RECON: TNO occultation with 523766

Event between (523766) 14WF510 and star GA0880:00531316 with event index number of 2178766

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/12/31 02:37:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:03:10.6 -00:31:08
Equinox of date position of star is 05:04:23.7 -00:29:12
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 141 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

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Object is 32.2 AU from the Sun and 31.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 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 1167 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22779.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=238.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.8 sec chord
Diameter=97.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523766, (2024/12/31 02:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:15:44.4 -08:10:29  0.1  8.19 137
67Bet Eri      05:09:04.8 -05:03:21  2.8  4.71 138
PPM 175683     04:58:33.4 -01:01:49  6.2  1.57 140
PPM 175707     05:02:42.1 -00:39:44  6.6  0.47 141
PPM 175717     05:05:22.8 -00:37:00  9.0  0.27 141
PPM 175710     05:03:38.4 -00:33:41 10.7  0.22 141
523766         05:04:27.2 -00:29:07 16.3       141
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 29.1 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)
Sleaford 02:40:02 -32.2 Dark Down 26.9 131.8 Low 02:32:20 - 02:47:44 3335
Kamloops 02:40:35 -23.2 Dark Down 20.3 117.9 Low 02:32:53 - 02:48:17 3184
Kelowna 02:40:36 -23.7 Dark Down 21.2 118.4 Low 02:32:54 - 02:48:18 3125
Peachland 02:40:37 -23.5 Dark Down 21.1 118.1 Low 02:32:55 - 02:48:19 3116
Summerland 02:40:37 -23.5 Dark Down 21.2 118.1 Low 02:32:55 - 02:48:19 3105
Penticton 02:40:37 -23.6 Dark Down 21.3 118.2 Low 02:32:55 - 02:48:19 3100
Oliver 02:40:38 -23.5 Dark Down 21.5 118.1 Low 02:32:56 - 02:48:20 3074
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:40:38 -23.6 Dark Down 21.7 118.2 Low 02:32:56 - 02:48:20 3061
Victoria 02:40:47 -20.9 Dark Down 19.5 114.6 Really Low 02:33:05 - 02:48:29 3011
Okanogan 02:40:40 -23.4 Dark Down 21.9 117.8 Low 02:32:58 - 02:48:22 3010
Brewster 02:40:41 -23.2 Dark Down 21.9 117.5 Low 02:32:59 - 02:48:23 2989
Manson/Chelan 02:40:43 -23.0 Dark Down 21.8 117.1 Low 02:33:01 - 02:48:25 2971
Wenatchee 02:40:45 -22.8 Dark Down 21.9 116.8 Low 02:33:03 - 02:48:27 2933
Ellensburg 02:40:46 -22.6 Dark Down 21.9 116.5 Low 02:33:04 - 02:48:28 2900
Yakima 02:40:47 -22.5 Dark Down 22.1 116.3 Low 02:33:05 - 02:48:29 2867
Toppenish/White Swan 02:40:47 -22.5 Dark Down 22.3 116.4 Low 02:33:05 - 02:48:29 2850
PNWRO 02:40:46 -23.5 Dark Down 23.4 117.5 Low 02:33:04 - 02:48:28 2826
The Dalles 02:40:51 -21.9 Dark Down 22.2 115.5 Low 02:33:09 - 02:48:33 2785
Maupin 02:40:52 -21.9 Dark Down 22.4 115.4 Low 02:33:10 - 02:48:34 2751
Sisters 02:40:55 -21.4 Dark Down 22.5 114.7 Low 02:33:13 - 02:48:37 2677
Bend 02:40:55 -21.5 Dark Down 22.7 114.8 Low 02:33:13 - 02:48:37 2658
Oregon Observatory 02:40:56 -21.4 Dark Down 22.7 114.6 Low 02:33:14 - 02:48:38 2643
Chiloquin 02:41:01 -20.8 Dark Down 23.0 113.8 Low 02:33:19 - 02:48:43 2530
Klamath Falls 02:41:01 -20.8 Dark Down 23.2 113.7 Low 02:33:19 - 02:48:43 2501
Cedarville 02:40:59 -21.8 Dark Down 24.6 114.7 Low 02:33:17 - 02:48:41 2447
Fall River/Burney 02:41:03 -20.8 Dark Down 23.9 113.6 Low 02:33:21 - 02:48:45 2401
Dunrhomin 02:40:25 -32.7 Dark Down 34.9 127.2 Up 02:32:43 - 02:48:07 2398
Nikitin 02:40:26 -32.7 Dark Down 35.0 127.1 Up 02:32:44 - 02:48:08 2381
CU-SBO 02:40:26 -32.7 Dark Down 35.0 126.9 Up 02:32:44 - 02:48:08 2375
Gimple 02:41:05 -21.0 Dark Down 24.7 113.6 Low 02:33:23 - 02:48:47 2323
Greenville 02:41:05 -20.9 Dark Down 24.6 113.5 Low 02:33:23 - 02:48:47 2323
Quincy 02:41:05 -20.9 Dark Down 24.7 113.5 Low 02:33:23 - 02:48:47 2305
Portola 02:41:05 -21.2 Dark Down 25.1 113.8 Low 02:33:23 - 02:48:47 2296
Reno 02:41:04 -21.7 Dark Down 25.7 114.2 Low 02:33:22 - 02:48:46 2274
Carson City 02:41:04 -21.6 Dark Down 25.8 114.0 Low 02:33:22 - 02:48:46 2242
Yerington 02:41:03 -22.0 Dark Down 26.3 114.5 Low 02:33:21 - 02:48:45 2227
Gardnerville 02:41:05 -21.6 Dark Down 26.0 114.0 Low 02:33:23 - 02:48:47 2221
Hawthorne 02:41:04 -22.3 Dark Down 26.9 114.7 Low 02:33:22 - 02:48:46 2188
Lee Vining 02:41:06 -21.8 Dark Down 26.8 114.0 Low 02:33:24 - 02:48:48 2135
Bishop 02:41:05 -22.3 Dark Down 27.6 114.3 Low 02:33:23 - 02:48:47 2083
Beatty 02:41:03 -23.4 Dark Down 28.9 115.4 Low 02:33:21 - 02:48:45 2047
Patrick 02:40:58 -25.4 Dark Down 31.7 116.9 Up 02:33:16 - 02:48:40 1922
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:41:01 -24.8 Dark Down 31.3 116.2 Up 02:33:19 - 02:48:43 1896
Lake Havasu City 02:41:01 -24.9 Dark Down 31.8 116.0 Up 02:33:19 - 02:48:43 1834
Wildwood 02:41:13 -21.4 Dark Down 28.7 112.6 Low 02:33:31 - 02:48:55 1778
George/Scottsdale 02:40:56 -26.7 Dark Down 33.9 117.5 Up 02:33:14 - 02:48:38 1772
Idyllwild 02:41:09 -22.8 Dark Down 30.3 113.8 Up 02:33:27 - 02:48:51 1753
Calipatria 02:41:07 -23.6 Dark Down 31.5 114.3 Up 02:33:25 - 02:48:49 1699
Yuma 02:41:05 -24.2 Dark Down 32.3 114.8 Up 02:33:23 - 02:48:47 1661

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 523766, (2024/12/31 02:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:14:32.3 -08:12:06  0.1  8.19 137
67Bet Eri      05:07:50.8 -05:05:13  2.8  4.71 138
PPM 175683     04:57:17.1 -01:04:03  6.2  1.57 140
PPM 175707     05:01:25.7 -00:41:49  6.6  0.47 141
PPM 175717     05:04:06.3 -00:38:59  9.0  0.27 141
PPM 175710     05:02:21.8 -00:35:44 10.7  0.22 141
523766         05:03:10.6 -00:31:08 16.3       141
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/10 05:27:52 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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