RECON: TNO occultation with 341275

Event between (341275) 07RG283 and star UC4-683-022040 with event index number of 43791

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/02/18 05:36:20 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:28:59.5 +46:35:01
Equinox of date position of star is 03:30:10.8 +46:38:29
Stellar brightness R=16.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 147 degrees from the moon. Moon is 56% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.9

[RECON map]
TNO is 15.9 AU from the Sun and 15.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 135 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2178 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11495.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=114.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.1 sec chord
Diameter=46.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 341275, (2017/02/18 05:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:36:54.3 +16:32:33  0.8 33.13 164
Mirphak        03:25:33.3 +49:55:15  1.8  3.37 144
PPM 046236     03:30:38.5 +46:59:45  6.1  0.36 147
PPM 046251     03:31:33.1 +46:31:31  9.4  0.26 147
341275         03:30:11.4 +46:38:31 16.3       147
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 5.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=21.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Niwot 05:37:28 -54.3 Dark Down 36.9 303.7 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 1701
DCO 05:38:35 -52.7 Dark Down 39.2 304.9 Up 05:26:48 - 05:50:21 1213
Patrick 05:38:34 -52.0 Dark Down 39.8 304.6 Up 05:26:47 - 05:50:20 1168
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:38:36 -52.0 Dark Down 39.8 304.7 Up 05:26:49 - 05:50:22 1155
Parker 05:38:42 -52.4 Dark Down 39.4 305.4 Up 05:26:56 - 05:50:29 1135
Lake Havasu City 05:38:41 -52.2 Dark Down 39.6 305.1 Up 05:26:54 - 05:50:27 1134
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:38:37 -51.6 Dark Down 40.2 304.6 Up 05:26:50 - 05:50:23 1120
Mohave Valley 05:38:38 -51.8 Dark Down 40.0 304.8 Up 05:26:52 - 05:50:25 1119
Blythe 05:38:45 -52.4 Dark Down 39.3 305.7 Up 05:26:59 - 05:50:32 1112
Yuma 05:38:51 -52.8 Dark Down 38.7 306.3 Up 05:27:05 - 05:50:38 1104
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:38:35 -51.2 Dark Down 40.6 304.3 Up 05:26:49 - 05:50:22 1098
Henderson 05:38:32 -50.9 Dark Down 40.9 303.9 Up 05:26:45 - 05:50:18 1095
Indian Springs 05:38:30 -50.1 Dark Down 41.7 303.4 Up 05:26:43 - 05:50:16 1051
Calipatria 05:38:50 -51.9 Dark Down 39.6 305.9 Up 05:27:03 - 05:50:36 1045
Beatty 05:38:29 -49.2 Dark Down 42.6 302.9 Up 05:26:42 - 05:50:15 981
Idyllwild 05:38:48 -50.8 Dark Down 40.8 305.3 Up 05:27:02 - 05:50:35 969
Tonopah 05:38:22 -48.3 Dark Down 43.6 301.9 Up 05:26:36 - 05:50:09 954
Cedarville 05:37:28 -44.5 Dark Down 47.4 298.1 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 949
Lakeview 05:37:28 -44.0 Dark Down 47.8 297.4 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 901
Lone Pine 05:38:33 -48.5 Dark Down 43.3 302.9 Up 05:26:46 - 05:50:19 892
Bishop 05:38:28 -47.9 Dark Down 44.0 302.2 Up 05:26:42 - 05:50:15 873
Paisley 05:37:28 -43.7 Dark Down 48.2 296.8 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 864
Hawthorne 05:38:21 -47.1 Dark Down 44.8 301.2 Up 05:26:34 - 05:50:07 860
Wildwood 05:38:48 -49.2 Dark Down 42.2 304.8 Up 05:27:02 - 05:50:35 839
PNWRO 05:37:28 -42.9 Dark Down 48.6 294.0 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 833
Yerington 05:38:19 -46.5 Dark Down 45.4 300.7 Up 05:26:32 - 05:50:05 826
Lee Vining 05:38:25 -47.1 Dark Down 44.8 301.6 Up 05:26:39 - 05:50:12 826
North Lake 05:37:28 -43.2 Dark Down 48.7 296.1 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 817
Pasco 05:37:28 -42.6 Dark Down 48.8 293.7 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 816
Chiloquin 05:37:28 -42.9 Dark Down 49.0 296.5 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 811
George/Umatilla 05:37:28 -42.7 Dark Down 48.8 293.9 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 808
Gardnerville 05:38:19 -46.1 Dark Down 45.7 300.6 Up 05:26:33 - 05:50:06 787
Carson City 05:38:18 -46.0 Dark Down 45.9 300.4 Up 05:26:32 - 05:50:05 784
Reno 05:38:16 -45.8 Dark Down 46.1 300.0 Up 05:26:29 - 05:50:02 784
Tonasket 05:37:15 -41.0 Dark Down 50.0 290.9 Up 05:25:29 - 05:49:02 778
Oroville 05:37:14 -40.8 Dark Down 50.0 290.6 Up 05:25:27 - 05:49:00 776
Okanogan 05:37:18 -41.1 Dark Down 49.9 291.2 Up 05:25:31 - 05:49:04 772
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:37:28 -42.6 Dark Down 49.3 295.5 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 765
Brewster 05:37:20 -41.2 Dark Down 49.9 291.4 Up 05:25:33 - 05:49:06 763
Oregon Observatory 05:37:28 -42.5 Dark Down 49.3 295.3 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 758
Bend 05:37:28 -42.5 Dark Down 49.3 295.2 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 757
Redmond 05:37:28 -42.5 Dark Down 49.3 295.0 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 754
Manson/Chelan 05:37:21 -41.1 Dark Down 50.1 291.5 Up 05:25:35 - 05:49:08 743
Madras/Culver 05:37:28 -42.3 Dark Down 49.4 294.6 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 743
Portola 05:38:15 -45.2 Dark Down 46.7 299.6 Up 05:26:28 - 05:50:01 741
Entiat 05:37:23 -41.2 Dark Down 50.1 291.7 Up 05:25:37 - 05:49:10 740
Toppenish/White Swan 05:37:28 -41.8 Dark Down 49.7 293.0 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 740
Wenatchee 05:37:25 -41.3 Dark Down 50.0 291.9 Up 05:25:38 - 05:49:11 736
Sisters 05:37:28 -42.2 Dark Down 49.6 294.8 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 732
Susanville 05:38:11 -44.8 Dark Down 47.1 299.0 Up 05:26:25 - 05:49:58 730
Yakima 05:37:28 -41.6 Dark Down 49.8 292.7 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 727
Maupin 05:37:28 -42.0 Dark Down 49.6 294.0 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 726
Ellensburg 05:37:28 -41.4 Dark Down 50.0 292.3 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 726
Goldendale 05:37:28 -41.9 Dark Down 49.7 293.5 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 724
Gimple 05:38:13 -44.8 Dark Down 47.1 299.2 Up 05:26:26 - 05:49:59 715
Greenville 05:38:13 -44.7 Dark Down 47.1 299.2 Up 05:26:26 - 05:49:59 710
Quincy 05:38:14 -44.9 Dark Down 47.0 299.4 Up 05:26:28 - 05:50:01 709
The Dalles 05:37:28 -41.8 Dark Down 49.9 293.6 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 708
CPSLO 05:38:44 -47.2 Dark Down 44.3 303.5 Up 05:26:58 - 05:50:31 703
Fall River/Burney 05:38:08 -44.0 Dark Down 47.9 298.2 Up 05:26:21 - 05:49:54 682
Klamath Falls 05:37:28 -43.1 Dark Down 48.8 296.9 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 -836
Tulelake 05:37:28 -43.4 Dark Down 48.5 297.3 Up 05:25:42 - 05:49:15 -866

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 341275, (2017/02/18 05:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 33.13 164
Mirphak        03:24:19.4 +49:51:40  1.8  3.37 144
PPM 046236     03:29:26.4 +46:56:16  6.1  0.36 147
PPM 046251     03:30:21.2 +46:28:03  9.4  0.26 147
341275         03:28:59.5 +46:35:01 16.3       147
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2016/12/28 20:37:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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