RECON: TNO occultation with 523680

Event between (523680) 13YJ151 and star GA1020:03359864 with event index number of 2736261

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/02/13 11:13:04 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:41:47.0 +13:34:31
Equinox of date position of star is 08:43:07.3 +13:29:16
Stellar brightness G=13.0, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 164 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

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Object is 45.1 AU from the Sun and 44.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 99 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2610 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32027.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=457.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.5 sec chord
Diameter=186.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523680, (2029/02/13 11:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:47:05.9 +27:57:12  1.1 19.54 146
45 Cnc         08:44:48.5 +12:34:28  6.0  0.96 164
PPM 125652     08:44:49.7 +14:00:01  8.5  0.63 164
PPM 125622     08:43:25.9 +13:38:24  9.2  0.17 164
523680         08:43:23.7 +13:28:11 13.0       164
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 21.9 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=16.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:11:07 -29.6 Dark Down 19.7 266.8 Really Low 11:02:24 - 11:19:51 1398
Kamloops 11:11:15 -38.4 Dark Down 28.8 255.6 Low 11:02:32 - 11:19:59 1034
Kelowna 11:11:11 -38.3 Dark Down 28.5 256.8 Low 11:02:28 - 11:19:55 1000
Peachland 11:11:12 -38.5 Dark Down 28.7 256.6 Low 11:02:28 - 11:19:55 986
Summerland 11:11:11 -38.5 Dark Down 28.7 256.7 Low 11:02:27 - 11:19:54 978
Penticton 11:11:11 -38.5 Dark Down 28.6 256.8 Low 11:02:27 - 11:19:54 976
Oliver 11:11:09 -38.7 Dark Down 28.7 257.0 Low 11:02:26 - 11:19:53 953
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:11:08 -38.7 Dark Down 28.6 257.3 Low 11:02:25 - 11:19:52 946
Okanogan 11:11:06 -39.1 Dark Down 28.9 257.4 Low 11:02:23 - 11:19:50 898
Brewster 11:11:06 -39.3 Dark Down 29.1 257.4 Low 11:02:22 - 11:19:49 875
Manson/Chelan 11:11:06 -39.7 Dark Down 29.4 257.2 Low 11:02:22 - 11:19:49 853
Victoria 11:11:12 -41.2 Dark Down 31.3 254.1 Up 11:02:29 - 11:19:56 827
Wenatchee 11:11:04 -40.0 Dark Down 29.6 257.3 Low 11:02:21 - 11:19:48 817
Ellensburg 11:11:03 -40.3 Dark Down 29.8 257.4 Low 11:02:20 - 11:19:47 784
Yakima 11:11:02 -40.5 Dark Down 30.0 257.6 Low 11:02:19 - 11:19:46 755
PNWRO 11:10:58 -39.8 Dark Down 28.9 259.2 Low 11:02:14 - 11:19:41 750
Toppenish/White Swan 11:11:01 -40.5 Dark Down 29.9 257.8 Low 11:02:17 - 11:19:44 743
The Dalles 11:11:00 -41.4 Dark Down 30.6 257.6 Up 11:02:16 - 11:19:43 670
Dunrhomin 11:10:24 -32.1 Dark Down 19.5 271.5 Really Low 11:01:40 - 11:19:07 645
Maupin 11:10:58 -41.5 Dark Down 30.6 258.0 Up 11:02:15 - 11:19:42 642
Nikitin 11:10:23 -32.1 Dark Down 19.5 271.6 Really Low 11:01:40 - 11:19:07 631
CU-SBO 11:10:23 -32.2 Dark Down 19.6 271.5 Really Low 11:01:40 - 11:19:07 625
Sisters 11:10:56 -42.2 Dark Down 31.1 258.1 Up 11:02:12 - 11:19:39 567
Bend 11:10:55 -42.2 Dark Down 31.0 258.4 Up 11:02:11 - 11:19:38 555
Oregon Observatory 11:10:54 -42.3 Dark Down 31.1 258.4 Up 11:02:11 - 11:19:38 540
Chiloquin 11:10:51 -43.2 Dark Down 31.7 258.9 Up 11:02:07 - 11:19:34 431
Klamath Falls 11:10:50 -43.3 Dark Down 31.7 259.1 Up 11:02:06 - 11:19:33 407
Cedarville 11:10:45 -42.5 Dark Down 30.7 260.7 Up 11:02:01 - 11:19:28 391
Fall River/Burney 11:10:45 -43.5 Dark Down 31.7 260.1 Up 11:02:02 - 11:19:29 324
Gimple 11:10:42 -43.5 Dark Down 31.4 261.1 Up 11:01:58 - 11:19:25 266
Greenville 11:10:42 -43.6 Dark Down 31.5 261.0 Up 11:01:59 - 11:19:26 264
Portola 11:10:40 -43.4 Dark Down 31.2 261.5 Up 11:01:57 - 11:19:24 250
Quincy 11:10:41 -43.7 Dark Down 31.5 261.1 Up 11:01:58 - 11:19:25 248
Reno 11:10:38 -43.0 Dark Down 30.7 262.1 Up 11:01:55 - 11:19:22 245
Yerington 11:10:36 -42.8 Dark Down 30.3 262.9 Up 11:01:52 - 11:19:19 217
Carson City 11:10:37 -43.2 Dark Down 30.8 262.4 Up 11:01:54 - 11:19:21 217
Gardnerville 11:10:36 -43.2 Dark Down 30.8 262.5 Up 11:01:53 - 11:19:20 198
Hawthorne 11:10:33 -42.5 Dark Down 30.0 263.5 Low 11:01:50 - 11:19:17 193
Lee Vining 11:10:33 -43.1 Dark Down 30.4 263.5 Up 11:01:49 - 11:19:16 135
Beatty 11:10:26 -41.7 Dark Down 28.7 265.7 Low 11:01:42 - 11:19:09 108
Bishop 11:10:30 -42.8 Dark Down 29.9 264.4 Low 11:01:46 - 11:19:13 104
Patrick 11:10:18 -39.8 Dark Down 26.4 268.2 Low 11:01:34 - 11:19:01 59
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:10:18 -40.4 Dark Down 27.0 267.9 Low 11:01:34 - 11:19:01 20
Lake Havasu City 11:10:16 -40.4 Dark Down 26.8 268.4 Low 11:01:32 - 11:18:59 -29
George/Scottsdale 11:10:10 -38.6 Dark Down 24.8 270.1 Low 11:01:27 - 11:18:54 -31
Idyllwild 11:10:17 -42.5 Dark Down 28.8 267.4 Low 11:01:33 - 11:19:00 -155
Wildwood 11:10:21 -43.9 Dark Down 30.4 266.1 Up 11:01:37 - 11:19:04 -174
Calipatria 11:10:13 -41.7 Dark Down 27.9 268.4 Low 11:01:30 - 11:18:57 -177
Yuma 11:10:11 -41.0 Dark Down 27.2 269.1 Low 11:01:27 - 11:18:54 -190

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 523680, (2029/02/13 11:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 19.54 146
45 Cnc         08:43:12.3 +12:40:51  6.0  0.96 164
PPM 125652     08:43:12.8 +14:06:24  8.5  0.63 164
PPM 125622     08:41:49.2 +13:44:44  9.2  0.17 164
523680         08:41:47.0 +13:34:31 13.0       164
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 03:04:00 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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