RECON: TNO occultation with 363401

Event between (363401) 03LB7 and star GA0640:16798985 with event index number of 1776369

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/05 09:35:47 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:34:09.5 -24:37:59
Equinox of date position of star is 17:35:39.6 -24:38:53
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 74 degrees from the moon. Moon is 71% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9

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Object is 41.9 AU from the Sun and 40.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.2 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 464 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2463 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29661.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.3 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 363401, (2025/06/05 09:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.2 -26:29:10  0.9 14.71  60
35Eta Oph      17:11:50.3 -15:45:17  2.6 10.51  68
51 Oph         17:32:58.2 -23:58:48  4.8  0.92  74
PPM 267016     17:35:48.5 -24:53:29  7.9  0.24  74
363401         17:35:43.2 -24:38:55 16.5        75
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 17.6 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=9.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 09:35:15 -13.8 AT Down 13.7 193.1 Really Low 09:20:15 - 09:50:15 810
Kelowna 09:35:12 -14.3 AT Down 14.3 193.9 Really Low 09:20:12 - 09:50:12 782
Peachland 09:35:13 -14.5 AT Down 14.5 193.7 Really Low 09:20:13 - 09:50:13 780
Summerland 09:35:12 -14.6 AT Down 14.6 193.8 Really Low 09:20:12 - 09:50:12 775
Penticton 09:35:12 -14.6 AT Down 14.7 193.9 Really Low 09:20:12 - 09:50:12 772
Oliver 09:35:12 -14.9 AT Down 15.0 193.9 Really Low 09:20:12 - 09:50:12 761
Victoria 09:35:22 -16.5 AT Down 16.2 190.4 Really Low 09:20:22 - 09:50:22 757
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:35:11 -15.1 AT Down 15.2 194.1 Really Low 09:20:11 - 09:50:11 755
Okanogan 09:35:11 -15.7 AT Down 15.8 193.9 Really Low 09:20:11 - 09:50:11 735
Sleaford 09:34:39 -8.2 NT Down 9.4 205.9 Really Low 09:19:39 - 09:49:39 732
Brewster 09:35:11 -16.0 AT Down 16.1 193.7 Really Low 09:20:11 - 09:50:11 727
Manson/Chelan 09:35:12 -16.3 AT Down 16.4 193.4 Really Low 09:20:12 - 09:50:12 722
Wenatchee 09:35:12 -16.8 AT Down 16.9 193.3 Really Low 09:20:12 - 09:50:12 707
Ellensburg 09:35:13 -17.2 AT Down 17.3 193.1 Really Low 09:20:13 - 09:50:13 693
Yakima 09:35:12 -17.6 AT Down 17.7 193.1 Really Low 09:20:12 - 09:50:12 679
Toppenish/White Swan 09:35:12 -17.8 AT Down 17.9 193.3 Really Low 09:20:12 - 09:50:12 670
PNWRO 09:35:07 -17.7 AT Down 18.0 194.7 Really Low 09:20:07 - 09:50:07 648
The Dalles 09:35:14 -18.7 Dark Down 18.8 192.6 Really Low 09:20:14 - 09:50:14 645
Maupin 09:35:13 -19.0 Dark Down 19.2 192.7 Really Low 09:20:13 - 09:50:13 629
Sisters 09:35:14 -20.0 Dark Down 20.1 192.3 Low 09:20:14 - 09:50:14 597
Bend 09:35:13 -20.1 Dark Down 20.3 192.6 Low 09:20:13 - 09:50:13 586
Oregon Observatory 09:35:13 -20.3 Dark Down 20.5 192.5 Low 09:20:13 - 09:50:13 580
Chiloquin 09:35:14 -21.7 Dark Down 21.8 192.2 Low 09:20:14 - 09:50:14 527
Klamath Falls 09:35:13 -22.0 Dark Down 22.1 192.3 Low 09:20:13 - 09:50:13 511
Cedarville 09:35:07 -22.1 Dark Down 22.6 193.9 Low 09:20:07 - 09:50:07 472
Fall River/Burney 09:35:11 -22.9 Dark Down 23.2 192.8 Low 09:20:11 - 09:50:11 456
Greenville 09:35:09 -23.6 Dark Down 24.0 193.3 Low 09:20:09 - 09:50:09 412
Gimple 09:35:08 -23.6 Dark Down 24.0 193.4 Low 09:20:08 - 09:50:08 411
Quincy 09:35:09 -23.8 Dark Down 24.2 193.3 Low 09:20:09 - 09:50:09 402
Portola 09:35:07 -23.8 Dark Down 24.3 193.8 Low 09:20:07 - 09:50:07 394
Reno 09:35:04 -23.8 Dark Down 24.4 194.5 Low 09:20:04 - 09:50:04 377
Carson City 09:35:04 -24.2 Dark Down 24.8 194.5 Low 09:20:04 - 09:50:04 359
Gardnerville 09:35:04 -24.4 Dark Down 25.0 194.6 Low 09:20:04 - 09:50:04 347
Yerington 09:35:02 -24.1 Dark Down 24.8 195.1 Low 09:20:02 - 09:50:02 346
Hawthorne 09:34:59 -24.4 Dark Down 25.2 195.7 Low 09:19:59 - 09:49:59 319
Lee Vining 09:35:01 -25.1 Dark Down 25.8 195.3 Low 09:20:01 - 09:50:01 294
Dunrhomin 09:34:18 -17.5 AT Down 19.7 207.9 Really Low 09:19:18 - 09:49:18 260
Bishop 09:34:58 -25.3 Dark Down 26.2 196.1 Low 09:19:58 - 09:49:58 257
Nikitin 09:34:17 -17.7 AT Down 19.9 207.9 Really Low 09:19:17 - 09:49:17 251
CU-SBO 09:34:17 -17.8 AT Down 20.0 207.8 Really Low 09:19:17 - 09:49:17 249
Beatty 09:34:52 -25.2 Dark Down 26.3 197.7 Low 09:19:52 - 09:49:52 220
Patrick 09:34:40 -25.3 Dark Down 26.9 200.8 Low 09:19:40 - 09:49:40 112
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:34:42 -25.8 Dark Down 27.4 200.1 Low 09:19:42 - 09:49:42 104
Wildwood 09:34:56 -28.3 Dark Down 29.4 196.4 Low 09:19:56 - 09:49:56 77
Lake Havasu City 09:34:41 -26.3 Dark Down 27.9 200.5 Low 09:19:41 - 09:49:41 63
Idyllwild 09:34:49 -27.9 Dark Down 29.3 198.3 Low 09:19:49 - 09:49:49 42
Calipatria 09:34:44 -28.0 Dark Down 29.6 199.6 Low 09:19:44 - 09:49:44 -6
George/Scottsdale 09:34:31 -25.9 Dark Down 27.9 203.0 Low 09:19:31 - 09:49:31 -8
Yuma 09:34:40 -28.0 Dark Down 29.7 200.5 Low 09:19:40 - 09:49:40 -40

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 363401, (2025/06/05 09:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 14.71  60
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 10.51  68
51 Oph         17:31:25.0 -23:57:46  4.8  0.92  74
PPM 267016     17:34:14.6 -24:52:33  7.9  0.24  74
363401         17:34:09.5 -24:37:59 16.5        74
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:52:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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