RECON: TNO occultation with 40314

Event between (40314) 99KR16 and star GA0860:04957808 with event index number of 2309458

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/07/04 06:42:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:39:42.2 -03:39:22
Equinox of date position of star is 16:40:59.3 -03:42:09
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 154 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.0

[RECON map]
Object is 34.1 AU from the Sun and 33.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 72 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1216 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24150.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=436.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.5 sec chord
Diameter=178.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 40314, (2024/07/04 06:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.9 -26:29:03  0.9 22.91 168
1Del Oph       16:15:38.0 -03:45:20  2.7  6.33 151
12 Oph         16:37:38.7 -02:22:29  5.8  1.57 152
PPM 199870     16:40:41.0 -03:09:08  7.7  0.56 153
PPM 199876     16:40:59.8 -03:39:57  8.7  0.04 153
40314          16:40:59.5 -03:42:10 16.7       154
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 0.0 km RECON observability=1.0 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 06:40:29 -14.8 AT Down 29.7 211.5 Low 06:33:57 - 06:47:00 8663
Kamloops 06:41:16 -14.2 AT Down 34.6 195.6 Up 06:34:44 - 06:47:47 8622
Kelowna 06:41:11 -15.1 AT Down 35.2 196.8 Up 06:34:40 - 06:47:43 8566
Peachland 06:41:12 -15.2 AT Down 35.4 196.5 Up 06:34:41 - 06:47:44 8559
Summerland 06:41:12 -15.3 AT Down 35.5 196.6 Up 06:34:41 - 06:47:44 8549
Penticton 06:41:11 -15.4 AT Down 35.5 196.7 Up 06:34:40 - 06:47:43 8544
Oliver 06:41:11 -15.7 AT Down 35.9 196.8 Up 06:34:40 - 06:47:43 8520
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:41:10 -15.9 AT Down 36.0 197.1 Up 06:34:39 - 06:47:42 8509
Victoria 06:41:25 -15.4 AT Down 37.1 192.3 Up 06:34:53 - 06:47:56 8487
Okanogan 06:41:10 -16.5 AT Down 36.6 196.9 Up 06:34:39 - 06:47:42 8464
Brewster 06:41:11 -16.7 AT Down 36.9 196.8 Up 06:34:40 - 06:47:43 8446
Manson/Chelan 06:41:13 -16.8 AT Down 37.2 196.4 Up 06:34:41 - 06:47:44 8433
Wenatchee 06:41:12 -17.2 AT Down 37.7 196.3 Up 06:34:41 - 06:47:44 8400
Ellensburg 06:41:13 -17.6 AT Down 38.1 196.1 Up 06:34:41 - 06:47:44 8372
Yakima 06:41:13 -17.9 AT Down 38.5 196.1 Up 06:34:42 - 06:47:45 8343
Toppenish/White Swan 06:41:12 -18.2 Dark Down 38.7 196.4 Up 06:34:40 - 06:47:43 8327
PNWRO 06:41:06 -18.9 Dark Down 38.8 198.3 Up 06:34:35 - 06:47:38 8295
The Dalles 06:41:15 -18.7 Dark Down 39.6 195.6 Up 06:34:43 - 06:47:46 8273
Maupin 06:41:13 -19.1 Dark Down 40.0 195.8 Up 06:34:42 - 06:47:45 8242
Sisters 06:41:15 -19.8 Dark Down 40.9 195.4 Up 06:34:43 - 06:47:46 8179
Bend 06:41:14 -20.1 Dark Down 41.1 195.8 Up 06:34:42 - 06:47:45 8160
Oregon Observatory 06:41:14 -20.2 Dark Down 41.3 195.6 Up 06:34:43 - 06:47:46 8148
Chiloquin 06:41:15 -21.3 Dark Down 42.7 195.4 Up 06:34:44 - 06:47:47 8048
Klamath Falls 06:41:15 -21.7 Dark Down 43.0 195.6 Up 06:34:44 - 06:47:47 8022
Cedarville 06:41:07 -22.8 Dark Down 43.3 197.9 Up 06:34:36 - 06:47:39 7961
Fall River/Burney 06:41:12 -22.9 Dark Down 44.0 196.4 Up 06:34:41 - 06:47:44 7927
Greenville 06:41:10 -23.8 Dark Down 44.8 197.3 Up 06:34:38 - 06:47:41 7853
Gimple 06:41:09 -23.9 Dark Down 44.8 197.4 Up 06:34:38 - 06:47:41 7853
Quincy 06:41:10 -24.0 Dark Down 45.0 197.3 Up 06:34:38 - 06:47:41 7837
Portola 06:41:07 -24.3 Dark Down 45.0 198.0 Up 06:34:36 - 06:47:39 7825
Reno 06:41:05 -24.7 Dark Down 45.1 199.0 Up 06:34:33 - 06:47:36 7801
Dunrhomin 06:40:05 -26.7 Dark Down 39.3 216.8 Up 06:33:34 - 06:46:37 7795
Nikitin 06:40:06 -26.8 Dark Down 39.4 216.9 Up 06:33:34 - 06:46:37 7780
CU-SBO 06:40:05 -26.9 Dark Down 39.5 216.8 Up 06:33:34 - 06:46:37 7775
Carson City 06:41:04 -25.1 Dark Down 45.4 199.1 Up 06:34:33 - 06:47:36 7772
Yerington 06:41:01 -25.4 Dark Down 45.5 200.0 Up 06:34:30 - 06:47:33 7753
Gardnerville 06:41:04 -25.3 Dark Down 45.7 199.3 Up 06:34:32 - 06:47:35 7751
Hawthorne 06:40:59 -26.0 Dark Down 45.7 200.9 Up 06:34:27 - 06:47:30 7713
Lee Vining 06:41:01 -26.4 Dark Down 46.4 200.5 Up 06:34:29 - 06:47:32 7668
Bishop 06:40:57 -27.1 Dark Down 46.8 201.7 Up 06:34:25 - 06:47:28 7615
Beatty 06:40:50 -28.0 Dark Down 46.7 204.1 Up 06:34:18 - 06:47:21 7569
Patrick 06:40:35 -30.1 Dark Down 47.0 208.7 Up 06:34:04 - 06:47:07 7428
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:40:39 -30.2 Dark Down 47.5 207.8 Up 06:34:07 - 06:47:10 7409
Lake Havasu City 06:40:37 -30.9 Dark Down 48.0 208.5 Up 06:34:05 - 06:47:08 7349
Wildwood 06:40:55 -30.1 Dark Down 49.9 202.8 Up 06:34:24 - 06:47:27 7333
Idyllwild 06:40:47 -31.0 Dark Down 49.6 205.6 Up 06:34:15 - 06:47:18 7294
George/Scottsdale 06:40:25 -32.1 Dark Down 47.7 212.2 Up 06:33:53 - 06:46:56 7269
Calipatria 06:40:41 -31.9 Dark Down 49.7 207.6 Up 06:34:10 - 06:47:13 7233
Yuma 06:40:36 -32.5 Dark Down 49.7 209.1 Up 06:34:05 - 06:47:08 7190

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, (2024/07/04 06:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.91 168
1Del Oph       16:14:20.7 -03:41:43  2.7  6.33 151
12 Oph         16:36:22.1 -02:19:35  5.8  1.57 152
PPM 199870     16:39:23.9 -03:06:20  7.7  0.56 153
PPM 199876     16:39:42.4 -03:37:10  8.7  0.04 153
40314          16:39:42.2 -03:39:22 16.7       154
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/11 03:47:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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