RECON: TNO occultation with 523620

Event between (523620) 07RH283 and star GA1200:01750501 with event index number of 2387608

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/01/22 08:36:42 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:36:37.1 +31:13:02
Equinox of date position of star is 05:38:12.1 +31:13:51
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 35 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

[RECON map]
Object is 21.2 AU from the Sun and 20.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 135 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1415 km.
The sky-plane scale is 14798.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=114.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Diameter=46.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523620, (2027/01/22 08:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:28.6 +16:33:42  0.8 20.18  51
Alnath         05:28:00.3 +28:37:40  1.6  3.44  37
PPM 070700     05:42:21.0 +31:22:13  5.9  0.86  34
PPM 070629     05:39:06.9 +31:20:43  8.5  0.20  35
PPM 070586     05:37:48.2 +31:10:01 10.7  0.14  35
523620         05:38:22.2 +31:13:56 16.9        35
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 36.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=3.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:33:15 -54.2 Dark Up 42.4 268.3 Up 08:21:30 - 08:45:00 5276
Kamloops 08:33:47 -58.7 Dark Up 51.4 257.4 Up 08:22:02 - 08:45:32 4893
Kelowna 08:33:43 -59.4 Dark Up 51.0 259.2 Up 08:21:58 - 08:45:28 4819
Peachland 08:33:43 -59.6 Dark Up 51.2 259.1 Up 08:21:58 - 08:45:28 4804
Summerland 08:33:44 -59.7 Dark Up 51.2 259.4 Up 08:21:59 - 08:45:29 4789
Penticton 08:33:43 -59.8 Dark Up 51.1 259.5 Up 08:21:58 - 08:45:28 4784
Oliver 08:33:42 -60.1 Dark Up 51.2 260.0 Up 08:21:57 - 08:45:27 4747
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:33:41 -60.3 Dark Up 51.1 260.3 Up 08:21:56 - 08:45:26 4732
Okanogan 08:33:41 -60.9 Dark Up 51.3 260.9 Up 08:21:56 - 08:45:26 4661
Victoria 08:33:52 -61.1 Dark Up 53.8 257.3 Up 08:22:07 - 08:45:37 4630
Brewster 08:33:41 -61.2 Dark Up 51.5 261.1 Up 08:21:56 - 08:45:26 4629
Manson/Chelan 08:33:42 -61.5 Dark Up 51.8 261.0 Up 08:21:57 - 08:45:27 4602
Wenatchee 08:33:42 -62.0 Dark Up 52.0 261.5 Up 08:21:57 - 08:45:27 4550
Ellensburg 08:33:42 -62.4 Dark Up 52.2 261.8 Up 08:21:57 - 08:45:27 4503
Yakima 08:33:41 -62.8 Dark Up 52.3 262.3 Up 08:21:56 - 08:45:26 4460
Toppenish/White Swan 08:33:40 -63.0 Dark Up 52.2 262.7 Up 08:21:55 - 08:45:25 4439
PNWRO 08:33:35 -63.1 Dark Up 51.2 264.4 Up 08:21:50 - 08:45:20 4421
The Dalles 08:33:41 -63.8 Dark Up 52.8 263.1 Up 08:21:56 - 08:45:26 4345
Maupin 08:33:40 -64.3 Dark Up 52.8 263.7 Up 08:21:55 - 08:45:25 4302
Sisters 08:33:42 -65.2 Dark Up 53.2 264.5 Up 08:21:57 - 08:45:27 4201
Bend 08:33:40 -65.4 Dark Up 53.1 265.0 Up 08:21:55 - 08:45:25 4179
Oregon Observatory 08:33:40 -65.6 Dark Up 53.2 265.1 Up 08:21:55 - 08:45:25 4159
Dunrhomin 08:32:46 -63.2 Dark Up 41.1 279.3 Up 08:21:01 - 08:44:31 4093
Nikitin 08:32:46 -63.3 Dark Up 41.1 279.5 Up 08:21:01 - 08:44:31 4073
CU-SBO 08:32:46 -63.4 Dark Up 41.2 279.5 Up 08:21:01 - 08:44:31 4064
Chiloquin 08:33:40 -66.9 Dark Up 53.6 266.6 Up 08:21:55 - 08:45:25 4011
Klamath Falls 08:33:39 -67.2 Dark Up 53.5 267.1 Up 08:21:54 - 08:45:24 3975
Cedarville 08:33:33 -67.7 Dark Up 52.4 269.1 Up 08:21:48 - 08:45:18 3922
Fall River/Burney 08:33:35 -68.4 Dark Up 53.3 269.0 Up 08:21:50 - 08:45:20 3852
Gimple 08:33:33 -69.2 Dark Up 52.9 270.5 Up 08:21:48 - 08:45:18 3761
Greenville 08:33:34 -69.2 Dark Up 53.0 270.4 Up 08:21:49 - 08:45:19 3760
Quincy 08:33:33 -69.4 Dark Up 53.0 270.7 Up 08:21:48 - 08:45:18 3738
Portola 08:33:31 -69.4 Dark Up 52.6 271.2 Up 08:21:46 - 08:45:16 3732
Reno 08:33:28 -69.6 Dark Up 52.1 271.9 Up 08:21:43 - 08:45:13 3713
Carson City 08:33:29 -69.9 Dark Up 52.1 272.4 Up 08:21:44 - 08:45:14 3674
Yerington 08:33:27 -69.9 Dark Up 51.6 273.0 Up 08:21:42 - 08:45:12 3663
Gardnerville 08:33:28 -70.1 Dark Up 52.0 272.7 Up 08:21:43 - 08:45:13 3648
Hawthorne 08:33:23 -70.3 Dark Up 51.2 273.9 Up 08:21:38 - 08:45:08 3621
Lee Vining 08:33:25 -70.9 Dark Up 51.5 274.3 Up 08:21:40 - 08:45:10 3552
Bishop 08:33:21 -71.3 Dark Up 50.9 275.4 Up 08:21:36 - 08:45:06 3499
Beatty 08:33:16 -71.2 Dark Up 49.6 276.8 Up 08:21:31 - 08:45:01 3478
Patrick 08:33:05 -71.3 Dark Up 47.1 279.8 Up 08:21:20 - 08:44:50 3374
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:33:07 -71.8 Dark Up 47.6 279.7 Up 08:21:22 - 08:44:52 3333
Lake Havasu City 08:33:05 -72.2 Dark Up 47.3 280.5 Up 08:21:20 - 08:44:50 3265
George/Scottsdale 08:32:56 -71.5 Dark Up 45.1 282.3 Up 08:21:11 - 08:44:41 3236
Wildwood 08:33:19 -74.4 Dark Up 50.6 279.3 Up 08:21:34 - 08:45:04 3140
Idyllwild 08:33:12 -74.0 Dark Up 49.1 280.4 Up 08:21:27 - 08:44:57 3135
Calipatria 08:33:07 -73.9 Dark Up 48.0 281.6 Up 08:21:22 - 08:44:52 3093
Yuma 08:33:05 -73.8 Dark Up 47.2 282.3 Up 08:21:20 - 08:44:50 3064

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 523620, (2027/01/22 08:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 20.18  51
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  3.44  37
PPM 070700     05:40:35.9 +31:21:29  5.9  0.86  34
PPM 070629     05:37:21.8 +31:19:51  8.5  0.20  35
PPM 070586     05:36:03.3 +31:09:07 10.7  0.14  35
523620         05:36:37.1 +31:13:02 16.9        35
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/20 21:26:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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