RECON: TNO occultation with 363401

Event between (363401) 03LB7 and star GA0640:18597815 with event index number of 1776823

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/28 05:13:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:42:11.4 -24:47:33
Equinox of date position of star is 17:43:41.8 -24:48:09
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 148 degrees from the moon. Moon is 34% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0

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Object is 42.1 AU from the Sun and 41.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 760 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2431 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29975.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.2 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 363401, (2027/07/28 05:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.2 -26:29:26  0.9 16.48 164
35Eta Oph      17:11:57.7 -15:45:26  2.6 11.74 153
51 Oph         17:33:06.0 -23:58:53  4.8  2.59 150
PPM 267136     17:42:30.9 -23:50:54  8.2  1.01 148
PPM 267167     17:44:11.1 -25:00:31  9.3  0.22 148
363401         17:43:53.2 -24:48:13 16.8       147
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 15.7 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:13:19 -14.5 AT Down 12.3 191.6 Really Low 04:58:19 - 05:28:19 11761
Kamloops 05:14:12 -10.5 NT Down 14.5 178.4 Really Low 04:59:12 - 05:29:12 11715
Kelowna 05:14:08 -11.5 NT Down 15.3 179.2 Really Low 04:59:08 - 05:29:08 11695
Peachland 05:14:10 -11.5 NT Down 15.5 178.9 Really Low 04:59:10 - 05:29:10 11691
Summerland 05:14:10 -11.6 NT Down 15.6 179.0 Really Low 04:59:10 - 05:29:10 11687
Penticton 05:14:09 -11.7 NT Down 15.7 179.1 Really Low 04:59:09 - 05:29:09 11685
Oliver 05:14:10 -12.0 NT Down 16.0 179.1 Really Low 04:59:10 - 05:29:10 11674
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:14:08 -12.2 AT Down 16.2 179.3 Really Low 04:59:08 - 05:29:08 11671
Okanogan 05:14:09 -12.6 AT Down 16.8 179.1 Really Low 04:59:09 - 05:29:09 11649
Brewster 05:14:10 -12.7 AT Down 17.1 178.9 Really Low 04:59:10 - 05:29:10 11639
Victoria 05:14:25 -10.8 NT Down 16.6 175.5 Really Low 04:59:25 - 05:29:25 11635
Manson/Chelan 05:14:11 -12.7 AT Down 17.3 178.6 Really Low 04:59:11 - 05:29:11 11631
Wenatchee 05:14:12 -13.0 AT Down 17.8 178.4 Really Low 04:59:12 - 05:29:12 11614
Ellensburg 05:14:13 -13.2 AT Down 18.2 178.2 Really Low 04:59:13 - 05:29:13 11599
Yakima 05:14:14 -13.5 AT Down 18.6 178.2 Really Low 04:59:14 - 05:29:14 11584
Toppenish/White Swan 05:14:13 -13.7 AT Down 18.8 178.3 Really Low 04:59:13 - 05:29:13 11577
PNWRO 05:14:06 -14.7 AT Down 19.2 179.7 Really Low 04:59:06 - 05:29:06 11570
The Dalles 05:14:16 -13.9 AT Down 19.6 177.6 Really Low 04:59:16 - 05:29:16 11545
Maupin 05:14:15 -14.3 AT Down 20.0 177.7 Really Low 04:59:15 - 05:29:15 11530
Sisters 05:14:18 -14.7 AT Down 20.9 177.2 Low 04:59:18 - 05:29:18 11493
Bend 05:14:17 -15.0 AT Down 21.1 177.4 Low 04:59:17 - 05:29:17 11485
Oregon Observatory 05:14:18 -15.1 AT Down 21.3 177.3 Low 04:59:18 - 05:29:18 11478
Chiloquin 05:14:19 -15.8 AT Down 22.6 176.9 Low 04:59:19 - 05:29:19 11420
Klamath Falls 05:14:19 -16.1 AT Down 22.9 176.9 Low 04:59:19 - 05:29:19 11406
Cedarville 05:14:13 -17.4 AT Down 23.7 178.5 Low 04:59:13 - 05:29:13 11384
Fall River/Burney 05:14:17 -17.1 AT Down 24.1 177.3 Low 04:59:17 - 05:29:17 11355
Dunrhomin 05:13:04 -25.0 Dark Down 23.8 193.1 Low 04:58:04 - 05:28:04 11332
Nikitin 05:13:04 -25.2 Dark Down 24.0 193.1 Low 04:58:04 - 05:28:04 11323
CU-SBO 05:13:05 -25.2 Dark Down 24.1 193.0 Low 04:58:05 - 05:28:05 11320
Gimple 05:14:15 -18.1 Dark Down 25.0 177.8 Low 04:59:15 - 05:29:15 11316
Greenville 05:14:16 -18.0 Dark Down 25.0 177.7 Low 04:59:16 - 05:29:16 11316
Quincy 05:14:15 -18.2 Dark Down 25.2 177.7 Low 04:59:15 - 05:29:15 11306
Portola 05:14:13 -18.5 Dark Down 25.4 178.2 Low 04:59:13 - 05:29:13 11303
Reno 05:14:10 -19.0 Dark Down 25.7 178.8 Low 04:59:10 - 05:29:10 11293
Carson City 05:14:10 -19.3 Dark Down 26.0 178.8 Low 04:59:10 - 05:29:10 11276
Yerington 05:14:07 -19.8 Dark Down 26.2 179.5 Low 04:59:07 - 05:29:07 11269
Gardnerville 05:14:10 -19.5 Dark Down 26.3 178.9 Low 04:59:10 - 05:29:10 11264
Hawthorne 05:14:05 -20.4 Dark Down 26.7 180.0 Low 04:59:05 - 05:29:05 11249
Lee Vining 05:14:07 -20.6 Dark Down 27.2 179.5 Low 04:59:07 - 05:29:07 11219
Bishop 05:14:02 -21.4 Dark Down 27.8 180.2 Low 04:59:02 - 05:29:02 11191
Beatty 05:13:57 -22.6 Dark Down 28.3 181.9 Low 04:58:57 - 05:28:57 11172
Patrick 05:13:41 -25.2 Dark Down 29.6 184.9 Low 04:58:41 - 05:28:41 11098
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:13:45 -25.0 Dark Down 29.9 184.2 Low 04:58:45 - 05:28:45 11083
Lake Havasu City 05:13:43 -25.7 Dark Down 30.6 184.4 Up 04:58:43 - 05:28:43 11046
Wildwood 05:14:04 -23.7 Dark Down 31.1 180.0 Up 04:59:04 - 05:29:04 11011
George/Scottsdale 05:13:31 -27.5 Dark Down 31.2 187.0 Up 04:58:31 - 05:28:31 11003
Idyllwild 05:13:55 -25.0 Dark Down 31.4 182.0 Up 04:58:55 - 05:28:55 10998
Calipatria 05:13:49 -26.1 Dark Down 32.0 183.2 Up 04:58:49 - 05:28:49 10964
Yuma 05:13:44 -26.9 Dark Down 32.4 184.2 Up 04:58:44 - 05:28:44 10941

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, (2027/07/28 05:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.48 164
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.74 153
51 Oph         17:31:25.0 -23:57:46  4.8  2.59 150
PPM 267136     17:40:49.9 -23:50:10  8.2  1.01 148
PPM 267167     17:42:29.2 -24:59:50  9.3  0.22 148
363401         17:42:11.4 -24:47:33 16.8       148
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:27:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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