RECON: TNO occultation with 363401

Event between (363401) 03LB7 and star GA0640:18711275 with event index number of 1507955

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/07 09:18:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:42:31.8 -24:44:23
Equinox of date position of star is 17:44:02.1 -24:44:59
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 23 degrees from the moon. Moon is 73% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0

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Object is 42.0 AU from the Sun and 41.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 742 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3250 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29890.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.4 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 363401, (2026/05/07 09:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:01.6 -26:29:17  0.9 16.56  39
35Eta Oph      17:11:53.5 -15:45:20  2.6 11.75  33
PPM 267309     17:49:21.2 -22:29:06  6.1  2.56  22
PPM 267136     17:42:26.4 -23:50:52  8.2  0.98  23
PPM 267178     17:44:35.7 -24:34:03  9.5  0.21  23
363401         17:44:09.0 -24:45:01 15.6        23
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 1.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.7 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=4.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:18:35 -14.8 AT Up 13.0 173.8 Really Low 09:03:35 - 09:33:35 -653
Kamloops 09:19:31 -20.1 Dark Up 12.4 160.6 Really Low 09:04:31 - 09:34:31 -787
Kelowna 09:19:29 -20.7 Dark Up 13.3 161.4 Really Low 09:04:29 - 09:34:29 -803
Peachland 09:19:31 -20.9 Dark Up 13.4 161.1 Really Low 09:04:31 - 09:34:31 -809
Summerland 09:19:31 -21.0 Dark Up 13.5 161.2 Really Low 09:04:31 - 09:34:31 -813
Penticton 09:19:30 -21.0 Dark Up 13.6 161.3 Really Low 09:04:30 - 09:34:30 -814
Oliver 09:19:30 -21.3 Dark Up 13.9 161.3 Really Low 09:04:30 - 09:34:30 -826
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:19:30 -21.4 Dark Up 14.1 161.4 Really Low 09:04:30 - 09:34:30 -829
Okanogan 09:19:32 -22.1 Dark Up 14.7 161.2 Really Low 09:04:32 - 09:34:32 -853
Brewster 09:19:33 -22.4 Dark Up 14.9 161.0 Really Low 09:04:33 - 09:34:33 -865
Manson/Chelan 09:19:35 -22.7 Dark Up 15.0 160.6 Really Low 09:04:35 - 09:34:35 -876
Victoria 09:19:46 -22.8 Dark Up 13.7 157.8 Really Low 09:04:46 - 09:34:46 -891
Wenatchee 09:19:37 -23.2 Dark Up 15.4 160.4 Really Low 09:04:37 - 09:34:37 -895
Ellensburg 09:19:38 -23.6 Dark Up 15.8 160.2 Really Low 09:04:38 - 09:34:38 -912
Yakima 09:19:39 -24.0 Dark Up 16.2 160.1 Really Low 09:04:39 - 09:34:39 -928
PNWRO 09:19:33 -24.1 Dark Up 17.1 161.6 Really Low 09:04:33 - 09:34:33 -932
Toppenish/White Swan 09:19:39 -24.1 Dark Up 16.4 160.3 Really Low 09:04:39 - 09:34:39 -934
The Dalles 09:19:43 -25.1 Dark Up 17.0 159.5 Really Low 09:04:43 - 09:34:43 -973
Maupin 09:19:43 -25.4 Dark Up 17.4 159.5 Really Low 09:04:43 - 09:34:43 -988
Sisters 09:19:47 -26.4 Dark Up 18.1 159.0 Really Low 09:04:47 - 09:34:47 -1030
Bend 09:19:46 -26.5 Dark Up 18.4 159.2 Really Low 09:04:46 - 09:34:46 -1037
Oregon Observatory 09:19:47 -26.7 Dark Up 18.5 159.1 Really Low 09:04:47 - 09:34:47 -1045
Dunrhomin 09:18:38 -24.1 Dark Up 24.8 174.1 Low 09:03:38 - 09:33:38 -1080
Nikitin 09:18:39 -24.2 Dark Up 25.0 174.1 Low 09:03:39 - 09:33:39 -1089
CU-SBO 09:18:39 -24.3 Dark Up 25.0 174.0 Low 09:03:39 - 09:33:39 -1092
Chiloquin 09:19:51 -28.1 Dark Up 19.6 158.5 Really Low 09:04:51 - 09:34:51 -1108
Klamath Falls 09:19:51 -28.4 Dark Up 20.0 158.6 Really Low 09:04:51 - 09:34:51 -1123
Cedarville 09:19:45 -28.6 Dark Up 21.0 159.9 Low 09:04:45 - 09:34:45 -1135
Fall River/Burney 09:19:51 -29.3 Dark Up 21.2 158.8 Low 09:04:51 - 09:34:51 -1173
Gimple 09:19:50 -30.0 Dark Up 22.2 159.1 Low 09:04:50 - 09:34:50 -1210
Greenville 09:19:51 -30.1 Dark Up 22.1 159.1 Low 09:04:51 - 09:34:51 -1211
Portola 09:19:49 -30.2 Dark Up 22.6 159.4 Low 09:04:49 - 09:34:49 -1221
Quincy 09:19:51 -30.3 Dark Up 22.3 159.0 Low 09:04:51 - 09:34:51 -1221
Reno 09:19:46 -30.3 Dark Up 23.0 160.0 Low 09:04:46 - 09:34:46 -1226
Carson City 09:19:47 -30.6 Dark Up 23.3 160.0 Low 09:04:47 - 09:34:47 -1244
Yerington 09:19:44 -30.6 Dark Up 23.7 160.5 Low 09:04:44 - 09:34:44 -1247
Gardnerville 09:19:47 -30.8 Dark Up 23.6 160.0 Low 09:04:47 - 09:34:47 -1256
Hawthorne 09:19:43 -30.8 Dark Up 24.3 161.0 Low 09:04:43 - 09:34:43 -1264
Lee Vining 09:19:46 -31.5 Dark Up 24.7 160.4 Low 09:04:46 - 09:34:46 -1299
Bishop 09:19:43 -31.8 Dark Up 25.4 161.0 Low 09:04:43 - 09:34:43 -1322
Beatty 09:19:36 -31.7 Dark Up 26.3 162.5 Low 09:04:36 - 09:34:36 -1329
Patrick 09:19:24 -31.9 Dark Up 28.3 165.1 Low 09:04:24 - 09:34:24 -1383
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:19:27 -32.4 Dark Up 28.4 164.4 Low 09:04:27 - 09:34:27 -1404
Lake Havasu City 09:19:27 -32.8 Dark Up 29.1 164.5 Low 09:04:27 - 09:34:27 -1440
George/Scottsdale 09:19:15 -32.4 Dark Up 30.4 166.9 Up 09:04:15 - 09:34:15 -1463
Idyllwild 09:19:39 -34.4 Dark Up 29.3 162.1 Low 09:04:39 - 09:34:39 -1507
Wildwood 09:19:48 -34.8 Dark Up 28.4 160.3 Low 09:04:48 - 09:34:48 -1508
Calipatria 09:19:33 -34.5 Dark Up 30.2 163.1 Up 09:04:33 - 09:34:33 -1532
Yuma 09:19:29 -34.5 Dark Up 30.8 164.0 Up 09:04:29 - 09:34:29 -1549

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, (2026/05/07 09:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.56  39
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.75  33
PPM 267309     17:47:45.6 -22:28:40  6.1  2.56  22
PPM 267136     17:40:49.9 -23:50:10  8.2  0.98  23
PPM 267178     17:42:58.6 -24:33:26  9.5  0.21  23
363401         17:42:31.8 -24:44:23 15.6        23
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:26:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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