RECON: TNO occultation with 40314

Event between (40314) 99KR16 and star GA0860:05481571 with event index number of 2309626

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/02/23 12:26:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:19:16.9 -03:12:53
Equinox of date position of star is 17:20:34.0 -03:14:18
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 56 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.1

[RECON map]
Object is 34.0 AU from the Sun and 34.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.9 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 111 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1486 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24799.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=436.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.2 sec chord
Diameter=178.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 40314, (2028/02/23 12:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:08.3 -26:29:31  0.9 26.11  64
60Bet Oph      17:44:51.9 +04:33:27  2.8  9.85  53
PPM 180059     17:27:25.6 -01:40:27  6.4  2.29  55
PPM 200547     17:20:18.6 -02:50:18  7.0  0.42  57
PPM 200562     17:21:38.5 -03:18:30  9.5  0.23  56
40314          17:20:45.5 -03:14:31 16.6        56
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 15.1 km RECON observability=1.0 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)
Victoria 12:27:18 -27.0 Dark Down 26.0 130.2 Low 12:17:35 - 12:37:01 10352
Kamloops 12:27:34 -24.5 Dark Down 26.0 134.0 Low 12:17:51 - 12:37:17 10314
Peachland 12:27:32 -24.4 Dark Down 26.9 134.2 Low 12:17:49 - 12:37:15 10275
Kelowna 12:27:34 -24.1 Dark Down 27.0 134.6 Low 12:17:51 - 12:37:17 10269
Summerland 12:27:33 -24.3 Dark Down 27.1 134.3 Low 12:17:50 - 12:37:16 10268
Penticton 12:27:32 -24.3 Dark Down 27.2 134.4 Low 12:17:49 - 12:37:15 10263
Oliver 12:27:29 -24.4 Dark Down 27.4 134.2 Low 12:17:46 - 12:37:12 10255
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:27:32 -24.3 Dark Down 27.6 134.4 Low 12:17:49 - 12:37:15 10245
Manson/Chelan 12:27:22 -25.1 Dark Down 28.0 133.1 Low 12:17:39 - 12:37:05 10239
Okanogan 12:27:29 -24.6 Dark Down 28.0 133.9 Low 12:17:46 - 12:37:12 10235
Brewster 12:27:24 -24.8 Dark Down 28.1 133.6 Low 12:17:41 - 12:37:07 10233
Wenatchee 12:27:20 -25.3 Dark Down 28.3 132.7 Low 12:17:37 - 12:37:03 10232
Ellensburg 12:27:16 -25.6 Dark Down 28.4 132.4 Low 12:17:33 - 12:36:59 10227
Yakima 12:27:16 -25.7 Dark Down 28.7 132.2 Low 12:17:33 - 12:36:59 10216
The Dalles 12:27:08 -26.3 Dark Down 29.0 131.1 Low 12:17:25 - 12:36:51 10206
Toppenish/White Swan 12:27:13 -25.6 Dark Down 28.9 132.2 Low 12:17:30 - 12:36:56 10204
Maupin 12:27:05 -26.4 Dark Down 29.3 131.0 Low 12:17:22 - 12:36:48 10190
Sisters 12:27:02 -26.9 Dark Down 29.6 130.2 Low 12:17:19 - 12:36:45 10179
Bend 12:27:00 -26.8 Dark Down 29.9 130.3 Low 12:17:17 - 12:36:43 10163
Oregon Observatory 12:26:58 -26.9 Dark Down 30.0 130.1 Low 12:17:15 - 12:36:41 10161
PNWRO 12:27:16 -24.7 Dark Down 29.9 133.6 Low 12:17:33 - 12:36:59 10146
Chiloquin 12:26:51 -27.5 Dark Down 30.5 129.1 Up 12:17:08 - 12:36:34 10130
Klamath Falls 12:26:52 -27.6 Dark Down 30.8 129.0 Up 12:17:09 - 12:36:35 10116
Fall River/Burney 12:26:46 -27.5 Dark Down 31.8 128.8 Up 12:17:03 - 12:36:29 10060
Cedarville 12:26:51 -26.5 Dark Down 32.2 130.2 Up 12:17:08 - 12:36:34 10037
Greenville 12:26:43 -27.4 Dark Down 32.6 128.8 Up 12:17:00 - 12:36:26 10010
Gimple 12:26:43 -27.3 Dark Down 32.6 128.8 Up 12:17:00 - 12:36:26 10007
Quincy 12:26:41 -27.4 Dark Down 32.7 128.6 Up 12:16:58 - 12:36:24 10002
Portola 12:26:42 -27.1 Dark Down 33.1 129.0 Up 12:16:59 - 12:36:25 9981
Reno 12:26:46 -26.6 Dark Down 33.6 129.5 Up 12:17:03 - 12:36:29 9947
Carson City 12:26:43 -26.7 Dark Down 33.9 129.4 Up 12:17:00 - 12:36:26 9932
Gardnerville 12:26:41 -26.7 Dark Down 34.1 129.3 Up 12:16:58 - 12:36:24 9920
Yerington 12:26:43 -26.2 Dark Down 34.4 129.9 Up 12:17:00 - 12:36:26 9901
Sleaford 12:28:20 -15.3 AT Down 30.6 149.8 Up 12:18:37 - 12:38:03 9891
Hawthorne 12:26:41 -25.9 Dark Down 35.0 130.1 Up 12:16:58 - 12:36:24 9862
Lee Vining 12:26:37 -26.4 Dark Down 35.0 129.3 Up 12:16:54 - 12:36:20 9856
Bishop 12:26:37 -25.9 Dark Down 35.9 129.7 Up 12:16:54 - 12:36:20 9802
Beatty 12:26:42 -24.6 Dark Down 37.2 131.1 Up 12:16:59 - 12:36:25 9718
Wildwood 12:26:22 -26.5 Dark Down 37.7 127.6 Up 12:16:39 - 12:36:05 9655
Idyllwild 12:26:28 -24.9 Dark Down 39.2 129.2 Up 12:16:45 - 12:36:11 9563
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:26:42 -23.0 Dark Down 39.6 132.3 Up 12:16:59 - 12:36:25 9548
Patrick 12:26:43 -22.4 Dark Down 39.9 133.2 Up 12:17:00 - 12:36:26 9532
Lake Havasu City 12:26:39 -22.8 Dark Down 40.2 132.1 Up 12:16:56 - 12:36:22 9503
Calipatria 12:26:29 -24.0 Dark Down 40.4 130.0 Up 12:16:46 - 12:36:12 9482
Yuma 12:26:29 -23.2 Dark Down 41.2 130.6 Up 12:16:46 - 12:36:12 9422
Dunrhomin 12:27:38 -15.2 AT Down 40.8 145.9 Up 12:17:55 - 12:37:21 9401
CU-SBO 12:27:36 -15.3 AT Down 41.0 145.7 Up 12:17:53 - 12:37:19 9394
Nikitin 12:27:36 -15.2 AT Down 41.0 145.8 Up 12:17:53 - 12:37:19 9394
George/Scottsdale 12:26:46 -20.8 Dark Down 42.3 134.3 Up 12:17:03 - 12:36:29 9359

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 40314, (2028/02/23 12:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 26.11  64
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8  9.85  53
PPM 180059     17:25:58.0 -01:39:05  6.4  2.29  55
PPM 200547     17:18:50.2 -02:48:39  7.0  0.42  57
PPM 200562     17:20:09.8 -03:16:54  9.5  0.23  56
40314          17:19:16.9 -03:12:53 16.6        56
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/23 21:28:12 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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