RECON: TNO occultation with 11HN104

Event between 11HN104 and star GA0840:05788817 with event index number of 1576085

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/21 11:22:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:25:22.8 -05:42:45
Equinox of date position of star is 17:26:27.6 -05:43:45
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 71 degrees from the moon. Moon is 8% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.9

[RECON map]
TNO is 29.7 AU from the Sun and 29.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 136 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2522 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21411.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=152.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.0 sec chord
Diameter=62.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11HN104, (2020/03/21 11:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:39.0 -26:28:31  0.9 24.65  79
35Eta Oph      17:11:32.4 -15:44:55  2.6 10.67  72
PPM 200658     17:27:42.3 -05:06:10  4.5  0.70  71
PPM 200650     17:27:04.8 -06:35:54  7.4  0.88  70
PPM 200653     17:27:09.3 -05:38:20  9.5  0.19  71
11HN104        17:26:27.7 -05:43:45 16.9        71
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 5.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=8.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
CPSLO 11:29:21 -31.3 Dark Down 40.1 139.1 Up 11:17:32 - 11:41:10 -2843
Fall River/Burney 11:30:17 -29.0 Dark Down 35.4 141.4 Up 11:18:28 - 11:42:06 -2908
Klamath Falls 11:30:28 -28.6 Dark Down 34.4 141.5 Up 11:18:39 - 11:42:17 -2910
Quincy 11:30:07 -29.3 Dark Down 36.5 141.3 Up 11:18:18 - 11:41:56 -2914
Greenville 11:30:09 -29.2 Dark Down 36.3 141.4 Up 11:18:20 - 11:41:58 -2919
Gimple 11:30:09 -29.1 Dark Down 36.4 141.5 Up 11:18:20 - 11:41:58 -2925
Portola 11:30:07 -29.0 Dark Down 36.8 141.8 Up 11:18:18 - 11:41:56 -2946
Susanville 11:30:13 -28.8 Dark Down 36.3 141.9 Up 11:18:24 - 11:42:02 -2946
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:30:42 -27.7 Dark Down 33.4 142.5 Up 11:18:53 - 11:42:31 -2966
Oregon Observatory 11:30:44 -27.5 Dark Down 33.2 142.7 Up 11:18:55 - 11:42:33 -2976
Sisters 11:30:47 -27.4 Dark Down 32.8 142.7 Up 11:18:58 - 11:42:36 -2978
Gardnerville 11:30:00 -28.9 Dark Down 37.8 142.1 Up 11:18:11 - 11:41:49 -2980
Carson City 11:30:02 -28.8 Dark Down 37.6 142.2 Up 11:18:13 - 11:41:51 -2982
Wildwood 11:29:11 -30.4 Dark Down 42.1 140.7 Up 11:17:22 - 11:41:00 -2983
Victoria 11:31:22 -26.1 Dark Down 28.8 142.4 Low 11:19:33 - 11:43:11 -2987
Reno 11:30:06 -28.7 Dark Down 37.3 142.4 Up 11:18:17 - 11:41:55 -2987
Bend 11:30:45 -27.3 Dark Down 33.1 142.9 Up 11:18:56 - 11:42:34 -2989
North Lake 11:30:39 -27.5 Dark Down 34.0 143.0 Up 11:18:50 - 11:42:28 -2996
Redmond 11:30:48 -27.1 Dark Down 33.0 143.1 Up 11:18:59 - 11:42:37 -3004
Cedarville 11:30:24 -27.9 Dark Down 35.6 143.0 Up 11:18:35 - 11:42:13 -3005
Paisley 11:30:35 -27.6 Dark Down 34.6 143.1 Up 11:18:46 - 11:42:24 -3007
Lee Vining 11:29:50 -29.0 Dark Down 38.9 142.3 Up 11:18:01 - 11:41:39 -3007
Lakeview 11:30:30 -27.7 Dark Down 35.0 143.1 Up 11:18:41 - 11:42:19 -3008
Yerington 11:30:00 -28.5 Dark Down 38.1 142.8 Up 11:18:11 - 11:41:49 -3025
Maupin 11:30:56 -26.6 Dark Down 32.4 143.6 Up 11:19:07 - 11:42:45 -3035
The Dalles 11:31:00 -26.4 Dark Down 32.0 143.7 Up 11:19:11 - 11:42:49 -3040
Bishop 11:29:47 -28.7 Dark Down 39.7 142.8 Up 11:17:58 - 11:41:36 -3052
Hawthorne 11:29:59 -28.3 Dark Down 38.7 143.2 Up 11:18:10 - 11:41:48 -3055
Goldendale 11:31:02 -26.1 Dark Down 32.0 144.1 Up 11:19:13 - 11:42:51 -3070
Yakima 11:31:10 -25.5 Dark Down 31.5 144.7 Up 11:19:21 - 11:42:59 -3107
Toppenish/White Swan 11:31:08 -25.5 Dark Down 31.7 144.8 Up 11:19:19 - 11:42:57 -3113
Ellensburg 11:31:13 -25.3 Dark Down 31.1 144.9 Up 11:19:24 - 11:43:02 -3120
Idyllwild 11:29:09 -29.1 Dark Down 43.3 142.6 Up 11:17:20 - 11:40:58 -3129
Wenatchee 11:31:22 -24.9 Dark Down 30.9 145.3 Up 11:19:33 - 11:43:11 -3146
Tonopah 11:29:55 -27.6 Dark Down 39.7 144.6 Up 11:18:06 - 11:41:44 -3154
Entiat 11:31:20 -24.7 Dark Down 30.7 145.5 Up 11:19:31 - 11:43:09 -3159
Manson/Chelan 11:31:22 -24.6 Dark Down 30.6 145.7 Up 11:19:33 - 11:43:11 -3170
Beatty 11:29:43 -27.7 Dark Down 40.8 144.5 Up 11:17:54 - 11:41:32 -3171
Pasco 11:31:11 -24.8 Dark Down 32.3 146.2 Up 11:19:22 - 11:43:00 -3193
Brewster 11:31:30 -24.2 Dark Down 30.5 146.2 Up 11:19:41 - 11:43:19 -3200
PNWRO 11:31:07 -24.8 Dark Down 32.6 146.3 Up 11:19:18 - 11:42:56 -3202
Okanogan 11:31:26 -24.0 Dark Down 30.4 146.5 Up 11:19:37 - 11:43:15 -3220
Calipatria 11:29:09 -28.4 Dark Down 44.4 143.7 Up 11:17:20 - 11:40:58 -3220
Tonasket 11:31:30 -23.7 Dark Down 30.2 146.7 Up 11:19:41 - 11:43:19 -3239
Oliver 11:31:33 -23.5 Dark Down 29.7 146.8 Low 11:19:44 - 11:43:22 -3244
Peachland 11:31:38 -23.3 Dark Down 29.2 146.8 Low 11:19:49 - 11:43:27 -3248
Summerland 11:31:37 -23.4 Dark Down 29.3 146.8 Low 11:19:48 - 11:43:26 -3250
Indian Springs 11:29:45 -27.1 Dark Down 41.6 145.6 Up 11:17:56 - 11:41:34 -3251
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:31:33 -23.5 Dark Down 29.9 146.9 Low 11:19:44 - 11:43:22 -3251
Penticton 11:31:36 -23.3 Dark Down 29.4 146.9 Low 11:19:47 - 11:43:25 -3255
Kelowna 11:31:41 -23.1 Dark Down 29.2 147.1 Low 11:19:52 - 11:43:30 -3270
Yuma 11:29:04 -27.8 Dark Down 45.2 144.5 Up 11:17:15 - 11:40:53 -3289
Clarence Fulton 11:31:43 -22.8 Dark Down 28.9 147.4 Low 11:19:54 - 11:43:32 -3291
Searchlight/Boulder City 11:29:32 -27.0 Dark Down 42.8 145.8 Up 11:17:43 - 11:41:21 -3296
Henderson 11:29:41 -26.8 Dark Down 42.4 146.1 Up 11:17:52 - 11:41:30 -3299
Blythe 11:29:16 -27.4 Dark Down 44.5 145.2 Up 11:17:27 - 11:41:05 -3303
Mohave Valley 11:29:29 -26.9 Dark Down 43.5 146.0 Up 11:17:40 - 11:41:18 -3319
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:29:27 -26.8 Dark Down 43.2 146.1 Up 11:17:38 - 11:41:16 -3321
Parker 11:29:18 -27.0 Dark Down 44.2 145.8 Up 11:17:29 - 11:41:07 -3333
Lake Havasu City 11:29:23 -26.9 Dark Down 43.9 146.0 Up 11:17:34 - 11:41:12 -3334
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:29:32 -26.4 Dark Down 43.5 146.8 Up 11:17:43 - 11:41:21 -3363
Patrick 11:29:32 -26.2 Dark Down 43.4 147.1 Up 11:17:43 - 11:41:21 -3382
DCO 11:29:31 -25.8 Dark Down 43.9 147.8 Up 11:17:42 - 11:41:20 -3437
George/Scottsdale 11:29:23 -25.2 Dark Down 45.7 148.7 Up 11:17:34 - 11:41:12 -3532
SwRI 11:30:36 -18.1 Dark Down 42.4 160.3 Up 11:18:47 - 11:42:25 -4121
Niwot 11:30:37 -18.0 AT Down 42.3 160.4 Up 11:18:48 - 11:42:26 -4130

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 11HN104, (2020/03/21 11:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 24.65  79
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 10.67  72
PPM 200658     17:26:37.8 -05:05:13  4.5  0.70  71
PPM 200650     17:25:59.5 -06:34:55  7.4  0.88  70
PPM 200653     17:26:04.4 -05:37:21  9.5  0.19  71
11HN104        17:25:22.8 -05:42:45 16.9        71
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/10 21:10:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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