RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:29970348 with event index number of 2606065

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/24 08:14:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:37:22.9 -21:02:08
Equinox of date position of star is 18:38:50.6 -21:00:46
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 85 degrees from the moon. Moon is 73% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.1

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Object is 18.0 AU from the Sun and 17.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 356 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 785 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12340.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.5
Diameter=50.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Diameter=20.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523790, (2027/07/24 08:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.1 -26:29:26  0.9 29.70 114
Nunki          18:56:58.3 -26:15:36  2.0  6.67  82
PPM 268697     18:40:32.0 -21:01:35  6.1  0.35  84
PPM 268656     18:38:38.2 -21:01:16  9.5  0.09  85
523790         18:39:01.7 -21:00:36 15.5        84
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 2.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 22.0 km RECON observability=0.6 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)
Kamloops 08:12:51 -19.4 Dark Up 14.9 204.4 Really Low 07:57:51 - 08:27:51 4434
Victoria 08:12:57 -21.6 Dark Up 17.6 201.8 Really Low 07:57:57 - 08:27:57 4393
Peachland 08:12:47 -20.4 Dark Up 15.6 205.1 Really Low 07:57:47 - 08:27:47 4385
Kelowna 08:12:47 -20.2 Dark Up 15.4 205.3 Really Low 07:57:47 - 08:27:47 4384
Summerland 08:12:47 -20.5 Dark Up 15.7 205.2 Really Low 07:57:47 - 08:27:47 4377
Penticton 08:12:46 -20.6 Dark Up 15.7 205.3 Really Low 07:57:46 - 08:27:46 4372
Oliver 08:12:46 -20.9 Dark Up 16.0 205.3 Really Low 07:57:46 - 08:27:46 4356
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:12:45 -21.1 Dark Up 16.1 205.5 Really Low 07:57:45 - 08:27:45 4346
Okanogan 08:12:45 -21.7 Dark Up 16.8 205.4 Really Low 07:57:45 - 08:27:45 4320
Brewster 08:12:45 -22.0 Dark Up 17.1 205.2 Really Low 07:57:45 - 08:27:45 4311
Manson/Chelan 08:12:46 -22.2 Dark Up 17.4 204.9 Really Low 07:57:46 - 08:27:46 4308
Wenatchee 08:12:46 -22.7 Dark Up 17.9 204.8 Really Low 07:57:46 - 08:27:46 4289
Ellensburg 08:12:46 -23.1 Dark Up 18.3 204.7 Really Low 07:57:46 - 08:27:46 4274
Yakima 08:12:45 -23.5 Dark Up 18.7 204.7 Really Low 07:57:45 - 08:27:45 4255
Toppenish/White Swan 08:12:45 -23.7 Dark Up 18.8 204.9 Really Low 07:57:45 - 08:27:45 4241
Sleaford 08:12:14 -16.8 AT Up 9.1 217.1 Really Low 07:57:14 - 08:27:14 4222
The Dalles 08:12:46 -24.5 Dark Up 19.7 204.3 Really Low 07:57:46 - 08:27:46 4217
PNWRO 08:12:39 -24.1 Dark Up 18.7 206.3 Really Low 07:57:39 - 08:27:39 4195
Maupin 08:12:45 -24.9 Dark Up 20.1 204.4 Low 07:57:45 - 08:27:45 4195
Sisters 08:12:45 -25.8 Dark Up 21.0 204.1 Low 07:57:45 - 08:27:45 4160
Bend 08:12:44 -26.1 Dark Up 21.2 204.4 Low 07:57:44 - 08:27:44 4143
Oregon Observatory 08:12:45 -26.2 Dark Up 21.4 204.3 Low 07:57:45 - 08:27:45 4136
Chiloquin 08:12:45 -27.5 Dark Up 22.7 204.1 Low 07:57:45 - 08:27:45 4074
Klamath Falls 08:12:44 -27.9 Dark Up 23.0 204.2 Low 07:57:44 - 08:27:44 4054
Cedarville 08:12:37 -28.6 Dark Up 23.1 205.9 Low 07:57:37 - 08:27:37 3984
Fall River/Burney 08:12:41 -29.1 Dark Up 24.0 204.8 Low 07:57:41 - 08:27:41 3980
Greenville 08:12:38 -30.0 Dark Up 24.6 205.4 Low 07:57:38 - 08:27:38 3919
Gimple 08:12:38 -30.0 Dark Up 24.6 205.5 Low 07:57:38 - 08:27:38 3917
Quincy 08:12:38 -30.2 Dark Up 24.8 205.4 Low 07:57:38 - 08:27:38 3907
Portola 08:12:36 -30.3 Dark Up 24.8 205.9 Low 07:57:36 - 08:27:36 3890
Reno 08:12:34 -30.6 Dark Up 24.8 206.6 Low 07:57:34 - 08:27:34 3861
Carson City 08:12:33 -30.9 Dark Up 25.1 206.7 Low 07:57:33 - 08:27:33 3839
Gardnerville 08:12:32 -31.2 Dark Up 25.3 206.8 Low 07:57:32 - 08:27:32 3823
Yerington 08:12:30 -31.1 Dark Up 25.1 207.3 Low 07:57:30 - 08:27:30 3814
Hawthorne 08:12:28 -31.5 Dark Up 25.3 207.9 Low 07:57:28 - 08:27:28 3774
Lee Vining 08:12:29 -32.1 Dark Up 26.0 207.6 Low 07:57:29 - 08:27:29 3750
Bishop 08:12:25 -32.7 Dark Up 26.2 208.4 Low 07:57:25 - 08:27:25 3696
Beatty 08:12:19 -33.0 Dark Up 26.0 210.0 Low 07:57:19 - 08:27:19 3630
Dunrhomin 08:11:45 -28.0 Dark Up 18.2 219.4 Really Low 07:56:45 - 08:26:45 3563
Nikitin 08:11:44 -28.2 Dark Up 18.3 219.4 Really Low 07:56:44 - 08:26:44 3551
CU-SBO 08:11:45 -28.3 Dark Up 18.4 219.4 Really Low 07:56:45 - 08:26:45 3549
Wildwood 08:12:23 -36.0 Dark Up 29.2 209.0 Low 07:57:23 - 08:27:23 3485
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:12:09 -34.6 Dark Up 26.6 212.5 Low 07:57:09 - 08:27:09 3463
Patrick 08:12:06 -34.2 Dark Up 26.1 213.0 Low 07:57:06 - 08:27:06 3463
Idyllwild 08:12:15 -36.2 Dark Up 28.7 210.9 Low 07:57:15 - 08:27:15 3417
Lake Havasu City 08:12:07 -35.2 Dark Up 27.0 212.9 Low 07:57:07 - 08:27:07 3411
Calipatria 08:12:10 -36.7 Dark Up 28.7 212.2 Low 07:57:10 - 08:27:10 3345
George/Scottsdale 08:11:57 -35.6 Dark Up 26.6 215.3 Low 07:56:57 - 08:26:57 3296
Yuma 08:12:06 -37.0 Dark Up 28.7 213.1 Low 07:57:06 - 08:27:06 3293

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 523790, (2027/07/24 08:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 29.70 114
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  6.67  82
PPM 268697     18:38:53.3 -21:03:10  6.1  0.35  84
PPM 268656     18:36:59.5 -21:02:47  9.5  0.09  85
523790         18:37:22.9 -21:02:08 15.5        85
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:27:28 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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