RECON: TNO occultation with 95626

Event between (95626) 02GZ32 and star GA0720:10917789 with event index number of 192088

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/05/21 08:54:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:33:14.5 -16:27:21
Equinox of date position of star is 17:34:20.8 -16:28:05
Stellar brightness G=13.4, use SENSEUP=32
Star is 9 degrees from the moon. Moon is 93% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.5

[RECON map]
TNO is 18.0 AU from the Sun and 17.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 82 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 758 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12392.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.1 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 95626, (2019/05/21 08:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.9 -26:28:24  0.9 17.86  22
35Eta Oph      17:11:29.5 -15:44:51  2.6  5.54  14
PPM 233351     17:38:43.0 -15:34:52  6.2  1.37   9
PPM 233184     17:32:20.4 -17:09:19  8.5  0.84   9
PPM 233243     17:34:31.8 -16:33:16  9.9  0.10   9
95626          17:34:21.7 -16:28:06 13.4         8
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 13.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 08:55:21 -18.6 Dark Up 23.0 169.4 Low 08:48:00 - 09:02:42 6704
Summerland 08:55:23 -18.7 Dark Up 23.0 169.1 Low 08:48:02 - 09:02:44 6700
Penticton 08:55:22 -19.0 Dark Up 23.4 169.2 Low 08:48:01 - 09:02:43 6686
Okanagan Falls 08:55:23 -19.2 Dark Up 23.6 169.2 Low 08:48:02 - 09:02:44 6677
Oliver 08:55:22 -19.4 Dark Up 23.7 169.2 Low 08:48:01 - 09:02:43 6670
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:55:22 -19.5 Dark Up 23.9 169.4 Low 08:48:01 - 09:02:43 6663
Oroville 08:55:22 -19.6 Dark Up 24.0 169.3 Low 08:48:01 - 09:02:43 6659
Tonasket 08:55:22 -19.8 Dark Up 24.2 169.3 Low 08:48:01 - 09:02:43 6648
Okanogan 08:55:23 -20.2 Dark Up 24.5 169.1 Low 08:48:02 - 09:02:44 6631
Brewster 08:55:24 -20.5 Dark Up 24.8 168.9 Low 08:48:03 - 09:02:45 6617
Manson/Chelan 08:55:26 -20.7 Dark Up 24.9 168.5 Low 08:48:05 - 09:02:47 6604
Entiat 08:55:26 -20.9 Dark Up 25.1 168.4 Low 08:48:05 - 09:02:47 6593
Wenatchee 08:55:27 -21.2 Dark Up 25.4 168.3 Low 08:48:06 - 09:02:48 6580
Ellensburg 08:55:28 -21.6 Dark Up 25.7 168.0 Low 08:48:07 - 09:02:49 6558
Yakima 08:55:28 -22.0 Dark Up 26.1 167.9 Low 08:48:07 - 09:02:49 6537
Pasco 08:55:23 -22.1 Dark Up 26.7 169.4 Low 08:48:02 - 09:02:44 6528
Toppenish/White Swan 08:55:28 -22.2 Dark Up 26.4 168.1 Low 08:48:07 - 09:02:49 6527
PNWRO 08:55:22 -22.3 Dark Up 26.9 169.6 Low 08:48:01 - 09:02:43 6517
George/Umatilla 08:55:24 -22.5 Dark Up 27.0 169.1 Low 08:48:03 - 09:02:45 6510
Goldendale 08:55:29 -22.8 Dark Up 26.9 167.6 Low 08:48:08 - 09:02:50 6496
The Dalles 08:55:32 -23.1 Dark Up 27.0 167.2 Low 08:48:11 - 09:02:53 6482
Maupin 08:55:31 -23.5 Dark Up 27.4 167.2 Low 08:48:10 - 09:02:52 6460
Madras/Culver 08:55:32 -24.0 Dark Up 28.0 167.1 Low 08:48:11 - 09:02:53 6430
Redmond 08:55:32 -24.4 Dark Up 28.3 167.0 Low 08:48:11 - 09:02:53 6410
Sisters 08:55:34 -24.4 Dark Up 28.2 166.6 Low 08:48:13 - 09:02:55 6409
Bend 08:55:33 -24.6 Dark Up 28.5 166.9 Low 08:48:12 - 09:02:54 6397
Oregon Observatory 08:55:33 -24.8 Dark Up 28.6 166.7 Low 08:48:12 - 09:02:54 6387
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:55:35 -25.0 Dark Up 28.8 166.6 Low 08:48:14 - 09:02:56 6375
North Lake 08:55:32 -25.3 Dark Up 29.4 167.2 Low 08:48:11 - 09:02:53 6354
Paisley 08:55:31 -25.8 Dark Up 29.9 167.5 Low 08:48:10 - 09:02:52 6325
Chiloquin 08:55:36 -26.2 Dark Up 29.9 166.1 Low 08:48:15 - 09:02:57 6309
Lakeview 08:55:31 -26.3 Dark Up 30.5 167.7 Up 08:48:10 - 09:02:52 6297
Klamath Falls 08:55:36 -26.5 Dark Up 30.2 166.1 Up 08:48:15 - 09:02:57 6290
Tulelake 08:55:35 -26.7 Dark Up 30.5 166.4 Up 08:48:14 - 09:02:56 6276
Cedarville 08:55:30 -26.9 Dark Up 31.1 167.8 Up 08:48:09 - 09:02:51 6259
Niwot 08:54:27 -23.8 Dark Up 33.3 184.4 Up 08:47:06 - 09:01:48 6227
Fall River/Burney 08:55:36 -27.6 Dark Up 31.4 166.4 Up 08:48:15 - 09:02:57 6222
SwRI 08:54:27 -24.0 Dark Up 33.4 184.3 Up 08:47:06 - 09:01:48 6220
Susanville 08:55:33 -28.0 Dark Up 32.2 167.1 Up 08:48:12 - 09:02:54 6189
Gimple 08:55:34 -28.3 Dark Up 32.4 166.8 Up 08:48:13 - 09:02:55 6170
Greenville 08:55:34 -28.3 Dark Up 32.4 166.7 Up 08:48:13 - 09:02:55 6170
Quincy 08:55:34 -28.5 Dark Up 32.6 166.7 Up 08:48:13 - 09:02:55 6157
Portola 08:55:32 -28.6 Dark Up 32.8 167.2 Up 08:48:11 - 09:02:53 6153
Reno 08:55:30 -28.7 Dark Up 33.1 167.9 Up 08:48:09 - 09:02:51 6140
Carson City 08:55:30 -29.0 Dark Up 33.5 167.9 Up 08:48:09 - 09:02:51 6118
Yerington 08:55:28 -29.1 Dark Up 33.8 168.6 Up 08:48:07 - 09:02:49 6109
Gardnerville 08:55:30 -29.3 Dark Up 33.7 167.9 Up 08:48:09 - 09:02:51 6103
Hawthorne 08:55:25 -29.4 Dark Up 34.3 169.1 Up 08:48:04 - 09:02:46 6083
Tonopah 08:55:19 -29.5 Dark Up 35.0 170.7 Up 08:47:58 - 09:02:40 6061
Lee Vining 08:55:28 -30.1 Dark Up 34.8 168.5 Up 08:48:07 - 09:02:49 6043
Bishop 08:55:25 -30.5 Dark Up 35.5 169.2 Up 08:48:04 - 09:02:46 6009
Beatty 08:55:18 -30.5 Dark Up 36.2 171.0 Up 08:47:57 - 09:02:39 5988
Indian Springs 08:55:13 -30.5 Dark Up 36.6 172.3 Up 08:47:52 - 09:02:34 5971
Lone Pine 08:55:24 -31.1 Dark Up 36.3 169.5 Up 08:48:03 - 09:02:45 5960
Henderson 08:55:11 -30.8 Dark Up 37.2 173.0 Up 08:47:50 - 09:02:32 5939
Patrick 08:55:05 -31.0 Dark Up 37.9 174.3 Up 08:47:44 - 09:02:26 5901
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:55:10 -31.3 Dark Up 37.8 173.1 Up 08:47:49 - 09:02:31 5900
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:55:06 -31.3 Dark Up 38.1 174.1 Up 08:47:45 - 09:02:27 5885
DCO 08:55:02 -31.1 Dark Up 38.3 175.1 Up 08:47:41 - 09:02:23 5883
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:55:08 -31.5 Dark Up 38.1 173.4 Up 08:47:47 - 09:02:29 5881
Mohave Valley 08:55:08 -31.7 Dark Up 38.4 173.4 Up 08:47:47 - 09:02:29 5862
CPSLO 08:55:36 -32.9 Dark Up 37.1 166.3 Up 08:48:15 - 09:02:57 5854
Lake Havasu City 08:55:07 -32.0 Dark Up 38.8 173.7 Up 08:47:46 - 09:02:28 5835
Parker 08:55:07 -32.3 Dark Up 39.2 173.7 Up 08:47:46 - 09:02:28 5811
Wildwood 08:55:27 -33.6 Dark Up 38.7 168.5 Up 08:48:06 - 09:02:48 5784
Blythe 08:55:09 -32.9 Dark Up 39.7 173.3 Up 08:47:48 - 09:02:30 5772
Idyllwild 08:55:19 -33.5 Dark Up 39.3 170.7 Up 08:47:58 - 09:02:40 5769
Calipatria 08:55:13 -33.7 Dark Up 40.1 172.1 Up 08:47:52 - 09:02:34 5732
Yuma 08:55:09 -33.8 Dark Up 40.6 173.1 Up 08:47:48 - 09:02:30 5705

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 95626, (2019/05/21 08:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.86  22
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  5.54  14
PPM 233351     17:37:36.2 -15:34:15  6.2  1.37   9
PPM 233184     17:31:12.8 -17:08:31  8.5  0.84   9
PPM 233243     17:33:24.6 -16:32:32  9.9  0.10   9
95626          17:33:14.5 -16:27:21 13.4         9
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 08:00:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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