RECON: TNO occultation with 523719

Event between (523719) 14LM28 and star GA1380:04926870 with event index number of 2292451

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/08 08:50:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:09:18.7 +49:48:23
Equinox of date position of star is 18:09:53.1 +49:48:42
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 89 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9

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Object is 18.5 AU from the Sun and 18.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 37.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 10.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 96 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2256 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13469.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.9
Diameter=63.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Diameter=25.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523719, (2023/03/08 08:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:43.4 +38:48:23  0.0 12.07  96
Etamin         17:57:08.7 +51:29:13  2.2  2.62  87
PPM 056821     18:07:41.1 +49:42:53  6.3  0.37  89
PPM 056855     18:09:28.4 +49:50:21  9.6  0.07  89
523719         18:09:53.4 +49:48:43 16.5        89
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 11.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Wildwood 08:51:06 -59.0 Dark Up 24.0 44.9 Low 08:42:35 - 08:59:38 4460
Idyllwild 08:51:03 -58.6 Dark Up 24.8 45.3 Low 08:42:31 - 08:59:34 4438
Calipatria 08:50:59 -58.7 Dark Up 25.1 45.4 Low 08:42:28 - 08:59:31 4434
Yuma 08:50:56 -58.7 Dark Up 25.3 45.5 Low 08:42:25 - 08:59:28 4429
Lake Havasu City 08:51:00 -57.0 Dark Up 26.8 46.3 Low 08:42:29 - 08:59:32 4351
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:51:01 -56.6 Dark Up 27.1 46.4 Low 08:42:30 - 08:59:33 4329
George/Scottsdale 08:50:54 -56.6 Dark Up 27.7 46.6 Low 08:42:22 - 08:59:25 4317
Bishop 08:51:12 -55.9 Dark Up 26.4 46.1 Low 08:42:41 - 08:59:44 4312
Beatty 08:51:08 -55.8 Dark Up 27.0 46.4 Low 08:42:37 - 08:59:40 4302
Patrick 08:51:01 -56.1 Dark Up 27.7 46.7 Low 08:42:30 - 08:59:33 4302
Lee Vining 08:51:15 -55.5 Dark Up 26.4 46.0 Low 08:42:43 - 08:59:46 4297
Hawthorne 08:51:15 -54.8 Dark Up 27.1 46.4 Low 08:42:43 - 08:59:46 4261
Gardnerville 08:51:18 -54.7 Dark Up 26.7 46.2 Low 08:42:46 - 08:59:49 4259
Carson City 08:51:18 -54.5 Dark Up 26.9 46.2 Low 08:42:46 - 08:59:49 4247
Yerington 08:51:17 -54.5 Dark Up 27.1 46.4 Low 08:42:46 - 08:59:49 4247
Reno 08:51:19 -54.2 Dark Up 27.1 46.4 Low 08:42:47 - 08:59:50 4230
Portola 08:51:21 -54.1 Dark Up 26.9 46.2 Low 08:42:49 - 08:59:52 4226
Quincy 08:51:21 -54.0 Dark Up 26.8 46.1 Low 08:42:49 - 08:59:52 4225
Greenville 08:51:21 -53.8 Dark Up 26.9 46.2 Low 08:42:50 - 08:59:53 4215
Gimple 08:51:21 -53.8 Dark Up 27.0 46.2 Low 08:42:50 - 08:59:53 4214
Fall River/Burney 08:51:24 -53.0 Dark Up 27.3 46.3 Low 08:42:53 - 08:59:56 4173
Cedarville 08:51:23 -52.3 Dark Up 28.3 47.0 Low 08:42:52 - 08:59:55 4131
Klamath Falls 08:51:27 -52.0 Dark Up 27.9 46.6 Low 08:42:55 - 08:59:58 4114
Chiloquin 08:51:28 -51.7 Dark Up 28.1 46.7 Low 08:42:56 - 08:59:59 4095
Oregon Observatory 08:51:29 -50.3 Dark Up 29.2 47.4 Low 08:42:58 - 09:00:01 4015
Bend 08:51:30 -50.1 Dark Up 29.4 47.6 Low 08:42:58 - 09:00:01 4003
Sisters 08:51:31 -49.9 Dark Up 29.4 47.6 Low 08:42:59 - 09:00:02 3992
Maupin 08:51:32 -49.0 Dark Up 30.3 48.1 Up 08:43:00 - 09:00:03 3933
The Dalles 08:51:32 -48.6 Dark Up 30.5 48.3 Up 08:43:00 - 09:00:03 3908
PNWRO 08:51:29 -47.8 Dark Up 32.0 49.5 Up 08:42:58 - 09:00:01 3852
Toppenish/White Swan 08:51:32 -47.7 Dark Up 31.4 49.0 Up 08:43:00 - 09:00:03 3851
Yakima 08:51:33 -47.5 Dark Up 31.5 49.0 Up 08:43:02 - 09:00:05 3839
CU-SBO 08:50:56 -48.4 Dark Up 35.8 51.4 Up 08:42:25 - 08:59:28 3838
Nikitin 08:50:57 -48.3 Dark Up 35.9 51.4 Up 08:42:26 - 08:59:29 3833
Dunrhomin 08:50:58 -48.2 Dark Up 36.0 51.5 Up 08:42:26 - 08:59:29 3823
Ellensburg 08:51:34 -47.1 Dark Up 31.8 49.2 Up 08:43:02 - 09:00:05 3814
Wenatchee 08:51:34 -46.7 Dark Up 32.2 49.5 Up 08:43:02 - 09:00:05 3784
Manson/Chelan 08:51:34 -46.2 Dark Up 32.6 49.8 Up 08:43:03 - 09:00:06 3752
Victoria 08:51:41 -46.0 Dark Up 31.3 48.6 Up 08:43:09 - 09:00:12 3746
Brewster 08:51:34 -45.9 Dark Up 32.9 50.1 Up 08:43:03 - 09:00:06 3733
Okanogan 08:51:34 -45.6 Dark Up 33.2 50.3 Up 08:43:03 - 09:00:06 3713
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:51:35 -45.0 Dark Up 33.7 50.8 Up 08:43:04 - 09:00:07 3669
Oliver 08:51:36 -44.8 Dark Up 33.7 50.8 Up 08:43:04 - 09:00:07 3659
Penticton 08:51:36 -44.5 Dark Up 33.9 50.9 Up 08:43:05 - 09:00:08 3636
Summerland 08:51:37 -44.5 Dark Up 33.9 50.9 Up 08:43:05 - 09:00:08 3633
Peachland 08:51:37 -44.3 Dark Up 33.9 51.0 Up 08:43:05 - 09:00:08 3624
Kelowna 08:51:37 -44.2 Dark Up 34.2 51.2 Up 08:43:05 - 09:00:08 3613
Kamloops 08:51:40 -43.5 Dark Up 34.2 51.1 Up 08:43:08 - 09:00:11 3569
Sleaford 08:51:24 -38.8 Dark Up 42.4 59.3 Up 08:42:53 - 08:59:56 3185

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, (2023/03/08 08:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 12.07  96
Etamin         17:56:36.3 +51:29:20  2.2  2.62  87
PPM 056821     18:07:06.3 +49:42:38  6.3  0.37  89
PPM 056855     18:08:53.7 +49:50:02  9.6  0.07  89
523719         18:09:18.7 +49:48:23 16.5        89
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/09 03:34:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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