RECON: TNO occultation with 182222

Event between (182222) 00YU1 and star GA1080:00964452 with event index number of 1009973

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/12 11:34:22 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:21:23.8 +18:11:30
Equinox of date position of star is 05:22:31.8 +18:12:34
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 111 degrees from the moon. Moon is 11% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 42.6 AU from the Sun and 41.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 455 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3183 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30308.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=263.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.2 sec chord
Diameter=107.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 182222, (2020/11/12 11:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:07.2 +16:32:59  0.8 10.98 122
Alnath         05:27:36.8 +28:37:23  1.6 10.47 109
111 Tau        05:25:38.5 +17:24:04  5.5  1.08 111
PPM 120840     05:21:33.2 +18:00:47  8.5  0.32 112
PPM 120880     05:23:30.7 +18:13:52  9.7  0.21 111
182222         05:22:37.0 +18:12:39 16.4       111
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 2.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=3.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 11:32:38 -34.2 Dark Up 52.3 221.9 Up 11:17:38 - 11:47:38 8665
Summerland 11:32:40 -34.4 Dark Up 52.6 221.8 Up 11:17:40 - 11:47:40 8636
Penticton 11:32:40 -34.4 Dark Up 52.6 222.0 Up 11:17:40 - 11:47:40 8630
Okanagan Falls 11:32:39 -34.5 Dark Up 52.8 222.2 Up 11:17:39 - 11:47:39 8611
Oliver 11:32:38 -34.5 Dark Up 52.9 222.3 Up 11:17:38 - 11:47:38 8596
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:32:37 -34.4 Dark Up 52.9 222.8 Up 11:17:37 - 11:47:37 8579
Oroville 11:32:38 -34.5 Dark Up 53.0 222.7 Up 11:17:38 - 11:47:38 8572
Tonasket 11:32:37 -34.5 Dark Up 53.2 222.9 Up 11:17:37 - 11:47:37 8549
Okanogan 11:32:37 -34.7 Dark Up 53.5 223.0 Up 11:17:37 - 11:47:37 8516
Brewster 11:32:39 -34.9 Dark Up 53.8 223.0 Up 11:17:39 - 11:47:39 8490
Manson/Chelan 11:32:39 -35.1 Dark Up 54.1 222.7 Up 11:17:39 - 11:47:39 8469
Entiat 11:32:39 -35.2 Dark Up 54.3 222.8 Up 11:17:39 - 11:47:39 8447
Wenatchee 11:32:40 -35.4 Dark Up 54.6 222.9 Up 11:17:40 - 11:47:40 8422
Ellensburg 11:32:39 -35.6 Dark Up 55.0 223.0 Up 11:17:39 - 11:47:39 8382
Yakima 11:32:40 -35.7 Dark Up 55.3 223.3 Up 11:17:40 - 11:47:40 8341
Toppenish/White Swan 11:32:38 -35.6 Dark Up 55.3 223.8 Up 11:17:38 - 11:47:38 8320
Pasco 11:32:34 -34.8 Dark Up 54.8 225.7 Up 11:17:34 - 11:47:34 8308
PNWRO 11:32:33 -34.7 Dark Up 54.9 226.3 Up 11:17:33 - 11:47:33 8284
George/Umatilla 11:32:35 -35.0 Dark Up 55.2 225.7 Up 11:17:35 - 11:47:35 8275
Goldendale 11:32:39 -36.0 Dark Up 55.9 223.7 Up 11:17:39 - 11:47:39 8265
The Dalles 11:32:41 -36.3 Dark Up 56.3 223.4 Up 11:17:41 - 11:47:41 8242
Maupin 11:32:40 -36.3 Dark Up 56.5 224.0 Up 11:17:40 - 11:47:40 8200
Madras/Culver 11:32:40 -36.5 Dark Up 56.9 224.6 Up 11:17:40 - 11:47:40 8145
Sisters 11:32:40 -36.9 Dark Up 57.4 224.2 Up 11:17:40 - 11:47:40 8112
Redmond 11:32:39 -36.6 Dark Up 57.2 224.9 Up 11:17:39 - 11:47:39 8109
Bend 11:32:40 -36.7 Dark Up 57.4 224.9 Up 11:17:40 - 11:47:40 8087
Oregon Observatory 11:32:40 -36.8 Dark Up 57.6 224.9 Up 11:17:40 - 11:47:40 8070
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:32:40 -36.9 Dark Up 57.8 225.0 Up 11:17:40 - 11:47:40 8049
North Lake 11:32:36 -36.6 Dark Up 57.8 226.4 Up 11:17:36 - 11:47:36 8005
Paisley 11:32:36 -36.4 Dark Up 58.0 227.6 Up 11:17:36 - 11:47:36 7948
Chiloquin 11:32:40 -37.4 Dark Up 58.8 225.8 Up 11:17:40 - 11:47:40 7936
Klamath Falls 11:32:40 -37.4 Dark Up 59.0 226.3 Up 11:17:40 - 11:47:40 7901
Lakeview 11:32:35 -36.4 Dark Up 58.2 228.5 Up 11:17:35 - 11:47:35 7896
Tulelake 11:32:38 -37.2 Dark Up 59.0 227.1 Up 11:17:38 - 11:47:38 7873
Cedarville 11:32:35 -36.3 Dark Up 58.6 229.5 Up 11:17:35 - 11:47:35 7829
Fall River/Burney 11:32:37 -37.3 Dark Up 59.6 228.3 Up 11:17:37 - 11:47:37 7779
Niwot 11:31:42 -25.2 Dark Up 49.6 248.8 Up 11:16:42 - 11:46:42 7739
SwRI 11:31:42 -25.3 Dark Up 49.8 248.9 Up 11:16:42 - 11:46:42 7728
Susanville 11:32:36 -36.8 Dark Up 59.6 230.2 Up 11:17:36 - 11:47:36 7713
Greenville 11:32:36 -37.1 Dark Up 59.9 230.2 Up 11:17:36 - 11:47:36 7685
Gimple 11:32:36 -37.0 Dark Up 59.9 230.3 Up 11:17:36 - 11:47:36 7685
Quincy 11:32:35 -37.1 Dark Up 60.0 230.4 Up 11:17:35 - 11:47:35 7664
Portola 11:32:34 -36.8 Dark Up 59.8 231.3 Up 11:17:34 - 11:47:34 7650
Reno 11:32:31 -36.3 Dark Up 59.6 232.6 Up 11:17:31 - 11:47:31 7623
Carson City 11:32:30 -36.3 Dark Up 59.8 233.1 Up 11:17:30 - 11:47:30 7585
Yerington 11:32:28 -35.9 Dark Up 59.5 234.3 Up 11:17:28 - 11:47:28 7565
Gardnerville 11:32:30 -36.3 Dark Up 59.9 233.5 Up 11:17:30 - 11:47:30 7560
Hawthorne 11:32:26 -35.5 Dark Up 59.5 235.6 Up 11:17:26 - 11:47:26 7517
Tonopah 11:32:20 -34.5 Dark Up 58.8 238.1 Up 11:17:20 - 11:47:20 7469
Lee Vining 11:32:28 -35.9 Dark Up 60.1 235.8 Up 11:17:28 - 11:47:28 7457
Bishop 11:32:24 -35.4 Dark Up 60.0 237.6 Up 11:17:24 - 11:47:24 7394
Beatty 11:32:17 -34.2 Dark Up 59.1 240.4 Up 11:17:17 - 11:47:17 7348
Indian Springs 11:32:15 -33.3 Dark Up 58.5 242.2 Up 11:17:15 - 11:47:15 7316
Lone Pine 11:32:22 -35.2 Dark Up 60.1 239.2 Up 11:17:22 - 11:47:22 7314
Henderson 11:32:11 -32.8 Dark Up 58.3 243.7 Up 11:17:11 - 11:47:11 7261
Searchlight/Boulder City 11:32:10 -32.8 Dark Up 58.5 244.7 Up 11:17:10 - 11:47:10 7200
Patrick 11:32:06 -31.9 Dark Up 57.7 245.9 Up 11:17:06 - 11:47:06 7197
CPSLO 11:32:31 -37.4 Dark Up 62.6 237.7 Up 11:17:31 - 11:47:31 7174
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:32:07 -32.1 Dark Up 58.0 246.0 Up 11:17:07 - 11:47:07 7173
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:32:09 -32.5 Dark Up 58.3 245.5 Up 11:17:09 - 11:47:09 7169
DCO 11:32:03 -31.3 Dark Up 57.3 247.1 Up 11:17:03 - 11:47:03 7167
Mohave Valley 11:32:07 -32.5 Dark Up 58.5 245.9 Up 11:17:07 - 11:47:07 7140
Lake Havasu City 11:32:07 -32.3 Dark Up 58.4 246.8 Up 11:17:07 - 11:47:07 7098
Parker 11:32:07 -32.3 Dark Up 58.5 247.3 Up 11:17:07 - 11:47:07 7060
Wildwood 11:32:24 -35.8 Dark Up 61.7 242.4 Up 11:17:24 - 11:47:24 7045
Idyllwild 11:32:16 -34.2 Dark Up 60.5 245.3 Up 11:17:16 - 11:47:16 7010
Blythe 11:32:08 -32.5 Dark Up 59.0 247.8 Up 11:17:08 - 11:47:08 7003
Calipatria 11:32:11 -33.3 Dark Up 59.9 247.6 Up 11:17:11 - 11:47:11 6947
Yuma 11:32:07 -32.5 Dark Up 59.3 249.2 Up 11:17:07 - 11:47:07 6903

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 182222, (2020/11/12 11:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 10.98 122
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6 10.47 109
111 Tau        05:24:25.7 +17:23:01  5.5  1.08 111
PPM 120840     05:20:20.1 +17:59:36  8.5  0.32 112
PPM 120880     05:22:17.5 +18:12:44  9.7  0.21 111
182222         05:21:23.8 +18:11:30 16.4       111
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/05/23 22:50:50 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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