RECON: TNO occultation with 523620

Event between (523620) 07RH283 and star GA1180:02256324 with event index number of 2544332

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/12/11 03:01:12 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:11:53.3 +29:16:20
Equinox of date position of star is 06:13:26.9 +29:15:53
Stellar brightness G=14.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 102 degrees from the moon. Moon is 29% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

[RECON map]
Object is 21.0 AU from the Sun and 20.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.1 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 1485 km.
The sky-plane scale is 14511.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=114.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Diameter=46.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523620, (2028/12/11 03:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:47:05.3 +27:57:14  1.1 20.50  82
Alnath         05:28:07.4 +28:37:46  1.6  9.99 112
44Kap Aur      06:17:13.4 +29:29:06  4.3  0.79 102
PPM 095567     06:13:05.2 +28:53:56  8.0  0.39 103
PPM 095609     06:14:42.5 +29:22:40  9.1  0.24 102
523620         06:13:44.0 +29:15:47 14.6       102
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 22.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 03:03:54 -28.4 Dark Down 24.0 72.5 Low 02:52:07 - 03:15:41 5490
Victoria 03:04:01 -26.3 Dark Down 21.5 69.6 Low 02:52:14 - 03:15:48 5464
Peachland 03:03:57 -28.8 Dark Down 24.1 72.5 Low 02:52:10 - 03:15:44 5411
Kelowna 03:03:56 -29.0 Dark Down 24.3 72.8 Low 02:52:09 - 03:15:43 5407
Summerland 03:03:57 -28.8 Dark Down 24.1 72.5 Low 02:52:10 - 03:15:44 5398
Penticton 03:03:57 -28.9 Dark Down 24.2 72.6 Low 02:52:10 - 03:15:44 5390
Oliver 03:03:59 -28.9 Dark Down 24.1 72.4 Low 02:52:12 - 03:15:46 5367
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:03:59 -29.0 Dark Down 24.2 72.5 Low 02:52:12 - 03:15:46 5350
Okanogan 03:04:02 -28.8 Dark Down 23.8 72.1 Low 02:52:15 - 03:15:49 5315
Brewster 03:04:03 -28.7 Dark Down 23.6 71.8 Low 02:52:16 - 03:15:50 5305
Manson/Chelan 03:04:04 -28.4 Dark Down 23.3 71.5 Low 02:52:17 - 03:15:51 5305
Wenatchee 03:04:05 -28.3 Dark Down 23.1 71.2 Low 02:52:18 - 03:15:52 5280
Ellensburg 03:04:06 -28.1 Dark Down 22.8 70.9 Low 02:52:19 - 03:15:53 5261
Yakima 03:04:07 -28.1 Dark Down 22.6 70.7 Low 02:52:20 - 03:15:54 5234
Toppenish/White Swan 03:04:09 -28.2 Dark Down 22.7 70.8 Low 02:52:22 - 03:15:56 5213
The Dalles 03:04:11 -27.6 Dark Down 21.9 70.0 Low 02:52:24 - 03:15:58 5191
Maupin 03:04:13 -27.6 Dark Down 21.8 69.9 Low 02:52:26 - 03:16:00 5158
PNWRO 03:04:10 -29.2 Dark Down 23.6 71.6 Low 02:52:23 - 03:15:57 5132
Sisters 03:04:15 -27.2 Dark Down 21.2 69.3 Low 02:52:28 - 03:16:02 5118
Sleaford 03:03:42 -37.3 Dark Down 33.1 83.5 Up 02:51:55 - 03:15:29 5097
Bend 03:04:16 -27.3 Dark Down 21.3 69.3 Low 02:52:29 - 03:16:03 5091
Oregon Observatory 03:04:17 -27.2 Dark Down 21.2 69.2 Low 02:52:30 - 03:16:04 5084
Chiloquin 03:04:21 -26.8 Dark Down 20.4 68.5 Low 02:52:34 - 03:16:08 5008
Klamath Falls 03:04:22 -26.8 Dark Down 20.3 68.4 Low 02:52:35 - 03:16:09 4981
Fall River/Burney 03:04:25 -26.9 Dark Down 20.2 68.2 Low 02:52:38 - 03:16:12 4880
Cedarville 03:04:24 -27.9 Dark Down 21.2 69.1 Low 02:52:37 - 03:16:11 4865
Greenville 03:04:28 -27.1 Dark Down 20.2 68.2 Low 02:52:41 - 03:16:15 4795
Gimple 03:04:28 -27.2 Dark Down 20.2 68.2 Low 02:52:41 - 03:16:15 4791
Quincy 03:04:29 -27.1 Dark Down 20.1 68.1 Low 02:52:42 - 03:16:16 4780
Portola 03:04:29 -27.4 Dark Down 20.4 68.3 Low 02:52:42 - 03:16:16 4751
Reno 03:04:30 -27.9 Dark Down 20.8 68.6 Low 02:52:43 - 03:16:17 4703
Carson City 03:04:31 -27.9 Dark Down 20.7 68.5 Low 02:52:44 - 03:16:18 4675
Gardnerville 03:04:32 -27.9 Dark Down 20.6 68.4 Low 02:52:45 - 03:16:19 4655
Yerington 03:04:31 -28.3 Dark Down 21.0 68.7 Low 02:52:44 - 03:16:18 4633
Hawthorne 03:04:33 -28.7 Dark Down 21.3 68.9 Low 02:52:46 - 03:16:20 4575
Lee Vining 03:04:34 -28.2 Dark Down 20.7 68.4 Low 02:52:47 - 03:16:21 4553
Bishop 03:04:36 -28.7 Dark Down 21.0 68.6 Low 02:52:49 - 03:16:23 4475
Beatty 03:04:36 -30.0 Dark Down 22.1 69.2 Low 02:52:49 - 03:16:23 4367
Wildwood 03:04:45 -28.1 Dark Down 19.7 67.4 Really Low 02:52:58 - 03:16:32 4222
Dunrhomin 03:04:19 -39.1 Dark Down 31.7 76.7 Up 02:52:32 - 03:16:06 4155
Nikitin 03:04:20 -39.1 Dark Down 31.6 76.6 Up 02:52:33 - 03:16:07 4140
CU-SBO 03:04:20 -39.1 Dark Down 31.5 76.5 Up 02:52:33 - 03:16:07 4138
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:04:40 -31.5 Dark Down 23.1 69.6 Low 02:52:53 - 03:16:27 4130
Patrick 03:04:39 -32.1 Dark Down 23.8 70.0 Low 02:52:52 - 03:16:26 4119
Idyllwild 03:04:45 -29.6 Dark Down 21.0 68.1 Low 02:52:58 - 03:16:32 4107
Lake Havasu City 03:04:42 -31.6 Dark Down 23.1 69.4 Low 02:52:55 - 03:16:29 4062
Calipatria 03:04:46 -30.4 Dark Down 21.7 68.4 Low 02:52:59 - 03:16:33 4002
Yuma 03:04:47 -31.1 Dark Down 22.2 68.6 Low 02:53:00 - 03:16:34 3925
George/Scottsdale 03:04:43 -33.6 Dark Down 24.8 70.1 Low 02:52:56 - 03:16:30 3887

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, (2028/12/11 03:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 20.50  82
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  9.99 112
44Kap Aur      06:15:22.6 +29:29:47  4.3  0.79 102
PPM 095567     06:11:14.8 +28:54:26  8.0  0.39 103
PPM 095609     06:12:51.7 +29:23:15  9.1  0.24 102
523620         06:11:53.3 +29:16:20 14.6       102
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/25 21:30:36 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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