RECON: TNO occultation with 19521

Event between (19521) Chaos and star GA1200:01955926 with event index number of 1008948

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/03 07:38:40 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:49:02.7 +30:47:34
Equinox of date position of star is 05:50:20.9 +30:47:52
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 19 degrees from the moon. Moon is 94% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.2

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TNO is 41.2 AU from the Sun and 40.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1090 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4530 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29408.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=660.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Diameter=269.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 19521, (2020/11/03 07:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:07.1 +16:32:58  0.8 21.95   5
Alnath         05:27:36.7 +28:37:23  1.6  5.40  13
PPM 071002     05:56:20.2 +31:42:10  5.9  1.56  20
PPM 070907     05:51:49.7 +31:04:10  8.3  0.41  19
PPM 070878     05:50:19.6 +30:42:58  9.0  0.08  19
19521          05:50:23.3 +30:47:53 16.5        19
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 0.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=10.8%
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 07:42:16 -55.0 Dark Up 49.6 100.2 Up 07:27:16 - 07:57:16 3937
Kelowna 07:42:16 -55.4 Dark Up 49.6 99.6 Up 07:27:16 - 07:57:16 3900
Peachland 07:42:18 -55.5 Dark Up 49.4 99.2 Up 07:27:18 - 07:57:18 3894
Summerland 07:42:18 -55.6 Dark Up 49.5 99.1 Up 07:27:18 - 07:57:18 3878
Penticton 07:42:18 -55.7 Dark Up 49.6 99.2 Up 07:27:18 - 07:57:18 3869
Victoria 07:42:32 -56.6 Dark Up 47.2 94.8 Up 07:27:32 - 07:57:32 3839
Oliver 07:42:20 -56.1 Dark Up 49.6 98.8 Up 07:27:20 - 07:57:20 3833
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:42:19 -56.2 Dark Up 49.8 98.7 Up 07:27:19 - 07:57:19 3812
Tonasket 07:42:20 -56.5 Dark Up 49.8 98.3 Up 07:27:20 - 07:57:20 3782
Okanogan 07:42:21 -56.9 Dark Up 49.7 97.8 Up 07:27:21 - 07:57:21 3750
Brewster 07:42:21 -57.1 Dark Up 49.6 97.3 Up 07:27:21 - 07:57:21 3726
Manson/Chelan 07:42:25 -57.3 Dark Up 49.4 96.8 Up 07:27:25 - 07:57:25 3711
Entiat 07:42:25 -57.6 Dark Up 49.4 96.4 Up 07:27:25 - 07:57:25 3690
Wenatchee 07:42:27 -57.8 Dark Up 49.4 96.1 Up 07:27:27 - 07:57:27 3666
Ellensburg 07:42:27 -58.2 Dark Up 49.2 95.4 Up 07:27:27 - 07:57:27 3627
Yakima 07:42:28 -58.6 Dark Up 49.3 94.9 Up 07:27:28 - 07:57:28 3586
Toppenish/White Swan 07:42:29 -58.9 Dark Up 49.4 94.8 Up 07:27:29 - 07:57:29 3560
Pasco 07:42:24 -59.0 Dark Up 50.3 95.7 Up 07:27:24 - 07:57:24 3524
Goldendale 07:42:32 -59.4 Dark Up 49.2 93.9 Up 07:27:32 - 07:57:32 3511
The Dalles 07:42:33 -59.6 Dark Up 48.9 93.3 Up 07:27:33 - 07:57:33 3495
PNWRO 07:42:24 -59.2 Dark Up 50.5 95.6 Up 07:27:24 - 07:57:24 3494
Maupin 07:42:34 -60.0 Dark Up 49.0 92.9 Up 07:27:34 - 07:57:34 3450
Sisters 07:42:37 -60.9 Dark Up 48.7 91.6 Up 07:27:37 - 07:57:37 3369
Redmond 07:42:37 -60.9 Dark Up 49.0 91.8 Up 07:27:37 - 07:57:37 3358
Bend 07:42:37 -61.1 Dark Up 48.9 91.5 Up 07:27:37 - 07:57:37 3339
Oregon Observatory 07:42:38 -61.3 Dark Up 48.8 91.2 Up 07:27:38 - 07:57:38 3323
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:42:39 -61.5 Dark Up 48.8 90.9 Up 07:27:39 - 07:57:39 3303
North Lake 07:42:39 -62.0 Dark Up 49.2 90.8 Up 07:27:39 - 07:57:39 3245
Paisley 07:42:38 -62.5 Dark Up 49.5 90.4 Up 07:27:38 - 07:57:38 3180
Klamath Falls 07:42:43 -63.0 Dark Up 48.6 89.1 Up 07:27:43 - 07:57:43 3157
Lakeview 07:42:38 -63.0 Dark Up 49.6 90.0 Up 07:27:38 - 07:57:38 3123
Cedarville 07:42:39 -63.7 Dark Up 49.8 89.3 Up 07:27:39 - 07:57:39 3050
Fall River/Burney 07:42:45 -64.1 Dark Up 48.9 88.0 Up 07:27:45 - 07:57:45 3025
Susanville 07:42:43 -64.8 Dark Up 49.4 87.7 Up 07:27:43 - 07:57:43 2943
Greenville 07:42:44 -65.1 Dark Up 49.2 87.2 Up 07:27:44 - 07:57:44 2920
Gimple 07:42:44 -65.1 Dark Up 49.2 87.3 Up 07:27:44 - 07:57:44 2918
Quincy 07:42:45 -65.3 Dark Up 49.2 87.0 Up 07:27:45 - 07:57:45 2898
Portola 07:42:43 -65.4 Dark Up 49.5 87.1 Up 07:27:43 - 07:57:43 2875
Reno 07:42:41 -65.7 Dark Up 50.0 87.2 Up 07:27:41 - 07:57:41 2833
Carson City 07:42:42 -66.0 Dark Up 50.0 86.8 Up 07:27:42 - 07:57:42 2794
Gardnerville 07:42:43 -66.3 Dark Up 50.0 86.5 Up 07:27:43 - 07:57:43 2767
Yerington 07:42:40 -66.2 Dark Up 50.5 86.9 Up 07:27:40 - 07:57:40 2760
Hawthorne 07:42:39 -66.7 Dark Up 50.9 86.6 Up 07:27:39 - 07:57:39 2700
Niwot 07:41:40 -62.1 Dark Up 61.0 98.0 Up 07:26:40 - 07:56:40 2668
SwRI 07:41:41 -62.3 Dark Up 60.9 97.7 Up 07:26:41 - 07:56:41 2657
Lee Vining 07:42:42 -67.3 Dark Up 50.4 85.7 Up 07:27:42 - 07:57:42 2650
Tonopah 07:42:35 -67.1 Dark Up 51.9 86.9 Up 07:27:35 - 07:57:35 2622
Bishop 07:42:40 -67.8 Dark Up 51.0 85.4 Up 07:27:40 - 07:57:40 2571
Beatty 07:42:34 -68.2 Dark Up 52.2 85.6 Up 07:27:34 - 07:57:34 2489
Indian Springs 07:42:31 -68.4 Dark Up 53.0 85.7 Up 07:27:31 - 07:57:31 2433
CPSLO 07:42:52 -69.9 Dark Up 49.0 81.8 Up 07:27:52 - 07:57:52 2399
Henderson 07:42:28 -68.8 Dark Up 53.5 85.4 Up 07:27:28 - 07:57:28 2362
Searchlight/Boulder City 07:42:29 -69.3 Dark Up 53.5 84.6 Up 07:27:29 - 07:57:29 2299
Patrick 07:42:24 -69.1 Dark Up 54.4 85.1 Up 07:27:24 - 07:57:24 2274
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:42:28 -69.5 Dark Up 53.8 84.4 Up 07:27:28 - 07:57:28 2260
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:42:26 -69.4 Dark Up 54.2 84.7 Up 07:27:26 - 07:57:26 2254
Mohave Valley 07:42:28 -69.8 Dark Up 53.8 84.0 Up 07:27:28 - 07:57:28 2231
DCO 07:42:22 -69.3 Dark Up 54.9 85.0 Up 07:27:22 - 07:57:22 2229
Wildwood 07:42:46 -71.1 Dark Up 50.4 81.3 Up 07:27:46 - 07:57:46 2224
Lake Havasu City 07:42:27 -70.1 Dark Up 53.9 83.6 Up 07:27:27 - 07:57:27 2183
Idyllwild 07:42:39 -71.3 Dark Up 51.9 81.6 Up 07:27:39 - 07:57:39 2146
Parker 07:42:28 -70.5 Dark Up 53.9 83.1 Up 07:27:28 - 07:57:28 2144
Blythe 07:42:30 -71.0 Dark Up 53.6 82.3 Up 07:27:30 - 07:57:30 2092
Calipatria 07:42:35 -71.7 Dark Up 52.8 81.3 Up 07:27:35 - 07:57:35 2057
George/Scottsdale 07:42:17 -70.2 Dark Up 55.8 83.5 Up 07:27:17 - 07:57:17 2056
Yuma 07:42:31 -71.9 Dark Up 53.4 81.0 Up 07:27:31 - 07:57:31 1993

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 19521, (2020/11/03 07:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 21.95   5
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  5.40  13
PPM 071002     05:54:58.9 +31:42:02  5.9  1.56  20
PPM 070907     05:50:28.9 +31:03:54  8.3  0.41  19
PPM 070878     05:48:59.0 +30:42:39  9.0  0.08  19
19521          05:49:02.7 +30:47:34 16.5        19
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/16 22:33:55 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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