RECON: TNO occultation with 523688

Event between (523688) 14DK143 and star GA0780:05150029 with event index number of 2381222

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/06/08 09:34:24 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:17:09.5 -10:03:13
Equinox of date position of star is 16:18:29.4 -10:06:43
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 139 degrees from the moon. Moon is 4% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 44.2 AU from the Sun and 43.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.3 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 86 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1587 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31317.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=463.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.6 sec chord
Diameter=189.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:3EE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523688, (2024/06/08 09:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.6 -26:29:03  0.9 16.63 148
13Zet Oph      16:38:30.4 -10:36:53  2.6  4.95 144
15Psi Sco      16:13:20.3 -10:07:33  4.9  1.27 138
PPM 231471     16:19:03.3 -10:10:59  8.4  0.15 140
PPM 231452     16:18:04.9 -10:06:16  9.4  0.10 139
523688         16:18:29.9 -10:06:44 16.4       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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.8 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 09:32:47 -8.2 NT Down 14.4 231.4 Really Low 09:25:10 - 09:40:25 12840
Kamloops 09:33:15 -13.6 AT Down 21.7 218.5 Low 09:25:37 - 09:40:52 12799
Kelowna 09:33:10 -14.2 AT Down 22.0 219.5 Low 09:25:32 - 09:40:47 12757
Peachland 09:33:10 -14.3 AT Down 22.2 219.3 Low 09:25:33 - 09:40:48 12751
Summerland 09:33:10 -14.5 AT Down 22.3 219.4 Low 09:25:32 - 09:40:47 12743
Penticton 09:33:10 -14.5 AT Down 22.3 219.5 Low 09:25:32 - 09:40:47 12740
Oliver 09:33:07 -14.8 AT Down 22.6 219.6 Low 09:25:30 - 09:40:45 12721
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:33:08 -14.9 AT Down 22.6 219.8 Low 09:25:30 - 09:40:45 12712
Victoria 09:33:16 -16.3 AT Down 24.6 216.0 Low 09:25:38 - 09:40:53 12685
Okanogan 09:33:06 -15.6 AT Down 23.2 219.8 Low 09:25:28 - 09:40:43 12677
Brewster 09:33:06 -15.9 AT Down 23.5 219.7 Low 09:25:29 - 09:40:44 12662
Manson/Chelan 09:33:06 -16.2 AT Down 23.8 219.4 Low 09:25:29 - 09:40:44 12651
Wenatchee 09:33:06 -16.7 AT Down 24.3 219.3 Low 09:25:28 - 09:40:43 12624
Ellensburg 09:33:07 -17.1 AT Down 24.7 219.2 Low 09:25:29 - 09:40:44 12601
Yakima 09:33:05 -17.5 AT Down 25.0 219.3 Low 09:25:28 - 09:40:43 12578
Toppenish/White Swan 09:33:04 -17.6 AT Down 25.1 219.6 Low 09:25:27 - 09:40:42 12565
PNWRO 09:33:00 -17.6 AT Down 24.7 221.1 Low 09:25:22 - 09:40:37 12543
The Dalles 09:33:04 -18.6 Dark Down 26.1 219.0 Low 09:25:26 - 09:40:41 12520
Maupin 09:33:03 -18.9 Dark Down 26.3 219.2 Low 09:25:26 - 09:40:41 12495
Sisters 09:33:03 -19.9 Dark Down 27.2 219.0 Low 09:25:25 - 09:40:40 12442
Bend 09:33:02 -20.0 Dark Down 27.3 219.4 Low 09:25:24 - 09:40:39 12427
Oregon Observatory 09:33:02 -20.2 Dark Down 27.5 219.3 Low 09:25:25 - 09:40:40 12417
Chiloquin 09:33:00 -21.6 Dark Down 28.7 219.3 Low 09:25:23 - 09:40:38 12334
Klamath Falls 09:32:59 -21.9 Dark Down 29.0 219.5 Low 09:25:21 - 09:40:36 12312
Cedarville 09:32:53 -22.1 Dark Down 28.7 221.3 Low 09:25:15 - 09:40:30 12267
Fall River/Burney 09:32:55 -22.9 Dark Down 29.7 220.3 Low 09:25:18 - 09:40:33 12235
Greenville 09:32:53 -23.6 Dark Down 30.1 221.1 Up 09:25:16 - 09:40:31 12174
Gimple 09:32:52 -23.5 Dark Down 30.1 221.2 Up 09:25:14 - 09:40:29 12174
Quincy 09:32:52 -23.8 Dark Down 30.3 221.2 Up 09:25:15 - 09:40:30 12160
Portola 09:32:50 -23.7 Dark Down 30.2 221.7 Up 09:25:12 - 09:40:27 12152
Dunrhomin 09:32:13 -17.6 AT Down 21.2 235.0 Low 09:24:35 - 09:39:50 12143
Reno 09:32:47 -23.8 Dark Down 30.0 222.4 Up 09:25:10 - 09:40:25 12133
Nikitin 09:32:13 -17.7 AT Down 21.3 235.0 Low 09:24:35 - 09:39:50 12130
CU-SBO 09:32:11 -17.8 AT Down 21.4 235.0 Low 09:24:33 - 09:39:48 12126
Carson City 09:32:47 -24.1 Dark Down 30.3 222.5 Up 09:25:10 - 09:40:25 12108
Yerington 09:32:45 -24.1 Dark Down 30.1 223.2 Up 09:25:07 - 09:40:22 12095
Gardnerville 09:32:47 -24.3 Dark Down 30.4 222.7 Up 09:25:09 - 09:40:24 12091
Hawthorne 09:32:42 -24.3 Dark Down 30.1 223.9 Up 09:25:05 - 09:40:20 12062
Lee Vining 09:32:42 -25.0 Dark Down 30.8 223.7 Up 09:25:04 - 09:40:19 12023
Bishop 09:32:38 -25.3 Dark Down 30.9 224.6 Up 09:25:01 - 09:40:16 11979
Beatty 09:32:34 -25.2 Dark Down 30.3 226.3 Up 09:24:56 - 09:40:11 11943
Patrick 09:32:23 -25.4 Dark Down 29.6 229.5 Low 09:24:46 - 09:40:01 11828
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:32:24 -25.9 Dark Down 30.2 229.0 Up 09:24:46 - 09:40:01 11811
Lake Havasu City 09:32:21 -26.3 Dark Down 30.4 229.5 Up 09:24:43 - 09:39:58 11759
Wildwood 09:32:34 -28.3 Dark Down 33.3 225.8 Up 09:24:56 - 09:40:11 11736
Idyllwild 09:32:27 -28.0 Dark Down 32.4 227.7 Up 09:24:49 - 09:40:04 11706
George/Scottsdale 09:32:14 -26.0 Dark Down 29.4 231.9 Low 09:24:36 - 09:39:51 11693
Calipatria 09:32:23 -28.0 Dark Down 32.1 229.1 Up 09:24:46 - 09:40:01 11656
Yuma 09:32:19 -28.0 Dark Down 31.8 230.0 Up 09:24:42 - 09:39:57 11620

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 523688, (2024/06/08 09:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.63 148
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6  4.95 144
15Psi Sco      16:12:00.0 -10:03:52  4.9  1.27 138
PPM 231471     16:17:42.9 -10:07:29  8.4  0.15 140
PPM 231452     16:16:44.5 -10:02:44  9.4  0.10 139
523688         16:17:09.5 -10:03:13 16.4       139
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/18 03:36:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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