RECON: TNO occultation with 145453

Event between (145453) 05RR43 and star GA1020:00511051 with event index number of 216142

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/11/01 08:37:05 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:38:21.1 +12:56:40
Equinox of date position of star is 04:39:27.7 +12:58:57
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 155 degrees from the moon. Moon is 21% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.0

[RECON map]
TNO is 39.8 AU from the Sun and 38.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 106 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1904 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28238.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.0
Diameter=955.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 44.4 sec chord
Diameter=389.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 18.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 145453, (2019/11/01 08:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:03.7 +16:32:51  0.8  3.61 156
Bellatrix      05:26:11.7 +06:21:58  1.6 13.28 160
90 Tau         04:39:16.1 +12:32:57  4.3  0.44 155
PPM 120109     04:40:15.3 +13:02:26  7.5  0.20 155
145453         04:39:27.8 +12:58:57 16.3       155
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 22.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=17.8%
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 08:37:40 -52.3 Dark Down 49.6 150.5 Up 08:28:22 - 08:46:58 -1375
Kelowna 08:37:42 -52.7 Dark Down 49.8 150.1 Up 08:28:24 - 08:47:00 -1404
Summerland 08:37:43 -53.0 Dark Down 50.0 149.6 Up 08:28:25 - 08:47:01 -1423
Penticton 08:37:42 -53.0 Dark Down 50.1 149.7 Up 08:28:24 - 08:47:00 -1430
Victoria 08:37:56 -54.8 Dark Down 49.6 143.7 Up 08:28:38 - 08:47:14 -1454
Oliver 08:37:44 -53.4 Dark Down 50.4 149.5 Up 08:28:26 - 08:47:02 -1460
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:37:43 -53.5 Dark Down 50.6 149.7 Up 08:28:25 - 08:47:01 -1477
Tonasket 08:37:44 -53.8 Dark Down 50.9 149.4 Up 08:28:26 - 08:47:02 -1502
Okanogan 08:37:45 -54.1 Dark Down 51.1 149.0 Up 08:28:27 - 08:47:03 -1528
Brewster 08:37:46 -54.4 Dark Down 51.3 148.5 Up 08:28:28 - 08:47:04 -1548
Manson/Chelan 08:37:47 -54.7 Dark Down 51.3 147.9 Up 08:28:29 - 08:47:05 -1560
Entiat 08:37:48 -54.9 Dark Down 51.5 147.6 Up 08:28:30 - 08:47:06 -1578
Wenatchee 08:37:49 -55.2 Dark Down 51.7 147.3 Up 08:28:31 - 08:47:07 -1598
Ellensburg 08:37:50 -55.6 Dark Down 51.9 146.7 Up 08:28:32 - 08:47:08 -1630
Yakima 08:37:51 -56.0 Dark Down 52.3 146.4 Up 08:28:33 - 08:47:09 -1664
Toppenish/White Swan 08:37:51 -56.1 Dark Down 52.5 146.5 Up 08:28:33 - 08:47:09 -1686
Pasco 08:37:47 -55.9 Dark Down 53.1 148.3 Up 08:28:29 - 08:47:05 -1717
Goldendale 08:37:54 -56.8 Dark Down 52.8 145.5 Up 08:28:36 - 08:47:12 -1727
The Dalles 08:37:55 -57.1 Dark Down 52.8 144.8 Up 08:28:37 - 08:47:13 -1741
PNWRO 08:37:47 -56.1 Dark Down 53.4 148.5 Up 08:28:29 - 08:47:05 -1742
Maupin 08:37:56 -57.4 Dark Down 53.2 144.6 Up 08:28:38 - 08:47:14 -1779
Sisters 08:37:59 -58.4 Dark Down 53.7 143.2 Up 08:28:41 - 08:47:17 -1848
Redmond 08:37:58 -58.3 Dark Down 53.9 143.8 Up 08:28:40 - 08:47:16 -1857
Bend 08:37:58 -58.5 Dark Down 54.0 143.4 Up 08:28:40 - 08:47:16 -1873
Oregon Observatory 08:37:59 -58.7 Dark Down 54.1 143.1 Up 08:28:41 - 08:47:17 -1886
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:38:00 -58.9 Dark Down 54.3 142.8 Up 08:28:42 - 08:47:18 -1904
North Lake 08:37:59 -59.1 Dark Down 54.9 143.3 Up 08:28:41 - 08:47:17 -1953
Paisley 08:37:59 -59.5 Dark Down 55.5 143.4 Up 08:28:41 - 08:47:17 -2009
Klamath Falls 08:38:04 -60.3 Dark Down 55.3 141.2 Up 08:28:46 - 08:47:22 -2030
Lakeview 08:37:59 -59.9 Dark Down 56.0 143.3 Up 08:28:41 - 08:47:17 -2059
Cedarville 08:37:59 -60.5 Dark Down 56.6 143.0 Up 08:28:41 - 08:47:17 -2122
Fall River/Burney 08:38:04 -61.3 Dark Down 56.4 140.6 Up 08:28:46 - 08:47:22 -2145
Susanville 08:38:03 -61.6 Dark Down 57.2 141.2 Up 08:28:45 - 08:47:21 -2216
Greenville 08:38:04 -61.9 Dark Down 57.3 140.5 Up 08:28:46 - 08:47:22 -2237
Gimple 08:38:04 -61.9 Dark Down 57.3 140.6 Up 08:28:46 - 08:47:22 -2238
Quincy 08:38:05 -62.1 Dark Down 57.5 140.3 Up 08:28:47 - 08:47:23 -2256
Portola 08:38:03 -62.1 Dark Down 57.8 140.9 Up 08:28:45 - 08:47:21 -2276
Reno 08:38:01 -62.1 Dark Down 58.3 141.6 Up 08:28:43 - 08:47:19 -2313
Carson City 08:38:02 -62.4 Dark Down 58.6 141.3 Up 08:28:44 - 08:47:20 -2347
Gardnerville 08:38:02 -62.6 Dark Down 58.8 141.1 Up 08:28:44 - 08:47:20 -2371
Yerington 08:38:00 -62.3 Dark Down 59.0 142.1 Up 08:28:42 - 08:47:18 -2377
Hawthorne 08:37:59 -62.5 Dark Down 59.7 142.5 Up 08:28:41 - 08:47:17 -2431
Lee Vining 08:38:02 -63.1 Dark Down 59.9 141.1 Up 08:28:44 - 08:47:20 -2475
Niwot 08:37:06 -54.4 Dark Down 62.5 169.1 Up 08:27:48 - 08:46:24 -2495
Tonopah 08:37:54 -62.2 Dark Down 60.7 144.5 Up 08:28:36 - 08:47:12 -2500
SwRI 08:37:07 -54.5 Dark Down 62.6 168.9 Up 08:27:49 - 08:46:25 -2504
Bishop 08:38:00 -63.3 Dark Down 60.7 141.7 Up 08:28:42 - 08:47:18 -2546
Beatty 08:37:54 -62.9 Dark Down 61.8 144.0 Up 08:28:36 - 08:47:12 -2621
Indian Springs 08:37:50 -62.7 Dark Down 62.6 145.6 Up 08:28:32 - 08:47:08 -2672
CPSLO 08:38:12 -66.0 Dark Down 61.1 135.5 Up 08:28:54 - 08:47:30 -2703
Henderson 08:37:49 -62.7 Dark Down 63.4 146.4 Up 08:28:31 - 08:47:07 -2736
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:37:49 -63.1 Dark Down 63.9 145.8 Up 08:28:31 - 08:47:07 -2794
Patrick 08:37:45 -62.5 Dark Down 64.4 147.8 Up 08:28:27 - 08:47:03 -2818
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:37:49 -63.1 Dark Down 64.3 146.2 Up 08:28:31 - 08:47:07 -2830
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:37:46 -62.8 Dark Down 64.5 147.2 Up 08:28:28 - 08:47:04 -2836
Mohave Valley 08:37:49 -63.3 Dark Down 64.5 145.9 Up 08:28:31 - 08:47:07 -2857
DCO 08:37:43 -62.3 Dark Down 64.9 148.9 Up 08:28:25 - 08:47:01 -2860
Wildwood 08:38:06 -66.1 Dark Down 63.1 137.4 Up 08:28:48 - 08:47:24 -2862
Lake Havasu City 08:37:49 -63.4 Dark Down 64.9 145.9 Up 08:28:31 - 08:47:07 -2901
Idyllwild 08:37:59 -65.3 Dark Down 64.4 140.3 Up 08:28:41 - 08:47:17 -2933
Parker 08:37:49 -63.7 Dark Down 65.2 145.5 Up 08:28:31 - 08:47:07 -2937
Blythe 08:37:50 -64.2 Dark Down 65.5 144.3 Up 08:28:32 - 08:47:08 -2984
Calipatria 08:37:55 -65.1 Dark Down 65.5 141.8 Up 08:28:37 - 08:47:13 -3016
George/Scottsdale 08:37:39 -62.4 Dark Down 66.7 150.1 Up 08:28:21 - 08:46:57 -3022
Yuma 08:37:52 -64.8 Dark Down 66.3 143.0 Up 08:28:34 - 08:47:10 -3076

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 145453, (2019/11/01 08:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8  3.61 156
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6 13.28 160
90 Tau         04:38:09.6 +12:30:39  4.3  0.44 155
PPM 120109     04:39:08.6 +13:00:09  7.5  0.20 155
145453         04:38:21.1 +12:56:40 16.3       155
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/10/26 22:39:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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