RECON: TNO occultation with 363401

Event between (363401) 03LB7 and star GA0640:18645550 with event index number of 1507961

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/10 11:08:13 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:42:19.9 -24:44:23
Equinox of date position of star is 17:43:50.2 -24:44:59
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 61 degrees from the moon. Moon is 44% 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 18.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 701 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3279 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29867.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.6 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 363401, (2026/05/10 11:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:01.7 -26:29:17  0.9 16.52  77
35Eta Oph      17:11:53.5 -15:45:20  2.6 11.72  69
PPM 267309     17:49:21.2 -22:29:07  6.1  2.58  59
PPM 267136     17:42:26.5 -23:50:52  8.2  0.97  61
PPM 267178     17:44:35.7 -24:34:03  9.5  0.23  60
363401         17:43:57.2 -24:45:02 16.9        60
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 1.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.6 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=5.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 11:07:38 -10.0 NT Up 14.1 188.6 Really Low 10:52:38 - 11:22:38 -1071
Kelowna 11:07:34 -10.1 NT Up 14.9 189.5 Really Low 10:52:34 - 11:22:34 -1099
Peachland 11:07:35 -10.4 NT Up 15.0 189.2 Really Low 10:52:35 - 11:22:35 -1101
Summerland 11:07:34 -10.4 NT Up 15.1 189.3 Really Low 10:52:34 - 11:22:34 -1106
Penticton 11:07:34 -10.4 NT Up 15.2 189.4 Really Low 10:52:34 - 11:22:34 -1108
Oliver 11:07:34 -10.7 NT Up 15.5 189.4 Really Low 10:52:34 - 11:22:34 -1119
Victoria 11:07:48 -12.9 AT Up 16.5 185.9 Really Low 10:52:48 - 11:22:48 -1124
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:07:33 -10.7 NT Up 15.7 189.6 Really Low 10:52:33 - 11:22:33 -1125
Okanogan 11:07:33 -11.2 NT Up 16.3 189.4 Really Low 10:52:33 - 11:22:33 -1145
Sleaford 11:06:49 -2.2 CT Up 10.5 201.6 Really Low 10:51:49 - 11:21:49 -1147
Brewster 11:07:34 -11.5 NT Up 16.6 189.3 Really Low 10:52:34 - 11:22:34 -1153
Manson/Chelan 11:07:35 -11.8 NT Up 16.9 188.9 Really Low 10:52:35 - 11:22:35 -1158
Wenatchee 11:07:35 -12.2 AT Up 17.4 188.8 Really Low 10:52:35 - 11:22:35 -1174
Ellensburg 11:07:36 -12.6 AT Up 17.8 188.6 Really Low 10:52:36 - 11:22:36 -1187
Yakima 11:07:36 -12.9 AT Up 18.2 188.6 Really Low 10:52:36 - 11:22:36 -1201
Toppenish/White Swan 11:07:35 -13.0 AT Up 18.4 188.8 Really Low 10:52:35 - 11:22:35 -1210
PNWRO 11:07:29 -12.5 AT Up 18.6 190.2 Really Low 10:52:29 - 11:22:29 -1232
The Dalles 11:07:38 -13.9 AT Up 19.2 188.1 Really Low 10:52:38 - 11:22:38 -1235
Maupin 11:07:37 -14.2 AT Up 19.7 188.2 Really Low 10:52:37 - 11:22:37 -1251
Sisters 11:07:39 -15.0 AT Up 20.6 187.8 Low 10:52:39 - 11:22:39 -1283
Bend 11:07:37 -15.1 AT Up 20.8 188.0 Low 10:52:37 - 11:22:37 -1294
Oregon Observatory 11:07:38 -15.3 AT Up 21.0 187.9 Low 10:52:38 - 11:22:38 -1300
Chiloquin 11:07:39 -16.4 AT Up 22.3 187.6 Low 10:52:39 - 11:22:39 -1353
Klamath Falls 11:07:38 -16.6 AT Up 22.6 187.7 Low 10:52:38 - 11:22:38 -1369
Cedarville 11:07:31 -16.2 AT Up 23.2 189.3 Low 10:52:31 - 11:22:31 -1408
Fall River/Burney 11:07:36 -17.2 AT Up 23.8 188.1 Low 10:52:36 - 11:22:36 -1424
Greenville 11:07:34 -17.6 AT Up 24.6 188.6 Low 10:52:34 - 11:22:34 -1468
Gimple 11:07:33 -17.6 AT Up 24.6 188.7 Low 10:52:33 - 11:22:33 -1469
Quincy 11:07:34 -17.7 AT Up 24.8 188.6 Low 10:52:34 - 11:22:34 -1478
Portola 11:07:31 -17.6 AT Up 24.9 189.1 Low 10:52:31 - 11:22:31 -1486
Reno 11:07:28 -17.4 AT Up 25.1 189.8 Low 10:52:28 - 11:22:28 -1503
Carson City 11:07:28 -17.6 AT Up 25.4 189.8 Low 10:52:28 - 11:22:28 -1520
Gardnerville 11:07:28 -17.7 AT Up 25.7 189.9 Low 10:52:28 - 11:22:28 -1533
Yerington 11:07:25 -17.4 AT Up 25.5 190.4 Low 10:52:25 - 11:22:25 -1534
Hawthorne 11:07:22 -17.4 AT Up 25.9 191.0 Low 10:52:22 - 11:22:22 -1561
Lee Vining 11:07:24 -18.0 Dark Up 26.5 190.6 Low 10:52:24 - 11:22:24 -1586
Dunrhomin 11:06:26 -8.1 NT Up 21.2 203.5 Low 10:51:26 - 11:21:26 -1618
Bishop 11:07:21 -18.0 AT Up 27.0 191.3 Low 10:52:21 - 11:22:21 -1622
Nikitin 11:06:26 -8.2 NT Up 21.4 203.5 Low 10:51:26 - 11:21:26 -1626
CU-SBO 11:06:26 -8.3 NT Up 21.5 203.4 Low 10:51:26 - 11:21:26 -1628
Beatty 11:07:12 -17.3 AT Up 27.2 193.0 Low 10:52:12 - 11:22:12 -1659
Patrick 11:06:58 -16.4 AT Up 28.1 196.0 Low 10:51:58 - 11:21:58 -1767
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:07:01 -17.0 AT Up 28.5 195.4 Low 10:52:01 - 11:22:01 -1774
Wildwood 11:07:19 -20.2 Dark Up 30.3 191.5 Up 10:52:19 - 11:22:19 -1802
Lake Havasu City 11:07:00 -17.3 AT Up 29.1 195.7 Low 10:52:00 - 11:22:00 -1815
Idyllwild 11:07:10 -19.3 Dark Up 30.3 193.4 Up 10:52:10 - 11:22:10 -1836
Calipatria 11:07:04 -18.9 Dark Up 30.6 194.7 Up 10:52:04 - 11:22:04 -1884
George/Scottsdale 11:06:47 -16.1 AT Up 29.2 198.3 Low 10:51:47 - 11:21:47 -1887
Yuma 11:07:00 -18.6 Dark Up 30.9 195.7 Up 10:52:00 - 11:22:00 -1919

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, (2026/05/10 11:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.52  77
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.72  69
PPM 267309     17:47:45.6 -22:28:40  6.1  2.58  59
PPM 267136     17:40:49.9 -23:50:10  8.2  0.97  61
PPM 267178     17:42:58.6 -24:33:26  9.5  0.23  60
363401         17:42:19.9 -24:44:23 16.9        61
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:26:39 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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