RECON: TNO occultation with 523620

Event between (523620) 07RH283 and star GA1200:02043354 with event index number of 2387776

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/01/06 09:25:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:53:13.6 +30:19:35
Equinox of date position of star is 05:54:48.0 +30:19:48
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 57 degrees from the moon. Moon is 63% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 21.1 AU from the Sun and 20.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 125 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1334 km.
The sky-plane scale is 14615.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=114.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Diameter=46.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523620, (2028/01/06 09:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:31.9 +16:33:49  0.8 22.42  40
Alnath         05:28:03.9 +28:37:43  1.6  6.11  52
PPM 071002     05:56:48.2 +31:42:12  5.9  1.42  58
PPM 070931     05:53:32.1 +30:57:44  7.7  0.71  57
PPM 070965     05:55:08.5 +30:27:09  9.0  0.12  57
523620         05:55:01.7 +30:19:49 16.9        58
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 32.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=23.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:23:34 -50.8 Dark Down 46.4 261.0 Up 09:12:39 - 09:34:29 3221
Kamloops 09:24:02 -58.1 Dark Up 55.3 248.6 Up 09:13:07 - 09:34:57 2823
Kelowna 09:23:59 -58.4 Dark Up 55.1 250.7 Up 09:13:04 - 09:34:54 2753
Peachland 09:23:59 -58.6 Dark Up 55.3 250.5 Up 09:13:04 - 09:34:54 2738
Summerland 09:23:59 -58.7 Dark Up 55.3 250.8 Up 09:13:04 - 09:34:54 2724
Penticton 09:23:58 -58.7 Dark Up 55.3 251.0 Up 09:13:03 - 09:34:53 2719
Oliver 09:23:58 -59.0 Dark Up 55.4 251.5 Up 09:13:03 - 09:34:53 2683
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:23:57 -59.1 Dark Up 55.3 251.9 Up 09:13:02 - 09:34:52 2668
Okanogan 09:23:57 -59.7 Dark Up 55.7 252.6 Up 09:13:02 - 09:34:52 2599
Brewster 09:23:57 -60.0 Dark Up 55.9 252.8 Up 09:13:02 - 09:34:52 2568
Victoria 09:24:07 -61.0 Dark Up 58.0 248.2 Up 09:13:12 - 09:35:02 2561
Manson/Chelan 09:23:58 -60.3 Dark Up 56.2 252.7 Up 09:13:03 - 09:34:53 2541
Wenatchee 09:23:57 -60.7 Dark Up 56.4 253.2 Up 09:13:02 - 09:34:52 2489
Ellensburg 09:23:57 -61.1 Dark Up 56.7 253.6 Up 09:13:02 - 09:34:52 2443
Yakima 09:23:57 -61.5 Dark Up 56.8 254.1 Up 09:13:02 - 09:34:52 2401
Toppenish/White Swan 09:23:56 -61.5 Dark Up 56.7 254.6 Up 09:13:01 - 09:34:51 2381
PNWRO 09:23:51 -61.2 Dark Up 55.8 256.6 Up 09:12:56 - 09:34:46 2366
The Dalles 09:23:57 -62.5 Dark Up 57.5 255.0 Up 09:13:02 - 09:34:52 2287
Maupin 09:23:56 -62.8 Dark Up 57.5 255.7 Up 09:13:01 - 09:34:51 2245
Sisters 09:23:56 -63.7 Dark Up 58.1 256.6 Up 09:13:01 - 09:34:51 2145
Bend 09:23:55 -63.7 Dark Up 57.9 257.2 Up 09:13:00 - 09:34:50 2124
Oregon Observatory 09:23:55 -63.9 Dark Up 58.1 257.4 Up 09:13:00 - 09:34:50 2104
Dunrhomin 09:23:08 -56.1 Dark Down 46.4 274.0 Up 09:12:13 - 09:34:03 2071
Nikitin 09:23:08 -56.2 Dark Down 46.4 274.2 Up 09:12:13 - 09:34:03 2052
CU-SBO 09:23:08 -56.3 Dark Down 46.5 274.2 Up 09:12:13 - 09:34:03 2043
Chiloquin 09:23:55 -65.1 Dark Up 58.6 259.1 Up 09:13:00 - 09:34:50 1958
Klamath Falls 09:23:54 -65.3 Dark Up 58.6 259.7 Up 09:12:59 - 09:34:49 1923
Cedarville 09:23:49 -65.0 Dark Up 57.6 262.2 Up 09:12:54 - 09:34:44 1875
Fall River/Burney 09:23:52 -66.0 Dark Up 58.6 261.9 Up 09:12:57 - 09:34:47 1803
Gimple 09:23:49 -66.3 Dark Up 58.3 263.8 Up 09:12:54 - 09:34:44 1715
Greenville 09:23:49 -66.4 Dark Up 58.3 263.7 Up 09:12:54 - 09:34:44 1714
Quincy 09:23:49 -66.5 Dark Up 58.4 264.1 Up 09:12:54 - 09:34:44 1692
Portola 09:23:48 -66.3 Dark Up 58.0 264.6 Up 09:12:53 - 09:34:43 1687
Reno 09:23:45 -66.1 Dark Up 57.5 265.5 Up 09:12:50 - 09:34:40 1670
Carson City 09:23:45 -66.3 Dark Up 57.5 266.1 Up 09:12:50 - 09:34:40 1631
Yerington 09:23:43 -66.1 Dark Up 57.1 266.8 Up 09:12:48 - 09:34:38 1622
Gardnerville 09:23:44 -66.5 Dark Up 57.5 266.5 Up 09:12:49 - 09:34:39 1606
Hawthorne 09:23:41 -66.0 Dark Up 56.7 267.9 Up 09:12:46 - 09:34:36 1582
Lee Vining 09:23:41 -66.7 Dark Up 57.1 268.5 Up 09:12:46 - 09:34:36 1513
Bishop 09:23:39 -66.5 Dark Up 56.5 269.8 Up 09:12:44 - 09:34:34 1462
Beatty 09:23:33 -65.7 Dark Up 55.2 271.5 Up 09:12:38 - 09:34:28 1445
Patrick 09:23:23 -64.3 Dark Down 52.9 275.0 Up 09:12:28 - 09:34:18 1348
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:23:25 -64.9 Dark Down 53.4 275.0 Up 09:12:30 - 09:34:20 1306
Lake Havasu City 09:23:23 -65.0 Dark Down 53.1 276.0 Up 09:12:28 - 09:34:18 1240
George/Scottsdale 09:23:15 -63.4 Dark Down 51.0 278.1 Up 09:12:20 - 09:34:10 1216
Idyllwild 09:23:29 -67.1 Dark Down 55.0 276.0 Up 09:12:34 - 09:34:24 1106
Wildwood 09:23:36 -68.3 Dark Up 56.6 274.7 Up 09:12:41 - 09:34:31 1106
Calipatria 09:23:25 -66.4 Dark Down 54.0 277.3 Up 09:12:30 - 09:34:20 1066
Yuma 09:23:22 -65.9 Dark Down 53.2 278.3 Up 09:12:27 - 09:34:17 1040

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, (2028/01/06 09:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 22.42  40
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  6.11  52
PPM 071002     05:54:58.9 +31:42:02  5.9  1.42  58
PPM 070931     05:51:43.5 +30:57:26  7.7  0.71  57
PPM 070965     05:53:20.3 +30:26:55  9.0  0.12  57
523620         05:53:13.6 +30:19:35 16.9        57
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/23 21:27:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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