RECON: TNO occultation with 523686

Event between (523686) 14DB143 and star GA0860:07136158 with event index number of 2621878

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/08 04:31:00 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:15:33.9 -02:36:17
Equinox of date position of star is 18:16:47.0 -02:35:44
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 79 degrees from the moon. Moon is 71% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

[RECON map]
Object is 20.0 AU from the Sun and 19.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 93 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 833 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13846.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=91.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Diameter=37.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523686, (2023/07/08 04:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:51.2 -26:28:56  0.9 34.86 101
60Bet Oph      17:44:38.1 +04:33:33  2.8 10.76  88
PPM 201570     18:18:07.1 -02:59:57  5.9  0.52  79
PPM 201543     18:16:01.2 -02:30:02  8.4  0.22  79
PPM 180279     18:16:47.4 -02:27:57 10.7  0.13  79
523686         18:16:47.7 -02:35:44 16.7        79
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 36.5 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 04:32:01 -7.9 NT Down 31.1 149.3 Up 04:23:47 - 04:40:15 8609
Kamloops 04:32:41 -3.0 CT Down 26.6 133.8 Low 04:24:27 - 04:40:55 8562
Kelowna 04:32:41 -4.0 CT Down 27.6 134.4 Low 04:24:27 - 04:40:55 8508
Peachland 04:32:42 -3.9 CT Down 27.6 134.1 Low 04:24:28 - 04:40:56 8502
Summerland 04:32:42 -4.1 CT Down 27.7 134.1 Low 04:24:28 - 04:40:56 8492
Penticton 04:32:42 -4.2 CT Down 27.8 134.2 Low 04:24:28 - 04:40:56 8488
Oliver 04:32:43 -4.4 CT Down 28.1 134.1 Low 04:24:29 - 04:40:57 8465
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:32:43 -4.6 CT Down 28.3 134.2 Low 04:24:29 - 04:40:57 8454
Victoria 04:32:54 -3.0 CT Down 26.6 130.1 Low 04:24:40 - 04:41:08 8429
Okanogan 04:32:46 -5.0 CT Down 28.6 133.7 Low 04:24:32 - 04:41:00 8411
Brewster 04:32:46 -5.0 CT Down 28.7 133.4 Low 04:24:32 - 04:41:00 8393
Manson/Chelan 04:32:48 -5.0 CT Down 28.7 133.0 Low 04:24:34 - 04:41:02 8380
Wenatchee 04:32:50 -5.2 CT Down 28.9 132.6 Low 04:24:36 - 04:41:04 8348
Ellensburg 04:32:51 -5.4 CT Down 29.1 132.3 Low 04:24:37 - 04:41:05 8321
Yakima 04:32:52 -5.7 CT Down 29.3 132.1 Low 04:24:38 - 04:41:06 8293
Toppenish/White Swan 04:32:52 -5.9 CT Down 29.6 132.2 Low 04:24:38 - 04:41:06 8277
PNWRO 04:32:49 -6.9 NT Down 30.6 133.5 Up 04:24:35 - 04:41:03 8248
The Dalles 04:32:56 -6.0 NT Down 29.7 131.1 Low 04:24:42 - 04:41:10 8225
Maupin 04:32:57 -6.3 NT Down 30.0 131.0 Up 04:24:43 - 04:41:11 8195
Sisters 04:33:01 -6.7 NT Down 30.3 130.1 Up 04:24:47 - 04:41:15 8133
Bend 04:33:01 -7.0 NT Down 30.6 130.3 Up 04:24:47 - 04:41:15 8115
Oregon Observatory 04:33:01 -7.0 NT Down 30.7 130.1 Up 04:24:47 - 04:41:15 8103
Chiloquin 04:33:06 -7.6 NT Down 31.3 129.1 Up 04:24:52 - 04:41:20 8007
Klamath Falls 04:33:07 -7.9 NT Down 31.6 129.0 Up 04:24:53 - 04:41:21 7981
Cedarville 04:33:04 -9.3 NT Down 32.9 130.2 Up 04:24:50 - 04:41:18 7924
Fall River/Burney 04:33:09 -8.9 NT Down 32.5 128.8 Up 04:24:55 - 04:41:23 7890
Greenville 04:33:10 -9.7 NT Down 33.4 128.8 Up 04:24:56 - 04:41:24 7818
Gimple 04:33:09 -9.8 NT Down 33.4 128.9 Up 04:24:55 - 04:41:23 7818
Quincy 04:33:10 -9.9 NT Down 33.5 128.7 Up 04:24:56 - 04:41:24 7802
Portola 04:33:09 -10.2 NT Down 33.9 129.1 Up 04:24:55 - 04:41:23 7791
Dunrhomin 04:32:10 -17.8 AT Down 41.4 145.6 Up 04:23:56 - 04:40:24 7775
Reno 04:33:08 -10.8 NT Down 34.4 129.6 Up 04:24:54 - 04:41:22 7768
Nikitin 04:32:10 -17.9 AT Down 41.5 145.5 Up 04:23:56 - 04:40:24 7761
CU-SBO 04:32:10 -17.9 AT Down 41.5 145.3 Up 04:23:56 - 04:40:24 7756
Carson City 04:33:08 -11.0 NT Down 34.6 129.4 Up 04:24:54 - 04:41:22 7740
Yerington 04:33:07 -11.5 NT Down 35.2 129.9 Up 04:24:53 - 04:41:21 7722
Gardnerville 04:33:09 -11.2 NT Down 34.8 129.3 Up 04:24:55 - 04:41:23 7720
Hawthorne 04:33:07 -12.1 AT Down 35.8 130.2 Up 04:24:53 - 04:41:21 7684
Lee Vining 04:33:09 -12.2 AT Down 35.8 129.4 Up 04:24:55 - 04:41:23 7640
Bishop 04:33:08 -13.1 AT Down 36.7 129.8 Up 04:24:54 - 04:41:22 7588
Beatty 04:33:04 -14.3 AT Down 37.9 131.1 Up 04:24:50 - 04:41:18 7545
Patrick 04:32:58 -17.0 AT Down 40.7 133.2 Up 04:24:44 - 04:41:12 7410
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:33:00 -16.8 AT Down 40.4 132.3 Up 04:24:46 - 04:41:14 7391
Lake Havasu City 04:33:01 -17.4 AT Down 41.0 132.1 Up 04:24:47 - 04:41:15 7333
Wildwood 04:33:16 -15.1 AT Down 38.6 127.6 Up 04:25:02 - 04:41:30 7313
Idyllwild 04:33:10 -16.5 AT Down 40.0 129.2 Up 04:24:56 - 04:41:24 7276
George/Scottsdale 04:32:54 -19.4 Dark Down 43.0 134.2 Up 04:24:40 - 04:41:08 7256
Calipatria 04:33:07 -17.7 AT Down 41.2 130.0 Up 04:24:53 - 04:41:21 7218
Yuma 04:33:05 -18.5 Dark Down 42.0 130.6 Up 04:24:51 - 04:41:19 7177

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 523686, (2023/07/08 04:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 34.86 101
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8 10.76  88
PPM 201570     18:16:53.1 -03:00:33  5.9  0.52  79
PPM 201543     18:14:47.6 -02:30:34  8.4  0.22  79
PPM 180279     18:15:33.7 -02:28:30 10.7  0.13  79
523686         18:15:33.9 -02:36:17 16.7        79
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/20 03:43:59 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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