RECON: TNO occultation with 00KL4

Event between 00KL4 and star GA0820:10108531 with event index number of 2581459

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/06/17 08:22:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:31:20.8 -06:07:06
Equinox of date position of star is 18:32:37.5 -06:06:00
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 69 degrees from the moon. Moon is 78% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4

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Object is 38.9 AU from the Sun and 38.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 472 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3029 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27541.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=187.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.8 sec chord
Diameter=76.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 00KL4, (2024/06/17 08:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.7 -26:29:03  0.9 35.44  39
60Bet Oph      17:44:40.9 +04:33:32  2.8 16.03  60
PPM 201808     18:31:32.8 -05:42:22  6.2  0.48  69
PPM 201829     18:33:16.8 -06:05:43  8.2  0.15  69
00KL4          18:32:39.5 -06:05:58 16.0        69
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 1.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 24.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:21:43 -12.7 AT Down 31.4 189.0 Up 08:06:43 - 08:36:43 10909
Kamloops 08:22:24 -15.8 AT Up 32.9 172.3 Up 08:07:24 - 08:37:24 10855
Kelowna 08:22:21 -16.6 AT Up 33.8 173.3 Up 08:07:21 - 08:37:21 10804
Peachland 08:22:23 -16.7 AT Up 33.9 172.9 Up 08:07:23 - 08:37:23 10797
Summerland 08:22:22 -16.8 AT Up 34.1 173.0 Up 08:07:22 - 08:37:22 10788
Penticton 08:22:22 -16.9 AT Up 34.1 173.1 Up 08:07:22 - 08:37:22 10783
Oliver 08:22:22 -17.2 AT Up 34.5 173.1 Up 08:07:22 - 08:37:22 10761
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:22:22 -17.4 AT Up 34.7 173.3 Up 08:07:22 - 08:37:22 10751
Victoria 08:22:35 -18.1 Dark Up 34.7 168.5 Up 08:07:35 - 08:37:35 10723
Okanogan 08:22:23 -18.1 Dark Up 35.3 173.0 Up 08:07:23 - 08:37:23 10709
Brewster 08:22:24 -18.3 Dark Up 35.5 172.7 Up 08:07:24 - 08:37:24 10692
Manson/Chelan 08:22:25 -18.6 Dark Up 35.7 172.3 Up 08:07:25 - 08:37:25 10679
Wenatchee 08:22:26 -19.0 Dark Up 36.2 172.0 Up 08:07:26 - 08:37:26 10648
Ellensburg 08:22:26 -19.5 Dark Up 36.6 171.7 Up 08:07:26 - 08:37:26 10621
Yakima 08:22:27 -19.9 Dark Up 37.0 171.6 Up 08:07:27 - 08:37:27 10594
Toppenish/White Swan 08:22:26 -20.1 Dark Up 37.2 171.8 Up 08:07:26 - 08:37:26 10579
PNWRO 08:22:22 -20.4 Dark Up 37.7 173.6 Up 08:07:22 - 08:37:22 10552
The Dalles 08:22:29 -20.9 Dark Up 37.9 170.8 Up 08:07:29 - 08:37:29 10527
Maupin 08:22:29 -21.3 Dark Up 38.3 170.8 Up 08:07:29 - 08:37:29 10498
Sisters 08:22:30 -22.2 Dark Up 39.1 170.1 Up 08:07:30 - 08:37:30 10438
Bend 08:22:31 -22.4 Dark Up 39.4 170.4 Up 08:07:31 - 08:37:31 10421
Oregon Observatory 08:22:31 -22.6 Dark Up 39.5 170.2 Up 08:07:31 - 08:37:31 10408
Chiloquin 08:22:33 -24.0 Dark Up 40.8 169.5 Up 08:07:33 - 08:37:33 10314
Klamath Falls 08:22:33 -24.3 Dark Up 41.1 169.6 Up 08:07:33 - 08:37:33 10289
Cedarville 08:22:27 -24.9 Dark Up 42.0 171.5 Up 08:07:27 - 08:37:27 10235
Fall River/Burney 08:22:32 -25.5 Dark Up 42.3 169.9 Up 08:07:32 - 08:37:32 10200
Greenville 08:22:30 -26.3 Dark Up 43.3 170.3 Up 08:07:30 - 08:37:30 10131
Gimple 08:22:30 -26.3 Dark Up 43.3 170.4 Up 08:07:30 - 08:37:30 10131
Quincy 08:22:31 -26.5 Dark Up 43.5 170.3 Up 08:07:31 - 08:37:31 10115
Portola 08:22:30 -26.6 Dark Up 43.7 170.9 Up 08:07:30 - 08:37:30 10105
Dunrhomin 08:21:37 -23.7 Dark Up 43.0 191.6 Up 08:06:37 - 08:36:37 10099
Nikitin 08:21:37 -23.9 Dark Up 43.2 191.6 Up 08:06:37 - 08:36:37 10085
Reno 08:22:27 -26.8 Dark Up 44.0 171.7 Up 08:07:27 - 08:37:27 10084
CU-SBO 08:21:36 -23.9 Dark Up 43.2 191.5 Up 08:06:36 - 08:36:36 10081
Carson City 08:22:28 -27.2 Dark Up 44.4 171.7 Up 08:07:28 - 08:37:28 10056
Yerington 08:22:26 -27.3 Dark Up 44.6 172.6 Up 08:07:26 - 08:37:26 10040
Gardnerville 08:22:28 -27.4 Dark Up 44.6 171.8 Up 08:07:28 - 08:37:28 10037
Hawthorne 08:22:24 -27.8 Dark Up 45.1 173.2 Up 08:07:24 - 08:37:24 10002
Lee Vining 08:22:26 -28.4 Dark Up 45.6 172.5 Up 08:07:26 - 08:37:26 9959
Bishop 08:22:23 -28.9 Dark Up 46.3 173.4 Up 08:07:23 - 08:37:23 9909
Beatty 08:22:17 -29.2 Dark Up 46.9 175.7 Up 08:07:17 - 08:37:17 9868
Patrick 08:22:07 -30.2 Dark Up 48.5 179.9 Up 08:07:07 - 08:37:07 9739
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:22:10 -30.6 Dark Up 48.7 178.8 Up 08:07:10 - 08:37:10 9720
Lake Havasu City 08:22:09 -31.2 Dark Up 49.4 179.2 Up 08:07:09 - 08:37:09 9663
Wildwood 08:22:25 -32.2 Dark Up 49.5 172.7 Up 08:07:25 - 08:37:25 9639
Idyllwild 08:22:18 -32.3 Dark Up 50.1 175.5 Up 08:07:18 - 08:37:18 9606
George/Scottsdale 08:22:00 -31.5 Dark Up 50.1 182.9 Up 08:07:00 - 08:37:00 9591
Calipatria 08:22:14 -32.7 Dark Up 50.7 177.3 Up 08:07:14 - 08:37:14 9550
Yuma 08:22:10 -33.0 Dark Up 51.2 178.7 Up 08:07:10 - 08:37:10 9510

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 00KL4, (2024/06/17 08:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 35.44  39
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8 16.03  60
PPM 201808     18:30:14.3 -05:43:28  6.2  0.48  69
PPM 201829     18:31:58.2 -06:06:52  8.2  0.15  69
00KL4          18:31:20.8 -06:07:06 16.0        69
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/04 04:13:59 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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