RECON: Asteroid occultation with 9142

Event between (9142) Rhesus and star GA0900:04037633 with event index number of 1693019

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/05 08:47:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:54:09.0 +01:53:07
Equinox of date position of star is 13:55:10.6 +01:47:12
Stellar brightness G=14.1, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 100 degrees from the moon. Moon is 75% illuminated.
Asteroid apparent brightness V=17.5

[RECON map]
Asteroid is 5.4 AU from the Sun and 4.6 AU from the Earth.
The Asteroid is moving 11.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 12.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 16 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 184 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3337.5 km/arcsec.

The Asteroid has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=60.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Diameter=24.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 9142, (2020/03/05 08:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:15.5 -11:15:58  1.0 14.90  98
92 Vir         13:57:29.7 +00:57:10  6.0  1.02 101
PPM 160174     13:56:50.1 +01:25:18  7.7  0.55 100
PPM 160131     13:54:28.0 +01:50:01  9.8  0.18  99
9142           13:55:10.6 +01:47:12 14.1       100
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 16.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=97.6%
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 08:54:41 -44.5 Dark Up 35.1 141.5 Up 08:52:52 - 08:56:29 810
Niwot 08:53:07 -48.9 Dark Up 48.8 153.9 Up 08:51:19 - 08:54:56 790
SwRI 08:53:07 -49.0 Dark Up 48.9 153.7 Up 08:51:19 - 08:54:56 776
Kelowna 08:54:40 -44.9 Dark Up 35.4 141.2 Up 08:52:52 - 08:56:29 771
Peachland 08:54:41 -45.1 Dark Up 35.3 140.8 Up 08:52:52 - 08:56:29 748
Summerland 08:54:40 -45.2 Dark Up 35.5 140.8 Up 08:52:52 - 08:56:29 741
Penticton 08:54:40 -45.3 Dark Up 35.6 140.9 Up 08:52:51 - 08:56:28 740
Oliver 08:54:39 -45.6 Dark Up 35.9 140.8 Up 08:52:50 - 08:56:27 711
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:54:38 -45.7 Dark Up 36.1 140.9 Up 08:52:49 - 08:56:26 707
Tonasket 08:54:37 -46.0 Dark Up 36.3 140.7 Up 08:52:49 - 08:56:26 678
Okanogan 08:54:37 -46.4 Dark Up 36.5 140.3 Up 08:52:48 - 08:56:25 643
Brewster 08:54:37 -46.7 Dark Up 36.6 140.0 Up 08:52:48 - 08:56:25 611
Manson/Chelan 08:54:38 -47.0 Dark Up 36.6 139.5 Up 08:52:49 - 08:56:26 577
Entiat 08:54:37 -47.2 Dark Up 36.7 139.3 Up 08:52:49 - 08:56:26 555
Wenatchee 08:54:37 -47.4 Dark Up 36.9 139.0 Up 08:52:49 - 08:56:26 529
Pasco 08:54:29 -48.3 Dark Up 38.3 139.8 Up 08:52:41 - 08:56:18 492
Ellensburg 08:54:37 -47.9 Dark Up 37.1 138.6 Up 08:52:48 - 08:56:25 484
PNWRO 08:54:28 -48.5 Dark Up 38.6 139.9 Up 08:52:39 - 08:56:16 483
Victoria 08:54:51 -46.8 Dark Up 34.7 136.3 Up 08:53:02 - 08:56:39 479
Yakima 08:54:36 -48.3 Dark Up 37.4 138.4 Up 08:52:47 - 08:56:24 449
Toppenish/White Swan 08:54:34 -48.5 Dark Up 37.6 138.4 Up 08:52:46 - 08:56:23 439
Goldendale 08:54:35 -49.1 Dark Up 37.8 137.7 Up 08:52:46 - 08:56:23 372
The Dalles 08:54:35 -49.3 Dark Up 37.8 137.2 Up 08:52:47 - 08:56:24 335
Maupin 08:54:34 -49.7 Dark Up 38.2 137.0 Up 08:52:45 - 08:56:22 305
Redmond 08:54:31 -50.6 Dark Up 38.8 136.4 Up 08:52:43 - 08:56:20 224
Sisters 08:54:33 -50.7 Dark Up 38.6 136.0 Up 08:52:45 - 08:56:22 206
Bend 08:54:31 -50.9 Dark Up 38.9 136.2 Up 08:52:43 - 08:56:20 198
Oregon Observatory 08:54:31 -51.1 Dark Up 38.9 135.9 Up 08:52:43 - 08:56:20 177
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:54:31 -51.3 Dark Up 39.0 135.7 Up 08:52:42 - 08:56:19 157
North Lake 08:54:27 -51.6 Dark Up 39.7 136.1 Up 08:52:39 - 08:56:16 150
Paisley 08:54:24 -52.0 Dark Up 40.2 136.2 Up 08:52:36 - 08:56:13 122
Lakeview 08:54:22 -52.5 Dark Up 40.7 136.1 Up 08:52:33 - 08:56:10 89
Cedarville 08:54:19 -53.1 Dark Up 41.2 135.9 Up 08:52:30 - 08:56:07 42
Klamath Falls 08:54:28 -52.7 Dark Up 39.9 134.6 Up 08:52:39 - 08:56:16 18
Fall River/Burney 08:54:22 -53.8 Dark Up 40.9 134.2 Up 08:52:34 - 08:56:11 -64
Susanville 08:54:17 -54.2 Dark Up 41.8 134.7 Up 08:52:28 - 08:56:05 -78
Tonopah 08:53:53 -55.5 Dark Up 45.3 137.0 Up 08:52:05 - 08:55:42 -87
DCO 08:53:22 -56.6 Dark Up 49.6 139.8 Up 08:51:34 - 08:55:11 -88
Patrick 08:53:27 -56.7 Dark Up 49.0 139.1 Up 08:51:39 - 08:55:16 -107
Reno 08:54:10 -54.9 Dark Up 42.8 135.0 Up 08:52:22 - 08:55:59 -107
Gimple 08:54:17 -54.6 Dark Up 41.9 134.2 Up 08:52:28 - 08:56:05 -114
Greenville 08:54:17 -54.6 Dark Up 41.8 134.2 Up 08:52:29 - 08:56:06 -118
Yerington 08:54:05 -55.2 Dark Up 43.6 135.4 Up 08:52:17 - 08:55:54 -118
George/Scottsdale 08:53:09 -57.2 Dark Up 51.3 140.3 Up 08:51:21 - 08:54:58 -119
Portola 08:54:14 -54.8 Dark Up 42.3 134.5 Up 08:52:25 - 08:56:02 -120
Indian Springs 08:53:40 -56.4 Dark Up 47.2 137.7 Up 08:51:52 - 08:55:29 -121
Henderson 08:53:35 -56.6 Dark Up 47.9 138.2 Up 08:51:46 - 08:55:23 -123
Hawthorne 08:54:01 -55.5 Dark Up 44.2 135.7 Up 08:52:13 - 08:55:50 -128
Quincy 08:54:17 -54.8 Dark Up 42.0 134.0 Up 08:52:28 - 08:56:05 -135
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:53:27 -56.9 Dark Up 49.0 138.7 Up 08:51:38 - 08:55:15 -137
Carson City 08:54:09 -55.2 Dark Up 43.1 134.8 Up 08:52:20 - 08:55:57 -137
Gardnerville 08:54:08 -55.4 Dark Up 43.3 134.7 Up 08:52:19 - 08:55:56 -155
Beatty 08:53:47 -56.4 Dark Up 46.4 136.7 Up 08:51:58 - 08:55:35 -157
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:53:32 -57.0 Dark Up 48.4 137.8 Up 08:51:44 - 08:55:21 -167
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:53:29 -57.2 Dark Up 48.8 138.0 Up 08:51:41 - 08:55:18 -170
Mohave Valley 08:53:28 -57.4 Dark Up 49.0 137.8 Up 08:51:39 - 08:55:16 -192
Lee Vining 08:54:01 -56.2 Dark Up 44.3 134.7 Up 08:52:13 - 08:55:50 -203
Lake Havasu City 08:53:25 -57.7 Dark Up 49.4 137.8 Up 08:51:36 - 08:55:13 -210
Bishop 08:53:56 -56.5 Dark Up 45.1 135.1 Up 08:52:08 - 08:55:45 -213
Parker 08:53:23 -57.9 Dark Up 49.7 137.5 Up 08:51:35 - 08:55:12 -237
Blythe 08:53:22 -58.5 Dark Up 49.9 136.7 Up 08:51:34 - 08:55:11 -299
Yuma 08:53:18 -59.3 Dark Up 50.5 135.9 Up 08:51:30 - 08:55:07 -377
Calipatria 08:53:24 -59.3 Dark Up 49.7 135.2 Up 08:51:36 - 08:55:13 -397
Idyllwild 08:53:33 -59.3 Dark Up 48.6 134.2 Up 08:51:44 - 08:55:21 -419
Wildwood 08:53:43 -59.6 Dark Up 47.2 132.3 Up 08:51:55 - 08:55:32 -502
CPSLO 08:53:57 -59.1 Dark Up 45.2 131.0 Up 08:52:09 - 08:55:46 -518

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 9142, (2020/03/05 08:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 14.90  98
92 Vir         13:56:27.8 +01:03:03  6.0  1.02 101
PPM 160174     13:55:48.4 +01:31:11  7.7  0.55 100
PPM 160131     13:53:26.4 +01:55:56  9.8  0.18  99
9142           13:54:09.0 +01:53:07 14.1       100
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/02/28 03:08:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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