RECON: TNO occultation with 523726

Event between (523726) 14MJ70 and star GA0680:36616401 with event index number of 2647708

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/10/15 05:27:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:59:22.2 -21:46:49
Equinox of date position of star is 23:00:32.2 -21:39:47
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 21 degrees from the moon. Moon is 72% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 37.9 AU from the Sun and 37.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 111 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1429 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26991.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=338.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.1 sec chord
Diameter=138.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523726, (2021/10/15 05:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:51.0 -29:30:23  1.2  7.85  22
PPM 274532     23:03:53.9 -20:45:15  6.1  1.20  22
PPM 274478     23:01:24.8 -22:24:24  7.9  0.77  21
PPM 274460     23:00:39.4 -21:44:37  9.4  0.09  21
523726         23:00:32.2 -21:39:47 15.7        21
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 14.8 km RECON observability=0.8 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)
Clarence Fulton 05:26:39 -39.7 Dark Up 18.0 181.4 Really Low 05:16:53 - 05:36:25 12437
Kelowna 05:26:40 -39.9 Dark Up 18.4 181.3 Really Low 05:16:54 - 05:36:26 12425
Peachland 05:26:41 -39.8 Dark Up 18.5 181.0 Really Low 05:16:55 - 05:36:27 12424
Summerland 05:26:40 -40.0 Dark Up 18.6 181.1 Really Low 05:16:54 - 05:36:26 12418
Penticton 05:26:38 -40.1 Dark Up 18.7 181.2 Really Low 05:16:52 - 05:36:24 12414
Victoria 05:26:57 -38.8 Dark Up 19.7 177.5 Really Low 05:17:11 - 05:36:43 12409
Oliver 05:26:40 -40.3 Dark Up 19.0 181.2 Really Low 05:16:54 - 05:36:26 12402
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:26:38 -40.5 Dark Up 19.2 181.4 Really Low 05:16:52 - 05:36:24 12394
Tonasket 05:26:41 -40.7 Dark Up 19.5 181.3 Really Low 05:16:55 - 05:36:27 12383
Okanogan 05:26:40 -40.8 Dark Up 19.8 181.2 Really Low 05:16:54 - 05:36:26 12371
Brewster 05:26:41 -40.9 Dark Up 20.1 181.0 Low 05:16:55 - 05:36:27 12363
Manson/Chelan 05:26:43 -40.9 Dark Up 20.3 180.6 Low 05:16:57 - 05:36:29 12358
Wenatchee 05:26:45 -41.1 Dark Up 20.8 180.5 Low 05:16:59 - 05:36:31 12341
Ellensburg 05:26:44 -41.3 Dark Up 21.2 180.3 Low 05:16:58 - 05:36:30 12327
Yakima 05:26:45 -41.5 Dark Up 21.6 180.3 Low 05:16:59 - 05:36:31 12311
Toppenish/White Swan 05:26:45 -41.8 Dark Up 21.8 180.4 Low 05:16:59 - 05:36:31 12300
Pasco 05:26:39 -42.5 Dark Up 22.0 181.7 Low 05:16:53 - 05:36:25 12283
Goldendale 05:26:46 -41.9 Dark Up 22.4 180.0 Low 05:17:00 - 05:36:32 12281
The Dalles 05:26:49 -41.8 Dark Up 22.6 179.6 Low 05:17:03 - 05:36:35 12274
PNWRO 05:26:37 -42.8 Dark Up 22.2 181.9 Low 05:16:51 - 05:36:23 12270
Maupin 05:26:48 -42.2 Dark Up 23.0 179.7 Low 05:17:02 - 05:36:34 12256
Sisters 05:26:51 -42.4 Dark Up 23.9 179.3 Low 05:17:05 - 05:36:37 12222
Redmond 05:26:49 -42.7 Dark Up 23.9 179.7 Low 05:17:03 - 05:36:35 12217
Bend 05:26:50 -42.7 Dark Up 24.2 179.5 Low 05:17:04 - 05:36:36 12209
Oregon Observatory 05:26:50 -42.8 Dark Up 24.3 179.4 Low 05:17:04 - 05:36:36 12202
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:26:50 -42.8 Dark Up 24.5 179.3 Low 05:17:04 - 05:36:36 12194
North Lake 05:26:48 -43.5 Dark Up 25.0 179.9 Low 05:17:02 - 05:36:34 12168
Chiloquin 05:26:52 -43.3 Dark Up 25.6 179.0 Low 05:17:06 - 05:36:38 12145
Paisley 05:26:47 -44.0 Dark Up 25.5 180.3 Low 05:17:01 - 05:36:33 12138
Klamath Falls 05:26:53 -43.6 Dark Up 26.0 179.0 Low 05:17:07 - 05:36:39 12128
Lakeview 05:26:47 -44.4 Dark Up 26.0 180.5 Low 05:17:01 - 05:36:33 12112
Cedarville 05:26:43 -44.9 Dark Up 26.7 180.7 Low 05:16:57 - 05:36:29 12078
Fall River/Burney 05:26:51 -44.5 Dark Up 27.2 179.4 Low 05:17:05 - 05:36:37 12066
Susanville 05:26:48 -45.3 Dark Up 27.8 180.2 Low 05:17:02 - 05:36:34 12026
Greenville 05:26:48 -45.3 Dark Up 28.1 179.9 Low 05:17:02 - 05:36:34 12015
Gimple 05:26:48 -45.3 Dark Up 28.1 180.0 Low 05:17:02 - 05:36:34 12014
Quincy 05:26:49 -45.4 Dark Up 28.3 179.9 Low 05:17:03 - 05:36:35 12004
Portola 05:26:47 -45.7 Dark Up 28.4 180.4 Low 05:17:01 - 05:36:33 11993
Reno 05:26:45 -46.3 Dark Up 28.7 181.1 Low 05:16:59 - 05:36:31 11972
Carson City 05:26:44 -46.5 Dark Up 29.0 181.1 Low 05:16:58 - 05:36:30 11953
Gardnerville 05:26:44 -46.7 Dark Up 29.3 181.1 Low 05:16:58 - 05:36:30 11939
Yerington 05:26:41 -47.0 Dark Up 29.2 181.7 Low 05:16:55 - 05:36:27 11935
Hawthorne 05:26:37 -47.6 Dark Up 29.7 182.3 Low 05:16:51 - 05:36:23 11904
Lee Vining 05:26:41 -47.7 Dark Up 30.2 181.8 Up 05:16:55 - 05:36:27 11879
Tonopah 05:26:31 -48.8 Dark Up 30.1 183.8 Up 05:16:45 - 05:36:17 11862
Bishop 05:26:37 -48.5 Dark Up 30.8 182.6 Up 05:16:51 - 05:36:23 11836
Dunrhomin 05:25:28 -53.6 Dark Up 26.3 195.9 Low 05:15:42 - 05:35:14 11803
Beatty 05:26:29 -49.8 Dark Up 31.2 184.3 Up 05:16:43 - 05:36:15 11790
Indian Springs 05:26:20 -50.6 Dark Up 31.5 185.5 Up 05:16:34 - 05:36:06 11757
CPSLO 05:26:48 -48.1 Dark Up 32.9 180.2 Up 05:17:02 - 05:36:34 11740
Henderson 05:26:19 -51.4 Dark Up 31.9 186.3 Up 05:16:33 - 05:36:05 11715
Patrick 05:26:13 -52.5 Dark Up 32.4 187.5 Up 05:16:27 - 05:35:59 11662
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:26:16 -52.2 Dark Up 32.8 186.8 Up 05:16:30 - 05:36:02 11657
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:26:12 -52.5 Dark Up 32.7 187.3 Up 05:16:26 - 05:35:58 11651
Wildwood 05:26:40 -50.1 Dark Up 34.1 182.5 Up 05:16:54 - 05:36:26 11643
Mohave Valley 05:26:17 -52.4 Dark Up 33.0 186.8 Up 05:16:31 - 05:36:03 11640
Lake Havasu City 05:26:15 -52.8 Dark Up 33.4 187.1 Up 05:16:29 - 05:36:01 11611
Idyllwild 05:26:28 -51.6 Dark Up 34.4 184.5 Up 05:16:42 - 05:36:14 11598
Parker 05:26:15 -53.0 Dark Up 33.7 187.2 Up 05:16:29 - 05:36:01 11589
Blythe 05:26:16 -53.1 Dark Up 34.3 186.9 Up 05:16:30 - 05:36:02 11560
Calipatria 05:26:23 -52.8 Dark Up 34.9 185.9 Up 05:16:37 - 05:36:09 11542
George/Scottsdale 05:26:01 -54.8 Dark Up 33.9 189.8 Up 05:16:15 - 05:35:47 11526
Yuma 05:26:18 -53.6 Dark Up 35.2 186.9 Up 05:16:32 - 05:36:04 11501

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 523726, (2021/10/15 05:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2  7.85  22
PPM 274532     23:02:44.2 -20:52:18  6.1  1.20  22
PPM 274478     23:00:14.7 -22:31:26  7.9  0.77  21
PPM 274460     22:59:29.3 -21:51:39  9.4  0.09  21
523726         22:59:22.2 -21:46:49 15.7        21
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/11 01:41:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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