RECON: TNO occultation with 523675

Event between (523675) 13PV74 and star GA0800:21810182 with event index number of 2625405

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/08/23 05:34:24 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:59:08.9 -08:48:38
Equinox of date position of star is 23:00:23.4 -08:40:57
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 36 degrees from the moon. Moon is 83% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 42.0 AU from the Sun and 41.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.0 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 81 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1748 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29765.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.7
Diameter=436.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.5 sec chord
Diameter=178.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523675, (2024/08/23 05:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:00.4 -29:29:28  1.2 20.82  49
81 Aqr         23:02:40.4 -06:55:42  6.1  1.84  35
PPM 207028     23:01:37.1 -08:44:53  7.1  0.30  36
PPM 206996     23:00:12.9 -08:57:45  9.7  0.29  37
523675         23:00:26.0 -08:40:41 15.9        36
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 18.6 km RECON observability=0.7 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)
Kamloops 05:34:57 -20.1 Dark Up 16.8 128.4 Really Low 05:27:41 - 05:42:14 12747
Kelowna 05:34:58 -21.1 Dark Up 17.8 129.0 Really Low 05:27:41 - 05:42:14 12711
Peachland 05:35:00 -21.1 Dark Up 17.7 128.7 Really Low 05:27:44 - 05:42:17 12711
Victoria 05:35:11 -20.4 Dark Up 16.5 125.2 Really Low 05:27:55 - 05:42:28 12706
Summerland 05:34:59 -21.2 Dark Up 17.8 128.8 Really Low 05:27:43 - 05:42:16 12705
Penticton 05:34:59 -21.3 Dark Up 17.9 128.8 Really Low 05:27:43 - 05:42:16 12701
Oliver 05:35:02 -21.6 Dark Up 18.1 128.8 Really Low 05:27:46 - 05:42:19 12689
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:35:02 -21.8 Dark Up 18.4 128.9 Really Low 05:27:46 - 05:42:19 12682
Okanogan 05:35:03 -22.2 Dark Up 18.6 128.5 Really Low 05:27:47 - 05:42:20 12661
Brewster 05:35:06 -22.3 Dark Up 18.7 128.3 Really Low 05:27:50 - 05:42:23 12654
Manson/Chelan 05:35:07 -22.3 Dark Up 18.7 127.9 Really Low 05:27:51 - 05:42:24 12651
Wenatchee 05:35:09 -22.6 Dark Up 18.9 127.6 Really Low 05:27:53 - 05:42:26 12635
Ellensburg 05:35:11 -22.9 Dark Up 19.0 127.3 Really Low 05:27:54 - 05:42:27 12623
Yakima 05:35:14 -23.2 Dark Up 19.2 127.2 Really Low 05:27:58 - 05:42:31 12607
Sleaford 05:34:24 -23.6 Dark Up 22.1 142.2 Low 05:27:07 - 05:41:40 12599
Toppenish/White Swan 05:35:13 -23.4 Dark Up 19.5 127.3 Really Low 05:27:57 - 05:42:30 12597
The Dalles 05:35:18 -23.7 Dark Up 19.5 126.4 Really Low 05:28:02 - 05:42:35 12575
PNWRO 05:35:10 -24.4 Dark Up 20.5 128.5 Low 05:27:53 - 05:42:26 12565
Maupin 05:35:20 -24.0 Dark Up 19.8 126.4 Really Low 05:28:04 - 05:42:37 12557
Sisters 05:35:22 -24.4 Dark Up 20.0 125.7 Low 05:28:05 - 05:42:38 12526
Bend 05:35:22 -24.8 Dark Up 20.3 125.9 Low 05:28:06 - 05:42:39 12513
Oregon Observatory 05:35:25 -24.8 Dark Up 20.4 125.7 Low 05:28:09 - 05:42:42 12507
Chiloquin 05:35:28 -25.6 Dark Up 20.9 125.0 Low 05:28:11 - 05:42:44 12454
Klamath Falls 05:35:30 -25.9 Dark Up 21.1 124.9 Low 05:28:14 - 05:42:47 12437
Cedarville 05:35:29 -27.2 Dark Up 22.5 126.1 Low 05:28:12 - 05:42:45 12386
Fall River/Burney 05:35:33 -27.0 Dark Up 22.1 124.9 Low 05:28:16 - 05:42:49 12377
Greenville 05:35:34 -27.9 Dark Up 22.9 125.0 Low 05:28:18 - 05:42:51 12328
Gimple 05:35:36 -27.9 Dark Up 22.9 125.0 Low 05:28:19 - 05:42:52 12327
Quincy 05:35:35 -28.0 Dark Up 23.0 124.9 Low 05:28:18 - 05:42:51 12318
Portola 05:35:36 -28.4 Dark Up 23.4 125.3 Low 05:28:20 - 05:42:53 12306
Reno 05:35:34 -28.9 Dark Up 23.9 125.7 Low 05:28:18 - 05:42:51 12284
Carson City 05:35:36 -29.2 Dark Up 24.1 125.6 Low 05:28:20 - 05:42:53 12266
Gardnerville 05:35:38 -29.4 Dark Up 24.3 125.5 Low 05:28:21 - 05:42:54 12252
Yerington 05:35:36 -29.6 Dark Up 24.7 126.0 Low 05:28:20 - 05:42:53 12247
Hawthorne 05:35:34 -30.3 Dark Up 25.3 126.3 Low 05:28:18 - 05:42:51 12216
Lee Vining 05:35:39 -30.4 Dark Up 25.3 125.7 Low 05:28:23 - 05:42:56 12193
Bishop 05:35:39 -31.3 Dark Up 26.1 126.1 Low 05:28:23 - 05:42:56 12150
Beatty 05:35:35 -32.5 Dark Up 27.4 127.3 Low 05:28:18 - 05:42:51 12100
Dunrhomin 05:34:57 -34.6 Dark Up 31.7 139.3 Up 05:27:40 - 05:42:13 12076
Nikitin 05:34:56 -34.7 Dark Up 31.8 139.2 Up 05:27:39 - 05:42:12 12066
CU-SBO 05:34:57 -34.8 Dark Up 31.8 139.1 Up 05:27:41 - 05:42:14 12065
Patrick 05:35:33 -35.1 Dark Up 30.2 129.1 Up 05:28:16 - 05:42:49 11968
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:35:36 -34.9 Dark Up 29.9 128.4 Low 05:28:20 - 05:42:53 11965
Wildwood 05:35:50 -33.6 Dark Up 27.9 124.6 Low 05:28:34 - 05:43:07 11965
Lake Havasu City 05:35:36 -35.6 Dark Up 30.5 128.3 Up 05:28:20 - 05:42:53 11921
Idyllwild 05:35:47 -34.9 Dark Up 29.4 126.0 Low 05:28:30 - 05:43:03 11915
Calipatria 05:35:43 -36.0 Dark Up 30.5 126.7 Up 05:28:27 - 05:43:00 11857
George/Scottsdale 05:35:33 -37.4 Dark Up 32.5 130.1 Up 05:28:16 - 05:42:49 11829
Yuma 05:35:43 -36.8 Dark Up 31.4 127.2 Up 05:28:26 - 05:42:59 11815

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 523675, (2024/08/23 05:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 20.82  49
81 Aqr         23:01:23.6 -07:03:40  6.1  1.84  35
PPM 207028     23:00:20.0 -08:52:50  7.1  0.30  36
PPM 206996     22:58:55.8 -09:05:42  9.7  0.29  37
523675         22:59:08.9 -08:48:38 15.9        36
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/24 02:30:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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