RECON: TNO occultation with 523764

Event between (523764) 14WC510 and star GA0920:02494373 with event index number of 2613673

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/25 04:12:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:16:50.3 +02:52:19
Equinox of date position of star is 07:18:06.2 +02:49:38
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 146 degrees from the moon. Moon is 82% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

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Object is 29.7 AU from the Sun and 29.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.1 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 181 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1643 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21673.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=212.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.3 sec chord
Diameter=86.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523764, (2027/04/25 04:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:39.1 +07:24:35  0.4 20.83 160
Alhena         06:39:17.4 +16:22:25  1.9 16.60 162
PPM 152385     07:20:48.0 +02:41:19  5.9  0.65 145
PPM 152304     07:18:19.3 +02:41:23  8.3  0.13 146
523764         07:18:16.0 +02:49:17 15.9       145
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=0.5 and success probability=2.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 04:17:54 -10.1 NT Down 27.6 236.7 Low 04:02:54 - 04:32:54 5336
Kelowna 04:17:58 -11.0 NT Down 27.6 237.9 Low 04:02:58 - 04:32:58 5240
Peachland 04:17:58 -10.9 NT Down 27.8 237.7 Low 04:02:58 - 04:32:58 5236
Sleaford 04:18:27 -15.9 AT Down 18.9 249.4 Really Low 04:03:27 - 04:33:27 5226
Summerland 04:17:58 -11.1 NT Down 27.8 237.8 Low 04:02:58 - 04:32:58 5219
Penticton 04:17:59 -11.2 NT Down 27.8 238.0 Low 04:02:59 - 04:32:59 5211
Victoria 04:17:49 -9.6 NT Down 30.5 234.7 Up 04:02:49 - 04:32:49 5200
Oliver 04:18:01 -11.4 NT Down 28.0 238.1 Low 04:03:01 - 04:33:01 5176
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:18:00 -11.6 NT Down 27.9 238.4 Low 04:03:00 - 04:33:00 5156
Okanogan 04:18:01 -11.9 NT Down 28.4 238.5 Low 04:03:01 - 04:33:01 5098
Brewster 04:18:01 -11.9 NT Down 28.7 238.4 Low 04:03:01 - 04:33:01 5076
Manson/Chelan 04:17:59 -11.8 NT Down 29.0 238.2 Low 04:02:59 - 04:32:59 5064
Wenatchee 04:17:58 -12.0 NT Down 29.3 238.2 Low 04:02:58 - 04:32:58 5022
Ellensburg 04:17:59 -12.1 AT Down 29.7 238.2 Low 04:02:59 - 04:32:59 4986
Yakima 04:18:00 -12.3 AT Down 29.9 238.4 Low 04:03:00 - 04:33:00 4947
Toppenish/White Swan 04:18:00 -12.6 AT Down 29.9 238.7 Low 04:03:00 - 04:33:00 4922
The Dalles 04:17:58 -12.5 AT Down 30.8 238.3 Up 04:02:58 - 04:32:58 4864
PNWRO 04:18:04 -13.6 AT Down 29.2 240.3 Low 04:03:04 - 04:33:04 4851
Maupin 04:17:59 -12.8 AT Down 30.9 238.6 Up 04:02:59 - 04:32:59 4820
Sisters 04:17:58 -13.0 AT Down 31.7 238.6 Up 04:02:58 - 04:32:58 4745
Bend 04:17:59 -13.3 AT Down 31.7 239.0 Up 04:02:59 - 04:32:59 4715
Oregon Observatory 04:17:59 -13.3 AT Down 31.8 239.0 Up 04:02:59 - 04:32:59 4701
Chiloquin 04:17:56 -13.8 AT Down 32.8 239.3 Up 04:02:56 - 04:32:56 4580
Klamath Falls 04:17:59 -14.0 AT Down 32.9 239.6 Up 04:02:59 - 04:32:59 4544
Cedarville 04:18:03 -15.4 AT Down 32.2 241.4 Up 04:03:03 - 04:33:03 4433
Fall River/Burney 04:17:59 -14.9 AT Down 33.2 240.6 Up 04:02:59 - 04:32:59 4415
Greenville 04:18:02 -15.7 AT Down 33.4 241.5 Up 04:03:02 - 04:33:02 4312
Gimple 04:18:02 -15.8 AT Down 33.3 241.6 Up 04:03:02 - 04:33:02 4310
Quincy 04:18:02 -15.8 AT Down 33.5 241.6 Up 04:03:02 - 04:33:02 4291
Portola 04:18:03 -16.2 AT Down 33.2 242.1 Up 04:03:03 - 04:33:03 4266
Reno 04:18:06 -16.8 AT Down 32.9 242.9 Up 04:03:06 - 04:33:06 4222
Carson City 04:18:05 -17.0 AT Down 33.0 243.1 Up 04:03:05 - 04:33:05 4185
Gardnerville 04:18:06 -17.1 AT Down 33.1 243.3 Up 04:03:06 - 04:33:06 4159
Yerington 04:18:08 -17.5 AT Down 32.7 243.8 Up 04:03:08 - 04:33:08 4149
Hawthorne 04:18:10 -18.1 Dark Down 32.5 244.5 Up 04:03:10 - 04:33:10 4088
Lee Vining 04:18:08 -18.1 Dark Down 33.1 244.4 Up 04:03:08 - 04:33:08 4042
Dunrhomin 04:18:45 -25.0 Dark Down 22.0 254.2 Low 04:03:45 - 04:33:45 3994
Nikitin 04:18:44 -25.1 Dark Down 22.1 254.3 Low 04:03:44 - 04:33:44 3975
CU-SBO 04:18:45 -25.1 Dark Down 22.2 254.3 Low 04:03:45 - 04:33:45 3969
Bishop 04:18:10 -18.9 Dark Down 32.8 245.3 Up 04:03:10 - 04:33:10 3961
Beatty 04:18:15 -20.3 Dark Down 31.8 247.0 Up 04:03:15 - 04:33:15 3872
Patrick 04:18:25 -23.1 Dark Down 30.1 250.0 Up 04:03:25 - 04:33:25 3647
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:18:23 -22.7 Dark Down 30.8 249.6 Up 04:03:23 - 04:33:23 3638
Wildwood 04:18:09 -20.6 Dark Down 34.3 247.2 Up 04:03:09 - 04:33:09 3625
Lake Havasu City 04:18:22 -23.3 Dark Down 30.8 250.2 Up 04:03:22 - 04:33:22 3560
Idyllwild 04:18:16 -22.1 Dark Down 32.9 248.9 Up 04:03:16 - 04:33:16 3539
Calipatria 04:18:18 -23.3 Dark Down 32.2 250.1 Up 04:03:18 - 04:33:18 3444
George/Scottsdale 04:18:31 -25.4 Dark Down 29.1 252.4 Low 04:03:31 - 04:33:31 3421
Yuma 04:18:22 -24.2 Dark Down 31.6 251.0 Up 04:03:22 - 04:33:22 3376

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, (2027/04/25 04:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 20.83 160
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9 16.60 162
PPM 152385     07:19:22.4 +02:44:26  5.9  0.65 145
PPM 152304     07:16:53.7 +02:44:25  8.3  0.13 146
523764         07:16:50.3 +02:52:19 15.9       146
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:10:59 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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