RECON: TNO occultation with 523672

Event between (523672) 13FJ28 and star GA0860:04326801 with event index number of 2458517

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/04/16 04:31:44 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:20:02.5 -02:04:38
Equinox of date position of star is 14:21:18.5 -02:11:19
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 78 degrees from the moon. Moon is 55% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2

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Object is 21.8 AU from the Sun and 20.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 239 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2342 km.
The sky-plane scale is 15098.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=173.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Diameter=70.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523672, (2028/04/16 04:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:41.3 -11:18:29  1.0 16.36  87
27Bet Lib      15:18:32.0 -09:29:08  2.6 15.93  62
PPM 179251     14:15:08.4 -00:58:40  6.5  2.01  80
102Ups Vir     14:21:00.2 -02:23:42  6.6  0.23  78
PPM 179272     14:20:52.0 -02:13:39  8.6  0.16  78
523672         14:21:30.4 -02:12:21 16.4        78
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 3.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.5 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=5.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 04:35:19 -20.0 Dark Down 22.8 127.2 Low 04:20:19 - 04:50:19 6856
Kamloops 04:35:43 -14.5 AT Down 15.9 114.0 Really Low 04:20:43 - 04:50:43 6433
Kelowna 04:35:43 -15.5 AT Down 16.7 114.5 Really Low 04:20:43 - 04:50:43 6371
Peachland 04:35:43 -15.4 AT Down 16.6 114.2 Really Low 04:20:43 - 04:50:43 6355
Summerland 04:35:44 -15.5 AT Down 16.7 114.3 Really Low 04:20:44 - 04:50:44 6342
Penticton 04:35:44 -15.6 AT Down 16.8 114.3 Really Low 04:20:44 - 04:50:44 6338
Oliver 04:35:44 -15.9 AT Down 16.9 114.2 Really Low 04:20:44 - 04:50:44 6304
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:35:44 -16.1 AT Down 17.1 114.4 Really Low 04:20:44 - 04:50:44 6291
Okanogan 04:35:45 -16.3 AT Down 17.3 114.0 Really Low 04:20:45 - 04:50:45 6224
Brewster 04:35:47 -16.4 AT Down 17.3 113.8 Really Low 04:20:47 - 04:50:47 6193
Victoria 04:35:50 -14.2 AT Down 14.9 110.9 Really Low 04:20:50 - 04:50:50 6171
Manson/Chelan 04:35:46 -16.3 AT Down 17.1 113.4 Really Low 04:20:46 - 04:50:46 6166
Wenatchee 04:35:48 -16.5 AT Down 17.2 113.1 Really Low 04:20:48 - 04:50:48 6116
Ellensburg 04:35:50 -16.7 AT Down 17.2 112.8 Really Low 04:20:50 - 04:50:50 6071
Yakima 04:35:49 -16.9 AT Down 17.4 112.7 Really Low 04:20:49 - 04:50:49 6031
Toppenish/White Swan 04:35:50 -17.1 AT Down 17.6 112.8 Really Low 04:20:50 - 04:50:50 6012
PNWRO 04:35:48 -18.2 Dark Down 18.7 113.9 Really Low 04:20:48 - 04:50:48 6005
The Dalles 04:35:52 -17.1 AT Down 17.4 111.9 Really Low 04:20:52 - 04:50:52 5920
Maupin 04:35:52 -17.4 AT Down 17.6 111.9 Really Low 04:20:52 - 04:50:52 5880
Sisters 04:35:53 -17.7 AT Down 17.6 111.2 Really Low 04:20:53 - 04:50:53 5782
Dunrhomin 04:35:26 -29.3 Dark Down 30.1 123.1 Up 04:20:26 - 04:50:26 5772
Bend 04:35:53 -18.0 AT Down 17.8 111.4 Really Low 04:20:53 - 04:50:53 5763
Nikitin 04:35:27 -29.5 Dark Down 30.2 123.0 Up 04:20:27 - 04:50:27 5754
CU-SBO 04:35:26 -29.5 Dark Down 30.2 122.9 Up 04:20:26 - 04:50:26 5745
Oregon Observatory 04:35:53 -18.0 AT Down 17.8 111.2 Really Low 04:20:53 - 04:50:53 5743
Chiloquin 04:35:56 -18.5 Dark Down 18.0 110.5 Really Low 04:20:56 - 04:50:56 5601
Klamath Falls 04:35:55 -18.7 Dark Down 18.2 110.5 Really Low 04:20:55 - 04:50:55 5567
Cedarville 04:35:53 -20.1 Dark Down 19.5 111.5 Really Low 04:20:53 - 04:50:53 5528
Fall River/Burney 04:35:56 -19.6 Dark Down 18.9 110.4 Really Low 04:20:56 - 04:50:56 5454
Gimple 04:35:56 -20.5 Dark Down 19.6 110.5 Really Low 04:20:56 - 04:50:56 5371
Greenville 04:35:56 -20.4 Dark Down 19.5 110.4 Really Low 04:20:56 - 04:50:56 5369
Quincy 04:35:56 -20.5 Dark Down 19.6 110.4 Really Low 04:20:56 - 04:50:56 5348
Portola 04:35:56 -20.9 Dark Down 20.0 110.7 Really Low 04:20:56 - 04:50:56 5345
Reno 04:35:55 -21.5 Dark Down 20.5 111.1 Low 04:20:55 - 04:50:55 5332
Carson City 04:35:56 -21.7 Dark Down 20.7 110.9 Low 04:20:56 - 04:50:56 5295
Yerington 04:35:55 -22.2 Dark Down 21.2 111.3 Low 04:20:55 - 04:50:55 5289
Gardnerville 04:35:56 -21.9 Dark Down 20.8 110.9 Low 04:20:56 - 04:50:56 5271
Hawthorne 04:35:53 -22.8 Dark Down 21.7 111.6 Low 04:20:53 - 04:50:53 5252
Lee Vining 04:35:56 -22.8 Dark Down 21.6 111.0 Low 04:20:56 - 04:50:56 5183
Bishop 04:35:54 -23.6 Dark Down 22.3 111.3 Low 04:20:54 - 04:50:54 5137
Beatty 04:35:52 -25.0 Dark Down 23.7 112.3 Low 04:20:52 - 04:50:52 5128
Patrick 04:35:46 -27.7 Dark Down 26.4 113.8 Low 04:20:46 - 04:50:46 5046
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:35:48 -27.4 Dark Down 26.0 113.1 Low 04:20:48 - 04:50:48 5002
Lake Havasu City 04:35:48 -28.0 Dark Down 26.5 113.0 Low 04:20:48 - 04:50:48 4939
George/Scottsdale 04:35:44 -30.0 Dark Down 28.6 114.5 Low 04:20:44 - 04:50:44 4925
Idyllwild 04:35:53 -26.8 Dark Down 24.9 111.0 Low 04:20:53 - 04:50:53 4799
Wildwood 04:35:55 -25.4 Dark Down 23.3 109.9 Low 04:20:55 - 04:50:55 4790
Calipatria 04:35:51 -28.0 Dark Down 26.1 111.6 Low 04:20:51 - 04:50:51 4765
Yuma 04:35:48 -28.9 Dark Down 26.9 112.0 Low 04:20:48 - 04:50:48 4743

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 523672, (2028/04/16 04:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 16.36  87
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6 15.93  62
PPM 179251     14:13:41.1 -00:50:47  6.5  2.01  80
102Ups Vir     14:19:32.3 -02:15:58  6.6  0.23  78
PPM 179272     14:19:24.2 -02:05:54  8.6  0.16  78
523672         14:20:02.5 -02:04:38 16.4        78
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/23 21:31:07 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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