RECON: TNO occultation with 04HX78

Event between 04HX78 and star GA0760:10454758 with event index number of 2011356

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/08/14 05:39:34 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:53:16.4 -12:26:25
Equinox of date position of star is 17:54:35.8 -12:26:38
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 147 degrees from the moon. Moon is 4% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.3

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Object is 33.7 AU from the Sun and 33.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 12.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 531 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1835 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24018.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=159.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.5 sec chord
Diameter=65.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04HX78, (2023/08/14 05:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:51.6 -26:28:56  0.9 24.16 132
35Eta Oph      17:11:44.1 -15:45:09  2.6 10.90 139
PPM 233722     17:55:26.5 -11:20:26  6.5  1.12 146
PPM 233651     17:51:42.9 -12:09:54  8.5  0.76 146
PPM 233704     17:54:17.3 -12:24:25  8.6  0.08 147
04HX78         17:54:36.0 -12:26:38 16.8       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 1.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=25.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:36:11 -17.1 AT Down 25.0 199.2 Low 05:21:11 - 05:51:11 -103
Victoria 05:36:25 -17.5 AT Down 27.7 196.3 Low 05:21:25 - 05:51:25 -161
Peachland 05:36:07 -18.1 Dark Down 25.8 199.9 Low 05:21:07 - 05:51:07 -168
Kelowna 05:36:06 -18.1 Dark Down 25.6 200.2 Low 05:21:06 - 05:51:06 -168
Summerland 05:36:06 -18.2 Dark Down 25.9 200.1 Low 05:21:06 - 05:51:06 -179
Penticton 05:36:06 -18.3 Dark Down 25.9 200.2 Low 05:21:06 - 05:51:06 -185
Oliver 05:36:06 -18.6 Dark Down 26.2 200.3 Low 05:21:06 - 05:51:06 -205
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:36:04 -18.8 Dark Down 26.4 200.5 Low 05:21:04 - 05:51:04 -219
Okanogan 05:36:05 -19.2 Dark Down 27.0 200.4 Low 05:21:05 - 05:51:05 -253
Brewster 05:36:05 -19.4 Dark Down 27.3 200.2 Low 05:21:05 - 05:51:05 -265
Manson/Chelan 05:36:08 -19.4 Dark Down 27.6 199.8 Low 05:21:08 - 05:51:08 -269
Wenatchee 05:36:08 -19.7 Dark Down 28.1 199.8 Low 05:21:08 - 05:51:08 -294
Ellensburg 05:36:09 -19.9 Dark Down 28.5 199.6 Low 05:21:09 - 05:51:09 -315
Sleaford 05:35:07 -20.5 Dark Down 19.8 213.3 Really Low 05:20:07 - 05:50:07 -329
Yakima 05:36:08 -20.2 Dark Down 28.9 199.6 Low 05:21:08 - 05:51:08 -340
Toppenish/White Swan 05:36:07 -20.4 Dark Down 29.1 199.9 Low 05:21:07 - 05:51:07 -357
The Dalles 05:36:11 -20.7 Dark Down 30.0 199.2 Low 05:21:11 - 05:51:11 -388
PNWRO 05:35:59 -21.4 Dark Down 29.1 201.5 Low 05:20:59 - 05:50:59 -414
Maupin 05:36:10 -21.1 Dark Down 30.4 199.4 Up 05:21:10 - 05:51:10 -417
Sisters 05:36:13 -21.5 Dark Down 31.3 199.0 Up 05:21:13 - 05:51:13 -462
Bend 05:36:11 -21.8 Dark Down 31.5 199.3 Up 05:21:11 - 05:51:11 -483
Oregon Observatory 05:36:12 -21.9 Dark Down 31.7 199.2 Up 05:21:12 - 05:51:12 -491
Chiloquin 05:36:14 -22.7 Dark Down 33.0 199.0 Up 05:21:14 - 05:51:14 -569
Klamath Falls 05:36:13 -23.0 Dark Down 33.3 199.2 Up 05:21:13 - 05:51:13 -594
Cedarville 05:36:04 -24.3 Dark Down 33.6 201.1 Up 05:21:04 - 05:51:04 -681
Fall River/Burney 05:36:10 -24.1 Dark Down 34.3 199.9 Up 05:21:10 - 05:51:10 -685
Greenville 05:36:07 -24.9 Dark Down 35.1 200.6 Up 05:21:07 - 05:51:07 -760
Gimple 05:36:07 -25.0 Dark Down 35.0 200.7 Up 05:21:07 - 05:51:07 -762
Quincy 05:36:08 -25.1 Dark Down 35.2 200.7 Up 05:21:08 - 05:51:08 -774
Portola 05:36:05 -25.4 Dark Down 35.2 201.2 Up 05:21:05 - 05:51:05 -795
Reno 05:36:01 -26.0 Dark Down 35.3 202.0 Up 05:21:01 - 05:51:01 -831
Carson City 05:36:01 -26.2 Dark Down 35.6 202.1 Up 05:21:01 - 05:51:01 -857
Gardnerville 05:36:00 -26.4 Dark Down 35.8 202.3 Up 05:21:00 - 05:51:00 -876
Yerington 05:35:56 -26.7 Dark Down 35.6 202.9 Up 05:20:56 - 05:50:56 -888
Hawthorne 05:35:53 -27.3 Dark Down 35.9 203.6 Up 05:20:53 - 05:50:53 -936
Lee Vining 05:35:56 -27.5 Dark Down 36.6 203.2 Up 05:20:56 - 05:50:56 -964
Bishop 05:35:51 -28.3 Dark Down 36.9 204.2 Up 05:20:51 - 05:50:51 -1029
Beatty 05:35:41 -29.5 Dark Down 36.8 206.2 Up 05:20:41 - 05:50:41 -1108
Dunrhomin 05:34:39 -31.4 Dark Down 29.3 217.1 Low 05:19:39 - 05:49:39 -1162
Nikitin 05:34:39 -31.5 Dark Down 29.4 217.1 Low 05:19:39 - 05:49:39 -1175
CU-SBO 05:34:39 -31.6 Dark Down 29.5 217.0 Low 05:19:39 - 05:49:39 -1178
Wildwood 05:35:52 -30.7 Dark Down 39.9 205.1 Up 05:20:52 - 05:50:52 -1278
Patrick 05:35:23 -32.0 Dark Down 37.0 209.9 Up 05:20:23 - 05:50:23 -1303
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:35:27 -31.9 Dark Down 37.5 209.2 Up 05:20:27 - 05:50:27 -1303
Idyllwild 05:35:40 -32.0 Dark Down 39.6 207.4 Up 05:20:40 - 05:50:40 -1358
Lake Havasu City 05:35:25 -32.6 Dark Down 38.0 209.8 Up 05:20:25 - 05:50:25 -1364
Calipatria 05:35:32 -33.0 Dark Down 39.7 209.0 Up 05:20:32 - 05:50:32 -1442
George/Scottsdale 05:35:10 -34.4 Dark Down 37.6 212.7 Up 05:20:10 - 05:50:10 -1497
Yuma 05:35:26 -33.8 Dark Down 39.7 210.1 Up 05:20:26 - 05:50:26 -1503

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 04HX78, (2023/08/14 05:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 24.16 132
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 10.90 139
PPM 233722     17:54:07.6 -11:20:15  6.5  1.12 146
PPM 233651     17:50:23.5 -12:09:35  8.5  0.76 146
PPM 233704     17:52:57.8 -12:24:12  8.6  0.08 147
04HX78         17:53:16.4 -12:26:25 16.8       147
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/07/27 03:49:44 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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