RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:32718725 with event index number of 2606863

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/10/08 03:45:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:52:28.5 -21:06:12
Equinox of date position of star is 18:53:56.1 -21:04:19
Stellar brightness G=14.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 143 degrees from the moon. Moon is 82% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.5

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Object is 18.4 AU from the Sun and 18.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 8.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 960 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 876 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13389.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.5
Diameter=50.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Diameter=20.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523790, (2028/10/08 03:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:10.6 -26:29:36  0.9 33.06 176
Nunki          18:57:02.8 -26:15:30  2.0  5.23 143
33 Sgr         18:55:43.2 -21:19:19  5.6  0.44 143
PPM 269044     18:55:21.3 -21:00:50  8.4  0.28 143
PPM 269014     18:54:02.4 -20:51:33  9.5  0.21 143
523790         18:54:11.4 -21:03:59 14.5       143
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 20.7 km RECON observability=0.5 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 03:48:30 -23.3 Dark Up 13.2 209.5 Really Low 03:33:30 - 04:03:30 5953
Kelowna 03:48:41 -24.2 Dark Up 13.6 210.5 Really Low 03:33:41 - 04:03:41 5913
Peachland 03:48:39 -24.0 Dark Up 13.8 210.2 Really Low 03:33:39 - 04:03:39 5912
Summerland 03:48:41 -24.1 Dark Up 13.9 210.3 Really Low 03:33:41 - 04:03:41 5905
Penticton 03:48:42 -24.2 Dark Up 13.9 210.4 Really Low 03:33:42 - 04:03:42 5901
Victoria 03:48:17 -22.1 Dark Up 16.1 207.0 Really Low 03:33:17 - 04:03:17 5900
Oliver 03:48:45 -24.3 Dark Up 14.2 210.5 Really Low 03:33:45 - 04:03:45 5887
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:48:46 -24.5 Dark Up 14.3 210.7 Really Low 03:33:46 - 04:03:46 5878
Okanogan 03:48:49 -24.6 Dark Up 14.9 210.6 Really Low 03:33:49 - 04:03:49 5853
Brewster 03:48:49 -24.6 Dark Up 15.2 210.4 Really Low 03:33:49 - 04:03:49 5844
Manson/Chelan 03:48:46 -24.4 Dark Up 15.5 210.1 Really Low 03:33:46 - 04:03:46 5840
Wenatchee 03:48:46 -24.5 Dark Up 16.0 210.0 Really Low 03:33:46 - 04:03:46 5821
Sleaford 03:49:57 -30.9 Dark Up 6.7 222.3 Really Low 03:34:57 - 04:04:57 5817
Ellensburg 03:48:48 -24.5 Dark Up 16.4 209.9 Really Low 03:33:48 - 04:03:48 5806
Yakima 03:48:50 -24.6 Dark Up 16.8 210.0 Really Low 03:33:50 - 04:03:50 5788
Toppenish/White Swan 03:48:53 -24.8 Dark Up 16.9 210.2 Really Low 03:33:53 - 04:03:53 5776
The Dalles 03:48:50 -24.5 Dark Up 17.9 209.5 Really Low 03:33:50 - 04:03:50 5750
PNWRO 03:49:07 -25.9 Dark Up 16.7 211.6 Really Low 03:34:07 - 04:04:07 5742
Maupin 03:48:53 -24.7 Dark Up 18.2 209.7 Really Low 03:33:53 - 04:03:53 5729
Sisters 03:48:53 -24.6 Dark Up 19.1 209.4 Really Low 03:33:53 - 04:03:53 5693
Bend 03:48:56 -24.9 Dark Up 19.2 209.7 Really Low 03:33:56 - 04:03:56 5679
Oregon Observatory 03:48:56 -24.8 Dark Up 19.4 209.6 Really Low 03:33:56 - 04:03:56 5672
Chiloquin 03:48:59 -24.9 Dark Up 20.7 209.5 Low 03:33:59 - 04:03:59 5611
Klamath Falls 03:49:00 -25.1 Dark Up 21.0 209.6 Low 03:34:00 - 04:04:00 5592
Cedarville 03:49:19 -26.5 Dark Up 21.0 211.3 Low 03:34:19 - 04:04:19 5536
Fall River/Burney 03:49:10 -25.7 Dark Up 21.9 210.3 Low 03:34:10 - 04:04:10 5525
Greenville 03:49:18 -26.3 Dark Up 22.5 210.9 Low 03:34:18 - 04:04:18 5470
Gimple 03:49:18 -26.3 Dark Up 22.4 211.0 Low 03:34:18 - 04:04:18 5469
Quincy 03:49:19 -26.3 Dark Up 22.6 210.9 Low 03:34:19 - 04:04:19 5459
Portola 03:49:24 -26.7 Dark Up 22.5 211.4 Low 03:34:24 - 04:04:24 5446
Reno 03:49:31 -27.3 Dark Up 22.5 212.1 Low 03:34:31 - 04:04:31 5422
Carson City 03:49:33 -27.4 Dark Up 22.8 212.2 Low 03:34:33 - 04:04:33 5402
Gardnerville 03:49:34 -27.5 Dark Up 23.0 212.3 Low 03:34:34 - 04:04:34 5387
Yerington 03:49:40 -28.0 Dark Up 22.7 212.8 Low 03:34:40 - 04:04:40 5382
Hawthorne 03:49:47 -28.5 Dark Up 22.8 213.5 Low 03:34:47 - 04:04:47 5347
Lee Vining 03:49:45 -28.3 Dark Up 23.5 213.1 Low 03:34:45 - 04:04:45 5321
Bishop 03:49:54 -29.0 Dark Up 23.7 214.0 Low 03:34:54 - 04:04:54 5274
Beatty 03:50:11 -30.5 Dark Up 23.3 215.6 Low 03:35:11 - 04:05:11 5222
Dunrhomin 03:51:26 -37.8 Dark Up 14.7 224.8 Really Low 03:36:26 - 04:06:26 5217
Nikitin 03:51:27 -37.9 Dark Up 14.9 224.8 Really Low 03:36:27 - 04:06:27 5207
CU-SBO 03:51:27 -37.8 Dark Up 14.9 224.7 Really Low 03:36:27 - 04:06:27 5205
Patrick 03:50:43 -33.3 Dark Up 23.0 218.6 Low 03:35:43 - 04:05:43 5080
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:50:39 -32.8 Dark Up 23.5 218.1 Low 03:35:39 - 04:05:39 5076
Wildwood 03:50:07 -29.8 Dark Up 26.4 214.7 Low 03:35:07 - 04:05:07 5071
Lake Havasu City 03:50:45 -33.2 Dark Up 23.9 218.5 Low 03:35:45 - 04:05:45 5028
Idyllwild 03:50:26 -31.4 Dark Up 25.8 216.5 Low 03:35:26 - 04:05:26 5018
Calipatria 03:50:40 -32.6 Dark Up 25.6 217.8 Low 03:35:40 - 04:05:40 4957
George/Scottsdale 03:51:10 -35.4 Dark Up 23.2 220.8 Low 03:36:10 - 04:06:10 4932
Yuma 03:50:50 -33.5 Dark Up 25.5 218.7 Low 03:35:50 - 04:05:50 4912

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, (2028/10/08 03:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 33.06 176
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  5.23 143
33 Sgr         18:54:00.1 -21:21:36  5.6  0.44 143
PPM 269044     18:53:38.4 -21:03:06  8.4  0.28 143
PPM 269014     18:52:19.7 -20:53:45  9.5  0.21 143
523790         18:52:28.5 -21:06:12 14.5       143
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:34:16 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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