RECON: TNO occultation with 523643

Event between (523643) 10TY53 and star GA0900:00355351 with event index number of 2626143

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/12/12 01:24:12 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:04:05.5 +01:51:58
Equinox of date position of star is 04:05:20.8 +01:55:52
Stellar brightness G=14.0, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 141 degrees from the moon. Moon is 20% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.4

[RECON map]
Object is 24.5 AU from the Sun and 23.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 89 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1203 km.
The sky-plane scale is 17163.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=472.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.9 sec chord
Diameter=192.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523643, (2028/12/12 01:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:35.1 +16:33:55  0.8 16.61 137
Menkar         03:03:47.8 +04:12:06  2.5 15.59 156
PPM 147177     04:05:40.8 +02:54:13  5.9  0.96 141
PPM 147207     04:08:11.7 +01:45:34  8.3  0.68 140
PPM 147151     04:04:18.5 +01:55:40  9.6  0.32 141
PPM 147187     04:06:28.0 +01:53:04 11.0  0.23 141
523643         04:05:35.7 +01:56:38 14.0       141
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 01:26:56 -22.5 Dark Down 17.2 110.0 Really Low 01:19:00 - 01:34:52 4835
Kamloops 01:27:15 -13.4 AT Down 8.8 97.9 Really Low 01:19:19 - 01:35:11 4756
Kelowna 01:27:18 -13.7 AT Down 9.5 98.5 Really Low 01:19:22 - 01:35:14 4694
Peachland 01:27:19 -13.5 AT Down 9.4 98.3 Really Low 01:19:23 - 01:35:15 4687
Summerland 01:27:19 -13.5 AT Down 9.4 98.3 Really Low 01:19:23 - 01:35:15 4676
Penticton 01:27:19 -13.6 AT Down 9.5 98.4 Really Low 01:19:23 - 01:35:15 4670
Oliver 01:27:20 -13.4 AT Down 9.6 98.3 Really Low 01:19:24 - 01:35:16 4644
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 01:27:21 -13.5 AT Down 9.7 98.5 Really Low 01:19:25 - 01:35:17 4631
Victoria 01:27:25 -10.8 NT Down 7.1 95.3 Really Low 01:19:29 - 01:35:21 4602
Okanogan 01:27:23 -13.1 AT Down 9.7 98.2 Really Low 01:19:27 - 01:35:19 4582
Brewster 01:27:24 -12.9 AT Down 9.6 98.0 Really Low 01:19:28 - 01:35:20 4561
Manson/Chelan 01:27:26 -12.6 AT Down 9.4 97.7 Really Low 01:19:30 - 01:35:22 4546
Wenatchee 01:27:27 -12.4 AT Down 9.3 97.5 Really Low 01:19:31 - 01:35:23 4510
Ellensburg 01:27:29 -12.1 AT Down 9.2 97.2 Really Low 01:19:33 - 01:35:25 4478
Yakima 01:27:30 -11.9 NT Down 9.3 97.2 Really Low 01:19:34 - 01:35:26 4446
Toppenish/White Swan 01:27:31 -12.0 NT Down 9.4 97.3 Really Low 01:19:35 - 01:35:27 4428
PNWRO 01:27:31 -12.8 AT Down 10.5 98.3 Really Low 01:19:35 - 01:35:27 4396
The Dalles 01:27:34 -11.2 NT Down 9.0 96.6 Really Low 01:19:38 - 01:35:30 4368
Maupin 01:27:36 -11.1 NT Down 9.1 96.6 Really Low 01:19:40 - 01:35:32 4334
Sisters 01:27:39 -10.4 NT Down 8.9 96.1 Really Low 01:19:43 - 01:35:35 4264
Bend 01:27:40 -10.5 NT Down 9.1 96.2 Really Low 01:19:44 - 01:35:36 4244
Oregon Observatory 01:27:40 -10.4 NT Down 9.0 96.1 Really Low 01:19:44 - 01:35:36 4230
Chiloquin 01:27:45 -9.6 NT Down 8.9 95.6 Really Low 01:19:49 - 01:35:41 4121
Klamath Falls 01:27:46 -9.5 NT Down 9.0 95.7 Really Low 01:19:50 - 01:35:42 4092
Cedarville 01:27:47 -10.4 NT Down 10.2 96.6 Really Low 01:19:51 - 01:35:43 4029
Fall River/Burney 01:27:49 -9.4 NT Down 9.4 95.7 Really Low 01:19:53 - 01:35:45 3991
Greenville 01:27:51 -9.3 NT Down 9.8 95.9 Really Low 01:19:55 - 01:35:47 3911
Gimple 01:27:51 -9.4 NT Down 9.9 95.9 Really Low 01:19:55 - 01:35:47 3911
Quincy 01:27:52 -9.3 NT Down 9.8 95.9 Really Low 01:19:56 - 01:35:48 3893
Dunrhomin 01:27:32 -20.8 Dark Down 21.5 106.8 Low 01:19:36 - 01:35:28 3890
Portola 01:27:52 -9.5 NT Down 10.2 96.1 Really Low 01:19:56 - 01:35:48 3882
Nikitin 01:27:33 -20.7 Dark Down 21.6 106.7 Low 01:19:37 - 01:35:29 3873
CU-SBO 01:27:33 -20.6 Dark Down 21.5 106.6 Low 01:19:37 - 01:35:29 3868
Reno 01:27:52 -9.9 NT Down 10.7 96.5 Really Low 01:19:56 - 01:35:48 3857
Carson City 01:27:53 -9.8 NT Down 10.8 96.5 Really Low 01:19:57 - 01:35:49 3825
Yerington 01:27:54 -10.2 NT Down 11.3 96.8 Really Low 01:19:58 - 01:35:50 3806
Gardnerville 01:27:54 -9.7 NT Down 10.9 96.5 Really Low 01:19:58 - 01:35:50 3803
Hawthorne 01:27:54 -10.4 NT Down 11.8 97.1 Really Low 01:19:58 - 01:35:50 3764
Lee Vining 01:27:57 -9.8 NT Down 11.5 96.7 Really Low 01:20:01 - 01:35:53 3715
Bishop 01:27:58 -10.2 NT Down 12.1 97.0 Really Low 01:20:02 - 01:35:54 3659
Beatty 01:27:57 -11.2 NT Down 13.5 97.9 Really Low 01:20:01 - 01:35:53 3613
Patrick 01:27:58 -12.9 AT Down 16.0 99.3 Really Low 01:20:02 - 01:35:54 3470
Laughlin/Bullhead City 01:27:59 -12.3 AT Down 15.5 98.8 Really Low 01:20:03 - 01:35:55 3448
Lake Havasu City 01:28:01 -12.3 AT Down 15.8 98.8 Really Low 01:20:05 - 01:35:57 3385
Wildwood 01:28:07 -8.8 NT Down 12.4 96.2 Really Low 01:20:11 - 01:36:03 3358
Idyllwild 01:28:06 -10.1 NT Down 14.0 97.2 Really Low 01:20:10 - 01:36:02 3320
George/Scottsdale 01:28:00 -13.9 AT Down 17.9 100.1 Really Low 01:20:04 - 01:35:56 3306
Calipatria 01:28:06 -10.9 NT Down 15.0 97.7 Really Low 01:20:10 - 01:36:02 3258
Yuma 01:28:06 -11.4 NT Down 15.8 98.1 Really Low 01:20:10 - 01:36:02 3215

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 523643, (2028/12/12 01:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 16.61 137
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5 15.59 156
PPM 147177     04:04:10.1 +02:49:34  5.9  0.96 141
PPM 147207     04:06:41.6 +01:41:00  8.3  0.68 140
PPM 147151     04:02:48.4 +01:50:57  9.6  0.32 141
PPM 147187     04:04:57.9 +01:48:26 11.0  0.23 141
523643         04:04:05.5 +01:51:58 14.0       141
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 03:00:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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