RECON: TNO occultation with 523704

Event between (523704) 14HB200 and star GA0700:05615080 with event index number of 1099653

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/07/10 04:17:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:02:12.2 -18:56:37
Equinox of date position of star is 15:03:24.1 -19:01:33
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 119 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

[RECON map]
TNO is 29.9 AU from the Sun and 29.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 195 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1315 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21312.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=186.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.9 sec chord
Diameter=76.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523704, (2021/07/10 04:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.8 -26:28:41  0.9 21.42 140
27Bet Lib      15:18:10.1 -09:27:40  2.6 10.21 119
PPM 229408     14:53:04.0 -18:26:34  6.2  2.52 116
PPM 229645     15:02:44.1 -18:53:14  7.9  0.21 119
PPM 229651     15:03:00.3 -19:07:31  9.8  0.14 119
523704         15:03:25.5 -19:01:39 14.9       119
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 4.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 37.3 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=0.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 04:19:35 -2.4 CT Up 20.4 188.4 Low 04:04:35 - 04:34:35 5167
Kelowna 04:19:32 -2.6 CT Up 20.8 188.3 Low 04:04:32 - 04:34:32 5151
Peachland 04:19:35 -2.5 CT Up 21.0 188.0 Low 04:04:35 - 04:34:35 5143
Summerland 04:19:33 -2.7 CT Up 21.1 188.1 Low 04:04:33 - 04:34:33 5139
Penticton 04:19:33 -2.8 CT Up 21.1 188.2 Low 04:04:33 - 04:34:33 5138
Oliver 04:19:35 -3.0 CT Up 21.5 188.2 Low 04:04:35 - 04:34:35 5125
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:19:29 -3.2 CT Up 21.6 188.4 Low 04:04:29 - 04:34:29 5122
Tonasket 04:19:29 -3.4 CT Up 22.0 188.4 Low 04:04:29 - 04:34:29 5108
Okanogan 04:19:31 -3.5 CT Up 22.3 188.2 Low 04:04:31 - 04:34:31 5093
Brewster 04:19:33 -3.6 CT Up 22.6 188.1 Low 04:04:33 - 04:34:33 5079
Manson/Chelan 04:19:34 -3.5 CT Up 22.8 187.7 Low 04:04:34 - 04:34:34 5065
Wenatchee 04:19:33 -3.7 CT Down 23.3 187.6 Low 04:04:33 - 04:34:33 5044
Victoria 04:20:00 -1.5 CT Up 22.4 184.5 Low 04:05:00 - 04:35:00 5038
Ellensburg 04:19:35 -3.9 CT Down 23.7 187.4 Low 04:04:35 - 04:34:35 5023
Pasco 04:19:23 -5.1 CT Down 24.4 188.8 Low 04:04:23 - 04:34:23 5014
PNWRO 04:19:19 -5.3 CT Down 24.6 189.1 Low 04:04:19 - 04:34:19 5007
Yakima 04:19:33 -4.1 CT Down 24.2 187.4 Low 04:04:33 - 04:34:33 5006
Toppenish/White Swan 04:19:32 -4.3 CT Down 24.4 187.5 Low 04:04:32 - 04:34:32 4999
Goldendale 04:19:35 -4.5 CT Down 24.9 187.1 Low 04:04:35 - 04:34:35 4969
The Dalles 04:19:37 -4.4 CT Down 25.2 186.8 Low 04:04:37 - 04:34:37 4952
Maupin 04:19:35 -4.7 CT Down 25.6 186.9 Low 04:04:35 - 04:34:35 4936
Dunrhomin 04:17:05 -16.2 AT Down 27.4 203.4 Low 04:02:05 - 04:32:05 4920
Redmond 04:19:35 -5.2 CT Down 26.5 186.9 Low 04:04:35 - 04:34:35 4893
Sisters 04:19:37 -5.0 CT Down 26.5 186.4 Low 04:04:37 - 04:34:37 4888
Bend 04:19:36 -5.3 CT Down 26.7 186.7 Low 04:04:36 - 04:34:36 4881
Oregon Observatory 04:19:36 -5.3 CT Down 26.9 186.6 Low 04:04:36 - 04:34:36 4871
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:19:35 -5.4 CT Down 27.1 186.5 Low 04:04:35 - 04:34:35 4860
North Lake 04:19:30 -6.0 NT Down 27.5 187.2 Low 04:04:30 - 04:34:30 4850
Paisley 04:19:26 -6.5 NT Down 28.0 187.6 Low 04:04:26 - 04:34:26 4829
Lakeview 04:19:21 -7.0 NT Down 28.5 187.8 Low 04:04:21 - 04:34:21 4808
Chiloquin 04:19:35 -5.9 CT Down 28.3 186.2 Low 04:04:35 - 04:34:35 4800
Klamath Falls 04:19:35 -6.1 NT Down 28.6 186.3 Low 04:04:35 - 04:34:35 4784
Cedarville 04:19:20 -7.5 NT Down 29.1 188.0 Low 04:04:20 - 04:34:20 4778
Fall River/Burney 04:19:28 -7.1 NT Down 29.7 186.8 Low 04:04:28 - 04:34:28 4731
Susanville 04:19:21 -7.9 NT Down 30.3 187.6 Up 04:04:21 - 04:34:21 4711
Gimple 04:19:21 -7.9 NT Down 30.6 187.4 Up 04:04:21 - 04:34:21 4693
Greenville 04:19:22 -7.9 NT Down 30.6 187.3 Up 04:04:22 - 04:34:22 4691
Portola 04:19:17 -8.4 NT Down 30.9 187.9 Up 04:04:17 - 04:34:17 4683
Quincy 04:19:21 -8.0 NT Down 30.8 187.3 Up 04:04:21 - 04:34:21 4680
Reno 04:19:11 -8.9 NT Down 31.1 188.6 Up 04:04:11 - 04:34:11 4680
Yerington 04:19:03 -9.6 NT Down 31.5 189.3 Up 04:04:03 - 04:34:03 4661
Carson City 04:19:09 -9.1 NT Down 31.4 188.6 Up 04:04:09 - 04:34:09 4661
Gardnerville 04:19:10 -9.3 NT Down 31.7 188.7 Up 04:04:10 - 04:34:10 4648
Hawthorne 04:18:59 -10.2 NT Down 31.9 189.9 Up 04:03:59 - 04:33:59 4645
Tonopah 04:18:42 -11.3 NT Down 32.2 191.5 Up 04:03:42 - 04:33:42 4643
Lee Vining 04:19:00 -10.3 NT Down 32.6 189.4 Up 04:04:00 - 04:34:00 4605
Beatty 04:18:35 -12.4 AT Down 33.3 192.1 Up 04:03:35 - 04:33:35 4584
Indian Springs 04:18:24 -13.2 AT Down 33.4 193.3 Up 04:03:24 - 04:33:24 4583
Bishop 04:18:53 -11.1 NT Down 33.0 190.3 Up 04:03:53 - 04:33:53 4583
Henderson 04:18:16 -13.9 AT Down 33.8 194.1 Up 04:03:16 - 04:33:16 4563
Patrick 04:18:04 -15.0 AT Down 34.2 195.4 Up 04:03:04 - 04:33:04 4544
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:18:05 -15.0 AT Down 34.4 195.2 Up 04:03:05 - 04:33:05 4528
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:18:10 -14.8 AT Down 34.6 194.7 Up 04:03:10 - 04:33:10 4518
Mohave Valley 04:18:10 -14.9 AT Down 34.8 194.7 Up 04:03:10 - 04:33:10 4501
Lake Havasu City 04:18:07 -15.4 AT Down 35.2 195.1 Up 04:03:07 - 04:33:07 4481
George/Scottsdale 04:17:40 -17.3 AT Down 35.3 197.9 Up 04:02:40 - 04:32:40 4471
Parker 04:18:04 -15.6 AT Down 35.5 195.1 Up 04:03:04 - 04:33:04 4460
Blythe 04:18:05 -15.8 AT Down 36.1 194.9 Up 04:03:05 - 04:33:05 4422
CPSLO 04:19:08 -11.0 NT Down 35.4 188.0 Up 04:04:08 - 04:34:08 4419
Idyllwild 04:18:26 -14.4 AT Down 36.3 192.6 Up 04:03:26 - 04:33:26 4395
Wildwood 04:18:45 -13.0 AT Down 36.3 190.4 Up 04:03:45 - 04:33:45 4383
Calipatria 04:18:13 -15.5 AT Down 36.7 194.0 Up 04:03:13 - 04:33:13 4376
Yuma 04:18:02 -16.3 AT Down 37.0 195.0 Up 04:03:02 - 04:33:02 4363

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 523704, (2021/07/10 04:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 21.42 140
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6 10.21 119
PPM 229408     14:51:51.3 -18:21:19  6.2  2.52 116
PPM 229645     15:01:30.9 -18:48:12  7.9  0.21 119
PPM 229651     15:01:47.0 -19:02:29  9.8  0.14 119
523704         15:02:12.2 -18:56:37 14.9       119
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/02/07 20:48:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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