RECON: TNO occultation with 40314

Event between (40314) 99KR16 and star GA0860:05148606 with event index number of 2309554

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/07/11 09:00:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:55:52.2 -02:56:57
Equinox of date position of star is 16:57:08.5 -02:59:10
Stellar brightness G=13.5, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 155 degrees from the moon. Moon is 13% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.0

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Object is 34.0 AU from the Sun and 33.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 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 1221 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24098.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=436.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 24.1 sec chord
Diameter=178.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 40314, (2026/07/11 09:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:02.3 -26:29:19  0.9 24.32 177
13Zet Oph      16:38:37.3 -10:37:07  2.6  8.92 163
PPM 179990     17:06:54.3 -00:55:35  5.4  3.17 152
PPM 200207     16:59:01.7 -03:03:22  7.8  0.45 154
PPM 200181     16:57:30.9 -03:12:12  9.5  0.22 155
40314          16:57:15.5 -02:59:22 13.5       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 30.6 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=71.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:57:13 -12.2 AT Up 13.4 247.0 Really Low 08:49:20 - 09:05:06 166
Kamloops 08:57:38 -16.4 AT Up 21.9 234.7 Low 08:49:45 - 09:05:31 163
Kelowna 08:57:33 -17.1 AT Up 21.9 235.8 Low 08:49:40 - 09:05:26 95
Peachland 08:57:33 -17.2 AT Up 22.1 235.6 Low 08:49:40 - 09:05:26 90
Summerland 08:57:33 -17.3 AT Up 22.1 235.7 Low 08:49:40 - 09:05:26 78
Penticton 08:57:32 -17.4 AT Up 22.1 235.8 Low 08:49:39 - 09:05:25 72
Oliver 08:57:31 -17.7 AT Up 22.3 236.0 Low 08:49:38 - 09:05:24 45
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:57:30 -17.9 AT Up 22.3 236.2 Low 08:49:37 - 09:05:23 31
Victoria 08:57:39 -18.9 Dark Up 24.7 232.7 Low 08:49:46 - 09:05:32 25
Okanogan 08:57:29 -18.5 Dark Up 22.8 236.2 Low 08:49:36 - 09:05:22 -18
Brewster 08:57:28 -18.8 Dark Up 23.0 236.1 Low 08:49:35 - 09:05:21 -37
Manson/Chelan 08:57:29 -19.1 Dark Up 23.4 235.9 Low 08:49:36 - 09:05:22 -50
Wenatchee 08:57:28 -19.6 Dark Up 23.7 235.9 Low 08:49:35 - 09:05:21 -86
Ellensburg 08:57:27 -20.0 Dark Up 24.1 235.8 Low 08:49:34 - 09:05:20 -116
Yakima 08:57:26 -20.4 Dark Up 24.3 235.9 Low 08:49:33 - 09:05:19 -149
Toppenish/White Swan 08:57:25 -20.6 Dark Up 24.3 236.2 Low 08:49:32 - 09:05:18 -167
PNWRO 08:57:20 -20.7 Dark Up 23.7 237.6 Low 08:49:27 - 09:05:13 -209
The Dalles 08:57:25 -21.5 Dark Down 25.2 235.8 Low 08:49:32 - 09:05:18 -223
Maupin 08:57:24 -21.9 Dark Down 25.4 236.0 Low 08:49:31 - 09:05:17 -258
Sisters 08:57:23 -22.8 Dark Down 26.2 235.9 Low 08:49:30 - 09:05:16 -325
Bend 08:57:21 -23.0 Dark Down 26.2 236.3 Low 08:49:28 - 09:05:14 -347
Oregon Observatory 08:57:21 -23.2 Dark Down 26.4 236.2 Low 08:49:28 - 09:05:14 -360
Chiloquin 08:57:19 -24.5 Dark Down 27.3 236.4 Low 08:49:26 - 09:05:12 -466
Klamath Falls 08:57:18 -24.9 Dark Down 27.5 236.6 Low 08:49:25 - 09:05:11 -496
Cedarville 08:57:12 -25.3 Dark Down 26.9 238.3 Low 08:49:19 - 09:05:05 -570
Fall River/Burney 08:57:14 -26.0 Dark Down 27.9 237.4 Low 08:49:21 - 09:05:07 -601
Greenville 08:57:11 -26.8 Dark Down 28.1 238.2 Low 08:49:18 - 09:05:04 -683
Gimple 08:57:10 -26.8 Dark Down 28.1 238.3 Low 08:49:17 - 09:05:03 -684
Quincy 08:57:10 -27.0 Dark Down 28.2 238.3 Low 08:49:17 - 09:05:03 -701
Portola 08:57:08 -27.0 Dark Down 28.0 238.8 Low 08:49:15 - 09:05:01 -716
Reno 08:57:06 -27.2 Dark Down 27.7 239.4 Low 08:49:13 - 09:04:59 -746
Carson City 08:57:05 -27.5 Dark Down 27.9 239.6 Low 08:49:12 - 09:04:58 -778
Gardnerville 08:57:04 -27.8 Dark Down 27.9 239.8 Low 08:49:11 - 09:04:57 -800
Yerington 08:57:03 -27.6 Dark Down 27.5 240.2 Low 08:49:10 - 09:04:56 -801
Dunrhomin 08:56:32 -22.6 Dark Up 17.3 250.5 Really Low 08:48:39 - 09:04:25 -809
Nikitin 08:56:31 -22.7 Dark Up 17.4 250.5 Really Low 08:48:38 - 09:04:24 -825
CU-SBO 08:56:31 -22.8 Dark Up 17.5 250.5 Really Low 08:48:38 - 09:04:24 -830
Hawthorne 08:57:00 -27.9 Dark Down 27.4 240.9 Low 08:49:07 - 09:04:53 -848
Lee Vining 08:57:00 -28.6 Dark Down 28.0 240.7 Low 08:49:07 - 09:04:53 -893
Bishop 08:56:57 -29.0 Dark Down 27.8 241.6 Low 08:49:04 - 09:04:50 -955
Beatty 08:56:51 -29.1 Dark Down 26.9 243.1 Low 08:48:58 - 09:04:44 -1012
Patrick 08:56:40 -29.8 Dark Down 25.5 245.9 Low 08:48:47 - 09:04:33 -1177
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:56:41 -30.2 Dark Down 26.1 245.5 Low 08:48:48 - 09:04:34 -1194
Wildwood 08:56:50 -32.2 Dark Down 29.5 243.0 Low 08:48:57 - 09:04:43 -1256
Lake Havasu City 08:56:38 -30.8 Dark Down 26.2 246.0 Low 08:48:45 - 09:04:31 -1259
Idyllwild 08:56:44 -32.1 Dark Down 28.3 244.6 Low 08:48:51 - 09:04:37 -1308
George/Scottsdale 08:56:30 -30.8 Dark Down 24.6 248.0 Low 08:48:37 - 09:04:23 -1356
Calipatria 08:56:39 -32.4 Dark Down 27.6 245.7 Low 08:48:46 - 09:04:32 -1378
Yuma 08:56:36 -32.6 Dark Down 27.1 246.6 Low 08:48:43 - 09:04:29 -1428

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, (2026/07/11 09:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 24.32 177
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6  8.92 163
PPM 179990     17:05:32.2 -00:53:32  5.4  3.17 152
PPM 200207     16:57:38.3 -03:01:01  7.8  0.45 154
PPM 200181     16:56:07.5 -03:09:48  9.5  0.22 155
40314          16:55:52.2 -02:56:57 13.5       154
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/22 04:05:48 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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