RECON: TNO occultation with 523741

Event between (523741) 14TY85 and star GA1200:00869550 with event index number of 2323923

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/12/18 09:29:30 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:21:06.1 +30:45:46
Equinox of date position of star is 04:22:37.2 +30:49:05
Stellar brightness G=14.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 57 degrees from the moon. Moon is 89% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 32.9 AU from the Sun and 31.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 67 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1299 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23167.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.0 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523741, (2024/12/18 09:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:21.4 +16:33:27  0.8 14.65  56
44Zet Per      03:55:42.5 +31:57:21  2.8  5.87  62
PPM 069410     04:27:41.9 +31:29:36  5.3  1.27  55
PPM 069332     04:21:45.6 +32:00:41  7.3  1.21  57
PPM 069330     04:21:44.4 +30:56:39  8.9  0.24  57
PPM 069350     04:22:42.7 +31:00:23 10.1  0.19  57
523741         04:22:41.0 +30:49:13 14.8        56
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 31.1 km RECON observability=1.0 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)
Sleaford 09:26:46 -50.0 Dark Up 43.1 266.5 Up 09:20:42 - 09:32:50 5952
Kamloops 09:27:13 -57.7 Dark Up 52.2 255.2 Up 09:21:09 - 09:33:17 5528
Kelowna 09:27:09 -58.0 Dark Up 51.8 257.1 Up 09:21:05 - 09:33:13 5460
Peachland 09:27:09 -58.2 Dark Up 52.0 256.9 Up 09:21:05 - 09:33:13 5444
Summerland 09:27:08 -58.2 Dark Up 52.0 257.2 Up 09:21:04 - 09:33:12 5431
Penticton 09:27:09 -58.2 Dark Up 51.9 257.4 Up 09:21:05 - 09:33:13 5426
Oliver 09:27:08 -58.5 Dark Up 52.0 257.8 Up 09:21:04 - 09:33:12 5390
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:27:07 -58.5 Dark Up 51.9 258.2 Up 09:21:03 - 09:33:11 5376
Okanogan 09:27:07 -59.1 Dark Up 52.2 258.8 Up 09:21:03 - 09:33:11 5306
Brewster 09:27:06 -59.4 Dark Up 52.4 259.0 Up 09:21:02 - 09:33:10 5275
Victoria 09:27:16 -60.6 Dark Up 54.6 255.0 Up 09:21:12 - 09:33:20 5260
Manson/Chelan 09:27:07 -59.7 Dark Up 52.7 258.9 Up 09:21:03 - 09:33:11 5247
Wenatchee 09:27:07 -60.1 Dark Up 52.9 259.4 Up 09:21:03 - 09:33:11 5195
Ellensburg 09:27:06 -60.5 Dark Up 53.1 259.7 Up 09:21:02 - 09:33:10 5149
Yakima 09:27:06 -60.8 Dark Up 53.2 260.2 Up 09:21:02 - 09:33:10 5107
Toppenish/White Swan 09:27:05 -60.9 Dark Up 53.1 260.6 Up 09:21:01 - 09:33:09 5087
PNWRO 09:27:01 -60.4 Dark Up 52.1 262.4 Up 09:20:57 - 09:33:05 5076
The Dalles 09:27:05 -61.8 Dark Up 53.8 261.0 Up 09:21:01 - 09:33:09 4993
Maupin 09:27:04 -62.1 Dark Up 53.8 261.6 Up 09:21:00 - 09:33:08 4951
Sisters 09:27:04 -62.9 Dark Up 54.2 262.4 Up 09:21:00 - 09:33:08 4850
Bend 09:27:03 -63.0 Dark Up 54.1 263.0 Up 09:20:59 - 09:33:07 4830
Dunrhomin 09:26:18 -54.5 Dark Up 42.2 277.9 Up 09:20:14 - 09:32:22 4817
Oregon Observatory 09:27:04 -63.2 Dark Up 54.2 263.1 Up 09:21:00 - 09:33:08 4809
Nikitin 09:26:17 -54.6 Dark Up 42.2 278.0 Up 09:20:13 - 09:32:21 4797
CU-SBO 09:26:17 -54.7 Dark Up 42.3 278.0 Up 09:20:13 - 09:32:21 4788
Chiloquin 09:27:03 -64.3 Dark Up 54.6 264.6 Up 09:20:59 - 09:33:07 4663
Klamath Falls 09:27:03 -64.5 Dark Up 54.6 265.1 Up 09:20:59 - 09:33:07 4628
Cedarville 09:26:57 -64.0 Dark Up 53.5 267.3 Up 09:20:53 - 09:33:01 4584
Fall River/Burney 09:27:00 -65.0 Dark Up 54.4 267.1 Up 09:20:56 - 09:33:04 4510
Gimple 09:26:57 -65.2 Dark Up 54.0 268.7 Up 09:20:53 - 09:33:01 4423
Greenville 09:26:57 -65.3 Dark Up 54.1 268.6 Up 09:20:53 - 09:33:01 4422
Quincy 09:26:56 -65.4 Dark Up 54.1 268.9 Up 09:20:52 - 09:33:00 4400
Portola 09:26:55 -65.2 Dark Up 53.8 269.4 Up 09:20:51 - 09:32:59 4396
Reno 09:26:53 -64.9 Dark Up 53.3 270.2 Up 09:20:49 - 09:32:57 4381
Carson City 09:26:52 -65.1 Dark Up 53.2 270.6 Up 09:20:48 - 09:32:56 4343
Yerington 09:26:51 -64.8 Dark Up 52.8 271.3 Up 09:20:47 - 09:32:55 4335
Gardnerville 09:26:52 -65.2 Dark Up 53.2 271.0 Up 09:20:48 - 09:32:56 4318
Hawthorne 09:26:48 -64.7 Dark Up 52.3 272.2 Up 09:20:44 - 09:32:52 4297
Lee Vining 09:26:49 -65.3 Dark Up 52.7 272.7 Up 09:20:45 - 09:32:53 4226
Bishop 09:26:46 -65.1 Dark Up 52.1 273.8 Up 09:20:42 - 09:32:50 4178
Beatty 09:26:41 -64.1 Dark Up 50.8 275.3 Up 09:20:37 - 09:32:45 4165
Patrick 09:26:31 -62.5 Dark Up 48.3 278.4 Up 09:20:27 - 09:32:35 4077
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:26:33 -63.1 Dark Up 48.8 278.3 Up 09:20:29 - 09:32:37 4033
Lake Havasu City 09:26:31 -63.1 Dark Up 48.5 279.2 Up 09:20:27 - 09:32:35 3968
George/Scottsdale 09:26:23 -61.4 Dark Up 46.4 281.0 Up 09:20:19 - 09:32:27 3951
Idyllwild 09:26:37 -65.2 Dark Up 50.4 279.1 Up 09:20:33 - 09:32:41 3829
Wildwood 09:26:43 -66.6 Dark Up 51.9 277.9 Up 09:20:39 - 09:32:47 3824
Calipatria 09:26:32 -64.5 Dark Up 49.3 280.3 Up 09:20:28 - 09:32:36 3793
Yuma 09:26:30 -63.9 Dark Up 48.5 281.1 Up 09:20:26 - 09:32:34 3769

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 523741, (2024/12/18 09:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 14.65  56
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8  5.87  62
PPM 069410     04:26:06.4 +31:26:18  5.3  1.27  55
PPM 069332     04:20:10.0 +31:57:12  7.3  1.21  57
PPM 069330     04:20:09.5 +30:53:10  8.9  0.24  57
PPM 069350     04:21:07.7 +30:56:55 10.1  0.19  57
523741         04:21:06.1 +30:45:46 14.8        57
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/22 05:50:47 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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