RECON: TNO occultation with 278361

Event between (278361) 07JJ43 and star GA0640:20313751 with event index number of 2183339

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/29 09:15:47 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:47:50.9 -24:30:31
Equinox of date position of star is 17:49:19.9 -24:30:55
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 81 degrees from the moon. Moon is 49% 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 23.9 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 429 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3043 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28629.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.5
Diameter=758.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 31.9 sec chord
Diameter=309.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 278361, (2028/06/29 08:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.6 -26:29:33  0.9 17.79  63
35Eta Oph      17:12:00.9 -15:45:29  2.6 12.42  73
PPM 267497     17:56:39.4 -24:53:24  6.4  1.65  82
PPM 267267     17:48:10.0 -24:09:00  8.4  0.49  81
PPM 267325     17:49:58.2 -24:20:05  9.2  0.20  81
278361         17:49:35.8 -24:30:59 16.5        81
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 2.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.2 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=5.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 09:14:42 -14.6 AT Down 10.5 207.0 Really Low 08:59:42 - 09:29:42 992
Kelowna 09:14:38 -15.2 AT Down 10.9 207.8 Really Low 08:59:38 - 09:29:38 958
Peachland 09:14:39 -15.3 AT Down 11.1 207.5 Really Low 08:59:39 - 09:29:39 958
Victoria 09:14:46 -17.1 AT Down 13.3 204.5 Really Low 08:59:46 - 09:29:46 953
Summerland 09:14:38 -15.5 AT Down 11.2 207.6 Really Low 08:59:38 - 09:29:38 952
Penticton 09:14:37 -15.5 AT Down 11.3 207.7 Really Low 08:59:37 - 09:29:37 948
Oliver 09:14:37 -15.8 AT Down 11.6 207.8 Really Low 08:59:37 - 09:29:37 937
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:14:36 -16.0 AT Down 11.7 208.0 Really Low 08:59:36 - 09:29:36 930
Okanogan 09:14:36 -16.6 AT Down 12.3 207.8 Really Low 08:59:36 - 09:29:36 910
Brewster 09:14:36 -16.9 AT Down 12.6 207.7 Really Low 08:59:36 - 09:29:36 902
Manson/Chelan 09:14:36 -17.2 AT Down 12.9 207.4 Really Low 08:59:36 - 09:29:36 899
Wenatchee 09:14:36 -17.7 AT Down 13.4 207.3 Really Low 08:59:36 - 09:29:36 884
Ellensburg 09:14:36 -18.1 Dark Down 13.8 207.1 Really Low 08:59:36 - 09:29:36 872
Yakima 09:14:35 -18.5 Dark Down 14.2 207.2 Really Low 08:59:35 - 09:29:35 857
Sleaford 09:14:11 -9.8 NT Down 4.4 219.0 Really Low 08:59:11 - 09:29:11 847
Toppenish/White Swan 09:14:34 -18.7 Dark Down 14.3 207.3 Really Low 08:59:34 - 09:29:34 847
The Dalles 09:14:35 -19.6 Dark Down 15.3 206.7 Really Low 08:59:35 - 09:29:35 825
PNWRO 09:14:29 -18.7 Dark Down 14.2 208.7 Really Low 08:59:29 - 09:29:29 816
Maupin 09:14:34 -20.0 Dark Down 15.6 206.9 Really Low 08:59:34 - 09:29:34 808
Sisters 09:14:34 -20.9 Dark Down 16.6 206.5 Really Low 08:59:34 - 09:29:34 778
Bend 09:14:33 -21.1 Dark Down 16.7 206.8 Really Low 08:59:33 - 09:29:33 765
Oregon Observatory 09:14:33 -21.3 Dark Down 16.9 206.7 Really Low 08:59:33 - 09:29:33 759
Chiloquin 09:14:33 -22.6 Dark Down 18.2 206.5 Really Low 08:59:33 - 09:29:33 707
Klamath Falls 09:14:32 -22.9 Dark Down 18.5 206.6 Really Low 08:59:32 - 09:29:32 691
Cedarville 09:14:26 -23.3 Dark Down 18.5 208.2 Really Low 08:59:26 - 09:29:26 641
Fall River/Burney 09:14:29 -24.0 Dark Down 19.4 207.2 Really Low 08:59:29 - 09:29:29 632
Greenville 09:14:26 -24.8 Dark Down 20.1 207.7 Low 08:59:26 - 09:29:26 584
Gimple 09:14:26 -24.8 Dark Down 20.0 207.8 Low 08:59:26 - 09:29:26 583
Quincy 09:14:26 -25.0 Dark Down 20.2 207.7 Low 08:59:26 - 09:29:26 574
Portola 09:14:24 -25.0 Dark Down 20.2 208.2 Low 08:59:24 - 09:29:24 562
Reno 09:14:21 -25.1 Dark Down 20.2 208.8 Low 08:59:21 - 09:29:21 541
Carson City 09:14:21 -25.4 Dark Down 20.5 208.9 Low 08:59:21 - 09:29:21 523
Gardnerville 09:14:20 -25.6 Dark Down 20.7 209.0 Low 08:59:20 - 09:29:20 510
Yerington 09:14:18 -25.5 Dark Down 20.4 209.5 Low 08:59:18 - 09:29:18 505
Hawthorne 09:14:16 -25.8 Dark Down 20.6 210.0 Low 08:59:16 - 09:29:16 474
Lee Vining 09:14:17 -26.4 Dark Down 21.3 209.7 Low 08:59:17 - 09:29:17 452
Bishop 09:14:14 -26.8 Dark Down 21.5 210.4 Low 08:59:14 - 09:29:14 410
Beatty 09:14:08 -26.8 Dark Down 21.3 211.9 Low 08:59:08 - 09:29:08 361
Dunrhomin 09:13:41 -19.8 Dark Down 13.2 220.7 Really Low 08:58:41 - 09:28:41 338
Nikitin 09:13:40 -19.9 Dark Down 13.4 220.7 Really Low 08:58:40 - 09:28:40 329
CU-SBO 09:13:40 -20.0 Dark Down 13.5 220.7 Really Low 08:58:40 - 09:28:40 327
Patrick 09:13:56 -27.2 Dark Down 21.2 214.7 Low 08:58:56 - 09:28:56 232
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:13:58 -27.7 Dark Down 21.8 214.1 Low 08:58:58 - 09:28:58 229
Wildwood 09:14:09 -29.9 Dark Down 24.4 210.9 Low 08:59:09 - 09:29:09 228
Lake Havasu City 09:13:56 -28.2 Dark Down 22.2 214.5 Low 08:58:56 - 09:28:56 186
Idyllwild 09:14:02 -29.7 Dark Down 23.9 212.6 Low 08:59:02 - 09:29:02 179
Calipatria 09:13:58 -29.9 Dark Down 23.9 213.8 Low 08:58:58 - 09:28:58 123
George/Scottsdale 09:13:47 -28.1 Dark Down 21.7 216.7 Low 08:58:47 - 09:28:47 97
Yuma 09:13:54 -30.0 Dark Down 23.8 214.7 Low 08:58:54 - 09:28:54 82

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, (2028/06/29 08:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.79  63
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 12.42  73
PPM 267497     17:54:54.1 -24:53:13  6.4  1.65  82
PPM 267267     17:46:25.3 -24:08:29  8.4  0.49  81
PPM 267325     17:48:13.4 -24:19:38  9.2  0.20  81
278361         17:47:50.9 -24:30:31 16.5        81
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:31:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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