RECON: TNO occultation with 523644

Event between (523644) 10VX11 and star GA0900:01868551 with event index number of 2382565

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/31 12:30:24 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:47:48.8 +01:22:31
Equinox of date position of star is 06:49:03.9 +01:20:49
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 139 degrees from the moon. Moon is 12% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.8

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Object is 28.2 AU from the Sun and 27.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 88 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1037 km.
The sky-plane scale is 19782.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=326.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.0 sec chord
Diameter=133.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523644, (2027/12/31 12:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:41.3 +07:24:36  0.4 14.44 128
Alhena         06:39:19.7 +16:22:23  1.9 15.23 139
PPM 151313     06:50:30.4 +00:58:06  5.9  0.49 139
PPM 151244     06:48:56.2 +02:01:05  8.4  0.68 139
PPM 151307     06:50:20.6 +01:15:33  9.4  0.28 139
523644         06:49:15.8 +01:20:33 15.8       139
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 25.6 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 12:28:04 -23.8 Dark Down 7.9 262.0 Really Low 12:20:15 - 12:35:53 2834
Kamloops 12:28:12 -32.7 Dark Down 17.0 250.6 Really Low 12:20:23 - 12:36:01 2693
Kelowna 12:28:09 -32.2 Dark Down 16.7 251.5 Really Low 12:20:20 - 12:35:58 2645
Peachland 12:28:08 -32.4 Dark Down 16.9 251.3 Really Low 12:20:19 - 12:35:57 2636
Summerland 12:28:08 -32.3 Dark Down 16.9 251.4 Really Low 12:20:19 - 12:35:57 2627
Penticton 12:28:08 -32.3 Dark Down 16.9 251.5 Really Low 12:20:19 - 12:35:57 2623
Oliver 12:28:06 -32.3 Dark Down 17.0 251.6 Really Low 12:20:17 - 12:35:55 2600
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:28:05 -32.2 Dark Down 16.9 251.8 Really Low 12:20:16 - 12:35:54 2590
Okanogan 12:28:04 -32.3 Dark Down 17.3 251.8 Really Low 12:20:15 - 12:35:53 2546
Victoria 12:28:09 -34.8 Dark Down 19.6 248.7 Really Low 12:20:20 - 12:35:58 2537
Brewster 12:28:03 -32.5 Dark Down 17.5 251.8 Really Low 12:20:14 - 12:35:52 2527
Manson/Chelan 12:28:02 -32.7 Dark Down 17.8 251.5 Really Low 12:20:13 - 12:35:51 2511
Wenatchee 12:28:01 -32.8 Dark Down 18.0 251.5 Really Low 12:20:12 - 12:35:50 2478
Ellensburg 12:28:00 -33.0 Dark Down 18.3 251.5 Really Low 12:20:11 - 12:35:49 2448
Yakima 12:27:59 -33.0 Dark Down 18.5 251.6 Really Low 12:20:10 - 12:35:48 2420
Toppenish/White Swan 12:27:58 -32.9 Dark Down 18.4 251.8 Really Low 12:20:09 - 12:35:47 2406
PNWRO 12:27:55 -31.9 Dark Down 17.5 253.1 Really Low 12:20:06 - 12:35:44 2387
The Dalles 12:27:57 -33.5 Dark Down 19.2 251.4 Really Low 12:20:08 - 12:35:46 2347
Maupin 12:27:55 -33.4 Dark Down 19.3 251.6 Really Low 12:20:06 - 12:35:44 2318
Sisters 12:27:53 -33.7 Dark Down 19.9 251.5 Really Low 12:20:04 - 12:35:42 2252
Bend 12:27:52 -33.6 Dark Down 19.8 251.8 Really Low 12:20:03 - 12:35:41 2236
Oregon Observatory 12:27:51 -33.7 Dark Down 19.9 251.8 Really Low 12:20:02 - 12:35:40 2222
Chiloquin 12:27:48 -33.9 Dark Down 20.6 251.9 Low 12:19:59 - 12:35:37 2122
Klamath Falls 12:27:47 -33.9 Dark Down 20.7 252.1 Low 12:19:58 - 12:35:36 2096
Cedarville 12:27:42 -32.7 Dark Down 19.8 253.5 Really Low 12:19:53 - 12:35:31 2052
Dunrhomin 12:27:22 -21.3 Dark Down 8.9 264.2 Really Low 12:19:33 - 12:35:11 2021
Fall River/Burney 12:27:42 -33.6 Dark Down 20.8 252.8 Low 12:19:53 - 12:35:31 2008
Nikitin 12:27:21 -21.3 Dark Down 9.0 264.2 Really Low 12:19:32 - 12:35:10 2007
CU-SBO 12:27:21 -21.4 Dark Down 9.0 264.2 Really Low 12:19:32 - 12:35:10 2001
Gimple 12:27:39 -33.1 Dark Down 20.7 253.5 Low 12:19:50 - 12:35:28 1940
Greenville 12:27:39 -33.2 Dark Down 20.7 253.4 Low 12:19:50 - 12:35:28 1939
Quincy 12:27:39 -33.2 Dark Down 20.8 253.5 Low 12:19:50 - 12:35:28 1923
Portola 12:27:37 -32.8 Dark Down 20.5 253.9 Low 12:19:48 - 12:35:26 1916
Reno 12:27:36 -32.3 Dark Down 20.1 254.4 Low 12:19:47 - 12:35:25 1899
Carson City 12:27:34 -32.2 Dark Down 20.1 254.6 Low 12:19:45 - 12:35:23 1870
Yerington 12:27:33 -31.7 Dark Down 19.7 255.1 Really Low 12:19:44 - 12:35:22 1858
Gardnerville 12:27:34 -32.2 Dark Down 20.2 254.7 Low 12:19:45 - 12:35:23 1851
Hawthorne 12:27:31 -31.3 Dark Down 19.5 255.6 Really Low 12:19:42 - 12:35:20 1823
Lee Vining 12:27:30 -31.6 Dark Down 20.0 255.5 Really Low 12:19:41 - 12:35:19 1775
Bishop 12:27:27 -31.0 Dark Down 19.6 256.2 Really Low 12:19:38 - 12:35:16 1730
Beatty 12:27:23 -29.6 Dark Down 18.4 257.4 Really Low 12:19:34 - 12:35:12 1700
Patrick 12:27:15 -27.1 Dark Down 16.4 259.7 Really Low 12:19:26 - 12:35:04 1591
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:27:15 -27.7 Dark Down 17.1 259.3 Really Low 12:19:26 - 12:35:04 1566
Lake Havasu City 12:27:13 -27.3 Dark Down 17.0 259.7 Really Low 12:19:24 - 12:35:02 1510
George/Scottsdale 12:27:08 -25.2 Dark Down 15.1 261.4 Really Low 12:19:19 - 12:34:57 1456
Wildwood 12:27:18 -30.8 Dark Down 20.5 257.2 Low 12:19:29 - 12:35:07 1452
Idyllwild 12:27:14 -29.2 Dark Down 19.1 258.4 Really Low 12:19:25 - 12:35:03 1433
Calipatria 12:27:11 -28.1 Dark Down 18.2 259.4 Really Low 12:19:22 - 12:35:00 1385
Yuma 12:27:08 -27.3 Dark Down 17.6 260.0 Really Low 12:19:19 - 12:34:57 1352

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 523644, (2027/12/31 12:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 14.44 128
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9 15.23 139
PPM 151313     06:49:03.7 +01:00:07  5.9  0.49 139
PPM 151244     06:47:28.8 +02:03:02  8.4  0.68 139
PPM 151307     06:48:53.7 +01:17:34  9.4  0.28 139
523644         06:47:48.8 +01:22:31 15.8       139
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:35:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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