RECON: TNO occultation with 523712

Event between (523712) 14JS80 and star GA0700:34425618 with event index number of 2331687

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/11/20 01:38:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 21:00:43.6 -19:06:11
Equinox of date position of star is 21:02:06.8 -19:00:22
Stellar brightness G=13.9, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 176 degrees from the moon. Moon is 61% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 40.1 AU from the Sun and 40.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 240 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1754 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29286.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.7
Diameter=430.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 34.3 sec chord
Diameter=175.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523712, (2027/11/20 01:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:11.0 -29:28:25  1.2 28.53 151
22Eta Cap      21:05:59.3 -19:44:36  4.8  1.15 176
20 Cap         21:01:11.0 -18:55:32  6.7  0.27 176
PPM 238219     21:01:57.4 -19:07:33 10.0  0.16 176
523712         21:02:18.4 -18:59:33 13.9       176
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 30.1 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=0.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 01:41:01 -14.1 AT Down 19.8 188.6 Really Low 01:26:01 - 01:56:01 3880
Victoria 01:40:45 -11.6 NT Down 22.2 185.6 Low 01:25:45 - 01:55:45 3857
Peachland 01:41:05 -14.3 AT Down 20.7 189.3 Low 01:26:05 - 01:56:05 3828
Kelowna 01:41:06 -14.5 AT Down 20.5 189.6 Low 01:26:06 - 01:56:06 3826
Summerland 01:41:05 -14.3 AT Down 20.8 189.4 Low 01:26:05 - 01:56:05 3820
Penticton 01:41:06 -14.4 AT Down 20.9 189.5 Low 01:26:06 - 01:56:06 3814
Oliver 01:41:06 -14.3 AT Down 21.2 189.5 Low 01:26:06 - 01:56:06 3799
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 01:41:07 -14.4 AT Down 21.4 189.7 Low 01:26:07 - 01:56:07 3787
Okanogan 01:41:06 -14.1 AT Down 22.0 189.5 Low 01:26:06 - 01:56:06 3763
Brewster 01:41:06 -13.9 AT Down 22.3 189.4 Low 01:26:06 - 01:56:06 3756
Manson/Chelan 01:41:03 -13.6 AT Down 22.6 189.0 Low 01:26:03 - 01:56:03 3755
Wenatchee 01:41:02 -13.4 AT Down 23.0 188.8 Low 01:26:02 - 01:56:02 3737
Ellensburg 01:41:00 -13.1 AT Down 23.5 188.6 Low 01:26:00 - 01:56:00 3723
Yakima 01:41:01 -13.0 AT Down 23.9 188.6 Low 01:26:01 - 01:56:01 3704
Toppenish/White Swan 01:41:02 -13.1 AT Down 24.1 188.8 Low 01:26:02 - 01:56:02 3690
The Dalles 01:40:59 -12.3 AT Down 24.9 188.1 Low 01:25:59 - 01:55:59 3671
Maupin 01:40:57 -12.3 AT Down 25.3 188.2 Low 01:25:57 - 01:55:57 3648
PNWRO 01:41:10 -14.0 AT Down 24.3 190.4 Low 01:26:10 - 01:56:10 3635
Sisters 01:40:53 -11.7 NT Down 26.2 187.7 Low 01:25:53 - 01:55:53 3617
Bend 01:40:55 -11.8 NT Down 26.5 188.0 Low 01:25:55 - 01:55:55 3598
Sleaford 01:42:12 -23.4 Dark Down 16.0 202.9 Really Low 01:27:12 - 01:57:12 3596
Oregon Observatory 01:40:55 -11.7 NT Down 26.6 187.9 Low 01:25:55 - 01:55:55 3593
Chiloquin 01:40:52 -11.0 NT Down 28.0 187.5 Low 01:25:52 - 01:55:52 3534
Klamath Falls 01:40:52 -10.9 NT Down 28.3 187.6 Low 01:25:52 - 01:55:52 3513
Fall River/Burney 01:40:54 -10.9 NT Down 29.4 188.1 Low 01:25:54 - 01:55:54 3438
Cedarville 01:41:03 -11.9 NT Down 28.8 189.5 Low 01:26:03 - 01:56:03 3434
Greenville 01:40:57 -11.0 NT Down 30.3 188.7 Up 01:25:57 - 01:55:57 3375
Gimple 01:40:59 -11.0 NT Down 30.3 188.8 Up 01:25:59 - 01:55:59 3373
Quincy 01:40:55 -10.9 NT Down 30.5 188.7 Up 01:25:55 - 01:55:55 3363
Portola 01:40:58 -11.2 NT Down 30.6 189.3 Up 01:25:58 - 01:55:58 3344
Reno 01:41:03 -11.6 NT Down 30.7 190.0 Up 01:26:03 - 01:56:03 3311
Carson City 01:41:04 -11.6 NT Down 31.1 190.1 Up 01:26:04 - 01:56:04 3289
Gardnerville 01:41:06 -11.5 NT Down 31.3 190.2 Up 01:26:06 - 01:56:06 3273
Yerington 01:41:09 -12.0 AT Down 31.2 190.8 Up 01:26:09 - 01:56:09 3260
Hawthorne 01:41:13 -12.3 AT Down 31.6 191.5 Up 01:26:13 - 01:56:13 3217
Lee Vining 01:41:07 -11.8 NT Down 32.2 191.0 Up 01:26:07 - 01:56:07 3196
Bishop 01:41:12 -12.2 AT Down 32.7 191.9 Up 01:26:12 - 01:56:12 3138
Beatty 01:41:22 -13.3 AT Down 32.8 193.8 Up 01:26:22 - 01:56:22 3061
Wildwood 01:41:09 -11.1 NT Down 35.9 192.1 Up 01:26:09 - 01:56:09 2931
Dunrhomin 01:42:32 -23.1 Dark Down 26.5 205.6 Low 01:27:32 - 01:57:32 2918
Nikitin 01:42:33 -23.0 Dark Down 26.7 205.6 Low 01:27:33 - 01:57:33 2907
CU-SBO 01:42:32 -23.0 Dark Down 26.8 205.5 Low 01:27:32 - 01:57:32 2905
Laughlin/Bullhead City 01:41:36 -14.7 AT Down 34.0 196.6 Up 01:26:36 - 01:56:36 2880
Patrick 01:41:42 -15.3 AT Down 33.6 197.3 Up 01:26:42 - 01:56:42 2875
Idyllwild 01:41:21 -12.5 AT Down 35.9 194.4 Up 01:26:21 - 01:56:21 2850
Lake Havasu City 01:41:39 -14.7 AT Down 34.6 197.0 Up 01:26:39 - 01:56:39 2827
Calipatria 01:41:28 -13.4 AT Down 36.2 195.9 Up 01:26:28 - 01:56:28 2770
Yuma 01:41:35 -14.0 AT Down 36.4 197.0 Up 01:26:35 - 01:56:35 2711
George/Scottsdale 01:41:55 -16.6 AT Down 34.7 200.0 Up 01:26:55 - 01:56:55 2694

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 523712, (2027/11/20 01:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 28.53 151
22Eta Cap      21:04:24.3 -19:51:20  4.8  1.15 176
20 Cap         20:59:36.2 -19:02:08  6.7  0.27 176
PPM 238219     21:00:22.5 -19:14:10 10.0  0.16 176
523712         21:00:43.6 -19:06:11 13.9       176
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:29:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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