RECON: TNO occultation with 523800

Event between (523800) 17KZ31 and star GA1220:03122482 with event index number of 2701150

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/02/11 04:37:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:22:53.5 +33:33:58
Equinox of date position of star is 07:24:28.0 +33:31:05
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 164 degrees from the moon. Moon is 5% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.7

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Object is 21.5 AU from the Sun and 20.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 30.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 113 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1699 km.
The sky-plane scale is 15029.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.3
Diameter=52.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Diameter=21.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523800, (2029/02/11 04:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:47:05.9 +27:57:12  1.1  7.34 171
62Rho Gem      07:30:58.7 +31:43:24  4.2  2.21 166
PPM 072742     07:25:12.1 +33:38:20  8.2  0.16 164
523800         07:24:47.1 +33:30:30 16.4       164
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 38.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=10.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 04:38:10 -40.3 Dark Down 71.1 165.6 Up 04:28:15 - 04:48:05 4583
Kamloops 04:38:42 -33.1 Dark Down 67.6 132.1 Up 04:28:47 - 04:48:37 4474
Kelowna 04:38:41 -33.9 Dark Down 68.5 132.2 Up 04:28:46 - 04:48:36 4382
Peachland 04:38:42 -33.8 Dark Down 68.5 131.5 Up 04:28:47 - 04:48:37 4372
Summerland 04:38:42 -33.9 Dark Down 68.6 131.3 Up 04:28:47 - 04:48:37 4356
Penticton 04:38:42 -34.0 Dark Down 68.7 131.4 Up 04:28:47 - 04:48:37 4348
Oliver 04:38:42 -34.1 Dark Down 68.9 130.7 Up 04:28:47 - 04:48:37 4310
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:38:41 -34.2 Dark Down 69.1 130.8 Up 04:28:46 - 04:48:36 4291
Victoria 04:38:51 -31.9 Dark Down 67.3 122.8 Up 04:28:56 - 04:48:46 4274
Okanogan 04:38:42 -34.3 Dark Down 69.4 129.0 Up 04:28:47 - 04:48:37 4223
Brewster 04:38:43 -34.3 Dark Down 69.5 128.1 Up 04:28:48 - 04:48:38 4196
Manson/Chelan 04:38:44 -34.1 Dark Down 69.4 127.0 Up 04:28:49 - 04:48:39 4176
Wenatchee 04:38:45 -34.2 Dark Down 69.6 125.7 Up 04:28:50 - 04:48:40 4127
Ellensburg 04:38:45 -34.2 Dark Down 69.8 124.4 Up 04:28:50 - 04:48:40 4084
Yakima 04:38:45 -34.3 Dark Down 70.0 123.4 Up 04:28:50 - 04:48:40 4041
Toppenish/White Swan 04:38:45 -34.4 Dark Down 70.2 123.2 Up 04:28:50 - 04:48:40 4016
PNWRO 04:38:42 -35.5 Dark Down 71.2 125.1 Up 04:28:47 - 04:48:37 3965
The Dalles 04:38:45 -34.1 Dark Down 70.1 120.0 Up 04:28:50 - 04:48:40 3940
Maupin 04:38:45 -34.3 Dark Down 70.4 119.2 Up 04:28:50 - 04:48:40 3894
Sisters 04:38:49 -34.2 Dark Down 70.5 116.2 Up 04:28:54 - 04:48:44 3802
Bend 04:38:49 -34.5 Dark Down 70.8 116.0 Up 04:28:54 - 04:48:44 3774
Oregon Observatory 04:38:50 -34.4 Dark Down 70.8 115.3 Up 04:28:55 - 04:48:45 3757
Chiloquin 04:38:51 -34.5 Dark Down 71.0 111.2 Up 04:28:56 - 04:48:46 3618
Klamath Falls 04:38:51 -34.6 Dark Down 71.2 110.4 Up 04:28:56 - 04:48:46 3580
Cedarville 04:38:45 -35.9 Dark Down 72.5 110.7 Up 04:28:50 - 04:48:40 3489
Fall River/Burney 04:38:51 -35.1 Dark Down 71.8 107.6 Up 04:28:56 - 04:48:46 3447
Greenville 04:38:50 -35.7 Dark Down 72.4 105.5 Up 04:28:55 - 04:48:45 3344
Gimple 04:38:50 -35.7 Dark Down 72.5 105.6 Up 04:28:55 - 04:48:45 3343
Quincy 04:38:50 -35.7 Dark Down 72.5 104.9 Up 04:28:55 - 04:48:45 3321
Dunrhomin 04:38:08 -46.9 Dark Down 82.3 148.6 Up 04:28:13 - 04:48:03 3303
Portola 04:38:49 -36.1 Dark Down 72.9 105.1 Up 04:28:54 - 04:48:44 3303
Nikitin 04:38:08 -46.9 Dark Down 82.4 147.7 Up 04:28:13 - 04:48:03 3283
CU-SBO 04:38:08 -46.9 Dark Down 82.5 147.0 Up 04:28:13 - 04:48:03 3275
Reno 04:38:45 -36.6 Dark Down 73.4 105.1 Up 04:28:50 - 04:48:40 3269
Carson City 04:38:45 -36.7 Dark Down 73.5 103.9 Up 04:28:50 - 04:48:40 3229
Gardnerville 04:38:45 -36.8 Dark Down 73.6 103.2 Up 04:28:50 - 04:48:40 3202
Yerington 04:38:45 -37.2 Dark Down 74.0 104.1 Up 04:28:50 - 04:48:40 3201
Hawthorne 04:38:45 -37.8 Dark Down 74.6 103.2 Up 04:28:50 - 04:48:40 3146
Lee Vining 04:38:45 -37.5 Dark Down 74.3 100.6 Up 04:28:50 - 04:48:40 3088
Bishop 04:38:45 -38.2 Dark Down 75.0 99.3 Up 04:28:50 - 04:48:40 3016
Beatty 04:38:40 -39.6 Dark Down 76.3 99.3 Up 04:28:45 - 04:48:35 2953
Patrick 04:38:33 -42.2 Dark Down 78.8 95.6 Up 04:28:38 - 04:48:28 2772
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:38:34 -41.7 Dark Down 78.2 93.8 Up 04:28:39 - 04:48:29 2748
Lake Havasu City 04:38:34 -42.0 Dark Down 78.5 90.7 Up 04:28:39 - 04:48:29 2673
Wildwood 04:38:45 -38.7 Dark Down 75.0 86.9 Up 04:28:50 - 04:48:40 2657
Idyllwild 04:38:41 -40.3 Dark Down 76.5 86.2 Up 04:28:46 - 04:48:36 2602
George/Scottsdale 04:38:27 -44.2 Dark Down 80.5 87.7 Up 04:28:32 - 04:48:22 2577
Calipatria 04:38:38 -41.3 Dark Down 77.4 83.8 Up 04:28:43 - 04:48:33 2527
Yuma 04:38:35 -42.1 Dark Down 78.1 81.9 Up 04:28:40 - 04:48:30 2474

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 523800, (2029/02/11 04:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1  7.34 171
62Rho Gem      07:29:07.0 +31:47:08  4.2  2.21 166
PPM 072742     07:23:18.4 +33:41:49  8.2  0.16 164
523800         07:22:53.5 +33:33:58 16.4       164
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/19 04:10:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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