RECON: TNO occultation with 15KC176

Event between 15KC176 and star GA0760:05588399 with event index number of 1011244

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/06/19 08:39:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:11:25.3 -13:46:31
Equinox of date position of star is 16:12:29.0 -13:49:23
Stellar brightness G=14.3, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 174 degrees from the moon. Moon is 4% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 38.7 AU from the Sun and 37.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1276 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4631 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27389.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=101.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Diameter=41.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15KC176, (2020/06/19 08:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:39.9 -26:28:32  0.9 13.34 172
8Bet1Sco       16:06:37.8 -19:51:36  2.6  6.20 177
11 Sco         16:08:44.7 -12:47:56  6.1  1.39 173
PPM 231318     16:12:12.6 -14:02:39  8.0  0.23 174
PPM 231320     16:12:20.8 -13:53:20  9.5  0.08 174
15KC176        16:12:34.2 -13:49:37 14.3       174
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 0.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 13.2 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=3.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 08:38:40 -16.1 AT Down 19.1 216.6 Really Low 08:23:40 - 08:53:40 7812
Summerland 08:38:42 -16.2 AT Down 19.3 216.3 Really Low 08:23:42 - 08:53:42 7810
Penticton 08:38:41 -16.5 AT Down 19.5 216.5 Really Low 08:23:41 - 08:53:41 7795
Okanagan Falls 08:38:39 -16.7 AT Down 19.6 216.5 Really Low 08:23:39 - 08:53:39 7786
Oliver 08:38:40 -16.9 AT Down 19.8 216.6 Really Low 08:23:40 - 08:53:40 7779
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:38:38 -17.0 AT Down 19.8 216.8 Really Low 08:23:38 - 08:53:38 7771
Oroville 08:38:38 -17.1 AT Down 19.9 216.8 Really Low 08:23:38 - 08:53:38 7767
Tonasket 08:38:38 -17.3 AT Down 20.1 216.8 Low 08:23:38 - 08:53:38 7756
Okanogan 08:38:37 -17.7 AT Down 20.4 216.7 Low 08:23:37 - 08:53:37 7740
Brewster 08:38:37 -18.0 AT Down 20.7 216.6 Low 08:23:37 - 08:53:37 7728
Manson/Chelan 08:38:37 -18.2 Dark Down 21.0 216.3 Low 08:23:37 - 08:53:37 7718
Entiat 08:38:36 -18.4 Dark Down 21.2 216.3 Low 08:23:36 - 08:53:36 7707
Wenatchee 08:38:37 -18.7 Dark Down 21.5 216.3 Low 08:23:37 - 08:53:37 7695
Ellensburg 08:38:36 -19.1 Dark Down 21.9 216.1 Low 08:23:36 - 08:53:36 7674
Yakima 08:38:36 -19.5 Dark Down 22.2 216.2 Low 08:23:36 - 08:53:36 7654
Toppenish/White Swan 08:38:35 -19.7 Dark Down 22.4 216.4 Low 08:23:35 - 08:53:35 7642
Pasco 08:38:31 -19.7 Dark Down 21.9 217.6 Low 08:23:31 - 08:53:31 7635
PNWRO 08:38:29 -19.9 Dark Down 22.0 217.9 Low 08:23:29 - 08:53:29 7622
George/Umatilla 08:38:31 -20.1 Dark Down 22.3 217.5 Low 08:23:31 - 08:53:31 7618
Goldendale 08:38:35 -20.3 Dark Down 23.0 216.2 Low 08:23:35 - 08:53:35 7614
The Dalles 08:38:35 -20.6 Dark Down 23.3 215.9 Low 08:23:35 - 08:53:35 7603
Maupin 08:38:33 -21.0 Dark Down 23.6 216.1 Low 08:23:33 - 08:53:33 7580
Madras/Culver 08:38:33 -21.5 Dark Down 24.1 216.2 Low 08:23:33 - 08:53:33 7551
Sisters 08:38:33 -21.9 Dark Down 24.5 215.8 Low 08:23:33 - 08:53:33 7533
Redmond 08:38:32 -21.9 Dark Down 24.4 216.2 Low 08:23:32 - 08:53:32 7531
Bend 08:38:32 -22.1 Dark Down 24.6 216.1 Low 08:23:32 - 08:53:32 7520
Oregon Observatory 08:38:32 -22.3 Dark Down 24.8 216.0 Low 08:23:32 - 08:53:32 7510
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:38:31 -22.5 Dark Down 25.0 216.0 Low 08:23:31 - 08:53:31 7499
North Lake 08:38:28 -22.9 Dark Down 25.1 216.7 Low 08:23:28 - 08:53:28 7474
Paisley 08:38:26 -23.4 Dark Down 25.4 217.2 Low 08:23:26 - 08:53:26 7442
Chiloquin 08:38:31 -23.7 Dark Down 26.1 216.0 Low 08:23:31 - 08:53:31 7436
Klamath Falls 08:38:28 -24.0 Dark Down 26.3 216.2 Low 08:23:28 - 08:53:28 7416
Lakeview 08:38:24 -23.9 Dark Down 25.7 217.6 Low 08:23:24 - 08:53:24 7413
Tulelake 08:38:28 -24.2 Dark Down 26.4 216.5 Low 08:23:28 - 08:53:28 7400
Cedarville 08:38:23 -24.5 Dark Down 26.1 217.9 Low 08:23:23 - 08:53:23 7374
Fall River/Burney 08:38:25 -25.1 Dark Down 27.1 216.9 Low 08:23:25 - 08:53:25 7346
Susanville 08:38:21 -25.7 Dark Down 27.2 217.8 Low 08:23:21 - 08:53:21 7307
Greenville 08:38:22 -26.0 Dark Down 27.6 217.6 Low 08:23:22 - 08:53:22 7290
Gimple 08:38:21 -26.0 Dark Down 27.6 217.7 Low 08:23:21 - 08:53:21 7290
Quincy 08:38:21 -26.2 Dark Down 27.8 217.7 Low 08:23:21 - 08:53:21 7278
Portola 08:38:19 -26.2 Dark Down 27.6 218.1 Low 08:23:19 - 08:53:19 7270
Reno 08:38:16 -26.4 Dark Down 27.5 218.8 Low 08:23:16 - 08:53:16 7252
Carson City 08:38:16 -26.8 Dark Down 27.8 219.0 Low 08:23:16 - 08:53:16 7230
Niwot 08:37:35 -22.7 Dark Down 19.3 231.4 Really Low 08:22:35 - 08:52:35 7227
Yerington 08:38:13 -26.9 Dark Down 27.7 219.6 Low 08:23:13 - 08:53:13 7216
Gardnerville 08:38:15 -27.0 Dark Down 28.0 219.1 Low 08:23:15 - 08:53:15 7214
Hawthorne 08:38:10 -27.3 Dark Down 27.8 220.3 Low 08:23:10 - 08:53:10 7186
Tonopah 08:38:05 -27.5 Dark Down 27.4 221.7 Low 08:23:05 - 08:53:05 7153
Lee Vining 08:38:11 -27.9 Dark Down 28.4 220.0 Low 08:23:11 - 08:53:11 7150
Bishop 08:38:07 -28.4 Dark Down 28.5 220.9 Low 08:23:07 - 08:53:07 7110
Beatty 08:38:01 -28.5 Dark Down 28.0 222.5 Low 08:23:01 - 08:53:01 7075
Lone Pine 08:38:04 -29.1 Dark Down 28.9 221.5 Low 08:23:04 - 08:53:04 7058
Indian Springs 08:37:56 -28.7 Dark Down 27.7 223.6 Low 08:22:56 - 08:52:56 7050
Henderson 08:37:53 -29.0 Dark Down 27.7 224.4 Low 08:22:53 - 08:52:53 7012
CPSLO 08:38:11 -30.7 Dark Down 31.3 219.5 Up 08:23:11 - 08:53:11 6974
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:37:51 -29.6 Dark Down 28.1 224.7 Low 08:22:51 - 08:52:51 6972
Patrick 08:37:48 -29.4 Dark Down 27.5 225.6 Low 08:22:48 - 08:52:48 6965
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:37:50 -29.8 Dark Down 28.1 225.1 Low 08:22:50 - 08:52:50 6951
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:37:48 -29.7 Dark Down 27.8 225.6 Low 08:22:48 - 08:52:48 6950
DCO 08:37:45 -29.5 Dark Down 27.3 226.4 Low 08:22:45 - 08:52:45 6941
Mohave Valley 08:37:49 -30.1 Dark Down 28.3 225.2 Low 08:22:49 - 08:52:49 6932
Lake Havasu City 08:37:47 -30.4 Dark Down 28.4 225.6 Low 08:22:47 - 08:52:47 6903
Wildwood 08:38:01 -31.6 Dark Down 31.1 221.9 Up 08:23:01 - 08:53:01 6886
Parker 08:37:48 -30.7 Dark Down 28.6 225.7 Low 08:22:48 - 08:52:48 6878
Idyllwild 08:37:53 -31.6 Dark Down 30.3 223.8 Up 08:22:53 - 08:52:53 6856
Blythe 08:37:46 -31.3 Dark Down 29.2 225.7 Low 08:22:46 - 08:52:46 6841
Calipatria 08:37:48 -32.0 Dark Down 30.1 225.1 Up 08:22:48 - 08:52:48 6809
Yuma 08:37:44 -32.2 Dark Down 29.8 226.0 Low 08:22:44 - 08:52:44 6774

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.

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Star training set for 15KC176, (2020/06/19 08:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 13.34 172
8Bet1Sco       16:05:26.2 -19:48:20  2.6  6.20 177
11 Sco         16:07:36.3 -12:44:44  6.1  1.39 173
PPM 231318     16:11:03.6 -13:59:32  8.0  0.23 174
PPM 231320     16:11:11.8 -13:50:13  9.5  0.08 174
15KC176        16:11:25.3 -13:46:31 14.3       174
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/12/02 21:48:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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