1.52 175
PPM 120767     05:15:43.8 +19:43:48  8.3  0.98 173
PPM 120717     05:12:50.2 +18:53:17  9.6  0.23 173
04TT357        05:13:48.8 +18:51:25 16.7       173
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/08 20:43:52 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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