RECON: TNO occultation with 523703

Event between (523703) 14HX199 and star GA0740:07466971 with event index number of 2333495

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/19 06:54:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:18:33.9 -15:12:09
Equinox of date position of star is 17:19:54.2 -15:13:32
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 99 degrees from the moon. Moon is 24% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

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Object is 30.8 AU from the Sun and 29.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 167 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1543 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21682.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=221.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.4 sec chord
Diameter=90.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523703, (2028/05/19 06:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.2 -26:29:33  0.9 16.04 110
35Eta Oph      17:12:00.5 -15:45:29  2.6  2.04 101
PPM 232829     17:16:57.2 -14:36:51  5.9  1.00 100
PPM 232893     17:20:01.4 -15:13:32  8.1  0.04  99
523703         17:20:11.3 -15:13:49 16.1        99
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 15.6 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=0.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:55:57 -18.0 Dark Down 19.5 155.3 Really Low 06:41:31 - 07:10:22 5441
Kamloops 06:56:37 -18.1 Dark Down 16.1 141.4 Really Low 06:42:12 - 07:11:03 5166
Kelowna 06:56:37 -19.1 Dark Down 17.1 142.1 Really Low 06:42:12 - 07:11:03 5135
Peachland 06:56:38 -19.1 Dark Down 17.0 141.8 Really Low 06:42:13 - 07:11:04 5124
Summerland 06:56:38 -19.3 Dark Down 17.2 141.9 Really Low 06:42:13 - 07:11:04 5118
Penticton 06:56:38 -19.4 Dark Down 17.3 142.0 Really Low 06:42:13 - 07:11:04 5116
Oliver 06:56:39 -19.7 Dark Down 17.6 141.9 Really Low 06:42:13 - 07:11:04 5096
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:56:39 -19.9 Dark Down 17.8 142.0 Really Low 06:42:14 - 07:11:05 5090
Okanogan 06:56:41 -20.5 Dark Down 18.2 141.7 Really Low 06:42:16 - 07:11:07 5049
Brewster 06:56:42 -20.7 Dark Down 18.3 141.5 Really Low 06:42:17 - 07:11:08 5029
Manson/Chelan 06:56:44 -20.9 Dark Down 18.3 141.1 Really Low 06:42:18 - 07:11:09 5011
Victoria 06:56:51 -19.6 Dark Down 16.5 138.3 Really Low 06:42:25 - 07:11:16 4993
Wenatchee 06:56:45 -21.3 Dark Down 18.6 140.9 Really Low 06:42:20 - 07:11:11 4980
Ellensburg 06:56:46 -21.7 Dark Down 18.9 140.6 Really Low 06:42:21 - 07:11:12 4952
Yakima 06:56:48 -22.1 Dark Down 19.2 140.5 Really Low 06:42:22 - 07:11:13 4927
PNWRO 06:56:44 -22.9 Dark Down 20.3 141.9 Low 06:42:19 - 07:11:10 4920
Toppenish/White Swan 06:56:48 -22.3 Dark Down 19.4 140.6 Really Low 06:42:22 - 07:11:13 4916
The Dalles 06:56:51 -22.9 Dark Down 19.7 139.7 Really Low 06:42:25 - 07:11:16 4854
Maupin 06:56:51 -23.3 Dark Down 20.0 139.7 Low 06:42:26 - 07:11:17 4830
Dunrhomin 06:56:10 -29.9 Dark Down 30.5 153.7 Up 06:41:44 - 07:10:35 4774
Sisters 06:56:55 -24.1 Dark Down 20.5 139.1 Low 06:42:30 - 07:11:21 4765
Nikitin 06:56:10 -30.0 Dark Down 30.6 153.7 Up 06:41:44 - 07:10:35 4762
CU-SBO 06:56:10 -30.1 Dark Down 30.7 153.6 Up 06:41:44 - 07:10:35 4756
Bend 06:56:55 -24.3 Dark Down 20.8 139.2 Low 06:42:30 - 07:11:21 4755
Oregon Observatory 06:56:55 -24.5 Dark Down 20.8 139.1 Low 06:42:30 - 07:11:21 4741
Chiloquin 06:56:59 -25.7 Dark Down 21.6 138.4 Low 06:42:34 - 07:11:25 4646
Klamath Falls 06:57:00 -26.0 Dark Down 21.9 138.4 Low 06:42:34 - 07:11:25 4625
Cedarville 06:56:56 -27.0 Dark Down 23.2 139.6 Low 06:42:31 - 07:11:22 4607
Fall River/Burney 06:57:01 -27.2 Dark Down 23.0 138.4 Low 06:42:35 - 07:11:26 4551
Gimple 06:57:01 -28.2 Dark Down 24.0 138.6 Low 06:42:36 - 07:11:27 4497
Greenville 06:57:01 -28.2 Dark Down 23.9 138.5 Low 06:42:36 - 07:11:27 4496
Portola 06:57:01 -28.6 Dark Down 24.4 138.9 Low 06:42:35 - 07:11:26 4482
Quincy 06:57:01 -28.4 Dark Down 24.1 138.5 Low 06:42:36 - 07:11:27 4482
Reno 06:56:59 -29.0 Dark Down 24.9 139.4 Low 06:42:33 - 07:11:24 4476
Carson City 06:57:00 -29.3 Dark Down 25.2 139.3 Low 06:42:34 - 07:11:25 4450
Yerington 06:56:58 -29.7 Dark Down 25.7 139.8 Low 06:42:33 - 07:11:24 4448
Gardnerville 06:57:00 -29.6 Dark Down 25.4 139.2 Low 06:42:34 - 07:11:25 4434
Hawthorne 06:56:57 -30.2 Dark Down 26.3 140.1 Low 06:42:32 - 07:11:23 4425
Lee Vining 06:56:59 -30.7 Dark Down 26.5 139.5 Low 06:42:34 - 07:11:25 4375
Bishop 06:56:58 -31.4 Dark Down 27.3 140.0 Low 06:42:32 - 07:11:23 4345
Beatty 06:56:54 -32.1 Dark Down 28.5 141.3 Low 06:42:28 - 07:11:19 4342
Patrick 06:56:46 -34.1 Dark Down 31.1 143.5 Up 06:42:20 - 07:11:11 4285
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:56:49 -34.2 Dark Down 30.9 142.8 Up 06:42:23 - 07:11:14 4252
Lake Havasu City 06:56:49 -34.9 Dark Down 31.6 142.8 Up 06:42:23 - 07:11:14 4206
George/Scottsdale 06:56:41 -36.0 Dark Down 33.4 144.9 Up 06:42:15 - 07:11:06 4192
Idyllwild 06:56:58 -35.2 Dark Down 31.0 140.2 Up 06:42:32 - 07:11:23 4102
Wildwood 06:57:04 -34.5 Dark Down 29.7 138.6 Low 06:42:38 - 07:11:29 4092
Calipatria 06:56:54 -36.1 Dark Down 32.1 141.1 Up 06:42:29 - 07:11:20 4076
Yuma 06:56:52 -36.6 Dark Down 32.9 141.8 Up 06:42:26 - 07:11:17 4059

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 523703, (2028/05/19 06:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.04 110
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  2.04 101
PPM 232829     17:15:20.3 -14:35:03  5.9  1.00 100
PPM 232893     17:18:24.0 -15:11:51  8.1  0.04  99
523703         17:18:33.9 -15:12:09 16.1        99
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/05/30 02:57:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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