RECON: TNO occultation with 523701

Event between (523701) 14HT199 and star GA0640:14941397 with event index number of 2755099

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/05/13 08:18:20 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:21:58.9 -24:59:46
Equinox of date position of star is 17:23:20.6 -25:00:58
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 149 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 30.0 AU from the Sun and 29.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.9 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 348 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2542 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21118.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=204.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.3 sec chord
Diameter=83.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523701, (2029/05/13 08:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:12.8 -26:29:40  0.9 11.92 161
35Eta Oph      17:12:03.9 -15:45:33  2.6  9.66 150
PPM 266746     17:23:29.8 -24:55:59  6.5  0.11 149
PPM 266765     17:24:06.1 -24:58:57  8.7  0.08 149
523701         17:23:47.2 -25:01:21 16.6       149
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 2.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 13.7 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=1.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:18:46 -17.4 AT Down 12.4 170.4 Really Low 08:03:46 - 08:33:46 6701
Kamloops 08:19:30 -20.7 Dark Down 11.3 157.4 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6569
Kelowna 08:19:30 -21.4 Dark Down 12.2 158.1 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6553
Peachland 08:19:30 -21.6 Dark Down 12.3 157.8 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6547
Summerland 08:19:30 -21.7 Dark Down 12.4 157.9 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6543
Penticton 08:19:30 -21.8 Dark Down 12.5 158.0 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6542
Oliver 08:19:30 -22.1 Dark Down 12.8 158.0 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6531
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:19:30 -22.3 Dark Down 13.0 158.1 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6528
Tonasket 08:19:30 -22.6 Dark Down 13.3 158.0 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6517
Okanogan 08:19:30 -22.9 Dark Down 13.6 157.9 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6504
Brewster 08:19:30 -23.2 Dark Down 13.8 157.7 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6494
Manson/Chelan 08:19:30 -23.4 Dark Down 13.9 157.3 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6484
Wenatchee 08:19:30 -23.9 Dark Down 14.3 157.1 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6466
Victoria 08:19:49 -23.0 Dark Down 12.4 154.6 Really Low 08:04:49 - 08:34:49 6465
Ellensburg 08:19:30 -24.3 Dark Down 14.6 156.9 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6450
Yakima 08:19:30 -24.8 Dark Down 15.0 156.8 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6436
Toppenish/White Swan 08:19:30 -25.0 Dark Down 15.2 156.9 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6429
PNWRO 08:19:30 -25.2 Dark Down 16.0 158.3 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6429
Goldendale 08:19:30 -25.5 Dark Down 15.6 156.5 Really Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6406
The Dalles 08:19:47 -25.8 Dark Down 15.7 156.2 Really Low 08:04:47 - 08:34:47 6385
Maupin 08:19:48 -26.2 Dark Down 16.1 156.3 Really Low 08:04:48 - 08:34:48 6370
Sisters 08:19:51 -27.1 Dark Down 16.8 155.7 Really Low 08:04:51 - 08:34:51 6329
Bend 08:19:50 -27.3 Dark Down 17.1 155.9 Really Low 08:04:50 - 08:34:50 6322
Oregon Observatory 08:19:51 -27.5 Dark Down 17.2 155.8 Really Low 08:04:51 - 08:34:51 6314
North Lake 08:19:50 -28.1 Dark Down 18.0 156.2 Really Low 08:04:50 - 08:34:50 6293
Dunrhomin 08:18:52 -28.2 Dark Down 24.1 170.5 Low 08:03:52 - 08:33:52 6281
CU-SBO 08:18:53 -28.5 Dark Down 24.4 170.4 Low 08:03:53 - 08:33:53 6269
Lakeview 08:19:51 -29.1 Dark Down 19.1 156.6 Really Low 08:04:51 - 08:34:51 6253
Chiloquin 08:19:55 -28.8 Dark Down 18.3 155.3 Really Low 08:04:55 - 08:34:55 6252
Klamath Falls 08:19:56 -29.2 Dark Down 18.6 155.3 Really Low 08:04:56 - 08:34:56 6238
Cedarville 08:19:50 -29.8 Dark Down 19.8 156.6 Really Low 08:04:50 - 08:34:50 6226
Fall River/Burney 08:19:55 -30.3 Dark Down 19.8 155.5 Really Low 08:04:55 - 08:34:55 6188
Susanville 08:19:54 -30.9 Dark Down 20.6 156.0 Low 08:04:54 - 08:34:54 6168
Gimple 08:19:55 -31.2 Dark Down 20.8 155.8 Low 08:04:55 - 08:34:55 6152
Greenville 08:19:56 -31.2 Dark Down 20.8 155.7 Low 08:04:56 - 08:34:56 6151
Portola 08:19:55 -31.5 Dark Down 21.2 156.1 Low 08:04:55 - 08:34:55 6141
Quincy 08:19:56 -31.4 Dark Down 21.0 155.7 Low 08:04:56 - 08:34:56 6141
Reno 08:19:52 -31.7 Dark Down 21.7 156.7 Low 08:04:52 - 08:34:52 6136
Carson City 08:19:52 -32.0 Dark Down 22.0 156.6 Low 08:04:52 - 08:34:52 6118
Yerington 08:19:50 -32.2 Dark Down 22.4 157.2 Low 08:04:50 - 08:34:50 6116
Gardnerville 08:19:53 -32.3 Dark Down 22.3 156.6 Low 08:04:53 - 08:34:53 6107
Hawthorne 08:19:49 -32.6 Dark Down 23.0 157.6 Low 08:04:49 - 08:34:49 6099
Tonopah 08:19:30 -32.9 Dark Down 23.8 158.8 Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6098
Lee Vining 08:19:51 -33.2 Dark Down 23.4 157.0 Low 08:04:51 - 08:34:51 6065
Bishop 08:19:49 -33.7 Dark Down 24.1 157.6 Low 08:04:49 - 08:34:49 6041
Beatty 08:19:30 -34.0 Dark Down 25.0 159.0 Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6041
Indian Springs 08:19:30 -34.1 Dark Down 25.6 160.0 Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6031
Henderson 08:19:30 -34.5 Dark Down 26.3 160.6 Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 6008
Patrick 08:19:30 -34.9 Dark Down 27.2 161.5 Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 5982
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:19:30 -35.2 Dark Down 27.4 161.3 Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 5969
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:19:30 -35.3 Dark Down 27.3 160.8 Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 5963
Mohave Valley 08:19:30 -35.6 Dark Down 27.5 160.8 Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 5948
Lake Havasu City 08:19:30 -35.9 Dark Down 28.0 160.9 Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 5927
Parker 08:19:30 -36.2 Dark Down 28.3 160.9 Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 5907
George/Scottsdale 08:19:27 -36.1 Dark Down 29.3 163.2 Low 08:04:27 - 08:34:27 5902
Idyllwild 08:19:47 -37.1 Dark Down 28.0 158.5 Low 08:04:47 - 08:34:47 5859
Wildwood 08:19:55 -37.0 Dark Down 27.1 156.8 Low 08:04:55 - 08:34:55 5857
Calipatria 08:19:30 -37.5 Dark Down 28.9 159.5 Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 5840
Yuma 08:19:30 -37.7 Dark Down 29.6 160.3 Low 08:04:30 - 08:34:30 5821

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, (2029/05/13 08:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.92 161
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  9.66 150
PPM 266746     17:21:41.5 -24:54:23  6.5  0.11 149
PPM 266765     17:22:17.8 -24:57:23  8.7  0.08 149
523701         17:21:58.9 -24:59:46 16.6       149
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/27 23:24:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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