RECON: TNO occultation with 523617

Event between (523617) 07PS45 and star GA0800:00139973 with event index number of 2626778

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/09/09 12:12:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 01:45:11.4 -09:11:27
Equinox of date position of star is 01:46:22.7 -09:04:18
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 103 degrees from the moon. Moon is 67% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 41.8 AU from the Sun and 41.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 191 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2978 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29709.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=461.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.3 sec chord
Diameter=188.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523617, (2027/09/09 12:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:10.3 -29:28:29  1.2 44.12  59
68Omi Cet      02:20:44.9 -02:51:11  2.0 10.52 114
53Chi Cet      01:50:56.8 -10:33:01  4.7  1.85 103
PPM 183842     01:48:28.6 -09:27:43  8.5  0.62 103
PPM 183806     01:46:43.3 -09:14:23  9.6  0.19 103
523617         01:46:33.9 -09:03:10 16.5       103
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 4.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 38.1 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=17.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 12:08:17 -12.8 AT Down 26.7 206.4 Low 11:53:17 - 12:23:17 24
Victoria 12:08:26 -15.5 AT Down 29.5 203.6 Low 11:53:26 - 12:23:26 18
Peachland 12:08:16 -12.8 AT Down 27.3 207.2 Low 11:53:16 - 12:23:16 -64
Kelowna 12:08:16 -12.6 AT Down 27.2 207.5 Low 11:53:16 - 12:23:16 -70
Summerland 12:08:16 -12.8 AT Down 27.4 207.4 Low 11:53:16 - 12:23:16 -78
Penticton 12:08:16 -12.8 AT Down 27.5 207.5 Low 11:53:16 - 12:23:16 -88
Oliver 12:08:16 -13.0 AT Down 27.8 207.6 Low 11:53:16 - 12:23:16 -112
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:08:16 -12.9 AT Down 27.9 207.8 Low 11:53:16 - 12:23:16 -132
Okanogan 12:08:17 -13.3 AT Down 28.5 207.8 Low 11:53:17 - 12:23:17 -167
Manson/Chelan 12:08:18 -13.8 AT Down 29.1 207.3 Low 11:53:18 - 12:23:18 -174
Brewster 12:08:17 -13.5 AT Down 28.8 207.6 Low 11:53:17 - 12:23:17 -176
Wenatchee 12:08:19 -14.1 AT Down 29.6 207.2 Low 11:53:19 - 12:23:19 -199
Ellensburg 12:08:20 -14.5 AT Down 30.0 207.1 Up 11:53:20 - 12:23:20 -217
Yakima 12:08:20 -14.6 AT Down 30.4 207.2 Up 11:53:20 - 12:23:20 -245
Toppenish/White Swan 12:08:20 -14.6 AT Down 30.5 207.4 Up 11:53:20 - 12:23:20 -268
The Dalles 12:08:22 -15.4 AT Down 31.5 206.8 Up 11:53:22 - 12:23:22 -285
Maupin 12:08:22 -15.5 AT Down 31.8 207.0 Up 11:53:22 - 12:23:22 -319
Sisters 12:08:24 -16.2 AT Down 32.8 206.7 Up 11:53:24 - 12:23:24 -357
PNWRO 12:08:16 -13.8 AT Down 30.4 209.1 Up 11:53:16 - 12:23:16 -365
Bend 12:08:24 -16.1 AT Down 32.9 207.1 Up 11:53:24 - 12:23:24 -387
Oregon Observatory 12:08:24 -16.3 AT Down 33.1 207.0 Up 11:53:24 - 12:23:24 -393
Chiloquin 12:08:27 -17.1 AT Down 34.4 207.0 Up 11:53:27 - 12:23:27 -467
Sleaford 12:07:47 -3.9 CT Down 20.6 220.5 Low 11:52:47 - 12:22:47 -469
Klamath Falls 12:08:27 -17.2 AT Down 34.7 207.2 Up 11:53:27 - 12:23:27 -496
Fall River/Burney 12:08:27 -17.4 AT Down 35.6 208.0 Up 11:53:27 - 12:23:27 -602
Cedarville 12:08:23 -16.4 AT Down 34.7 209.2 Up 11:53:23 - 12:23:23 -629
Greenville 12:08:27 -17.5 AT Down 36.2 208.8 Up 11:53:27 - 12:23:27 -693
Gimple 12:08:27 -17.4 AT Down 36.2 208.9 Up 11:53:27 - 12:23:27 -698
Quincy 12:08:27 -17.5 AT Down 36.4 208.9 Up 11:53:27 - 12:23:27 -708
Portola 12:08:26 -17.3 AT Down 36.3 209.4 Up 11:53:26 - 12:23:26 -743
Reno 12:08:24 -16.9 AT Down 36.3 210.3 Up 11:53:24 - 12:23:24 -797
Carson City 12:08:24 -17.0 AT Down 36.6 210.4 Up 11:53:24 - 12:23:24 -826
Gardnerville 12:08:25 -17.1 AT Down 36.8 210.6 Up 11:53:25 - 12:23:25 -847
Yerington 12:08:23 -16.6 AT Down 36.5 211.2 Up 11:53:23 - 12:23:23 -874
Hawthorne 12:08:22 -16.4 AT Down 36.7 212.0 Up 11:53:22 - 12:23:22 -939
Lee Vining 12:08:24 -17.0 AT Down 37.4 211.7 Up 11:53:24 - 12:23:24 -956
Bishop 12:08:23 -16.7 AT Down 37.6 212.7 Up 11:53:23 - 12:23:23 -1042
Beatty 12:08:18 -15.6 AT Down 37.3 214.7 Up 11:53:18 - 12:23:18 -1167
Wildwood 12:08:27 -17.9 AT Down 40.4 214.0 Up 11:53:27 - 12:23:27 -1293
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:08:14 -14.5 AT Down 37.6 217.9 Up 11:53:14 - 12:23:14 -1427
Idyllwild 12:08:22 -16.6 AT Down 39.8 216.3 Up 11:53:22 - 12:23:22 -1428
Patrick 12:08:12 -13.9 AT Down 37.1 218.5 Up 11:53:12 - 12:23:12 -1445
Dunrhomin 12:07:46 -6.1 NT Down 28.9 225.0 Low 11:52:46 - 12:22:46 -1476
Nikitin 12:07:46 -6.1 NT Down 29.1 225.0 Low 11:52:46 - 12:22:46 -1491
CU-SBO 12:07:47 -6.2 NT Down 29.2 225.0 Low 11:52:47 - 12:22:47 -1493
Lake Havasu City 12:08:15 -14.5 AT Down 38.0 218.5 Up 11:53:15 - 12:23:15 -1497
Calipatria 12:08:20 -15.8 AT Down 39.7 217.9 Up 11:53:20 - 12:23:20 -1545
Yuma 12:08:18 -15.2 AT Down 39.6 219.0 Up 11:53:18 - 12:23:18 -1631
George/Scottsdale 12:08:09 -12.8 AT Down 37.3 221.4 Up 11:53:09 - 12:23:09 -1697

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 523617, (2027/09/09 12:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 44.12  59
68Omi Cet      02:19:20.8 -02:58:45  2.0 10.52 114
53Chi Cet      01:49:34.9 -10:41:13  4.7  1.85 103
PPM 183842     01:47:06.3 -09:35:58  8.5  0.62 103
PPM 183806     01:45:20.9 -09:22:40  9.6  0.19 103
523617         01:45:11.4 -09:11:27 16.5       103
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/08 04:30:44 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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