RECON: TNO occultation with 524834

Event between (524834) 03YL179 and star GA1120:02022033 with event index number of 1592955

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/11/10 12:55:00 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:19:46.9 +22:51:18
Equinox of date position of star is 06:20:57.8 +22:50:43
Stellar brightness G=9.7, use SENSEUP=2
Star is 70 degrees from the moon. Moon is 96% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 38.7 AU from the Sun and 38.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 460 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1485 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27596.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.0 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 524834, (2019/11/10 12:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:14.9 +07:24:33  0.4 16.54  64
Alhena         06:38:51.5 +16:22:50  1.9  7.71  74
9 Gem          06:18:11.4 +23:43:57  6.1  1.10  69
PPM 095769     06:20:35.0 +23:15:54  7.7  0.43  70
PPM 095773     06:20:46.7 +22:49:13  9.1  0.05  70
524834         06:20:59.1 +22:50:42  9.7        70
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 24.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=11.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 12:53:01 -20.8 Dark Down 55.0 229.7 Up 12:38:01 - 13:08:01 3827
Summerland 12:53:01 -20.9 Dark Down 55.4 229.7 Up 12:38:01 - 13:08:01 3795
Penticton 12:53:00 -20.9 Dark Down 55.4 229.9 Up 12:38:00 - 13:08:00 3790
Okanagan Falls 12:53:01 -20.9 Dark Down 55.5 230.1 Up 12:38:01 - 13:08:01 3771
Oliver 12:53:00 -20.8 Dark Down 55.6 230.3 Up 12:38:00 - 13:08:00 3756
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:52:58 -20.7 Dark Down 55.6 230.7 Up 12:37:58 - 13:07:58 3742
Oroville 12:52:59 -20.8 Dark Down 55.7 230.7 Up 12:37:59 - 13:07:59 3734
Tonasket 12:52:58 -20.7 Dark Down 55.8 231.0 Up 12:37:58 - 13:07:58 3712
Okanogan 12:52:58 -20.8 Dark Down 56.1 231.2 Up 12:37:58 - 13:07:58 3677
Brewster 12:52:58 -21.0 Dark Down 56.4 231.2 Up 12:37:58 - 13:07:58 3648
Manson/Chelan 12:52:59 -21.2 Dark Down 56.7 231.0 Up 12:37:59 - 13:07:59 3623
Wenatchee 12:52:58 -21.3 Dark Down 57.1 231.3 Up 12:37:58 - 13:07:58 3575
Ellensburg 12:52:58 -21.4 Dark Down 57.5 231.5 Up 12:37:58 - 13:07:58 3531
Yakima 12:52:58 -21.4 Dark Down 57.8 232.0 Up 12:37:58 - 13:07:58 3491
Pasco 12:52:51 -20.4 Dark Down 57.2 234.3 Up 12:37:51 - 13:07:51 3479
Toppenish/White Swan 12:52:56 -21.3 Dark Down 57.8 232.4 Up 12:37:56 - 13:07:56 3472
PNWRO 12:52:49 -20.2 Dark Down 57.2 234.9 Up 12:37:49 - 13:07:49 3458
George/Umatilla 12:52:51 -20.5 Dark Down 57.5 234.4 Up 12:37:51 - 13:07:51 3443
Goldendale 12:52:57 -21.6 Dark Down 58.4 232.6 Up 12:37:57 - 13:07:57 3412
The Dalles 12:52:58 -21.8 Dark Down 58.7 232.3 Up 12:37:58 - 13:07:58 3385
Maupin 12:52:56 -21.7 Dark Down 58.9 233.0 Up 12:37:56 - 13:07:56 3345
Madras/Culver 12:52:55 -21.7 Dark Down 59.3 233.7 Up 12:37:55 - 13:07:55 3289
Redmond 12:52:55 -21.7 Dark Down 59.5 234.1 Up 12:37:55 - 13:07:55 3253
Sisters 12:52:56 -22.0 Dark Down 59.7 233.5 Up 12:37:56 - 13:07:56 3250
Bend 12:52:55 -21.8 Dark Down 59.7 234.2 Up 12:37:55 - 13:07:55 3230
Oregon Observatory 12:52:55 -21.9 Dark Down 59.9 234.3 Up 12:37:55 - 13:07:55 3210
La Pine/Gilchrist 12:52:55 -21.9 Dark Down 60.0 234.5 Up 12:37:55 - 13:07:55 3189
North Lake 12:52:51 -21.5 Dark Down 59.9 235.9 Up 12:37:51 - 13:07:51 3154
SwRI 12:51:36 -9.7 NT Down 50.7 257.0 Up 12:36:36 - 13:06:36 3121
Paisley 12:52:49 -21.2 Dark Down 60.0 237.2 Up 12:37:49 - 13:07:49 3103
Chiloquin 12:52:54 -22.1 Dark Down 60.9 235.6 Up 12:37:54 - 13:07:54 3071
Lakeview 12:52:47 -21.0 Dark Down 60.2 238.2 Up 12:37:47 - 13:07:47 3055
Klamath Falls 12:52:54 -22.1 Dark Down 61.0 236.2 Up 12:37:54 - 13:07:54 3038
Tulelake 12:52:52 -21.8 Dark Down 61.0 237.0 Up 12:37:52 - 13:07:52 3015
Cedarville 12:52:44 -20.8 Dark Down 60.4 239.4 Up 12:37:44 - 13:07:44 2991
Fall River/Burney 12:52:49 -21.7 Dark Down 61.4 238.5 Up 12:37:49 - 13:07:49 2923
Susanville 12:52:44 -21.1 Dark Down 61.3 240.5 Up 12:37:44 - 13:07:44 2870
Gimple 12:52:45 -21.2 Dark Down 61.6 240.6 Up 12:37:45 - 13:07:45 2838
Greenville 12:52:45 -21.3 Dark Down 61.6 240.5 Up 12:37:45 - 13:07:45 2837
Quincy 12:52:45 -21.3 Dark Down 61.7 240.9 Up 12:37:45 - 13:07:45 2816
Portola 12:52:43 -20.9 Dark Down 61.5 241.7 Up 12:37:43 - 13:07:43 2810
Reno 12:52:39 -20.4 Dark Down 61.2 242.9 Up 12:37:39 - 13:07:39 2793
Carson City 12:52:38 -20.4 Dark Down 61.3 243.5 Up 12:37:38 - 13:07:38 2757
Yerington 12:52:34 -19.9 Dark Down 61.0 244.6 Up 12:37:34 - 13:07:34 2747
Gardnerville 12:52:37 -20.3 Dark Down 61.4 244.0 Up 12:37:37 - 13:07:37 2732
Hawthorne 12:52:31 -19.4 Dark Down 60.8 246.0 Up 12:37:31 - 13:07:31 2708
Tonopah 12:52:24 -18.3 Dark Down 60.0 248.4 Up 12:37:24 - 13:07:24 2684
Lee Vining 12:52:32 -19.7 Dark Down 61.4 246.4 Up 12:37:32 - 13:07:32 2641
Bishop 12:52:28 -19.1 Dark Down 61.1 248.2 Up 12:37:28 - 13:07:28 2591
Beatty 12:52:18 -17.8 AT Down 60.0 250.7 Up 12:37:18 - 13:07:18 2572
Indian Springs 12:52:13 -16.9 AT Down 59.3 252.4 Up 12:37:13 - 13:07:13 2558
Lone Pine 12:52:24 -18.7 Dark Down 61.1 249.9 Up 12:37:24 - 13:07:24 2518
Henderson 12:52:09 -16.2 AT Down 59.0 253.9 Up 12:37:09 - 13:07:09 2515
Patrick 12:52:02 -15.3 AT Down 58.3 255.9 Up 12:37:02 - 13:07:02 2472
Searchlight/Boulder City 12:52:07 -16.1 AT Down 59.1 254.8 Up 12:37:07 - 13:07:07 2457
Kingman/Dolan Springs 12:52:02 -15.4 AT Down 58.5 256.1 Up 12:37:02 - 13:07:02 2445
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:52:04 -15.8 AT Down 58.9 255.6 Up 12:37:04 - 13:07:04 2433
Mohave Valley 12:52:04 -15.7 AT Down 59.0 256.1 Up 12:37:04 - 13:07:04 2404
Lake Havasu City 12:52:02 -15.5 AT Down 58.9 256.9 Up 12:37:02 - 13:07:02 2367
CPSLO 12:52:35 -20.6 Dark Down 63.5 249.3 Up 12:37:35 - 13:07:35 2337
Parker 12:52:01 -15.4 AT Down 58.9 257.5 Up 12:37:01 - 13:07:01 2331
Blythe 12:52:02 -15.5 AT Down 59.3 258.1 Up 12:37:02 - 13:07:02 2270
Wildwood 12:52:22 -18.8 Dark Down 62.3 253.7 Up 12:37:22 - 13:07:22 2245
Idyllwild 12:52:12 -17.3 AT Down 60.9 256.1 Up 12:37:12 - 13:07:12 2241
Calipatria 12:52:05 -16.2 AT Down 60.1 258.2 Up 12:37:05 - 13:07:05 2200
Yuma 12:52:00 -15.4 AT Down 59.5 259.6 Up 12:37:00 - 13:07:00 2172

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 524834, (2019/11/10 12:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 16.54  64
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  7.71  74
9 Gem          06:16:58.7 +23:44:27  6.1  1.10  69
PPM 095769     06:19:22.5 +23:16:28  7.7  0.43  70
PPM 095773     06:19:34.5 +22:49:48  9.1  0.05  70
524834         06:19:46.9 +22:51:18  9.7        70
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/07/02 02:22:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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