RECON: TNO occultation with 523727

Event between (523727) 14NW65 and star GA0980:18189653 with event index number of 1291715

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/10/16 08:18:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:22:08.4 +08:25:09
Equinox of date position of star is 22:23:07.8 +08:31:11
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 119 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 20.2 AU from the Sun and 19.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 133 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2619 km.
The sky-plane scale is 14158.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=288.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.3 sec chord
Diameter=117.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523727, (2023/10/16 08:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Markab         23:05:56.9 +15:20:01  2.5 12.44 130
30 Peg         22:21:39.3 +05:54:36  5.3  2.66 117
PPM 172935     22:22:07.1 +08:18:26  7.1  0.38 118
PPM 172946     22:22:24.0 +08:48:05  9.5  0.35 118
523727         22:23:19.6 +08:32:23 17.0       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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 26.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=20.1%
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 08:13:27 -48.1 Dark Down 29.5 245.4 Low 08:01:52 - 08:25:02 2022
Kelowna 08:13:27 -48.5 Dark Down 29.7 245.4 Low 08:01:52 - 08:25:02 1986
Summerland 08:13:28 -48.8 Dark Down 30.0 245.4 Low 08:01:53 - 08:25:03 1964
Victoria 08:13:37 -50.2 Dark Down 32.6 242.5 Up 08:02:02 - 08:25:12 1957
Penticton 08:13:27 -48.8 Dark Down 29.9 245.5 Low 08:01:52 - 08:25:02 1954
Oliver 08:13:27 -49.2 Dark Down 30.1 245.7 Up 08:01:52 - 08:25:02 1918
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:13:27 -49.3 Dark Down 30.0 246.0 Up 08:01:52 - 08:25:02 1895
Tonasket 08:13:28 -49.6 Dark Down 30.2 246.1 Up 08:01:53 - 08:25:03 1865
Okanogan 08:13:28 -50.0 Dark Down 30.4 246.1 Up 08:01:53 - 08:25:03 1834
Brewster 08:13:28 -50.3 Dark Down 30.7 246.1 Up 08:01:53 - 08:25:03 1811
Manson/Chelan 08:13:30 -50.5 Dark Down 31.0 245.9 Up 08:01:55 - 08:25:05 1800
Entiat 08:13:30 -50.7 Dark Down 31.1 245.9 Up 08:01:55 - 08:25:05 1779
Wenatchee 08:13:30 -51.0 Dark Down 31.3 246.0 Up 08:01:55 - 08:25:05 1756
Ellensburg 08:13:31 -51.4 Dark Down 31.6 246.0 Up 08:01:56 - 08:25:06 1719
Yakima 08:13:31 -51.8 Dark Down 31.7 246.2 Up 08:01:56 - 08:25:06 1678
Toppenish/White Swan 08:13:31 -52.0 Dark Down 31.7 246.5 Up 08:01:56 - 08:25:06 1650
Goldendale 08:13:33 -52.6 Dark Down 32.2 246.4 Up 08:01:58 - 08:25:08 1605
Pasco 08:13:29 -52.0 Dark Down 31.0 247.7 Up 08:01:54 - 08:25:04 1603
The Dalles 08:13:34 -52.9 Dark Down 32.5 246.2 Up 08:01:59 - 08:25:09 1593
PNWRO 08:13:28 -52.2 Dark Down 30.9 248.0 Up 08:01:53 - 08:25:03 1571
Maupin 08:13:34 -53.3 Dark Down 32.6 246.6 Up 08:01:59 - 08:25:09 1547
Sisters 08:13:36 -54.2 Dark Down 33.3 246.7 Up 08:02:01 - 08:25:11 1471
Redmond 08:13:36 -54.2 Dark Down 33.0 247.0 Up 08:02:01 - 08:25:11 1456
Bend 08:13:36 -54.4 Dark Down 33.2 247.0 Up 08:02:01 - 08:25:11 1438
Oregon Observatory 08:13:36 -54.6 Dark Down 33.4 247.0 Up 08:02:01 - 08:25:11 1424
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:13:37 -54.8 Dark Down 33.5 247.1 Up 08:02:02 - 08:25:12 1405
North Lake 08:13:36 -55.2 Dark Down 33.3 247.9 Up 08:02:01 - 08:25:11 1342
Paisley 08:13:36 -55.7 Dark Down 33.2 248.5 Up 08:02:01 - 08:25:11 1274
Klamath Falls 08:13:39 -56.3 Dark Down 34.2 247.8 Up 08:02:04 - 08:25:14 1264
Lakeview 08:13:36 -56.1 Dark Down 33.3 249.0 Up 08:02:01 - 08:25:11 1216
Cedarville 08:13:36 -56.8 Dark Down 33.4 249.6 Up 08:02:01 - 08:25:11 1143
Fall River/Burney 08:13:40 -57.4 Dark Down 34.4 248.9 Up 08:02:05 - 08:25:15 1131
Susanville 08:13:39 -57.9 Dark Down 34.1 249.9 Up 08:02:04 - 08:25:14 1042
Greenville 08:13:40 -58.2 Dark Down 34.4 249.8 Up 08:02:05 - 08:25:15 1023
Gimple 08:13:40 -58.2 Dark Down 34.3 249.9 Up 08:02:05 - 08:25:15 1020
Quincy 08:13:40 -58.4 Dark Down 34.5 249.9 Up 08:02:05 - 08:25:15 1002
Portola 08:13:39 -58.5 Dark Down 34.2 250.4 Up 08:02:04 - 08:25:14 974
Reno 08:13:38 -58.6 Dark Down 33.8 251.1 Up 08:02:03 - 08:25:13 926
Carson City 08:13:38 -59.0 Dark Down 33.9 251.3 Up 08:02:03 - 08:25:13 889
Gardnerville 08:13:39 -59.2 Dark Down 33.9 251.5 Up 08:02:04 - 08:25:14 862
Yerington 08:13:38 -59.0 Dark Down 33.5 252.0 Up 08:02:03 - 08:25:13 849
Hawthorne 08:13:36 -59.4 Dark Down 33.2 252.7 Up 08:02:01 - 08:25:11 785
Lee Vining 08:13:39 -60.0 Dark Down 33.8 252.7 Up 08:02:04 - 08:25:14 741
Tonopah 08:13:34 -59.5 Dark Down 32.3 254.0 Up 08:01:59 - 08:25:09 694
Bishop 08:13:38 -60.4 Dark Down 33.4 253.6 Up 08:02:03 - 08:25:13 657
Niwot 08:13:06 -53.2 Dark Down 22.8 261.6 Low 08:01:31 - 08:24:41 641
SwRI 08:13:06 -53.4 Dark Down 22.9 261.5 Low 08:01:31 - 08:24:41 632
Beatty 08:13:35 -60.4 Dark Down 32.3 255.1 Up 08:02:00 - 08:25:10 560
CPSLO 08:13:47 -62.9 Dark Down 35.7 253.3 Up 08:02:12 - 08:25:22 516
Indian Springs 08:13:33 -60.4 Dark Down 31.5 256.1 Up 08:01:58 - 08:25:08 495
Henderson 08:13:32 -60.7 Dark Down 31.1 256.9 Up 08:01:57 - 08:25:07 420
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:13:33 -61.2 Dark Down 31.2 257.2 Up 08:01:58 - 08:25:08 358
Wildwood 08:13:44 -63.6 Dark Down 34.4 255.6 Up 08:02:09 - 08:25:19 325
Patrick 08:13:30 -60.8 Dark Down 30.3 258.0 Up 08:01:55 - 08:25:05 324
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:13:33 -61.3 Dark Down 31.0 257.7 Up 08:01:58 - 08:25:08 318
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:13:31 -61.1 Dark Down 30.5 258.0 Up 08:01:56 - 08:25:06 306
Mohave Valley 08:13:33 -61.6 Dark Down 31.0 257.8 Up 08:01:58 - 08:25:08 289
DCO 08:13:29 -60.8 Dark Down 29.8 258.6 Low 08:01:54 - 08:25:04 274
Lake Havasu City 08:13:33 -61.8 Dark Down 30.9 258.2 Up 08:01:58 - 08:25:08 240
Idyllwild 08:13:40 -63.4 Dark Down 33.0 257.1 Up 08:02:05 - 08:25:15 229
Parker 08:13:34 -62.1 Dark Down 30.9 258.5 Up 08:01:59 - 08:25:09 203
Blythe 08:13:36 -62.7 Dark Down 31.3 258.6 Up 08:02:01 - 08:25:11 156
Calipatria 08:13:39 -63.5 Dark Down 32.1 258.3 Up 08:02:04 - 08:25:14 132
George/Scottsdale 08:13:29 -61.5 Dark Down 29.0 260.3 Low 08:01:54 - 08:25:04 95
Yuma 08:13:37 -63.5 Dark Down 31.5 259.1 Up 08:02:02 - 08:25:12 61

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 523727, (2023/10/16 08:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Markab         23:04:45.8 +15:12:18  2.5 12.44 130
30 Peg         22:20:27.5 +05:47:22  5.3  2.66 117
PPM 172935     22:20:55.9 +08:11:13  7.1  0.38 118
PPM 172946     22:21:12.8 +08:40:51  9.5  0.35 118
523727         22:22:08.4 +08:25:09 17.0       118
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/11/13 21:35:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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