RECON: TNO occultation with 05UN524

Event between 05UN524 and star GA1280:03258485 with event index number of 186745

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/05/02 04:16:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:53:55.4 +38:39:44
Equinox of date position of star is 06:55:14.9 +38:38:13
Stellar brightness G=12.6, use SENSEUP=16
Star is 93 degrees from the moon. Moon is 8% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 18.8 AU from the Sun and 19.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 232 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1808 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13965.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=86.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Diameter=35.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 05UN524, (2019/05/02 04:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:29.8 +27:58:41  1.1 15.08 105
34Bet Aur      06:00:56.8 +44:56:50  1.9 11.90  83
61Psi8Aur      06:55:16.5 +38:28:45  6.2  0.16  93
PPM 072203     06:54:33.4 +38:33:43 11.7  0.15  93
05UN524        06:55:15.0 +38:38:13 12.6        93
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 3.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.0 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=16.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Niwot 04:18:53 -23.4 Dark Down 33.2 295.1 Up 04:03:53 - 04:33:53 1673
SwRI 04:18:54 -23.5 Dark Down 33.3 295.1 Up 04:03:54 - 04:33:54 1663
Kelowna 04:18:05 -9.4 NT Down 45.9 279.7 Up 04:03:05 - 04:33:05 1384
Penticton 04:18:06 -9.5 NT Down 45.9 279.9 Up 04:03:06 - 04:33:06 1358
Summerland 04:18:06 -9.4 NT Down 46.0 279.8 Up 04:03:06 - 04:33:06 1355
Okanagan Falls 04:18:07 -9.6 NT Down 45.9 280.1 Up 04:03:07 - 04:33:07 1347
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:18:09 -9.9 NT Down 45.7 280.6 Up 04:03:09 - 04:33:09 1341
Oliver 04:18:08 -9.7 NT Down 45.9 280.3 Up 04:03:08 - 04:33:08 1340
Oroville 04:18:09 -9.9 NT Down 45.8 280.6 Up 04:03:09 - 04:33:09 1334
Tonasket 04:18:10 -10.1 NT Down 45.7 280.9 Up 04:03:10 - 04:33:10 1322
Okanogan 04:18:11 -10.2 NT Down 45.7 281.1 Up 04:03:11 - 04:33:11 1298
Brewster 04:18:13 -10.3 NT Down 45.8 281.3 Up 04:03:13 - 04:33:13 1274
Manson/Chelan 04:18:13 -10.2 NT Down 46.0 281.3 Up 04:03:13 - 04:33:13 1244
Entiat 04:18:14 -10.3 NT Down 46.0 281.4 Up 04:03:14 - 04:33:14 1229
Pasco 04:18:21 -11.8 NT Down 45.0 283.5 Up 04:03:21 - 04:33:21 1213
PNWRO 04:18:22 -12.0 AT Down 44.7 283.9 Up 04:03:22 - 04:33:22 1212
Wenatchee 04:18:15 -10.4 NT Down 46.0 281.6 Up 04:03:15 - 04:33:15 1211
George/Umatilla 04:18:22 -11.8 NT Down 45.0 283.7 Up 04:03:22 - 04:33:22 1184
Ellensburg 04:18:17 -10.5 NT Down 46.1 281.9 Up 04:03:17 - 04:33:17 1177
Yakima 04:18:18 -10.7 NT Down 46.0 282.3 Up 04:03:18 - 04:33:18 1155
Toppenish/White Swan 04:18:19 -11.0 NT Down 45.8 282.7 Up 04:03:19 - 04:33:19 1152
Goldendale 04:18:21 -11.1 NT Down 46.0 283.0 Up 04:03:21 - 04:33:21 1100
The Dalles 04:18:22 -11.0 NT Down 46.2 283.0 Up 04:03:22 - 04:33:22 1068
Maupin 04:18:24 -11.3 NT Down 46.0 283.5 Up 04:03:24 - 04:33:24 1050
Madras/Culver 04:18:26 -11.6 NT Down 45.9 284.0 Up 04:03:26 - 04:33:26 1018
Redmond 04:18:28 -11.8 NT Down 45.9 284.4 Up 04:03:28 - 04:33:28 995
Bend 04:18:28 -11.8 NT Down 45.9 284.5 Up 04:03:28 - 04:33:28 975
Sisters 04:18:27 -11.5 NT Down 46.1 284.1 Up 04:03:27 - 04:33:27 974
Oregon Observatory 04:18:29 -11.8 NT Down 46.0 284.6 Up 04:03:29 - 04:33:29 958
North Lake 04:18:32 -12.5 AT Down 45.4 285.5 Up 04:03:32 - 04:33:32 952
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:18:30 -11.9 NT Down 45.9 284.8 Up 04:03:30 - 04:33:30 943
Paisley 04:18:35 -13.1 AT Down 45.0 286.2 Up 04:03:35 - 04:33:35 940
DCO 04:19:11 -22.4 Dark Down 36.8 295.3 Up 04:04:11 - 04:34:11 940
Lakeview 04:18:37 -13.5 AT Down 44.7 286.8 Up 04:03:37 - 04:33:37 922
Patrick 04:19:09 -21.7 Dark Down 37.5 294.9 Up 04:04:09 - 04:34:09 914
Cedarville 04:18:40 -14.0 AT Down 44.4 287.5 Up 04:03:40 - 04:33:40 894
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:19:10 -21.7 Dark Down 37.5 295.0 Up 04:04:10 - 04:34:10 889
Henderson 04:19:06 -20.6 Dark Down 38.6 294.1 Up 04:04:06 - 04:34:06 882
Indian Springs 04:19:04 -19.8 Dark Down 39.3 293.5 Up 04:04:04 - 04:34:04 871
Tonopah 04:18:56 -17.9 AT Down 41.0 291.8 Up 04:03:56 - 04:33:56 865
Chiloquin 04:18:34 -12.4 AT Down 45.9 285.7 Up 04:03:34 - 04:33:34 859
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:19:10 -21.4 Dark Down 37.9 294.8 Up 04:04:10 - 04:34:10 855
Searchlight/Boulder City 04:19:08 -21.0 Dark Down 38.3 294.5 Up 04:04:08 - 04:34:08 852
Tulelake 04:18:37 -12.9 AT Down 45.4 286.5 Up 04:03:37 - 04:33:37 845
Klamath Falls 04:18:35 -12.6 AT Down 45.7 286.1 Up 04:03:35 - 04:33:35 843
Mohave Valley 04:19:11 -21.6 Dark Down 37.8 295.0 Up 04:04:11 - 04:34:11 840
Lake Havasu City 04:19:12 -22.0 Dark Down 37.4 295.4 Up 04:04:12 - 04:34:12 831
Beatty 04:19:01 -18.9 Dark Down 40.2 292.8 Up 04:04:01 - 04:34:01 824
Parker 04:19:13 -22.2 Dark Down 37.2 295.6 Up 04:04:13 - 04:34:13 812
Hawthorne 04:18:53 -16.8 AT Down 42.2 290.8 Up 04:03:53 - 04:33:53 808
Yerington 04:18:51 -16.1 AT Down 42.8 290.2 Up 04:03:51 - 04:33:51 804
Susanville 04:18:44 -14.4 AT Down 44.4 288.4 Up 04:03:44 - 04:33:44 801
Reno 04:18:48 -15.4 AT Down 43.5 289.5 Up 04:03:48 - 04:33:48 798
Fall River/Burney 04:18:41 -13.5 AT Down 45.1 287.4 Up 04:03:41 - 04:33:41 795
Carson City 04:18:50 -15.6 AT Down 43.3 289.8 Up 04:03:50 - 04:33:50 778
Portola 04:18:46 -14.8 AT Down 44.0 289.0 Up 04:03:46 - 04:33:46 776
Gimple 04:18:45 -14.4 AT Down 44.4 288.5 Up 04:03:45 - 04:33:45 772
Greenville 04:18:45 -14.3 AT Down 44.5 288.5 Up 04:03:45 - 04:33:45 767
Gardnerville 04:18:50 -15.8 AT Down 43.2 290.1 Up 04:03:50 - 04:33:50 766
Blythe 04:19:15 -22.4 Dark Down 37.2 295.9 Up 04:04:15 - 04:34:15 761
Quincy 04:18:46 -14.5 AT Down 44.4 288.7 Up 04:03:46 - 04:33:46 755
Bishop 04:18:58 -17.6 AT Down 41.6 291.9 Up 04:03:58 - 04:33:58 753
Lee Vining 04:18:55 -16.8 AT Down 42.4 291.1 Up 04:03:55 - 04:33:55 745
Lone Pine 04:19:01 -18.3 Dark Down 41.1 292.6 Up 04:04:01 - 04:34:01 727
Yuma 04:19:19 -22.9 Dark Down 36.8 296.5 Up 04:04:19 - 04:34:19 702
Calipatria 04:19:17 -22.1 Dark Down 37.7 296.0 Up 04:04:17 - 04:34:17 672
Idyllwild 04:19:14 -20.9 Dark Down 38.9 295.3 Up 04:04:14 - 04:34:14 634
Wildwood 04:19:10 -19.4 Dark Down 40.4 294.5 Up 04:04:10 - 04:34:10 537
CPSLO 04:19:04 -17.3 AT Down 42.5 292.9 Up 04:04:04 - 04:34:04 485

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 05UN524, (2019/05/02 04:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.0 +28:01:33  1.1 15.08 105
34Bet Aur      05:59:31.6 +44:56:51  1.9 11.90  83
61Psi8Aur      06:53:57.1 +38:30:17  6.2  0.16  93
PPM 072203     06:53:13.9 +38:35:14 11.7  0.15  93
05UN524        06:53:55.4 +38:39:44 12.6        93
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/04/25 23:12:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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