RECON: TNO occultation with 523700

Event between (523700) 14GM54 and star GA1040:16295509 with event index number of 1321683

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/12/02 02:11:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:00:32.8 +15:37:28
Equinox of date position of star is 20:01:26.2 +15:40:44
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 140 degrees from the moon. Moon is 78% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 28.2 AU from the Sun and 28.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 28.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 135 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2555 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20791.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523700, (2023/12/02 02:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:44.9 +38:48:24  0.0 29.54 111
Tarazed        19:47:23.8 +10:40:23  2.7  6.10 143
PPM 137524     20:04:35.7 +16:05:59  5.4  0.82 139
PPM 137438     20:02:17.2 +15:16:42  8.4  0.44 140
PPM 137436     20:02:15.0 +15:32:50  9.1  0.21 140
523700         20:01:38.6 +15:41:30 15.4       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 10.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=9.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 02:12:09 -20.6 Dark Down 40.6 242.1 Up 02:00:22 - 02:23:56 -1094
Niwot 02:12:50 -29.5 Dark Down 33.9 261.9 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1098
SwRI 02:12:50 -29.4 Dark Down 34.0 261.9 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1109
Penticton 02:12:10 -20.4 Dark Down 40.9 242.3 Up 02:00:23 - 02:23:57 -1118
Summerland 02:12:10 -20.3 Dark Down 40.9 242.1 Up 02:00:23 - 02:23:57 -1119
Okanagan Falls 02:12:11 -20.4 Dark Down 41.0 242.4 Up 02:00:24 - 02:23:58 -1129
Oliver 02:12:11 -20.4 Dark Down 41.0 242.5 Up 02:00:24 - 02:23:58 -1136
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:12:12 -20.4 Dark Down 41.0 242.9 Up 02:00:25 - 02:23:59 -1138
Oroville 02:12:12 -20.4 Dark Down 41.1 242.8 Up 02:00:25 - 02:23:59 -1144
Tonasket 02:12:13 -20.3 Dark Down 41.2 243.0 Up 02:00:26 - 02:24:00 -1156
Okanogan 02:12:14 -20.2 Dark Down 41.4 243.1 Up 02:00:27 - 02:24:01 -1178
Brewster 02:12:14 -20.0 Dark Down 41.7 243.2 Up 02:00:27 - 02:24:01 -1200
Manson/Chelan 02:12:15 -19.7 Dark Down 42.0 243.0 Up 02:00:28 - 02:24:02 -1224
Entiat 02:12:15 -19.6 Dark Down 42.1 243.1 Up 02:00:28 - 02:24:02 -1239
Wenatchee 02:12:16 -19.5 Dark Down 42.3 243.2 Up 02:00:29 - 02:24:03 -1256
Pasco 02:12:21 -20.1 Dark Down 42.0 245.3 Up 02:00:34 - 02:24:08 -1271
PNWRO 02:12:22 -20.2 Dark Down 42.0 245.8 Up 02:00:35 - 02:24:09 -1276
Ellensburg 02:12:17 -19.3 Dark Down 42.6 243.3 Up 02:00:30 - 02:24:04 -1286
George/Umatilla 02:12:22 -19.9 Dark Down 42.3 245.4 Up 02:00:35 - 02:24:09 -1298
Yakima 02:12:18 -19.2 Dark Down 42.8 243.6 Up 02:00:31 - 02:24:05 -1309
Toppenish/White Swan 02:12:19 -19.3 Dark Down 42.8 244.0 Up 02:00:32 - 02:24:06 -1314
Goldendale 02:12:20 -18.9 Dark Down 43.3 244.0 Up 02:00:33 - 02:24:07 -1361
The Dalles 02:12:21 -18.6 Dark Down 43.6 243.8 Up 02:00:34 - 02:24:08 -1388
Maupin 02:12:21 -18.6 Dark Down 43.7 244.3 Up 02:00:34 - 02:24:08 -1407
Madras/Culver 02:12:23 -18.4 Dark Down 44.0 244.7 Up 02:00:36 - 02:24:10 -1440
Redmond 02:12:24 -18.3 Dark Down 44.2 245.0 Up 02:00:37 - 02:24:11 -1462
Sisters 02:12:24 -18.0 Dark Down 44.4 244.6 Up 02:00:37 - 02:24:11 -1477
Bend 02:12:25 -18.2 Dark Down 44.3 245.1 Up 02:00:38 - 02:24:12 -1480
Oregon Observatory 02:12:25 -18.0 Dark Down 44.5 245.1 Up 02:00:38 - 02:24:12 -1496
La Pine/Gilchrist 02:12:26 -17.9 AT Down 44.6 245.2 Up 02:00:39 - 02:24:13 -1510
North Lake 02:12:28 -18.3 Dark Down 44.4 246.2 Up 02:00:41 - 02:24:15 -1511
Paisley 02:12:30 -18.4 Dark Down 44.4 247.1 Up 02:00:43 - 02:24:17 -1529
Lakeview 02:12:32 -18.4 Dark Down 44.4 247.7 Up 02:00:45 - 02:24:19 -1552
Cedarville 02:12:35 -18.4 Dark Down 44.5 248.5 Up 02:00:48 - 02:24:22 -1584
Chiloquin 02:12:28 -17.4 AT Down 45.3 245.9 Up 02:00:41 - 02:24:15 -1591
Klamath Falls 02:12:30 -17.4 AT Down 45.4 246.3 Up 02:00:43 - 02:24:17 -1609
Tulelake 02:12:31 -17.6 AT Down 45.3 246.8 Up 02:00:44 - 02:24:18 -1612
Fall River/Burney 02:12:34 -17.4 AT Down 45.6 247.8 Up 02:00:47 - 02:24:21 -1665
Susanville 02:12:37 -17.8 AT Down 45.3 249.1 Up 02:00:50 - 02:24:24 -1673
Tonopah 02:12:50 -19.9 Dark Down 43.4 254.3 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1673
Reno 02:12:41 -18.2 Dark Down 45.0 250.7 Up 02:00:54 - 02:24:28 -1691
Yerington 02:12:45 -18.6 Dark Down 44.6 251.8 Up 02:00:58 - 02:24:32 -1698
Gimple 02:12:38 -17.6 AT Down 45.5 249.1 Up 02:00:51 - 02:24:25 -1699
Portola 02:12:39 -17.8 AT Down 45.4 249.8 Up 02:00:52 - 02:24:26 -1703
Greenville 02:12:38 -17.5 AT Down 45.6 249.1 Up 02:00:51 - 02:24:25 -1703
Hawthorne 02:12:47 -18.9 Dark Down 44.4 252.7 Up 02:01:00 - 02:24:34 -1704
Carson City 02:12:43 -18.2 Dark Down 45.1 251.0 Up 02:00:56 - 02:24:30 -1713
Indian Springs 02:12:50 -20.8 Dark Down 42.6 256.9 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1713
Quincy 02:12:38 -17.5 AT Down 45.7 249.3 Up 02:00:51 - 02:24:25 -1715
Gardnerville 02:12:44 -18.2 Dark Down 45.1 251.3 Up 02:00:57 - 02:24:31 -1727
Henderson 02:12:50 -21.2 Dark Down 42.2 257.9 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1729
Beatty 02:12:50 -20.0 Dark Down 43.4 255.7 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1732
Patrick 02:12:50 -22.0 Dark Down 41.4 259.2 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1741
DCO 02:12:50 -22.5 Dark Down 40.9 260.0 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1744
Lee Vining 02:12:48 -18.4 Dark Down 44.9 252.8 Up 02:01:01 - 02:24:35 -1762
Kingman/Dolan Springs 02:12:50 -21.8 Dark Down 41.6 259.3 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1766
Bishop 02:12:50 -18.8 Dark Down 44.5 254.0 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1769
Searchlight/Boulder City 02:12:50 -21.1 Dark Down 42.3 258.4 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1772
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:12:50 -21.4 Dark Down 42.1 258.9 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1785
Lone Pine 02:12:50 -18.9 Dark Down 44.5 255.0 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1806
Mohave Valley 02:12:50 -21.3 Dark Down 42.1 259.2 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1807
Lake Havasu City 02:12:50 -21.4 Dark Down 42.0 259.7 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1833
Parker 02:12:50 -21.4 Dark Down 42.0 260.0 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1863
Blythe 02:12:50 -21.0 Dark Down 42.3 260.3 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1918
Idyllwild 02:12:50 -19.3 Dark Down 44.1 258.7 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1977
Calipatria 02:12:50 -20.1 Dark Down 43.2 260.1 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -1991
Yuma 02:12:50 -20.8 Dark Down 42.5 261.1 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -2002
CPSLO 02:12:50 -16.6 AT Down 46.9 254.2 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -2009
Wildwood 02:12:50 -17.9 AT Down 45.5 257.0 Up 02:01:03 - 02:24:37 -2017

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 523700, (2023/12/02 02:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 29.54 111
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7  6.10 143
PPM 137524     20:03:30.0 +16:01:52  5.4  0.82 139
PPM 137438     20:01:11.2 +15:12:40  8.4  0.44 140
PPM 137436     20:01:09.1 +15:28:47  9.1  0.21 140
523700         20:00:32.8 +15:37:28 15.4       140
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/08 06:13:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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