RECON: TNO occultation with 363401

Event between (363401) 03LB7 and star GA0640:20471747 with event index number of 1922506

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/22 05:20:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:48:37.8 -24:52:29
Equinox of date position of star is 17:50:08.2 -24:52:52
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 146 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0

[RECON map]
Object is 42.2 AU from the Sun and 41.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 775 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2710 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30006.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.7 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 363401, (2028/07/22 05:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.8 -26:29:34  0.9 17.90 128
35Eta Oph      17:12:01.1 -15:45:30  2.6 12.80 136
PPM 267497     17:56:39.6 -24:53:24  6.4  1.42 148
PPM 267390     17:52:15.1 -24:51:33  7.8  0.42 147
PPM 267348     17:50:55.9 -24:50:28  9.7  0.13 146
363401         17:50:23.3 -24:52:55 16.1       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 15.5 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=4.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:19:47 -13.8 AT Down 12.8 186.8 Really Low 05:04:47 - 05:34:47 2517
Kamloops 05:20:36 -10.2 NT Down 14.2 173.6 Really Low 05:05:36 - 05:35:36 2449
Kelowna 05:20:33 -11.2 NT Down 15.1 174.4 Really Low 05:05:33 - 05:35:33 2430
Peachland 05:20:34 -11.1 NT Down 15.2 174.1 Really Low 05:05:34 - 05:35:34 2425
Summerland 05:20:33 -11.3 NT Down 15.3 174.2 Really Low 05:05:33 - 05:35:33 2421
Penticton 05:20:33 -11.4 NT Down 15.4 174.3 Really Low 05:05:33 - 05:35:33 2420
Oliver 05:20:33 -11.7 NT Down 15.7 174.3 Really Low 05:05:33 - 05:35:33 2409
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:20:32 -11.9 NT Down 15.9 174.4 Really Low 05:05:32 - 05:35:32 2405
Okanogan 05:20:34 -12.3 AT Down 16.6 174.2 Really Low 05:05:34 - 05:35:34 2383
Brewster 05:20:35 -12.4 AT Down 16.8 174.0 Really Low 05:05:35 - 05:35:35 2373
Manson/Chelan 05:20:36 -12.4 AT Down 17.0 173.7 Really Low 05:05:36 - 05:35:36 2364
Victoria 05:20:48 -10.5 NT Down 16.1 170.7 Really Low 05:05:48 - 05:35:48 2362
Wenatchee 05:20:37 -12.7 AT Down 17.5 173.5 Really Low 05:05:37 - 05:35:37 2346
Ellensburg 05:20:38 -12.9 AT Down 17.8 173.3 Really Low 05:05:38 - 05:35:38 2331
Yakima 05:20:38 -13.2 AT Down 18.2 173.2 Really Low 05:05:38 - 05:35:38 2316
Toppenish/White Swan 05:20:38 -13.5 AT Down 18.5 173.4 Really Low 05:05:38 - 05:35:38 2309
PNWRO 05:20:32 -14.4 AT Down 18.9 174.8 Really Low 05:05:32 - 05:35:32 2305
The Dalles 05:20:41 -13.7 AT Down 19.2 172.6 Really Low 05:05:41 - 05:35:41 2275
Maupin 05:20:41 -14.1 AT Down 19.6 172.7 Really Low 05:05:41 - 05:35:41 2260
Sisters 05:20:43 -14.5 AT Down 20.4 172.2 Low 05:05:43 - 05:35:43 2223
Bend 05:20:42 -14.8 AT Down 20.7 172.4 Low 05:05:42 - 05:35:42 2215
Oregon Observatory 05:20:43 -14.9 AT Down 20.9 172.3 Low 05:05:43 - 05:35:43 2207
Chiloquin 05:20:45 -15.7 AT Down 22.1 171.8 Low 05:05:45 - 05:35:45 2149
Klamath Falls 05:20:45 -16.0 AT Down 22.5 171.9 Low 05:05:45 - 05:35:45 2134
Cedarville 05:20:39 -17.3 AT Down 23.3 173.4 Low 05:05:39 - 05:35:39 2115
Dunrhomin 05:19:37 -24.6 Dark Down 24.4 188.0 Low 05:04:37 - 05:34:37 2091
Fall River/Burney 05:20:44 -17.0 AT Down 23.7 172.2 Low 05:05:44 - 05:35:44 2084
Nikitin 05:19:37 -24.8 Dark Down 24.6 188.0 Low 05:04:37 - 05:34:37 2082
CU-SBO 05:19:37 -24.8 Dark Down 24.7 188.0 Low 05:04:37 - 05:34:37 2079
Gimple 05:20:42 -18.0 AT Down 24.6 172.7 Low 05:05:42 - 05:35:42 2046
Greenville 05:20:43 -17.9 AT Down 24.6 172.6 Low 05:05:43 - 05:35:43 2045
Quincy 05:20:43 -18.1 Dark Down 24.8 172.6 Low 05:05:43 - 05:35:43 2035
Portola 05:20:41 -18.4 Dark Down 25.0 173.0 Low 05:05:41 - 05:35:41 2033
Reno 05:20:38 -18.9 Dark Down 25.3 173.6 Low 05:05:38 - 05:35:38 2025
Carson City 05:20:38 -19.2 Dark Down 25.7 173.7 Low 05:05:38 - 05:35:38 2008
Yerington 05:20:36 -19.7 Dark Down 25.9 174.3 Low 05:05:36 - 05:35:36 2002
Gardnerville 05:20:38 -19.4 Dark Down 25.9 173.7 Low 05:05:38 - 05:35:38 1996
Hawthorne 05:20:33 -20.3 Dark Down 26.4 174.8 Low 05:05:33 - 05:35:33 1982
Lee Vining 05:20:36 -20.5 Dark Down 26.9 174.3 Low 05:05:36 - 05:35:36 1951
Bishop 05:20:32 -21.3 Dark Down 27.6 175.0 Low 05:05:32 - 05:35:32 1924
Beatty 05:20:26 -22.5 Dark Down 28.1 176.6 Low 05:05:26 - 05:35:26 1909
Patrick 05:20:13 -25.1 Dark Down 29.7 179.5 Low 05:05:13 - 05:35:13 1840
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:20:16 -24.9 Dark Down 29.9 178.8 Low 05:05:16 - 05:35:16 1824
Lake Havasu City 05:20:15 -25.6 Dark Down 30.6 179.0 Up 05:05:15 - 05:35:15 1787
George/Scottsdale 05:20:04 -27.4 Dark Down 31.4 181.6 Up 05:05:04 - 05:35:04 1750
Wildwood 05:20:34 -23.7 Dark Down 30.8 174.6 Up 05:05:34 - 05:35:34 1743
Idyllwild 05:20:26 -25.0 Dark Down 31.3 176.5 Up 05:05:26 - 05:35:26 1734
Calipatria 05:20:21 -26.0 Dark Down 32.0 177.7 Up 05:05:21 - 05:35:21 1703
Yuma 05:20:16 -26.8 Dark Down 32.4 178.7 Up 05:05:16 - 05:35:16 1681

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, (2028/07/22 05:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.90 128
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 12.80 136
PPM 267497     17:54:54.1 -24:53:13  6.4  1.42 148
PPM 267390     17:50:29.7 -24:51:11  7.8  0.42 147
PPM 267348     17:49:10.5 -24:50:04  9.7  0.13 146
363401         17:48:37.8 -24:52:29 16.1       146
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:33:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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