RECON: TNO occultation with 229762

Event between (229762) G!kun||'homdima and star GA0920:00563751 with event index number of 1007914

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/21 10:18:20 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:03:39.3 +02:25:43
Equinox of date position of star is 05:04:44.6 +02:27:24
Stellar brightness G=12.5, use SENSEUP=16
Star is 111 degrees from the moon. Moon is 42% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 41.6 AU from the Sun and 40.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.9 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 70 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1529 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29507.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=1164.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Diameter=475.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 229762, (2020/11/21 10:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:15:32.6 -08:10:44  0.1 10.97 110
Bellatrix      05:26:15.2 +06:22:01  1.6  6.63 117
10Pi 6Ori      04:59:37.9 +01:44:41  6.0  1.46 110
PPM 148349     05:03:31.4 +02:04:36  7.9  0.49 111
PPM 148380     05:04:43.8 +02:35:11  8.7  0.13 111
229762         05:04:44.7 +02:27:24 12.5       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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 19.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%
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 10:16:53 -47.2 Dark Down 39.3 206.0 Up 10:10:32 - 10:23:14 12692
Kelowna 10:16:53 -47.5 Dark Down 39.7 206.0 Up 10:10:32 - 10:23:14 12663
Peachland 10:16:54 -47.7 Dark Down 39.9 205.7 Up 10:10:33 - 10:23:15 12657
Summerland 10:16:53 -47.8 Dark Down 40.0 205.8 Up 10:10:32 - 10:23:14 12644
Penticton 10:16:55 -47.7 Dark Down 40.0 206.0 Up 10:10:34 - 10:23:16 12638
Oliver 10:16:53 -47.9 Dark Down 40.3 206.1 Up 10:10:32 - 10:23:14 12610
Victoria 10:17:04 -50.4 Dark Down 41.9 201.5 Up 10:10:43 - 10:23:25 12598
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:16:52 -47.9 Dark Down 40.4 206.4 Up 10:10:31 - 10:23:13 12595
Tonasket 10:16:52 -48.1 Dark Down 40.7 206.5 Up 10:10:31 - 10:23:13 12570
Okanogan 10:16:52 -48.3 Dark Down 41.1 206.4 Up 10:10:31 - 10:23:13 12545
Brewster 10:16:53 -48.6 Dark Down 41.4 206.2 Up 10:10:32 - 10:23:14 12525
Manson/Chelan 10:16:54 -48.9 Dark Down 41.7 205.9 Up 10:10:33 - 10:23:15 12512
Entiat 10:16:53 -49.1 Dark Down 41.9 205.9 Up 10:10:32 - 10:23:14 12495
Wenatchee 10:16:54 -49.2 Dark Down 42.1 205.8 Up 10:10:33 - 10:23:15 12475
Ellensburg 10:16:55 -49.6 Dark Down 42.6 205.7 Up 10:10:34 - 10:23:16 12444
Yakima 10:16:55 -49.8 Dark Down 43.0 205.9 Up 10:10:34 - 10:23:16 12410
Toppenish/White Swan 10:16:54 -49.8 Dark Down 43.1 206.2 Up 10:10:33 - 10:23:15 12390
Pasco 10:16:50 -49.1 Dark Down 42.8 207.8 Up 10:10:29 - 10:23:11 12366
Goldendale 10:16:55 -50.3 Dark Down 43.7 205.8 Up 10:10:34 - 10:23:16 12349
PNWRO 10:16:49 -49.0 Dark Down 43.0 208.2 Up 10:10:28 - 10:23:10 12344
The Dalles 10:16:56 -50.6 Dark Down 44.0 205.4 Up 10:10:35 - 10:23:17 12334
Maupin 10:16:56 -50.7 Dark Down 44.4 205.8 Up 10:10:35 - 10:23:17 12298
Sisters 10:16:57 -51.5 Dark Down 45.3 205.5 Up 10:10:36 - 10:23:18 12229
Redmond 10:16:55 -51.2 Dark Down 45.2 206.0 Up 10:10:34 - 10:23:16 12223
Bend 10:16:57 -51.4 Dark Down 45.5 205.9 Up 10:10:36 - 10:23:18 12206
Oregon Observatory 10:16:55 -51.6 Dark Down 45.7 205.8 Up 10:10:34 - 10:23:16 12193
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:16:55 -51.7 Dark Down 45.9 205.8 Up 10:10:34 - 10:23:16 12176
North Lake 10:16:54 -51.5 Dark Down 46.1 206.9 Up 10:10:33 - 10:23:15 12131
Paisley 10:16:52 -51.5 Dark Down 46.4 207.6 Up 10:10:31 - 10:23:13 12079
Klamath Falls 10:16:57 -52.5 Dark Down 47.3 206.1 Up 10:10:36 - 10:23:18 12052
Lakeview 10:16:53 -51.6 Dark Down 46.8 208.1 Up 10:10:32 - 10:23:14 12032
Cedarville 10:16:52 -51.7 Dark Down 47.3 208.7 Up 10:10:31 - 10:23:13 11972
Fall River/Burney 10:16:55 -52.7 Dark Down 48.2 207.3 Up 10:10:34 - 10:23:16 11944
Susanville 10:16:53 -52.5 Dark Down 48.5 208.6 Up 10:10:32 - 10:23:14 11878
Greenville 10:16:53 -52.8 Dark Down 48.8 208.4 Up 10:10:32 - 10:23:14 11857
Gimple 10:16:53 -52.7 Dark Down 48.8 208.5 Up 10:10:32 - 10:23:14 11856
Quincy 10:16:53 -52.8 Dark Down 49.0 208.5 Up 10:10:32 - 10:23:14 11839
Portola 10:16:51 -52.5 Dark Down 48.9 209.2 Up 10:10:30 - 10:23:12 11822
Reno 10:16:48 -52.2 Dark Down 48.9 210.3 Up 10:10:27 - 10:23:09 11790
Carson City 10:16:48 -52.3 Dark Down 49.2 210.5 Up 10:10:27 - 10:23:09 11757
Gardnerville 10:16:49 -52.3 Dark Down 49.4 210.7 Up 10:10:28 - 10:23:10 11734
Yerington 10:16:47 -51.9 Dark Down 49.1 211.5 Up 10:10:26 - 10:23:08 11731
Niwot 10:16:04 -41.3 Dark Down 41.5 227.9 Up 10:09:43 - 10:22:25 11683
Hawthorne 10:16:46 -51.6 Dark Down 49.3 212.5 Up 10:10:25 - 10:23:07 11682
SwRI 10:16:05 -41.4 Dark Down 41.6 227.9 Up 10:09:44 - 10:22:26 11674
Lee Vining 10:16:46 -52.2 Dark Down 50.0 212.2 Up 10:10:25 - 10:23:07 11636
Tonopah 10:16:40 -50.7 Dark Down 49.1 214.7 Up 10:10:19 - 10:23:01 11622
Bishop 10:16:43 -51.8 Dark Down 50.2 213.6 Up 10:10:22 - 10:23:04 11571
Beatty 10:16:39 -50.7 Dark Down 49.8 216.1 Up 10:10:18 - 10:23:00 11508
Indian Springs 10:16:35 -49.9 Dark Down 49.6 217.8 Up 10:10:14 - 10:22:56 11464
CPSLO 10:16:51 -54.1 Dark Down 52.9 211.7 Up 10:10:30 - 10:23:12 11405
Henderson 10:16:31 -49.5 Dark Down 49.7 219.1 Up 10:10:10 - 10:22:52 11405
Searchlight/Boulder City 10:16:31 -49.6 Dark Down 50.1 219.6 Up 10:10:10 - 10:22:52 11349
Patrick 10:16:28 -48.7 Dark Down 49.6 221.0 Up 10:10:07 - 10:22:49 11332
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:16:30 -49.3 Dark Down 50.1 220.3 Up 10:10:09 - 10:22:51 11316
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:16:29 -48.9 Dark Down 49.8 221.0 Up 10:10:08 - 10:22:50 11313
DCO 10:16:25 -48.2 Dark Down 49.4 222.2 Up 10:10:04 - 10:22:46 11294
Mohave Valley 10:16:29 -49.4 Dark Down 50.3 220.5 Up 10:10:08 - 10:22:50 11290
Wildwood 10:16:44 -52.7 Dark Down 53.0 215.6 Up 10:10:23 - 10:23:05 11263
Lake Havasu City 10:16:29 -49.2 Dark Down 50.5 221.2 Up 10:10:08 - 10:22:50 11248
Parker 10:16:28 -49.3 Dark Down 50.8 221.5 Up 10:10:07 - 10:22:49 11214
Idyllwild 10:16:36 -51.3 Dark Down 52.3 218.6 Up 10:10:15 - 10:22:57 11204
Blythe 10:16:30 -49.6 Dark Down 51.3 221.5 Up 10:10:09 - 10:22:51 11166
George/Scottsdale 10:16:19 -47.4 Dark Down 49.7 224.9 Up 10:09:58 - 10:22:40 11144
Calipatria 10:16:33 -50.4 Dark Down 52.2 220.7 Up 10:10:12 - 10:22:54 11130
Yuma 10:16:29 -49.8 Dark Down 52.0 222.2 Up 10:10:08 - 10:22:50 11076

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 229762, (2020/11/21 10:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:14:32.3 -08:12:06  0.1 10.97 110
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6  6.63 117
10Pi 6Ori      04:58:32.8 +01:42:51  6.0  1.46 110
PPM 148349     05:02:26.2 +02:02:52  7.9  0.49 111
PPM 148380     05:03:38.4 +02:33:30  8.7  0.13 111
229762         05:03:39.3 +02:25:43 12.5       111
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/11/18 21:22:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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