RECON: TNO occultation with 04KJ19

Event between 04KJ19 and star GA0780:07157622 with event index number of 1975270

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/05/18 10:29:12 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:39:26.2 -11:13:38
Equinox of date position of star is 17:40:44.0 -11:14:19
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 136 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6

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Object is 36.2 AU from the Sun and 35.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 202 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2016 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25616.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=235.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.0 sec chord
Diameter=96.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04KJ19, (2023/05/18 10:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:50.7 -26:28:55  0.9 22.44 152
35Eta Oph      17:11:43.2 -15:45:08  2.6  8.37 144
PPM 233365     17:39:27.4 -10:56:18  5.7  0.43 136
PPM 233403     17:40:46.2 -11:16:42  8.4  0.04 136
04KJ19         17:40:44.3 -11:14:19 16.8       136
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 4.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 15.0 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:29:15 -5.2 CT Down 23.8 204.1 Low 10:14:15 - 10:44:15 10503
Kamloops 10:29:55 -12.2 AT Down 27.7 189.0 Low 10:14:55 - 10:44:55 10235
Kelowna 10:29:52 -12.5 AT Down 28.4 190.0 Low 10:14:52 - 10:44:52 10210
Peachland 10:29:52 -12.7 AT Down 28.5 189.7 Low 10:14:52 - 10:44:52 10200
Summerland 10:29:52 -12.8 AT Down 28.7 189.8 Low 10:14:52 - 10:44:52 10194
Penticton 10:29:52 -12.8 AT Down 28.7 190.0 Low 10:14:52 - 10:44:52 10193
Oliver 10:29:51 -13.1 AT Down 29.1 190.0 Low 10:14:51 - 10:44:51 10175
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:29:52 -13.2 AT Down 29.2 190.2 Low 10:14:52 - 10:44:52 10170
Okanogan 10:29:52 -13.8 AT Down 29.9 190.1 Low 10:14:52 - 10:44:52 10133
Brewster 10:29:51 -14.1 AT Down 30.2 189.9 Up 10:14:51 - 10:44:51 10116
Manson/Chelan 10:29:52 -14.4 AT Down 30.4 189.5 Up 10:14:52 - 10:44:52 10099
Victoria 10:30:03 -15.1 AT Down 30.1 185.8 Up 10:15:03 - 10:45:03 10074
Wenatchee 10:29:52 -14.8 AT Down 30.9 189.3 Up 10:14:52 - 10:44:52 10071
Ellensburg 10:29:53 -15.3 AT Down 31.3 189.1 Up 10:14:53 - 10:44:53 10045
Yakima 10:29:52 -15.6 AT Down 31.8 189.1 Up 10:14:52 - 10:44:52 10022
PNWRO 10:29:45 -15.4 AT Down 32.1 191.1 Up 10:14:45 - 10:44:45 10020
Toppenish/White Swan 10:29:51 -15.7 AT Down 31.9 189.3 Up 10:14:51 - 10:44:51 10014
The Dalles 10:29:53 -16.6 AT Down 32.8 188.5 Up 10:14:53 - 10:44:53 9956
Maupin 10:29:51 -16.9 AT Down 33.2 188.7 Up 10:14:51 - 10:44:51 9934
Dunrhomin 10:28:47 -12.6 AT Down 34.3 207.7 Up 10:13:47 - 10:43:47 9914
Nikitin 10:28:47 -12.7 AT Down 34.4 207.7 Up 10:13:47 - 10:43:47 9902
CU-SBO 10:28:47 -12.8 AT Down 34.5 207.6 Up 10:13:47 - 10:43:47 9897
Sisters 10:29:53 -17.9 AT Down 34.1 188.2 Up 10:14:53 - 10:44:53 9875
Bend 10:29:52 -17.9 AT Down 34.3 188.5 Up 10:14:52 - 10:44:52 9866
Oregon Observatory 10:29:51 -18.1 Dark Down 34.5 188.4 Up 10:14:51 - 10:44:51 9853
Chiloquin 10:29:51 -19.4 Dark Down 35.9 188.0 Up 10:14:51 - 10:44:51 9766
Klamath Falls 10:29:50 -19.6 Dark Down 36.2 188.1 Up 10:14:50 - 10:44:50 9746
Cedarville 10:29:45 -19.4 Dark Down 36.7 190.1 Up 10:14:45 - 10:44:45 9735
Fall River/Burney 10:29:48 -20.4 Dark Down 37.3 188.7 Up 10:14:48 - 10:44:48 9680
Gimple 10:29:45 -20.9 Dark Down 38.2 189.5 Up 10:14:45 - 10:44:45 9633
Greenville 10:29:46 -20.9 Dark Down 38.2 189.4 Up 10:14:46 - 10:44:46 9631
Portola 10:29:43 -20.9 Dark Down 38.4 190.0 Up 10:14:43 - 10:44:43 9620
Quincy 10:29:45 -21.1 Dark Down 38.4 189.4 Up 10:14:45 - 10:44:45 9618
Reno 10:29:41 -20.8 Dark Down 38.6 190.8 Up 10:14:41 - 10:44:41 9615
Carson City 10:29:40 -21.1 Dark Down 39.0 190.9 Up 10:14:40 - 10:44:40 9592
Yerington 10:29:37 -21.0 Dark Down 39.0 191.7 Up 10:14:37 - 10:44:37 9592
Gardnerville 10:29:39 -21.3 Dark Down 39.2 191.0 Up 10:14:39 - 10:44:39 9577
Hawthorne 10:29:36 -21.0 Dark Down 39.4 192.4 Up 10:14:36 - 10:44:36 9572
Lee Vining 10:29:35 -21.7 Dark Down 40.1 191.9 Up 10:14:35 - 10:44:35 9525
Beatty 10:29:25 -21.3 Dark Down 40.7 195.1 Up 10:14:25 - 10:44:25 9499
Bishop 10:29:32 -21.8 Dark Down 40.5 192.9 Up 10:14:32 - 10:44:32 9498
Patrick 10:29:11 -20.8 Dark Down 41.4 199.0 Up 10:14:11 - 10:44:11 9452
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:29:14 -21.4 Dark Down 41.8 198.2 Up 10:14:14 - 10:44:14 9421
Lake Havasu City 10:29:12 -21.7 Dark Down 42.4 198.7 Up 10:14:12 - 10:44:12 9378
George/Scottsdale 10:29:01 -20.8 Dark Down 42.4 202.0 Up 10:14:01 - 10:44:01 9370
Idyllwild 10:29:19 -23.6 Dark Down 43.7 195.9 Up 10:14:19 - 10:44:19 9277
Wildwood 10:29:28 -24.4 Dark Down 43.7 193.3 Up 10:14:28 - 10:44:28 9263
Calipatria 10:29:14 -23.4 Dark Down 44.0 197.6 Up 10:14:14 - 10:44:14 9255
Yuma 10:29:10 -23.2 Dark Down 44.2 198.8 Up 10:14:10 - 10:44:10 9242

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 04KJ19, (2023/05/18 10:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.44 152
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  8.37 144
PPM 233365     17:38:09.5 -10:55:35  5.7  0.43 136
PPM 233403     17:39:28.1 -11:16:01  8.4  0.04 136
04KJ19         17:39:26.2 -11:13:38 16.8       136
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/18 02:25:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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