RECON: TNO occultation with 38084

Event between (38084) 99HB12 and star GA0800:05158738 with event index number of 1327818

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/05 10:10:53 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:23:20.5 -08:07:46
Equinox of date position of star is 16:24:39.5 -08:11:04
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 122 degrees from the moon. Moon is 10% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

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Object is 32.8 AU from the Sun and 31.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 89 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1394 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23093.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=231.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.8 sec chord
Diameter=94.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 38084, (2024/05/05 10:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.2 -26:29:02  0.9 18.36 118
13Zet Oph      16:38:30.1 -10:36:52  2.6  4.19 119
3Ups Oph       16:29:07.3 -08:25:27  4.2  1.13 121
PPM 199584     16:23:36.8 -08:47:51  7.9  0.67 122
PPM 199617     16:25:13.6 -07:57:42  8.9  0.26 122
38084          16:24:39.6 -08:11:05 16.2       122
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 15.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=15.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:10:55 -10.0 NT Down 26.2 207.5 Low 10:02:59 - 10:18:51 -652
Kamloops 10:11:35 -16.8 AT Down 30.5 192.1 Up 10:03:39 - 10:19:31 -951
Kelowna 10:11:31 -17.1 AT Down 31.2 193.2 Up 10:03:35 - 10:19:27 -977
Peachland 10:11:32 -17.3 AT Down 31.3 192.8 Up 10:03:36 - 10:19:28 -988
Summerland 10:11:31 -17.4 AT Down 31.5 193.0 Up 10:03:35 - 10:19:27 -994
Penticton 10:11:31 -17.4 AT Down 31.5 193.1 Up 10:03:35 - 10:19:27 -996
Oliver 10:11:31 -17.7 AT Down 31.8 193.2 Up 10:03:35 - 10:19:27 -1014
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:11:30 -17.8 AT Down 32.0 193.4 Up 10:03:34 - 10:19:26 -1019
Okanogan 10:11:30 -18.4 Dark Down 32.6 193.2 Up 10:03:34 - 10:19:26 -1059
Brewster 10:11:30 -18.7 Dark Down 32.9 193.0 Up 10:03:34 - 10:19:26 -1078
Manson/Chelan 10:11:31 -19.0 Dark Down 33.2 192.6 Up 10:03:35 - 10:19:27 -1096
Victoria 10:11:42 -19.6 Dark Down 33.0 188.8 Up 10:03:46 - 10:19:38 -1124
Wenatchee 10:11:31 -19.5 Dark Down 33.7 192.5 Up 10:03:35 - 10:19:27 -1126
Ellensburg 10:11:30 -19.9 Dark Down 34.1 192.3 Up 10:03:34 - 10:19:26 -1154
Yakima 10:11:30 -20.2 Dark Down 34.5 192.3 Up 10:03:34 - 10:19:26 -1177
PNWRO 10:11:24 -20.1 Dark Down 34.8 194.4 Up 10:03:28 - 10:19:20 -1178
Toppenish/White Swan 10:11:29 -20.4 Dark Down 34.7 192.6 Up 10:03:33 - 10:19:25 -1187
The Dalles 10:11:31 -21.3 Dark Down 35.6 191.8 Up 10:03:35 - 10:19:27 -1248
Maupin 10:11:29 -21.6 Dark Down 36.0 191.9 Up 10:03:33 - 10:19:25 -1271
Dunrhomin 10:10:26 -17.7 AT Down 36.2 211.7 Up 10:02:30 - 10:18:22 -1272
Nikitin 10:10:25 -17.8 AT Down 36.4 211.8 Up 10:02:29 - 10:18:21 -1284
CU-SBO 10:10:25 -17.9 AT Down 36.5 211.7 Up 10:02:29 - 10:18:21 -1289
Sisters 10:11:30 -22.5 Dark Down 36.9 191.5 Up 10:03:34 - 10:19:26 -1334
Bend 10:11:29 -22.6 Dark Down 37.1 191.8 Up 10:03:33 - 10:19:25 -1343
Oregon Observatory 10:11:29 -22.8 Dark Down 37.3 191.7 Up 10:03:33 - 10:19:25 -1357
Chiloquin 10:11:29 -24.1 Dark Down 38.6 191.4 Up 10:03:33 - 10:19:25 -1449
Klamath Falls 10:11:28 -24.4 Dark Down 39.0 191.5 Up 10:03:32 - 10:19:24 -1469
Cedarville 10:11:21 -24.3 Dark Down 39.4 193.6 Up 10:03:25 - 10:19:17 -1480
Fall River/Burney 10:11:25 -25.2 Dark Down 40.1 192.2 Up 10:03:29 - 10:19:21 -1538
Gimple 10:11:22 -25.7 Dark Down 40.9 193.0 Up 10:03:26 - 10:19:18 -1588
Greenville 10:11:22 -25.7 Dark Down 40.9 192.9 Up 10:03:26 - 10:19:18 -1589
Portola 10:11:20 -25.8 Dark Down 41.1 193.6 Up 10:03:24 - 10:19:16 -1601
Quincy 10:11:22 -25.9 Dark Down 41.1 193.0 Up 10:03:26 - 10:19:18 -1603
Reno 10:11:17 -25.7 Dark Down 41.3 194.5 Up 10:03:21 - 10:19:13 -1605
Yerington 10:11:14 -25.9 Dark Down 41.7 195.4 Up 10:03:18 - 10:19:10 -1628
Carson City 10:11:16 -26.0 Dark Down 41.6 194.6 Up 10:03:20 - 10:19:12 -1629
Gardnerville 10:11:16 -26.2 Dark Down 41.8 194.7 Up 10:03:20 - 10:19:12 -1644
Hawthorne 10:11:11 -26.0 Dark Down 42.0 196.2 Up 10:03:15 - 10:19:07 -1649
Lee Vining 10:11:12 -26.7 Dark Down 42.7 195.7 Up 10:03:16 - 10:19:08 -1698
Beatty 10:11:01 -26.3 Dark Down 43.1 199.1 Up 10:03:05 - 10:18:57 -1722
Bishop 10:11:08 -26.8 Dark Down 43.1 196.8 Up 10:03:12 - 10:19:04 -1725
Patrick 10:10:47 -25.9 Dark Down 43.7 203.3 Up 10:02:51 - 10:18:43 -1766
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:10:49 -26.5 Dark Down 44.1 202.4 Up 10:02:53 - 10:18:45 -1800
Lake Havasu City 10:10:48 -26.9 Dark Down 44.7 203.0 Up 10:02:52 - 10:18:44 -1844
George/Scottsdale 10:10:36 -26.0 Dark Down 44.5 206.5 Up 10:02:40 - 10:18:32 -1848
Idyllwild 10:10:55 -28.7 Dark Down 46.1 200.1 Up 10:02:59 - 10:18:51 -1952
Wildwood 10:11:04 -29.5 Dark Down 46.2 197.5 Up 10:03:08 - 10:19:00 -1969
Calipatria 10:10:50 -28.6 Dark Down 46.3 202.0 Up 10:02:54 - 10:18:46 -1973
Yuma 10:10:46 -28.4 Dark Down 46.4 203.3 Up 10:02:50 - 10:18:42 -1985

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 38084, (2024/05/05 10:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.36 118
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6  4.19 119
3Ups Oph       16:27:48.0 -08:22:18  4.2  1.13 121
PPM 199584     16:22:17.4 -08:44:30  7.9  0.67 122
PPM 199617     16:23:54.6 -07:54:25  8.9  0.26 122
38084          16:23:20.5 -08:07:46 16.2       122
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/23 03:20:33 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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