RECON: TNO occultation with 523749

Event between (523749) 14UR224 and star GA1080:01164686 with event index number of 2372775

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/11/16 07:40:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:36:31.7 +19:39:15
Equinox of date position of star is 05:37:56.8 +19:40:03
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 8 degrees from the moon. Moon is 94% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.6

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Object is 39.3 AU from the Sun and 38.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 133 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1572 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27890.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=457.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.3 sec chord
Diameter=186.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523749, (2027/11/16 07:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:40.9 +07:24:35  0.4 13.06  21
Alnath         05:28:03.4 +28:37:43  1.6  9.25   2
PPM 094484     05:35:18.4 +20:29:29  6.0  1.06   7
PPM 121197     05:39:13.5 +19:47:38  8.5  0.28   8
523749         05:38:10.6 +19:40:11 16.1         8
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 27.0 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 07:41:38 -58.0 Dark Up 49.1 126.7 Up 07:30:06 - 07:53:11 8978
Kelowna 07:41:39 -58.8 Dark Up 50.0 127.0 Up 07:30:06 - 07:53:11 8891
Peachland 07:41:39 -58.9 Dark Up 49.9 126.5 Up 07:30:07 - 07:53:12 8887
Summerland 07:41:38 -59.1 Dark Up 50.1 126.5 Up 07:30:06 - 07:53:11 8873
Penticton 07:41:40 -59.2 Dark Up 50.2 126.6 Up 07:30:07 - 07:53:12 8865
Victoria 07:41:54 -60.0 Dark Up 48.7 121.1 Up 07:30:22 - 07:53:27 8862
Oliver 07:41:41 -59.5 Dark Up 50.4 126.2 Up 07:30:08 - 07:53:13 8835
Sleaford 07:40:54 -55.1 Dark Up 54.1 147.3 Up 07:29:21 - 07:52:26 8834
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:41:41 -59.7 Dark Up 50.6 126.3 Up 07:30:09 - 07:53:14 8816
Okanogan 07:41:43 -60.3 Dark Up 50.8 125.4 Up 07:30:10 - 07:53:15 8765
Brewster 07:41:44 -60.6 Dark Up 50.9 124.9 Up 07:30:12 - 07:53:17 8746
Manson/Chelan 07:41:45 -60.8 Dark Up 50.8 124.3 Up 07:30:13 - 07:53:18 8736
Wenatchee 07:41:47 -61.3 Dark Up 51.0 123.6 Up 07:30:15 - 07:53:20 8698
Ellensburg 07:41:49 -61.7 Dark Up 51.1 122.9 Up 07:30:17 - 07:53:22 8667
Yakima 07:41:51 -62.1 Dark Up 51.3 122.5 Up 07:30:18 - 07:53:23 8631
Toppenish/White Swan 07:41:51 -62.3 Dark Up 51.5 122.4 Up 07:30:18 - 07:53:23 8609
The Dalles 07:41:56 -63.1 Dark Up 51.5 120.7 Up 07:30:23 - 07:53:28 8558
PNWRO 07:41:47 -62.7 Dark Up 52.6 123.8 Up 07:30:15 - 07:53:20 8543
Maupin 07:41:55 -63.5 Dark Up 51.7 120.3 Up 07:30:23 - 07:53:28 8518
Sisters 07:42:00 -64.3 Dark Up 51.9 118.8 Up 07:30:28 - 07:53:33 8451
Bend 07:42:00 -64.6 Dark Up 52.2 118.9 Up 07:30:27 - 07:53:32 8423
Oregon Observatory 07:42:00 -64.8 Dark Up 52.2 118.5 Up 07:30:28 - 07:53:33 8411
Chiloquin 07:42:05 -66.0 Dark Up 52.5 116.6 Up 07:30:32 - 07:53:37 8301
Klamath Falls 07:42:06 -66.4 Dark Up 52.7 116.2 Up 07:30:33 - 07:53:38 8268
Cedarville 07:42:03 -67.2 Dark Up 54.1 117.2 Up 07:30:31 - 07:53:36 8165
Fall River/Burney 07:42:08 -67.6 Dark Up 53.5 115.3 Up 07:30:35 - 07:53:40 8149
Greenville 07:42:09 -68.5 Dark Up 54.2 114.6 Up 07:30:37 - 07:53:42 8054
Gimple 07:42:09 -68.5 Dark Up 54.2 114.7 Up 07:30:36 - 07:53:41 8051
Quincy 07:42:09 -68.7 Dark Up 54.3 114.4 Up 07:30:36 - 07:53:41 8034
Portola 07:42:08 -68.9 Dark Up 54.7 114.7 Up 07:30:35 - 07:53:40 8011
Reno 07:42:07 -69.2 Dark Up 55.2 115.1 Up 07:30:34 - 07:53:39 7970
Carson City 07:42:07 -69.5 Dark Up 55.4 114.7 Up 07:30:35 - 07:53:40 7935
Gardnerville 07:42:08 -69.8 Dark Up 55.5 114.4 Up 07:30:35 - 07:53:40 7910
Yerington 07:42:05 -69.7 Dark Up 55.9 115.1 Up 07:30:33 - 07:53:38 7901
Hawthorne 07:42:06 -70.2 Dark Up 56.5 115.1 Up 07:30:33 - 07:53:38 7843
Lee Vining 07:42:08 -70.7 Dark Up 56.4 113.8 Up 07:30:36 - 07:53:41 7801
Bishop 07:42:07 -71.3 Dark Up 57.1 113.7 Up 07:30:34 - 07:53:39 7725
Dunrhomin 07:41:14 -65.3 Dark Up 63.8 136.4 Up 07:29:41 - 07:52:46 7714
Nikitin 07:41:13 -65.5 Dark Up 64.0 136.1 Up 07:29:41 - 07:52:46 7696
CU-SBO 07:41:16 -65.6 Dark Up 64.0 135.9 Up 07:29:43 - 07:52:48 7691
Beatty 07:42:02 -71.7 Dark Up 58.5 114.9 Up 07:30:30 - 07:53:35 7639
Patrick 07:41:55 -72.6 Dark Up 61.2 115.9 Up 07:30:22 - 07:53:27 7421
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:41:58 -73.0 Dark Up 60.8 114.7 Up 07:30:25 - 07:53:30 7414
Wildwood 07:42:14 -74.6 Dark Up 58.2 108.7 Up 07:30:42 - 07:53:47 7409
Lake Havasu City 07:41:58 -73.6 Dark Up 61.3 113.9 Up 07:30:26 - 07:53:31 7340
Idyllwild 07:42:08 -74.8 Dark Up 59.8 110.0 Up 07:30:36 - 07:53:41 7324
Calipatria 07:42:06 -75.2 Dark Up 60.9 110.3 Up 07:30:34 - 07:53:39 7232
George/Scottsdale 07:41:51 -73.6 Dark Up 63.5 115.5 Up 07:30:19 - 07:53:24 7202
Yuma 07:42:04 -75.4 Dark Up 61.8 110.5 Up 07:30:32 - 07:53:37 7166

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, (2027/11/16 07:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 13.06  21
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  9.25   2
PPM 094484     05:33:38.8 +20:28:26  6.0  1.06   7
PPM 121197     05:37:34.4 +19:46:46  8.5  0.28   8
523749         05:36:31.7 +19:39:15 16.1         8
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/23 04:36:05 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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