RECON: TNO occultation with 119979

Event between (119979) 02WC19 and star GA1100:01766884 with event index number of 1002524

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/11 06:21:08 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:07:49.0 +20:22:52
Equinox of date position of star is 06:09:02.5 +20:22:36
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 83 degrees from the moon. Moon is 22% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 39.9 AU from the Sun and 39.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 224 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1712 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28420.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=691.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Diameter=282.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 119979, (2020/11/11 06:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:18.1 +07:24:33  0.4 13.33  87
Alhena         06:38:55.0 +16:22:47  1.9  8.13  76
62Chi2Ori      06:05:09.6 +20:08:10  4.5  0.95  83
PPM 095519     06:10:54.1 +20:28:57  7.2  0.44  82
PPM 095398     06:07:56.5 +20:06:04  9.2  0.38  83
PPM 095480     06:09:52.4 +20:24:50 10.2  0.19  82
119979         06:09:03.5 +20:22:36 16.3        82
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 4.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 22.1 km RECON observability=1.0 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)
Clarence Fulton 06:24:42 -53.9 Dark Down 31.9 96.1 Up 06:09:42 - 06:39:42 10703
Kelowna 06:24:45 -54.2 Dark Down 31.8 95.8 Up 06:09:45 - 06:39:45 10676
Peachland 06:24:45 -54.2 Dark Down 31.7 95.5 Up 06:09:45 - 06:39:45 10674
Victoria 06:24:57 -53.8 Dark Down 29.4 91.9 Low 06:09:57 - 06:39:57 10660
Summerland 06:24:46 -54.3 Dark Down 31.7 95.5 Up 06:09:46 - 06:39:46 10660
Penticton 06:24:46 -54.4 Dark Down 31.8 95.5 Up 06:09:46 - 06:39:46 10652
Oliver 06:24:48 -54.7 Dark Down 31.9 95.3 Up 06:09:48 - 06:39:48 10623
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:24:48 -54.9 Dark Down 32.0 95.3 Up 06:09:48 - 06:39:48 10605
Tonasket 06:24:50 -55.2 Dark Down 32.0 95.1 Up 06:09:50 - 06:39:50 10581
Okanogan 06:24:51 -55.4 Dark Down 31.9 94.8 Up 06:09:51 - 06:39:51 10557
Brewster 06:24:52 -55.5 Dark Down 31.8 94.5 Up 06:09:52 - 06:39:52 10540
Manson/Chelan 06:24:54 -55.6 Dark Down 31.6 94.0 Up 06:09:54 - 06:39:54 10531
Entiat 06:24:55 -55.7 Dark Down 31.6 93.9 Up 06:09:55 - 06:39:55 10515
Wenatchee 06:24:56 -55.9 Dark Down 31.5 93.6 Up 06:09:56 - 06:39:56 10496
Ellensburg 06:24:58 -56.1 Dark Down 31.4 93.2 Up 06:09:58 - 06:39:58 10467
Yakima 06:25:01 -56.5 Dark Down 31.4 93.0 Up 06:10:01 - 06:40:01 10434
Toppenish/White Swan 06:25:01 -56.7 Dark Down 31.5 93.0 Up 06:10:01 - 06:40:01 10412
Goldendale 06:25:04 -57.0 Dark Down 31.3 92.3 Up 06:10:04 - 06:40:04 10376
Pasco 06:25:00 -57.3 Dark Down 32.4 93.8 Up 06:10:00 - 06:40:00 10371
The Dalles 06:25:07 -57.0 Dark Down 31.0 91.9 Up 06:10:07 - 06:40:07 10366
PNWRO 06:25:00 -57.6 Dark Down 32.6 93.8 Up 06:10:00 - 06:40:00 10344
Maupin 06:25:09 -57.4 Dark Down 31.1 91.8 Up 06:10:09 - 06:40:09 10328
Sisters 06:25:12 -57.8 Dark Down 30.8 90.9 Up 06:10:12 - 06:40:12 10266
Redmond 06:25:11 -58.0 Dark Down 31.1 91.1 Up 06:10:11 - 06:40:11 10253
Bend 06:25:12 -58.1 Dark Down 31.0 90.9 Up 06:10:12 - 06:40:12 10239
Oregon Observatory 06:25:14 -58.2 Dark Down 30.9 90.7 Up 06:10:14 - 06:40:14 10227
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:25:14 -58.3 Dark Down 30.9 90.6 Up 06:10:14 - 06:40:14 10211
North Lake 06:25:16 -59.0 Dark Down 31.3 90.7 Up 06:10:16 - 06:40:16 10158
Paisley 06:25:17 -59.6 Dark Down 31.6 90.6 Up 06:10:17 - 06:40:17 10100
Klamath Falls 06:25:22 -59.3 Dark Down 30.7 89.5 Up 06:10:22 - 06:40:22 10092
Lakeview 06:25:18 -60.0 Dark Down 31.7 90.5 Up 06:10:18 - 06:40:18 10051
Cedarville 06:25:21 -60.6 Dark Down 31.9 90.2 Up 06:10:21 - 06:40:21 9988
Fall River/Burney 06:25:25 -60.4 Dark Down 31.0 89.1 Up 06:10:25 - 06:40:25 9977
Susanville 06:25:25 -61.2 Dark Down 31.5 89.2 Up 06:10:25 - 06:40:25 9901
Greenville 06:25:28 -61.3 Dark Down 31.3 88.8 Up 06:10:28 - 06:40:28 9884
Gimple 06:25:27 -61.3 Dark Down 31.4 88.9 Up 06:10:27 - 06:40:27 9882
Quincy 06:25:29 -61.4 Dark Down 31.3 88.7 Up 06:10:29 - 06:40:29 9866
Portola 06:25:28 -61.7 Dark Down 31.7 88.9 Up 06:10:28 - 06:40:28 9842
Reno 06:25:28 -62.3 Dark Down 32.2 89.2 Up 06:10:28 - 06:40:28 9800
Carson City 06:25:29 -62.6 Dark Down 32.2 89.0 Up 06:10:29 - 06:40:29 9767
Gardnerville 06:25:29 -62.8 Dark Down 32.2 88.9 Up 06:10:29 - 06:40:29 9743
Yerington 06:25:28 -63.0 Dark Down 32.7 89.2 Up 06:10:28 - 06:40:28 9732
Hawthorne 06:25:29 -63.7 Dark Down 33.1 89.3 Up 06:10:29 - 06:40:29 9675
Lee Vining 06:25:31 -63.8 Dark Down 32.7 88.6 Up 06:10:31 - 06:40:31 9636
Tonopah 06:25:27 -64.7 Dark Down 34.2 89.8 Up 06:10:27 - 06:40:27 9593
Bishop 06:25:32 -64.6 Dark Down 33.3 88.7 Up 06:10:32 - 06:40:32 9560
Niwot 06:24:47 -67.0 Dark Down 43.2 99.6 Up 06:09:47 - 06:39:47 9488
SwRI 06:24:47 -67.1 Dark Down 43.1 99.4 Up 06:09:47 - 06:39:47 9479
Beatty 06:25:29 -65.9 Dark Down 34.5 89.3 Up 06:10:29 - 06:40:29 9472
CPSLO 06:25:45 -64.7 Dark Down 31.4 86.1 Up 06:10:45 - 06:40:45 9430
Indian Springs 06:25:28 -66.7 Dark Down 35.4 89.7 Up 06:10:28 - 06:40:28 9412
Henderson 06:25:28 -67.4 Dark Down 36.0 89.8 Up 06:10:28 - 06:40:28 9342
Searchlight/Boulder City 06:25:29 -67.9 Dark Down 36.0 89.4 Up 06:10:29 - 06:40:29 9285
Wildwood 06:25:43 -66.8 Dark Down 33.0 86.4 Up 06:10:43 - 06:40:43 9256
Patrick 06:25:27 -68.5 Dark Down 36.9 89.9 Up 06:10:27 - 06:40:27 9251
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:25:30 -68.3 Dark Down 36.3 89.4 Up 06:10:30 - 06:40:30 9247
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:25:29 -68.6 Dark Down 36.7 89.7 Up 06:10:29 - 06:40:29 9235
Mohave Valley 06:25:30 -68.5 Dark Down 36.3 89.2 Up 06:10:30 - 06:40:30 9220
DCO 06:25:26 -69.1 Dark Down 37.4 90.1 Up 06:10:26 - 06:40:26 9203
Lake Havasu City 06:25:31 -69.0 Dark Down 36.5 89.0 Up 06:10:31 - 06:40:31 9174
Idyllwild 06:25:40 -68.2 Dark Down 34.5 87.2 Up 06:10:40 - 06:40:40 9168
Parker 06:25:33 -69.3 Dark Down 36.5 88.8 Up 06:10:33 - 06:40:33 9139
Blythe 06:25:34 -69.5 Dark Down 36.3 88.2 Up 06:10:34 - 06:40:34 9096
Calipatria 06:25:39 -69.3 Dark Down 35.5 87.4 Up 06:10:39 - 06:40:39 9074
George/Scottsdale 06:25:27 -70.8 Dark Down 38.5 89.8 Up 06:10:27 - 06:40:27 9032
Yuma 06:25:38 -70.2 Dark Down 36.2 87.5 Up 06:10:38 - 06:40:38 9007

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 119979, (2020/11/11 06:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 13.33  87
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  8.13  76
62Chi2Ori      06:03:55.2 +20:08:18  4.5  0.95  83
PPM 095519     06:09:39.5 +20:29:16  7.2  0.44  82
PPM 095398     06:06:42.2 +20:06:18  9.2  0.38  83
PPM 095480     06:08:37.9 +20:25:07 10.2  0.19  82
119979         06:07:49.0 +20:22:52 16.3        83
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/07/29 23:19:14 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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