RECON: TNO occultation with 118378

Event between (118378) 99HT11 and star GA0700:06141967 with event index number of 1288920

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/04/24 07:10:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:03:55.7 -18:26:45
Equinox of date position of star is 16:05:19.6 -18:30:39
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 25 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.3

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Object is 39.5 AU from the Sun and 38.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 415 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3092 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28005.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=182.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.2 sec chord
Diameter=74.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:4EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 118378, (2024/04/24 07:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.1 -26:29:02  0.9  9.92  32
8Bet1Sco       16:06:51.3 -19:52:12  2.6  1.41  25
8Bet2Sco       16:06:51.7 -19:51:59  5.1  1.40  25
PPM 231132     16:04:42.0 -18:20:05  7.9  0.23  25
PPM 231156     16:05:57.9 -18:27:22 10.0  0.16  25
118378         16:05:19.9 -18:30:40 15.3        25
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 2.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 12.4 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=2.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 07:12:47 -24.8 Dark Up 15.9 154.5 Really Low 06:57:47 - 07:27:47 7406
Kamloops 07:13:26 -25.5 Dark Up 12.4 141.2 Really Low 06:58:26 - 07:28:26 6998
Kelowna 07:13:27 -26.4 Dark Up 13.4 141.9 Really Low 06:58:27 - 07:28:27 6974
Peachland 07:13:27 -26.5 Dark Up 13.4 141.6 Really Low 06:58:27 - 07:28:27 6961
Summerland 07:13:28 -26.6 Dark Up 13.5 141.7 Really Low 06:58:28 - 07:28:28 6954
Penticton 07:13:28 -26.7 Dark Up 13.6 141.8 Really Low 06:58:28 - 07:28:28 6953
Oliver 07:13:28 -27.0 Dark Up 13.9 141.7 Really Low 06:58:28 - 07:28:28 6933
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:13:28 -27.2 Dark Up 14.1 141.8 Really Low 06:58:28 - 07:28:28 6929
Okanogan 07:13:29 -27.8 Dark Up 14.5 141.6 Really Low 06:58:29 - 07:28:29 6885
Brewster 07:13:30 -28.1 Dark Up 14.6 141.3 Really Low 06:58:30 - 07:28:30 6863
Manson/Chelan 07:13:32 -28.2 Dark Up 14.7 141.0 Really Low 06:58:32 - 07:28:32 6841
Wenatchee 07:13:34 -28.7 Dark Up 15.0 140.8 Really Low 06:58:34 - 07:28:34 6808
Victoria 07:13:38 -27.1 Dark Up 12.8 138.3 Really Low 06:58:38 - 07:28:38 6794
Ellensburg 07:13:34 -29.0 Dark Up 15.2 140.5 Really Low 06:58:34 - 07:28:34 6777
Dunrhomin 07:12:57 -36.6 Dark Up 26.8 153.2 Low 06:57:57 - 07:27:57 6764
PNWRO 07:13:32 -30.3 Dark Up 16.7 141.8 Really Low 06:58:32 - 07:28:32 6760
Nikitin 07:12:59 -36.8 Dark Up 27.0 153.2 Low 06:57:59 - 07:27:59 6751
Yakima 07:13:36 -29.4 Dark Up 15.5 140.4 Really Low 06:58:36 - 07:28:36 6751
CU-SBO 07:12:59 -36.8 Dark Up 27.0 153.1 Low 06:57:59 - 07:27:59 6745
Toppenish/White Swan 07:13:36 -29.7 Dark Up 15.7 140.5 Really Low 06:58:36 - 07:28:36 6742
The Dalles 07:13:38 -30.3 Dark Up 16.0 139.7 Really Low 06:58:38 - 07:28:38 6671
Maupin 07:13:39 -30.7 Dark Up 16.3 139.7 Really Low 06:58:39 - 07:28:39 6648
Sisters 07:13:43 -31.5 Dark Up 16.8 139.1 Really Low 06:58:43 - 07:28:43 6577
Bend 07:13:43 -31.8 Dark Up 17.1 139.3 Really Low 06:58:43 - 07:28:43 6568
Oregon Observatory 07:13:42 -31.9 Dark Up 17.2 139.2 Really Low 06:58:42 - 07:28:42 6553
Chiloquin 07:13:46 -33.1 Dark Up 18.0 138.5 Really Low 06:58:46 - 07:28:46 6453
Klamath Falls 07:13:47 -33.5 Dark Up 18.3 138.5 Really Low 06:58:47 - 07:28:47 6431
Cedarville 07:13:43 -34.4 Dark Up 19.6 139.8 Really Low 06:58:43 - 07:28:43 6430
Fall River/Burney 07:13:48 -34.7 Dark Up 19.3 138.6 Really Low 06:58:48 - 07:28:48 6360
Gimple 07:13:48 -35.7 Dark Up 20.3 138.9 Low 06:58:48 - 07:28:48 6312
Greenville 07:13:48 -35.6 Dark Up 20.2 138.8 Low 06:58:48 - 07:28:48 6310
Reno 07:13:46 -36.4 Dark Up 21.3 139.6 Low 06:58:46 - 07:28:46 6301
Portola 07:13:46 -36.1 Dark Up 20.7 139.1 Low 06:58:46 - 07:28:46 6301
Quincy 07:13:47 -35.8 Dark Up 20.4 138.7 Low 06:58:47 - 07:28:47 6295
Yerington 07:13:45 -37.1 Dark Up 22.0 140.0 Low 06:58:45 - 07:28:45 6281
Carson City 07:13:46 -36.8 Dark Up 21.5 139.5 Low 06:58:46 - 07:28:46 6276
Hawthorne 07:13:43 -37.6 Dark Up 22.6 140.4 Low 06:58:43 - 07:28:43 6264
Gardnerville 07:13:45 -37.0 Dark Up 21.8 139.5 Low 06:58:45 - 07:28:45 6260
Lee Vining 07:13:45 -38.1 Dark Up 22.8 139.8 Low 06:58:45 - 07:28:45 6208
Beatty 07:13:40 -39.5 Dark Up 24.8 141.5 Low 06:58:40 - 07:28:40 6201
Bishop 07:13:44 -38.8 Dark Up 23.6 140.3 Low 06:58:44 - 07:28:44 6186
Patrick 07:13:32 -41.3 Dark Up 27.4 143.7 Low 06:58:32 - 07:28:32 6179
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:13:34 -41.5 Dark Up 27.3 143.0 Low 06:58:34 - 07:28:34 6139
George/Scottsdale 07:13:26 -43.1 Dark Up 29.7 145.0 Low 06:58:26 - 07:28:26 6113
Lake Havasu City 07:13:34 -42.2 Dark Up 27.9 143.0 Low 06:58:34 - 07:28:34 6096
Idyllwild 07:13:43 -42.6 Dark Up 27.3 140.6 Low 06:58:43 - 07:28:43 5964
Calipatria 07:13:40 -43.4 Dark Up 28.4 141.5 Low 06:58:40 - 07:28:40 5953
Yuma 07:13:37 -43.9 Dark Up 29.2 142.1 Low 06:58:37 - 07:28:37 5948
Wildwood 07:13:49 -42.0 Dark Up 26.0 139.1 Low 06:58:49 - 07:28:49 5931

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 118378, (2024/04/24 07:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  9.92  32
8Bet1Sco       16:05:26.2 -19:48:20  2.6  1.41  25
8Bet2Sco       16:05:26.7 -19:48:07  5.1  1.40  25
PPM 231132     16:03:17.9 -18:16:09  7.9  0.23  25
PPM 231156     16:04:33.6 -18:23:29 10.0  0.16  25
118378         16:03:55.7 -18:26:45 15.3        25
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/21 22:29:28 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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