RECON: TNO occultation with 307261

Event between (307261) 02MS4 and star GA0840:16257088 with event index number of 2184922

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/24 06:56:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:09:49.0 -05:16:35
Equinox of date position of star is 19:11:06.2 -05:14:08
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 42 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.3

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Object is 46.2 AU from the Sun and 45.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.7 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 240 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1874 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32992.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.6
Diameter=1066.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 64.2 sec chord
Diameter=435.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 26.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 307261, (2024/05/24 06:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.4 -26:29:02  0.9 43.70   2
Tarazed        19:47:25.1 +10:40:27  2.7 18.30  59
16Lam Aql      19:07:32.6 -04:50:38  3.4  0.97  41
PPM 202573     19:09:32.4 -05:17:33  8.5  0.40  41
PPM 202599     19:10:58.5 -05:08:46  9.9  0.10  42
307261         19:11:06.9 -05:14:07 15.8        42
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 3.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 37.9 km RECON observability=0.3 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 07:00:01 -17.0 AT Up 20.6 130.1 Low 06:45:01 - 07:15:01 11183
Kamloops 07:00:37 -17.3 AT Up 14.0 117.0 Really Low 06:45:37 - 07:15:37 10853
Kelowna 07:00:38 -18.3 Dark Up 14.9 117.5 Really Low 06:45:38 - 07:15:38 10798
Peachland 07:00:38 -18.3 Dark Up 14.7 117.3 Really Low 06:45:38 - 07:15:38 10784
Summerland 07:00:39 -18.5 Dark Up 14.9 117.3 Really Low 06:45:39 - 07:15:39 10773
Penticton 07:00:39 -18.6 Dark Up 15.0 117.4 Really Low 06:45:39 - 07:15:39 10769
Oliver 07:00:40 -18.9 Dark Up 15.1 117.3 Really Low 06:45:40 - 07:15:40 10740
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:00:40 -19.1 Dark Up 15.3 117.4 Really Low 06:45:40 - 07:15:40 10728
Okanogan 07:00:43 -19.7 Dark Up 15.5 117.1 Really Low 06:45:43 - 07:15:43 10670
Brewster 07:00:43 -19.9 Dark Up 15.5 116.9 Really Low 06:45:43 - 07:15:43 10644
Victoria 07:00:52 -18.9 Dark Up 13.2 114.0 Really Low 06:45:52 - 07:15:52 10628
Manson/Chelan 07:00:44 -20.1 Dark Up 15.4 116.5 Really Low 06:45:44 - 07:15:44 10621
Wenatchee 07:00:46 -20.5 Dark Up 15.5 116.3 Really Low 06:45:46 - 07:15:46 10577
Ellensburg 07:00:49 -20.9 Dark Up 15.5 116.0 Really Low 06:45:49 - 07:15:49 10538
Yakima 07:00:49 -21.3 Dark Up 15.7 115.9 Really Low 06:45:49 - 07:15:49 10502
Toppenish/White Swan 07:00:50 -21.5 Dark Up 15.9 116.0 Really Low 06:45:50 - 07:15:50 10486
PNWRO 07:00:48 -22.1 Dark Up 17.0 117.1 Really Low 06:45:48 - 07:15:48 10477
The Dalles 07:00:53 -22.1 Dark Up 15.8 115.1 Really Low 06:45:53 - 07:15:53 10405
Maupin 07:00:53 -22.5 Dark Up 16.0 115.1 Really Low 06:45:53 - 07:15:53 10369
Sisters 07:00:59 -23.3 Dark Up 16.1 114.5 Really Low 06:45:59 - 07:15:59 10283
Bend 07:00:57 -23.6 Dark Up 16.3 114.6 Really Low 06:45:57 - 07:15:57 10266
Oregon Observatory 07:00:59 -23.7 Dark Up 16.3 114.5 Really Low 06:45:59 - 07:15:59 10248
Dunrhomin 07:00:24 -28.9 Dark Up 28.5 126.6 Low 06:45:24 - 07:15:24 10211
Nikitin 07:00:25 -29.1 Dark Up 28.6 126.5 Low 06:45:25 - 07:15:25 10194
CU-SBO 07:00:24 -29.1 Dark Up 28.6 126.4 Low 06:45:24 - 07:15:24 10187
Chiloquin 07:01:03 -24.9 Dark Up 16.6 113.8 Really Low 06:46:03 - 07:16:03 10121
Klamath Falls 07:01:03 -25.2 Dark Up 16.8 113.8 Really Low 06:46:03 - 07:16:03 10091
Cedarville 07:01:01 -26.2 Dark Up 18.2 114.8 Really Low 06:46:01 - 07:16:01 10053
Fall River/Burney 07:01:05 -26.5 Dark Up 17.5 113.8 Really Low 06:46:05 - 07:16:05 9987
Gimple 07:01:08 -27.4 Dark Up 18.3 113.9 Really Low 06:46:08 - 07:16:08 9911
Greenville 07:01:06 -27.4 Dark Up 18.2 113.8 Really Low 06:46:06 - 07:16:06 9910
Quincy 07:01:07 -27.6 Dark Up 18.3 113.8 Really Low 06:46:07 - 07:16:07 9890
Portola 07:01:06 -27.8 Dark Up 18.7 114.1 Really Low 06:46:06 - 07:16:06 9887
Reno 07:01:06 -28.2 Dark Up 19.3 114.5 Really Low 06:46:06 - 07:16:06 9873
Carson City 07:01:06 -28.6 Dark Up 19.4 114.4 Really Low 06:46:06 - 07:16:06 9839
Yerington 07:01:05 -28.9 Dark Up 19.9 114.8 Really Low 06:46:05 - 07:16:05 9832
Gardnerville 07:01:06 -28.8 Dark Up 19.6 114.4 Really Low 06:46:06 - 07:16:06 9817
Hawthorne 07:01:05 -29.4 Dark Up 20.5 115.1 Low 06:46:05 - 07:16:05 9797
Lee Vining 07:01:07 -29.9 Dark Up 20.4 114.5 Low 06:46:07 - 07:16:07 9734
Bishop 07:01:06 -30.6 Dark Up 21.2 114.8 Low 06:46:06 - 07:16:06 9690
Beatty 07:01:04 -31.3 Dark Up 22.5 115.9 Low 06:46:04 - 07:16:04 9675
Patrick 07:00:55 -33.2 Dark Up 25.3 117.4 Low 06:45:55 - 07:15:55 9587
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:01:00 -33.4 Dark Up 24.9 116.8 Low 06:46:00 - 07:16:00 9549
Lake Havasu City 07:01:01 -34.1 Dark Up 25.4 116.7 Low 06:46:01 - 07:16:01 9488
George/Scottsdale 07:00:55 -35.1 Dark Up 27.5 118.2 Low 06:45:55 - 07:15:55 9462
Idyllwild 07:01:09 -34.5 Dark Up 23.9 114.7 Low 06:46:09 - 07:16:09 9368
Wildwood 07:01:13 -33.8 Dark Up 22.4 113.5 Low 06:46:13 - 07:16:13 9367
Calipatria 07:01:06 -35.3 Dark Up 25.1 115.3 Low 06:46:06 - 07:16:06 9330
Yuma 07:01:05 -35.8 Dark Up 26.0 115.7 Low 06:46:05 - 07:16:05 9305

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 307261, (2024/05/24 06:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 43.70   2
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 18.30  59
16Lam Aql      19:06:14.9 -04:52:59  3.4  0.97  41
PPM 202573     19:08:14.4 -05:19:58  8.5  0.40  41
PPM 202599     19:09:40.7 -05:11:14  9.9  0.10  42
307261         19:09:49.0 -05:16:35 15.8        42
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 05:45:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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