RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:29683671 with event index number of 2606085

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/30 04:36:44 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:36:25.8 -21:03:29
Equinox of date position of star is 18:37:53.5 -21:02:10
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 162 degrees from the moon. Moon is 15% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.1

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Object is 18.0 AU from the Sun and 17.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 379 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 839 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12375.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.5
Diameter=50.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Diameter=20.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523790, (2027/07/30 04:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.2 -26:29:27  0.9 29.48 168
Nunki          18:56:58.4 -26:15:35  2.0  6.78 159
PPM 268697     18:40:32.1 -21:01:35  6.1  0.57 161
PPM 268618     18:37:00.0 -20:48:59  7.1  0.33 162
PPM 268656     18:38:38.2 -21:01:16  9.5  0.13 162
523790         18:38:04.6 -21:02:00 15.4       162
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 2.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 27.1 km RECON observability=0.3 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 04:36:42 -11.9 NT Down 16.5 172.0 Really Low 04:21:42 - 04:51:42 5135
Kamloops 04:37:34 -6.8 NT Down 15.6 158.3 Really Low 04:22:34 - 04:52:34 5095
Kelowna 04:37:31 -7.8 NT Down 16.5 159.0 Really Low 04:22:31 - 04:52:31 5070
Peachland 04:37:33 -7.7 NT Down 16.6 158.7 Really Low 04:22:33 - 04:52:33 5065
Summerland 04:37:33 -7.9 NT Down 16.7 158.8 Really Low 04:22:33 - 04:52:33 5060
Penticton 04:37:32 -7.9 NT Down 16.8 158.9 Really Low 04:22:32 - 04:52:32 5058
Oliver 04:37:33 -8.2 NT Down 17.2 158.9 Really Low 04:22:33 - 04:52:33 5045
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:37:33 -8.4 NT Down 17.4 159.0 Really Low 04:22:33 - 04:52:33 5040
Okanogan 04:37:35 -8.7 NT Down 17.9 158.7 Really Low 04:22:35 - 04:52:35 5015
Victoria 04:37:48 -6.7 NT Down 16.8 155.2 Really Low 04:22:48 - 04:52:48 5007
Brewster 04:37:36 -8.8 NT Down 18.1 158.5 Really Low 04:22:36 - 04:52:36 5004
Manson/Chelan 04:37:38 -8.7 NT Down 18.2 158.2 Really Low 04:22:38 - 04:52:38 4995
Wenatchee 04:37:39 -9.0 NT Down 18.6 157.9 Really Low 04:22:39 - 04:52:39 4976
Ellensburg 04:37:41 -9.1 NT Down 18.9 157.7 Really Low 04:22:41 - 04:52:41 4959
Yakima 04:37:42 -9.4 NT Down 19.3 157.6 Really Low 04:22:42 - 04:52:42 4942
Toppenish/White Swan 04:37:42 -9.6 NT Down 19.6 157.7 Really Low 04:22:42 - 04:52:42 4934
PNWRO 04:37:36 -10.6 NT Down 20.3 159.1 Low 04:22:36 - 04:52:36 4923
The Dalles 04:37:46 -9.7 NT Down 20.1 156.9 Low 04:22:46 - 04:52:46 4898
Maupin 04:37:47 -10.0 NT Down 20.5 156.9 Low 04:22:47 - 04:52:47 4881
Sisters 04:37:50 -10.3 NT Down 21.2 156.4 Low 04:22:50 - 04:52:50 4841
Bend 04:37:49 -10.6 NT Down 21.5 156.6 Low 04:22:49 - 04:52:49 4831
Oregon Observatory 04:37:50 -10.6 NT Down 21.6 156.4 Low 04:22:50 - 04:52:50 4823
Chiloquin 04:37:53 -11.2 NT Down 22.7 155.8 Low 04:22:53 - 04:52:53 4759
Klamath Falls 04:37:53 -11.5 NT Down 23.0 155.8 Low 04:22:53 - 04:52:53 4743
Cedarville 04:37:50 -12.9 AT Down 24.1 157.2 Low 04:22:50 - 04:52:50 4715
Fall River/Burney 04:37:53 -12.5 AT Down 24.2 156.0 Low 04:22:53 - 04:52:53 4686
Gimple 04:37:53 -13.3 AT Down 25.2 156.3 Low 04:22:53 - 04:52:53 4641
Greenville 04:37:53 -13.3 AT Down 25.2 156.3 Low 04:22:53 - 04:52:53 4641
Dunrhomin 04:36:49 -21.6 Dark Down 28.3 172.1 Low 04:21:49 - 04:51:49 4638
Quincy 04:37:53 -13.4 AT Down 25.3 156.2 Low 04:22:53 - 04:52:53 4630
Nikitin 04:36:48 -21.7 Dark Down 28.5 172.0 Low 04:21:48 - 04:51:48 4628
Portola 04:37:53 -13.8 AT Down 25.6 156.7 Low 04:22:53 - 04:52:53 4625
CU-SBO 04:36:49 -21.7 Dark Down 28.5 172.0 Low 04:21:49 - 04:51:49 4625
Reno 04:37:51 -14.3 AT Down 26.0 157.2 Low 04:22:51 - 04:52:51 4613
Carson City 04:37:52 -14.6 AT Down 26.4 157.2 Low 04:22:52 - 04:52:52 4594
Yerington 04:37:50 -15.1 AT Down 26.8 157.8 Low 04:22:50 - 04:52:50 4585
Gardnerville 04:37:52 -14.8 AT Down 26.6 157.2 Low 04:22:52 - 04:52:52 4581
Hawthorne 04:37:48 -15.7 AT Down 27.3 158.2 Low 04:22:48 - 04:52:48 4561
Lee Vining 04:37:52 -15.8 AT Down 27.7 157.6 Low 04:22:52 - 04:52:52 4530
Bishop 04:37:49 -16.6 AT Down 28.5 158.2 Low 04:22:49 - 04:52:49 4497
Beatty 04:37:43 -17.9 AT Down 29.4 159.8 Low 04:22:43 - 04:52:43 4473
Patrick 04:37:32 -20.6 Dark Down 31.5 162.4 Up 04:22:32 - 04:52:32 4388
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:37:35 -20.3 Dark Down 31.6 161.7 Up 04:22:35 - 04:52:35 4372
Lake Havasu City 04:37:35 -20.9 Dark Down 32.3 161.8 Up 04:22:35 - 04:52:35 4332
Wildwood 04:37:53 -18.6 Dark Down 31.5 157.3 Up 04:22:53 - 04:52:53 4302
Idyllwild 04:37:47 -20.0 Dark Down 32.4 159.2 Up 04:22:47 - 04:52:47 4284
George/Scottsdale 04:37:25 -22.9 Dark Down 33.6 164.3 Up 04:22:25 - 04:52:25 4282
Calipatria 04:37:42 -21.1 Dark Down 33.3 160.3 Up 04:22:42 - 04:52:42 4245
Yuma 04:37:39 -21.9 Dark Down 33.9 161.1 Up 04:22:39 - 04:52:39 4218

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, (2027/07/30 04:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 29.48 168
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  6.78 159
PPM 268697     18:38:53.3 -21:03:10  6.1  0.57 161
PPM 268618     18:35:21.4 -20:50:26  7.1  0.33 162
PPM 268656     18:36:59.5 -21:02:47  9.5  0.13 162
523790         18:36:25.8 -21:03:29 15.4       162
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:27:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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