RECON: TNO occultation with 503858

Event between (503858) 98HQ151 and star GA0760:16231390 with event index number of 326870

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/08/01 06:06:40 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:38:15.5 -13:28:30
Equinox of date position of star is 18:39:21.3 -13:27:24
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 147 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.0

[RECON map]
TNO is 32.5 AU from the Sun and 31.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 289 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1762 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22911.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 503858, (2019/08/01 06:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:36.7 -26:28:26  0.9 32.81 119
Nunki          18:56:28.7 -26:16:15  2.0 13.43 152
PPM 234707     18:34:46.2 -14:50:15  6.1  1.77 146
PPM 234817     18:39:01.8 -13:27:17  7.7  0.08 147
503858         18:39:21.8 -13:27:23 16.6       147
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 3.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=4.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 06:05:51 -17.2 AT Down 26.6 182.3 Low 05:50:51 - 06:20:51 4720
Summerland 06:05:52 -17.4 AT Down 26.9 182.0 Low 05:50:52 - 06:20:52 4708
Penticton 06:05:51 -17.5 AT Down 27.0 182.1 Low 05:50:51 - 06:20:51 4704
Okanagan Falls 06:05:52 -17.6 AT Down 27.2 182.1 Low 05:50:52 - 06:20:52 4694
Oliver 06:05:52 -17.8 AT Down 27.3 182.1 Low 05:50:52 - 06:20:52 4686
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:05:50 -18.0 AT Down 27.5 182.3 Low 05:50:50 - 06:20:50 4675
Oroville 06:05:51 -18.0 Dark Down 27.6 182.2 Low 05:50:51 - 06:20:51 4672
Tonasket 06:05:51 -18.2 Dark Down 27.8 182.2 Low 05:50:51 - 06:20:51 4660
Okanogan 06:05:52 -18.5 Dark Down 28.1 182.1 Low 05:50:52 - 06:20:52 4644
Brewster 06:05:53 -18.6 Dark Down 28.4 181.9 Low 05:50:53 - 06:20:53 4632
Manson/Chelan 06:05:54 -18.7 Dark Down 28.6 181.5 Low 05:50:54 - 06:20:54 4625
Entiat 06:05:55 -18.9 Dark Down 28.8 181.4 Low 05:50:55 - 06:20:55 4615
Wenatchee 06:05:55 -19.0 Dark Down 29.1 181.3 Low 05:50:55 - 06:20:55 4602
Ellensburg 06:05:56 -19.3 Dark Down 29.5 181.1 Low 05:50:56 - 06:20:56 4582
Yakima 06:05:56 -19.7 Dark Down 29.9 181.0 Low 05:50:56 - 06:20:56 4560
Toppenish/White Swan 06:05:56 -19.9 Dark Down 30.1 181.2 Up 05:50:56 - 06:20:56 4546
Pasco 06:05:51 -20.5 Dark Down 30.2 182.6 Up 05:50:51 - 06:20:51 4524
Goldendale 06:05:57 -20.2 Dark Down 30.7 180.8 Up 05:50:57 - 06:20:57 4521
The Dalles 06:05:59 -20.3 Dark Down 30.9 180.4 Up 05:50:59 - 06:20:59 4512
George/Umatilla 06:05:52 -20.7 Dark Down 30.6 182.4 Up 05:50:52 - 06:20:52 4508
PNWRO 06:05:50 -20.7 Dark Down 30.5 182.9 Up 05:50:50 - 06:20:50 4508
Maupin 06:05:59 -20.7 Dark Down 31.3 180.5 Up 05:50:59 - 06:20:59 4487
Madras/Culver 06:05:59 -21.1 Dark Down 31.9 180.4 Up 05:50:59 - 06:20:59 4456
Sisters 06:06:01 -21.3 Dark Down 32.2 179.9 Up 05:51:01 - 06:21:01 4442
Redmond 06:06:00 -21.4 Dark Down 32.3 180.4 Up 05:51:00 - 06:21:00 4436
Bend 06:06:00 -21.6 Dark Down 32.5 180.2 Up 05:51:00 - 06:21:00 4425
Oregon Observatory 06:06:01 -21.6 Dark Down 32.6 180.1 Up 05:51:01 - 06:21:01 4416
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:06:01 -21.8 Dark Down 32.8 180.0 Up 05:51:01 - 06:21:01 4405
North Lake 06:05:59 -22.4 Dark Down 33.3 180.7 Up 05:50:59 - 06:20:59 4371
Chiloquin 06:06:03 -22.6 Dark Down 34.0 179.6 Up 05:51:03 - 06:21:03 4342
Paisley 06:05:58 -23.0 Dark Down 33.8 181.1 Up 05:50:58 - 06:20:58 4333
Klamath Falls 06:06:03 -22.9 Dark Down 34.3 179.7 Up 05:51:03 - 06:21:03 4320
Lakeview 06:05:57 -23.5 Dark Down 34.3 181.3 Up 05:50:57 - 06:20:57 4299
Tulelake 06:06:02 -23.3 Dark Down 34.6 180.0 Up 05:51:02 - 06:21:02 4299
Cedarville 06:05:57 -24.1 Dark Down 35.0 181.6 Up 05:50:57 - 06:20:57 4256
Fall River/Burney 06:06:02 -24.1 Dark Down 35.5 180.1 Up 05:51:02 - 06:21:02 4241
Susanville 06:05:59 -24.9 Dark Down 36.1 181.0 Up 05:50:59 - 06:20:59 4191
Greenville 06:06:00 -25.0 Dark Down 36.4 180.7 Up 05:51:00 - 06:21:00 4177
Gimple 06:06:00 -25.0 Dark Down 36.4 180.8 Up 05:51:00 - 06:21:00 4176
Quincy 06:06:00 -25.2 Dark Down 36.6 180.7 Up 05:51:00 - 06:21:00 4164
Portola 06:05:59 -25.5 Dark Down 36.7 181.2 Up 05:50:59 - 06:20:59 4149
Reno 06:05:56 -26.0 Dark Down 37.0 182.0 Up 05:50:56 - 06:20:56 4123
Carson City 06:05:56 -26.3 Dark Down 37.3 182.1 Up 05:50:56 - 06:20:56 4099
Gardnerville 06:05:56 -26.5 Dark Down 37.6 182.1 Up 05:50:56 - 06:20:56 4082
Yerington 06:05:54 -26.7 Dark Down 37.5 182.8 Up 05:50:54 - 06:20:54 4077
Hawthorne 06:05:52 -27.3 Dark Down 37.9 183.5 Up 05:50:52 - 06:20:52 4038
Lee Vining 06:05:54 -27.6 Dark Down 38.5 182.9 Up 05:50:54 - 06:20:54 4006
Tonopah 06:05:46 -28.3 Dark Down 38.3 185.2 Up 05:50:46 - 06:20:46 3986
Bishop 06:05:51 -28.4 Dark Down 39.1 183.9 Up 05:50:51 - 06:20:51 3955
Niwot 06:04:57 -30.0 Dark Down 34.4 199.0 Up 05:49:57 - 06:19:57 3933
SwRI 06:04:57 -30.1 Dark Down 34.5 199.0 Up 05:49:57 - 06:19:57 3927
Beatty 06:05:44 -29.4 Dark Down 39.4 185.9 Up 05:50:44 - 06:20:44 3898
Lone Pine 06:05:50 -29.2 Dark Down 39.8 184.3 Up 05:50:50 - 06:20:50 3896
Indian Springs 06:05:40 -30.1 Dark Down 39.7 187.3 Up 05:50:40 - 06:20:40 3859
CPSLO 06:06:01 -29.2 Dark Down 41.2 181.1 Up 05:51:01 - 06:21:01 3840
Henderson 06:05:37 -30.9 Dark Down 40.1 188.2 Up 05:50:37 - 06:20:37 3810
Searchlight/Boulder City 06:05:36 -31.4 Dark Down 40.7 188.3 Up 05:50:36 - 06:20:36 3767
Patrick 06:05:32 -31.8 Dark Down 40.6 189.7 Up 05:50:32 - 06:20:32 3746
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:05:35 -31.8 Dark Down 40.9 188.8 Up 05:50:35 - 06:20:35 3739
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:05:33 -32.0 Dark Down 40.8 189.4 Up 05:50:33 - 06:20:33 3733
Wildwood 06:05:53 -31.1 Dark Down 42.4 183.8 Up 05:50:53 - 06:20:53 3722
Mohave Valley 06:05:35 -32.0 Dark Down 41.2 188.8 Up 05:50:35 - 06:20:35 3719
DCO 06:05:29 -32.4 Dark Down 40.8 190.6 Up 05:50:29 - 06:20:29 3712
Lake Havasu City 06:05:34 -32.5 Dark Down 41.6 189.2 Up 05:50:34 - 06:20:34 3685
Idyllwild 06:05:45 -32.2 Dark Down 42.6 186.2 Up 05:50:45 - 06:20:45 3666
Parker 06:05:34 -32.8 Dark Down 41.9 189.3 Up 05:50:34 - 06:20:34 3659
Blythe 06:05:35 -33.2 Dark Down 42.5 189.0 Up 05:50:35 - 06:20:35 3624
Calipatria 06:05:40 -33.2 Dark Down 43.1 187.9 Up 05:50:40 - 06:20:40 3601
Yuma 06:05:36 -34.0 Dark Down 43.4 189.1 Up 05:50:36 - 06:20:36 3554

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 503858, (2019/08/01 06:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 32.81 119
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 13.43 152
PPM 234707     18:33:39.1 -14:51:14  6.1  1.77 146
PPM 234817     18:37:55.4 -13:28:23  7.7  0.08 147
503858         18:38:15.5 -13:28:30 16.6       147
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:29:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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