RECON: TNO occultation with 523749

Event between (523749) 14UR224 and star GA1100:00973484 with event index number of 2372613

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/11/18 03:38:12 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:15:23.8 +20:13:46
Equinox of date position of star is 05:16:49.1 +20:15:17
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 11 degrees from the moon. Moon is 93% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.6

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Object is 39.4 AU from the Sun and 38.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 86 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1405 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27931.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=457.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.5 sec chord
Diameter=186.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523749, (2024/11/18 03:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:21.1 +16:33:27  0.8 10.07  20
Alnath         05:27:52.0 +28:37:34  1.6  8.74   4
PPM 120839     05:21:46.4 +19:36:05  6.5  1.32  11
PPM 094204     05:16:40.1 +20:04:57  8.4  0.18  11
PPM 094217     05:17:26.3 +20:09:06  8.8  0.17  11
523749         05:16:52.4 +20:15:21 16.0        11
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 **** km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=5.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 03:40:40 -32.8 Dark Up 17.8 79.5 Really Low 03:33:00 - 03:48:21 1739
Victoria 03:40:50 -31.1 Dark Up 15.4 76.7 Really Low 03:33:09 - 03:48:30 1694
Peachland 03:40:44 -33.3 Dark Up 18.0 79.7 Really Low 03:33:04 - 03:48:25 1672
Kelowna 03:40:44 -33.5 Dark Up 18.2 79.9 Really Low 03:33:03 - 03:48:24 1670
Summerland 03:40:45 -33.4 Dark Up 18.0 79.7 Really Low 03:33:05 - 03:48:26 1661
Penticton 03:40:45 -33.5 Dark Up 18.1 79.8 Really Low 03:33:05 - 03:48:26 1654
Oliver 03:40:47 -33.6 Dark Up 18.0 79.7 Really Low 03:33:07 - 03:48:28 1634
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:40:47 -33.7 Dark Up 18.1 79.7 Really Low 03:33:07 - 03:48:28 1619
Okanogan 03:40:50 -33.7 Dark Up 17.9 79.4 Really Low 03:33:09 - 03:48:30 1586
Brewster 03:40:51 -33.6 Dark Up 17.7 79.2 Really Low 03:33:11 - 03:48:32 1575
Manson/Chelan 03:40:52 -33.4 Dark Up 17.4 78.8 Really Low 03:33:11 - 03:48:32 1573
Wenatchee 03:40:54 -33.3 Dark Up 17.2 78.6 Really Low 03:33:13 - 03:48:34 1549
Ellensburg 03:40:55 -33.2 Dark Up 17.0 78.3 Really Low 03:33:15 - 03:48:36 1529
Yakima 03:40:57 -33.3 Dark Up 16.9 78.2 Really Low 03:33:16 - 03:48:37 1505
Toppenish/White Swan 03:40:58 -33.4 Dark Up 17.0 78.2 Really Low 03:33:17 - 03:48:38 1487
The Dalles 03:41:01 -33.0 Dark Up 16.3 77.5 Really Low 03:33:20 - 03:48:41 1460
Sleaford 03:40:29 -41.0 Dark Up 26.8 91.1 Low 03:32:48 - 03:48:09 1458
Maupin 03:41:03 -33.1 Dark Up 16.3 77.4 Really Low 03:33:22 - 03:48:43 1431
PNWRO 03:40:59 -34.5 Dark Up 17.9 79.1 Really Low 03:33:19 - 03:48:40 1423
Sisters 03:41:06 -32.8 Dark Up 15.7 76.9 Really Low 03:33:25 - 03:48:46 1389
Bend 03:41:07 -33.0 Dark Up 15.9 77.0 Really Low 03:33:26 - 03:48:47 1366
Oregon Observatory 03:41:08 -32.9 Dark Up 15.7 76.9 Really Low 03:33:27 - 03:48:48 1358
Chiloquin 03:41:13 -32.7 Dark Up 15.1 76.2 Really Low 03:33:32 - 03:48:53 1283
Klamath Falls 03:41:14 -32.8 Dark Up 15.1 76.2 Really Low 03:33:34 - 03:48:55 1258
Fall River/Burney 03:41:18 -33.2 Dark Up 15.1 76.1 Really Low 03:33:38 - 03:48:59 1167
Cedarville 03:41:17 -34.1 Dark Up 16.1 77.0 Really Low 03:33:36 - 03:48:57 1164
Greenville 03:41:22 -33.6 Dark Up 15.3 76.2 Really Low 03:33:41 - 03:49:02 1090
Gimple 03:41:22 -33.6 Dark Up 15.3 76.2 Really Low 03:33:41 - 03:49:02 1087
Quincy 03:41:22 -33.6 Dark Up 15.2 76.1 Really Low 03:33:42 - 03:49:03 1076
Portola 03:41:23 -34.0 Dark Up 15.5 76.4 Really Low 03:33:42 - 03:49:03 1053
Reno 03:41:24 -34.5 Dark Up 16.0 76.7 Really Low 03:33:43 - 03:49:04 1014
Carson City 03:41:25 -34.5 Dark Up 15.9 76.6 Really Low 03:33:44 - 03:49:05 988
Gardnerville 03:41:26 -34.6 Dark Up 15.9 76.6 Really Low 03:33:46 - 03:49:07 969
Yerington 03:41:26 -35.0 Dark Up 16.3 76.9 Really Low 03:33:45 - 03:49:06 954
Hawthorne 03:41:27 -35.5 Dark Up 16.7 77.1 Really Low 03:33:47 - 03:49:08 904
Lee Vining 03:41:29 -35.1 Dark Up 16.2 76.7 Really Low 03:33:49 - 03:49:10 878
Bishop 03:41:31 -35.7 Dark Up 16.6 76.9 Really Low 03:33:51 - 03:49:12 810
Beatty 03:41:32 -37.0 Dark Up 17.8 77.7 Really Low 03:33:52 - 03:49:13 723
Dunrhomin 03:41:13 -45.5 Dark Up 27.1 85.7 Low 03:33:33 - 03:48:54 613
Nikitin 03:41:14 -45.5 Dark Up 27.1 85.6 Low 03:33:33 - 03:48:54 600
CU-SBO 03:41:14 -45.4 Dark Up 27.1 85.5 Low 03:33:34 - 03:48:55 597
Wildwood 03:41:42 -35.6 Dark Up 15.7 75.9 Really Low 03:34:02 - 03:49:23 564
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:41:38 -38.9 Dark Up 19.1 78.3 Really Low 03:33:57 - 03:49:18 517
Patrick 03:41:36 -39.5 Dark Up 19.8 78.7 Really Low 03:33:56 - 03:49:17 513
Idyllwild 03:41:43 -37.2 Dark Up 17.1 76.7 Really Low 03:34:02 - 03:49:23 474
Lake Havasu City 03:41:39 -39.1 Dark Up 19.2 78.2 Really Low 03:33:59 - 03:49:20 455
Calipatria 03:41:45 -38.2 Dark Up 18.0 77.1 Really Low 03:34:04 - 03:49:25 384
Yuma 03:41:45 -39.0 Dark Up 18.6 77.4 Really Low 03:34:05 - 03:49:26 319
George/Scottsdale 03:41:40 -41.2 Dark Up 21.1 79.1 Low 03:34:00 - 03:49:21 309

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 523749, (2024/11/18 03:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 10.07  20
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  8.74   4
PPM 120839     05:20:18.3 +19:34:41  6.5  1.32  11
PPM 094204     05:15:11.7 +20:03:21  8.4  0.18  11
PPM 094217     05:15:57.8 +20:07:32  8.8  0.17  11
523749         05:15:23.8 +20:13:46 16.0        11
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/22 05:49:39 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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