RECON: TNO occultation with 523703

Event between (523703) 14HX199 and star GA0760:05968625 with event index number of 2333183

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/14 07:46:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:41:21.5 -12:13:23
Equinox of date position of star is 16:42:39.9 -12:16:00
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 118 degrees from the moon. Moon is 39% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

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Object is 30.6 AU from the Sun and 29.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 80 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1209 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21532.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=221.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.1 sec chord
Diameter=90.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523703, (2024/05/14 07:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.3 -26:29:02  0.9 14.48 119
13Zet Oph      16:38:30.2 -10:36:52  2.6  1.95 117
20 Oph         16:51:11.0 -10:49:27  4.6  2.53 120
PPM 232014     16:42:29.2 -11:53:02  7.4  0.39 118
PPM 232008     16:42:18.8 -12:17:21  9.4  0.10 118
523703         16:42:43.1 -12:16:06 15.7       118
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 18.3 km RECON observability=1.0 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 07:47:28 -18.4 Dark Up 25.4 172.6 Low 07:40:17 - 07:54:39 5243
Kamloops 07:48:11 -20.5 Dark Up 24.5 157.3 Low 07:41:00 - 07:55:22 4974
Kelowna 07:48:09 -21.4 Dark Up 25.4 158.0 Low 07:40:58 - 07:55:20 4942
Peachland 07:48:10 -21.5 Dark Up 25.5 157.7 Low 07:40:59 - 07:55:21 4931
Summerland 07:48:10 -21.6 Dark Up 25.6 157.8 Low 07:40:59 - 07:55:21 4924
Penticton 07:48:10 -21.7 Dark Up 25.7 157.9 Low 07:40:59 - 07:55:21 4922
Oliver 07:48:10 -22.0 Dark Up 26.0 157.8 Low 07:40:59 - 07:55:21 4901
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:48:10 -22.2 Dark Up 26.2 158.0 Low 07:40:59 - 07:55:21 4895
Okanogan 07:48:11 -22.8 Dark Up 26.8 157.6 Low 07:41:00 - 07:55:22 4853
Brewster 07:48:12 -23.1 Dark Up 27.0 157.4 Low 07:41:01 - 07:55:23 4833
Manson/Chelan 07:48:14 -23.3 Dark Up 27.1 157.0 Low 07:41:03 - 07:55:25 4815
Victoria 07:48:22 -22.5 Dark Up 25.6 153.7 Low 07:41:11 - 07:55:33 4801
Wenatchee 07:48:14 -23.8 Dark Up 27.5 156.7 Low 07:41:03 - 07:55:25 4784
Ellensburg 07:48:16 -24.2 Dark Up 27.8 156.4 Low 07:41:05 - 07:55:27 4755
Yakima 07:48:15 -24.6 Dark Up 28.2 156.3 Low 07:41:04 - 07:55:26 4729
PNWRO 07:48:11 -25.2 Dark Up 29.1 157.9 Low 07:41:00 - 07:55:22 4720
Toppenish/White Swan 07:48:15 -24.8 Dark Up 28.4 156.4 Low 07:41:04 - 07:55:26 4718
The Dalles 07:48:19 -25.6 Dark Up 28.9 155.4 Low 07:41:08 - 07:55:30 4656
Maupin 07:48:18 -26.0 Dark Up 29.3 155.4 Low 07:41:07 - 07:55:29 4631
Sisters 07:48:21 -26.8 Dark Up 30.0 154.7 Low 07:41:10 - 07:55:32 4565
Dunrhomin 07:47:26 -29.8 Dark Up 37.2 172.5 Up 07:40:15 - 07:54:37 4556
Bend 07:48:20 -27.1 Dark Up 30.3 154.9 Up 07:41:09 - 07:55:31 4554
Nikitin 07:47:26 -30.0 Dark Up 37.4 172.5 Up 07:40:15 - 07:54:37 4544
Oregon Observatory 07:48:21 -27.3 Dark Up 30.4 154.7 Up 07:41:10 - 07:55:32 4540
CU-SBO 07:47:26 -30.1 Dark Up 37.5 172.4 Up 07:40:15 - 07:54:37 4538
Chiloquin 07:48:23 -28.6 Dark Up 31.4 153.9 Up 07:41:12 - 07:55:34 4444
Klamath Falls 07:48:24 -28.9 Dark Up 31.8 153.9 Up 07:41:13 - 07:55:35 4421
Cedarville 07:48:19 -29.7 Dark Up 32.9 155.5 Up 07:41:08 - 07:55:30 4402
Fall River/Burney 07:48:23 -30.1 Dark Up 33.0 154.0 Up 07:41:12 - 07:55:34 4346
Gimple 07:48:22 -31.0 Dark Up 33.9 154.3 Up 07:41:11 - 07:55:33 4290
Greenville 07:48:22 -31.0 Dark Up 33.9 154.2 Up 07:41:11 - 07:55:33 4289
Quincy 07:48:22 -31.2 Dark Up 34.1 154.2 Up 07:41:11 - 07:55:33 4274
Portola 07:48:21 -31.4 Dark Up 34.4 154.7 Up 07:41:10 - 07:55:32 4274
Reno 07:48:19 -31.7 Dark Up 34.8 155.3 Up 07:41:08 - 07:55:30 4267
Carson City 07:48:19 -32.0 Dark Up 35.2 155.2 Up 07:41:08 - 07:55:30 4241
Yerington 07:48:17 -32.2 Dark Up 35.5 155.9 Up 07:41:06 - 07:55:28 4238
Gardnerville 07:48:18 -32.3 Dark Up 35.4 155.2 Up 07:41:07 - 07:55:29 4224
Hawthorne 07:48:15 -32.7 Dark Up 36.1 156.4 Up 07:41:04 - 07:55:26 4214
Lee Vining 07:48:17 -33.3 Dark Up 36.5 155.6 Up 07:41:06 - 07:55:28 4164
Bishop 07:48:16 -33.9 Dark Up 37.3 156.3 Up 07:41:05 - 07:55:27 4132
Beatty 07:48:09 -34.3 Dark Up 38.2 158.0 Up 07:40:58 - 07:55:20 4126
Patrick 07:47:59 -35.7 Dark Up 40.4 161.1 Up 07:40:48 - 07:55:10 4065
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:48:02 -36.0 Dark Up 40.4 160.1 Up 07:40:51 - 07:55:13 4033
Lake Havasu City 07:48:01 -36.6 Dark Up 41.1 160.2 Up 07:40:50 - 07:55:12 3985
George/Scottsdale 07:47:52 -37.2 Dark Up 42.5 163.1 Up 07:40:41 - 07:55:03 3969
Idyllwild 07:48:10 -37.5 Dark Up 41.1 157.1 Up 07:40:59 - 07:55:21 3882
Wildwood 07:48:17 -37.1 Dark Up 40.2 155.0 Up 07:41:06 - 07:55:28 3874
Calipatria 07:48:06 -38.0 Dark Up 42.1 158.3 Up 07:40:55 - 07:55:17 3855
Yuma 07:48:03 -38.4 Dark Up 42.7 159.3 Up 07:40:52 - 07:55:14 3837

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 523703, (2024/05/14 07:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 14.48 119
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6  1.95 117
20 Oph         16:49:50.2 -10:47:01  4.6  2.53 120
PPM 232014     16:41:07.8 -11:50:19  7.4  0.39 118
PPM 232008     16:40:57.1 -12:14:37  9.4  0.10 118
523703         16:41:21.5 -12:13:23 15.7       118
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/05/28 03:41:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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