RECON: TNO occultation with 523727

Event between (523727) 14NW65 and star GA1000:19426885 with event index number of 2329225

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/08/21 06:14:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:44:57.2 +10:13:51
Equinox of date position of star is 22:46:09.8 +10:21:31
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 19 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.5

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Object is 19.6 AU from the Sun and 18.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 42 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 728 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13543.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=299.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.9 sec chord
Diameter=122.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523727, (2024/08/21 06:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Markab         23:05:59.4 +15:20:18  2.5  6.93  21
42Zet Peg      22:42:41.5 +10:57:38  3.4  1.05  20
PPM 141780     22:44:56.4 +11:04:05  7.3  0.77  19
PPM 173402     22:47:13.5 +10:06:37  9.8  0.36  18
PPM 141795     22:45:56.1 +10:21:50 11.2  0.06  19
523727         22:46:11.1 +10:21:39 16.9        19
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 32.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:15:39 -23.0 Dark Up 39.1 129.2 Up 06:11:41 - 06:19:36 6072
Victoria 06:15:54 -23.9 Dark Up 38.9 124.6 Up 06:11:56 - 06:19:51 6025
Peachland 06:15:40 -24.0 Dark Up 40.0 129.3 Up 06:11:43 - 06:19:38 6001
Kelowna 06:15:40 -24.0 Dark Up 40.1 129.7 Up 06:11:43 - 06:19:38 6000
Summerland 06:15:41 -24.2 Dark Up 40.2 129.3 Up 06:11:43 - 06:19:38 5990
Penticton 06:15:40 -24.3 Dark Up 40.3 129.4 Up 06:11:43 - 06:19:38 5982
Oliver 06:15:41 -24.6 Dark Up 40.5 129.2 Up 06:11:44 - 06:19:39 5961
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:15:43 -24.8 Dark Up 40.7 129.3 Up 06:11:46 - 06:19:41 5945
Okanogan 06:15:45 -25.3 Dark Up 41.0 128.6 Up 06:11:47 - 06:19:42 5911
Brewster 06:15:46 -25.5 Dark Up 41.1 128.2 Up 06:11:49 - 06:19:44 5899
Manson/Chelan 06:15:47 -25.6 Dark Up 41.0 127.7 Up 06:11:50 - 06:19:45 5896
Wenatchee 06:15:50 -25.9 Dark Up 41.2 127.1 Up 06:11:53 - 06:19:48 5871
Ellensburg 06:15:53 -26.2 Dark Up 41.3 126.6 Up 06:11:55 - 06:19:50 5851
Yakima 06:15:53 -26.6 Dark Up 41.6 126.3 Up 06:11:56 - 06:19:51 5825
Toppenish/White Swan 06:15:54 -26.8 Dark Up 41.8 126.4 Up 06:11:56 - 06:19:51 5806
Sleaford 06:15:00 -25.0 Dark Up 44.1 147.1 Up 06:11:02 - 06:18:57 5782
The Dalles 06:15:59 -27.2 Dark Up 41.8 125.0 Up 06:12:01 - 06:19:56 5778
Maupin 06:16:00 -27.6 Dark Up 42.1 124.8 Up 06:12:02 - 06:19:57 5748
PNWRO 06:15:52 -27.6 Dark Up 42.9 127.7 Up 06:11:54 - 06:19:49 5739
Sisters 06:16:03 -28.2 Dark Up 42.3 123.6 Up 06:12:06 - 06:20:01 5703
Bend 06:16:05 -28.5 Dark Up 42.6 123.7 Up 06:12:08 - 06:20:03 5680
Oregon Observatory 06:16:06 -28.6 Dark Up 42.6 123.4 Up 06:12:08 - 06:20:03 5672
Chiloquin 06:16:07 -29.5 Dark Up 43.1 122.0 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 5594
Klamath Falls 06:16:08 -29.8 Dark Up 43.3 121.8 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 5568
Fall River/Burney 06:16:08 -31.0 Dark Up 44.2 121.2 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 5474
Cedarville 06:16:07 -31.1 Dark Up 44.7 122.9 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 5469
Greenville 06:16:08 -31.9 Dark Up 45.0 120.9 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 5396
Gimple 06:16:08 -32.0 Dark Up 45.0 121.0 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 5393
Quincy 06:16:08 -32.1 Dark Up 45.1 120.7 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 5381
Portola 06:16:08 -32.4 Dark Up 45.4 121.1 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 5357
Reno 06:16:08 -32.9 Dark Up 46.0 121.6 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 5316
Carson City 06:16:08 -33.2 Dark Up 46.2 121.3 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 5289
Gardnerville 06:16:08 -33.4 Dark Up 46.4 121.1 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 5270
Yerington 06:16:08 -33.6 Dark Up 46.7 121.8 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 5253
Hawthorne 06:16:08 -34.3 Dark Up 47.3 121.9 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 5201
Lee Vining 06:16:08 -34.5 Dark Up 47.3 120.9 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 5177
Bishop 06:16:08 -35.3 Dark Up 48.1 121.1 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 5106
Beatty 06:16:08 -36.4 Dark Up 49.5 122.4 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 5013
Dunrhomin 06:15:29 -36.6 Dark Up 54.0 140.2 Up 06:11:32 - 06:19:27 4897
Nikitin 06:15:29 -36.8 Dark Up 54.1 140.1 Up 06:11:32 - 06:19:27 4883
CU-SBO 06:15:30 -36.9 Dark Up 54.1 139.9 Up 06:11:33 - 06:19:28 4880
Wildwood 06:16:08 -38.1 Dark Up 49.6 117.6 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 4871
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:16:08 -38.8 Dark Up 51.9 123.1 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 4798
Patrick 06:16:08 -38.8 Dark Up 52.2 124.2 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 4793
Idyllwild 06:16:08 -39.2 Dark Up 51.1 119.2 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 4768
Lake Havasu City 06:16:08 -39.5 Dark Up 52.4 122.6 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 4735
Calipatria 06:16:08 -40.2 Dark Up 52.3 119.8 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 4672
Yuma 06:16:08 -40.9 Dark Up 53.1 120.3 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 4602
George/Scottsdale 06:16:08 -41.0 Dark Up 54.5 124.7 Up 06:12:10 - 06:20:05 4582

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 523727, (2024/08/21 06:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Markab         23:04:45.8 +15:12:18  2.5  6.93  21
42Zet Peg      22:41:27.8 +10:49:53  3.4  1.05  20
PPM 141780     22:43:42.7 +10:56:18  7.3  0.77  19
PPM 173402     22:45:59.6 +09:58:49  9.8  0.36  18
PPM 141795     22:44:42.2 +10:14:02 11.2  0.06  19
523727         22:44:57.2 +10:13:51 16.9        19
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/19 03:35:28 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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