RECON: TNO occultation with 16684

Event between (16684) 94JQ1 and star GA0660:07153968 with event index number of 1643497

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/03/31 11:32:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:13:42.2 -23:37:29
Equinox of date position of star is 16:14:58.0 -23:40:37
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 18 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 42.2 AU from the Sun and 41.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 477 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2672 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30182.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=270.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.5 sec chord
Diameter=110.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 16684, (2021/03/31 11:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:42.8 -26:28:38  0.9  4.53  22
7Del Sco       16:01:35.6 -22:40:50  2.3  3.23  14
PPM 265182     16:10:00.1 -23:44:26  5.9  1.14  17
PPM 265282     16:15:05.0 -24:18:30  8.5  0.63  18
PPM 265264     16:14:11.6 -23:22:57  9.4  0.35  17
16684          16:14:58.7 -23:40:39 15.9        18
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 1.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.6 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=6.8%
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 11:32:57 -19.0 Dark Up 16.1 179.6 Really Low 11:17:57 - 11:47:57 850
Kelowna 11:32:57 -19.3 Dark Up 16.5 179.4 Really Low 11:17:57 - 11:47:57 837
Peachland 11:32:59 -19.6 Dark Up 16.6 179.2 Really Low 11:17:59 - 11:47:59 832
Summerland 11:32:59 -19.6 Dark Up 16.8 179.2 Really Low 11:17:59 - 11:47:59 828
Penticton 11:32:58 -19.6 Dark Up 16.8 179.4 Really Low 11:17:58 - 11:47:58 826
Oliver 11:32:58 -19.8 Dark Up 17.2 179.3 Really Low 11:17:58 - 11:47:58 815
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:32:57 -19.7 Dark Up 17.4 179.5 Really Low 11:17:57 - 11:47:57 811
Tonasket 11:32:57 -19.9 Dark Up 17.7 179.5 Really Low 11:17:57 - 11:47:57 800
Okanogan 11:32:58 -20.2 Dark Up 18.0 179.3 Really Low 11:17:58 - 11:47:58 787
Brewster 11:32:59 -20.5 Dark Up 18.3 179.1 Really Low 11:17:59 - 11:47:59 777
Victoria 11:33:21 -22.2 Dark Up 17.7 175.7 Really Low 11:18:21 - 11:48:21 767
Manson/Chelan 11:33:01 -20.8 Dark Up 18.5 178.8 Really Low 11:18:01 - 11:48:01 767
Wenatchee 11:33:03 -21.1 Dark Up 19.0 178.6 Really Low 11:18:03 - 11:48:03 749
Ellensburg 11:33:04 -21.5 Dark Up 19.4 178.4 Really Low 11:18:04 - 11:48:04 733
Yakima 11:33:04 -21.7 Dark Up 19.8 178.4 Really Low 11:18:04 - 11:48:04 718
Pasco 11:32:55 -21.1 Dark Up 20.1 179.8 Low 11:17:55 - 11:47:55 713
Toppenish/White Swan 11:33:03 -21.7 Dark Up 20.0 178.5 Really Low 11:18:03 - 11:48:03 710
PNWRO 11:32:53 -21.1 Dark Up 20.4 180.0 Low 11:17:53 - 11:47:53 705
Goldendale 11:33:06 -22.3 Dark Up 20.5 178.1 Low 11:18:06 - 11:48:06 687
The Dalles 11:33:08 -22.6 Dark Up 20.7 177.8 Low 11:18:08 - 11:48:08 675
Maupin 11:33:07 -22.8 Dark Up 21.2 177.9 Low 11:18:07 - 11:48:07 659
Redmond 11:33:08 -23.3 Dark Up 22.1 177.8 Low 11:18:08 - 11:48:08 622
Sisters 11:33:11 -23.5 Dark Up 22.0 177.4 Low 11:18:11 - 11:48:11 620
Bend 11:33:09 -23.5 Dark Up 22.3 177.6 Low 11:18:09 - 11:48:09 612
Oregon Observatory 11:33:09 -23.7 Dark Up 22.5 177.5 Low 11:18:09 - 11:48:09 604
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:33:10 -23.8 Dark Up 22.7 177.4 Low 11:18:10 - 11:48:10 595
North Lake 11:33:06 -23.7 Dark Up 23.1 178.0 Low 11:18:06 - 11:48:06 580
Paisley 11:33:04 -23.8 Dark Up 23.7 178.4 Low 11:18:04 - 11:48:04 558
Lakeview 11:33:03 -23.9 Dark Up 24.2 178.5 Low 11:18:03 - 11:48:03 537
Klamath Falls 11:33:12 -24.8 Dark Up 24.1 177.1 Low 11:18:12 - 11:48:12 528
Cedarville 11:33:01 -24.1 Dark Up 24.8 178.7 Low 11:18:01 - 11:48:01 508
Dunrhomin 11:31:19 -14.6 AT Up 24.9 193.4 Low 11:16:19 - 11:46:19 485
Fall River/Burney 11:33:10 -25.1 Dark Up 25.3 177.5 Low 11:18:10 - 11:48:10 476
Susanville 11:33:04 -25.0 Dark Up 25.9 178.2 Low 11:18:04 - 11:48:04 451
Gimple 11:33:06 -25.3 Dark Up 26.2 178.0 Low 11:18:06 - 11:48:06 436
Greenville 11:33:07 -25.3 Dark Up 26.2 177.9 Low 11:18:07 - 11:48:07 435
Quincy 11:33:06 -25.4 Dark Up 26.4 177.9 Low 11:18:06 - 11:48:06 426
Portola 11:33:03 -25.2 Dark Up 26.5 178.4 Low 11:18:03 - 11:48:03 423
Reno 11:32:58 -24.9 Dark Up 26.8 179.0 Low 11:17:58 - 11:47:58 414
Carson City 11:32:58 -25.1 Dark Up 27.2 179.1 Low 11:17:58 - 11:47:58 396
Yerington 11:32:54 -24.7 Dark Up 27.4 179.7 Low 11:17:54 - 11:47:54 390
Gardnerville 11:32:58 -25.1 Dark Up 27.4 179.1 Low 11:17:58 - 11:47:58 384
Hawthorne 11:32:50 -24.6 Dark Up 27.8 180.2 Low 11:17:50 - 11:47:50 370
Tonopah 11:32:40 -23.9 Dark Up 28.3 181.7 Low 11:17:40 - 11:47:40 354
Lee Vining 11:32:53 -25.2 Dark Up 28.4 179.7 Low 11:17:53 - 11:47:53 338
Bishop 11:32:48 -25.0 Dark Up 29.0 180.5 Low 11:17:48 - 11:47:48 310
Beatty 11:32:36 -24.1 Dark Up 29.4 182.1 Low 11:17:36 - 11:47:36 294
Indian Springs 11:32:28 -23.4 Dark Up 29.7 183.3 Low 11:17:28 - 11:47:28 281
Henderson 11:32:23 -23.2 Dark Up 30.2 184.0 Up 11:17:23 - 11:47:23 255
Patrick 11:32:14 -22.6 Dark Up 30.8 185.2 Up 11:17:14 - 11:47:14 224
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:32:15 -22.8 Dark Up 31.0 185.0 Up 11:17:15 - 11:47:15 211
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:32:19 -23.2 Dark Up 31.1 184.4 Up 11:17:19 - 11:47:19 207
Mohave Valley 11:32:19 -23.3 Dark Up 31.3 184.5 Up 11:17:19 - 11:47:19 191
CPSLO 11:33:04 -27.5 Dark Up 31.0 178.1 Up 11:18:04 - 11:48:04 180
Lake Havasu City 11:32:17 -23.3 Dark Up 31.7 184.7 Up 11:17:17 - 11:47:17 169
Parker 11:32:17 -23.4 Dark Up 32.1 184.8 Up 11:17:17 - 11:47:17 149
George/Scottsdale 11:31:58 -21.8 Dark Up 32.3 187.4 Up 11:16:58 - 11:46:58 131
Wildwood 11:32:49 -26.6 Dark Up 32.3 180.3 Up 11:17:49 - 11:47:49 124
Blythe 11:32:18 -23.9 Dark Up 32.6 184.5 Up 11:17:18 - 11:47:18 116
Idyllwild 11:32:34 -25.4 Dark Up 32.6 182.3 Up 11:17:34 - 11:47:34 115
Calipatria 11:32:25 -24.8 Dark Up 33.2 183.5 Up 11:17:25 - 11:47:25 83
Yuma 11:32:18 -24.3 Dark Up 33.5 184.5 Up 11:17:18 - 11:47:18 60

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 16684, (2021/03/31 11:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  4.53  22
7Del Sco       16:00:20.0 -22:37:18  2.3  3.23  14
PPM 265182     16:08:43.7 -23:41:08  5.9  1.14  17
PPM 265282     16:13:48.2 -24:15:20  8.5  0.63  18
PPM 265264     16:12:55.3 -23:19:46  9.4  0.35  17
16684          16:13:42.2 -23:37:29 15.9        18
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/19 21:41:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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