RECON: TNO occultation with 535994

Event between (535994) 15BH519 and star GA0760:04720975 with event index number of 1619793

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/05 07:51:26 UTC

J2000 position of star is 12:55:53.6 -12:22:22
Equinox of date position of star is 12:56:55.0 -12:28:41
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 11 degrees from the moon. Moon is 93% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

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TNO is 39.5 AU from the Sun and 38.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 143 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3492 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28021.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=331.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.2 sec chord
Diameter=135.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 535994, (2020/05/05 07:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:16.1 -11:16:01  1.0  7.27  11
40Psi Vir      12:55:24.8 -09:38:57  4.8  2.86   8
PPM 226581     12:58:16.6 -12:10:36  6.6  0.44  11
PPM 226542     12:56:45.8 -12:09:33  9.1  0.33  11
535994         12:56:57.6 -12:28:58 15.4        11
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 10.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=4.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 07:51:30 -23.7 Dark Up 23.0 210.1 Low 07:39:07 - 08:03:53 5238
Summerland 07:51:30 -24.0 Dark Up 23.4 209.8 Low 07:39:07 - 08:03:53 5223
Penticton 07:51:29 -24.0 Dark Up 23.4 210.0 Low 07:39:06 - 08:03:52 5222
Okanagan Falls 07:51:28 -24.2 Dark Up 23.5 210.0 Low 07:39:05 - 08:03:51 5215
Oliver 07:51:29 -24.4 Dark Up 23.7 210.0 Low 07:39:06 - 08:03:52 5209
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:51:27 -24.6 Dark Up 23.8 210.3 Low 07:39:04 - 08:03:50 5205
Oroville 07:51:28 -24.6 Dark Up 23.9 210.2 Low 07:39:05 - 08:03:51 5201
Tonasket 07:51:27 -24.9 Dark Up 24.1 210.3 Low 07:39:04 - 08:03:50 5192
Okanogan 07:51:26 -25.2 Dark Up 24.4 210.2 Low 07:39:03 - 08:03:49 5176
Brewster 07:51:26 -25.5 Dark Up 24.7 210.0 Low 07:39:03 - 08:03:49 5163
Manson/Chelan 07:51:27 -25.7 Dark Up 25.0 209.7 Low 07:39:04 - 08:03:50 5148
Wenatchee 07:51:26 -26.2 Dark Up 25.5 209.7 Low 07:39:03 - 08:03:49 5126
Ellensburg 07:51:26 -26.6 Dark Up 25.9 209.5 Low 07:39:03 - 08:03:49 5105
Pasco 07:51:20 -27.3 Dark Up 26.1 211.1 Low 07:38:57 - 08:03:43 5096
PNWRO 07:51:17 -27.6 Dark Up 26.2 211.4 Low 07:38:54 - 08:03:40 5089
Yakima 07:51:24 -27.0 Dark Up 26.3 209.6 Low 07:39:01 - 08:03:47 5087
Toppenish/White Swan 07:51:24 -27.2 Dark Up 26.4 209.8 Low 07:39:01 - 08:03:47 5081
George/Umatilla 07:51:19 -27.7 Dark Up 26.4 211.0 Low 07:38:56 - 08:03:42 5078
Goldendale 07:51:24 -27.7 Dark Up 27.0 209.5 Low 07:39:01 - 08:03:47 5049
The Dalles 07:51:24 -27.9 Dark Up 27.3 209.2 Low 07:39:01 - 08:03:47 5033
Maupin 07:51:23 -28.4 Dark Up 27.7 209.4 Low 07:39:00 - 08:03:46 5016
Madras/Culver 07:51:21 -28.9 Dark Up 28.2 209.5 Low 07:38:58 - 08:03:44 4990
SwRI 07:50:21 -32.3 Dark Up 24.7 226.0 Low 07:37:58 - 08:02:44 4984
Redmond 07:51:20 -29.3 Dark Up 28.5 209.5 Low 07:38:57 - 08:03:43 4972
Sisters 07:51:22 -29.2 Dark Up 28.6 209.1 Low 07:38:59 - 08:03:45 4967
Bend 07:51:20 -29.5 Dark Up 28.7 209.5 Low 07:38:57 - 08:03:43 4960
Oregon Observatory 07:51:21 -29.6 Dark Up 28.9 209.4 Low 07:38:58 - 08:03:44 4949
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:51:20 -29.8 Dark Up 29.1 209.4 Low 07:38:57 - 08:03:43 4938
North Lake 07:51:17 -30.3 Dark Up 29.3 210.1 Low 07:38:54 - 08:03:40 4928
Paisley 07:51:15 -30.9 Dark Up 29.6 210.6 Low 07:38:52 - 08:03:38 4907
Lakeview 07:51:12 -31.4 Dark Up 30.0 211.0 Up 07:38:49 - 08:03:35 4884
Chiloquin 07:51:19 -30.9 Dark Up 30.2 209.3 Up 07:38:56 - 08:03:42 4877
Klamath Falls 07:51:17 -31.3 Dark Up 30.5 209.5 Up 07:38:54 - 08:03:40 4861
Cedarville 07:51:11 -32.0 Dark Up 30.5 211.3 Up 07:38:48 - 08:03:34 4854
Tulelake 07:51:16 -31.6 Dark Up 30.6 209.9 Up 07:38:53 - 08:03:39 4853
Fall River/Burney 07:51:14 -32.5 Dark Up 31.4 210.2 Up 07:38:51 - 08:03:37 4807
Susanville 07:51:09 -33.1 Dark Up 31.7 211.2 Up 07:38:46 - 08:03:32 4787
Gimple 07:51:10 -33.4 Dark Up 32.0 211.0 Up 07:38:47 - 08:03:33 4768
Greenville 07:51:10 -33.4 Dark Up 32.0 211.0 Up 07:38:47 - 08:03:33 4767
Portola 07:51:07 -33.7 Dark Up 32.1 211.5 Up 07:38:44 - 08:03:30 4757
Quincy 07:51:10 -33.6 Dark Up 32.2 211.0 Up 07:38:47 - 08:03:33 4756
Reno 07:51:05 -34.0 Dark Up 32.1 212.3 Up 07:38:42 - 08:03:28 4755
Yerington 07:51:01 -34.6 Dark Up 32.3 213.2 Up 07:38:38 - 08:03:24 4736
Carson City 07:51:03 -34.4 Dark Up 32.4 212.4 Up 07:38:40 - 08:03:26 4735
Gardnerville 07:51:04 -34.6 Dark Up 32.5 212.6 Up 07:38:41 - 08:03:27 4723
Hawthorne 07:50:59 -35.1 Dark Up 32.4 213.9 Up 07:38:36 - 08:03:22 4719
Tonopah 07:50:53 -35.5 Dark Up 32.2 215.5 Up 07:38:30 - 08:03:16 4717
Lee Vining 07:50:58 -35.6 Dark Up 33.1 213.6 Up 07:38:35 - 08:03:21 4678
Beatty 07:50:48 -36.7 Dark Up 32.9 216.3 Up 07:38:25 - 08:03:11 4658
Indian Springs 07:50:44 -36.9 Dark Up 32.7 217.5 Up 07:38:21 - 08:03:07 4657
Bishop 07:50:54 -36.2 Dark Up 33.3 214.5 Up 07:38:31 - 08:03:17 4657
Henderson 07:50:39 -37.4 Dark Up 32.8 218.4 Up 07:38:16 - 08:03:02 4637
Lone Pine 07:50:52 -37.0 Dark Up 33.8 215.1 Up 07:38:29 - 08:03:15 4618
Patrick 07:50:34 -38.0 Dark Up 32.7 219.8 Up 07:38:11 - 08:02:57 4618
Searchlight/Boulder City 07:50:38 -38.0 Dark Up 33.2 218.7 Up 07:38:15 - 08:03:01 4604
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:50:34 -38.2 Dark Up 33.0 219.7 Up 07:38:11 - 08:02:57 4601
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:50:36 -38.3 Dark Up 33.2 219.2 Up 07:38:13 - 08:02:59 4591
Mohave Valley 07:50:35 -38.6 Dark Up 33.4 219.3 Up 07:38:12 - 08:02:58 4575
Lake Havasu City 07:50:33 -38.9 Dark Up 33.6 219.7 Up 07:38:10 - 08:02:56 4554
Parker 07:50:32 -39.3 Dark Up 33.9 219.9 Up 07:38:09 - 08:02:55 4533
Blythe 07:50:32 -39.8 Dark Up 34.5 219.8 Up 07:38:09 - 08:02:55 4495
CPSLO 07:50:58 -38.2 Dark Up 36.0 212.9 Up 07:38:35 - 08:03:21 4491
Idyllwild 07:50:39 -39.8 Dark Up 35.5 217.7 Up 07:38:16 - 08:03:02 4466
Wildwood 07:50:47 -39.5 Dark Up 36.1 215.6 Up 07:38:24 - 08:03:10 4455
Calipatria 07:50:33 -40.4 Dark Up 35.3 219.1 Up 07:38:10 - 08:02:56 4448
Yuma 07:50:30 -40.8 Dark Up 35.2 220.2 Up 07:38:07 - 08:02:53 4436

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 535994, (2020/05/05 07:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0  7.27  11
40Psi Vir      12:54:21.1 -09:32:21  4.8  2.86   8
PPM 226581     12:57:12.6 -12:04:01  6.6  0.44  11
PPM 226542     12:55:41.8 -12:02:58  9.1  0.33  11
535994         12:55:53.6 -12:22:22 15.4        11
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/07/02 02:38:24 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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