RECON: TNO occultation with 09YT26

Event between 09YT26 and star GA1160:02838862 with event index number of 1558476

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/01/15 13:14:13 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:28:43.5 +26:23:28
Equinox of date position of star is 07:29:55.4 +26:21:00
Stellar brightness G=11.8, use SENSEUP=8
Star is 68 degrees from the moon. Moon is 72% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7

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TNO is 32.4 AU from the Sun and 31.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 79 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1148 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22798.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=288.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.7 sec chord
Diameter=117.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 09YT26, (2020/01/15 13:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:32.4 +27:58:34  1.1  4.03  65
65 Gem         07:31:03.4 +27:52:23  6.1  1.54  68
PPM 097535     07:29:14.8 +26:11:08  7.5  0.23  69
09YT26         07:29:57.4 +26:20:56 11.8        68
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 13.8 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 13:11:58 -24.7 Dark Up 25.6 281.4 Low 13:04:51 - 13:19:05 9020
Penticton 13:11:57 -24.8 Dark Up 25.6 281.4 Low 13:04:50 - 13:19:04 8995
Summerland 13:11:57 -24.9 Dark Up 25.7 281.3 Low 13:04:50 - 13:19:04 8994
Okanagan Falls 13:11:57 -24.8 Dark Up 25.6 281.5 Low 13:04:50 - 13:19:04 8983
Oliver 13:11:56 -24.8 Dark Up 25.5 281.6 Low 13:04:49 - 13:19:03 8975
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 13:11:56 -24.7 Dark Up 25.4 281.8 Low 13:04:49 - 13:19:03 8972
Oroville 13:11:55 -24.7 Dark Up 25.4 281.8 Low 13:04:48 - 13:19:02 8965
Tonasket 13:11:55 -24.7 Dark Up 25.4 281.9 Low 13:04:48 - 13:19:02 8952
SwRI 13:11:24 -13.2 AT Up 13.1 293.6 Really Low 13:04:17 - 13:18:31 8947
Okanogan 13:11:53 -24.8 Dark Up 25.4 281.9 Low 13:04:46 - 13:19:00 8928
Brewster 13:11:52 -24.9 Dark Up 25.5 281.9 Low 13:04:45 - 13:18:59 8906
Manson/Chelan 13:11:52 -25.1 Dark Up 25.7 281.8 Low 13:04:45 - 13:18:59 8881
Wenatchee 13:11:49 -25.2 Dark Up 25.7 281.9 Low 13:04:42 - 13:18:56 8847
Pasco 13:11:45 -24.3 Dark Up 24.6 283.2 Low 13:04:38 - 13:18:52 8821
Ellensburg 13:11:48 -25.3 Dark Up 25.8 281.9 Low 13:04:41 - 13:18:55 8815
PNWRO 13:11:44 -24.1 Dark Up 24.4 283.4 Low 13:04:37 - 13:18:51 8815
George/Umatilla 13:11:44 -24.4 Dark Up 24.7 283.2 Low 13:04:37 - 13:18:51 8794
Yakima 13:11:46 -25.3 Dark Up 25.7 282.1 Low 13:04:39 - 13:18:53 8791
Toppenish/White Swan 13:11:46 -25.2 Dark Up 25.5 282.3 Low 13:04:39 - 13:18:53 8784
Goldendale 13:11:43 -25.4 Dark Up 25.7 282.3 Low 13:04:36 - 13:18:50 8735
The Dalles 13:11:43 -25.7 Dark Up 25.9 282.1 Low 13:04:36 - 13:18:50 8708
Maupin 13:11:42 -25.5 Dark Up 25.7 282.4 Low 13:04:35 - 13:18:49 8686
Madras/Culver 13:11:39 -25.5 Dark Up 25.7 282.6 Low 13:04:32 - 13:18:46 8650
Redmond 13:11:39 -25.5 Dark Up 25.6 282.8 Low 13:04:32 - 13:18:46 8625
Sisters 13:11:38 -25.8 Dark Up 25.9 282.5 Low 13:04:31 - 13:18:45 8612
Bend 13:11:38 -25.6 Dark Up 25.7 282.8 Low 13:04:31 - 13:18:45 8606
Oregon Observatory 13:11:37 -25.7 Dark Up 25.7 282.8 Low 13:04:30 - 13:18:44 8591
La Pine/Gilchrist 13:11:36 -25.7 Dark Up 25.7 282.8 Low 13:04:29 - 13:18:43 8575
North Lake 13:11:35 -25.3 Dark Up 25.2 283.4 Low 13:04:28 - 13:18:42 8570
Paisley 13:11:32 -24.9 Dark Up 24.8 283.9 Low 13:04:25 - 13:18:39 8547
Lakeview 13:11:30 -24.7 Dark Up 24.6 284.2 Low 13:04:23 - 13:18:37 8522
Chiloquin 13:11:32 -25.9 Dark Up 25.7 283.1 Low 13:04:25 - 13:18:39 8489
Cedarville 13:11:28 -24.5 Dark Up 24.3 284.6 Low 13:04:21 - 13:18:35 8485
Klamath Falls 13:11:31 -25.8 Dark Up 25.6 283.3 Low 13:04:24 - 13:18:38 8469
Tulelake 13:11:30 -25.6 Dark Up 25.3 283.6 Low 13:04:23 - 13:18:37 8463
Fall River/Burney 13:11:27 -25.4 Dark Up 25.1 284.1 Low 13:04:20 - 13:18:34 8405
Susanville 13:11:25 -24.8 Dark Up 24.4 284.8 Low 13:04:18 - 13:18:32 8391
Tonopah 13:11:16 -21.8 Dark Up 21.2 287.6 Low 13:04:09 - 13:18:23 8366
Reno 13:11:21 -24.0 Dark Up 23.5 285.6 Low 13:04:14 - 13:18:28 8365
Gimple 13:11:24 -24.9 Dark Up 24.5 284.8 Low 13:04:17 - 13:18:31 8364
Greenville 13:11:24 -25.0 Dark Up 24.5 284.7 Low 13:04:17 - 13:18:31 8361
Portola 13:11:22 -24.6 Dark Up 24.1 285.1 Low 13:04:15 - 13:18:29 8357
Yerington 13:11:20 -23.5 Dark Up 22.9 286.2 Low 13:04:13 - 13:18:27 8353
Quincy 13:11:22 -24.9 Dark Up 24.5 284.8 Low 13:04:15 - 13:18:29 8347
Hawthorne 13:11:18 -23.0 Dark Up 22.4 286.7 Low 13:04:11 - 13:18:25 8342
Carson City 13:11:20 -24.0 Dark Up 23.4 285.8 Low 13:04:13 - 13:18:27 8341
Gardnerville 13:11:20 -23.9 Dark Up 23.3 285.9 Low 13:04:13 - 13:18:27 8326
Indian Springs 13:11:10 -20.3 Dark Up 19.6 288.9 Really Low 13:04:03 - 13:18:17 8325
Patrick 13:11:06 -18.7 Dark Up 17.8 290.1 Really Low 13:03:59 - 13:18:13 8316
Henderson 13:11:09 -19.7 Dark Up 18.9 289.4 Really Low 13:04:02 - 13:18:16 8315
Beatty 13:11:11 -21.2 Dark Up 20.5 288.2 Low 13:04:04 - 13:18:18 8304
Kingman/Dolan Springs 13:11:06 -18.8 Dark Up 17.9 290.1 Really Low 13:03:59 - 13:18:13 8293
Lee Vining 13:11:16 -23.3 Dark Up 22.6 286.6 Low 13:04:09 - 13:18:23 8282
Searchlight/Boulder City 13:11:06 -19.5 Dark Up 18.6 289.6 Really Low 13:03:59 - 13:18:13 8277
Laughlin/Bullhead City 13:11:06 -19.2 Dark Up 18.3 289.9 Really Low 13:03:59 - 13:18:13 8270
Bishop 13:11:13 -22.6 Dark Up 21.9 287.2 Low 13:04:06 - 13:18:20 8270
Mohave Valley 13:11:05 -19.1 Dark Up 18.2 290.0 Really Low 13:03:58 - 13:18:12 8251
Lake Havasu City 13:11:04 -18.8 Dark Up 17.9 290.2 Really Low 13:03:57 - 13:18:11 8232
Lone Pine 13:11:11 -22.2 Dark Up 21.4 287.7 Low 13:04:04 - 13:18:18 8229
Parker 13:11:03 -18.7 Dark Up 17.7 290.3 Really Low 13:03:56 - 13:18:10 8208
Blythe 13:11:01 -18.9 Dark Up 17.8 290.3 Really Low 13:03:54 - 13:18:08 8158
Yuma 13:10:58 -18.7 Dark Up 17.5 290.6 Really Low 13:03:51 - 13:18:05 8088
Calipatria 13:11:00 -19.5 Dark Up 18.3 290.0 Really Low 13:03:53 - 13:18:07 8082
Idyllwild 13:11:02 -20.6 Dark Up 19.5 289.3 Really Low 13:03:55 - 13:18:09 8077
CPSLO 13:11:08 -24.1 Dark Up 23.0 286.9 Low 13:04:01 - 13:18:15 8027
Wildwood 13:11:04 -22.2 Dark Up 21.1 288.3 Low 13:03:57 - 13:18:11 8024

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 09YT26, (2020/01/15 13:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.0 +28:01:33  1.1  4.03  65
65 Gem         07:29:48.7 +27:54:57  6.1  1.54  68
PPM 097535     07:28:00.9 +26:13:39  7.5  0.23  69
09YT26         07:28:43.5 +26:23:28 11.8        68
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/07/02 02:26:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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