RECON: TNO occultation with 523701

Event between (523701) 14HT199 and star GA0660:08969199 with event index number of 2334024

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/09 09:16:47 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:01:35.0 -23:20:37
Equinox of date position of star is 17:02:55.2 -23:22:27
Stellar brightness G=15.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 168 degrees from the moon. Moon is 11% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

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TNO is 29.9 AU from the Sun and 29.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 254 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2167 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21037.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=204.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.2 sec chord
Diameter=83.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523701, (2027/05/09 09:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.4 -26:29:25  0.9  7.92 162
23Tau Sco      16:37:35.4 -28:16:13  2.8  7.56 164
26 Oph         17:01:50.2 -25:01:42  5.8  1.68 169
PPM 266304     17:03:48.1 -23:19:33  8.4  0.14 169
523701         17:03:14.4 -23:22:53 15.0       169
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 3.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.1 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=0.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:16:36 -14.5 AT Down 14.5 184.6 Really Low 09:01:36 - 09:31:36 9150
Kamloops 09:17:25 -19.8 Dark Down 15.5 171.0 Really Low 09:02:25 - 09:32:25 9075
Kelowna 09:17:23 -20.3 Dark Down 16.4 171.8 Really Low 09:02:23 - 09:32:23 9054
Peachland 09:17:24 -20.5 Dark Down 16.5 171.5 Really Low 09:02:24 - 09:32:24 9049
Summerland 09:17:24 -20.6 Dark Down 16.6 171.6 Really Low 09:02:24 - 09:32:24 9045
Penticton 09:17:23 -20.7 Dark Down 16.7 171.7 Really Low 09:02:23 - 09:32:23 9043
Oliver 09:17:24 -21.0 Dark Down 17.1 171.7 Really Low 09:02:24 - 09:32:24 9031
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:17:23 -21.1 Dark Down 17.3 171.9 Really Low 09:02:23 - 09:32:23 9027
Tonasket 09:17:23 -21.4 Dark Down 17.6 171.8 Really Low 09:02:23 - 09:32:23 9015
Okanogan 09:17:24 -21.8 Dark Down 17.9 171.6 Really Low 09:02:24 - 09:32:24 9002
Brewster 09:17:25 -22.1 Dark Down 18.1 171.4 Really Low 09:02:25 - 09:32:25 8992
Victoria 09:17:37 -22.4 Dark Down 17.3 168.0 Really Low 09:02:37 - 09:32:37 8983
Manson/Chelan 09:17:27 -22.3 Dark Down 18.3 171.1 Really Low 09:02:27 - 09:32:27 8982
Wenatchee 09:17:28 -22.8 Dark Down 18.7 170.9 Really Low 09:02:28 - 09:32:28 8963
Ellensburg 09:17:29 -23.3 Dark Down 19.1 170.7 Really Low 09:02:29 - 09:32:29 8947
Yakima 09:17:29 -23.6 Dark Down 19.5 170.6 Really Low 09:02:29 - 09:32:29 8931
Toppenish/White Swan 09:17:28 -23.8 Dark Down 19.8 170.8 Really Low 09:02:28 - 09:32:28 8923
PNWRO 09:17:23 -23.8 Dark Down 20.3 172.2 Low 09:02:23 - 09:32:23 8918
Goldendale 09:17:30 -24.4 Dark Down 20.3 170.3 Low 09:02:30 - 09:32:30 8899
The Dalles 09:17:31 -24.7 Dark Down 20.4 170.0 Low 09:02:31 - 09:32:31 8887
Maupin 09:17:32 -25.1 Dark Down 20.9 170.0 Low 09:02:32 - 09:32:32 8871
Sisters 09:17:34 -26.0 Dark Down 21.7 169.5 Low 09:02:34 - 09:32:34 8831
Bend 09:17:34 -26.2 Dark Down 21.9 169.8 Low 09:02:34 - 09:32:34 8823
Oregon Observatory 09:17:34 -26.4 Dark Down 22.1 169.6 Low 09:02:34 - 09:32:34 8814
North Lake 09:17:32 -26.9 Dark Down 22.8 170.1 Low 09:02:32 - 09:32:32 8790
Chiloquin 09:17:36 -27.7 Dark Down 23.3 169.1 Low 09:02:36 - 09:32:36 8752
Lakeview 09:17:31 -27.7 Dark Down 23.9 170.6 Low 09:02:31 - 09:32:31 8745
Klamath Falls 09:17:36 -28.0 Dark Down 23.7 169.2 Low 09:02:36 - 09:32:36 8737
Cedarville 09:17:30 -28.3 Dark Down 24.6 170.7 Low 09:02:30 - 09:32:30 8716
Dunrhomin 09:16:29 -23.9 Dark Down 26.2 185.7 Low 09:01:29 - 09:31:29 8691
Fall River/Burney 09:17:35 -29.0 Dark Down 24.9 169.4 Low 09:02:35 - 09:32:35 8683
Susanville 09:17:33 -29.4 Dark Down 25.6 170.1 Low 09:02:33 - 09:32:33 8658
Gimple 09:17:34 -29.7 Dark Down 25.9 169.9 Low 09:02:34 - 09:32:34 8642
Greenville 09:17:34 -29.8 Dark Down 25.8 169.8 Low 09:02:34 - 09:32:34 8642
Quincy 09:17:34 -30.0 Dark Down 26.0 169.8 Low 09:02:34 - 09:32:34 8632
Portola 09:17:32 -29.9 Dark Down 26.2 170.3 Low 09:02:32 - 09:32:32 8629
Reno 09:17:30 -30.0 Dark Down 26.6 170.9 Low 09:02:30 - 09:32:30 8620
Carson City 09:17:30 -30.3 Dark Down 26.9 170.9 Low 09:02:30 - 09:32:30 8602
Yerington 09:17:28 -30.3 Dark Down 27.2 171.5 Low 09:02:28 - 09:32:28 8596
Gardnerville 09:17:30 -30.5 Dark Down 27.2 170.9 Low 09:02:30 - 09:32:30 8589
Hawthorne 09:17:26 -30.6 Dark Down 27.7 172.0 Low 09:02:26 - 09:32:26 8575
Tonopah 09:17:19 -30.5 Dark Down 28.3 173.4 Low 09:02:19 - 09:32:19 8558
Lee Vining 09:17:27 -31.2 Dark Down 28.2 171.5 Low 09:02:27 - 09:32:27 8542
Bishop 09:17:25 -31.6 Dark Down 28.9 172.2 Low 09:02:25 - 09:32:25 8514
Beatty 09:17:18 -31.4 Dark Down 29.5 173.8 Low 09:02:18 - 09:32:18 8497
Indian Springs 09:17:13 -31.3 Dark Down 29.9 174.9 Low 09:02:13 - 09:32:13 8484
Henderson 09:17:11 -31.5 Dark Down 30.5 175.6 Up 09:02:11 - 09:32:11 8456
Patrick 09:17:06 -31.7 Dark Down 31.2 176.8 Up 09:02:06 - 09:32:06 8425
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:17:07 -31.9 Dark Down 31.4 176.6 Up 09:02:07 - 09:32:07 8412
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:17:09 -32.1 Dark Down 31.4 176.0 Up 09:02:09 - 09:32:09 8408
Mohave Valley 09:17:09 -32.4 Dark Down 31.7 176.0 Up 09:02:09 - 09:32:09 8392
Lake Havasu City 09:17:08 -32.6 Dark Down 32.1 176.2 Up 09:02:08 - 09:32:08 8369
Parker 09:17:08 -32.9 Dark Down 32.4 176.3 Up 09:02:08 - 09:32:08 8349
George/Scottsdale 09:16:57 -32.3 Dark Down 32.9 178.9 Up 09:01:57 - 09:31:57 8331
Wildwood 09:17:27 -34.6 Dark Down 32.1 171.7 Up 09:02:27 - 09:32:27 8324
Idyllwild 09:17:18 -34.2 Dark Down 32.7 173.7 Up 09:02:18 - 09:32:18 8314
Calipatria 09:17:13 -34.3 Dark Down 33.4 174.9 Up 09:02:13 - 09:32:13 8282
Yuma 09:17:10 -34.3 Dark Down 33.8 175.8 Up 09:02:10 - 09:32:10 8259

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 523701, (2027/05/09 09:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  7.92 162
23Tau Sco      16:35:52.9 -28:12:58  2.8  7.56 164
26 Oph         17:00:09.6 -24:59:22  5.8  1.68 169
PPM 266304     17:02:08.7 -23:17:18  8.4  0.14 169
523701         17:01:35.0 -23:20:37 15.0       168
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/25 00:14:32 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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