RECON: TNO occultation with 278361

Event between (278361) 07JJ43 and star GA0640:20235815 with event index number of 2183345

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/03 07:44:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:47:30.3 -24:30:11
Equinox of date position of star is 17:48:59.4 -24:30:36
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 27 degrees from the moon. Moon is 88% 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 23.5 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 440 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2675 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28639.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.5
Diameter=758.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 32.5 sec chord
Diameter=309.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 278361, (2028/07/03 07:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.6 -26:29:34  0.9 17.72   9
35Eta Oph      17:12:00.9 -15:45:29  2.6 12.36  21
PPM 267497     17:56:39.4 -24:53:24  6.4  1.72  28
PPM 267267     17:48:10.0 -24:09:00  8.4  0.44  27
PPM 267325     17:49:58.3 -24:20:05  9.2  0.24  27
278361         17:49:15.3 -24:30:40 17.0        27
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 2.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.8 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=3.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:44:23 -16.3 AT Up 14.2 190.1 Really Low 07:29:23 - 07:59:23 4095
Sleaford 07:43:44 -14.6 AT Up 10.3 203.0 Really Low 07:28:44 - 07:58:44 4076
Kelowna 07:44:19 -17.1 AT Up 14.9 190.9 Really Low 07:29:19 - 07:59:19 4071
Peachland 07:44:20 -17.2 AT Up 15.1 190.6 Really Low 07:29:20 - 07:59:20 4068
Summerland 07:44:20 -17.4 AT Up 15.2 190.7 Really Low 07:29:20 - 07:59:20 4063
Penticton 07:44:19 -17.4 AT Up 15.3 190.8 Really Low 07:29:19 - 07:59:19 4061
Oliver 07:44:19 -17.8 AT Up 15.6 190.9 Really Low 07:29:19 - 07:59:19 4050
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:44:18 -18.0 AT Up 15.7 191.1 Really Low 07:29:18 - 07:59:18 4046
Victoria 07:44:31 -18.2 Dark Up 16.7 187.3 Really Low 07:29:31 - 07:59:31 4029
Okanogan 07:44:19 -18.6 Dark Up 16.4 190.9 Really Low 07:29:19 - 07:59:19 4025
Brewster 07:44:19 -18.9 Dark Up 16.7 190.7 Really Low 07:29:19 - 07:59:19 4016
Manson/Chelan 07:44:20 -19.1 Dark Up 17.0 190.4 Really Low 07:29:20 - 07:59:20 4009
Wenatchee 07:44:20 -19.5 Dark Up 17.4 190.2 Really Low 07:29:20 - 07:59:20 3993
Ellensburg 07:44:20 -19.9 Dark Up 17.9 190.1 Really Low 07:29:20 - 07:59:20 3980
Yakima 07:44:20 -20.3 Dark Up 18.3 190.1 Really Low 07:29:20 - 07:59:20 3965
Toppenish/White Swan 07:44:20 -20.6 Dark Up 18.5 190.2 Really Low 07:29:20 - 07:59:20 3957
PNWRO 07:44:14 -21.0 Dark Up 18.6 191.7 Really Low 07:29:14 - 07:59:14 3943
The Dalles 07:44:21 -21.3 Dark Up 19.3 189.5 Really Low 07:29:21 - 07:59:21 3929
Maupin 07:44:20 -21.7 Dark Up 19.7 189.7 Really Low 07:29:20 - 07:59:20 3913
Sisters 07:44:22 -22.5 Dark Up 20.7 189.2 Low 07:29:22 - 07:59:22 3880
Bend 07:44:21 -22.8 Dark Up 20.9 189.5 Low 07:29:21 - 07:59:21 3870
Oregon Observatory 07:44:21 -23.0 Dark Up 21.0 189.4 Low 07:29:21 - 07:59:21 3864
Chiloquin 07:44:22 -24.2 Dark Up 22.4 189.1 Low 07:29:22 - 07:59:22 3809
Klamath Falls 07:44:21 -24.6 Dark Up 22.7 189.2 Low 07:29:21 - 07:59:21 3794
Cedarville 07:44:15 -25.4 Dark Up 23.2 190.8 Low 07:29:15 - 07:59:15 3763
Fall River/Burney 07:44:19 -25.8 Dark Up 23.8 189.6 Low 07:29:19 - 07:59:19 3741
Greenville 07:44:17 -26.7 Dark Up 24.7 190.1 Low 07:29:17 - 07:59:17 3700
Gimple 07:44:17 -26.7 Dark Up 24.7 190.2 Low 07:29:17 - 07:59:17 3700
Quincy 07:44:17 -26.9 Dark Up 24.9 190.1 Low 07:29:17 - 07:59:17 3690
Portola 07:44:15 -27.1 Dark Up 24.9 190.6 Low 07:29:15 - 07:59:15 3684
Reno 07:44:13 -27.4 Dark Up 25.1 191.3 Low 07:29:13 - 07:59:13 3671
Carson City 07:44:13 -27.7 Dark Up 25.4 191.3 Low 07:29:13 - 07:59:13 3654
Yerington 07:44:10 -28.0 Dark Up 25.5 192.0 Low 07:29:10 - 07:59:10 3644
Gardnerville 07:44:12 -28.0 Dark Up 25.7 191.4 Low 07:29:12 - 07:59:12 3642
Dunrhomin 07:43:24 -26.2 Dark Up 21.0 205.0 Low 07:28:24 - 07:58:24 3629
Nikitin 07:43:24 -26.4 Dark Up 21.1 205.0 Low 07:28:24 - 07:58:24 3620
Hawthorne 07:44:08 -28.5 Dark Up 25.9 192.5 Low 07:29:08 - 07:59:08 3620
CU-SBO 07:43:23 -26.5 Dark Up 21.2 204.9 Low 07:28:23 - 07:58:23 3618
Lee Vining 07:44:09 -29.0 Dark Up 26.5 192.1 Low 07:29:09 - 07:59:09 3593
Bishop 07:44:07 -29.6 Dark Up 27.0 192.9 Low 07:29:07 - 07:59:07 3560
Beatty 07:44:00 -30.2 Dark Up 27.1 194.6 Low 07:29:00 - 07:59:00 3532
Patrick 07:43:48 -31.7 Dark Up 27.9 197.6 Low 07:28:48 - 07:58:48 3441
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:43:50 -31.9 Dark Up 28.3 196.9 Low 07:28:50 - 07:58:50 3430
Lake Havasu City 07:43:49 -32.6 Dark Up 28.9 197.3 Low 07:28:49 - 07:58:49 3391
Wildwood 07:44:04 -32.9 Dark Up 30.2 193.1 Up 07:29:04 - 07:59:04 3382
Idyllwild 07:43:57 -33.3 Dark Up 30.2 195.0 Up 07:28:57 - 07:58:57 3357
George/Scottsdale 07:43:39 -33.3 Dark Up 29.0 199.9 Low 07:28:39 - 07:58:39 3334
Calipatria 07:43:52 -34.0 Dark Up 30.5 196.3 Up 07:28:52 - 07:58:52 3316
Yuma 07:43:49 -34.4 Dark Up 30.7 197.3 Up 07:28:49 - 07:58:49 3287

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, (2028/07/03 07:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.72   9
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 12.36  21
PPM 267497     17:54:54.1 -24:53:13  6.4  1.72  28
PPM 267267     17:46:25.3 -24:08:29  8.4  0.44  27
PPM 267325     17:48:13.4 -24:19:38  9.2  0.24  27
278361         17:47:30.3 -24:30:11 17.0        27
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:35:05 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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