RECON: TNO occultation with 523764

Event between (523764) 14WC510 and star GA0920:02509874 with event index number of 2613656

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/02/15 02:57:40 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:17:42.2 +02:08:05
Equinox of date position of star is 07:18:57.7 +02:05:22
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 50 degrees from the moon. Moon is 59% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

[RECON map]
Object is 29.7 AU from the Sun and 28.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 138 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1895 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20969.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=212.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.9 sec chord
Diameter=86.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523764, (2027/02/15 03:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:46:20.7 -16:45:12 -1.5 20.50  57
Alhena         06:39:16.7 +16:22:26  1.9 17.33  35
PPM 152385     07:20:47.4 +02:41:20  5.9  0.74  50
PPM 152289     07:18:01.0 +01:49:41  7.6  0.38  50
PPM 152348     07:19:44.6 +02:04:17  9.9  0.16  50
523764         07:19:06.9 +02:05:02 16.6        51
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 26.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=31.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 03:00:46 -25.8 Dark Up 35.8 148.3 Up 02:48:44 - 03:12:48 6
Kamloops 03:01:25 -17.1 AT Up 31.1 132.0 Up 02:49:23 - 03:13:27 -464
Kelowna 03:01:24 -17.7 AT Up 32.1 132.5 Up 02:49:22 - 03:13:26 -517
Peachland 03:01:25 -17.5 AT Up 32.1 132.2 Up 02:49:23 - 03:13:27 -533
Summerland 03:01:25 -17.6 AT Up 32.2 132.2 Up 02:49:23 - 03:13:27 -545
Penticton 03:01:24 -17.6 AT Up 32.3 132.3 Up 02:49:22 - 03:13:26 -548
Oliver 03:01:25 -17.6 AT Up 32.5 132.1 Up 02:49:23 - 03:13:27 -580
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:01:24 -17.8 AT Up 32.7 132.3 Up 02:49:22 - 03:13:26 -591
Okanogan 03:01:25 -17.6 AT Up 33.1 131.7 Up 02:49:23 - 03:13:27 -655
Brewster 03:01:26 -17.5 AT Up 33.1 131.4 Up 02:49:24 - 03:13:28 -685
Manson/Chelan 03:01:28 -17.2 AT Up 33.1 130.9 Up 02:49:26 - 03:13:30 -712
Victoria 03:01:35 -15.1 AT Up 31.0 127.9 Up 02:49:33 - 03:13:37 -728
Wenatchee 03:01:28 -17.1 AT Up 33.3 130.5 Up 02:49:26 - 03:13:30 -760
Ellensburg 03:01:29 -17.0 AT Up 33.5 130.1 Up 02:49:27 - 03:13:31 -804
Yakima 03:01:29 -17.0 AT Up 33.7 129.8 Up 02:49:27 - 03:13:31 -842
PNWRO 03:01:25 -18.1 Dark Up 35.0 131.2 Up 02:49:23 - 03:13:27 -856
Toppenish/White Swan 03:01:29 -17.1 AT Up 34.0 129.9 Up 02:49:27 - 03:13:31 -858
The Dalles 03:01:31 -16.5 AT Up 34.0 128.7 Up 02:49:29 - 03:13:33 -951
Maupin 03:01:31 -16.6 AT Up 34.3 128.6 Up 02:49:29 - 03:13:33 -988
Dunrhomin 03:00:42 -28.4 Dark Up 45.9 143.4 Up 02:48:40 - 03:12:44 -994
Nikitin 03:00:41 -28.4 Dark Up 46.0 143.3 Up 02:48:39 - 03:12:43 -1011
CU-SBO 03:00:42 -28.3 Dark Up 46.0 143.2 Up 02:48:40 - 03:12:44 -1020
Sisters 03:01:33 -16.2 AT Up 34.6 127.6 Up 02:49:31 - 03:13:35 -1083
Bend 03:01:32 -16.4 AT Up 34.9 127.7 Up 02:49:30 - 03:13:34 -1100
Oregon Observatory 03:01:33 -16.3 AT Up 34.9 127.5 Up 02:49:31 - 03:13:35 -1119
Chiloquin 03:01:35 -15.9 AT Up 35.5 126.4 Up 02:49:33 - 03:13:37 -1257
Klamath Falls 03:01:35 -16.0 AT Up 35.8 126.3 Up 02:49:33 - 03:13:37 -1288
Cedarville 03:01:31 -17.1 AT Up 37.1 127.4 Up 02:49:29 - 03:13:33 -1314
Fall River/Burney 03:01:34 -16.2 AT Up 36.7 125.9 Up 02:49:32 - 03:13:36 -1393
Gimple 03:01:32 -16.5 AT Up 37.5 125.9 Up 02:49:30 - 03:13:34 -1469
Greenville 03:01:33 -16.5 AT Up 37.5 125.8 Up 02:49:31 - 03:13:35 -1471
Portola 03:01:31 -16.8 AT Up 38.0 126.1 Up 02:49:29 - 03:13:33 -1490
Quincy 03:01:33 -16.5 AT Up 37.6 125.7 Up 02:49:31 - 03:13:35 -1491
Reno 03:01:30 -17.3 AT Up 38.5 126.6 Up 02:49:28 - 03:13:32 -1499
Carson City 03:01:29 -17.3 AT Up 38.7 126.3 Up 02:49:27 - 03:13:31 -1534
Yerington 03:01:28 -17.8 AT Up 39.3 126.9 Up 02:49:26 - 03:13:30 -1535
Gardnerville 03:01:30 -17.3 AT Up 38.9 126.2 Up 02:49:28 - 03:13:32 -1556
Hawthorne 03:01:26 -18.2 Dark Up 39.9 127.1 Up 02:49:24 - 03:13:28 -1566
Lee Vining 03:01:28 -17.8 AT Up 39.9 126.2 Up 02:49:26 - 03:13:30 -1636
Beatty 03:01:21 -19.6 Dark Up 42.0 127.9 Up 02:49:19 - 03:13:23 -1673
Bishop 03:01:26 -18.3 Dark Up 40.7 126.5 Up 02:49:24 - 03:13:28 -1675
Patrick 03:01:09 -21.9 Dark Up 44.7 129.8 Up 02:49:07 - 03:13:11 -1732
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:01:12 -21.3 Dark Up 44.5 128.9 Up 02:49:10 - 03:13:14 -1779
George/Scottsdale 03:01:02 -23.5 Dark Up 47.1 130.7 Up 02:49:00 - 03:13:04 -1835
Lake Havasu City 03:01:11 -21.5 Dark Up 45.0 128.6 Up 02:49:09 - 03:13:13 -1837
Idyllwild 03:01:19 -19.5 Dark Up 43.9 125.5 Up 02:49:17 - 03:13:21 -1987
Wildwood 03:01:25 -18.0 AT Up 42.5 123.9 Up 02:49:23 - 03:13:27 -2008
Calipatria 03:01:15 -20.5 Dark Up 45.1 126.3 Up 02:49:13 - 03:13:17 -2012
Yuma 03:01:11 -21.2 Dark Up 45.9 126.8 Up 02:49:09 - 03:13:13 -2027

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 523764, (2027/02/15 03:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:45:08.0 -16:43:25 -1.5 20.50  57
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9 17.33  35
PPM 152385     07:19:22.4 +02:44:26  5.9  0.74  50
PPM 152289     07:16:36.5 +01:52:41  7.6  0.38  50
PPM 152348     07:18:19.9 +02:07:21  9.9  0.16  50
523764         07:17:42.2 +02:08:05 16.6        50
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 04:57:48 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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