RECON: TNO occultation with 523719

Event between (523719) 14LM28 and star GA1440:05182239 with event index number of 2292535

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/29 12:56:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:24:55.8 +54:31:09
Equinox of date position of star is 18:25:25.0 +54:32:02
Stellar brightness G=13.2, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 88 degrees from the moon. Moon is 79% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0

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Object is 19.1 AU from the Sun and 19.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 38.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 113 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3111 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13963.8 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, (2024/02/29 12:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:45.4 +38:48:26  0.0 15.86  82
Etamin         17:57:10.1 +51:29:13  2.2  5.22  83
PPM 036587     18:24:19.3 +53:18:54  6.3  1.23  87
PPM 036580     18:23:38.9 +54:26:15  7.8  0.27  88
PPM 036606     18:25:54.5 +54:42:32 10.2  0.19  88
523719         18:25:25.1 +54:32:03 13.2        88
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 6.3 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=5.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 12:56:28 -20.5 Dark Up 60.9 60.3 Up 12:46:34 - 13:06:22 2887
Chiloquin 12:56:11 -20.5 Dark Up 58.4 51.9 Up 12:46:17 - 13:06:05 2846
Klamath Falls 12:56:10 -20.5 Dark Up 58.3 51.4 Up 12:46:16 - 13:06:04 2842
Fall River/Burney 12:56:07 -20.4 Dark Up 57.7 50.0 Up 12:46:13 - 13:06:01 2821
Sisters 12:56:16 -20.0 Dark Up 59.6 54.2 Up 12:46:22 - 13:06:10 2811
Oregon Observatory 12:56:14 -20.0 Dark Up 59.5 53.6 Up 12:46:20 - 13:06:08 2805
Bend 12:56:15 -19.9 Dark Up 59.7 53.8 Up 12:46:21 - 13:06:09 2795
Quincy 12:56:04 -20.2 Dark Up 57.3 48.6 Up 12:46:10 - 13:05:58 2793
Greenville 12:56:04 -20.2 Dark Up 57.4 48.8 Up 12:46:10 - 13:05:58 2792
Gimple 12:56:04 -20.1 Dark Up 57.4 48.8 Up 12:46:10 - 13:05:58 2786
The Dalles 12:56:19 -19.6 Dark Up 60.6 56.0 Up 12:46:25 - 13:06:13 2772
Maupin 12:56:18 -19.6 Dark Up 60.4 55.4 Up 12:46:24 - 13:06:12 2768
Portola 12:56:03 -19.9 Dark Up 57.4 48.4 Up 12:46:09 - 13:05:57 2757
Cedarville 12:56:08 -19.4 Dark Up 58.7 50.4 Up 12:46:14 - 13:06:02 2727
Yakima 12:56:21 -19.0 Dark Up 61.5 57.6 Up 12:46:27 - 13:06:15 2720
Ellensburg 12:56:23 -18.9 Dark Up 61.8 58.2 Up 12:46:29 - 13:06:17 2715
Toppenish/White Swan 12:56:21 -18.9 Dark Up 61.5 57.2 Up 12:46:27 - 13:06:15 2710
Reno 12:56:02 -19.4 Dark Up 57.6 47.9 Up 12:46:08 - 13:05:56 2708
Carson City 12:56:01 -19.4 Dark Up 57.4 47.5 Up 12:46:07 - 13:05:55 2707
Gardnerville 12:56:01 -19.4 Dark Up 57.3 47.2 Up 12:46:07 - 13:05:55 2704
Wenatchee 12:56:24 -18.7 Dark Up 62.1 58.9 Up 12:46:30 - 13:06:18 2695
Manson/Chelan 12:56:25 -18.5 Dark Up 62.5 59.7 Up 12:46:31 - 13:06:19 2679
Kamloops 12:56:33 -18.1 Dark Up 63.7 64.5 Up 12:46:39 - 13:06:27 2662
Yerington 12:56:00 -19.0 Dark Up 57.6 47.2 Up 12:46:06 - 13:05:54 2658
Lee Vining 12:55:57 -19.1 Dark Up 56.9 46.0 Up 12:46:03 - 13:05:51 2656
Brewster 12:56:25 -18.2 Dark Up 62.8 60.1 Up 12:46:31 - 13:06:19 2653
Okanogan 12:56:26 -18.0 Dark Up 63.0 60.5 Up 12:46:32 - 13:06:20 2636
Peachland 12:56:30 -17.9 AT Up 63.6 62.9 Up 12:46:36 - 13:06:24 2634
Summerland 12:56:30 -17.9 AT Up 63.6 62.7 Up 12:46:36 - 13:06:24 2630
Oliver 12:56:29 -17.9 AT Up 63.4 62.0 Up 12:46:35 - 13:06:23 2627
Penticton 12:56:29 -17.8 AT Up 63.6 62.6 Up 12:46:35 - 13:06:23 2623
Hawthorne 12:55:59 -18.6 Dark Up 57.6 46.5 Up 12:46:05 - 13:05:53 2616
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:56:28 -17.8 AT Up 63.5 61.7 Up 12:46:34 - 13:06:22 2616
Kelowna 12:56:30 -17.7 AT Up 63.8 63.2 Up 12:46:36 - 13:06:24 2614
PNWRO 12:56:19 -17.9 AT Up 62.2 56.7 Up 12:46:25 - 13:06:13 2608
Wildwood 12:55:47 -19.0 Dark Up 54.4 41.9 Up 12:45:53 - 13:05:41 2608
Bishop 12:55:56 -18.5 Dark Up 56.9 45.2 Up 12:46:02 - 13:05:50 2597
Beatty 12:55:54 -17.3 AT Up 57.5 44.2 Up 12:46:00 - 13:05:48 2464
Idyllwild 12:55:45 -17.4 AT Up 55.2 41.0 Up 12:45:51 - 13:05:39 2448
Calipatria 12:55:43 -16.5 AT Up 55.4 40.0 Up 12:45:49 - 13:05:37 2342
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:55:49 -15.6 AT Up 57.4 41.6 Up 12:45:55 - 13:05:43 2274
Yuma 12:55:42 -15.7 AT Up 55.5 39.2 Up 12:45:48 - 13:05:36 2261
Lake Havasu City 12:55:47 -15.4 AT Up 57.1 40.8 Up 12:45:53 - 13:05:41 2248
Patrick 12:55:49 -15.0 AT Up 58.0 41.6 Up 12:45:55 - 13:05:43 2216
George/Scottsdale 12:55:45 -13.4 AT Up 57.8 39.0 Up 12:45:51 - 13:05:39 2028
Sleaford 12:56:35 -9.0 NT Up 72.5 70.4 Up 12:46:41 - 13:06:29 1720
CU-SBO 12:56:01 -8.2 NT Up 66.0 43.2 Up 12:46:07 - 13:05:55 1544
Dunrhomin 12:56:02 -8.2 NT Up 66.2 43.5 Up 12:46:08 - 13:05:56 1539
Nikitin 12:56:01 -8.2 NT Up 66.1 43.3 Up 12:46:07 - 13:05:55 1539

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, (2024/02/29 12:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 15.86  82
Etamin         17:56:36.3 +51:29:20  2.2  5.22  83
PPM 036587     18:23:48.1 +53:18:03  6.3  1.23  87
PPM 036580     18:23:09.5 +54:25:25  7.8  0.27  88
PPM 036606     18:25:25.5 +54:41:38 10.2  0.19  88
523719         18:24:55.8 +54:31:09 13.2        88
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/12 04:18:15 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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