RECON: TNO occultation with 523733

Event between (523733) 14PR70 and star GA1200:01337766 with event index number of 2308161

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/12/28 11:18:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:09:45.7 +30:49:21
Equinox of date position of star is 05:11:18.0 +30:51:04
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 169 degrees from the moon. Moon is 7% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 17.2 AU from the Sun and 16.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 51 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 602 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11767.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.4
Diameter=50.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Diameter=20.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523733, (2024/12/28 11:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:21.5 +16:33:27  0.8 16.26 170
3Iot Aur       04:58:37.5 +33:12:12  2.7  3.58 170
14 Aur         05:17:02.2 +32:42:50  5.2  2.22 167
PPM 069997     05:12:11.3 +30:49:36  8.1  0.18 168
PPM 069983     05:11:24.8 +30:43:33 10.7  0.13 169
523733         05:11:22.0 +30:51:08 16.2       168
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 20.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=93.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:14:53 -35.0 Dark Down 28.1 285.1 Low 11:10:10 - 11:19:36 906
Kamloops 11:15:05 -44.0 Dark Down 36.6 275.7 Up 11:10:22 - 11:19:48 340
Kelowna 11:15:01 -43.7 Dark Down 36.0 276.9 Up 11:10:18 - 11:19:44 294
Peachland 11:15:01 -44.0 Dark Down 36.2 276.8 Up 11:10:18 - 11:19:44 275
Summerland 11:15:00 -43.9 Dark Down 36.1 277.0 Up 11:10:17 - 11:19:43 264
Penticton 11:15:00 -43.9 Dark Down 36.0 277.1 Up 11:10:17 - 11:19:43 262
Oliver 11:14:58 -44.0 Dark Down 36.0 277.4 Up 11:10:15 - 11:19:41 230
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:14:58 -43.9 Dark Down 35.8 277.6 Up 11:10:15 - 11:19:41 221
Okanogan 11:14:56 -44.2 Dark Down 35.9 277.9 Up 11:10:13 - 11:19:39 155
Brewster 11:14:55 -44.4 Dark Down 36.0 278.0 Up 11:10:12 - 11:19:38 124
Manson/Chelan 11:14:55 -44.7 Dark Down 36.2 277.9 Up 11:10:12 - 11:19:38 94
Victoria 11:15:03 -46.6 Dark Down 38.4 275.2 Up 11:10:20 - 11:19:46 56
Wenatchee 11:14:54 -45.0 Dark Down 36.3 278.1 Up 11:10:11 - 11:19:37 45
Ellensburg 11:14:53 -45.2 Dark Down 36.3 278.3 Up 11:10:10 - 11:19:36 1
Yakima 11:14:52 -45.4 Dark Down 36.3 278.5 Up 11:10:09 - 11:19:35 -38
PNWRO 11:14:48 -44.4 Dark Down 35.1 280.0 Up 11:10:05 - 11:19:31 -39
Toppenish/White Swan 11:14:51 -45.3 Dark Down 36.2 278.8 Up 11:10:08 - 11:19:34 -52
Dunrhomin 11:14:13 -35.0 Dark Down 24.0 291.0 Low 11:09:30 - 11:18:56 -54
Nikitin 11:14:12 -35.0 Dark Down 24.0 291.0 Low 11:09:29 - 11:18:55 -71
CU-SBO 11:14:12 -35.1 Dark Down 24.0 291.0 Low 11:09:29 - 11:18:55 -80
The Dalles 11:14:50 -46.0 Dark Down 36.6 278.9 Up 11:10:07 - 11:19:33 -150
Maupin 11:14:49 -46.1 Dark Down 36.4 279.2 Up 11:10:06 - 11:19:32 -186
Sisters 11:14:47 -46.6 Dark Down 36.7 279.6 Up 11:10:04 - 11:19:30 -284
Bend 11:14:46 -46.5 Dark Down 36.4 279.9 Up 11:10:03 - 11:19:29 -298
Oregon Observatory 11:14:46 -46.6 Dark Down 36.5 279.9 Up 11:10:03 - 11:19:29 -319
Chiloquin 11:14:43 -47.2 Dark Down 36.6 280.7 Up 11:10:00 - 11:19:26 -458
Klamath Falls 11:14:42 -47.2 Dark Down 36.5 280.9 Up 11:09:59 - 11:19:25 -488
Cedarville 11:14:37 -46.2 Dark Down 35.2 282.3 Up 11:09:54 - 11:19:20 -501
Fall River/Burney 11:14:38 -47.2 Dark Down 35.9 282.0 Up 11:09:55 - 11:19:21 -589
Gimple 11:14:35 -46.9 Dark Down 35.4 282.9 Up 11:09:52 - 11:19:18 -659
Greenville 11:14:35 -47.0 Dark Down 35.4 282.9 Up 11:09:52 - 11:19:18 -662
Portola 11:14:33 -46.7 Dark Down 35.0 283.3 Up 11:09:50 - 11:19:16 -677
Reno 11:14:32 -46.2 Dark Down 34.5 283.8 Up 11:09:49 - 11:19:15 -680
Quincy 11:14:35 -47.0 Dark Down 35.4 283.0 Up 11:09:52 - 11:19:18 -681
Yerington 11:14:29 -45.8 Dark Down 33.8 284.5 Up 11:09:46 - 11:19:12 -710
Carson City 11:14:31 -46.2 Dark Down 34.4 284.1 Up 11:09:48 - 11:19:14 -714
Gardnerville 11:14:30 -46.2 Dark Down 34.3 284.3 Up 11:09:47 - 11:19:13 -736
Hawthorne 11:14:27 -45.4 Dark Down 33.3 285.1 Up 11:09:44 - 11:19:10 -736
Lee Vining 11:14:26 -45.8 Dark Down 33.5 285.2 Up 11:09:43 - 11:19:09 -809
Beatty 11:14:20 -44.1 Dark Down 31.5 287.0 Up 11:09:37 - 11:19:03 -824
Bishop 11:14:24 -45.3 Dark Down 32.8 285.9 Up 11:09:41 - 11:19:07 -840
Patrick 11:14:11 -41.8 Dark Down 28.8 289.0 Low 11:09:28 - 11:18:54 -854
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:14:12 -42.3 Dark Down 29.3 288.9 Low 11:09:29 - 11:18:55 -906
George/Scottsdale 11:14:04 -40.1 Dark Down 26.7 290.7 Low 11:09:21 - 11:18:47 -934
Lake Havasu City 11:14:10 -42.1 Dark Down 28.9 289.3 Low 11:09:27 - 11:18:53 -961
Idyllwild 11:14:12 -44.1 Dark Down 30.5 288.8 Up 11:09:29 - 11:18:55 -1130
Calipatria 11:14:09 -43.1 Dark Down 29.4 289.6 Low 11:09:26 - 11:18:52 -1142
Yuma 11:14:07 -42.3 Dark Down 28.5 290.1 Low 11:09:24 - 11:18:50 -1148
Wildwood 11:14:17 -45.6 Dark Down 32.1 287.8 Up 11:09:34 - 11:19:00 -1168

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 523733, (2024/12/28 11:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 16.26 170
3Iot Aur       04:56:59.6 +33:09:58  2.7  3.58 170
14 Aur         05:15:24.3 +32:41:15  5.2  2.22 167
PPM 069997     05:10:35.0 +30:47:51  8.1  0.18 168
PPM 069983     05:09:48.6 +30:41:46 10.7  0.13 169
523733         05:09:45.7 +30:49:21 16.2       169
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/15 05:36:53 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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