RECON: TNO occultation with 523719

Event between (523719) 14LM28 and star GA1180:04007658 with event index number of 306903

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/08/20 05:06:42 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:56:12.5 +29:19:51
Equinox of date position of star is 16:56:58.6 +29:18:03
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 118 degrees from the moon. Moon is 81% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

[RECON map]
TNO is 17.0 AU from the Sun and 16.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 100 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 852 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12206.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.9
Diameter=63.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Diameter=25.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523719, (2019/08/20 05:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:36.2 +38:48:10  0.0 22.81  96
27Bet Her      16:31:03.9 +21:26:53  2.8  9.79 127
53 Her         16:53:42.8 +31:40:13  5.3  2.47 118
PPM 105338     16:55:47.7 +29:00:30  7.9  0.39 119
PPM 105366     16:57:35.9 +29:33:36  8.7  0.29 118
PPM 105372     16:57:42.7 +29:05:13 10.5  0.27 118
523719         16:56:58.7 +29:18:03 16.4       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 23.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=46.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 05:02:46 -16.4 AT Down 59.2 239.7 Up 04:53:55 - 05:11:38 1585
Summerland 05:02:49 -16.5 AT Down 59.5 239.7 Up 04:53:57 - 05:11:40 1573
Penticton 05:02:49 -16.6 AT Down 59.4 240.0 Up 04:53:57 - 05:11:40 1562
Okanagan Falls 05:02:50 -16.7 AT Down 59.5 240.2 Up 04:53:58 - 05:11:41 1547
Oliver 05:02:50 -16.8 AT Down 59.6 240.5 Up 04:53:59 - 05:11:42 1532
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:02:51 -17.0 AT Down 59.6 241.0 Up 04:53:59 - 05:11:42 1508
Oroville 05:02:52 -17.0 AT Down 59.6 241.0 Up 04:54:00 - 05:11:43 1505
Tonasket 05:02:53 -17.2 AT Down 59.8 241.4 Up 04:54:01 - 05:11:44 1485
Okanogan 05:02:55 -17.4 AT Down 60.0 241.7 Up 04:54:03 - 05:11:46 1463
Brewster 05:02:56 -17.5 AT Down 60.2 241.9 Up 04:54:05 - 05:11:48 1449
Manson/Chelan 05:02:59 -17.4 AT Down 60.5 241.7 Up 04:54:07 - 05:11:50 1449
Wenatchee 05:03:02 -17.7 AT Down 60.9 242.3 Up 04:54:10 - 05:11:53 1417
Ellensburg 05:03:04 -17.9 AT Down 61.2 242.7 Up 04:54:13 - 05:11:56 1393
Yakima 05:03:06 -18.1 Dark Down 61.4 243.3 Up 04:54:15 - 05:11:58 1359
Toppenish/White Swan 05:03:07 -18.4 Dark Down 61.4 243.9 Up 04:54:15 - 05:11:58 1332
Goldendale 05:03:12 -18.5 Dark Down 61.9 244.3 Up 04:54:20 - 05:12:03 1307
The Dalles 05:03:14 -18.5 Dark Down 62.2 244.2 Up 04:54:22 - 05:12:05 1307
Maupin 05:03:15 -18.8 Dark Down 62.3 245.1 Up 04:54:24 - 05:12:07 1266
Pasco 05:03:03 -19.1 Dark Down 60.6 245.7 Up 04:54:11 - 05:11:54 1260
PNWRO 05:03:04 -19.4 Dark Down 60.6 246.4 Up 04:54:13 - 05:11:56 1228
Madras/Culver 05:03:19 -19.2 Dark Down 62.5 246.0 Up 04:54:27 - 05:12:10 1223
Sisters 05:03:22 -19.2 Dark Down 63.0 246.0 Up 04:54:31 - 05:12:14 1218
Redmond 05:03:21 -19.4 Dark Down 62.7 246.6 Up 04:54:29 - 05:12:12 1195
Bend 05:03:24 -19.5 Dark Down 62.9 246.8 Up 04:54:32 - 05:12:15 1185
Oregon Observatory 05:03:24 -19.5 Dark Down 63.0 247.0 Up 04:54:33 - 05:12:16 1177
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:03:25 -19.6 Dark Down 63.1 247.3 Up 04:54:33 - 05:12:16 1163
North Lake 05:03:25 -20.2 Dark Down 62.9 248.8 Up 04:54:33 - 05:12:16 1096
Chiloquin 05:03:33 -20.2 Dark Down 63.8 248.9 Up 04:54:42 - 05:12:25 1091
Klamath Falls 05:03:34 -20.4 Dark Down 63.8 249.7 Up 04:54:43 - 05:12:26 1058
Paisley 05:03:27 -20.8 Dark Down 62.8 250.2 Up 04:54:35 - 05:12:18 1031
Tulelake 05:03:35 -20.8 Dark Down 63.7 250.6 Up 04:54:43 - 05:12:26 1020
Lakeview 05:03:29 -21.3 Dark Down 62.9 251.4 Up 04:54:37 - 05:12:20 979
Fall River/Burney 05:03:39 -21.4 Dark Down 63.9 252.4 Up 04:54:47 - 05:12:30 940
Cedarville 05:03:32 -21.8 Dark Down 62.9 252.8 Up 04:54:41 - 05:12:24 915
Susanville 05:03:39 -22.3 Dark Down 63.6 254.5 Up 04:54:48 - 05:12:31 848
Greenville 05:03:41 -22.3 Dark Down 63.9 254.7 Up 04:54:50 - 05:12:33 842
Gimple 05:03:41 -22.3 Dark Down 63.8 254.8 Up 04:54:50 - 05:12:33 837
Quincy 05:03:43 -22.4 Dark Down 63.9 255.1 Up 04:54:52 - 05:12:35 825
Portola 05:03:42 -22.8 Dark Down 63.6 255.8 Up 04:54:50 - 05:12:33 788
Reno 05:03:41 -23.3 Dark Down 63.2 257.0 Up 04:54:50 - 05:12:33 731
Carson City 05:03:42 -23.6 Dark Down 63.2 257.7 Up 04:54:51 - 05:12:34 700
Gardnerville 05:03:43 -23.8 Dark Down 63.2 258.3 Up 04:54:52 - 05:12:35 677
Yerington 05:03:40 -24.1 Dark Down 62.8 258.7 Up 04:54:49 - 05:12:32 650
Hawthorne 05:03:41 -24.7 Dark Down 62.5 260.1 Up 04:54:49 - 05:12:32 583
Lee Vining 05:03:46 -24.8 Dark Down 62.9 260.7 Up 04:54:54 - 05:12:37 562
Bishop 05:03:46 -25.6 Dark Down 62.4 262.5 Up 04:54:55 - 05:12:38 473
Tonopah 05:03:38 -25.8 Dark Up 61.4 262.1 Up 04:54:46 - 05:12:29 468
CPSLO 05:04:07 -25.6 Dark Down 64.4 264.9 Up 04:55:15 - 05:12:58 433
Lone Pine 05:03:49 -26.3 Dark Down 62.3 264.2 Up 04:54:58 - 05:12:41 392
Beatty 05:03:42 -26.9 Dark Up 61.2 264.6 Up 04:54:51 - 05:12:34 347
Indian Springs 05:03:39 -27.7 Dark Up 60.4 265.9 Up 04:54:48 - 05:12:31 263
Wildwood 05:04:05 -27.7 Dark Down 62.8 268.7 Up 04:55:14 - 05:12:57 217
Henderson 05:03:39 -28.5 Dark Up 59.9 267.3 Up 04:54:47 - 05:12:30 182
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:03:42 -29.0 Dark Up 59.8 268.4 Up 04:54:50 - 05:12:33 131
SwRI 05:02:39 -30.3 Dark Up 52.2 267.8 Up 04:53:47 - 05:11:30 94
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:03:42 -29.4 Dark Up 59.5 269.1 Up 04:54:50 - 05:12:33 88
Idyllwild 05:03:59 -29.1 Dark Up 61.2 270.4 Up 04:55:07 - 05:12:50 82
Patrick 05:03:37 -29.6 Dark Up 59.0 269.1 Up 04:54:46 - 05:12:29 72
Mohave Valley 05:03:43 -29.6 Dark Up 59.5 269.6 Up 04:54:52 - 05:12:35 64
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:03:39 -29.7 Dark Up 59.1 269.4 Up 04:54:48 - 05:12:31 63
Lake Havasu City 05:03:44 -30.0 Dark Up 59.3 270.4 Up 04:54:53 - 05:12:36 18
Parker 05:03:46 -30.3 Dark Up 59.3 271.0 Up 04:54:54 - 05:12:37 -13
Calipatria 05:03:57 -30.3 Dark Up 60.3 272.1 Up 04:55:05 - 05:12:48 -32
Blythe 05:03:50 -30.5 Dark Up 59.5 271.7 Up 04:54:59 - 05:12:42 -41
Yuma 05:03:55 -31.1 Dark Up 59.5 273.3 Up 04:55:04 - 05:12:47 -116
George/Scottsdale 05:03:37 -32.0 Dark Up 57.3 272.9 Up 04:54:46 - 05:12:29 -173

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 523719, (2019/08/20 05:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 22.81  96
27Bet Her      16:30:13.1 +21:29:22  2.8  9.79 127
53 Her         16:52:57.9 +31:42:06  5.3  2.47 118
PPM 105338     16:55:01.4 +29:02:20  7.9  0.39 119
PPM 105366     16:56:49.9 +29:35:22  8.7  0.29 118
PPM 105372     16:56:56.3 +29:06:59 10.5  0.27 118
523719         16:56:12.5 +29:19:51 16.4       118
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/07/30 22:29:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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