RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:33161263 with event index number of 2606806

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/08/02 06:52:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:56:07.2 -20:53:30
Equinox of date position of star is 18:57:34.6 -20:51:30
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 8 degrees from the moon. Moon is 91% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.2

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Object is 18.4 AU from the Sun and 17.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.4 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 423 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2122 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12662.7 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, (2028/08/02 06:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.9 -26:29:34  0.9 33.93  26
Nunki          18:57:02.1 -26:15:30  2.0  5.41   7
36Xi 1Sgr      18:59:02.4 -20:36:59  5.1  0.37   8
PPM 269044     18:55:20.6 -21:00:51  8.4  0.60   7
36Xi 1Sgr      18:59:02.4 -20:36:59  5.1  0.37   8
523790         18:57:49.2 -20:51:09 14.9         8
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 2.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.7 km RECON observability=0.8 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 06:51:00 -19.7 Dark Up 17.9 189.6 Really Low 06:36:00 - 07:06:00 9489
Peachland 06:50:58 -20.7 Dark Up 18.8 190.2 Really Low 06:35:58 - 07:05:58 9445
Kelowna 06:50:57 -20.6 Dark Up 18.6 190.5 Really Low 06:35:57 - 07:05:57 9445
Victoria 06:51:10 -21.0 Dark Up 20.3 186.7 Low 06:36:10 - 07:06:10 9445
Summerland 06:50:57 -20.8 Dark Up 18.9 190.3 Really Low 06:35:57 - 07:05:57 9438
Penticton 06:50:57 -20.9 Dark Up 19.0 190.4 Really Low 06:35:57 - 07:05:57 9434
Oliver 06:50:57 -21.2 Dark Up 19.3 190.4 Really Low 06:35:57 - 07:05:57 9420
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:50:56 -21.5 Dark Up 19.4 190.6 Really Low 06:35:56 - 07:05:56 9411
Okanogan 06:50:57 -22.0 Dark Up 20.1 190.5 Low 06:35:57 - 07:05:57 9387
Brewster 06:50:57 -22.2 Dark Up 20.4 190.3 Low 06:35:57 - 07:05:57 9379
Manson/Chelan 06:50:58 -22.3 Dark Up 20.6 189.9 Low 06:35:58 - 07:05:58 9375
Wenatchee 06:50:59 -22.8 Dark Up 21.1 189.8 Low 06:35:59 - 07:05:59 9357
Ellensburg 06:50:59 -23.1 Dark Up 21.6 189.6 Low 06:35:59 - 07:05:59 9343
Yakima 06:50:59 -23.5 Dark Up 22.0 189.6 Low 06:35:59 - 07:05:59 9325
Sleaford 06:50:14 -20.2 Dark Up 14.1 203.1 Really Low 06:35:14 - 07:05:14 9314
Toppenish/White Swan 06:50:59 -23.7 Dark Up 22.2 189.8 Low 06:35:59 - 07:05:59 9313
The Dalles 06:51:02 -24.2 Dark Up 23.0 189.1 Low 06:36:02 - 07:06:02 9289
PNWRO 06:50:53 -24.4 Dark Up 22.3 191.3 Low 06:35:53 - 07:05:53 9274
Maupin 06:51:01 -24.7 Dark Up 23.4 189.2 Low 06:36:01 - 07:06:01 9268
Sisters 06:51:03 -25.4 Dark Up 24.3 188.8 Low 06:36:03 - 07:06:03 9234
Bend 06:51:01 -25.7 Dark Up 24.6 189.0 Low 06:36:01 - 07:06:01 9219
Oregon Observatory 06:51:02 -25.8 Dark Up 24.7 188.9 Low 06:36:02 - 07:06:02 9213
Chiloquin 06:51:03 -26.9 Dark Up 26.1 188.6 Low 06:36:03 - 07:06:03 9153
Klamath Falls 06:51:04 -27.2 Dark Up 26.4 188.7 Low 06:36:04 - 07:06:04 9134
Cedarville 06:50:56 -28.3 Dark Up 26.9 190.4 Low 06:35:56 - 07:05:56 9073
Fall River/Burney 06:51:01 -28.4 Dark Up 27.5 189.2 Low 06:36:01 - 07:06:01 9067
Greenville 06:50:59 -29.4 Dark Up 28.4 189.7 Low 06:35:59 - 07:05:59 9010
Gimple 06:50:59 -29.4 Dark Up 28.4 189.8 Low 06:35:59 - 07:05:59 9009
Quincy 06:50:59 -29.6 Dark Up 28.6 189.8 Low 06:35:59 - 07:05:59 8999
Portola 06:50:57 -29.8 Dark Up 28.6 190.3 Low 06:35:57 - 07:05:57 8985
Reno 06:50:55 -30.3 Dark Up 28.8 191.0 Low 06:35:55 - 07:05:55 8959
Carson City 06:50:54 -30.6 Dark Up 29.2 191.0 Low 06:35:54 - 07:05:54 8939
Gardnerville 06:50:54 -30.8 Dark Up 29.4 191.1 Low 06:35:54 - 07:05:54 8924
Yerington 06:50:51 -30.9 Dark Up 29.3 191.7 Low 06:35:51 - 07:05:51 8917
Hawthorne 06:50:50 -31.5 Dark Up 29.6 192.3 Low 06:35:50 - 07:05:50 8881
Lee Vining 06:50:51 -31.9 Dark Up 30.3 191.9 Up 06:35:51 - 07:05:51 8857
Bishop 06:50:48 -32.7 Dark Up 30.7 192.7 Up 06:35:48 - 07:05:48 8808
Beatty 06:50:41 -33.5 Dark Up 30.9 194.5 Up 06:35:41 - 07:05:41 8750
Dunrhomin 06:49:56 -32.0 Dark Up 24.7 205.4 Low 06:34:56 - 07:04:56 8712
Nikitin 06:49:57 -32.2 Dark Up 24.8 205.4 Low 06:34:57 - 07:04:57 8702
CU-SBO 06:49:56 -32.3 Dark Up 24.9 205.4 Low 06:34:56 - 07:04:56 8700
Wildwood 06:50:48 -35.7 Dark Up 33.9 192.9 Up 06:35:48 - 07:05:48 8606
Patrick 06:50:28 -35.6 Dark Up 31.7 197.7 Up 06:35:28 - 07:05:28 8600
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:50:31 -35.7 Dark Up 32.1 197.0 Up 06:35:31 - 07:05:31 8598
Lake Havasu City 06:50:30 -36.4 Dark Up 32.6 197.4 Up 06:35:30 - 07:05:30 8549
Idyllwild 06:50:40 -36.5 Dark Up 33.9 195.0 Up 06:35:40 - 07:05:40 8548
Calipatria 06:50:35 -37.4 Dark Up 34.2 196.4 Up 06:35:35 - 07:05:35 8482
George/Scottsdale 06:50:19 -37.7 Dark Up 32.7 200.2 Up 06:35:19 - 07:05:19 8446
Yuma 06:50:30 -38.1 Dark Up 34.4 197.5 Up 06:35:30 - 07:05:30 8435

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, (2028/08/02 06:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 33.93  26
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  5.41   7
36Xi 1Sgr      18:57:20.5 -20:39:23  5.1  0.37   8
PPM 269044     18:53:38.4 -21:03:06  8.4  0.60   7
36Xi 1Sgr      18:57:20.5 -20:39:23  5.1  0.37   8
523790         18:56:07.2 -20:53:30 14.9         8
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:33:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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