RECON: TNO occultation with 07LH38

Event between 07LH38 and star GA0820:10295602 with event index number of 2026358

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/11 06:42:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:32:54.8 -06:32:27
Equinox of date position of star is 18:34:11.7 -06:31:18
Stellar brightness G=13.4, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 157 degrees from the moon. Moon is 12% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.6

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Object is 37.7 AU from the Sun and 37.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.5 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 704 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5608 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26889.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=171.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Diameter=70.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 07LH38, (2024/05/11 06:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.3 -26:29:02  0.9 35.49 158
60Bet Oph      17:44:40.6 +04:33:32  2.8 16.60 146
PPM 201808     18:31:32.4 -05:42:22  6.2  1.05 157
PPM 201829     18:33:16.5 -06:05:43  8.2  0.49 157
PPM 201846     18:34:21.8 -06:34:47  9.5  0.07 157
07LH38         18:34:13.4 -06:31:16 13.4       157
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 1.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.3 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=2.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:47:05 -19.8 Dark Up 16.2 124.5 Really Low 06:32:05 - 07:02:05 7211
Kamloops 06:47:46 -19.6 Dark Up 9.0 112.1 Really Low 06:32:46 - 07:02:46 6933
Kelowna 06:47:47 -20.5 Dark Up 9.9 112.7 Really Low 06:32:47 - 07:02:47 6880
Peachland 06:47:49 -20.6 Dark Up 9.7 112.4 Really Low 06:32:49 - 07:02:49 6868
Summerland 06:47:50 -20.8 Dark Up 9.9 112.5 Really Low 06:32:50 - 07:02:50 6857
Penticton 06:47:49 -20.8 Dark Up 9.9 112.6 Really Low 06:32:49 - 07:02:49 6853
Oliver 06:47:51 -21.2 Dark Up 10.1 112.5 Really Low 06:32:51 - 07:02:51 6825
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:47:52 -21.4 Dark Up 10.3 112.6 Really Low 06:32:52 - 07:02:52 6815
Okanogan 06:47:55 -22.0 Dark Up 10.4 112.4 Really Low 06:32:55 - 07:02:55 6760
Brewster 06:47:56 -22.2 Dark Up 10.4 112.2 Really Low 06:32:56 - 07:02:56 6736
Victoria 06:48:01 -21.0 Dark Up 8.0 109.4 Really Low 06:33:01 - 07:03:01 6727
Manson/Chelan 06:47:58 -22.3 Dark Up 10.2 111.8 Really Low 06:32:58 - 07:02:58 6714
Wenatchee 06:48:01 -22.7 Dark Up 10.3 111.6 Really Low 06:33:01 - 07:03:01 6674
Ellensburg 06:48:03 -23.1 Dark Up 10.3 111.4 Really Low 06:33:03 - 07:03:03 6637
Yakima 06:48:04 -23.5 Dark Up 10.5 111.3 Really Low 06:33:04 - 07:03:04 6603
Toppenish/White Swan 06:48:05 -23.7 Dark Up 10.7 111.4 Really Low 06:33:05 - 07:03:05 6587
PNWRO 06:48:04 -24.4 Dark Up 11.7 112.5 Really Low 06:33:04 - 07:03:04 6576
The Dalles 06:48:09 -24.3 Dark Up 10.4 110.7 Really Low 06:33:09 - 07:03:09 6512
Maupin 06:48:11 -24.7 Dark Up 10.6 110.7 Really Low 06:33:11 - 07:03:11 6479
Sisters 06:48:16 -25.4 Dark Up 10.6 110.2 Really Low 06:33:16 - 07:03:16 6398
Bend 06:48:17 -25.7 Dark Up 10.9 110.4 Really Low 06:33:17 - 07:03:17 6381
Oregon Observatory 06:48:17 -25.8 Dark Up 10.9 110.2 Really Low 06:33:17 - 07:03:17 6364
Dunrhomin 06:47:46 -31.7 Dark Down 23.2 121.7 Low 06:32:46 - 07:02:46 6281
Nikitin 06:47:47 -31.9 Dark Down 23.3 121.6 Low 06:32:47 - 07:02:47 6265
CU-SBO 06:47:47 -31.9 Dark Down 23.3 121.5 Low 06:32:47 - 07:02:47 6258
Chiloquin 06:48:24 -27.0 Dark Up 11.1 109.7 Really Low 06:33:24 - 07:03:24 6244
Klamath Falls 06:48:25 -27.3 Dark Up 11.2 109.7 Really Low 06:33:25 - 07:03:25 6215
Cedarville 06:48:23 -28.4 Dark Down 12.6 110.7 Really Low 06:33:23 - 07:03:23 6175
Fall River/Burney 06:48:29 -28.5 Dark Up 11.9 109.8 Really Low 06:33:29 - 07:03:29 6115
Gimple 06:48:30 -29.5 Dark Down 12.6 110.0 Really Low 06:33:30 - 07:03:30 6041
Greenville 06:48:30 -29.5 Dark Down 12.5 109.9 Really Low 06:33:30 - 07:03:30 6040
Quincy 06:48:32 -29.7 Dark Down 12.6 109.9 Really Low 06:33:32 - 07:03:32 6021
Portola 06:48:31 -29.9 Dark Down 13.0 110.2 Really Low 06:33:31 - 07:03:31 6017
Reno 06:48:30 -30.3 Dark Down 13.6 110.6 Really Low 06:33:30 - 07:03:30 6002
Carson City 06:48:31 -30.7 Dark Down 13.7 110.5 Really Low 06:33:31 - 07:03:31 5969
Yerington 06:48:30 -31.0 Dark Down 14.2 110.9 Really Low 06:33:30 - 07:03:30 5961
Gardnerville 06:48:31 -30.9 Dark Down 13.8 110.5 Really Low 06:33:31 - 07:03:31 5948
Hawthorne 06:48:31 -31.6 Dark Down 14.8 111.2 Really Low 06:33:31 - 07:03:31 5926
Lee Vining 06:48:35 -32.0 Dark Down 14.6 110.7 Really Low 06:33:35 - 07:03:35 5867
Bishop 06:48:34 -32.8 Dark Down 15.4 111.0 Really Low 06:33:34 - 07:03:34 5822
Beatty 06:48:33 -33.6 Dark Down 16.8 112.0 Really Low 06:33:33 - 07:03:33 5803
Patrick 06:48:28 -35.6 Dark Down 19.5 113.6 Really Low 06:33:28 - 07:03:28 5708
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:48:31 -35.7 Dark Down 19.1 113.0 Really Low 06:33:31 - 07:03:31 5674
Lake Havasu City 06:48:32 -36.4 Dark Down 19.5 113.0 Really Low 06:33:32 - 07:03:32 5614
George/Scottsdale 06:48:26 -37.6 Dark Down 21.7 114.4 Low 06:33:26 - 07:03:26 5580
Wildwood 06:48:45 -35.8 Dark Down 16.4 110.1 Really Low 06:33:45 - 07:03:45 5510
Idyllwild 06:48:42 -36.6 Dark Down 18.0 111.2 Really Low 06:33:42 - 07:03:42 5505
Calipatria 06:48:39 -37.5 Dark Down 19.1 111.7 Really Low 06:33:39 - 07:03:39 5465
Yuma 06:48:37 -38.1 Dark Down 20.0 112.2 Really Low 06:33:37 - 07:03:37 5437

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 07LH38, (2024/05/11 06:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 35.49 158
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8 16.60 146
PPM 201808     18:30:14.3 -05:43:28  6.2  1.05 157
PPM 201829     18:31:58.2 -06:06:52  8.2  0.49 157
PPM 201846     18:33:03.2 -06:35:59  9.5  0.07 157
07LH38         18:32:54.8 -06:32:27 13.4       157
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/04 04:11:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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