RECON: TNO occultation with 506439

Event between (506439) 00YB2 and star GA1100:01442450 with event index number of 1005612

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/13 08:04:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:48:20.6 +20:27:25
Equinox of date position of star is 05:49:30.1 +20:27:44
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 118 degrees from the moon. Moon is 5% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

[RECON map]
TNO is 39.0 AU from the Sun and 38.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.8 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 370 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1905 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27731.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.9 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 506439, (2020/11/13 08:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:18.1 +07:24:33  0.4 13.15 116
Alnath         05:27:36.8 +28:37:23  1.6  9.57 121
PPM 121513     05:53:37.6 +19:52:17  6.4  1.12 117
PPM 094877     05:48:53.2 +20:56:47  7.9  0.51 118
PPM 094897     05:49:33.9 +20:34:56  9.4  0.12 118
506439         05:49:35.2 +20:27:46 15.8       117
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 2.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 08:06:21 -57.8 Dark Down 51.2 127.6 Up 07:51:21 - 08:21:21 7438
Summerland 08:06:23 -58.2 Dark Down 51.2 127.0 Up 07:51:23 - 08:21:23 7415
Penticton 08:06:23 -58.2 Dark Down 51.3 127.1 Up 07:51:23 - 08:21:23 7408
Okanagan Falls 08:06:23 -58.4 Dark Down 51.4 126.9 Up 07:51:23 - 08:21:23 7391
Oliver 08:06:24 -58.6 Dark Down 51.5 126.7 Up 07:51:24 - 08:21:24 7376
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:06:24 -58.7 Dark Down 51.7 126.8 Up 07:51:24 - 08:21:24 7357
Oroville 08:06:24 -58.8 Dark Down 51.8 126.6 Up 07:51:24 - 08:21:24 7351
Tonasket 08:06:25 -59.0 Dark Down 51.9 126.4 Up 07:51:25 - 08:21:25 7330
Okanogan 08:06:26 -59.4 Dark Down 52.0 125.9 Up 07:51:26 - 08:21:26 7302
Brewster 08:06:27 -59.7 Dark Down 52.1 125.3 Up 07:51:27 - 08:21:27 7281
Manson/Chelan 08:06:29 -59.9 Dark Down 52.0 124.7 Up 07:51:29 - 08:21:29 7268
Entiat 08:06:30 -60.1 Dark Down 52.1 124.4 Up 07:51:30 - 08:21:30 7249
Wenatchee 08:06:31 -60.4 Dark Down 52.2 124.0 Up 07:51:31 - 08:21:31 7227
Ellensburg 08:06:32 -60.8 Dark Down 52.3 123.3 Up 07:51:32 - 08:21:32 7193
Yakima 08:06:33 -61.2 Dark Down 52.5 122.8 Up 07:51:33 - 08:21:33 7155
Toppenish/White Swan 08:06:33 -61.4 Dark Down 52.7 122.8 Up 07:51:33 - 08:21:33 7132
Pasco 08:06:29 -61.4 Dark Down 53.5 124.2 Up 07:51:29 - 08:21:29 7098
Goldendale 08:06:36 -62.0 Dark Down 52.8 121.7 Up 07:51:36 - 08:21:36 7088
The Dalles 08:06:39 -62.3 Dark Down 52.7 121.0 Up 07:51:39 - 08:21:39 7074
PNWRO 08:06:29 -61.6 Dark Down 53.8 124.2 Up 07:51:29 - 08:21:29 7071
George/Umatilla 08:06:31 -61.7 Dark Down 53.6 123.6 Up 07:51:31 - 08:21:31 7071
Maupin 08:06:38 -62.7 Dark Down 52.9 120.6 Up 07:51:38 - 08:21:38 7033
Madras/Culver 08:06:40 -63.2 Dark Down 53.2 120.0 Up 07:51:40 - 08:21:40 6982
Sisters 08:06:42 -63.6 Dark Down 53.1 119.1 Up 07:51:42 - 08:21:42 6959
Redmond 08:06:41 -63.6 Dark Down 53.3 119.5 Up 07:51:41 - 08:21:41 6949
Bend 08:06:42 -63.8 Dark Down 53.4 119.1 Up 07:51:42 - 08:21:42 6932
Oregon Observatory 08:06:43 -64.0 Dark Down 53.4 118.7 Up 07:51:43 - 08:21:43 6917
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:06:44 -64.2 Dark Down 53.4 118.4 Up 07:51:44 - 08:21:44 6899
North Lake 08:06:43 -64.6 Dark Down 54.0 118.6 Up 07:51:43 - 08:21:43 6846
Chiloquin 08:06:47 -65.3 Dark Down 53.7 116.7 Up 07:51:47 - 08:21:47 6800
Paisley 08:06:43 -65.0 Dark Down 54.5 118.3 Up 07:51:43 - 08:21:43 6786
Klamath Falls 08:06:49 -65.7 Dark Down 53.9 116.4 Up 07:51:49 - 08:21:49 6765
Lakeview 08:06:43 -65.5 Dark Down 54.9 117.9 Up 07:51:43 - 08:21:43 6734
Tulelake 08:06:48 -65.9 Dark Down 54.3 116.4 Up 07:51:48 - 08:21:48 6733
Cedarville 08:06:44 -66.1 Dark Down 55.3 117.3 Up 07:51:44 - 08:21:44 6666
Fall River/Burney 08:06:49 -66.8 Dark Down 54.7 115.3 Up 07:51:49 - 08:21:49 6643
Susanville 08:06:48 -67.3 Dark Down 55.5 115.3 Up 07:51:48 - 08:21:48 6567
Greenville 08:06:50 -67.6 Dark Down 55.4 114.7 Up 07:51:50 - 08:21:50 6546
Gimple 08:06:50 -67.6 Dark Down 55.5 114.7 Up 07:51:50 - 08:21:50 6544
Quincy 08:06:51 -67.8 Dark Down 55.5 114.4 Up 07:51:51 - 08:21:51 6526
Portola 08:06:49 -67.8 Dark Down 55.9 114.8 Up 07:51:49 - 08:21:49 6504
Reno 08:06:47 -68.0 Dark Down 56.4 115.1 Up 07:51:47 - 08:21:47 6465
Carson City 08:06:48 -68.3 Dark Down 56.6 114.6 Up 07:51:48 - 08:21:48 6429
Gardnerville 08:06:49 -68.6 Dark Down 56.7 114.4 Up 07:51:49 - 08:21:49 6403
Yerington 08:06:46 -68.4 Dark Down 57.1 115.1 Up 07:51:46 - 08:21:46 6397
Hawthorne 08:06:45 -68.7 Dark Down 57.7 115.0 Up 07:51:45 - 08:21:45 6340
Lee Vining 08:06:48 -69.3 Dark Down 57.6 113.7 Up 07:51:48 - 08:21:48 6293
Niwot 08:05:48 -61.9 Dark Down 65.1 136.8 Up 07:50:48 - 08:20:48 6278
SwRI 08:05:48 -62.1 Dark Down 65.1 136.5 Up 07:50:48 - 08:20:48 6269
Tonopah 08:06:41 -68.7 Dark Down 58.9 116.0 Up 07:51:41 - 08:21:41 6266
Bishop 08:06:47 -69.7 Dark Down 58.3 113.6 Up 07:51:47 - 08:21:47 6218
Beatty 08:06:42 -69.7 Dark Down 59.7 114.8 Up 07:51:42 - 08:21:42 6140
Lone Pine 08:06:47 -70.3 Dark Down 58.9 112.8 Up 07:51:47 - 08:21:47 6135
Indian Springs 08:06:38 -69.6 Dark Down 60.6 115.5 Up 07:51:38 - 08:21:38 6086
CPSLO 08:06:59 -72.2 Dark Down 57.4 108.2 Up 07:51:59 - 08:21:59 6056
Henderson 08:06:35 -69.8 Dark Down 61.3 115.5 Up 07:51:35 - 08:21:35 6018
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:06:36 -70.2 Dark Down 61.6 114.6 Up 07:51:36 - 08:21:36 5958
Patrick 08:06:33 -69.8 Dark Down 62.4 115.8 Up 07:51:33 - 08:21:33 5933
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:06:36 -70.3 Dark Down 62.0 114.5 Up 07:51:36 - 08:21:36 5921
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:06:34 -70.1 Dark Down 62.4 115.2 Up 07:51:34 - 08:21:34 5913
Mohave Valley 08:06:36 -70.6 Dark Down 62.1 114.1 Up 07:51:36 - 08:21:36 5892
Wildwood 08:06:54 -72.8 Dark Down 59.4 108.4 Up 07:51:54 - 08:21:54 5889
DCO 08:06:30 -69.7 Dark Down 63.1 116.2 Up 07:51:30 - 08:21:30 5888
Lake Havasu City 08:06:37 -70.8 Dark Down 62.5 113.7 Up 07:51:37 - 08:21:37 5846
Idyllwild 08:06:47 -72.5 Dark Down 61.0 109.7 Up 07:51:47 - 08:21:47 5814
Parker 08:06:36 -71.1 Dark Down 62.6 113.1 Up 07:51:36 - 08:21:36 5809
Blythe 08:06:38 -71.6 Dark Down 62.6 111.8 Up 07:51:38 - 08:21:38 5760
Calipatria 08:06:43 -72.5 Dark Down 62.1 109.9 Up 07:51:43 - 08:21:43 5727
Yuma 08:06:40 -72.4 Dark Down 62.9 110.1 Up 07:51:40 - 08:21:40 5665

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 506439, (2020/11/13 08:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 13.15 116
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  9.57 121
PPM 121513     05:52:23.4 +19:52:04  6.4  1.12 117
PPM 094877     05:47:38.4 +20:56:26  7.9  0.51 118
PPM 094897     05:48:19.3 +20:34:36  9.4  0.12 118
506439         05:48:20.6 +20:27:25 15.8       118
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/08 00:37:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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