RECON: TNO occultation with 523764

Event between (523764) 14WC510 and star GA0920:01095161 with event index number of 348072

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/11/08 08:47:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:07:31.5 +03:58:58
Equinox of date position of star is 06:08:31.1 +03:58:45
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 141 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

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TNO is 30.5 AU from the Sun and 29.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 109 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1282 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21625.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=218.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.9 sec chord
Diameter=89.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523764, (2018/11/08 08:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:11.6 +07:24:33  0.4  4.60 144
34Del Ori      05:32:58.2 -00:17:12  2.2  9.85 147
66 Ori         06:05:58.2 +04:09:22  5.6  0.66 141
PPM 149935     06:08:39.8 +04:24:00  8.5  0.42 141
PPM 149943     06:08:56.1 +03:58:54  9.1  0.10 140
523764         06:08:31.2 +03:58:45 15.1       140
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 12.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=3.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Summerland 08:47:26 -54.3 Dark Down 36.6 138.4 Up 08:37:51 - 08:57:01 4346
Kelowna 08:47:23 -54.1 Dark Down 36.8 138.8 Up 08:37:48 - 08:56:58 4338
Penticton 08:47:25 -54.5 Dark Down 37.0 138.5 Up 08:37:50 - 08:57:00 4325
Okanagan Falls 08:47:26 -54.7 Dark Down 37.1 138.3 Up 08:37:51 - 08:57:01 4316
Oliver 08:47:27 -54.8 Dark Down 37.2 138.3 Up 08:37:52 - 08:57:02 4307
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:47:28 -54.9 Dark Down 37.5 138.4 Up 08:37:53 - 08:57:03 4292
Oroville 08:47:28 -55.0 Dark Down 37.5 138.3 Up 08:37:53 - 08:57:03 4291
Tonasket 08:47:29 -55.2 Dark Down 37.7 138.2 Up 08:37:54 - 08:57:04 4279
Okanogan 08:47:31 -55.5 Dark Down 37.8 137.9 Up 08:37:56 - 08:57:06 4266
Brewster 08:47:32 -55.8 Dark Down 37.9 137.5 Up 08:37:57 - 08:57:07 4257
Manson/Chelan 08:47:34 -56.1 Dark Down 37.9 137.0 Up 08:37:59 - 08:57:09 4257
Entiat 08:47:37 -56.3 Dark Down 38.1 136.8 Up 08:38:02 - 08:57:12 4248
Wenatchee 08:47:38 -56.6 Dark Down 38.2 136.5 Up 08:38:03 - 08:57:13 4237
Ellensburg 08:47:40 -57.0 Dark Down 38.4 136.1 Up 08:38:05 - 08:57:15 4222
Yakima 08:47:42 -57.4 Dark Down 38.7 135.8 Up 08:38:07 - 08:57:17 4200
Toppenish/White Swan 08:47:41 -57.5 Dark Down 38.9 135.9 Up 08:38:06 - 08:57:16 4183
Goldendale 08:47:46 -58.1 Dark Down 39.1 135.1 Up 08:38:11 - 08:57:21 4166
The Dalles 08:47:48 -58.5 Dark Down 39.1 134.6 Up 08:38:13 - 08:57:23 4165
Maupin 08:47:50 -58.8 Dark Down 39.5 134.5 Up 08:38:15 - 08:57:25 4138
Pasco 08:47:38 -57.2 Dark Down 39.6 137.3 Up 08:38:03 - 08:57:13 4138
George/Umatilla 08:47:41 -57.6 Dark Down 39.8 136.8 Up 08:38:06 - 08:57:16 4126
PNWRO 08:47:38 -57.3 Dark Down 39.9 137.4 Up 08:38:03 - 08:57:13 4117
Madras/Culver 08:47:51 -59.3 Dark Down 39.8 134.1 Up 08:38:16 - 08:57:26 4108
Sisters 08:47:55 -59.7 Dark Down 39.8 133.4 Up 08:38:20 - 08:57:30 4104
Redmond 08:47:53 -59.6 Dark Down 40.1 133.9 Up 08:38:18 - 08:57:28 4090
Bend 08:47:56 -59.8 Dark Down 40.1 133.6 Up 08:38:21 - 08:57:31 4082
Oregon Observatory 08:47:57 -60.0 Dark Down 40.2 133.3 Up 08:38:22 - 08:57:32 4076
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:47:58 -60.2 Dark Down 40.3 133.2 Up 08:38:23 - 08:57:33 4066
North Lake 08:47:58 -60.4 Dark Down 40.9 133.6 Up 08:38:23 - 08:57:33 4021
Chiloquin 08:48:04 -61.3 Dark Down 40.9 132.1 Up 08:38:29 - 08:57:39 4012
Klamath Falls 08:48:06 -61.6 Dark Down 41.2 132.0 Up 08:38:31 - 08:57:41 3989
Paisley 08:48:00 -60.7 Dark Down 41.5 133.6 Up 08:38:25 - 08:57:35 3977
Tulelake 08:48:05 -61.7 Dark Down 41.5 132.1 Up 08:38:30 - 08:57:40 3963
Lakeview 08:48:00 -61.1 Dark Down 41.9 133.5 Up 08:38:25 - 08:57:35 3940
Fall River/Burney 08:48:09 -62.4 Dark Down 42.2 131.6 Up 08:38:34 - 08:57:44 3904
Cedarville 08:48:02 -61.6 Dark Down 42.5 133.3 Up 08:38:27 - 08:57:37 3894
Susanville 08:48:09 -62.7 Dark Down 43.0 132.0 Up 08:38:34 - 08:57:44 3840
Greenville 08:48:12 -63.0 Dark Down 43.0 131.5 Up 08:38:37 - 08:57:47 3833
Gimple 08:48:10 -63.0 Dark Down 43.1 131.6 Up 08:38:35 - 08:57:45 3830
Quincy 08:48:13 -63.2 Dark Down 43.2 131.4 Up 08:38:38 - 08:57:48 3820
Portola 08:48:11 -63.1 Dark Down 43.5 131.8 Up 08:38:36 - 08:57:46 3796
Reno 08:48:10 -63.0 Dark Down 44.1 132.4 Up 08:38:35 - 08:57:45 3757
Carson City 08:48:11 -63.3 Dark Down 44.3 132.1 Up 08:38:36 - 08:57:46 3732
Gardnerville 08:48:12 -63.5 Dark Down 44.5 132.0 Up 08:38:37 - 08:57:47 3715
Yerington 08:48:09 -63.2 Dark Down 44.8 132.7 Up 08:38:34 - 08:57:44 3698
Hawthorne 08:48:09 -63.3 Dark Down 45.4 133.0 Up 08:38:34 - 08:57:44 3649
Lee Vining 08:48:12 -63.9 Dark Down 45.5 132.0 Up 08:38:37 - 08:57:47 3628
Tonopah 08:48:07 -62.9 Dark Down 46.6 134.3 Up 08:38:32 - 08:57:42 3568
Bishop 08:48:12 -64.0 Dark Down 46.4 132.4 Up 08:38:37 - 08:57:47 3562
CPSLO 08:48:30 -66.7 Dark Down 46.3 128.2 Up 08:38:55 - 08:58:05 3500
Lone Pine 08:48:15 -64.4 Dark Down 47.1 132.2 Up 08:38:40 - 08:57:50 3498
Beatty 08:48:09 -63.4 Dark Down 47.6 134.0 Up 08:38:34 - 08:57:44 3472
Indian Springs 08:48:06 -63.1 Dark Down 48.5 135.0 Up 08:38:31 - 08:57:41 3410
Henderson 08:48:05 -63.0 Dark Down 49.2 135.4 Up 08:38:30 - 08:57:40 3346
Wildwood 08:48:27 -66.4 Dark Down 48.4 129.5 Up 08:38:52 - 08:58:02 3339
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:48:07 -63.3 Dark Down 49.7 135.0 Up 08:38:32 - 08:57:42 3303
Niwot 08:47:09 -54.5 Dark Down 50.5 151.4 Up 08:37:34 - 08:56:44 3279
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:48:07 -63.3 Dark Down 50.1 135.2 Up 08:38:32 - 08:57:42 3268
Patrick 08:48:02 -62.7 Dark Down 50.3 136.3 Up 08:38:27 - 08:57:37 3260
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:48:05 -62.9 Dark Down 50.4 135.9 Up 08:38:30 - 08:57:40 3251
Mohave Valley 08:48:07 -63.4 Dark Down 50.3 135.0 Up 08:38:32 - 08:57:42 3248
Idyllwild 08:48:21 -65.5 Dark Down 49.8 131.4 Up 08:38:46 - 08:57:56 3243
DCO 08:48:01 -62.4 Dark Down 50.9 137.0 Up 08:38:26 - 08:57:36 3211
Lake Havasu City 08:48:08 -63.5 Dark Down 50.7 135.0 Up 08:38:33 - 08:57:43 3209
Parker 08:48:10 -63.7 Dark Down 51.0 134.7 Up 08:38:35 - 08:57:45 3182
Blythe 08:48:13 -64.2 Dark Down 51.2 133.9 Up 08:38:38 - 08:57:48 3154
Calipatria 08:48:18 -65.1 Dark Down 51.0 132.3 Up 08:38:43 - 08:57:53 3153
Yuma 08:48:17 -64.8 Dark Down 51.8 133.0 Up 08:38:42 - 08:57:52 3086

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 523764, (2018/11/08 08:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  4.60 144
34Del Ori      05:32:00.4 -00:17:57  2.2  9.85 147
66 Ori         06:04:58.3 +04:09:31  5.6  0.66 141
PPM 149935     06:07:39.9 +04:24:13  8.5  0.42 141
PPM 149943     06:07:56.3 +03:59:08  9.1  0.10 140
523764         06:07:31.5 +03:58:58 15.1       141
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/24 21:06:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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