RECON: TNO occultation with 523686

Event between (523686) 14DB143 and star GA0900:11998051 with event index number of 2623961

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/26 06:42:50 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:17:23.5 +00:14:22
Equinox of date position of star is 19:18:38.6 +00:17:06
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 95 degrees from the moon. Moon is 55% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

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Object is 20.5 AU from the Sun and 19.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 201 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1510 km.
The sky-plane scale is 14220.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=91.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Diameter=37.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523686, (2027/07/26 06:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.1 -26:29:26  0.9 48.42 138
Tarazed        19:47:34.2 +10:40:56  2.7 12.61  85
27 Aql         19:22:01.0 -00:50:20  5.4  1.39  94
PPM 167592     19:19:55.8 +00:28:32  7.5  0.34  94
PPM 167550     19:18:35.5 +00:32:54  8.7  0.26  94
523686         19:18:48.1 +00:17:27 16.7        94
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 4.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 22.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=4.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:42:16 -17.4 AT Up 39.4 173.0 Up 06:27:16 - 06:57:16 4697
Kelowna 06:42:15 -18.3 Dark Up 40.2 174.1 Up 06:27:15 - 06:57:15 4627
Peachland 06:42:16 -18.4 Dark Up 40.3 173.7 Up 06:27:16 - 06:57:16 4624
Summerland 06:42:16 -18.5 Dark Up 40.5 173.8 Up 06:27:16 - 06:57:16 4613
Penticton 06:42:15 -18.6 Dark Up 40.5 173.9 Up 06:27:15 - 06:57:15 4606
Victoria 06:42:29 -18.6 Dark Up 41.2 168.8 Up 06:27:29 - 06:57:29 4601
Oliver 06:42:16 -18.9 Dark Up 40.9 173.9 Up 06:27:16 - 06:57:16 4582
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:42:15 -19.1 Dark Up 41.1 174.2 Up 06:27:15 - 06:57:15 4567
Sleaford 06:41:32 -18.2 Dark Up 37.6 191.2 Up 06:26:32 - 06:56:32 4561
Okanogan 06:42:17 -19.7 Dark Up 41.7 173.8 Up 06:27:17 - 06:57:17 4525
Brewster 06:42:17 -19.9 Dark Up 42.0 173.5 Up 06:27:17 - 06:57:17 4509
Manson/Chelan 06:42:19 -20.0 Dark Up 42.1 173.0 Up 06:27:19 - 06:57:19 4501
Wenatchee 06:42:20 -20.4 Dark Up 42.6 172.7 Up 06:27:20 - 06:57:20 4470
Ellensburg 06:42:21 -20.7 Dark Up 43.0 172.4 Up 06:27:21 - 06:57:21 4444
Yakima 06:42:22 -21.1 Dark Up 43.4 172.3 Up 06:27:22 - 06:57:22 4415
Toppenish/White Swan 06:42:21 -21.4 Dark Up 43.6 172.5 Up 06:27:21 - 06:57:21 4396
The Dalles 06:42:25 -21.9 Dark Up 44.3 171.3 Up 06:27:25 - 06:57:25 4353
PNWRO 06:42:17 -22.1 Dark Up 44.1 174.5 Up 06:27:17 - 06:57:17 4342
Maupin 06:42:25 -22.3 Dark Up 44.7 171.4 Up 06:27:25 - 06:57:25 4320
Sisters 06:42:28 -23.0 Dark Up 45.6 170.6 Up 06:27:28 - 06:57:28 4263
Bend 06:42:27 -23.3 Dark Up 45.8 170.9 Up 06:27:27 - 06:57:27 4241
Oregon Observatory 06:42:28 -23.4 Dark Up 46.0 170.7 Up 06:27:28 - 06:57:28 4230
Chiloquin 06:42:31 -24.5 Dark Up 47.2 169.9 Up 06:27:31 - 06:57:31 4136
Klamath Falls 06:42:31 -24.8 Dark Up 47.6 170.0 Up 06:27:31 - 06:57:31 4108
Cedarville 06:42:26 -25.9 Dark Up 48.4 172.2 Up 06:27:26 - 06:57:26 4022
Fall River/Burney 06:42:31 -26.0 Dark Up 48.8 170.3 Up 06:27:31 - 06:57:31 4007
Greenville 06:42:31 -27.0 Dark Up 49.7 170.8 Up 06:27:31 - 06:57:31 3926
Gimple 06:42:30 -27.0 Dark Up 49.7 170.9 Up 06:27:30 - 06:57:30 3924
Quincy 06:42:31 -27.2 Dark Up 49.9 170.8 Up 06:27:31 - 06:57:31 3909
Portola 06:42:29 -27.4 Dark Up 50.1 171.5 Up 06:27:29 - 06:57:29 3890
Reno 06:42:27 -27.9 Dark Up 50.4 172.4 Up 06:27:27 - 06:57:27 3855
Carson City 06:42:28 -28.2 Dark Up 50.8 172.4 Up 06:27:28 - 06:57:28 3825
Gardnerville 06:42:28 -28.4 Dark Up 51.1 172.4 Up 06:27:28 - 06:57:28 3804
Yerington 06:42:25 -28.6 Dark Up 51.1 173.4 Up 06:27:25 - 06:57:25 3796
Hawthorne 06:42:24 -29.1 Dark Up 51.6 174.1 Up 06:27:24 - 06:57:24 3747
Lee Vining 06:42:27 -29.5 Dark Up 52.1 173.3 Up 06:27:27 - 06:57:27 3710
Bishop 06:42:24 -30.3 Dark Up 52.7 174.4 Up 06:27:24 - 06:57:24 3644
Dunrhomin 06:41:33 -30.0 Dark Up 49.0 194.8 Up 06:26:33 - 06:56:33 3625
Nikitin 06:41:33 -30.2 Dark Up 49.2 194.8 Up 06:26:33 - 06:56:33 3610
CU-SBO 06:41:33 -30.2 Dark Up 49.3 194.7 Up 06:26:33 - 06:56:33 3606
Beatty 06:42:18 -31.2 Dark Up 53.3 177.0 Up 06:27:18 - 06:57:18 3570
Patrick 06:42:09 -33.3 Dark Up 54.8 181.9 Up 06:27:09 - 06:57:09 3380
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:42:12 -33.4 Dark Up 55.1 180.6 Up 06:27:12 - 06:57:12 3373
Wildwood 06:42:29 -33.3 Dark Up 56.0 173.6 Up 06:27:29 - 06:57:29 3363
Lake Havasu City 06:42:12 -34.1 Dark Up 55.7 181.1 Up 06:27:12 - 06:57:12 3308
Idyllwild 06:42:22 -34.2 Dark Up 56.5 176.9 Up 06:27:22 - 06:57:22 3291
Calipatria 06:42:18 -35.1 Dark Up 57.1 179.0 Up 06:27:18 - 06:57:18 3210
George/Scottsdale 06:42:02 -35.4 Dark Up 56.4 185.5 Up 06:27:02 - 06:57:02 3185
Yuma 06:42:14 -35.7 Dark Up 57.5 180.6 Up 06:27:14 - 06:57:14 3152

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 523686, (2027/07/26 06:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 48.42 138
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 12.61  85
27 Aql         19:20:35.7 -00:53:32  5.4  1.39  94
PPM 167592     19:18:31.3 +00:25:25  7.5  0.34  94
PPM 167550     19:17:11.0 +00:29:50  8.7  0.26  94
523686         19:17:23.5 +00:14:22 16.7        94
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:27:33 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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