RECON: TNO occultation with 278361

Event between (278361) 07JJ43 and star GA0640:14571000 with event index number of 2181789

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/06/03 06:51:04 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:23:28.6 -25:34:12
Equinox of date position of star is 17:24:58.2 -25:35:27
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 129 degrees from the moon. Moon is 13% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.6

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Object is 40.6 AU from the Sun and 39.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.1 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 269 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1687 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28746.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.5
Diameter=758.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 31.6 sec chord
Diameter=309.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 278361, (2024/06/03 06:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.5 -26:29:03  0.9 12.17 141
35Eta Oph      17:11:46.8 -15:45:12  2.6 10.31 132
PPM 266746     17:23:11.6 -24:55:43  6.5  0.78 129
PPM 266794     17:24:39.9 -25:07:08  7.6  0.48 129
PPM 266779     17:24:16.9 -25:34:45  9.0  0.16 129
278361         17:24:59.1 -25:35:28 15.6       128
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 3.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 8.4 km RECON observability=0.4 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 06:52:01 -15.5 AT Down 11.7 169.4 Really Low 06:37:01 - 07:07:01 11137
Kamloops 06:52:40 -15.5 AT Down 10.4 156.4 Really Low 06:37:40 - 07:07:40 10866
Kelowna 06:52:38 -16.4 AT Down 11.4 157.2 Really Low 06:37:38 - 07:07:38 10856
Peachland 06:52:39 -16.5 AT Down 11.4 156.9 Really Low 06:37:39 - 07:07:39 10846
Summerland 06:52:39 -16.6 AT Down 11.6 157.0 Really Low 06:37:39 - 07:07:39 10843
Penticton 06:52:39 -16.7 AT Down 11.7 157.1 Really Low 06:37:39 - 07:07:39 10842
Oliver 06:52:39 -17.0 AT Down 12.0 157.0 Really Low 06:37:39 - 07:07:39 10830
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:52:40 -17.2 AT Down 12.2 157.2 Really Low 06:37:40 - 07:07:40 10828
Okanogan 06:52:41 -17.8 AT Down 12.7 156.9 Really Low 06:37:41 - 07:07:41 10799
Brewster 06:52:42 -18.0 Dark Down 12.9 156.7 Really Low 06:37:42 - 07:07:42 10785
Manson/Chelan 06:52:43 -18.2 Dark Down 13.0 156.4 Really Low 06:37:43 - 07:07:43 10770
Wenatchee 06:52:44 -18.6 Dark Down 13.4 156.2 Really Low 06:37:44 - 07:07:44 10748
Ellensburg 06:52:45 -19.0 Dark Down 13.7 156.0 Really Low 06:37:45 - 07:07:45 10727
Victoria 06:52:51 -16.9 AT Down 11.5 153.6 Really Low 06:37:51 - 07:07:51 10726
PNWRO 06:52:42 -20.2 Dark Down 15.1 157.3 Really Low 06:37:42 - 07:07:42 10721
Dunrhomin 06:52:04 -27.3 Dark Down 23.4 169.4 Low 06:37:04 - 07:07:04 10713
Yakima 06:52:46 -19.3 Dark Down 14.1 155.9 Really Low 06:37:46 - 07:07:46 10710
Toppenish/White Swan 06:52:46 -19.6 Dark Down 14.3 156.1 Really Low 06:37:46 - 07:07:46 10705
Nikitin 06:52:04 -27.5 Dark Down 23.6 169.4 Low 06:37:04 - 07:07:04 10704
CU-SBO 06:52:05 -27.6 Dark Down 23.6 169.3 Low 06:37:05 - 07:07:05 10700
The Dalles 06:52:49 -20.2 Dark Down 14.8 155.3 Really Low 06:37:49 - 07:07:49 10655
Maupin 06:52:49 -20.6 Dark Down 15.2 155.3 Really Low 06:37:49 - 07:07:49 10640
Sisters 06:52:52 -21.3 Dark Down 15.9 154.8 Really Low 06:37:52 - 07:07:52 10591
Bend 06:52:51 -21.6 Dark Down 16.2 155.0 Really Low 06:37:51 - 07:07:51 10586
Oregon Observatory 06:52:52 -21.8 Dark Down 16.3 154.9 Really Low 06:37:52 - 07:07:52 10575
Chiloquin 06:52:54 -22.9 Dark Down 17.4 154.3 Really Low 06:37:54 - 07:07:54 10504
Cedarville 06:52:50 -24.3 Dark Down 18.8 155.7 Really Low 06:37:50 - 07:07:50 10492
Klamath Falls 06:52:55 -23.3 Dark Down 17.7 154.4 Really Low 06:37:55 - 07:07:55 10489
Fall River/Burney 06:52:55 -24.5 Dark Down 18.9 154.5 Really Low 06:37:55 - 07:07:55 10439
Gimple 06:52:54 -25.5 Dark Down 19.9 154.9 Really Low 06:37:54 - 07:07:54 10406
Greenville 06:52:55 -25.4 Dark Down 19.9 154.8 Really Low 06:37:55 - 07:07:55 10404
Reno 06:52:52 -26.3 Dark Down 20.8 155.7 Low 06:37:52 - 07:07:52 10399
Portola 06:52:54 -25.9 Dark Down 20.3 155.2 Low 06:37:54 - 07:07:54 10398
Quincy 06:52:55 -25.6 Dark Down 20.0 154.8 Low 06:37:55 - 07:07:55 10393
Yerington 06:52:49 -26.9 Dark Down 21.5 156.2 Low 06:37:49 - 07:07:49 10385
Carson City 06:52:52 -26.6 Dark Down 21.1 155.7 Low 06:37:52 - 07:07:52 10381
Hawthorne 06:52:49 -27.5 Dark Down 22.1 156.6 Low 06:37:49 - 07:07:49 10373
Gardnerville 06:52:52 -26.9 Dark Down 21.3 155.7 Low 06:37:52 - 07:07:52 10369
Lee Vining 06:52:52 -27.9 Dark Down 22.4 156.1 Low 06:37:52 - 07:07:52 10331
Beatty 06:52:45 -29.4 Dark Down 24.1 158.1 Low 06:37:45 - 07:07:45 10326
Bishop 06:52:50 -28.7 Dark Down 23.2 156.6 Low 06:37:50 - 07:07:50 10315
Patrick 06:52:36 -31.4 Dark Down 26.3 160.5 Low 06:37:36 - 07:07:36 10304
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:52:39 -31.5 Dark Down 26.4 159.8 Low 06:37:39 - 07:07:39 10275
George/Scottsdale 06:52:30 -33.4 Dark Down 28.5 162.2 Low 06:37:30 - 07:07:30 10247
Lake Havasu City 06:52:38 -32.2 Dark Down 27.1 159.9 Low 06:37:38 - 07:07:38 10241
Idyllwild 06:52:47 -32.5 Dark Down 27.1 157.5 Low 06:37:47 - 07:07:47 10144
Calipatria 06:52:44 -33.3 Dark Down 28.0 158.5 Low 06:37:44 - 07:07:44 10132
Yuma 06:52:40 -33.9 Dark Down 28.7 159.3 Low 06:37:40 - 07:07:40 10126
Wildwood 06:52:53 -31.8 Dark Down 26.1 155.9 Low 06:37:53 - 07:07:53 10120

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, (2024/06/03 06:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 12.17 141
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 10.31 132
PPM 266746     17:21:41.5 -24:54:23  6.5  0.78 129
PPM 266794     17:23:09.7 -25:05:51  7.6  0.48 129
PPM 266779     17:22:46.4 -25:33:27  9.0  0.16 129
278361         17:23:28.6 -25:34:12 15.6       129
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 05:48:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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