RECON: TNO occultation with 278361

Event between (278361) 07JJ43 and star GA0640:20780611 with event index number of 2183289

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/30 06:44:30 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:50:30.4 -24:32:43
Equinox of date position of star is 17:51:59.5 -24:33:01
Stellar brightness G=16.3, 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 38% 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 22.8 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 470 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2963 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28659.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.5
Diameter=758.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 33.4 sec chord
Diameter=309.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 278361, (2028/05/30 06:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.3 -26:29:33  0.9 18.38 104
35Eta Oph      17:12:00.6 -15:45:29  2.6 12.89 113
PPM 267497     17:56:39.1 -24:53:24  6.4  1.05 123
PPM 267390     17:52:14.6 -24:51:33  7.8  0.31 122
PPM 267405     17:53:01.0 -24:30:55  9.1  0.18 122
278361         17:52:15.1 -24:33:04 16.3       123
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 1.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 10.8 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=6.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:45:54 -16.0 AT Up 10.6 158.1 Really Low 06:30:54 - 07:00:54 1908
Kamloops 06:46:33 -15.7 AT Up 7.6 145.6 Really Low 06:31:33 - 07:01:33 1601
Kelowna 06:46:33 -16.7 AT Up 8.6 146.2 Really Low 06:31:33 - 07:01:33 1588
Peachland 06:46:33 -16.7 AT Up 8.6 146.0 Really Low 06:31:33 - 07:01:33 1578
Summerland 06:46:34 -16.9 AT Up 8.8 146.1 Really Low 06:31:34 - 07:01:34 1574
Penticton 06:46:34 -17.0 AT Up 8.9 146.1 Really Low 06:31:34 - 07:01:34 1573
Oliver 06:46:34 -17.3 AT Up 9.2 146.1 Really Low 06:31:34 - 07:01:34 1559
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:46:34 -17.5 AT Up 9.4 146.3 Really Low 06:31:34 - 07:01:34 1557
Okanogan 06:46:36 -18.1 Dark Up 9.8 146.0 Really Low 06:31:36 - 07:01:36 1524
Brewster 06:46:37 -18.3 Dark Up 10.0 145.8 Really Low 06:31:37 - 07:01:37 1509
Manson/Chelan 06:46:39 -18.4 Dark Up 10.0 145.5 Really Low 06:31:39 - 07:01:39 1492
Wenatchee 06:46:40 -18.8 Dark Up 10.3 145.3 Really Low 06:31:40 - 07:01:40 1467
Victoria 06:46:45 -17.1 AT Up 8.2 142.9 Really Low 06:31:45 - 07:01:45 1446
Ellensburg 06:46:42 -19.2 Dark Up 10.6 145.1 Really Low 06:31:42 - 07:01:42 1444
Dunrhomin 06:46:07 -27.8 Dark Up 21.8 157.5 Low 06:31:07 - 07:01:07 1436
PNWRO 06:46:39 -20.5 Dark Up 12.0 146.4 Really Low 06:31:39 - 07:01:39 1436
Nikitin 06:46:07 -28.0 Dark Up 21.9 157.5 Low 06:31:07 - 07:01:07 1426
Yakima 06:46:42 -19.6 Dark Up 10.9 145.0 Really Low 06:31:42 - 07:01:42 1425
CU-SBO 06:46:08 -28.1 Dark Up 22.0 157.4 Low 06:31:08 - 07:01:08 1422
Toppenish/White Swan 06:46:42 -19.8 Dark Up 11.2 145.2 Really Low 06:31:42 - 07:01:42 1419
The Dalles 06:46:46 -20.4 Dark Up 11.5 144.4 Really Low 06:31:46 - 07:01:46 1364
Maupin 06:46:47 -20.8 Dark Up 11.9 144.5 Really Low 06:31:47 - 07:01:47 1347
Sisters 06:46:50 -21.5 Dark Up 12.4 144.0 Really Low 06:31:50 - 07:01:50 1292
Bend 06:46:50 -21.8 Dark Up 12.7 144.1 Really Low 06:31:50 - 07:01:50 1287
Oregon Observatory 06:46:51 -22.0 Dark Up 12.8 144.0 Really Low 06:31:51 - 07:01:51 1275
Chiloquin 06:46:54 -23.1 Dark Up 13.7 143.5 Really Low 06:31:54 - 07:01:54 1197
Cedarville 06:46:51 -24.5 Dark Up 15.2 144.7 Really Low 06:31:51 - 07:01:51 1184
Klamath Falls 06:46:54 -23.4 Dark Up 14.0 143.5 Really Low 06:31:54 - 07:01:54 1181
Fall River/Burney 06:46:56 -24.7 Dark Up 15.1 143.6 Really Low 06:31:56 - 07:01:56 1127
Gimple 06:46:56 -25.6 Dark Up 16.1 143.9 Really Low 06:31:56 - 07:01:56 1090
Greenville 06:46:56 -25.6 Dark Up 16.0 143.9 Really Low 06:31:56 - 07:01:56 1088
Reno 06:46:54 -26.5 Dark Up 17.0 144.7 Really Low 06:31:54 - 07:01:54 1083
Portola 06:46:56 -26.0 Dark Up 16.5 144.2 Really Low 06:31:56 - 07:01:56 1082
Quincy 06:46:56 -25.8 Dark Up 16.2 143.8 Really Low 06:31:56 - 07:01:56 1077
Yerington 06:46:53 -27.1 Dark Up 17.8 145.1 Really Low 06:31:53 - 07:01:53 1068
Carson City 06:46:55 -26.8 Dark Up 17.3 144.7 Really Low 06:31:55 - 07:01:55 1063
Hawthorne 06:46:52 -27.7 Dark Up 18.4 145.5 Really Low 06:31:52 - 07:01:52 1054
Gardnerville 06:46:55 -27.0 Dark Up 17.5 144.6 Really Low 06:31:55 - 07:01:55 1050
Lee Vining 06:46:55 -28.1 Dark Up 18.6 145.0 Really Low 06:31:55 - 07:01:55 1010
Beatty 06:46:49 -29.7 Dark Up 20.5 146.7 Low 06:31:49 - 07:01:49 1005
Bishop 06:46:53 -28.9 Dark Up 19.4 145.5 Really Low 06:31:53 - 07:01:53 992
Patrick 06:46:42 -31.7 Dark Up 23.0 148.9 Low 06:31:42 - 07:01:42 984
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:46:45 -31.8 Dark Up 23.0 148.2 Low 06:31:45 - 07:01:45 952
George/Scottsdale 06:46:37 -33.7 Dark Up 25.3 150.3 Low 06:31:37 - 07:01:37 926
Lake Havasu City 06:46:45 -32.5 Dark Up 23.6 148.3 Low 06:31:45 - 07:01:45 916
Idyllwild 06:46:54 -32.7 Dark Up 23.2 146.1 Low 06:31:54 - 07:01:54 810
Calipatria 06:46:51 -33.6 Dark Up 24.3 147.0 Low 06:31:51 - 07:01:51 799
Yuma 06:46:48 -34.2 Dark Up 25.0 147.6 Low 06:31:48 - 07:01:48 793
Wildwood 06:46:59 -31.9 Dark Up 22.0 144.6 Low 06:31:59 - 07:01:59 783

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, (2028/05/30 06:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.38 104
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 12.89 113
PPM 267497     17:54:54.1 -24:53:13  6.4  1.05 123
PPM 267390     17:50:29.7 -24:51:11  7.8  0.31 122
PPM 267405     17:51:16.3 -24:30:35  9.1  0.18 122
278361         17:50:30.4 -24:32:43 16.3       122
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:24:39 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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