RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:28689714 with event index number of 2606177

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/24 04:04:14 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:33:18.9 -21:08:54
Equinox of date position of star is 18:34:46.6 -21:07:41
Stellar brightness G=16.0, 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 60% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.2

[RECON map]
Object is 18.0 AU from the Sun and 17.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 10.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 649 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1529 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12591.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.5
Diameter=50.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Diameter=20.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523790, (2027/08/24 04:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.4 -26:29:27  0.9 28.76 160
Nunki          18:56:58.6 -26:15:35  2.0  7.19 127
PPM 268697     18:40:32.3 -21:01:35  6.1  1.30 130
PPM 268516     18:33:08.2 -21:13:40  8.3  0.44 131
PPM 268577     18:35:15.4 -21:12:40  9.7  0.11 131
523790         18:34:58.0 -21:07:32 16.0       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 1.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 19.2 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 04:03:23 -9.2 NT Down 18.0 174.5 Really Low 03:48:23 - 04:18:23 6700
Kelowna 04:03:19 -10.1 NT Down 18.9 175.3 Really Low 03:48:19 - 04:18:19 6664
Peachland 04:03:21 -10.0 NT Down 19.0 175.0 Really Low 03:48:21 - 04:18:21 6663
Summerland 04:03:20 -10.1 NT Down 19.1 175.1 Really Low 03:48:20 - 04:18:20 6657
Penticton 04:03:20 -10.2 NT Down 19.2 175.2 Really Low 03:48:20 - 04:18:20 6653
Victoria 04:03:47 -8.5 NT Down 19.9 171.5 Really Low 03:48:47 - 04:18:47 6649
Oliver 04:03:21 -10.4 NT Down 19.5 175.2 Really Low 03:48:21 - 04:18:21 6641
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:03:19 -10.6 NT Down 19.7 175.4 Really Low 03:48:19 - 04:18:19 6634
Okanogan 04:03:22 -10.8 NT Down 20.4 175.2 Low 03:48:22 - 04:18:22 6611
Brewster 04:03:23 -10.8 NT Down 20.6 175.0 Low 03:48:23 - 04:18:23 6603
Manson/Chelan 04:03:26 -10.7 NT Down 20.8 174.6 Low 03:48:26 - 04:18:26 6598
Wenatchee 04:03:28 -10.8 NT Down 21.3 174.4 Low 03:48:28 - 04:18:28 6582
Sleaford 04:01:56 -15.4 AT Up 16.4 188.2 Really Low 03:46:56 - 04:16:56 6581
Ellensburg 04:03:29 -10.9 NT Down 21.7 174.2 Low 03:48:29 - 04:18:29 6568
Yakima 04:03:31 -11.1 NT Down 22.1 174.2 Low 03:48:31 - 04:18:31 6551
Toppenish/White Swan 04:03:31 -11.3 NT Down 22.3 174.3 Low 03:48:31 - 04:18:31 6541
The Dalles 04:03:37 -11.2 NT Down 23.0 173.5 Low 03:48:37 - 04:18:37 6516
PNWRO 04:03:20 -12.4 AT Down 22.7 175.8 Low 03:48:20 - 04:18:20 6511
Maupin 04:03:34 -11.5 NT Down 23.4 173.6 Low 03:48:34 - 04:18:34 6497
Sisters 04:03:41 -11.6 NT Down 24.3 173.1 Low 03:48:41 - 04:18:41 6464
Bend 04:03:39 -11.9 NT Down 24.5 173.3 Low 03:48:39 - 04:18:39 6451
Oregon Observatory 04:03:40 -11.9 NT Down 24.7 173.2 Low 03:48:40 - 04:18:40 6445
Chiloquin 04:03:47 -12.3 AT Down 26.0 172.7 Low 03:48:47 - 04:18:47 6388
Klamath Falls 04:03:46 -12.5 AT Down 26.3 172.8 Low 03:48:46 - 04:18:46 6371
Cedarville 04:03:35 -13.9 AT Down 27.1 174.4 Low 03:48:35 - 04:18:35 6321
Fall River/Burney 04:03:45 -13.3 AT Down 27.5 173.1 Low 03:48:45 - 04:18:45 6309
Greenville 04:03:43 -14.0 AT Down 28.4 173.5 Low 03:48:43 - 04:18:43 6259
Gimple 04:03:43 -14.1 AT Down 28.5 173.6 Low 03:48:43 - 04:18:43 6258
Quincy 04:03:42 -14.1 AT Down 28.6 173.5 Low 03:48:42 - 04:18:42 6248
Portola 04:03:38 -14.5 AT Down 28.8 174.0 Low 03:48:38 - 04:18:38 6237
Reno 04:03:36 -15.1 AT Down 29.1 174.6 Low 03:48:36 - 04:18:36 6216
Carson City 04:03:36 -15.2 AT Down 29.5 174.6 Low 03:48:36 - 04:18:36 6197
Gardnerville 04:03:36 -15.4 AT Down 29.7 174.7 Low 03:48:36 - 04:18:36 6184
Yerington 04:03:32 -15.8 AT Down 29.7 175.3 Low 03:48:32 - 04:18:32 6180
Hawthorne 04:03:28 -16.3 AT Down 30.2 175.8 Up 03:48:28 - 04:18:28 6148
Lee Vining 04:03:32 -16.3 AT Down 30.7 175.3 Up 03:48:32 - 04:18:32 6124
Bishop 04:03:28 -17.1 AT Down 31.4 176.0 Up 03:48:28 - 04:18:28 6081
Dunrhomin 04:01:46 -23.6 Dark Down 28.0 189.7 Low 03:46:46 - 04:16:46 6044
Nikitin 04:01:46 -23.7 Dark Down 28.2 189.7 Low 03:46:46 - 04:16:46 6034
Beatty 04:03:15 -18.4 Dark Down 31.9 177.7 Up 03:48:15 - 04:18:15 6034
CU-SBO 04:01:46 -23.7 Dark Down 28.3 189.6 Low 03:46:46 - 04:16:46 6032
Patrick 04:02:54 -21.1 Dark Down 33.4 180.8 Up 03:47:54 - 04:17:54 5907
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:02:59 -20.8 Dark Down 33.7 180.1 Up 03:47:59 - 04:17:59 5902
Wildwood 04:03:33 -18.5 Dark Down 34.6 175.7 Up 03:48:33 - 04:18:33 5889
Lake Havasu City 04:02:58 -21.3 Dark Down 34.4 180.4 Up 03:47:58 - 04:17:58 5857
Idyllwild 04:03:18 -20.0 Dark Down 35.1 177.7 Up 03:48:18 - 04:18:18 5844
Calipatria 04:03:09 -21.2 Dark Down 35.7 179.0 Up 03:48:09 - 04:18:09 5788
George/Scottsdale 04:02:40 -23.4 Dark Down 35.1 183.1 Up 03:47:40 - 04:17:40 5771
Yuma 04:03:03 -22.0 Dark Down 36.2 180.0 Up 03:48:03 - 04:18:03 5747

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, (2027/08/24 04:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 28.76 160
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  7.19 127
PPM 268697     18:38:53.3 -21:03:10  6.1  1.30 130
PPM 268516     18:31:29.0 -21:14:58  8.3  0.44 131
PPM 268577     18:33:36.2 -21:14:03  9.7  0.11 131
523790         18:33:18.9 -21:08:54 16.0       131
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:28:15 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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