RECON: TNO occultation with 278361

Event between (278361) 07JJ43 and star GA0640:18934060 with event index number of 2182829

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/06/07 08:51:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:43:13.2 -24:49:20
Equinox of date position of star is 17:44:42.4 -24:49:54
Stellar brightness G=16.3, 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 9% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.6

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Object is 40.5 AU from the Sun and 39.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 397 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2207 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28655.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.5
Diameter=758.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 31.8 sec chord
Diameter=309.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 278361, (2027/06/07 08:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.6 -26:29:25  0.9 16.70 138
35Eta Oph      17:11:57.2 -15:45:25  2.6 11.91 145
PPM 267309     17:49:25.1 -22:29:08  6.1  2.56 155
PPM 267267     17:48:06.1 -24:08:59  8.4  1.00 155
PPM 267167     17:44:10.6 -25:00:30  9.3  0.24 154
278361         17:44:54.4 -24:49:58 16.3       155
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 2.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.4 km RECON observability=0.6 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 08:51:15 -11.5 NT Down 11.7 195.4 Really Low 08:36:15 - 09:06:15 10217
Kamloops 08:51:53 -15.7 AT Down 14.5 182.2 Really Low 08:36:53 - 09:06:53 10182
Kelowna 08:51:52 -16.4 AT Down 15.3 183.0 Really Low 08:36:52 - 09:06:52 10162
Peachland 08:51:52 -16.5 AT Down 15.4 182.8 Really Low 08:36:52 - 09:06:52 10158
Summerland 08:51:52 -16.7 AT Down 15.5 182.8 Really Low 08:36:52 - 09:06:52 10154
Penticton 08:51:51 -16.7 AT Down 15.6 183.0 Really Low 08:36:51 - 09:06:51 10152
Oliver 08:51:51 -17.0 AT Down 15.9 183.0 Really Low 08:36:51 - 09:06:51 10142
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:51:51 -17.2 AT Down 16.1 183.1 Really Low 08:36:51 - 09:06:51 10138
Okanogan 08:51:51 -17.8 AT Down 16.8 182.9 Really Low 08:36:51 - 09:06:51 10116
Brewster 08:51:52 -18.1 Dark Down 17.0 182.8 Really Low 08:36:52 - 09:06:52 10107
Victoria 08:52:03 -18.2 Dark Down 16.7 179.4 Really Low 08:37:03 - 09:07:03 10105
Manson/Chelan 08:51:53 -18.4 Dark Down 17.3 182.4 Really Low 08:36:53 - 09:06:53 10099
Wenatchee 08:51:53 -18.9 Dark Down 17.7 182.3 Really Low 08:36:53 - 09:06:53 10082
Ellensburg 08:51:55 -19.3 Dark Down 18.2 182.1 Really Low 08:36:55 - 09:06:55 10068
Yakima 08:51:54 -19.7 Dark Down 18.6 182.0 Really Low 08:36:54 - 09:06:54 10053
Toppenish/White Swan 08:51:54 -19.9 Dark Down 18.8 182.2 Really Low 08:36:54 - 09:06:54 10046
PNWRO 08:51:49 -20.0 Dark Down 19.1 183.6 Really Low 08:36:49 - 09:06:49 10038
The Dalles 08:51:55 -20.8 Dark Down 19.6 181.5 Really Low 08:36:55 - 09:06:55 10015
Maupin 08:51:55 -21.2 Dark Down 20.0 181.6 Really Low 08:36:55 - 09:06:55 9999
Sisters 08:51:57 -22.1 Dark Down 20.9 181.1 Low 08:36:57 - 09:06:57 9964
Bend 08:51:56 -22.3 Dark Down 21.1 181.4 Low 08:36:56 - 09:06:56 9956
Oregon Observatory 08:51:56 -22.5 Dark Down 21.3 181.2 Low 08:36:56 - 09:06:56 9948
Chiloquin 08:51:57 -23.8 Dark Down 22.6 180.8 Low 08:36:57 - 09:06:57 9892
Klamath Falls 08:51:57 -24.2 Dark Down 22.9 180.9 Low 08:36:57 - 09:06:57 9878
Cedarville 08:51:52 -24.6 Dark Down 23.6 182.5 Low 08:36:52 - 09:06:52 9854
Fall River/Burney 08:51:56 -25.3 Dark Down 24.1 181.3 Low 08:36:56 - 09:06:56 9827
Dunrhomin 08:50:59 -21.9 Dark Down 23.0 197.1 Low 08:35:59 - 09:05:59 9789
Gimple 08:51:53 -26.1 Dark Down 25.0 181.8 Low 08:36:53 - 09:06:53 9788
Greenville 08:51:54 -26.1 Dark Down 25.0 181.8 Low 08:36:54 - 09:06:54 9788
Nikitin 08:50:59 -22.0 Dark Down 23.1 197.1 Low 08:35:59 - 09:05:59 9781
CU-SBO 08:51:00 -22.1 Dark Down 23.2 197.0 Low 08:36:00 - 09:06:00 9778
Quincy 08:51:54 -26.3 Dark Down 25.2 181.8 Low 08:36:54 - 09:06:54 9778
Portola 08:51:52 -26.3 Dark Down 25.3 182.2 Low 08:36:52 - 09:06:52 9775
Reno 08:51:50 -26.5 Dark Down 25.6 182.9 Low 08:36:50 - 09:06:50 9764
Carson City 08:51:50 -26.8 Dark Down 25.9 182.9 Low 08:36:50 - 09:06:50 9747
Yerington 08:51:47 -26.9 Dark Down 26.1 183.6 Low 08:36:47 - 09:06:47 9740
Gardnerville 08:51:49 -27.0 Dark Down 26.2 183.0 Low 08:36:49 - 09:06:49 9736
Hawthorne 08:51:45 -27.2 Dark Down 26.5 184.1 Low 08:36:45 - 09:06:45 9719
Lee Vining 08:51:47 -27.9 Dark Down 27.1 183.6 Low 08:36:47 - 09:06:47 9690
Bishop 08:51:44 -28.3 Dark Down 27.7 184.4 Low 08:36:44 - 09:06:44 9661
Beatty 08:51:38 -28.4 Dark Down 28.0 186.0 Low 08:36:38 - 09:06:38 9641
Patrick 08:51:26 -29.0 Dark Down 29.2 189.1 Low 08:36:26 - 09:06:26 9565
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:51:29 -29.5 Dark Down 29.5 188.4 Low 08:36:29 - 09:06:29 9551
Lake Havasu City 08:51:28 -30.0 Dark Down 30.2 188.7 Up 08:36:28 - 09:06:28 9513
Wildwood 08:51:44 -31.5 Dark Down 31.0 184.3 Up 08:36:44 - 09:06:44 9483
George/Scottsdale 08:51:18 -30.0 Dark Down 30.6 191.3 Up 08:36:18 - 09:06:18 9469
Idyllwild 08:51:36 -31.4 Dark Down 31.2 186.3 Up 08:36:36 - 09:06:36 9468
Calipatria 08:51:32 -31.7 Dark Down 31.7 187.6 Up 08:36:32 - 09:06:32 9434
Yuma 08:51:28 -31.8 Dark Down 32.0 188.5 Up 08:36:28 - 09:06:28 9409

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 278361, (2027/06/07 08:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.70 138
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.8 -15:43:28  2.6 11.91 145
PPM 267309     17:47:45.6 -22:28:40  6.1  2.56 155
PPM 267267     17:46:25.3 -24:08:29  8.4  1.00 155
PPM 267167     17:42:29.2 -24:59:50  9.3  0.24 154
278361         17:43:13.2 -24:49:20 16.3       154
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:23:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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