RECON: TNO occultation with 523627

Event between (523627) 08QB43 and star GA1200:00124280 with event index number of 2163118

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/22 05:47:34 UTC

J2000 position of star is 00:45:46.3 +30:33:14
Equinox of date position of star is 00:47:03.9 +30:41:05
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 98 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

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Object is 37.8 AU from the Sun and 37.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 12.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 196 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2792 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27361.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=407.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 32.9 sec chord
Diameter=166.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523627, (2028/07/22 05:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:24.4 +45:23:01  1.3 49.14 115
Algenib        00:14:42.6 +15:20:32  2.8 17.08 112
31Del And      00:40:51.7 +31:01:01  3.3  1.42  99
PPM 065568     00:44:19.6 +30:15:31  8.4  0.79  99
PPM 065595     00:46:19.3 +30:46:01  9.7  0.22  98
523627         00:47:18.7 +30:42:35 15.9        98
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 4.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.6 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=13.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:55:01 -13.4 AT Down 15.9 61.0 Really Low 05:40:01 - 06:10:01 1403
Kelowna 05:54:58 -14.3 AT Down 16.0 61.4 Really Low 05:39:58 - 06:09:58 1303
Peachland 05:54:58 -14.3 AT Down 15.8 61.1 Really Low 05:39:58 - 06:09:58 1300
Sleaford 05:54:28 -15.9 AT Down 24.7 71.3 Low 05:39:28 - 06:09:28 1288
Victoria 05:55:04 -14.1 AT Down 13.2 58.4 Really Low 05:40:04 - 06:10:04 1287
Summerland 05:54:58 -14.5 AT Down 15.8 61.2 Really Low 05:39:58 - 06:09:58 1283
Penticton 05:54:57 -14.6 AT Down 15.8 61.2 Really Low 05:39:57 - 06:09:57 1274
Oliver 05:54:57 -14.9 AT Down 15.7 61.1 Really Low 05:39:57 - 06:09:57 1241
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:54:56 -15.1 AT Down 15.7 61.2 Really Low 05:39:56 - 06:09:56 1219
Okanogan 05:54:55 -15.6 AT Down 15.3 60.9 Really Low 05:39:55 - 06:09:55 1164
Brewster 05:54:55 -15.7 AT Down 15.0 60.7 Really Low 05:39:55 - 06:09:55 1144
Manson/Chelan 05:54:56 -15.8 AT Down 14.7 60.4 Really Low 05:39:56 - 06:09:56 1135
Wenatchee 05:54:55 -16.1 AT Down 14.3 60.2 Really Low 05:39:55 - 06:09:55 1095
Ellensburg 05:54:55 -16.4 AT Down 14.0 60.0 Really Low 05:39:55 - 06:09:55 1063
Yakima 05:54:54 -16.7 AT Down 13.8 59.9 Really Low 05:39:54 - 06:09:54 1026
Toppenish/White Swan 05:54:53 -17.0 AT Down 13.8 59.9 Really Low 05:39:53 - 06:09:53 1001
The Dalles 05:54:53 -17.3 AT Down 12.9 59.3 Really Low 05:39:53 - 06:09:53 953
PNWRO 05:54:48 -17.8 AT Down 14.5 60.8 Really Low 05:39:48 - 06:09:48 926
Maupin 05:54:52 -17.7 AT Down 12.8 59.2 Really Low 05:39:52 - 06:09:52 912
Sisters 05:54:51 -18.2 Dark Down 12.0 58.8 Really Low 05:39:51 - 06:09:51 847
Bend 05:54:50 -18.5 Dark Down 12.0 58.9 Really Low 05:39:50 - 06:09:50 817
Oregon Observatory 05:54:49 -18.6 Dark Down 11.9 58.8 Really Low 05:39:49 - 06:09:49 806
Chiloquin 05:54:47 -19.6 Dark Down 10.9 58.3 Really Low 05:39:47 - 06:09:47 702
Klamath Falls 05:54:46 -19.9 Dark Down 10.8 58.3 Really Low 05:39:46 - 06:09:46 670
Cedarville 05:54:40 -21.1 Dark Down 11.4 59.1 Really Low 05:39:40 - 06:09:40 558
Fall River/Burney 05:54:41 -21.0 Dark Down 10.4 58.3 Really Low 05:39:41 - 06:09:41 555
Greenville 05:54:38 -21.9 Dark Down 10.2 58.4 Really Low 05:39:38 - 06:09:38 462
Gimple 05:54:37 -22.0 Dark Down 10.3 58.5 Really Low 05:39:37 - 06:09:37 459
Quincy 05:54:37 -22.1 Dark Down 10.1 58.4 Really Low 05:39:37 - 06:09:37 444
Portola 05:54:35 -22.4 Dark Down 10.3 58.6 Really Low 05:39:35 - 06:09:35 418
Reno 05:54:32 -22.9 Dark Down 10.6 58.9 Really Low 05:39:32 - 06:09:32 375
Carson City 05:54:31 -23.2 Dark Down 10.4 58.9 Really Low 05:39:31 - 06:09:31 344
Gardnerville 05:54:31 -23.4 Dark Down 10.3 58.9 Really Low 05:39:31 - 06:09:31 321
Yerington 05:54:29 -23.6 Dark Down 10.8 59.2 Really Low 05:39:29 - 06:09:29 308
Hawthorne 05:54:26 -24.2 Dark Down 10.9 59.4 Really Low 05:39:26 - 06:09:26 252
Lee Vining 05:54:25 -24.5 Dark Down 10.3 59.1 Really Low 05:39:25 - 06:09:25 218
Bishop 05:54:21 -25.3 Dark Down 10.4 59.3 Really Low 05:39:21 - 06:09:21 146
Dunrhomin 05:53:51 -27.2 Dark Down 20.8 67.0 Low 05:38:51 - 06:08:51 132
Nikitin 05:53:50 -27.4 Dark Down 20.7 66.9 Low 05:38:50 - 06:08:50 115
CU-SBO 05:53:50 -27.4 Dark Down 20.7 66.9 Low 05:38:50 - 06:08:50 110
Beatty 05:54:15 -26.4 Dark Down 11.3 60.1 Really Low 05:39:15 - 06:09:15 60
Wildwood 05:54:10 -27.9 Dark Down 8.6 58.7 Really Low 05:39:10 - 06:09:10 -116
Patrick 05:54:00 -28.8 Dark Down 12.6 61.3 Really Low 05:39:00 - 06:09:00 -140
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:54:02 -28.8 Dark Down 11.9 60.9 Really Low 05:39:02 - 06:09:02 -142
Idyllwild 05:54:02 -29.1 Dark Down 9.7 59.6 Really Low 05:39:02 - 06:09:02 -203
Lake Havasu City 05:53:58 -29.4 Dark Down 11.8 60.9 Really Low 05:38:58 - 06:08:58 -205
Calipatria 05:53:56 -30.1 Dark Down 10.2 60.1 Really Low 05:38:56 - 06:08:56 -284
George/Scottsdale 05:53:47 -31.1 Dark Down 13.2 61.9 Really Low 05:38:47 - 06:08:47 -327
Yuma 05:53:52 -30.9 Dark Down 10.7 60.4 Really Low 05:38:52 - 06:08:52 -343

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 523627, (2028/07/22 05:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 49.14 115
Algenib        00:13:14.2 +15:11:01  2.8 17.08 112
31Del And      00:39:19.9 +30:51:37  3.3  1.42  99
PPM 065568     00:42:47.6 +30:06:09  8.4  0.79  99
PPM 065595     00:44:47.0 +30:36:40  9.7  0.22  98
523627         00:45:46.3 +30:33:14 15.9        98
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/24 04:42:18 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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