RECON: TNO occultation with 05UN524

Event between 05UN524 and star GA1280:03422001 with event index number of 222973

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/11/20 04:55:12 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:33:21.2 +38:57:11
Equinox of date position of star is 07:34:40.1 +38:54:36
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 44 degrees from the moon. Moon is 46% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 18.8 AU from the Sun and 18.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 521 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4876 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13204.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=86.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Diameter=35.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 05UN524, (2019/11/20 04:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:31.8 +27:58:36  1.1 11.21  38
PPM 072880     07:33:16.3 +38:51:07  6.5  0.28  44
PPM 072896     07:34:06.5 +39:00:13  9.0  0.15  44
05UN524        07:34:42.0 +38:54:32 15.2        44
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 17.2 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=7.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 05:02:09 -46.1 Dark Down 24.1 57.5 Low 04:47:09 - 05:17:09 4268
Summerland 05:02:10 -46.1 Dark Down 23.8 57.2 Low 04:47:10 - 05:17:10 4252
Penticton 05:02:10 -46.1 Dark Down 23.9 57.3 Low 04:47:10 - 05:17:10 4241
Okanagan Falls 05:02:11 -46.2 Dark Down 23.7 57.2 Low 04:47:11 - 05:17:11 4225
Oliver 05:02:11 -46.3 Dark Down 23.7 57.1 Low 04:47:11 - 05:17:11 4209
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:02:11 -46.5 Dark Down 23.7 57.2 Low 04:47:11 - 05:17:11 4185
Oroville 05:02:11 -46.5 Dark Down 23.6 57.1 Low 04:47:11 - 05:17:11 4181
Tonasket 05:02:12 -46.6 Dark Down 23.5 57.0 Low 04:47:12 - 05:17:12 4160
Okanogan 05:02:12 -46.7 Dark Down 23.2 56.8 Low 04:47:12 - 05:17:12 4135
Brewster 05:02:13 -46.7 Dark Down 22.9 56.6 Low 04:47:13 - 05:17:13 4118
Manson/Chelan 05:02:14 -46.6 Dark Down 22.6 56.3 Low 04:47:14 - 05:17:14 4114
Entiat 05:02:15 -46.6 Dark Down 22.5 56.2 Low 04:47:15 - 05:17:15 4097
Wenatchee 05:02:15 -46.7 Dark Down 22.3 56.1 Low 04:47:15 - 05:17:15 4078
Ellensburg 05:02:17 -46.7 Dark Down 21.9 55.8 Low 04:47:17 - 05:17:17 4049
Yakima 05:02:17 -46.9 Dark Down 21.7 55.7 Low 04:47:17 - 05:17:17 4013
Toppenish/White Swan 05:02:19 -47.1 Dark Down 21.7 55.7 Low 04:47:19 - 05:17:19 3986
Goldendale 05:02:19 -47.0 Dark Down 21.1 55.3 Low 04:47:19 - 05:17:19 3954
The Dalles 05:02:20 -46.9 Dark Down 20.8 55.0 Low 04:47:20 - 05:17:20 3950
Pasco 05:02:15 -47.9 Dark Down 22.3 56.4 Low 04:47:15 - 05:17:15 3920
Maupin 05:02:21 -47.1 Dark Down 20.6 54.9 Low 04:47:21 - 05:17:21 3907
George/Umatilla 05:02:16 -47.9 Dark Down 22.0 56.1 Low 04:47:16 - 05:17:16 3898
PNWRO 05:02:15 -48.2 Dark Down 22.3 56.4 Low 04:47:15 - 05:17:15 3887
Madras/Culver 05:02:21 -47.3 Dark Down 20.2 54.7 Low 04:47:21 - 05:17:21 3859
Sisters 05:02:24 -47.1 Dark Down 19.8 54.4 Really Low 04:47:24 - 05:17:24 3849
Redmond 05:02:22 -47.4 Dark Down 20.0 54.6 Low 04:47:22 - 05:17:22 3829
Bend 05:02:22 -47.4 Dark Down 19.8 54.5 Really Low 04:47:22 - 05:17:22 3816
Oregon Observatory 05:02:23 -47.4 Dark Down 19.6 54.3 Really Low 04:47:23 - 05:17:23 3806
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:02:23 -47.4 Dark Down 19.5 54.2 Really Low 04:47:23 - 05:17:23 3790
North Lake 05:02:23 -48.0 Dark Down 19.6 54.4 Really Low 04:47:23 - 05:17:23 3723
Chiloquin 05:02:25 -47.5 Dark Down 18.6 53.7 Really Low 04:47:25 - 05:17:25 3706
Klamath Falls 05:02:25 -47.7 Dark Down 18.5 53.7 Really Low 04:47:25 - 05:17:25 3671
Paisley 05:02:23 -48.4 Dark Down 19.5 54.5 Really Low 04:47:23 - 05:17:23 3656
Tulelake 05:02:25 -48.0 Dark Down 18.5 53.8 Really Low 04:47:25 - 05:17:25 3633
Lakeview 05:02:24 -48.7 Dark Down 19.3 54.4 Really Low 04:47:24 - 05:17:24 3600
Fall River/Burney 05:02:26 -48.3 Dark Down 18.0 53.6 Really Low 04:47:26 - 05:17:26 3546
Cedarville 05:02:23 -49.1 Dark Down 19.0 54.3 Really Low 04:47:23 - 05:17:23 3532
Susanville 05:02:25 -49.1 Dark Down 18.1 53.8 Really Low 04:47:25 - 05:17:25 3453
Greenville 05:02:27 -48.9 Dark Down 17.7 53.6 Really Low 04:47:27 - 05:17:27 3443
Gimple 05:02:26 -49.0 Dark Down 17.8 53.6 Really Low 04:47:26 - 05:17:26 3438
Quincy 05:02:26 -49.0 Dark Down 17.6 53.5 Really Low 04:47:26 - 05:17:26 3424
Portola 05:02:26 -49.4 Dark Down 17.8 53.7 Really Low 04:47:26 - 05:17:26 3389
Reno 05:02:25 -49.9 Dark Down 18.1 54.0 Really Low 04:47:25 - 05:17:25 3334
Carson City 05:02:25 -50.1 Dark Down 17.9 53.9 Really Low 04:47:25 - 05:17:25 3300
Gardnerville 05:02:25 -50.2 Dark Down 17.8 53.9 Really Low 04:47:25 - 05:17:25 3275
Yerington 05:02:24 -50.6 Dark Down 18.2 54.2 Really Low 04:47:24 - 05:17:24 3252
Hawthorne 05:02:23 -51.1 Dark Down 18.2 54.3 Really Low 04:47:23 - 05:17:23 3184
Lee Vining 05:02:24 -50.9 Dark Down 17.6 53.9 Really Low 04:47:24 - 05:17:24 3155
Tonopah 05:02:20 -52.3 Dark Down 18.9 54.8 Really Low 04:47:20 - 05:17:20 3074
Bishop 05:02:23 -51.7 Dark Down 17.7 54.1 Really Low 04:47:23 - 05:17:23 3066
CPSLO 05:02:29 -50.4 Dark Down 15.0 52.6 Really Low 04:47:29 - 05:17:29 2992
Lone Pine 05:02:22 -52.1 Dark Down 17.5 54.0 Really Low 04:47:22 - 05:17:22 2980
Beatty 05:02:20 -53.0 Dark Down 18.5 54.7 Really Low 04:47:20 - 05:17:20 2945
Indian Springs 05:02:17 -53.9 Dark Down 19.0 55.1 Really Low 04:47:17 - 05:17:17 2865
Niwot 05:01:48 -59.7 Dark Down 27.8 61.0 Low 04:46:48 - 05:16:48 2789
Henderson 05:02:16 -54.6 Dark Down 19.1 55.2 Really Low 04:47:16 - 05:17:16 2783
SwRI 05:01:48 -59.7 Dark Down 27.7 60.9 Low 04:46:48 - 05:16:48 2781
Wildwood 05:02:25 -52.3 Dark Down 15.6 53.2 Really Low 04:47:25 - 05:17:25 2778
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:02:16 -54.9 Dark Down 18.9 55.1 Really Low 04:47:16 - 05:17:16 2727
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:02:15 -55.2 Dark Down 18.9 55.1 Really Low 04:47:15 - 05:17:15 2683
Patrick 05:02:13 -55.7 Dark Down 19.5 55.5 Really Low 04:47:13 - 05:17:13 2674
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:02:13 -55.6 Dark Down 19.3 55.4 Really Low 04:47:13 - 05:17:13 2661
Mohave Valley 05:02:15 -55.3 Dark Down 18.8 55.1 Really Low 04:47:15 - 05:17:15 2657
Idyllwild 05:02:20 -53.9 Dark Down 16.7 53.9 Really Low 04:47:20 - 05:17:20 2652
DCO 05:02:12 -56.3 Dark Down 19.8 55.7 Really Low 04:47:12 - 05:17:12 2613
Lake Havasu City 05:02:14 -55.6 Dark Down 18.7 55.1 Really Low 04:47:14 - 05:17:14 2609
Parker 05:02:14 -55.7 Dark Down 18.5 55.0 Really Low 04:47:14 - 05:17:14 2575
Blythe 05:02:15 -55.6 Dark Down 18.0 54.7 Really Low 04:47:15 - 05:17:15 2540
Calipatria 05:02:17 -55.0 Dark Down 17.1 54.2 Really Low 04:47:17 - 05:17:17 2539
Yuma 05:02:15 -55.8 Dark Down 17.5 54.5 Really Low 04:47:15 - 05:17:15 2456

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, (2019/11/20 04:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.0 +28:01:33  1.1 11.21  38
PPM 072880     07:31:55.5 +38:53:44  6.5  0.28  44
PPM 072896     07:32:45.6 +39:02:51  9.0  0.15  44
05UN524        07:33:21.2 +38:57:11 15.2        44
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/01 22:10:33 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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