RECON: TNO occultation with 535229

Event between (535229) 14YG50 and star GA1140:02942103 with event index number of 1618311

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/09/21 11:15:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:49:02.0 +24:45:17
Equinox of date position of star is 07:50:13.3 +24:42:15
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 35 degrees from the moon. Moon is 57% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 34.5 AU from the Sun and 35.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 196 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2243 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25364.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=218.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.2 sec chord
Diameter=89.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 535229, (2019/09/21 11:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:31.2 +27:58:37  1.1  3.38  34
77Kap Gem      07:45:38.1 +24:20:57  3.6  1.10  34
PPM 098001     07:50:29.9 +24:26:17  7.6  0.27  35
PPM 097995     07:50:21.9 +24:27:06 10.9  0.25  35
535229         07:50:13.5 +24:42:15 15.6        35
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 4.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=22.6%
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 11:11:09 -23.6 Dark Up 32.2 89.0 Up 10:56:09 - 11:26:09 438
Kelowna 11:11:07 -23.9 Dark Up 32.1 88.6 Up 10:56:07 - 11:26:07 407
Summerland 11:11:06 -24.1 Dark Up 31.9 88.3 Up 10:56:06 - 11:26:06 387
Penticton 11:11:06 -24.1 Dark Up 32.0 88.4 Up 10:56:06 - 11:26:06 379
Okanagan Falls 11:11:05 -24.2 Dark Up 32.0 88.2 Up 10:56:05 - 11:26:05 362
Oliver 11:11:05 -24.3 Dark Up 32.0 88.1 Up 10:56:05 - 11:26:05 347
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:11:04 -24.3 Dark Up 32.1 88.2 Up 10:56:04 - 11:26:04 326
Oroville 11:11:04 -24.4 Dark Up 32.0 88.1 Up 10:56:04 - 11:26:04 321
Tonasket 11:11:03 -24.5 Dark Up 32.0 87.9 Up 10:56:03 - 11:26:03 300
Okanogan 11:11:02 -24.7 Dark Up 31.9 87.6 Up 10:56:02 - 11:26:02 272
Brewster 11:11:00 -25.0 Dark Up 31.8 87.3 Up 10:56:00 - 11:26:00 252
Manson/Chelan 11:10:59 -25.3 Dark Up 31.5 86.9 Up 10:55:59 - 11:25:59 242
Entiat 11:10:58 -25.5 Dark Up 31.4 86.7 Up 10:55:58 - 11:25:58 223
Wenatchee 11:10:57 -25.7 Dark Up 31.4 86.5 Up 10:55:57 - 11:25:57 202
Ellensburg 11:10:55 -26.0 Dark Up 31.2 86.1 Up 10:55:55 - 11:25:55 169
Yakima 11:10:54 -26.3 Dark Up 31.1 85.8 Up 10:55:54 - 11:25:54 132
Toppenish/White Swan 11:10:53 -26.3 Dark Up 31.2 85.8 Up 10:55:53 - 11:25:53 107
Goldendale 11:10:51 -26.9 Dark Up 30.9 85.2 Up 10:55:51 - 11:25:51 66
Pasco 11:10:55 -25.6 Dark Up 32.1 86.6 Up 10:55:55 - 11:25:55 64
The Dalles 11:10:49 -27.2 Dark Up 30.6 84.8 Up 10:55:49 - 11:25:49 55
PNWRO 11:10:55 -25.6 Dark Up 32.3 86.6 Up 10:55:55 - 11:25:55 35
Maupin 11:10:48 -27.4 Dark Up 30.6 84.6 Up 10:55:48 - 11:25:48 13
Madras/Culver 11:10:46 -27.7 Dark Up 30.6 84.2 Up 10:55:46 - 11:25:46 -38
Sisters 11:10:45 -28.1 Dark Up 30.2 83.7 Up 10:55:45 - 11:25:45 -57
Redmond 11:10:45 -27.9 Dark Up 30.5 84.0 Up 10:55:45 - 11:25:45 -70
Bend 11:10:44 -28.1 Dark Up 30.4 83.8 Up 10:55:44 - 11:25:44 -87
Oregon Observatory 11:10:43 -28.3 Dark Up 30.2 83.6 Up 10:55:43 - 11:25:43 -100
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:10:43 -28.4 Dark Up 30.2 83.4 Up 10:55:43 - 11:25:43 -118
North Lake 11:10:42 -28.3 Dark Up 30.6 83.6 Up 10:55:42 - 11:25:42 -175
Chiloquin 11:10:39 -29.3 Dark Up 29.8 82.5 Low 10:55:39 - 11:25:39 -214
Paisley 11:10:41 -28.4 Dark Up 30.7 83.5 Up 10:55:41 - 11:25:41 -238
Klamath Falls 11:10:38 -29.4 Dark Up 29.8 82.4 Low 10:55:38 - 11:25:38 -249
Tulelake 11:10:37 -29.4 Dark Up 30.0 82.4 Low 10:55:37 - 11:25:37 -283
Lakeview 11:10:40 -28.5 Dark Up 30.8 83.3 Up 10:55:40 - 11:25:40 -292
Cedarville 11:10:38 -28.7 Dark Up 30.9 83.0 Up 10:55:38 - 11:25:38 -360
Fall River/Burney 11:10:35 -29.8 Dark Up 29.9 82.0 Low 10:55:35 - 11:25:35 -373
Susanville 11:10:34 -29.6 Dark Up 30.4 82.0 Up 10:55:34 - 11:25:34 -455
Greenville 11:10:33 -30.0 Dark Up 30.1 81.7 Up 10:55:33 - 11:25:33 -474
Gimple 11:10:33 -29.9 Dark Up 30.2 81.7 Up 10:55:33 - 11:25:33 -477
Quincy 11:10:32 -30.1 Dark Up 30.1 81.6 Up 10:55:32 - 11:25:32 -494
Portola 11:10:33 -29.8 Dark Up 30.4 81.8 Up 10:55:33 - 11:25:33 -520
Reno 11:10:33 -29.5 Dark Up 30.9 82.0 Up 10:55:33 - 11:25:33 -564
Carson City 11:10:33 -29.7 Dark Up 30.8 81.8 Up 10:55:33 - 11:25:33 -600
Gardnerville 11:10:32 -29.7 Dark Up 30.8 81.7 Up 10:55:32 - 11:25:32 -625
Yerington 11:10:33 -29.3 Dark Up 31.3 82.0 Up 10:55:33 - 11:25:33 -637
Hawthorne 11:10:33 -29.2 Dark Up 31.6 82.1 Up 10:55:33 - 11:25:33 -698
Lee Vining 11:10:31 -29.8 Dark Up 31.2 81.4 Up 10:55:31 - 11:25:31 -740
Tonopah 11:10:35 -28.4 Dark Up 32.7 82.6 Up 10:55:35 - 11:25:35 -783
Bishop 11:10:31 -29.5 Dark Up 31.6 81.5 Up 10:55:31 - 11:25:31 -820
Niwot 11:11:12 -18.8 Dark Up 42.2 91.5 Up 10:56:12 - 11:26:12 -857
SwRI 11:11:11 -18.9 Dark Up 42.2 91.3 Up 10:56:11 - 11:26:11 -866
Lone Pine 11:10:29 -29.6 Dark Up 31.8 81.2 Up 10:55:29 - 11:25:29 -906
Beatty 11:10:33 -28.6 Dark Up 32.9 82.1 Up 10:55:33 - 11:25:33 -912
CPSLO 11:10:21 -32.1 Dark Up 29.5 79.1 Low 10:55:21 - 11:25:21 -962
Indian Springs 11:10:35 -27.9 Dark Up 33.7 82.4 Up 10:55:35 - 11:25:35 -975
Henderson 11:10:36 -27.6 Dark Up 34.2 82.4 Up 10:55:36 - 11:25:36 -1048
Searchlight/Boulder City 11:10:34 -27.8 Dark Up 34.2 82.1 Up 10:55:34 - 11:25:34 -1108
Patrick 11:10:37 -27.0 Dark Up 35.0 82.6 Up 10:55:37 - 11:25:37 -1142
Wildwood 11:10:22 -31.2 Dark Up 30.9 79.4 Up 10:55:22 - 11:25:22 -1145
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:10:35 -27.6 Dark Up 34.4 82.0 Up 10:55:35 - 11:25:35 -1148
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:10:36 -27.2 Dark Up 34.8 82.3 Up 10:55:36 - 11:25:36 -1160
Mohave Valley 11:10:33 -27.8 Dark Up 34.4 81.9 Up 10:55:33 - 11:25:33 -1176
DCO 11:10:38 -26.6 Dark Up 35.6 82.7 Up 10:55:38 - 11:25:38 -1192
Lake Havasu City 11:10:33 -27.7 Dark Up 34.5 81.7 Up 10:55:33 - 11:25:33 -1224
Idyllwild 11:10:26 -29.9 Dark Up 32.4 80.1 Up 10:55:26 - 11:25:26 -1236
Parker 11:10:33 -27.8 Dark Up 34.5 81.5 Up 10:55:33 - 11:25:33 -1261
Blythe 11:10:31 -28.3 Dark Up 34.1 81.0 Up 10:55:31 - 11:25:31 -1307
Calipatria 11:10:28 -29.2 Dark Up 33.3 80.2 Up 10:55:28 - 11:25:28 -1332
George/Scottsdale 11:10:38 -26.1 Dark Up 36.4 82.4 Up 10:55:38 - 11:25:38 -1370
Yuma 11:10:29 -28.6 Dark Up 34.0 80.3 Up 10:55:29 - 11:25:29 -1402

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 535229, (2019/09/21 11:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.0 +28:01:33  1.1  3.38  34
77Kap Gem      07:44:26.8 +24:23:52  3.6  1.10  34
PPM 098001     07:49:18.7 +24:29:19  7.6  0.27  35
PPM 097995     07:49:10.6 +24:30:08 10.9  0.25  35
535229         07:49:02.0 +24:45:17 15.6        35
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/09/02 14:31:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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