RECON: TNO occultation with 523789

Event between (523789) 15FN345 and star GA0940:05131404 with event index number of 2784838

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/06/15 09:48:33 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:21:45.2 +05:34:15
Equinox of date position of star is 17:22:57.3 +05:32:55
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 131 degrees from the moon. Moon is 11% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

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Object is 38.5 AU from the Sun and 37.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 144 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1403 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27244.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=340.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.4 sec chord
Diameter=139.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523789, (2029/06/15 09:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:13.1 -26:29:41  0.9 34.42 126
60Bet Oph      17:44:55.7 +04:33:25  2.8  5.50 136
49Sig Oph      17:27:58.7 +04:07:01  4.3  1.86 132
PPM 163829     17:21:29.5 +05:30:01  8.5  0.43 130
PPM 163850     17:22:23.2 +05:29:52  9.9  0.21 130
523789         17:23:12.0 +05:32:39 16.6       131
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.8 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 09:46:46 -6.7 NT Down 31.0 234.1 Up 09:34:19 - 09:59:14 10401
Kamloops 09:47:15 -12.4 AT Down 38.4 219.4 Up 09:34:48 - 09:59:43 10214
Kelowna 09:47:12 -12.9 AT Down 38.7 220.8 Up 09:34:44 - 09:59:39 10157
Peachland 09:47:13 -13.1 AT Down 38.9 220.6 Up 09:34:45 - 09:59:40 10147
Summerland 09:47:12 -13.2 AT Down 39.0 220.7 Up 09:34:44 - 09:59:39 10136
Penticton 09:47:12 -13.3 AT Down 39.0 220.9 Up 09:34:44 - 09:59:39 10131
Oliver 09:47:11 -13.6 AT Down 39.2 221.1 Up 09:34:44 - 09:59:39 10103
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:47:11 -13.7 AT Down 39.3 221.4 Up 09:34:43 - 09:59:38 10092
Okanogan 09:47:09 -14.3 AT Down 39.9 221.5 Up 09:34:42 - 09:59:37 10039
Victoria 09:47:20 -15.2 AT Down 41.3 216.9 Up 09:34:52 - 09:59:47 10031
Brewster 09:47:09 -14.6 AT Down 40.2 221.4 Up 09:34:42 - 09:59:37 10016
Manson/Chelan 09:47:10 -14.9 AT Down 40.5 221.1 Up 09:34:42 - 09:59:37 9998
Wenatchee 09:47:10 -15.4 AT Down 40.9 221.2 Up 09:34:42 - 09:59:37 9959
Ellensburg 09:47:09 -15.8 AT Down 41.3 221.1 Up 09:34:42 - 09:59:37 9924
Yakima 09:47:09 -16.2 AT Down 41.6 221.4 Up 09:34:41 - 09:59:36 9891
Toppenish/White Swan 09:47:08 -16.4 AT Down 41.7 221.7 Up 09:34:41 - 09:59:36 9874
PNWRO 09:47:03 -16.2 AT Down 41.3 223.6 Up 09:34:36 - 09:59:31 9853
The Dalles 09:47:09 -17.3 AT Down 42.7 221.2 Up 09:34:42 - 09:59:37 9805
Maupin 09:47:08 -17.6 AT Down 42.9 221.6 Up 09:34:41 - 09:59:36 9771
Sisters 09:47:08 -18.6 Dark Down 43.8 221.5 Up 09:34:41 - 09:59:36 9695
Bend 09:47:07 -18.7 Dark Down 43.9 222.0 Up 09:34:39 - 09:59:34 9676
Oregon Observatory 09:47:07 -18.9 Dark Down 44.1 222.0 Up 09:34:39 - 09:59:34 9661
Chiloquin 09:47:06 -20.3 Dark Down 45.3 222.3 Up 09:34:38 - 09:59:33 9545
Klamath Falls 09:47:05 -20.5 Dark Down 45.5 222.6 Up 09:34:38 - 09:59:33 9516
Cedarville 09:47:00 -20.7 Dark Down 45.2 225.1 Up 09:34:32 - 09:59:27 9465
Dunrhomin 09:46:16 -15.7 AT Down 36.9 241.5 Up 09:33:49 - 09:58:44 9456
Nikitin 09:46:16 -15.9 AT Down 37.0 241.6 Up 09:33:48 - 09:58:43 9439
CU-SBO 09:46:16 -16.0 AT Down 37.1 241.6 Up 09:33:48 - 09:58:43 9433
Fall River/Burney 09:47:02 -21.5 Dark Down 46.1 223.9 Up 09:34:35 - 09:59:30 9414
Gimple 09:46:59 -22.2 Dark Down 46.5 225.2 Up 09:34:32 - 09:59:27 9337
Greenville 09:47:00 -22.2 Dark Down 46.5 225.1 Up 09:34:32 - 09:59:27 9337
Quincy 09:46:59 -22.4 Dark Down 46.7 225.3 Up 09:34:32 - 09:59:27 9318
Portola 09:46:58 -22.3 Dark Down 46.5 226.0 Up 09:34:30 - 09:59:25 9310
Reno 09:46:55 -22.3 Dark Down 46.3 226.9 Up 09:34:28 - 09:59:23 9290
Carson City 09:46:55 -22.7 Dark Down 46.6 227.2 Up 09:34:27 - 09:59:22 9258
Yerington 09:46:53 -22.6 Dark Down 46.3 228.1 Up 09:34:25 - 09:59:20 9245
Gardnerville 09:46:54 -22.9 Dark Down 46.7 227.5 Up 09:34:27 - 09:59:22 9236
Hawthorne 09:46:50 -22.8 Dark Down 46.4 229.1 Up 09:34:23 - 09:59:18 9206
Lee Vining 09:46:51 -23.5 Dark Down 47.0 229.0 Up 09:34:23 - 09:59:18 9151
Bishop 09:46:47 -23.8 Dark Down 47.0 230.3 Up 09:34:20 - 09:59:15 9101
Beatty 09:46:42 -23.6 Dark Down 46.3 232.5 Up 09:34:14 - 09:59:09 9069
Patrick 09:46:31 -23.6 Dark Down 45.2 236.8 Up 09:34:03 - 09:58:58 8950
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:46:32 -24.1 Dark Down 45.9 236.3 Up 09:34:05 - 09:59:00 8922
Lake Havasu City 09:46:31 -24.6 Dark Down 46.1 237.1 Up 09:34:03 - 09:58:58 8860
George/Scottsdale 09:46:21 -24.1 Dark Down 44.7 240.2 Up 09:33:54 - 09:58:49 8805
Wildwood 09:46:44 -26.7 Dark Down 49.1 232.9 Up 09:34:16 - 09:59:11 8792
Idyllwild 09:46:37 -26.3 Dark Down 48.1 235.3 Up 09:34:09 - 09:59:04 8771
Calipatria 09:46:32 -26.3 Dark Down 47.6 237.1 Up 09:34:05 - 09:59:00 8720
Yuma 09:46:29 -26.3 Dark Down 47.2 238.4 Up 09:34:01 - 09:58:56 8685

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 523789, (2029/06/15 09:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 34.42 126
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8  5.50 136
49Sig Oph      17:26:30.9 +04:08:25  4.3  1.86 132
PPM 163829     17:20:02.7 +05:31:41  8.5  0.43 130
PPM 163850     17:20:56.4 +05:31:30  9.9  0.21 130
523789         17:21:45.2 +05:34:15 16.6       130
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/27 21:02:21 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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