RECON: TNO occultation with 10GX34

Event between 10GX34 and star UC4-330-153945 with event index number of 303448

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/06/20 05:31:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:26:11.9 -24:05:52
Equinox of date position of star is 18:27:23.1 -24:05:07
Stellar brightness R=12.6, use SENSEUP=16
Star is 26 degrees from the moon. Moon is 92% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 16.6 AU from the Sun and 15.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 243 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1332 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11277.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=120.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Diameter=49.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10GX34, (2019/06/20 05:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:36.2 -26:28:25  0.9 26.45  52
Nunki          18:56:28.3 -26:16:15  2.0  6.93  19
PPM 268291     18:22:43.3 -24:54:17  6.0  1.34  27
PPM 268419     18:27:52.8 -23:25:22  8.4  0.67  26
PPM 268401     18:27:22.1 -23:57:13  9.6  0.13  26
10GX34         18:27:23.3 -24:05:07 12.6        26
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 3.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.5 km RECON observability=0.2 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 05:34:20 -10.0 NT Down 6.3 140.2 Really Low 05:19:20 - 05:49:20 8724
Summerland 05:34:21 -10.1 NT Down 6.4 139.9 Really Low 05:19:21 - 05:49:21 8705
Penticton 05:34:21 -10.2 NT Down 6.5 140.0 Really Low 05:19:21 - 05:49:21 8704
Okanagan Falls 05:34:22 -10.4 NT Down 6.6 140.0 Really Low 05:19:22 - 05:49:22 8696
Oliver 05:34:23 -10.5 NT Down 6.8 140.0 Really Low 05:19:23 - 05:49:23 8689
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:34:23 -10.7 NT Down 7.0 140.1 Really Low 05:19:23 - 05:49:23 8686
Oroville 05:34:23 -10.8 NT Down 7.0 140.1 Really Low 05:19:23 - 05:49:23 8681
Tonasket 05:34:23 -11.0 NT Down 7.2 140.1 Really Low 05:19:23 - 05:49:23 8671
Okanogan 05:34:25 -11.2 NT Down 7.4 139.9 Really Low 05:19:25 - 05:49:25 8652
Brewster 05:34:26 -11.3 NT Down 7.5 139.7 Really Low 05:19:26 - 05:49:26 8635
Manson/Chelan 05:34:27 -11.4 NT Down 7.5 139.4 Really Low 05:19:27 - 05:49:27 8617
Entiat 05:34:29 -11.5 NT Down 7.6 139.4 Really Low 05:19:29 - 05:49:29 8605
Wenatchee 05:34:29 -11.7 NT Down 7.8 139.3 Really Low 05:19:29 - 05:49:29 8591
Ellensburg 05:34:31 -12.0 NT Down 8.0 139.0 Really Low 05:19:31 - 05:49:31 8566
Pasco 05:34:29 -13.1 AT Down 9.2 140.1 Really Low 05:19:29 - 05:49:29 8564
Niwot 05:34:00 -23.2 Dark Up 19.9 150.9 Really Low 05:19:00 - 05:49:00 8559
PNWRO 05:34:29 -13.4 AT Down 9.5 140.3 Really Low 05:19:29 - 05:49:29 8558
SwRI 05:34:00 -23.3 Dark Up 20.0 150.8 Low 05:19:00 - 05:49:00 8551
Yakima 05:34:32 -12.3 AT Down 8.3 139.0 Really Low 05:19:32 - 05:49:32 8546
George/Umatilla 05:34:31 -13.3 AT Down 9.4 139.9 Really Low 05:19:31 - 05:49:31 8543
Toppenish/White Swan 05:34:32 -12.5 AT Down 8.5 139.1 Really Low 05:19:32 - 05:49:32 8540
Goldendale 05:34:34 -12.8 AT Down 8.8 138.7 Really Low 05:19:34 - 05:49:34 8502
The Dalles 05:34:36 -12.9 AT Down 8.8 138.4 Really Low 05:19:36 - 05:49:36 8482
Maupin 05:34:37 -13.2 AT Down 9.1 138.5 Really Low 05:19:37 - 05:49:37 8464
Madras/Culver 05:34:39 -13.7 AT Down 9.5 138.4 Really Low 05:19:39 - 05:49:39 8434
Redmond 05:34:39 -13.9 AT Down 9.8 138.3 Really Low 05:19:39 - 05:49:39 8415
Sisters 05:34:40 -13.8 AT Down 9.6 138.0 Really Low 05:19:40 - 05:49:40 8406
Bend 05:34:41 -14.1 AT Down 9.9 138.2 Really Low 05:19:41 - 05:49:41 8400
Oregon Observatory 05:34:42 -14.2 AT Down 9.9 138.0 Really Low 05:19:42 - 05:49:42 8387
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:34:42 -14.3 AT Down 10.1 138.0 Really Low 05:19:42 - 05:49:42 8375
North Lake 05:34:41 -14.9 AT Down 10.7 138.4 Really Low 05:19:41 - 05:49:41 8367
Paisley 05:34:42 -15.5 AT Down 11.3 138.6 Really Low 05:19:42 - 05:49:42 8346
Lakeview 05:34:42 -16.0 AT Down 11.7 138.7 Really Low 05:19:42 - 05:49:42 8323
Chiloquin 05:34:46 -15.0 AT Down 10.7 137.6 Really Low 05:19:46 - 05:49:46 8305
Cedarville 05:34:44 -16.6 AT Down 12.3 138.7 Really Low 05:19:44 - 05:49:44 8291
Klamath Falls 05:34:46 -15.4 AT Down 11.0 137.6 Really Low 05:19:46 - 05:49:46 8288
Tulelake 05:34:46 -15.7 AT Down 11.4 137.8 Really Low 05:19:46 - 05:49:46 8281
Fall River/Burney 05:34:48 -16.5 AT Down 12.1 137.7 Really Low 05:19:48 - 05:49:48 8231
Susanville 05:34:48 -17.3 AT Down 12.9 138.2 Really Low 05:19:48 - 05:49:48 8215
Gimple 05:34:49 -17.5 AT Down 13.0 138.0 Really Low 05:19:49 - 05:49:49 8193
Greenville 05:34:49 -17.4 AT Down 13.0 137.9 Really Low 05:19:49 - 05:49:49 8191
Reno 05:34:47 -18.4 Dark Down 14.0 138.7 Really Low 05:19:47 - 05:49:47 8186
Portola 05:34:49 -17.9 AT Down 13.5 138.3 Really Low 05:19:49 - 05:49:49 8184
Quincy 05:34:49 -17.6 AT Down 13.1 137.9 Really Low 05:19:49 - 05:49:49 8179
Yerington 05:34:46 -19.1 Dark Up 14.8 139.1 Really Low 05:19:46 - 05:49:46 8170
Tonopah 05:34:43 -20.8 Dark Up 16.4 140.5 Really Low 05:19:43 - 05:49:43 8165
Carson City 05:34:48 -18.7 Dark Down 14.3 138.7 Really Low 05:19:48 - 05:49:48 8165
Hawthorne 05:34:46 -19.8 Dark Up 15.4 139.5 Really Low 05:19:46 - 05:49:46 8157
Gardnerville 05:34:49 -18.9 Dark Down 14.5 138.7 Really Low 05:19:49 - 05:49:49 8152
Indian Springs 05:34:41 -22.7 Dark Up 18.4 141.4 Really Low 05:19:41 - 05:49:41 8114
Lee Vining 05:34:49 -20.0 Dark Up 15.6 139.0 Really Low 05:19:49 - 05:49:49 8109
Beatty 05:34:44 -21.9 Dark Up 17.6 140.6 Really Low 05:19:44 - 05:49:44 8106
Henderson 05:34:40 -23.4 Dark Up 19.1 141.9 Really Low 05:19:40 - 05:49:40 8099
Bishop 05:34:48 -20.8 Dark Up 16.4 139.5 Really Low 05:19:48 - 05:49:48 8092
Patrick 05:34:37 -24.4 Dark Up 20.2 142.6 Low 05:19:37 - 05:49:37 8088
DCO 05:34:36 -25.0 Dark Up 20.8 143.1 Low 05:19:36 - 05:49:36 8086
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:34:38 -24.5 Dark Up 20.3 142.4 Low 05:19:38 - 05:49:38 8069
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:34:41 -23.9 Dark Up 19.6 141.8 Really Low 05:19:41 - 05:49:41 8064
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:34:40 -24.3 Dark Up 20.0 142.0 Low 05:19:40 - 05:49:40 8054
Lone Pine 05:34:49 -21.6 Dark Up 17.1 139.6 Really Low 05:19:49 - 05:49:49 8053
Mohave Valley 05:34:41 -24.6 Dark Up 20.2 142.0 Low 05:19:41 - 05:49:41 8037
Lake Havasu City 05:34:41 -25.0 Dark Up 20.7 142.1 Low 05:19:41 - 05:49:41 8017
Parker 05:34:41 -25.3 Dark Up 21.0 142.0 Low 05:19:41 - 05:49:41 7995
Blythe 05:34:43 -25.7 Dark Up 21.2 141.7 Low 05:19:43 - 05:49:43 7953
Idyllwild 05:34:50 -24.6 Dark Up 20.0 140.0 Low 05:19:50 - 05:49:50 7904
CPSLO 05:34:59 -21.5 Dark Up 16.7 137.3 Really Low 05:19:59 - 05:49:59 7898
Calipatria 05:34:47 -25.7 Dark Up 21.1 140.8 Low 05:19:47 - 05:49:47 7895
Yuma 05:34:45 -26.4 Dark Up 21.9 141.4 Low 05:19:45 - 05:49:45 7890
Wildwood 05:34:55 -23.4 Dark Up 18.8 138.6 Really Low 05:19:55 - 05:49:55 7876

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 10GX34, (2019/06/20 05:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 26.45  52
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  6.93  19
PPM 268291     18:21:31.4 -24:54:54  6.0  1.34  27
PPM 268419     18:26:41.7 -23:26:08  8.4  0.67  26
PPM 268401     18:26:10.8 -23:57:59  9.6  0.13  26
10GX34         18:26:11.9 -24:05:52 12.6        26
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:17:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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