RECON: TNO occultation with 363401

Event between (363401) 03LB7 and star GA0640:20258243 with event index number of 1776710

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/22 08:26:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:47:36.1 -24:49:13
Equinox of date position of star is 17:49:06.5 -24:49:38
Stellar brightness G=14.1, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 5 degrees from the moon. Moon is 96% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0

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Object is 42.1 AU from the Sun and 41.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 698 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1831 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29880.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.8 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 363401, (2027/05/22 08:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.5 -26:29:25  0.9 17.68  13
35Eta Oph      17:11:57.0 -15:45:25  2.6 12.60  12
PPM 267497     17:56:35.3 -24:53:24  6.4  1.66   7
PPM 267390     17:52:10.8 -24:51:32  7.8  0.66   6
PPM 267261     17:47:53.2 -24:45:06  9.1  0.33   5
363401         17:49:17.3 -24:49:41 14.1         5
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 17.2 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=0.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:26:37 -15.1 AT Up 12.9 174.0 Really Low 08:11:37 - 08:41:37 4574
Kamloops 08:27:23 -18.7 Dark Up 12.3 160.9 Really Low 08:12:23 - 08:42:23 4438
Kelowna 08:27:21 -19.4 Dark Up 13.3 161.6 Really Low 08:12:21 - 08:42:21 4422
Peachland 08:27:23 -19.5 Dark Up 13.3 161.3 Really Low 08:12:23 - 08:42:23 4416
Summerland 08:27:22 -19.7 Dark Up 13.5 161.4 Really Low 08:12:22 - 08:42:22 4412
Penticton 08:27:22 -19.7 Dark Up 13.6 161.5 Really Low 08:12:22 - 08:42:22 4411
Oliver 08:27:23 -20.1 Dark Up 13.9 161.5 Really Low 08:12:23 - 08:42:23 4399
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:27:22 -20.2 Dark Up 14.1 161.6 Really Low 08:12:22 - 08:42:22 4396
Okanogan 08:27:24 -20.9 Dark Up 14.7 161.4 Really Low 08:12:24 - 08:42:24 4372
Brewster 08:27:25 -21.2 Dark Up 14.9 161.2 Really Low 08:12:25 - 08:42:25 4360
Manson/Chelan 08:27:26 -21.4 Dark Up 15.0 160.8 Really Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4349
Victoria 08:27:26 -21.0 Dark Up 13.6 157.9 Really Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4339
Wenatchee 08:27:26 -21.9 Dark Up 15.4 160.6 Really Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4331
Ellensburg 08:27:26 -22.3 Dark Up 15.8 160.4 Really Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4314
Yakima 08:27:26 -22.7 Dark Up 16.1 160.3 Really Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4298
PNWRO 08:27:25 -23.2 Dark Up 17.1 161.8 Really Low 08:12:25 - 08:42:25 4294
Toppenish/White Swan 08:27:26 -22.9 Dark Up 16.4 160.5 Really Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4292
The Dalles 08:27:26 -23.8 Dark Up 16.9 159.7 Really Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4255
Maupin 08:27:26 -24.2 Dark Up 17.3 159.7 Really Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4240
Sisters 08:27:26 -25.1 Dark Up 18.0 159.2 Really Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4201
Bend 08:27:26 -25.3 Dark Up 18.3 159.4 Really Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4194
Oregon Observatory 08:27:26 -25.5 Dark Up 18.5 159.2 Really Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4186
Dunrhomin 08:26:40 -25.9 Dark Up 24.7 174.4 Low 08:11:40 - 08:41:40 4148
Nikitin 08:26:40 -26.1 Dark Up 24.9 174.3 Low 08:11:40 - 08:41:40 4139
CU-SBO 08:26:40 -26.2 Dark Up 25.0 174.2 Low 08:11:40 - 08:41:40 4136
Chiloquin 08:27:26 -26.8 Dark Up 19.6 158.7 Really Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4127
Klamath Falls 08:27:26 -27.2 Dark Up 19.9 158.7 Really Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4113
Cedarville 08:27:26 -27.7 Dark Up 21.0 160.1 Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4095
Fall River/Burney 08:27:26 -28.3 Dark Up 21.1 158.9 Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4063
Gimple 08:27:26 -29.2 Dark Up 22.1 159.3 Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4025
Greenville 08:27:26 -29.2 Dark Up 22.1 159.2 Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4025
Quincy 08:27:26 -29.4 Dark Up 22.3 159.2 Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4015
Portola 08:27:26 -29.4 Dark Up 22.5 159.6 Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4013
Reno 08:27:26 -29.6 Dark Up 23.0 160.2 Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 4005
Carson City 08:27:26 -30.0 Dark Up 23.3 160.2 Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 3988
Yerington 08:27:26 -30.1 Dark Up 23.6 160.7 Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 3983
Gardnerville 08:27:26 -30.2 Dark Up 23.5 160.2 Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 3976
Hawthorne 08:27:26 -30.5 Dark Up 24.2 161.2 Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 3965
Lee Vining 08:27:26 -31.1 Dark Up 24.6 160.6 Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 3932
Bishop 08:27:26 -31.6 Dark Up 25.4 161.2 Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 3907
Beatty 08:27:26 -31.8 Dark Up 26.2 162.7 Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 3897
Patrick 08:27:16 -32.7 Dark Up 28.3 165.4 Low 08:12:16 - 08:42:16 3844
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:27:19 -33.1 Dark Up 28.4 164.6 Low 08:12:19 - 08:42:19 3823
Lake Havasu City 08:27:19 -33.7 Dark Up 29.1 164.8 Low 08:12:19 - 08:42:19 3788
George/Scottsdale 08:27:10 -33.9 Dark Up 30.3 167.1 Up 08:12:10 - 08:42:10 3765
Wildwood 08:27:26 -34.9 Dark Up 28.4 160.5 Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 3726
Idyllwild 08:27:26 -34.9 Dark Up 29.3 162.3 Low 08:12:26 - 08:42:26 3721
Calipatria 08:27:25 -35.3 Dark Up 30.1 163.4 Up 08:12:25 - 08:42:25 3695
Yuma 08:27:22 -35.5 Dark Up 30.7 164.2 Up 08:12:22 - 08:42:22 3678

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, (2027/05/22 08:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.68  13
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 12.60  12
PPM 267497     17:54:54.1 -24:53:13  6.4  1.66   7
PPM 267390     17:50:29.7 -24:51:11  7.8  0.66   6
PPM 267261     17:46:12.1 -24:44:35  9.1  0.33   5
363401         17:47:36.1 -24:49:13 14.1         5
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:28:15 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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