RECON: TNO occultation with 523620

Event between (523620) 07RH283 and star GA1180:02298302 with event index number of 2387951

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/11/21 10:16:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:15:15.3 +29:16:36
Equinox of date position of star is 06:16:48.9 +29:16:01
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 152 degrees from the moon. Moon is 26% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

[RECON map]
Object is 21.0 AU from the Sun and 20.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 166 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1507 km.
The sky-plane scale is 14613.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=114.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Diameter=46.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523620, (2028/11/21 10:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:47:05.1 +27:57:14  1.1 19.76 169
Alnath         05:28:07.2 +28:37:45  1.6 10.73 141
44Kap Aur      06:17:13.2 +29:29:06  4.3  0.22 152
PPM 095693     06:18:12.3 +28:50:23  8.0  0.49 152
44Kap Aur      06:17:13.2 +29:29:06  4.3  0.22 152
523620         06:17:05.8 +29:15:55 16.7       152
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 36.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=22.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:16:08 -39.0 Dark Down 64.6 212.2 Up 10:01:49 - 10:30:26 3303
Kamloops 10:16:56 -47.6 Dark Down 68.6 182.4 Up 10:02:38 - 10:31:15 3074
Kelowna 10:16:53 -47.5 Dark Down 69.4 184.7 Up 10:02:34 - 10:31:11 2991
Peachland 10:16:54 -47.8 Dark Down 69.5 184.0 Up 10:02:35 - 10:31:12 2979
Summerland 10:16:53 -47.8 Dark Down 69.6 184.2 Up 10:02:35 - 10:31:12 2964
Penticton 10:16:53 -47.8 Dark Down 69.7 184.5 Up 10:02:34 - 10:31:11 2957
Oliver 10:16:53 -47.9 Dark Down 70.0 184.6 Up 10:02:34 - 10:31:11 2920
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:16:52 -47.9 Dark Down 70.2 185.1 Up 10:02:33 - 10:31:10 2903
Victoria 10:17:07 -50.4 Dark Down 70.7 174.7 Up 10:02:48 - 10:31:25 2846
Okanogan 10:16:53 -48.4 Dark Down 70.9 184.7 Up 10:02:34 - 10:31:11 2834
Brewster 10:16:53 -48.6 Dark Down 71.1 184.2 Up 10:02:35 - 10:31:12 2805
Manson/Chelan 10:16:55 -48.9 Dark Down 71.4 183.3 Up 10:02:36 - 10:31:13 2783
Wenatchee 10:16:55 -49.3 Dark Down 71.8 182.9 Up 10:02:37 - 10:31:14 2732
Ellensburg 10:16:56 -49.6 Dark Down 72.3 182.3 Up 10:02:37 - 10:31:14 2688
Yakima 10:16:56 -49.8 Dark Down 72.7 182.3 Up 10:02:38 - 10:31:15 2645
Toppenish/White Swan 10:16:55 -49.8 Dark Down 72.9 182.9 Up 10:02:37 - 10:31:14 2622
PNWRO 10:16:49 -49.0 Dark Down 73.2 187.4 Up 10:02:31 - 10:31:08 2587
The Dalles 10:16:58 -50.6 Dark Down 73.7 180.6 Up 10:02:40 - 10:31:17 2538
Maupin 10:16:58 -50.8 Dark Down 74.1 180.9 Up 10:02:39 - 10:31:16 2494
Sisters 10:17:00 -51.5 Dark Down 75.0 179.3 Up 10:02:41 - 10:31:18 2399
Bend 10:16:59 -51.4 Dark Down 75.2 180.2 Up 10:02:40 - 10:31:17 2374
Oregon Observatory 10:16:59 -51.6 Dark Down 75.4 179.7 Up 10:02:41 - 10:31:18 2355
Chiloquin 10:17:01 -52.4 Dark Down 76.7 178.2 Up 10:02:42 - 10:31:19 2212
Klamath Falls 10:17:00 -52.5 Dark Down 77.0 178.4 Up 10:02:42 - 10:31:19 2175
Cedarville 10:16:54 -51.7 Dark Down 77.7 184.8 Up 10:02:35 - 10:31:12 2103
Dunrhomin 10:15:52 -41.3 Dark Down 73.0 234.8 Up 10:01:33 - 10:30:10 2076
Nikitin 10:15:52 -41.3 Dark Down 73.1 235.3 Up 10:01:33 - 10:30:10 2056
Fall River/Burney 10:16:59 -52.7 Dark Down 78.2 179.9 Up 10:02:40 - 10:31:17 2048
CU-SBO 10:15:52 -41.4 Dark Down 73.2 235.3 Up 10:01:34 - 10:30:11 2048
Greenville 10:16:57 -52.8 Dark Down 79.1 181.9 Up 10:02:38 - 10:31:15 1950
Gimple 10:16:57 -52.7 Dark Down 79.1 182.3 Up 10:02:38 - 10:31:15 1950
Quincy 10:16:57 -52.8 Dark Down 79.3 182.0 Up 10:02:38 - 10:31:15 1928
Portola 10:16:55 -52.6 Dark Down 79.4 184.2 Up 10:02:36 - 10:31:13 1915
Reno 10:16:52 -52.2 Dark Down 79.7 187.4 Up 10:02:34 - 10:31:11 1888
Carson City 10:16:52 -52.3 Dark Down 80.0 187.8 Up 10:02:33 - 10:31:10 1848
Yerington 10:16:49 -51.9 Dark Down 80.1 191.1 Up 10:02:31 - 10:31:08 1829
Gardnerville 10:16:52 -52.3 Dark Down 80.2 188.2 Up 10:02:33 - 10:31:10 1822
Hawthorne 10:16:47 -51.7 Dark Down 80.5 194.3 Up 10:02:28 - 10:31:05 1780
Lee Vining 10:16:49 -52.2 Dark Down 81.1 192.6 Up 10:02:30 - 10:31:07 1716
Bishop 10:16:45 -51.8 Dark Down 81.6 197.6 Up 10:02:27 - 10:31:04 1653
Beatty 10:16:38 -50.7 Dark Down 81.5 207.7 Up 10:02:20 - 10:30:57 1609
Patrick 10:16:25 -48.8 Dark Down 81.3 227.4 Up 10:02:06 - 10:30:43 1463
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:16:28 -49.4 Dark Down 81.8 225.6 Up 10:02:10 - 10:30:47 1431
Lake Havasu City 10:16:27 -49.3 Dark Down 82.1 230.3 Up 10:02:08 - 10:30:45 1359
George/Scottsdale 10:16:15 -47.4 Dark Down 80.9 243.4 Up 10:01:57 - 10:30:34 1292
Wildwood 10:16:46 -52.8 Dark Down 84.7 206.4 Up 10:02:27 - 10:31:04 1292
Idyllwild 10:16:37 -51.3 Dark Down 84.1 222.4 Up 10:02:19 - 10:30:56 1261
Calipatria 10:16:32 -50.5 Dark Down 83.8 233.4 Up 10:02:13 - 10:30:50 1200
Yuma 10:16:27 -49.8 Dark Down 83.4 240.7 Up 10:02:09 - 10:30:46 1158

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, (2028/11/21 10:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 19.76 169
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6 10.73 141
44Kap Aur      06:15:22.6 +29:29:47  4.3  0.22 152
PPM 095693     06:16:22.2 +28:51:07  8.0  0.49 152
44Kap Aur      06:15:22.6 +29:29:47  4.3  0.22 152
523620         06:15:15.3 +29:16:36 16.7       152
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/25 21:30:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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