RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:40660273 with event index number of 2784825

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/06/16 09:44:50 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:23:38.1 -20:17:33
Equinox of date position of star is 19:25:04.7 -20:14:37
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 153 degrees from the moon. Moon is 19% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.3

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Object is 18.7 AU from the Sun and 17.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 494 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1194 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12894.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.5
Diameter=50.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Diameter=20.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523790, (2029/06/16 09:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:13.1 -26:29:41  0.9 40.27 113
Nunki          18:57:05.4 -26:15:26  2.0  8.86 145
50 Sgr         19:28:04.4 -21:42:57  5.6  1.61 153
PPM 269702     19:24:24.7 -20:35:07  7.0  0.42 152
PPM 269725     19:25:38.1 -20:08:34  9.0  0.11 153
523790         19:25:22.3 -20:14:00 16.3       153
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 1.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.0 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=12.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 09:44:11 -12.6 AT Down 19.0 179.7 Really Low 09:29:11 - 09:59:11 2334
Kelowna 09:44:08 -13.1 AT Down 19.8 180.6 Really Low 09:29:08 - 09:59:08 2295
Peachland 09:44:09 -13.3 AT Down 20.0 180.3 Really Low 09:29:09 - 09:59:09 2294
Summerland 09:44:09 -13.4 AT Down 20.1 180.4 Low 09:29:09 - 09:59:09 2287
Penticton 09:44:09 -13.4 AT Down 20.2 180.5 Low 09:29:09 - 09:59:09 2284
Victoria 09:44:23 -15.4 AT Down 21.1 176.7 Low 09:29:23 - 09:59:23 2281
Oliver 09:44:08 -13.8 AT Down 20.5 180.5 Low 09:29:08 - 09:59:08 2270
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:44:08 -13.9 AT Down 20.7 180.7 Low 09:29:08 - 09:59:08 2262
Okanogan 09:44:09 -14.5 AT Down 21.3 180.5 Low 09:29:09 - 09:59:09 2238
Brewster 09:44:10 -14.8 AT Down 21.6 180.3 Low 09:29:10 - 09:59:10 2229
Manson/Chelan 09:44:11 -15.1 AT Down 21.8 179.9 Low 09:29:11 - 09:59:11 2225
Sleaford 09:43:24 -7.0 NT Down 16.6 193.7 Really Low 09:28:24 - 09:58:24 2209
Wenatchee 09:44:12 -15.6 AT Down 22.3 179.8 Low 09:29:12 - 09:59:12 2207
Ellensburg 09:44:13 -16.0 AT Down 22.7 179.5 Low 09:29:13 - 09:59:13 2192
Yakima 09:44:13 -16.4 AT Down 23.1 179.5 Low 09:29:13 - 09:59:13 2174
Toppenish/White Swan 09:44:13 -16.5 AT Down 23.3 179.7 Low 09:29:13 - 09:59:13 2163
The Dalles 09:44:16 -17.5 AT Down 24.1 178.9 Low 09:29:16 - 09:59:16 2137
PNWRO 09:44:07 -16.5 AT Down 23.7 181.2 Low 09:29:07 - 09:59:07 2131
Maupin 09:44:15 -17.8 AT Down 24.5 179.0 Low 09:29:15 - 09:59:15 2117
Sisters 09:44:18 -18.8 Dark Down 25.4 178.5 Low 09:29:18 - 09:59:18 2082
Bend 09:44:17 -18.9 Dark Down 25.6 178.7 Low 09:29:17 - 09:59:17 2068
Oregon Observatory 09:44:18 -19.1 Dark Down 25.8 178.6 Low 09:29:18 - 09:59:18 2061
Chiloquin 09:44:20 -20.4 Dark Down 27.1 178.2 Low 09:29:20 - 09:59:20 2001
Klamath Falls 09:44:20 -20.7 Dark Down 27.5 178.2 Low 09:29:20 - 09:59:20 1983
Cedarville 09:44:14 -20.9 Dark Down 28.2 179.9 Low 09:29:14 - 09:59:14 1930
Fall River/Burney 09:44:19 -21.7 Dark Down 28.6 178.6 Low 09:29:19 - 09:59:19 1918
Greenville 09:44:17 -22.4 Dark Down 29.6 179.1 Low 09:29:17 - 09:59:17 1865
Gimple 09:44:17 -22.4 Dark Down 29.6 179.2 Low 09:29:17 - 09:59:17 1864
Quincy 09:44:18 -22.6 Dark Down 29.8 179.1 Low 09:29:18 - 09:59:18 1854
Portola 09:44:16 -22.5 Dark Down 29.9 179.6 Low 09:29:16 - 09:59:16 1842
Reno 09:44:13 -22.6 Dark Down 30.2 180.3 Up 09:29:13 - 09:59:13 1820
Carson City 09:44:13 -22.9 Dark Down 30.5 180.3 Up 09:29:13 - 09:59:13 1799
Gardnerville 09:44:13 -23.1 Dark Down 30.8 180.4 Up 09:29:13 - 09:59:13 1785
Yerington 09:44:11 -22.8 Dark Down 30.7 181.0 Up 09:29:11 - 09:59:11 1781
Hawthorne 09:44:08 -23.1 Dark Down 31.2 181.6 Up 09:29:08 - 09:59:08 1748
Lee Vining 09:44:11 -23.7 Dark Down 31.7 181.1 Up 09:29:11 - 09:59:11 1722
Bishop 09:44:08 -24.0 Dark Down 32.3 181.9 Up 09:29:08 - 09:59:08 1677
Dunrhomin 09:43:14 -16.1 AT Down 27.9 195.6 Low 09:28:14 - 09:58:14 1635
Beatty 09:44:01 -23.8 Dark Down 32.7 183.7 Up 09:29:01 - 09:59:01 1627
Nikitin 09:43:14 -16.2 AT Down 28.1 195.6 Low 09:28:14 - 09:58:14 1625
CU-SBO 09:43:14 -16.3 AT Down 28.2 195.5 Low 09:28:14 - 09:58:14 1623
Patrick 09:43:49 -23.9 Dark Down 34.0 186.9 Up 09:28:49 - 09:58:49 1493
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:43:52 -24.4 Dark Down 34.3 186.2 Up 09:28:52 - 09:58:52 1488
Wildwood 09:44:10 -27.0 Dark Down 35.6 181.7 Up 09:29:10 - 09:59:10 1477
Lake Havasu City 09:43:51 -24.9 Dark Down 34.9 186.5 Up 09:28:51 - 09:58:51 1441
Idyllwild 09:44:02 -26.5 Dark Down 35.9 183.9 Up 09:29:02 - 09:59:02 1429
Calipatria 09:43:57 -26.6 Dark Down 36.4 185.2 Up 09:28:57 - 09:58:57 1370
George/Scottsdale 09:43:40 -24.5 Dark Down 35.4 189.3 Up 09:28:40 - 09:58:40 1351
Yuma 09:43:53 -26.6 Dark Down 36.8 186.3 Up 09:28:53 - 09:58:53 1327

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, (2029/06/16 09:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 40.27 113
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  8.86 145
50 Sgr         19:26:19.2 -21:46:36  5.6  1.61 153
PPM 269702     19:22:40.3 -20:38:37  7.0  0.42 152
PPM 269725     19:23:54.0 -20:12:07  9.0  0.11 153
523790         19:23:38.1 -20:17:33 16.3       153
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/27 21:02:27 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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