RECON: TNO occultation with 10JJ124

Event between 10JJ124 and star GA0700:20963035 with event index number of 287815

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/08/06 04:40:11 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:09:08.3 -19:31:37
Equinox of date position of star is 18:10:17.3 -19:31:21
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 68 degrees from the moon. Moon is 33% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 24.7 AU from the Sun and 23.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 210 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2704 km.
The sky-plane scale is 17366.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=284.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.6 sec chord
Diameter=116.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10JJ124, (2019/08/06 04:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:36.7 -26:28:26  0.9 23.92  47
Nunki          18:56:28.7 -26:16:14  2.0 12.59  79
16 Sgr         18:16:22.9 -20:22:50  6.4  1.67  70
PPM 267927     18:09:51.4 -20:04:58  8.1  0.57  68
PPM 234084     18:09:49.9 -19:22:54  9.0  0.18  68
10JJ124        18:10:17.8 -19:31:20 15.2        69
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 4.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 10.8 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=4.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 04:41:50 -9.9 NT Up 20.3 173.2 Low 04:26:50 - 04:56:50 4042
Summerland 04:41:51 -10.0 NT Up 20.6 172.9 Low 04:26:51 - 04:56:51 4025
Penticton 04:41:51 -10.1 NT Up 20.7 173.0 Low 04:26:51 - 04:56:51 4024
Okanagan Falls 04:41:51 -10.2 NT Up 20.9 173.0 Low 04:26:51 - 04:56:51 4016
Oliver 04:41:51 -10.3 NT Up 21.0 173.0 Low 04:26:51 - 04:56:51 4009
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:41:51 -10.5 NT Up 21.2 173.2 Low 04:26:51 - 04:56:51 4005
Oroville 04:41:50 -10.5 NT Up 21.3 173.1 Low 04:26:50 - 04:56:50 4001
Tonasket 04:41:50 -10.7 NT Up 21.5 173.1 Low 04:26:50 - 04:56:50 3991
Okanogan 04:41:51 -10.8 NT Up 21.8 172.9 Low 04:26:51 - 04:56:51 3974
Brewster 04:41:52 -10.9 NT Up 22.1 172.7 Low 04:26:52 - 04:56:52 3959
Manson/Chelan 04:41:54 -10.9 NT Up 22.3 172.3 Low 04:26:54 - 04:56:54 3943
Entiat 04:41:54 -11.0 NT Up 22.5 172.2 Low 04:26:54 - 04:56:54 3932
Wenatchee 04:41:55 -11.1 NT Up 22.7 172.1 Low 04:26:55 - 04:56:55 3919
Ellensburg 04:41:56 -11.2 NT Up 23.1 171.9 Low 04:26:56 - 04:56:56 3896
Pasco 04:41:49 -12.5 AT Up 24.0 173.3 Low 04:26:49 - 04:56:49 3887
PNWRO 04:41:48 -12.7 AT Up 24.2 173.5 Low 04:26:48 - 04:56:48 3879
Yakima 04:41:56 -11.5 NT Up 23.5 171.9 Low 04:26:56 - 04:56:56 3877
Toppenish/White Swan 04:41:55 -11.7 NT Up 23.7 172.0 Low 04:26:55 - 04:56:55 3870
George/Umatilla 04:41:50 -12.6 AT Up 24.3 173.0 Low 04:26:50 - 04:56:50 3867
Goldendale 04:41:57 -11.9 NT Up 24.2 171.5 Low 04:26:57 - 04:56:57 3836
The Dalles 04:41:59 -11.8 NT Up 24.4 171.2 Low 04:26:59 - 04:56:59 3819
Maupin 04:41:58 -12.1 AT Up 24.8 171.2 Low 04:26:58 - 04:56:58 3800
Niwot 04:40:38 -23.7 Dark Up 30.0 187.8 Low 04:25:38 - 04:55:38 3789
SwRI 04:40:40 -23.8 Dark Up 30.1 187.7 Up 04:25:40 - 04:55:40 3782
Madras/Culver 04:41:59 -12.4 AT Up 25.4 171.2 Low 04:26:59 - 04:56:59 3772
Redmond 04:41:59 -12.6 AT Up 25.7 171.1 Low 04:26:59 - 04:56:59 3753
Sisters 04:42:01 -12.4 AT Up 25.7 170.7 Low 04:27:01 - 04:57:01 3747
Bend 04:41:59 -12.7 AT Up 25.9 170.9 Low 04:26:59 - 04:56:59 3740
Oregon Observatory 04:42:00 -12.7 AT Up 26.1 170.8 Low 04:27:00 - 04:57:00 3728
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:42:01 -12.8 AT Up 26.3 170.7 Low 04:27:01 - 04:57:01 3717
North Lake 04:41:58 -13.4 AT Up 26.8 171.3 Low 04:26:58 - 04:56:58 3706
Paisley 04:41:55 -14.0 AT Up 27.4 171.6 Low 04:26:55 - 04:56:55 3683
Lakeview 04:41:55 -14.4 AT Up 27.9 171.8 Low 04:26:55 - 04:56:55 3660
Chiloquin 04:42:02 -13.3 AT Up 27.3 170.2 Low 04:27:02 - 04:57:02 3651
Klamath Falls 04:42:02 -13.6 AT Up 27.7 170.3 Low 04:27:02 - 04:57:02 3634
Cedarville 04:41:54 -14.9 AT Up 28.5 171.9 Low 04:26:54 - 04:56:54 3627
Tulelake 04:42:01 -13.9 AT Up 28.0 170.6 Low 04:27:01 - 04:57:01 3625
Fall River/Burney 04:42:01 -14.5 AT Up 28.9 170.6 Low 04:27:01 - 04:57:01 3577
Susanville 04:41:57 -15.4 AT Up 29.6 171.3 Low 04:26:57 - 04:56:57 3556
Gimple 04:41:58 -15.4 AT Up 29.8 171.1 Low 04:26:58 - 04:56:58 3536
Greenville 04:41:58 -15.4 AT Up 29.8 171.0 Low 04:26:58 - 04:56:58 3534
Portola 04:41:56 -15.9 AT Up 30.2 171.5 Up 04:26:56 - 04:56:56 3525
Quincy 04:41:58 -15.5 AT Up 30.0 171.0 Up 04:26:58 - 04:56:58 3523
Reno 04:41:53 -16.4 AT Up 30.5 172.1 Up 04:26:53 - 04:56:53 3522
Yerington 04:41:49 -17.1 AT Up 31.2 172.8 Up 04:26:49 - 04:56:49 3503
Carson City 04:41:52 -16.6 AT Up 30.9 172.1 Up 04:26:52 - 04:56:52 3502
Gardnerville 04:41:52 -16.8 AT Up 31.2 172.1 Up 04:26:52 - 04:56:52 3488
Hawthorne 04:41:46 -17.8 AT Up 31.7 173.3 Up 04:26:46 - 04:56:46 3485
Tonopah 04:41:39 -18.9 Dark Up 32.2 174.8 Up 04:26:39 - 04:56:39 3485
Lee Vining 04:41:48 -17.8 AT Up 32.2 172.7 Up 04:26:48 - 04:56:48 3442
Beatty 04:41:37 -19.9 Dark Up 33.4 175.3 Up 04:26:37 - 04:56:37 3423
Indian Springs 04:41:30 -20.8 Dark Up 33.8 176.4 Up 04:26:30 - 04:56:30 3423
Bishop 04:41:45 -18.6 Dark Up 32.8 173.5 Up 04:26:45 - 04:56:45 3420
Henderson 04:41:26 -21.5 Dark Up 34.4 177.2 Up 04:26:26 - 04:56:26 3403
Patrick 04:41:20 -22.6 Dark Up 35.0 178.4 Up 04:26:20 - 04:56:20 3383
Lone Pine 04:41:43 -19.3 Dark Up 33.6 173.8 Up 04:26:43 - 04:56:43 3380
DCO 04:41:16 -23.2 Dark Up 35.4 179.2 Up 04:26:16 - 04:56:16 3377
Searchlight/Boulder City 04:41:25 -21.9 Dark Up 35.0 177.2 Up 04:26:25 - 04:56:25 3368
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:41:21 -22.6 Dark Up 35.3 178.2 Up 04:26:21 - 04:56:21 3366
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:41:24 -22.3 Dark Up 35.3 177.6 Up 04:26:24 - 04:56:24 3355
Mohave Valley 04:41:24 -22.5 Dark Up 35.5 177.6 Up 04:26:24 - 04:56:24 3338
Lake Havasu City 04:41:22 -23.0 Dark Up 36.0 177.9 Up 04:26:22 - 04:56:22 3317
Parker 04:41:22 -23.2 Dark Up 36.3 177.9 Up 04:26:22 - 04:56:22 3295
Blythe 04:41:23 -23.4 Dark Up 36.8 177.5 Up 04:26:23 - 04:56:23 3255
CPSLO 04:41:56 -18.5 Dark Up 34.6 170.8 Up 04:26:56 - 04:56:56 3245
Idyllwild 04:41:34 -22.0 Dark Up 36.6 175.1 Up 04:26:34 - 04:56:34 3222
Wildwood 04:41:45 -20.6 Dark Up 36.1 173.0 Up 04:26:45 - 04:56:45 3208
Calipatria 04:41:29 -23.1 Dark Up 37.3 176.4 Up 04:26:29 - 04:56:29 3204
Yuma 04:41:23 -24.0 Dark Up 37.7 177.5 Up 04:26:23 - 04:56:23 3192

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 10JJ124, (2019/08/06 04:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 23.92  47
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 12.59  79
16 Sgr         18:15:13.0 -20:23:17  6.4  1.67  70
PPM 267927     18:08:41.6 -20:05:14  8.1  0.57  68
PPM 234084     18:08:40.4 -19:23:10  9.0  0.18  68
10JJ124        18:09:08.3 -19:31:37 15.2        68
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:30:36 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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