RECON: TNO occultation with 40314

Event between (40314) 99KR16 and star GA0840:05182702 with event index number of 2309446

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/03/19 10:40:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:47:13.5 -04:23:10
Equinox of date position of star is 16:48:28.1 -04:25:36
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 130 degrees from the moon. Moon is 72% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.1

[RECON map]
Object is 34.1 AU from the Sun and 33.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 118 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1643 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24528.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=436.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 40.9 sec chord
Diameter=178.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 16.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 40314, (2024/03/19 10:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:53.8 -26:29:01  0.9 22.45 134
13Zet Oph      16:38:29.7 -10:36:51  2.6  6.66 131
23 Oph         16:55:53.5 -06:11:30  5.3  2.55 133
PPM 200032     16:50:08.3 -04:33:25  7.6  0.43 131
PPM 200006     16:48:54.1 -04:32:49  9.5  0.15 130
40314          16:48:30.3 -04:25:40 16.5       131
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 9.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=24.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:48:30 -21.2 Dark Up 31.5 158.7 Up 10:38:12 - 10:58:48 2584
Dunrhomin 10:47:17 -26.3 Dark Down 42.5 155.8 Up 10:36:59 - 10:57:35 2180
Nikitin 10:47:17 -26.4 Dark Down 42.7 155.7 Up 10:36:59 - 10:57:35 2171
CU-SBO 10:47:18 -26.5 Dark Down 42.7 155.5 Up 10:37:00 - 10:57:36 2162
Kelowna 10:48:30 -29.5 Dark Up 29.2 143.1 Low 10:38:12 - 10:58:48 1629
Kamloops 10:48:34 -29.3 Dark Up 28.3 142.5 Low 10:38:16 - 10:58:52 1622
Penticton 10:48:30 -29.7 Dark Up 29.5 142.9 Low 10:38:12 - 10:58:48 1604
Peachland 10:48:30 -29.7 Dark Up 29.2 142.8 Low 10:38:12 - 10:58:48 1604
Summerland 10:48:30 -29.7 Dark Up 29.4 142.8 Low 10:38:12 - 10:58:48 1601
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:48:25 -30.0 Dark Up 30.0 142.9 Low 10:38:07 - 10:58:43 1586
Oliver 10:48:27 -30.0 Dark Up 29.7 142.8 Low 10:38:09 - 10:58:45 1584
Okanogan 10:48:22 -30.5 Dark Up 30.4 142.5 Up 10:38:04 - 10:58:40 1536
Brewster 10:48:22 -30.8 Dark Up 30.5 142.1 Up 10:38:04 - 10:58:40 1508
Manson/Chelan 10:48:20 -31.1 Dark Up 30.5 141.7 Up 10:38:02 - 10:58:38 1473
PNWRO 10:48:08 -31.7 Dark Up 32.5 142.2 Up 10:37:50 - 10:58:26 1448
Wenatchee 10:48:18 -31.5 Dark Up 30.8 141.3 Up 10:38:00 - 10:58:36 1435
Ellensburg 10:48:16 -31.9 Dark Up 31.0 140.9 Up 10:37:58 - 10:58:34 1397
Yakima 10:48:13 -32.2 Dark Up 31.3 140.7 Up 10:37:55 - 10:58:31 1373
Toppenish/White Swan 10:48:13 -32.3 Dark Up 31.6 140.8 Up 10:37:55 - 10:58:31 1372
George/Scottsdale 10:46:40 -34.1 Dark Up 45.4 143.9 Up 10:36:22 - 10:56:58 1368
Victoria 10:48:25 -32.3 Dark Up 28.6 138.5 Low 10:38:07 - 10:58:43 1313
Patrick 10:46:55 -34.7 Dark Up 43.1 142.5 Up 10:36:37 - 10:57:13 1279
The Dalles 10:48:09 -33.2 Dark Up 31.8 139.7 Up 10:37:51 - 10:58:27 1276
Maupin 10:48:06 -33.4 Dark Up 32.2 139.6 Up 10:37:48 - 10:58:24 1259
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:46:54 -35.3 Dark Up 42.9 141.5 Up 10:36:36 - 10:57:12 1211
Lake Havasu City 10:46:49 -35.5 Dark Up 43.6 141.4 Up 10:36:31 - 10:57:07 1201
Bend 10:47:59 -34.3 Dark Up 32.9 138.8 Up 10:37:41 - 10:58:17 1179
Sisters 10:48:01 -34.3 Dark Up 32.6 138.7 Up 10:37:43 - 10:58:19 1176
Oregon Observatory 10:48:00 -34.5 Dark Up 33.0 138.6 Up 10:37:42 - 10:58:18 1161
Beatty 10:47:09 -35.9 Dark Up 40.5 140.1 Up 10:36:51 - 10:57:27 1123
Cedarville 10:47:44 -35.3 Dark Up 35.3 138.9 Up 10:37:26 - 10:58:02 1115
Yuma 10:46:38 -36.6 Dark Up 44.8 139.9 Up 10:36:20 - 10:56:56 1093
Hawthorne 10:47:23 -36.2 Dark Up 38.3 138.9 Up 10:37:05 - 10:57:41 1065
Chiloquin 10:47:52 -35.6 Dark Up 33.7 137.6 Up 10:37:34 - 10:58:10 1058
Yerington 10:47:26 -36.3 Dark Up 37.7 138.6 Up 10:37:08 - 10:57:44 1050
Klamath Falls 10:47:49 -35.8 Dark Up 34.0 137.5 Up 10:37:31 - 10:58:07 1044
Calipatria 10:46:41 -37.1 Dark Up 44.0 139.1 Up 10:36:23 - 10:56:59 1040
Reno 10:47:30 -36.3 Dark Up 37.0 138.2 Up 10:37:12 - 10:57:48 1032
Bishop 10:47:14 -36.7 Dark Up 39.3 138.5 Up 10:36:56 - 10:57:32 1022
Carson City 10:47:29 -36.5 Dark Up 37.2 138.1 Up 10:37:11 - 10:57:47 1015
Gardnerville 10:47:26 -36.7 Dark Up 37.4 138.0 Up 10:37:08 - 10:57:44 1005
Fall River/Burney 10:47:43 -36.3 Dark Up 35.1 137.3 Up 10:37:25 - 10:58:01 1003
Portola 10:47:33 -36.6 Dark Up 36.4 137.7 Up 10:37:15 - 10:57:51 1000
Lee Vining 10:47:19 -36.8 Dark Up 38.5 138.1 Up 10:37:01 - 10:57:37 999
Gimple 10:47:35 -36.6 Dark Up 36.0 137.4 Up 10:37:17 - 10:57:53 990
Greenville 10:47:36 -36.6 Dark Up 36.0 137.3 Up 10:37:18 - 10:57:54 984
Quincy 10:47:34 -36.8 Dark Up 36.1 137.2 Up 10:37:16 - 10:57:52 973
Idyllwild 10:46:48 -37.6 Dark Up 42.9 138.2 Up 10:36:30 - 10:57:06 973
Wildwood 10:46:52 -38.7 Dark Up 41.6 136.3 Up 10:36:34 - 10:57:10 842

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 40314, (2024/03/19 10:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.45 134
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6  6.66 131
23 Oph         16:54:35.6 -06:09:15  5.3  2.55 133
PPM 200032     16:48:51.4 -04:30:58  7.6  0.43 131
PPM 200006     16:47:37.2 -04:30:19  9.5  0.15 130
40314          16:47:13.5 -04:23:10 16.5       130
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/07/04 04:09:39 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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