RECON: TNO occultation with 523686

Event between (523686) 14DB143 and star GA0900:13601078 with event index number of 2624377

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/08/02 06:33:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:31:53.8 +00:53:37
Equinox of date position of star is 19:33:08.6 +00:56:50
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 30 degrees from the moon. Moon is 91% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

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Object is 20.7 AU from the Sun and 19.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 238 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1895 km.
The sky-plane scale is 14320.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=91.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Diameter=37.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523686, (2028/08/02 06:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Tarazed        19:47:37.1 +10:41:05  2.7 10.35  41
PPM 167915     19:29:46.9 +02:59:24  5.8  2.22  32
PPM 167952     19:30:45.8 +00:18:25  7.4  0.92  30
PPM 167990     19:31:44.8 +01:05:13  9.5  0.42  30
PPM 168052     19:33:17.1 +00:35:38 10.7  0.36  30
523686         19:33:21.1 +00:57:22 16.9        31
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 22.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=13.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:32:47 -18.6 Dark Up 40.1 175.1 Up 06:17:47 - 06:47:47 3665
Kelowna 06:32:46 -19.6 Dark Up 41.0 176.2 Up 06:17:46 - 06:47:46 3591
Peachland 06:32:46 -19.6 Dark Up 41.1 175.8 Up 06:17:46 - 06:47:46 3590
Victoria 06:32:59 -19.7 Dark Up 42.0 170.9 Up 06:17:59 - 06:47:59 3584
Summerland 06:32:47 -19.8 Dark Up 41.2 175.9 Up 06:17:47 - 06:47:47 3577
Penticton 06:32:46 -19.9 Dark Up 41.3 176.1 Up 06:17:46 - 06:47:46 3570
Oliver 06:32:47 -20.2 Dark Up 41.6 176.0 Up 06:17:47 - 06:47:47 3546
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:32:46 -20.4 Dark Up 41.8 176.3 Up 06:17:46 - 06:47:46 3530
Okanogan 06:32:47 -20.9 Dark Up 42.5 176.0 Up 06:17:47 - 06:47:47 3489
Brewster 06:32:48 -21.1 Dark Up 42.7 175.7 Up 06:17:48 - 06:47:48 3475
Manson/Chelan 06:32:50 -21.2 Dark Up 42.9 175.2 Up 06:17:50 - 06:47:50 3468
Sleaford 06:32:03 -19.8 Dark Up 38.1 193.4 Up 06:17:03 - 06:47:03 3468
Wenatchee 06:32:51 -21.6 Dark Up 43.4 174.9 Up 06:17:51 - 06:47:51 3438
Ellensburg 06:32:53 -21.9 Dark Up 43.8 174.6 Up 06:17:53 - 06:47:53 3413
Yakima 06:32:53 -22.3 Dark Up 44.2 174.5 Up 06:17:53 - 06:47:53 3384
Toppenish/White Swan 06:32:53 -22.5 Dark Up 44.4 174.7 Up 06:17:53 - 06:47:53 3365
The Dalles 06:32:56 -23.0 Dark Up 45.1 173.6 Up 06:17:56 - 06:47:56 3326
PNWRO 06:32:49 -23.3 Dark Up 44.8 176.8 Up 06:17:49 - 06:47:49 3304
Maupin 06:32:57 -23.4 Dark Up 45.5 173.7 Up 06:17:57 - 06:47:57 3293
Sisters 06:33:00 -24.1 Dark Up 46.4 172.9 Up 06:18:00 - 06:48:00 3239
Bend 06:32:59 -24.3 Dark Up 46.6 173.2 Up 06:17:59 - 06:47:59 3215
Oregon Observatory 06:33:00 -24.5 Dark Up 46.8 173.0 Up 06:18:00 - 06:48:00 3205
Chiloquin 06:33:02 -25.5 Dark Up 48.1 172.2 Up 06:18:02 - 06:48:02 3114
Klamath Falls 06:33:03 -25.8 Dark Up 48.4 172.3 Up 06:18:03 - 06:48:03 3086
Cedarville 06:32:58 -27.0 Dark Up 49.2 174.6 Up 06:17:58 - 06:47:58 2992
Fall River/Burney 06:33:03 -27.0 Dark Up 49.6 172.7 Up 06:18:03 - 06:48:03 2983
Greenville 06:33:03 -28.0 Dark Up 50.6 173.3 Up 06:18:03 - 06:48:03 2900
Gimple 06:33:03 -28.0 Dark Up 50.6 173.4 Up 06:18:03 - 06:48:03 2898
Quincy 06:33:03 -28.2 Dark Up 50.8 173.2 Up 06:18:03 - 06:48:03 2883
Portola 06:33:01 -28.4 Dark Up 50.9 174.0 Up 06:18:01 - 06:48:01 2861
Reno 06:33:00 -28.9 Dark Up 51.2 174.9 Up 06:18:00 - 06:48:00 2823
Carson City 06:33:00 -29.2 Dark Up 51.6 174.9 Up 06:18:00 - 06:48:00 2793
Gardnerville 06:33:01 -29.5 Dark Up 51.8 175.0 Up 06:18:01 - 06:48:01 2772
Yerington 06:32:58 -29.6 Dark Up 51.8 175.9 Up 06:17:58 - 06:47:58 2761
Hawthorne 06:32:57 -30.2 Dark Up 52.3 176.7 Up 06:17:57 - 06:47:57 2709
Lee Vining 06:32:59 -30.6 Dark Up 52.9 175.9 Up 06:17:59 - 06:47:59 2675
Bishop 06:32:57 -31.3 Dark Up 53.5 177.1 Up 06:17:57 - 06:47:57 2605
Beatty 06:32:52 -32.3 Dark Up 54.0 179.8 Up 06:17:52 - 06:47:52 2523
Dunrhomin 06:32:06 -31.6 Dark Up 49.3 197.4 Up 06:17:06 - 06:47:06 2517
Nikitin 06:32:06 -31.8 Dark Up 49.5 197.5 Up 06:17:06 - 06:47:06 2502
CU-SBO 06:32:06 -31.8 Dark Up 49.6 197.4 Up 06:17:06 - 06:47:06 2498
Wildwood 06:33:02 -34.2 Dark Up 56.8 176.5 Up 06:18:02 - 06:48:02 2328
Patrick 06:32:42 -34.5 Dark Up 55.4 184.8 Up 06:17:42 - 06:47:42 2317
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:32:45 -34.5 Dark Up 55.7 183.6 Up 06:17:45 - 06:47:45 2314
Lake Havasu City 06:32:45 -35.2 Dark Up 56.3 184.1 Up 06:17:45 - 06:47:45 2247
Idyllwild 06:32:55 -35.2 Dark Up 57.2 179.9 Up 06:17:55 - 06:47:55 2245
Calipatria 06:32:51 -36.2 Dark Up 57.8 182.1 Up 06:17:51 - 06:47:51 2157
George/Scottsdale 06:32:36 -36.7 Dark Up 56.9 188.6 Up 06:17:36 - 06:47:36 2111
Yuma 06:32:48 -36.8 Dark Up 58.1 183.8 Up 06:17:48 - 06:47:48 2094

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, (2028/08/02 06:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 10.35  41
PPM 167915     19:28:20.8 +02:55:47  5.8  2.22  32
PPM 167952     19:29:18.0 +00:14:46  7.4  0.92  30
PPM 167990     19:30:17.5 +01:01:31  9.5  0.42  30
PPM 168052     19:31:49.6 +00:31:53 10.7  0.36  30
523686         19:31:53.8 +00:53:37 16.9        30
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:33:36 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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