RECON: TNO occultation with 523624

Event between (523624) 08CT190 and star GA1260:03562964 with event index number of 2426495

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/12/26 10:05:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 12:22:58.5 +37:08:44
Equinox of date position of star is 12:24:03.7 +37:01:27
Stellar brightness G=12.0, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 32 degrees from the moon. Moon is 57% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 35.2 AU from the Sun and 35.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.8 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 86 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3196 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25386.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.7
Diameter=430.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.9 sec chord
Diameter=175.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:3EEEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523624, (2021/12/26 10:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:16:39.9 +19:04:08  0.0 30.45  37
Phad           11:54:58.7 +53:34:21  2.4 17.30  48
6 CVn          12:26:55.7 +38:53:49  5.0  1.96  34
PPM 076426     12:22:09.5 +37:54:07  8.3  0.96  33
PPM 076472     12:26:11.7 +37:05:58  9.6  0.43  32
523624         12:24:03.9 +37:01:26 12.0        32
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 4.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=11.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
CPSLO 10:05:16 -61.0 Dark Up 42.4 69.2 Up 09:57:38 - 10:12:54 1484
Wildwood 10:05:06 -59.7 Dark Up 43.5 68.7 Up 09:57:28 - 10:12:44 1387
Quincy 10:05:42 -59.5 Dark Up 43.8 73.2 Up 09:58:04 - 10:13:20 1379
Greenville 10:05:43 -59.5 Dark Up 43.8 73.4 Up 09:58:05 - 10:13:21 1373
Fall River/Burney 10:05:49 -59.4 Dark Up 43.8 74.1 Up 09:58:11 - 10:13:27 1370
Gimple 10:05:43 -59.4 Dark Up 43.9 73.5 Up 09:58:05 - 10:13:21 1369
Portola 10:05:41 -59.3 Dark Up 44.1 73.3 Up 09:58:03 - 10:13:19 1357
Klamath Falls 10:05:56 -59.1 Dark Up 43.9 75.0 Up 09:58:18 - 10:13:34 1352
Susanville 10:05:44 -59.1 Dark Up 44.1 73.8 Up 09:58:06 - 10:13:22 1349
Chiloquin 10:05:58 -58.9 Dark Up 43.9 75.3 Up 09:58:20 - 10:13:36 1345
Gardnerville 10:05:35 -59.1 Dark Up 44.4 72.8 Up 09:57:57 - 10:13:13 1341
Carson City 10:05:37 -59.0 Dark Up 44.4 73.0 Up 09:57:59 - 10:13:15 1337
Lee Vining 10:05:28 -59.0 Dark Up 44.5 72.1 Up 09:57:50 - 10:13:06 1332
Reno 10:05:38 -58.9 Dark Up 44.5 73.3 Up 09:58:00 - 10:13:16 1329
Yerington 10:05:34 -58.6 Dark Up 44.8 73.1 Up 09:57:56 - 10:13:12 1306
Bishop 10:05:24 -58.6 Dark Up 44.9 71.8 Up 09:57:46 - 10:13:02 1303
Cedarville 10:05:50 -58.3 Dark Up 44.8 75.1 Up 09:58:12 - 10:13:28 1289
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:06:03 -58.2 Dark Up 44.4 76.5 Up 09:58:25 - 10:13:41 1288
Hawthorne 10:05:31 -58.4 Dark Up 45.1 72.9 Up 09:57:53 - 10:13:09 1288
Lakeview 10:05:53 -58.1 Dark Up 44.9 75.7 Up 09:58:15 - 10:13:31 1278
Oregon Observatory 10:06:05 -58.0 Dark Up 44.5 76.7 Up 09:58:27 - 10:13:43 1278
Idyllwild 10:05:02 -58.2 Dark Up 44.9 68.9 Up 09:57:24 - 10:12:40 1276
North Lake 10:06:00 -58.0 Dark Up 44.7 76.4 Up 09:58:22 - 10:13:38 1272
Paisley 10:05:57 -58.0 Dark Up 44.9 76.1 Up 09:58:19 - 10:13:35 1272
Sisters 10:06:07 -57.9 Dark Up 44.5 77.1 Up 09:58:29 - 10:13:45 1269
Bend 10:06:05 -57.8 Dark Up 44.7 77.0 Up 09:58:27 - 10:13:43 1265
Redmond 10:06:06 -57.6 Dark Up 44.8 77.3 Up 09:58:28 - 10:13:44 1250
Tonopah 10:05:26 -57.5 Dark Up 46.0 72.9 Up 09:57:48 - 10:13:04 1217
Beatty 10:05:19 -57.5 Dark Up 45.9 71.9 Up 09:57:41 - 10:12:57 1215
Maupin 10:06:11 -57.1 Dark Up 45.1 78.2 Up 09:58:33 - 10:13:49 1212
Calipatria 10:04:57 -57.4 Dark Up 45.5 68.6 Up 09:57:19 - 10:12:35 1209
The Dalles 10:06:14 -57.0 Dark Up 45.1 78.6 Up 09:58:36 - 10:13:52 1202
Victoria 10:06:37 -56.4 Dark Up 44.2 80.1 Up 09:58:59 - 10:14:15 1193
Goldendale 10:06:15 -56.6 Dark Up 45.4 79.0 Up 09:58:37 - 10:13:53 1175
Ellensburg 10:06:37 -55.8 Dark Up 45.8 80.4 Up 09:58:59 - 10:14:15 1160
Yuma 10:04:53 -56.7 Dark Up 46.1 68.4 Up 09:57:15 - 10:12:31 1157
Indian Springs 10:05:16 -56.8 Dark Up 46.7 72.0 Up 09:57:38 - 10:12:54 1155
Blythe 10:04:58 -56.5 Dark Up 46.5 69.3 Up 09:57:20 - 10:12:36 1140
Toppenish/White Swan 10:06:16 -56.1 Dark Up 45.8 79.8 Up 09:58:38 - 10:13:54 1134
Yakima 10:06:18 -56.0 Dark Up 45.7 79.9 Up 09:58:40 - 10:13:56 1134
Wenatchee 10:06:37 -55.4 Dark Up 46.1 81.0 Up 09:58:59 - 10:14:15 1124
Henderson 10:05:12 -56.4 Dark Up 47.0 71.7 Up 09:57:34 - 10:12:50 1122
Mohave Valley 10:05:05 -56.3 Dark Up 46.9 70.6 Up 09:57:27 - 10:12:43 1116
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:05:07 -56.2 Dark Up 47.0 70.9 Up 09:57:29 - 10:12:45 1112
Parker 10:05:01 -56.2 Dark Up 46.9 69.9 Up 09:57:23 - 10:12:39 1111
Lake Havasu City 10:05:03 -56.1 Dark Up 47.0 70.3 Up 09:57:25 - 10:12:41 1108
Manson/Chelan 10:06:37 -55.1 Dark Up 46.2 81.6 Up 09:58:59 - 10:14:15 1088
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:05:06 -55.8 Dark Up 47.4 71.1 Up 09:57:28 - 10:12:44 1078
Pasco 10:06:15 -55.4 Dark Up 46.6 80.5 Up 09:58:37 - 10:13:53 1073
PNWRO 10:06:13 -55.4 Dark Up 46.7 80.3 Up 09:58:35 - 10:13:51 1071
Patrick 10:05:07 -55.6 Dark Up 47.7 71.3 Up 09:57:29 - 10:12:45 1062
Brewster 10:06:37 -54.7 Dark Up 46.5 82.0 Up 09:58:59 - 10:14:15 1060
Okanogan 10:06:37 -54.5 Dark Up 46.7 82.4 Up 09:58:59 - 10:14:15 1035
Tonasket 10:06:37 -54.2 Dark Up 46.8 82.9 Up 09:58:59 - 10:14:15 1009
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:06:37 -54.0 Dark Up 46.9 83.3 Up 09:58:59 - 10:14:15 990
Oliver 10:06:37 -54.0 Dark Up 46.8 83.3 Up 09:58:59 - 10:14:15 989
Summerland 10:06:37 -53.8 Dark Up 46.8 83.7 Up 09:58:59 - 10:14:15 973
Penticton 10:06:37 -53.8 Dark Up 46.9 83.7 Up 09:58:59 - 10:14:15 971
Peachland 10:06:37 -53.8 Dark Up 46.7 83.8 Up 09:58:59 - 10:14:15 971
Kamloops 10:06:40 -53.6 Dark Up 46.5 84.3 Up 09:59:02 - 10:14:18 959
George/Scottsdale 10:04:55 -54.2 Dark Up 48.6 70.1 Up 09:57:17 - 10:12:33 954
Kelowna 10:06:37 -53.6 Dark Up 46.9 84.1 Up 09:58:59 - 10:14:15 952
Dunrhomin 10:05:27 -47.9 Dark Up 55.6 80.5 Up 09:57:49 - 10:13:05 392
Sleaford 10:06:37 -45.0 Dark Up 55.4 97.5 Up 09:58:59 - 10:14:15 177

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 523624, (2021/12/26 10:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:15:38.0 +19:10:14  0.0 30.45  37
Phad           11:53:50.1 +53:41:41  2.4 17.30  48
6 CVn          12:25:50.8 +39:01:06  5.0  1.96  34
PPM 076426     12:21:04.1 +38:01:26  8.3  0.96  33
PPM 076472     12:25:06.5 +37:13:16  9.6  0.43  32
523624         12:22:58.5 +37:08:44 12.0        32
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/06 01:44:39 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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