RECON: TNO occultation with 04HX78

Event between 04HX78 and star GA0780:09206294 with event index number of 2011534

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/07/02 08:07:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:04:37.6 -11:56:42
Equinox of date position of star is 18:05:57.7 -11:56:31
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 142 degrees from the moon. Moon is 15% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.2

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Object is 33.8 AU from the Sun and 32.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 327 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2075 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23788.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=159.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.8 sec chord
Diameter=65.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04HX78, (2024/07/02 08:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.8 -26:29:03  0.9 26.66 166
35Eta Oph      17:11:47.1 -15:45:13  2.6 13.70 155
PPM 234113     18:11:06.9 -13:55:42  6.4  2.35 141
PPM 233945     18:03:44.7 -12:18:59  7.6  0.67 142
PPM 234019     18:07:17.5 -11:42:12  8.9  0.40 141
04HX78         18:05:59.9 -11:56:31 16.9       141
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 2.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=9.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:06:24 -13.8 AT Up 22.3 207.0 Low 07:51:24 - 08:21:24 3610
Kamloops 08:07:03 -16.3 AT Down 26.6 192.2 Low 07:52:03 - 08:22:03 3603
Kelowna 08:07:00 -17.1 AT Down 27.3 193.2 Low 07:52:00 - 08:22:00 3558
Peachland 08:07:00 -17.3 AT Down 27.5 192.9 Low 07:52:00 - 08:22:00 3553
Summerland 08:07:00 -17.4 AT Down 27.6 193.0 Low 07:52:00 - 08:22:00 3545
Penticton 08:07:00 -17.5 AT Down 27.6 193.2 Low 07:52:00 - 08:22:00 3541
Oliver 08:06:59 -17.8 AT Down 28.0 193.2 Low 07:51:59 - 08:21:59 3522
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:06:59 -18.0 AT Down 28.1 193.4 Low 07:51:59 - 08:21:59 3512
Victoria 08:07:11 -18.5 Dark Down 29.1 189.1 Low 07:52:11 - 08:22:11 3496
Okanogan 08:06:59 -18.6 Dark Down 28.8 193.3 Low 07:51:59 - 08:21:59 3477
Brewster 08:06:59 -18.9 Dark Down 29.1 193.1 Low 07:51:59 - 08:21:59 3463
Manson/Chelan 08:07:00 -19.1 Dark Down 29.3 192.7 Low 07:52:00 - 08:22:00 3452
Wenatchee 08:07:01 -19.6 Dark Down 29.8 192.6 Low 07:52:01 - 08:22:01 3426
Ellensburg 08:07:01 -20.0 Dark Down 30.3 192.4 Up 07:52:01 - 08:22:01 3403
Yakima 08:07:01 -20.4 Dark Down 30.7 192.4 Up 07:52:01 - 08:22:01 3379
Toppenish/White Swan 08:07:00 -20.6 Dark Down 30.8 192.6 Up 07:52:00 - 08:22:00 3366
PNWRO 08:06:55 -21.0 Dark Down 31.0 194.3 Up 07:51:55 - 08:21:55 3339
The Dalles 08:07:02 -21.4 Dark Down 31.7 191.8 Up 07:52:02 - 08:22:02 3322
Maupin 08:07:02 -21.8 Dark Down 32.1 192.0 Up 07:52:02 - 08:22:02 3297
Sisters 08:07:03 -22.7 Dark Down 33.0 191.6 Up 07:52:03 - 08:22:03 3245
Bend 08:07:02 -23.0 Dark Down 33.2 191.9 Up 07:52:02 - 08:22:02 3229
Oregon Observatory 08:07:02 -23.1 Dark Down 33.4 191.8 Up 07:52:02 - 08:22:02 3219
Chiloquin 08:07:03 -24.4 Dark Down 34.8 191.5 Up 07:52:03 - 08:22:03 3136
Klamath Falls 08:07:02 -24.8 Dark Down 35.1 191.6 Up 07:52:02 - 08:22:02 3114
Cedarville 08:06:56 -25.5 Dark Down 35.5 193.6 Up 07:51:56 - 08:21:56 3063
Fall River/Burney 08:07:00 -26.0 Dark Down 36.2 192.2 Up 07:52:00 - 08:22:00 3034
Greenville 08:06:58 -26.9 Dark Down 37.0 192.9 Up 07:51:58 - 08:21:58 2972
Gimple 08:06:58 -26.9 Dark Down 37.0 193.0 Up 07:51:58 - 08:21:58 2971
Quincy 08:06:58 -27.1 Dark Down 37.2 192.9 Up 07:51:58 - 08:21:58 2958
Portola 08:06:56 -27.2 Dark Down 37.2 193.5 Up 07:51:56 - 08:21:56 2948
Reno 08:06:54 -27.5 Dark Down 37.4 194.3 Up 07:51:54 - 08:21:54 2927
Carson City 08:06:54 -27.8 Dark Down 37.7 194.4 Up 07:51:54 - 08:21:54 2902
Dunrhomin 08:06:05 -25.2 Dark Down 32.5 210.6 Up 07:51:05 - 08:21:05 2892
Yerington 08:06:51 -28.0 Dark Down 37.8 195.2 Up 07:51:51 - 08:21:51 2886
Gardnerville 08:06:53 -28.1 Dark Down 38.0 194.5 Up 07:51:53 - 08:21:53 2884
Nikitin 08:06:05 -25.3 Dark Down 32.6 210.7 Up 07:51:05 - 08:21:05 2879
CU-SBO 08:06:05 -25.4 Dark Down 32.7 210.6 Up 07:51:05 - 08:21:05 2875
Hawthorne 08:06:49 -28.5 Dark Down 38.1 196.0 Up 07:51:49 - 08:21:49 2851
Lee Vining 08:06:51 -29.0 Dark Down 38.8 195.5 Up 07:51:51 - 08:21:51 2813
Bishop 08:06:48 -29.6 Dark Down 39.2 196.5 Up 07:51:48 - 08:21:48 2766
Beatty 08:06:41 -30.0 Dark Down 39.3 198.6 Up 07:51:41 - 08:21:41 2725
Patrick 08:06:30 -31.3 Dark Down 39.8 202.5 Up 07:51:30 - 08:21:30 2598
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:06:33 -31.6 Dark Down 40.3 201.7 Up 07:51:33 - 08:21:33 2583
Lake Havasu City 08:06:31 -32.2 Dark Down 40.8 202.2 Up 07:51:31 - 08:21:31 2530
Wildwood 08:06:47 -32.9 Dark Down 42.4 197.1 Up 07:51:47 - 08:21:47 2521
Idyllwild 08:06:39 -33.2 Dark Down 42.2 199.5 Up 07:51:39 - 08:21:39 2485
George/Scottsdale 08:06:21 -32.7 Dark Down 40.7 205.5 Up 07:51:21 - 08:21:21 2455
Calipatria 08:06:34 -33.7 Dark Down 42.5 201.2 Up 07:51:34 - 08:21:34 2430
Yuma 08:06:31 -34.0 Dark Down 42.6 202.5 Up 07:51:31 - 08:21:31 2391

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, (2024/07/02 08:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 26.66 166
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 13.70 155
PPM 234113     18:09:43.4 -13:56:04  6.4  2.35 141
PPM 233945     18:02:22.2 -12:19:06  7.6  0.67 142
PPM 234019     18:05:55.4 -11:42:26  8.9  0.40 141
04HX78         18:04:37.6 -11:56:42 16.9       142
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/07 05:30:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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