RECON: TNO occultation with 523622

Event between (523622) 07TG422 and star GA1020:00821446 with event index number of 2626444

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/11/24 13:24:20 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:26:40.6 +12:57:45
Equinox of date position of star is 05:28:03.2 +12:58:55
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 88 degrees from the moon. Moon is 36% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6

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Object is 40.4 AU from the Sun and 39.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 111 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2056 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28645.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=302.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.5 sec chord
Diameter=123.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523622, (2024/11/24 13:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:31.2 +07:24:35  0.4  8.94  81
Bellatrix      05:26:28.1 +06:22:13  1.6  6.62  89
35 Ori         05:35:19.3 +14:19:15  5.6  2.21  86
PPM 120983     05:29:23.2 +12:55:49  7.9  0.32  87
PPM 120957     05:28:10.7 +12:52:12 10.0  0.11  88
523622         05:28:04.8 +12:58:56 15.8        87
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 29.5 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=1.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 13:21:21 -11.6 NT Up 18.3 267.7 Really Low 13:11:37 - 13:31:04 -3925
Kamloops 13:21:32 -20.0 Dark Up 27.4 256.5 Low 13:11:49 - 13:31:16 -4225
Kelowna 13:21:28 -19.3 Dark Up 27.0 257.6 Low 13:11:45 - 13:31:12 -4282
Peachland 13:21:29 -19.5 Dark Up 27.2 257.4 Low 13:11:45 - 13:31:12 -4294
Summerland 13:21:28 -19.4 Dark Up 27.2 257.6 Low 13:11:45 - 13:31:12 -4306
Penticton 13:21:27 -19.4 Dark Up 27.2 257.7 Low 13:11:44 - 13:31:11 -4310
Oliver 13:21:27 -19.3 Dark Up 27.2 257.9 Low 13:11:43 - 13:31:10 -4339
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 13:21:26 -19.1 Dark Up 27.2 258.1 Low 13:11:43 - 13:31:10 -4351
Okanogan 13:21:23 -19.2 Dark Up 27.4 258.3 Low 13:11:40 - 13:31:07 -4409
Brewster 13:21:23 -19.3 Dark Up 27.6 258.2 Low 13:11:40 - 13:31:07 -4434
Victoria 13:21:31 -21.7 Dark Up 29.8 255.0 Low 13:11:47 - 13:31:14 -4443
Manson/Chelan 13:21:24 -19.5 Dark Up 27.9 258.0 Low 13:11:40 - 13:31:07 -4457
Wenatchee 13:21:23 -19.5 Dark Up 28.1 258.1 Low 13:11:39 - 13:31:06 -4500
Ellensburg 13:21:21 -19.6 Dark Up 28.4 258.2 Low 13:11:38 - 13:31:05 -4538
Yakima 13:21:20 -19.5 Dark Up 28.4 258.4 Low 13:11:37 - 13:31:04 -4574
Toppenish/White Swan 13:21:19 -19.4 Dark Up 28.4 258.6 Low 13:11:36 - 13:31:03 -4591
PNWRO 13:21:16 -18.3 Dark Up 27.4 260.0 Low 13:11:33 - 13:31:00 -4603
The Dalles 13:21:19 -19.8 Dark Up 29.1 258.4 Low 13:11:36 - 13:31:03 -4670
Maupin 13:21:17 -19.7 Dark Up 29.1 258.7 Low 13:11:34 - 13:31:01 -4705
Sisters 13:21:16 -19.9 Dark Up 29.6 258.8 Low 13:11:33 - 13:31:00 -4790
Bend 13:21:15 -19.6 Dark Up 29.5 259.1 Low 13:11:31 - 13:30:58 -4808
Oregon Observatory 13:21:15 -19.7 Dark Up 29.6 259.1 Low 13:11:31 - 13:30:58 -4825
Dunrhomin 13:20:43 -7.2 NT Up 17.9 272.0 Really Low 13:10:59 - 13:30:26 -4902
Nikitin 13:20:42 -7.2 NT Up 17.9 272.0 Really Low 13:10:58 - 13:30:25 -4919
CU-SBO 13:20:42 -7.2 NT Up 18.0 272.0 Really Low 13:10:58 - 13:30:25 -4926
Chiloquin 13:21:12 -19.8 Dark Up 30.2 259.6 Up 13:11:29 - 13:30:56 -4951
Klamath Falls 13:21:11 -19.7 Dark Up 30.2 259.8 Up 13:11:27 - 13:30:54 -4981
Cedarville 13:21:06 -18.4 Dark Up 29.1 261.4 Low 13:11:22 - 13:30:49 -5023
Fall River/Burney 13:21:07 -19.2 Dark Up 30.1 260.8 Up 13:11:24 - 13:30:51 -5086
Gimple 13:21:03 -18.6 Dark Up 29.8 261.6 Low 13:11:20 - 13:30:47 -5163
Greenville 13:21:04 -18.7 Dark Up 29.9 261.6 Low 13:11:21 - 13:30:48 -5164
Quincy 13:21:03 -18.6 Dark Up 29.9 261.7 Low 13:11:20 - 13:30:47 -5183
Portola 13:21:02 -18.2 Dark Up 29.6 262.1 Low 13:11:18 - 13:30:45 -5188
Reno 13:21:01 -17.7 AT Up 29.1 262.7 Low 13:11:17 - 13:30:44 -5204
Carson City 13:20:59 -17.6 AT Up 29.2 262.9 Low 13:11:15 - 13:30:42 -5237
Yerington 13:20:58 -17.1 AT Up 28.7 263.4 Low 13:11:14 - 13:30:41 -5246
Gardnerville 13:20:58 -17.5 AT Up 29.2 263.1 Low 13:11:14 - 13:30:41 -5260
Hawthorne 13:20:56 -16.6 AT Up 28.3 264.0 Low 13:11:12 - 13:30:39 -5283
Lee Vining 13:20:54 -16.8 AT Up 28.8 264.0 Low 13:11:11 - 13:30:38 -5344
Bishop 13:20:52 -16.1 AT Up 28.3 264.8 Low 13:11:08 - 13:30:35 -5390
Beatty 13:20:49 -14.8 AT Up 27.0 266.1 Low 13:11:05 - 13:30:32 -5409
Patrick 13:20:40 -12.1 AT Up 24.8 268.6 Low 13:10:57 - 13:30:24 -5506
Laughlin/Bullhead City 13:20:41 -12.6 AT Up 25.4 268.2 Low 13:10:58 - 13:30:25 -5542
Lake Havasu City 13:20:39 -12.2 AT Up 25.2 268.7 Low 13:10:56 - 13:30:23 -5603
George/Scottsdale 13:20:33 -10.1 NT Up 23.2 270.4 Low 13:10:50 - 13:30:17 -5636
Wildwood 13:20:46 -15.5 AT Up 28.7 266.4 Low 13:11:02 - 13:30:29 -5713
Idyllwild 13:20:41 -13.9 AT Up 27.2 267.7 Low 13:10:58 - 13:30:25 -5717
Calipatria 13:20:38 -12.8 AT Up 26.2 268.7 Low 13:10:54 - 13:30:21 -5758
Yuma 13:20:36 -12.0 NT Up 25.5 269.4 Low 13:10:53 - 13:30:20 -5786

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 523622, (2024/11/24 13:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  8.94  81
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6  6.62  89
35 Ori         05:33:54.3 +14:18:20  5.6  2.21  86
PPM 120983     05:27:59.0 +12:54:42  7.9  0.32  87
PPM 120957     05:26:46.6 +12:51:01 10.0  0.11  88
523622         05:26:40.6 +12:57:45 15.8        88
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/11 03:52:03 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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