RECON: TNO occultation with 99RX214

Event between 99RX214 and star GA1020:00167552 with event index number of 1101902

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/09/03 09:56:08 UTC

J2000 position of star is 01:49:15.1 +13:30:11
Equinox of date position of star is 01:50:17.0 +13:35:53
Stellar brightness G=14.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 87 degrees from the moon. Moon is 14% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8

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TNO is 48.9 AU from the Sun and 48.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 716 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5864 km.
The sky-plane scale is 35009.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=265.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.1 sec chord
Diameter=108.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 99RX214, (2021/09/03 09:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:10.0 +16:33:04  0.8 40.29  48
6Bet Ari       01:55:50.5 +20:54:47  2.6  7.42  82
PPM 117718     01:52:01.2 +11:08:59  6.0  2.49  87
PPM 117736     01:53:07.6 +13:32:01  8.5  0.66  86
PPM 117700     01:50:19.3 +13:39:37 10.0  0.06  87
99RX214        01:50:25.0 +13:36:37 14.6        86
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 1.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=8.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 09:56:07 -27.1 Dark Up 51.6 156.2 Up 09:41:07 - 10:11:07 1483
Summerland 09:56:08 -27.5 Dark Up 51.8 155.7 Up 09:41:08 - 10:11:08 1466
Penticton 09:56:08 -27.5 Dark Up 51.9 155.8 Up 09:41:08 - 10:11:08 1459
Okanagan Falls 09:56:09 -27.6 Dark Up 52.1 155.7 Up 09:41:09 - 10:11:09 1444
Oliver 09:56:09 -27.8 Dark Up 52.2 155.6 Up 09:41:09 - 10:11:09 1430
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:56:09 -27.8 Dark Up 52.4 155.8 Up 09:41:09 - 10:11:09 1412
Oroville 09:56:09 -27.9 Dark Up 52.5 155.7 Up 09:41:09 - 10:11:09 1408
Tonasket 09:56:10 -28.1 Dark Up 52.7 155.6 Up 09:41:10 - 10:11:10 1389
Okanogan 09:56:11 -28.5 Dark Up 53.0 155.1 Up 09:41:11 - 10:11:11 1365
Brewster 09:56:13 -28.8 Dark Up 53.2 154.7 Up 09:41:13 - 10:11:13 1348
Manson/Chelan 09:56:15 -29.1 Dark Up 53.2 154.0 Up 09:41:15 - 10:11:15 1340
Entiat 09:56:16 -29.3 Dark Up 53.4 153.8 Up 09:41:16 - 10:11:16 1324
Wenatchee 09:56:17 -29.5 Dark Up 53.6 153.5 Up 09:41:17 - 10:11:17 1306
Ellensburg 09:56:20 -29.9 Dark Up 53.9 152.9 Up 09:41:20 - 10:11:20 1278
Yakima 09:56:22 -30.3 Dark Up 54.3 152.6 Up 09:41:22 - 10:11:22 1245
Toppenish/White Swan 09:56:21 -30.4 Dark Up 54.5 152.7 Up 09:41:21 - 10:11:21 1222
Goldendale 09:56:24 -31.0 Dark Up 54.9 151.7 Up 09:41:24 - 10:11:24 1187
Pasco 09:56:15 -30.0 Dark Up 55.0 154.7 Up 09:41:15 - 10:11:15 1180
The Dalles 09:56:26 -31.3 Dark Up 55.0 151.0 Up 09:41:26 - 10:11:26 1178
George/Umatilla 09:56:18 -30.4 Dark Up 55.3 154.1 Up 09:41:18 - 10:11:18 1158
PNWRO 09:56:15 -30.1 Dark Up 55.3 154.9 Up 09:41:15 - 10:11:15 1154
Maupin 09:56:27 -31.7 Dark Up 55.4 150.9 Up 09:41:27 - 10:11:27 1140
Madras/Culver 09:56:29 -32.1 Dark Up 55.8 150.4 Up 09:41:29 - 10:11:29 1095
Sisters 09:56:33 -32.6 Dark Up 56.0 149.5 Up 09:41:33 - 10:11:33 1079
Redmond 09:56:31 -32.4 Dark Up 56.1 150.1 Up 09:41:31 - 10:11:31 1066
Bend 09:56:32 -32.7 Dark Up 56.3 149.7 Up 09:41:32 - 10:11:32 1052
Oregon Observatory 09:56:33 -32.9 Dark Up 56.4 149.4 Up 09:41:33 - 10:11:33 1041
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:56:34 -33.1 Dark Up 56.5 149.1 Up 09:41:34 - 10:11:34 1025
North Lake 09:56:33 -33.2 Dark Up 57.1 149.8 Up 09:41:33 - 10:11:33 971
Chiloquin 09:56:39 -34.1 Dark Up 57.3 147.7 Up 09:41:39 - 10:11:39 939
Paisley 09:56:33 -33.5 Dark Up 57.7 150.0 Up 09:41:33 - 10:11:33 914
Klamath Falls 09:56:40 -34.4 Dark Up 57.7 147.6 Up 09:41:40 - 10:11:40 907
Tulelake 09:56:39 -34.5 Dark Up 58.0 147.8 Up 09:41:39 - 10:11:39 875
Lakeview 09:56:33 -33.8 Dark Up 58.2 149.9 Up 09:41:33 - 10:11:33 865
Cedarville 09:56:34 -34.3 Dark Up 58.9 149.7 Up 09:41:34 - 10:11:34 802
Fall River/Burney 09:56:41 -35.2 Dark Up 58.8 147.2 Up 09:41:41 - 10:11:41 793
Susanville 09:56:40 -35.4 Dark Up 59.6 147.9 Up 09:41:40 - 10:11:40 717
Greenville 09:56:42 -35.7 Dark Up 59.8 147.1 Up 09:41:42 - 10:11:42 701
Gimple 09:56:42 -35.7 Dark Up 59.8 147.3 Up 09:41:42 - 10:11:42 698
Quincy 09:56:42 -35.9 Dark Up 59.9 146.9 Up 09:41:42 - 10:11:42 682
Portola 09:56:41 -35.8 Dark Up 60.2 147.7 Up 09:41:41 - 10:11:41 658
Reno 09:56:38 -35.7 Dark Up 60.7 148.6 Up 09:41:38 - 10:11:38 615
Carson City 09:56:39 -36.0 Dark Up 61.0 148.3 Up 09:41:39 - 10:11:39 583
Gardnerville 09:56:40 -36.1 Dark Up 61.3 148.1 Up 09:41:40 - 10:11:40 559
Yerington 09:56:37 -35.8 Dark Up 61.5 149.2 Up 09:41:37 - 10:11:37 547
Hawthorne 09:56:35 -35.9 Dark Up 62.1 149.8 Up 09:41:35 - 10:11:35 489
Lee Vining 09:56:39 -36.6 Dark Up 62.4 148.3 Up 09:41:39 - 10:11:39 452
Tonopah 09:56:29 -35.6 Dark Up 63.0 152.0 Up 09:41:29 - 10:11:29 407
Bishop 09:56:37 -36.7 Dark Up 63.2 149.1 Up 09:41:37 - 10:11:37 376
Lone Pine 09:56:38 -37.1 Dark Up 63.9 149.0 Up 09:41:38 - 10:11:38 295
Beatty 09:56:30 -36.2 Dark Up 64.2 151.9 Up 09:41:30 - 10:11:30 286
Niwot 09:55:23 -27.6 Dark Up 63.4 178.1 Up 09:40:23 - 10:10:23 283
SwRI 09:55:23 -27.8 Dark Up 63.5 177.9 Up 09:40:23 - 10:10:23 276
CPSLO 09:56:55 -39.4 Dark Up 63.9 142.6 Up 09:41:55 - 10:11:55 251
Indian Springs 09:56:25 -35.9 Dark Up 64.9 153.8 Up 09:41:25 - 10:11:25 225
Henderson 09:56:23 -35.9 Dark Up 65.6 154.8 Up 09:41:23 - 10:11:23 154
Searchlight/Boulder City 09:56:24 -36.3 Dark Up 66.1 154.4 Up 09:41:24 - 10:11:24 98
Wildwood 09:56:47 -39.3 Dark Up 65.8 145.1 Up 09:41:47 - 10:11:47 75
Patrick 09:56:19 -35.8 Dark Up 66.5 156.7 Up 09:41:19 - 10:11:19 63
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:56:23 -36.3 Dark Up 66.5 154.8 Up 09:41:23 - 10:11:23 60
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:56:20 -36.0 Dark Up 66.7 156.0 Up 09:41:20 - 10:11:20 47
Mohave Valley 09:56:24 -36.5 Dark Up 66.8 154.6 Up 09:41:24 - 10:11:24 33
DCO 09:56:16 -35.6 Dark Up 67.0 158.0 Up 09:41:16 - 10:11:16 13
Lake Havasu City 09:56:23 -36.7 Dark Up 67.2 154.8 Up 09:41:23 - 10:11:23 -12
Idyllwild 09:56:38 -38.5 Dark Up 67.0 148.6 Up 09:41:38 - 10:11:38 -16
Parker 09:56:24 -36.9 Dark Up 67.6 154.5 Up 09:41:24 - 10:11:24 -47
Blythe 09:56:27 -37.4 Dark Up 67.9 153.2 Up 09:41:27 - 10:11:27 -89
Calipatria 09:56:33 -38.3 Dark Up 68.0 150.5 Up 09:41:33 - 10:11:33 -110
Yuma 09:56:30 -38.1 Dark Up 68.7 152.1 Up 09:41:30 - 10:11:30 -178

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 99RX214, (2021/09/03 09:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 40.29  48
6Bet Ari       01:54:38.5 +20:48:27  2.6  7.42  82
PPM 117718     01:50:51.9 +11:02:35  6.0  2.49  87
PPM 117736     01:51:57.6 +13:25:38  8.5  0.66  86
PPM 117700     01:49:09.4 +13:33:12 10.0  0.06  87
99RX214        01:49:15.1 +13:30:11 14.6        87
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/15 21:39:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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