RECON: TNO occultation with 278361

Event between (278361) 07JJ43 and star GA0640:15371157 with event index number of 2181739

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/02 08:41:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:25:59.5 -25:37:06
Equinox of date position of star is 17:27:29.2 -25:38:16
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 62 degrees from the moon. Moon is 40% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.7

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Object is 40.6 AU from the Sun and 39.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 373 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2561 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28914.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.5
Diameter=758.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 43.9 sec chord
Diameter=309.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 17.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 278361, (2024/05/02 08:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.2 -26:29:02  0.9 12.73  74
35Eta Oph      17:11:46.5 -15:45:12  2.6 10.54  67
PPM 266746     17:23:11.3 -24:55:42  6.5  1.20  62
PPM 266878     17:28:25.8 -25:57:46  7.1  0.39  61
PPM 266846     17:26:56.3 -25:46:14 10.0  0.18  61
278361         17:27:29.8 -25:38:16 17.0        61
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 2.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.3 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=6.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:42:37 -18.8 Dark Down 11.0 165.3 Really Low 08:27:37 - 08:57:37 -1021
Kamloops 08:43:31 -23.0 Dark Down 9.2 152.6 Really Low 08:28:31 - 08:58:31 -1296
Kelowna 08:43:30 -23.7 Dark Down 10.2 153.3 Really Low 08:28:30 - 08:58:30 -1307
Peachland 08:43:31 -23.8 Dark Down 10.2 153.1 Really Low 08:28:31 - 08:58:31 -1317
Summerland 08:43:31 -24.0 Dark Down 10.3 153.1 Really Low 08:28:31 - 08:58:31 -1320
Penticton 08:43:31 -24.0 Dark Down 10.4 153.2 Really Low 08:28:31 - 08:58:31 -1320
Oliver 08:43:31 -24.4 Dark Down 10.7 153.2 Really Low 08:28:31 - 08:58:31 -1333
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:43:31 -24.5 Dark Down 10.9 153.4 Really Low 08:28:31 - 08:58:31 -1335
Okanogan 08:43:33 -25.2 Dark Down 11.5 153.1 Really Low 08:28:33 - 08:58:33 -1364
Brewster 08:43:35 -25.5 Dark Down 11.6 152.9 Really Low 08:28:35 - 08:58:35 -1379
Manson/Chelan 08:43:36 -25.7 Dark Down 11.7 152.6 Really Low 08:28:36 - 08:58:36 -1394
Wenatchee 08:43:38 -26.2 Dark Down 12.1 152.4 Really Low 08:28:38 - 08:58:38 -1417
Ellensburg 08:43:40 -26.6 Dark Down 12.4 152.2 Really Low 08:28:40 - 08:58:40 -1438
Victoria 08:43:46 -25.5 Dark Down 10.1 149.9 Really Low 08:28:46 - 08:58:46 -1438
PNWRO 08:43:36 -27.4 Dark Down 13.8 153.5 Really Low 08:28:36 - 08:58:36 -1444
Dunrhomin 08:42:47 -29.1 Dark Down 22.6 165.2 Low 08:27:47 - 08:57:47 -1451
Yakima 08:43:41 -27.0 Dark Down 12.7 152.1 Really Low 08:28:41 - 08:58:41 -1455
Nikitin 08:42:47 -29.2 Dark Down 22.8 165.1 Low 08:27:47 - 08:57:47 -1460
Toppenish/White Swan 08:43:41 -27.2 Dark Down 13.0 152.2 Really Low 08:28:41 - 08:58:41 -1460
CU-SBO 08:42:47 -29.3 Dark Down 22.8 165.0 Low 08:27:47 - 08:57:47 -1464
The Dalles 08:43:45 -28.1 Dark Down 13.4 151.5 Really Low 08:28:45 - 08:58:45 -1510
Maupin 08:43:46 -28.5 Dark Down 13.8 151.5 Really Low 08:28:46 - 08:58:46 -1526
Sisters 08:43:50 -29.4 Dark Down 14.4 151.0 Really Low 08:28:50 - 08:58:50 -1576
Bend 08:43:49 -29.6 Dark Down 14.7 151.2 Really Low 08:28:49 - 08:58:49 -1581
Oregon Observatory 08:43:50 -29.8 Dark Down 14.8 151.1 Really Low 08:28:50 - 08:58:50 -1592
Chiloquin 08:43:55 -31.2 Dark Down 15.8 150.6 Really Low 08:28:55 - 08:58:55 -1664
Cedarville 08:43:50 -31.9 Dark Down 17.3 151.9 Really Low 08:28:50 - 08:58:50 -1676
Klamath Falls 08:43:55 -31.5 Dark Down 16.2 150.6 Really Low 08:28:55 - 08:58:55 -1679
Fall River/Burney 08:43:56 -32.6 Dark Down 17.3 150.7 Really Low 08:28:56 - 08:58:56 -1729
Gimple 08:43:55 -33.4 Dark Down 18.3 151.1 Really Low 08:28:55 - 08:58:55 -1763
Greenville 08:43:56 -33.4 Dark Down 18.3 151.0 Really Low 08:28:56 - 08:58:56 -1765
Reno 08:43:52 -33.8 Dark Down 19.2 151.9 Really Low 08:28:52 - 08:58:52 -1769
Portola 08:43:54 -33.6 Dark Down 18.8 151.4 Really Low 08:28:54 - 08:58:54 -1771
Quincy 08:43:56 -33.6 Dark Down 18.5 151.0 Really Low 08:28:56 - 08:58:56 -1776
Yerington 08:43:50 -34.2 Dark Down 20.0 152.3 Really Low 08:28:50 - 08:58:50 -1784
Carson City 08:43:52 -34.1 Dark Down 19.6 151.8 Really Low 08:28:52 - 08:58:52 -1788
Hawthorne 08:43:49 -34.5 Dark Down 20.6 152.7 Low 08:28:49 - 08:58:49 -1797
Gardnerville 08:43:53 -34.3 Dark Down 19.8 151.8 Really Low 08:28:53 - 08:58:53 -1800
Lee Vining 08:43:52 -35.2 Dark Down 20.9 152.2 Low 08:28:52 - 08:58:52 -1838
Beatty 08:43:43 -35.7 Dark Down 22.7 154.1 Low 08:28:43 - 08:58:43 -1844
Bishop 08:43:50 -35.6 Dark Down 21.7 152.7 Low 08:28:50 - 08:58:50 -1855
Patrick 08:43:32 -36.3 Dark Down 25.0 156.4 Low 08:28:32 - 08:58:32 -1865
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:43:36 -36.7 Dark Down 25.0 155.7 Low 08:28:36 - 08:58:36 -1895
George/Scottsdale 08:43:25 -37.2 Dark Down 27.2 158.0 Low 08:28:25 - 08:58:25 -1923
Lake Havasu City 08:43:36 -37.3 Dark Down 25.7 155.8 Low 08:28:36 - 08:58:36 -1929
Idyllwild 08:43:48 -38.7 Dark Down 25.5 153.5 Low 08:28:48 - 08:58:48 -2028
Calipatria 08:43:43 -38.9 Dark Down 26.5 154.5 Low 08:28:43 - 08:58:43 -2039
Yuma 08:43:39 -39.1 Dark Down 27.2 155.2 Low 08:28:39 - 08:58:39 -2045
Wildwood 08:43:56 -38.8 Dark Down 24.5 151.9 Low 08:28:56 - 08:58:56 -2052

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 278361, (2024/05/02 08:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 12.73  74
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 10.54  67
PPM 266746     17:21:41.5 -24:54:23  6.5  1.20  62
PPM 266878     17:26:55.3 -25:56:37  7.1  0.39  61
PPM 266846     17:25:26.0 -25:45:03 10.0  0.18  61
278361         17:25:59.5 -25:37:06 17.0        61
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 05:32:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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