RECON: TNO occultation with 523756

Event between (523756) 14WD509 and star GA1100:00688304 with event index number of 2614798

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/08/19 09:42:11 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:41:20.5 +21:12:04
Equinox of date position of star is 04:42:45.9 +21:14:44
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 61 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4

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Object is 41.9 AU from the Sun and 42.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 12.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 252 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2032 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30558.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=373.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 31.4 sec chord
Diameter=152.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523756, (2028/08/19 09:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:34.0 +16:33:53  0.8  4.86  62
3Iot Aur       04:58:51.8 +33:12:31  2.7 12.46  57
PPM 093646     04:39:57.4 +20:44:23  5.9  0.88  61
PPM 093732     04:46:05.2 +21:42:31  8.4  0.84  60
PPM 093689     04:43:00.3 +20:57:11  8.9  0.30  61
PPM 093706     04:43:54.0 +21:11:34 11.9  0.21  60
523756         04:43:02.5 +21:15:15 16.5        60
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 3.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 24.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 09:37:12 -23.7 Dark Down 23.7 84.9 Low 09:22:12 - 09:52:12 -3838
Victoria 09:36:52 -26.4 Dark Down 21.4 81.8 Low 09:21:52 - 09:51:52 -3895
Peachland 09:37:05 -24.3 Dark Down 23.9 85.0 Low 09:22:05 - 09:52:05 -3914
Kelowna 09:37:07 -24.2 Dark Down 24.1 85.2 Low 09:22:07 - 09:52:07 -3915
Summerland 09:37:05 -24.5 Dark Down 24.0 85.0 Low 09:22:05 - 09:52:05 -3926
Penticton 09:37:04 -24.5 Dark Down 24.0 85.0 Low 09:22:04 - 09:52:04 -3934
Oliver 09:37:02 -24.8 Dark Down 24.0 84.8 Low 09:22:02 - 09:52:02 -3957
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:37:01 -24.9 Dark Down 24.1 84.9 Low 09:22:01 - 09:52:01 -3973
Okanogan 09:36:54 -25.6 Dark Down 23.9 84.4 Low 09:21:54 - 09:51:54 -4011
Brewster 09:36:54 -25.9 Dark Down 23.7 84.2 Low 09:21:54 - 09:51:54 -4023
Manson/Chelan 09:36:52 -26.2 Dark Down 23.5 83.8 Low 09:21:52 - 09:51:52 -4027
Wenatchee 09:36:48 -26.6 Dark Down 23.3 83.5 Low 09:21:48 - 09:51:48 -4055
Ellensburg 09:36:43 -27.1 Dark Down 23.1 83.1 Low 09:21:43 - 09:51:43 -4076
Yakima 09:36:41 -27.5 Dark Down 23.0 82.9 Low 09:21:41 - 09:51:41 -4104
Sleaford 09:37:47 -17.7 AT Down 32.7 97.2 Up 09:22:47 - 09:52:47 -4117
Toppenish/White Swan 09:36:40 -27.6 Dark Down 23.1 83.0 Low 09:21:40 - 09:51:40 -4124
The Dalles 09:36:33 -28.6 Dark Down 22.4 82.1 Low 09:21:33 - 09:51:33 -4155
Maupin 09:36:30 -28.9 Dark Down 22.4 82.0 Low 09:21:30 - 09:51:30 -4188
PNWRO 09:36:38 -27.5 Dark Down 24.1 83.8 Low 09:21:38 - 09:51:38 -4193
Sisters 09:36:23 -29.9 Dark Down 21.9 81.3 Low 09:21:23 - 09:51:23 -4235
Bend 09:36:23 -30.0 Dark Down 22.1 81.3 Low 09:21:23 - 09:51:23 -4260
Oregon Observatory 09:36:21 -30.2 Dark Down 22.0 81.2 Low 09:21:21 - 09:51:21 -4268
Chiloquin 09:36:13 -31.5 Dark Down 21.4 80.4 Low 09:21:13 - 09:51:13 -4352
Klamath Falls 09:36:10 -31.8 Dark Down 21.4 80.3 Low 09:21:10 - 09:51:10 -4379
Fall River/Burney 09:36:03 -32.8 Dark Down 21.5 80.1 Low 09:21:03 - 09:51:03 -4479
Cedarville 09:36:05 -31.9 Dark Down 22.5 81.0 Low 09:21:05 - 09:51:05 -4481
Greenville 09:35:56 -33.5 Dark Down 21.6 80.0 Low 09:20:56 - 09:50:56 -4563
Gimple 09:35:56 -33.4 Dark Down 21.7 80.0 Low 09:20:56 - 09:50:56 -4565
Quincy 09:35:55 -33.6 Dark Down 21.6 79.9 Low 09:20:55 - 09:50:55 -4578
Portola 09:35:54 -33.6 Dark Down 21.9 80.1 Low 09:20:54 - 09:50:54 -4603
Reno 09:35:53 -33.6 Dark Down 22.4 80.4 Low 09:20:53 - 09:50:53 -4644
Carson City 09:35:51 -33.9 Dark Down 22.3 80.2 Low 09:20:51 - 09:50:51 -4673
Gardnerville 09:35:50 -34.1 Dark Down 22.3 80.2 Low 09:20:50 - 09:50:50 -4694
Yerington 09:35:51 -33.9 Dark Down 22.8 80.5 Low 09:20:51 - 09:50:51 -4709
Hawthorne 09:35:48 -34.1 Dark Down 23.1 80.6 Low 09:20:48 - 09:50:48 -4763
Lee Vining 09:35:45 -34.7 Dark Down 22.6 80.1 Low 09:20:45 - 09:50:45 -4792
Bishop 09:35:41 -35.0 Dark Down 23.1 80.2 Low 09:20:41 - 09:50:41 -4864
Beatty 09:35:41 -34.7 Dark Down 24.3 80.9 Low 09:20:41 - 09:50:41 -4957
Dunrhomin 09:36:28 -26.5 Dark Down 33.7 89.8 Up 09:21:28 - 09:51:28 -5052
Nikitin 09:36:29 -26.7 Dark Down 33.7 89.6 Up 09:21:29 - 09:51:29 -5067
CU-SBO 09:36:27 -26.7 Dark Down 33.7 89.5 Up 09:21:27 - 09:51:27 -5070
Wildwood 09:35:22 -37.9 Dark Down 22.2 78.8 Low 09:20:22 - 09:50:22 -5128
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:35:35 -35.2 Dark Down 25.7 81.3 Low 09:20:35 - 09:50:35 -5175
Patrick 09:35:37 -34.7 Dark Down 26.4 81.8 Low 09:20:37 - 09:50:37 -5178
Idyllwild 09:35:24 -37.4 Dark Down 23.7 79.5 Low 09:20:24 - 09:50:24 -5223
Lake Havasu City 09:35:31 -35.7 Dark Down 25.8 81.1 Low 09:20:31 - 09:50:31 -5242
Calipatria 09:35:21 -37.4 Dark Down 24.6 79.8 Low 09:20:21 - 09:50:21 -5318
Yuma 09:35:21 -37.3 Dark Down 25.2 80.1 Low 09:20:21 - 09:50:21 -5387
George/Scottsdale 09:35:32 -35.1 Dark Down 27.7 81.9 Low 09:20:32 - 09:50:32 -5394

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 523756, (2028/08/19 09:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  4.86  62
3Iot Aur       04:56:59.6 +33:09:57  2.7 12.46  57
PPM 093646     04:38:15.8 +20:41:05  5.9  0.88  61
PPM 093732     04:44:22.7 +21:39:27  8.4  0.84  60
PPM 093689     04:41:18.4 +20:54:00  8.9  0.30  61
PPM 093706     04:42:11.9 +21:08:25 11.9  0.21  60
523756         04:41:20.5 +21:12:04 16.5        61
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/18 04:47:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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