RECON: TNO occultation with 523677

Event between (523677) 13UF15 and star GA1180:00877940 with event index number of 2087908

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/08/13 08:03:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:35:33.0 +28:22:55
Equinox of date position of star is 04:37:02.8 +28:25:46
Stellar brightness G=12.6, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 22 degrees from the moon. Moon is 52% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 35.7 AU from the Sun and 36.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 158 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1651 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26140.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=342.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.7 sec chord
Diameter=139.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:3EE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523677, (2028/08/13 08:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:33.9 +16:33:53  0.8 11.87  23
3Iot Aur       04:58:51.7 +33:12:31  2.7  6.64  28
PPM 093607     04:36:25.7 +29:01:07  5.7  0.61  22
PPM 093637     04:38:56.1 +27:58:53  7.3  0.58  22
PPM 093624     04:37:59.8 +28:18:39  9.7  0.19  22
523677         04:37:20.3 +28:26:19 12.6        22
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=0.0 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)
Victoria 08:01:41 -26.9 Dark Up 9.2 57.1 Really Low 07:48:00 - 08:15:23 8572
Kamloops 08:01:46 -24.9 Dark Up 12.1 59.6 Really Low 07:48:04 - 08:15:27 8541
Peachland 08:01:40 -25.8 Dark Up 11.9 59.8 Really Low 07:47:58 - 08:15:21 8514
Summerland 08:01:38 -25.9 Dark Up 11.9 59.9 Really Low 07:47:57 - 08:15:20 8510
Kelowna 08:01:39 -25.7 Dark Up 12.1 60.1 Really Low 07:47:57 - 08:15:20 8509
Penticton 08:01:38 -26.0 Dark Up 11.9 59.9 Really Low 07:47:57 - 08:15:20 8506
Oliver 08:01:35 -26.4 Dark Up 11.7 59.9 Really Low 07:47:54 - 08:15:17 8500
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:01:33 -26.5 Dark Up 11.8 60.0 Really Low 07:47:51 - 08:15:14 8493
Manson/Chelan 08:01:30 -27.6 Dark Up 10.7 59.2 Really Low 07:47:49 - 08:15:12 8490
Okanogan 08:01:33 -27.2 Dark Up 11.3 59.7 Really Low 07:47:51 - 08:15:14 8486
Brewster 08:01:31 -27.4 Dark Up 11.1 59.5 Really Low 07:47:49 - 08:15:12 8486
Wenatchee 08:01:26 -28.1 Dark Up 10.4 59.0 Really Low 07:47:44 - 08:15:07 8485
Ellensburg 08:01:26 -28.5 Dark Up 10.0 58.8 Really Low 07:47:44 - 08:15:07 8482
Yakima 08:01:22 -28.9 Dark Up 9.8 58.7 Really Low 07:47:41 - 08:15:04 8474
The Dalles 08:01:18 -29.9 Dark Up 8.9 58.2 Really Low 07:47:36 - 08:14:59 8466
Toppenish/White Swan 08:01:22 -29.2 Dark Up 9.8 58.8 Really Low 07:47:41 - 08:15:04 8465
Maupin 08:01:17 -30.3 Dark Up 8.7 58.2 Really Low 07:47:35 - 08:14:58 8455
Sisters 08:01:13 -31.2 Dark Up 8.0 57.7 Really Low 07:47:32 - 08:14:55 8445
Bend 08:01:11 -31.4 Dark Up 8.0 57.9 Really Low 07:47:30 - 08:14:53 8433
Oregon Observatory 08:01:09 -31.6 Dark Up 7.8 57.7 Really Low 07:47:28 - 08:14:51 8432
PNWRO 08:01:17 -29.5 Dark Up 10.5 59.7 Really Low 07:47:35 - 08:14:58 8421
Chiloquin 08:01:05 -32.9 Dark Up 6.8 57.3 Really Low 07:47:23 - 08:14:46 8407
Klamath Falls 08:01:00 -33.3 Dark Up 6.7 57.3 Really Low 07:47:19 - 08:14:42 8395
Fall River/Burney 08:00:54 -34.4 Dark Up 6.3 57.4 Really Low 07:47:13 - 08:14:36 8351
Cedarville 08:00:54 -34.0 Dark Up 7.3 58.2 Really Low 07:47:12 - 08:14:35 8336
Greenville 08:00:49 -35.4 Dark Up 6.1 57.6 Really Low 07:47:07 - 08:14:30 8312
Gimple 08:00:47 -35.4 Dark Up 6.1 57.7 Really Low 07:47:06 - 08:14:29 8309
Quincy 08:00:46 -35.6 Dark Up 6.0 57.6 Really Low 07:47:05 - 08:14:28 8305
Portola 08:00:44 -35.7 Dark Up 6.2 57.9 Really Low 07:47:03 - 08:14:26 8289
Reno 08:00:42 -36.0 Dark Up 6.5 58.2 Really Low 07:47:00 - 08:14:23 8263
Carson City 08:00:41 -36.3 Dark Up 6.3 58.2 Really Low 07:46:59 - 08:14:22 8250
Gardnerville 08:00:38 -36.6 Dark Up 6.2 58.2 Really Low 07:46:57 - 08:14:20 8240
Yerington 08:00:38 -36.5 Dark Up 6.6 58.5 Really Low 07:46:57 - 08:14:20 8226
Sleaford 08:01:35 -22.5 Dark Up 20.8 70.1 Low 07:47:54 - 08:15:17 8198
Hawthorne 08:00:34 -37.0 Dark Up 6.7 58.8 Really Low 07:46:52 - 08:14:15 8195
Lee Vining 08:00:33 -37.6 Dark Up 6.1 58.5 Really Low 07:46:51 - 08:14:14 8189
Bishop 08:00:28 -38.2 Dark Up 6.2 58.8 Really Low 07:46:46 - 08:14:09 8146
Beatty 08:00:21 -38.6 Dark Up 7.1 59.6 Really Low 07:46:39 - 08:14:02 8080
Wildwood 08:00:12 -41.4 Dark Up 4.4 58.4 Really Low 07:46:30 - 08:13:53 8018
Idyllwild 08:00:03 -41.8 Dark Up 5.5 59.3 Really Low 07:46:22 - 08:13:45 7946
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:00:08 -40.2 Dark Up 7.7 60.6 Really Low 07:46:26 - 08:13:49 7941
Patrick 08:00:08 -39.9 Dark Up 8.4 61.0 Really Low 07:46:26 - 08:13:49 7929
Lake Havasu City 08:00:03 -40.9 Dark Up 7.6 60.6 Really Low 07:46:22 - 08:13:45 7903
Calipatria 07:59:58 -42.3 Dark Up 6.0 59.9 Really Low 07:46:16 - 08:13:39 7880
Yuma 07:59:53 -42.7 Dark Up 6.4 60.3 Really Low 07:46:11 - 08:13:34 7831
Dunrhomin 08:00:22 -33.8 Dark Up 16.7 66.7 Really Low 07:46:40 - 08:14:03 7829
CU-SBO 08:00:19 -34.1 Dark Up 16.5 66.5 Really Low 07:46:37 - 08:14:00 7823
Nikitin 08:00:20 -34.0 Dark Up 16.6 66.6 Really Low 07:46:38 - 08:14:01 7823
George/Scottsdale 07:59:53 -41.4 Dark Up 9.0 61.8 Really Low 07:46:11 - 08:13:34 7786

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 523677, (2028/08/13 08:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 11.87  23
3Iot Aur       04:56:59.6 +33:09:58  2.7  6.64  28
PPM 093607     04:34:38.0 +28:57:40  5.7  0.61  22
PPM 093637     04:37:09.0 +27:55:32  7.3  0.58  22
PPM 093624     04:36:12.5 +28:15:16  9.7  0.19  22
523677         04:35:33.0 +28:22:55 12.6        22
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/18 04:47:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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