RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:28473807 with event index number of 2606211

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/10/01 02:27:24 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:32:41.4 -21:14:42
Equinox of date position of star is 18:34:09.2 -21:13:31
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 77 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4

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Object is 18.0 AU from the Sun and 18.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 7.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 979 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 747 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13055.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.5
Diameter=50.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.6 sec chord
Diameter=20.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523790, (2027/10/01 02:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:06.8 -26:29:28  0.9 28.59  49
Nunki          18:56:59.0 -26:15:35  2.0  7.22  81
PPM 268697     18:40:32.7 -21:01:34  6.1  1.46  78
PPM 268516     18:33:08.6 -21:13:40  8.3  0.28  77
PPM 268548     18:34:17.0 -21:13:14  9.0  0.02  77
523790         18:34:20.9 -21:13:21 15.7        77
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 0.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 9.4 km RECON observability=0.1 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 02:28:33 -16.8 AT Down 14.0 201.7 Really Low 02:13:33 - 02:43:33 5175
Kamloops 02:26:55 -8.0 NT Down 17.8 187.6 Really Low 02:11:55 - 02:41:55 5101
Kelowna 02:27:06 -8.7 NT Down 18.5 188.6 Really Low 02:12:06 - 02:42:06 5078
Peachland 02:27:03 -8.5 NT Down 18.6 188.3 Really Low 02:12:03 - 02:42:03 5073
Summerland 02:27:05 -8.6 NT Down 18.8 188.4 Really Low 02:12:05 - 02:42:05 5068
Penticton 02:27:06 -8.6 NT Down 18.8 188.5 Really Low 02:12:06 - 02:42:06 5066
Oliver 02:27:07 -8.7 NT Down 19.2 188.5 Really Low 02:12:07 - 02:42:07 5054
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:27:09 -8.8 NT Down 19.3 188.7 Really Low 02:12:09 - 02:42:09 5049
Okanogan 02:27:08 -8.7 NT Down 20.0 188.6 Really Low 02:12:08 - 02:42:08 5023
Brewster 02:27:06 -8.6 NT Down 20.3 188.4 Low 02:12:06 - 02:42:06 5012
Victoria 02:26:28 -6.1 NT Down 20.1 184.6 Low 02:11:28 - 02:41:28 5006
Manson/Chelan 02:27:05 -8.4 NT Down 20.5 188.0 Low 02:12:05 - 02:42:05 5002
Wenatchee 02:27:02 -8.3 NT Down 21.0 187.9 Low 02:12:02 - 02:42:02 4983
Ellensburg 02:27:01 -8.2 NT Down 21.4 187.6 Low 02:12:01 - 02:42:01 4966
Yakima 02:27:02 -8.2 NT Down 21.8 187.7 Low 02:12:02 - 02:42:02 4949
Toppenish/White Swan 02:27:04 -8.4 NT Down 22.0 187.8 Low 02:12:04 - 02:42:04 4941
PNWRO 02:27:21 -9.5 NT Down 22.2 189.4 Low 02:12:21 - 02:42:21 4934
The Dalles 02:26:58 -7.8 NT Down 22.9 187.1 Low 02:11:58 - 02:41:58 4904
Maupin 02:26:59 -7.9 NT Down 23.3 187.2 Low 02:11:59 - 02:41:59 4887
Sisters 02:26:55 -7.6 NT Down 24.2 186.7 Low 02:11:55 - 02:41:55 4845
Bend 02:26:59 -7.8 NT Down 24.4 187.0 Low 02:11:59 - 02:41:59 4836
Oregon Observatory 02:26:57 -7.8 NT Down 24.6 186.9 Low 02:11:57 - 02:41:57 4828
Chiloquin 02:26:55 -7.5 NT Down 25.9 186.5 Low 02:11:55 - 02:41:55 4763
Klamath Falls 02:26:58 -7.6 NT Down 26.3 186.6 Low 02:11:58 - 02:41:58 4747
Cedarville 02:27:19 -8.9 NT Down 26.8 188.4 Low 02:12:19 - 02:42:19 4724
Fall River/Burney 02:27:02 -8.0 NT Down 27.4 187.1 Low 02:12:02 - 02:42:02 4691
Dunrhomin 02:30:22 -20.9 Dark Down 24.6 204.5 Low 02:15:22 - 02:45:22 4682
Nikitin 02:30:22 -20.9 Dark Down 24.8 204.5 Low 02:15:22 - 02:45:22 4673
CU-SBO 02:30:21 -20.8 Dark Down 24.9 204.5 Low 02:15:21 - 02:45:21 4669
Gimple 02:27:12 -8.4 NT Down 28.2 187.8 Low 02:12:12 - 02:42:12 4649
Greenville 02:27:10 -8.4 NT Down 28.2 187.7 Low 02:12:10 - 02:42:10 4648
Quincy 02:27:11 -8.4 NT Down 28.4 187.7 Low 02:12:11 - 02:42:11 4638
Portola 02:27:18 -8.8 NT Down 28.5 188.3 Low 02:12:18 - 02:42:18 4634
Reno 02:27:26 -9.3 NT Down 28.7 189.0 Low 02:12:26 - 02:42:26 4624
Carson City 02:27:27 -9.4 NT Down 29.0 189.1 Low 02:12:27 - 02:42:27 4605
Yerington 02:27:36 -9.9 NT Down 29.2 189.8 Low 02:12:36 - 02:42:36 4599
Gardnerville 02:27:28 -9.4 NT Down 29.3 189.1 Low 02:12:28 - 02:42:28 4593
Hawthorne 02:27:43 -10.4 NT Down 29.5 190.4 Low 02:12:43 - 02:42:43 4576
Lee Vining 02:27:39 -10.0 NT Down 30.2 190.0 Up 02:12:39 - 02:42:39 4543
Bishop 02:27:51 -10.7 NT Down 30.6 190.8 Up 02:12:51 - 02:42:51 4513
Beatty 02:28:11 -12.1 AT Down 30.8 192.7 Up 02:13:11 - 02:43:11 4494
Patrick 02:28:33 -14.6 AT Down 31.7 196.1 Up 02:13:33 - 02:43:33 4419
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:28:33 -14.1 AT Down 32.0 195.4 Up 02:13:33 - 02:43:33 4401
Lake Havasu City 02:28:33 -14.4 AT Down 32.6 195.8 Up 02:13:33 - 02:43:33 4362
Wildwood 02:27:55 -10.7 NT Down 33.9 191.0 Up 02:12:55 - 02:42:55 4318
George/Scottsdale 02:29:26 -16.7 AT Down 32.7 198.8 Up 02:14:26 - 02:44:26 4317
Idyllwild 02:28:22 -12.4 AT Down 33.9 193.3 Up 02:13:22 - 02:43:22 4306
Calipatria 02:28:33 -13.5 AT Down 34.2 194.7 Up 02:13:33 - 02:43:33 4271
Yuma 02:28:33 -14.3 AT Down 34.4 195.8 Up 02:13:33 - 02:43:33 4249

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, (2027/10/01 02:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 28.59  49
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  7.22  81
PPM 268697     18:38:53.3 -21:03:10  6.1  1.46  78
PPM 268516     18:31:29.0 -21:14:58  8.3  0.28  77
PPM 268548     18:32:37.4 -21:14:35  9.0  0.02  77
523790         18:32:41.4 -21:14:42 15.7        77
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:28:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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