RECON: TNO occultation with 508823

Event between (508823) 01RX143 and star GA1100:00246187 with event index number of 1352921

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/11/19 05:24:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:15:02.2 +20:15:11
Equinox of date position of star is 02:16:14.0 +20:21:07
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 63 degrees from the moon. Moon is 86% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 46.2 AU from the Sun and 45.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 213 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4667 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32868.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=288.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.7 sec chord
Diameter=117.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 508823, (2024/11/19 05:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:21.1 +16:33:27  0.8 33.57  34
Hamal          02:08:34.9 +23:34:45  2.0  3.69  64
22The Ari      02:19:30.9 +20:00:54  5.6  0.81  63
PPM 118048     02:15:14.9 +19:43:48  8.1  0.70  64
PPM 091454     02:14:43.1 +20:41:52  8.8  0.52  64
PPM 091481     02:16:40.3 +20:22:49 11.9  0.06  63
508823         02:16:25.6 +20:22:05 14.9        63
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 4.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 24.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=4.3%
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 05:24:06 -48.9 Dark Up 58.2 155.8 Up 05:09:06 - 05:39:06 10914
Victoria 05:24:20 -47.6 Dark Up 58.5 147.6 Up 05:09:20 - 05:39:20 10888
Kelowna 05:24:07 -49.0 Dark Up 58.5 155.3 Up 05:09:07 - 05:39:07 10885
Peachland 05:24:08 -48.9 Dark Up 58.5 154.7 Up 05:09:08 - 05:39:08 10884
Summerland 05:24:08 -49.1 Dark Up 58.7 154.8 Up 05:09:08 - 05:39:08 10869
Penticton 05:24:08 -49.2 Dark Up 58.8 154.9 Up 05:09:08 - 05:39:08 10860
Oliver 05:24:08 -49.4 Dark Up 59.1 154.7 Up 05:09:08 - 05:39:08 10830
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:24:08 -49.6 Dark Up 59.3 154.9 Up 05:09:08 - 05:39:08 10811
Tonasket 05:24:09 -49.7 Dark Up 59.6 154.5 Up 05:09:09 - 05:39:09 10786
Okanogan 05:24:10 -49.8 Dark Up 59.8 154.0 Up 05:09:10 - 05:39:10 10762
Brewster 05:24:12 -49.8 Dark Up 60.0 153.5 Up 05:09:12 - 05:39:12 10744
Manson/Chelan 05:24:13 -49.7 Dark Up 60.1 152.7 Up 05:09:13 - 05:39:13 10737
Wenatchee 05:24:14 -49.9 Dark Up 60.5 152.0 Up 05:09:14 - 05:39:14 10701
Ellensburg 05:24:16 -50.0 Dark Up 60.8 151.2 Up 05:09:16 - 05:39:16 10672
Yakima 05:24:17 -50.2 Dark Up 61.1 150.9 Up 05:09:17 - 05:39:17 10638
Toppenish/White Swan 05:24:16 -50.4 Dark Up 61.4 151.0 Up 05:09:16 - 05:39:16 10614
Goldendale 05:24:19 -50.4 Dark Up 61.7 149.7 Up 05:09:19 - 05:39:19 10578
The Dalles 05:24:21 -50.3 Dark Up 61.8 148.8 Up 05:09:21 - 05:39:21 10570
Pasco 05:24:14 -51.2 Dark Up 61.9 153.2 Up 05:09:14 - 05:39:14 10564
PNWRO 05:24:13 -51.5 Dark Up 62.2 153.4 Up 05:09:13 - 05:39:13 10536
Maupin 05:24:21 -50.6 Dark Up 62.2 148.6 Up 05:09:21 - 05:39:21 10530
Sisters 05:24:24 -50.7 Dark Up 62.7 146.8 Up 05:09:24 - 05:39:24 10468
Redmond 05:24:23 -51.0 Dark Up 62.9 147.6 Up 05:09:23 - 05:39:23 10453
Bend 05:24:24 -51.0 Dark Up 63.0 147.1 Up 05:09:24 - 05:39:24 10439
Oregon Observatory 05:24:25 -51.0 Dark Up 63.1 146.6 Up 05:09:25 - 05:39:25 10428
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:24:25 -51.0 Dark Up 63.3 146.3 Up 05:09:25 - 05:39:25 10412
North Lake 05:24:25 -51.6 Dark Up 63.9 147.0 Up 05:09:25 - 05:39:25 10353
Chiloquin 05:24:29 -51.3 Dark Up 64.0 144.4 Up 05:09:29 - 05:39:29 10324
Paisley 05:24:24 -52.1 Dark Up 64.5 147.1 Up 05:09:24 - 05:39:24 10292
Klamath Falls 05:24:29 -51.5 Dark Up 64.4 144.1 Up 05:09:29 - 05:39:29 10290
Lakeview 05:24:25 -52.4 Dark Up 65.0 146.9 Up 05:09:25 - 05:39:25 10240
Cedarville 05:24:26 -52.8 Dark Up 65.6 146.4 Up 05:09:26 - 05:39:26 10174
Fall River/Burney 05:24:31 -52.2 Dark Up 65.5 143.4 Up 05:09:31 - 05:39:31 10171
Susanville 05:24:29 -53.0 Dark Up 66.3 144.1 Up 05:09:29 - 05:39:29 10088
Greenville 05:24:31 -52.9 Dark Up 66.4 143.1 Up 05:09:31 - 05:39:31 10073
Gimple 05:24:31 -52.9 Dark Up 66.5 143.3 Up 05:09:31 - 05:39:31 10070
Quincy 05:24:32 -53.0 Dark Up 66.6 142.8 Up 05:09:32 - 05:39:32 10054
Portola 05:24:30 -53.3 Dark Up 66.9 143.6 Up 05:09:30 - 05:39:30 10026
Reno 05:24:29 -53.9 Dark Up 67.4 144.6 Up 05:09:29 - 05:39:29 9979
Carson City 05:24:30 -54.1 Dark Up 67.7 144.2 Up 05:09:30 - 05:39:30 9945
Gardnerville 05:24:30 -54.2 Dark Up 67.9 143.9 Up 05:09:30 - 05:39:30 9921
Yerington 05:24:28 -54.6 Dark Up 68.1 145.3 Up 05:09:28 - 05:39:28 9906
Hawthorne 05:24:27 -55.2 Dark Up 68.8 145.8 Up 05:09:27 - 05:39:27 9844
Lee Vining 05:24:30 -55.0 Dark Up 69.0 143.9 Up 05:09:30 - 05:39:30 9807
Tonopah 05:24:23 -56.3 Dark Up 69.7 148.4 Up 05:09:23 - 05:39:23 9752
Bishop 05:24:29 -55.8 Dark Up 69.8 144.6 Up 05:09:29 - 05:39:29 9726
Beatty 05:24:24 -57.1 Dark Up 70.9 147.9 Up 05:09:24 - 05:39:24 9626
CPSLO 05:24:40 -54.8 Dark Up 70.3 135.9 Up 05:09:40 - 05:39:40 9608
Dunrhomin 05:23:41 -62.8 Dark Up 70.0 182.0 Up 05:08:41 - 05:38:41 9598
Indian Springs 05:24:21 -58.1 Dark Up 71.6 150.2 Up 05:09:21 - 05:39:21 9558
Henderson 05:24:20 -58.8 Dark Up 72.4 151.3 Up 05:09:20 - 05:39:20 9482
Wildwood 05:24:36 -56.7 Dark Up 72.3 138.2 Up 05:09:36 - 05:39:36 9418
Patrick 05:24:18 -59.9 Dark Up 73.4 153.6 Up 05:09:18 - 05:39:18 9384
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:24:21 -59.4 Dark Up 73.3 151.1 Up 05:09:21 - 05:39:21 9383
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:24:18 -59.8 Dark Up 73.5 152.7 Up 05:09:18 - 05:39:18 9368
Mohave Valley 05:24:21 -59.5 Dark Up 73.6 150.7 Up 05:09:21 - 05:39:21 9356
Idyllwild 05:24:30 -58.3 Dark Up 73.6 142.4 Up 05:09:30 - 05:39:30 9316
Lake Havasu City 05:24:21 -59.9 Dark Up 74.0 150.8 Up 05:09:21 - 05:39:21 9308
Parker 05:24:22 -60.0 Dark Up 74.3 150.2 Up 05:09:22 - 05:39:22 9273
Blythe 05:24:23 -60.0 Dark Up 74.6 148.4 Up 05:09:23 - 05:39:23 9231
Calipatria 05:24:27 -59.4 Dark Up 74.6 144.5 Up 05:09:27 - 05:39:27 9215
George/Scottsdale 05:24:14 -62.1 Dark Up 75.6 157.6 Up 05:09:14 - 05:39:14 9149
Yuma 05:24:25 -60.3 Dark Up 75.4 146.4 Up 05:09:25 - 05:39:25 9141

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 508823, (2024/11/19 05:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 33.57  34
Hamal          02:07:10.7 +23:27:41  2.0  3.69  64
22The Ari      02:18:07.5 +19:54:04  5.6  0.81  63
PPM 118048     02:13:51.8 +19:36:52  8.1  0.70  64
PPM 091454     02:13:19.7 +20:34:56  8.8  0.52  64
PPM 091481     02:15:16.9 +20:15:55 11.9  0.06  63
508823         02:15:02.2 +20:15:11 14.9        63
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/06/01 00:05:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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