RECON: TNO occultation with 05UN524

Event between 05UN524 and star GA1280:03555576 with event index number of 1880545

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/02/22 05:15:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:29:57.0 +38:01:21
Equinox of date position of star is 08:31:20.0 +37:57:00
Stellar brightness G=14.3, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 120 degrees from the moon. Moon is 5% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

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TNO is 19.0 AU from the Sun and 18.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 110 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 777 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13236.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=88.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Diameter=36.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 05UN524, (2023/02/22 05:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:43.8 +27:58:06  1.1 13.67 113
PPM 073799     08:34:24.9 +37:56:07  5.9  0.58 120
PPM 073770     08:32:49.7 +37:11:07  6.0  0.81 120
PPM 073740     08:29:53.7 +38:01:18  9.8  0.32 119
05UN524        08:31:27.2 +37:56:37 14.3       120
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 26.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=50.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 05:16:05 -36.3 Dark Down 73.3 131.1 Up 05:06:23 - 05:25:46 1829
Kelowna 05:16:06 -36.5 Dark Down 73.5 129.8 Up 05:06:24 - 05:25:47 1789
Peachland 05:16:07 -36.4 Dark Down 73.4 128.9 Up 05:06:26 - 05:25:49 1781
Summerland 05:16:07 -36.5 Dark Down 73.6 128.7 Up 05:06:25 - 05:25:48 1764
Penticton 05:16:07 -36.6 Dark Down 73.7 128.7 Up 05:06:25 - 05:25:48 1755
Oliver 05:16:07 -36.8 Dark Down 73.9 127.8 Up 05:06:26 - 05:25:49 1717
Victoria 05:16:22 -34.9 Dark Down 72.2 118.6 Up 05:06:40 - 05:26:03 1698
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:16:06 -37.0 Dark Down 74.1 127.7 Up 05:06:25 - 05:25:48 1697
Tonasket 05:16:07 -37.1 Dark Down 74.3 126.7 Up 05:06:26 - 05:25:49 1664
Okanogan 05:16:08 -37.2 Dark Down 74.4 125.4 Up 05:06:26 - 05:25:49 1630
Brewster 05:16:09 -37.2 Dark Down 74.4 124.2 Up 05:06:28 - 05:25:51 1603
Manson/Chelan 05:16:11 -37.1 Dark Down 74.3 122.9 Up 05:06:29 - 05:25:52 1586
Wenatchee 05:16:12 -37.2 Dark Down 74.5 121.1 Up 05:06:30 - 05:25:53 1537
Ellensburg 05:16:13 -37.3 Dark Down 74.6 119.4 Up 05:06:31 - 05:25:54 1495
Yakima 05:16:13 -37.5 Dark Down 74.8 118.0 Up 05:06:31 - 05:25:54 1452
Toppenish/White Swan 05:16:13 -37.7 Dark Down 75.0 117.6 Up 05:06:31 - 05:25:54 1426
Pasco 05:16:09 -38.5 Dark Down 75.8 119.7 Up 05:06:27 - 05:25:50 1396
Goldendale 05:16:13 -37.7 Dark Down 74.9 115.0 Up 05:06:31 - 05:25:54 1373
PNWRO 05:16:08 -38.8 Dark Down 76.0 119.4 Up 05:06:26 - 05:25:49 1367
The Dalles 05:16:13 -37.6 Dark Down 74.8 113.6 Up 05:06:31 - 05:25:54 1356
Maupin 05:16:13 -37.9 Dark Down 75.0 112.4 Up 05:06:31 - 05:25:54 1309
Sisters 05:16:20 -38.0 Dark Down 75.0 108.5 Up 05:06:39 - 05:26:02 1218
Redmond 05:16:19 -38.2 Dark Down 75.3 109.0 Up 05:06:37 - 05:26:00 1209
Bend 05:16:20 -38.2 Dark Down 75.3 108.1 Up 05:06:38 - 05:26:01 1188
Oregon Observatory 05:16:20 -38.2 Dark Down 75.2 107.2 Up 05:06:39 - 05:26:02 1171
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:16:21 -38.3 Dark Down 75.3 106.4 Up 05:06:40 - 05:26:03 1150
North Lake 05:16:19 -38.9 Dark Down 75.8 105.7 Up 05:06:38 - 05:26:01 1094
Chiloquin 05:16:24 -38.5 Dark Down 75.3 101.8 Up 05:06:42 - 05:26:05 1034
Paisley 05:16:18 -39.3 Dark Down 76.2 104.0 Up 05:06:37 - 05:26:00 1029
Klamath Falls 05:16:24 -38.7 Dark Down 75.4 100.6 Up 05:06:42 - 05:26:05 996
Lakeview 05:16:13 -39.7 Dark Down 76.4 102.2 Up 05:06:31 - 05:25:54 976
Cedarville 05:16:13 -40.1 Dark Down 76.7 99.8 Up 05:06:31 - 05:25:54 902
Fall River/Burney 05:16:24 -39.5 Dark Down 75.9 96.5 Up 05:06:42 - 05:26:05 862
Susanville 05:16:21 -40.2 Dark Down 76.5 94.6 Up 05:06:40 - 05:26:03 782
Greenville 05:16:22 -40.2 Dark Down 76.3 93.3 Up 05:06:41 - 05:26:04 756
Gimple 05:16:22 -40.2 Dark Down 76.4 93.3 Up 05:06:41 - 05:26:04 755
Quincy 05:16:23 -40.2 Dark Down 76.3 92.4 Up 05:06:41 - 05:26:04 734
Portola 05:16:21 -40.6 Dark Down 76.7 92.3 Up 05:06:39 - 05:26:02 713
Reno 05:16:18 -41.2 Dark Down 77.2 91.6 Up 05:06:37 - 05:26:00 675
Dunrhomin 05:15:14 -50.1 Dark Down 87.3 144.8 Up 05:05:32 - 05:24:55 639
Carson City 05:16:19 -41.3 Dark Down 77.2 90.0 Up 05:06:37 - 05:26:00 635
Yerington 05:16:13 -41.9 Dark Down 77.7 89.6 Up 05:06:31 - 05:25:54 609
Gardnerville 05:16:19 -41.5 Dark Down 77.2 89.0 Up 05:06:37 - 05:26:00 608
Hawthorne 05:16:13 -42.4 Dark Down 78.1 87.7 Up 05:06:31 - 05:25:54 548
Lee Vining 05:16:13 -42.3 Dark Down 77.6 84.9 Up 05:06:31 - 05:25:54 499
Tonopah 05:16:09 -43.6 Dark Down 79.1 85.9 Up 05:06:27 - 05:25:50 477
Bishop 05:16:13 -43.1 Dark Down 78.1 82.2 Up 05:06:31 - 05:25:54 417
Beatty 05:16:07 -44.4 Dark Down 79.4 79.9 Up 05:06:26 - 05:25:49 345
Indian Springs 05:16:03 -45.4 Dark Down 80.1 77.9 Up 05:06:21 - 05:25:44 296
Henderson 05:16:00 -46.1 Dark Down 80.5 74.5 Up 05:06:18 - 05:25:41 230
CPSLO 05:16:26 -42.2 Dark Down 76.0 73.8 Up 05:06:45 - 05:26:08 224
Patrick 05:15:55 -47.2 Dark Down 81.2 69.7 Up 05:06:14 - 05:25:37 149
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:15:59 -46.8 Dark Down 80.6 69.1 Up 05:06:17 - 05:25:40 129
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:15:56 -47.1 Dark Down 81.0 68.6 Up 05:06:15 - 05:25:38 127
Wildwood 05:16:13 -44.2 Dark Down 77.1 67.9 Up 05:06:31 - 05:25:54 118
Mohave Valley 05:15:59 -46.9 Dark Down 80.5 67.6 Up 05:06:17 - 05:25:40 99
Lake Havasu City 05:15:58 -47.2 Dark Down 80.5 65.0 Up 05:06:16 - 05:25:39 53
Parker 05:15:58 -47.4 Dark Down 80.4 63.1 Up 05:06:16 - 05:25:39 14
Idyllwild 05:16:09 -45.8 Dark Down 78.4 64.5 Up 05:06:28 - 05:25:51 -4
Blythe 05:15:59 -47.4 Dark Down 79.9 60.9 Up 05:06:18 - 05:25:41 -41
George/Scottsdale 05:15:46 -49.4 Dark Down 81.9 55.6 Up 05:06:05 - 05:25:28 -55
Calipatria 05:16:04 -46.9 Dark Down 79.0 60.2 Up 05:06:23 - 05:25:46 -85
Yuma 05:16:00 -47.7 Dark Down 79.4 56.7 Up 05:06:19 - 05:25:42 -142

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 05UN524, (2023/02/22 05:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 13.67 113
PPM 073799     08:32:54.8 +38:00:55  5.9  0.58 120
PPM 073770     08:31:20.0 +37:15:52  6.0  0.81 120
PPM 073740     08:28:23.2 +38:05:59  9.8  0.32 119
05UN524        08:29:57.0 +38:01:21 14.3       120
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/12 23:40:07 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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