RECON: TNO occultation with 523733

Event between (523733) 14PR70 and star GA1200:02630100 with event index number of 2308753

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/05 06:50:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:34:41.7 +30:12:21
Equinox of date position of star is 06:36:13.8 +30:11:07
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 124 degrees from the moon. Moon is 41% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4

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Object is 19.6 AU from the Sun and 18.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 108 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 715 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13573.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.4
Diameter=50.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Diameter=20.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523733, (2027/12/05 06:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:47:01.5 +27:57:23  1.1 15.56 139
Alhena         06:39:19.5 +16:22:23  1.9 13.82 126
48 Aur         06:30:21.7 +30:28:23  6.4  1.35 123
PPM 071762     06:34:52.1 +30:18:08  8.3  0.37 124
PPM 071806     06:36:36.5 +30:14:12  9.5  0.06 124
523733         06:36:29.0 +30:10:54 16.5       124
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 34.7 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 06:53:11 -59.4 Dark Down 52.8 107.2 Up 06:43:39 - 07:02:42 4039
Sleaford 06:52:25 -60.3 Dark Down 60.2 126.3 Up 06:42:54 - 07:01:57 3987
Kelowna 06:53:10 -60.4 Dark Down 53.6 107.1 Up 06:43:39 - 07:02:42 3942
Peachland 06:53:11 -60.4 Dark Down 53.5 106.7 Up 06:43:40 - 07:02:43 3936
Summerland 06:53:11 -60.6 Dark Down 53.6 106.6 Up 06:43:40 - 07:02:43 3920
Penticton 06:53:11 -60.7 Dark Down 53.7 106.6 Up 06:43:40 - 07:02:43 3911
Victoria 06:53:24 -60.3 Dark Up 51.5 101.6 Up 06:43:52 - 07:02:55 3883
Oliver 06:53:12 -61.0 Dark Down 53.8 106.1 Up 06:43:40 - 07:02:43 3876
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:53:11 -61.2 Dark Down 53.9 106.1 Up 06:43:40 - 07:02:43 3855
Okanogan 06:53:14 -61.7 Dark Down 54.0 105.0 Up 06:43:42 - 07:02:45 3794
Brewster 06:53:15 -61.9 Dark Down 53.9 104.5 Up 06:43:43 - 07:02:46 3770
Manson/Chelan 06:53:17 -62.0 Dark Down 53.7 103.8 Up 06:43:45 - 07:02:48 3756
Wenatchee 06:53:18 -62.3 Dark Down 53.7 103.1 Up 06:43:46 - 07:02:49 3711
Ellensburg 06:53:19 -62.6 Dark Down 53.7 102.3 Up 06:43:48 - 07:02:51 3674
Yakima 06:53:20 -62.9 Dark Down 53.8 101.8 Up 06:43:49 - 07:02:52 3633
Toppenish/White Swan 06:53:20 -63.2 Dark Down 53.9 101.6 Up 06:43:49 - 07:02:52 3607
The Dalles 06:53:24 -63.6 Dark Down 53.5 99.9 Up 06:43:53 - 07:02:56 3543
PNWRO 06:53:17 -64.0 Dark Down 55.0 102.5 Up 06:43:45 - 07:02:48 3541
Maupin 06:53:25 -64.0 Dark Down 53.7 99.4 Up 06:43:54 - 07:02:57 3499
Sisters 06:53:28 -64.5 Dark Up 53.5 97.8 Up 06:43:57 - 07:03:00 3418
Bend 06:53:28 -64.8 Dark Down 53.7 97.7 Up 06:43:57 - 07:03:00 3389
Oregon Observatory 06:53:29 -64.9 Dark Up 53.6 97.4 Up 06:43:57 - 07:03:00 3374
Chiloquin 06:53:33 -65.7 Dark Up 53.5 95.3 Up 06:44:01 - 07:03:04 3246
Klamath Falls 06:53:33 -66.0 Dark Up 53.6 94.9 Up 06:44:02 - 07:03:05 3209
Cedarville 06:53:29 -67.3 Dark Down 54.8 95.1 Up 06:43:58 - 07:03:01 3103
Fall River/Burney 06:53:34 -67.1 Dark Up 53.9 93.6 Up 06:44:03 - 07:03:06 3078
Greenville 06:53:34 -68.1 Dark Up 54.3 92.6 Up 06:44:03 - 07:03:06 2974
Gimple 06:53:34 -68.1 Dark Up 54.4 92.7 Up 06:44:03 - 07:03:06 2972
Quincy 06:53:35 -68.2 Dark Up 54.3 92.4 Up 06:44:03 - 07:03:06 2953
Portola 06:53:34 -68.5 Dark Up 54.7 92.5 Up 06:44:02 - 07:03:05 2929
Reno 06:53:32 -69.1 Dark Down 55.2 92.6 Up 06:44:00 - 07:03:03 2887
Carson City 06:53:32 -69.4 Dark Down 55.3 92.1 Up 06:44:01 - 07:03:04 2849
Gardnerville 06:53:33 -69.6 Dark Down 55.3 91.8 Up 06:44:01 - 07:03:04 2822
Yerington 06:53:30 -69.8 Dark Down 55.7 92.2 Up 06:43:59 - 07:03:02 2815
Hawthorne 06:53:29 -70.4 Dark Down 56.2 91.9 Up 06:43:58 - 07:03:01 2755
Dunrhomin 06:52:38 -72.1 Dark Down 66.0 106.3 Up 06:43:06 - 07:02:09 2730
Nikitin 06:52:38 -72.3 Dark Down 66.1 105.9 Up 06:43:07 - 07:02:10 2710
Lee Vining 06:53:32 -70.6 Dark Down 55.8 90.7 Up 06:44:01 - 07:03:04 2705
CU-SBO 06:52:38 -72.3 Dark Down 66.0 105.7 Up 06:43:07 - 07:02:10 2704
Bishop 06:53:30 -71.5 Dark Down 56.4 90.3 Up 06:43:59 - 07:03:02 2626
Beatty 06:53:25 -72.6 Dark Down 57.7 90.6 Up 06:43:54 - 07:02:57 2544
Patrick 06:53:17 -75.1 Dark Down 60.0 89.8 Up 06:43:45 - 07:02:48 2329
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:53:20 -75.0 Dark Down 59.4 89.0 Up 06:43:48 - 07:02:51 2316
Wildwood 06:53:36 -73.7 Dark Down 56.1 85.3 Up 06:44:04 - 07:03:07 2281
Lake Havasu City 06:53:20 -75.7 Dark Down 59.6 88.0 Up 06:43:48 - 07:02:51 2238
Idyllwild 06:53:30 -75.1 Dark Down 57.6 85.6 Up 06:43:58 - 07:03:01 2203
Calipatria 06:53:26 -76.2 Dark Down 58.5 85.2 Up 06:43:54 - 07:02:57 2113
George/Scottsdale 06:53:11 -77.4 Dark Down 61.6 87.8 Up 06:43:39 - 07:02:42 2110
Yuma 06:53:23 -77.0 Dark Down 59.2 84.8 Up 06:43:51 - 07:02:54 2049

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 523733, (2027/12/05 06:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 15.56 139
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9 13.82 126
48 Aur         06:28:34.1 +30:29:35  6.4  1.35 123
PPM 071762     06:33:04.6 +30:19:31  8.3  0.37 124
PPM 071806     06:34:49.2 +30:15:38  9.5  0.06 124
523733         06:34:41.7 +30:12:21 16.5       124
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/17 04:35:32 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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