RECON: TNO occultation with 09DL143

Event between 09DL143 and star UC4-478-053706 with event index number of 79102

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/04/13 12:06:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:02:04.9 +05:26:42
Equinox of date position of star is 13:02:53.2 +05:21:35
Stellar brightness R=16.5
Star is 37 degrees from the moon. Moon is 95% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 44.4 AU from the Sun and 43.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.8 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 443 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4458 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=155.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Diameter=63.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 09DL143, (2017/04/13 12:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:06.4 -11:15:04  1.0 17.57  26
Vindemiatrix   13:03:02.3 +10:52:00  2.8  5.51  40
43Del Vir      12:56:28.5 +03:18:14  3.4  2.61  37
PPM 159401     13:02:00.8 +04:15:57  7.5  1.11  37
PPM 159423     13:03:30.6 +05:05:35  9.9  0.29  37
09DL143        13:02:57.5 +05:21:08 16.5        37
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 17.2 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 12:05:29 -10.7 CT Up 18.3 256.9 Really Low 11:28:02 - 12:42:56 15663
Tonasket 12:05:28 -10.8 CT Up 18.3 257.0 Really Low 11:28:01 - 12:42:55 15653
Okanogan 12:05:27 -11.0 CT Up 18.5 257.0 Really Low 11:28:00 - 12:42:54 15636
Brewster 12:05:25 -11.3 CT Up 18.7 256.9 Really Low 11:27:58 - 12:42:52 15621
Manson/Chelan 12:05:26 -11.6 CT Up 19.0 256.6 Really Low 11:27:59 - 12:42:53 15606
Entiat 12:05:25 -11.8 CT Up 19.1 256.7 Really Low 11:27:58 - 12:42:52 15594
Wenatchee 12:05:24 -11.9 CT Up 19.2 256.7 Really Low 11:27:57 - 12:42:51 15581
Ellensburg 12:05:23 -12.3 AT Up 19.5 256.6 Really Low 11:27:56 - 12:42:50 15558
Yakima 12:05:21 -12.5 AT Up 19.6 256.8 Really Low 11:27:54 - 12:42:48 15539
Toppenish/White Swan 12:05:19 -12.5 AT Up 19.5 257.0 Really Low 11:27:52 - 12:42:46 15531
Pasco 12:05:18 -11.8 CT Up 18.7 258.0 Really Low 11:27:51 - 12:42:45 15546
Pacific NW Region. Obs. 12:05:17 -11.7 CT Up 18.6 258.2 Really Low 11:27:50 - 12:42:44 15539
Umatilla 12:05:17 -12.1 AT Up 18.9 257.9 Really Low 11:27:50 - 12:42:44 15527
Goldendale 12:05:18 -13.0 AT Up 19.9 256.8 Really Low 11:27:51 - 12:42:45 15498
The Dalles 12:05:18 -13.3 AT Up 20.2 256.6 Low 11:27:51 - 12:42:45 15480
Maupin 12:05:15 -13.5 AT Up 20.3 256.8 Low 11:27:48 - 12:42:42 15461
Madras/Culver 12:05:13 -13.8 AT Up 20.4 257.0 Low 11:27:46 - 12:42:40 15433
Sisters 12:05:13 -14.2 AT Up 20.8 256.8 Low 11:27:46 - 12:42:40 15408
Redmond 12:05:13 -14.0 AT Up 20.5 257.1 Low 11:27:46 - 12:42:40 15414
Bend 12:05:11 -14.2 AT Up 20.7 257.0 Low 11:27:44 - 12:42:38 15400
Oregon Observatory 12:05:08 -14.3 AT Up 20.8 257.0 Low 11:27:41 - 12:42:35 15389
LaPine/Gilchrist 12:05:10 -14.5 AT Up 20.9 257.0 Low 11:27:43 - 12:42:37 15377
North Lake 12:05:08 -14.3 AT Up 20.6 257.6 Low 11:27:41 - 12:42:35 15365
Paisley 12:05:06 -14.3 AT Up 20.4 258.1 Low 11:27:39 - 12:42:33 15342
Chiloquin 12:05:06 -15.2 AT Up 21.4 257.2 Low 11:27:39 - 12:42:33 15311
Klamath Falls 12:05:06 -15.3 AT Up 21.4 257.4 Low 11:27:39 - 12:42:33 15294
Lakeview 12:05:04 -14.4 AT Up 20.4 258.4 Low 11:27:37 - 12:42:31 15318
Tulelake 12:05:03 -15.3 AT Up 21.3 257.7 Low 11:27:36 - 12:42:30 15285
Cedarville 12:05:01 -14.6 AT Up 20.4 258.8 Low 11:27:34 - 12:42:28 15285
Fall River/Burney 12:05:01 -15.7 AT Up 21.4 258.1 Low 11:27:34 - 12:42:28 15235
Susanville 12:04:58 -15.5 AT Up 21.0 258.8 Low 11:27:31 - 12:42:25 15213
Greenville 12:04:56 -15.8 AT Up 21.3 258.7 Low 11:27:29 - 12:42:23 15191
Niwot 12:04:47 -4.6 CT Up 9.3 269.3 Really Low 11:27:20 - 12:42:14 15429
Quincy 12:04:56 -15.9 AT Up 21.3 258.8 Low 11:27:29 - 12:42:23 15179
Portola 12:04:56 -15.6 AT Up 21.0 259.2 Low 11:27:29 - 12:42:23 15181
Reno 12:04:51 -15.3 AT Up 20.6 259.7 Low 11:27:24 - 12:42:18 15177
Carson City 12:04:52 -15.4 AT Up 20.6 259.9 Low 11:27:25 - 12:42:19 15157
Yerington 12:04:50 -15.1 AT Up 20.2 260.4 Low 11:27:23 - 12:42:17 15157
Gardnerville 12:04:51 -15.5 AT Up 20.6 260.0 Low 11:27:24 - 12:42:18 15143
Hawthorne 12:04:48 -14.9 AT Up 19.8 260.9 Really Low 11:27:21 - 12:42:15 15138
Lee Vining 12:04:47 -15.5 AT Up 20.3 260.8 Low 11:27:20 - 12:42:14 15096
Tonopah 12:04:45 -14.1 AT Up 18.8 262.0 Really Low 11:27:18 - 12:42:12 15136
Bishop 12:04:43 -15.2 AT Up 19.8 261.5 Really Low 11:27:16 - 12:42:10 15072
Lone Pine 12:04:41 -15.3 AT Up 19.7 261.9 Really Low 11:27:14 - 12:42:08 15030
Beatty 12:04:41 -14.3 AT Up 18.6 262.7 Really Low 11:27:14 - 12:42:08 15072
Indian Springs 12:04:38 -13.6 AT Up 17.8 263.4 Really Low 11:27:11 - 12:42:05 15071
Henderson 12:04:36 -13.3 AT Up 17.3 264.0 Really Low 11:27:09 - 12:42:03 15049
Searchlight/Boulder City 12:04:34 -13.5 AT Up 17.3 264.2 Really Low 11:27:07 - 12:42:01 15013
San Luis Obispo 12:04:37 -17.8 AT Up 22.0 260.8 Low 11:27:10 - 12:42:04 14896
Kingman/Dolan Springs 12:04:31 -12.9 AT Up 16.7 264.8 Really Low 11:27:04 - 12:41:58 15010
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:04:32 -13.3 AT Up 17.1 264.5 Really Low 11:27:05 - 12:41:59 14999
DCO 12:04:30 -12.3 AT Up 15.9 265.4 Really Low 11:27:03 - 12:41:57 15020
Mohave Valley 12:04:31 -13.4 AT Up 17.1 264.6 Really Low 11:27:04 - 12:41:58 14982
Lake Havasu City 12:04:29 -13.4 AT Up 16.9 264.9 Really Low 11:27:02 - 12:41:56 14960
Parker 12:04:28 -13.5 AT Up 17.0 265.0 Really Low 11:27:01 - 12:41:55 14937
Idyllwild 12:04:27 -15.5 AT Up 19.0 263.7 Really Low 11:27:00 - 12:41:54 14869
Blythe 12:04:27 -13.9 AT Up 17.3 265.0 Really Low 11:27:00 - 12:41:54 14898
Calipatria 12:04:25 -14.8 AT Up 18.1 264.6 Really Low 11:26:58 - 12:41:52 14848
Yuma 12:04:21 -14.3 AT Up 17.4 265.2 Really Low 11:26:54 - 12:41:48 14834

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.

Event circumstances last updated at 2015/11/22 21:28:00 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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