RECON: TNO occultation with 523746

Event between (523746) 14UT114 and star GA1220:02981476 with event index number of 1290617

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/09 04:57:53 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:57:11.5 +32:43:25
Equinox of date position of star is 06:58:34.0 +32:41:39
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 155 degrees from the moon. Moon is 7% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 16.3 AU from the Sun and 15.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 298 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2011 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11116.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=95.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Diameter=39.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523746, (2024/01/09 04:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:47.1 +27:57:58  1.1 11.38 145
34The Gem      06:54:22.2 +33:55:48  3.6  1.54 156
PPM 072222     06:55:47.7 +32:58:14  8.3  0.68 156
PPM 072279     06:59:32.9 +32:50:27  9.5  0.22 155
523746         06:58:45.3 +32:41:24 16.6       155
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 3.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 27.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=25.6%
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 04:59:55 -44.5 Dark Down 55.6 105.1 Up 04:44:55 - 05:14:55 1515
Kelowna 04:59:57 -44.6 Dark Down 55.6 104.4 Up 04:44:57 - 05:14:57 1482
Peachland 04:59:58 -44.4 Dark Down 55.5 103.9 Up 04:44:58 - 05:14:58 1479
Summerland 04:59:58 -44.6 Dark Down 55.6 103.8 Up 04:44:58 - 05:14:58 1462
Victoria 05:00:10 -42.6 Dark Down 53.4 98.9 Up 04:45:10 - 05:15:10 1462
Penticton 04:59:58 -44.6 Dark Down 55.7 103.8 Up 04:44:58 - 05:14:58 1453
Oliver 04:59:59 -44.8 Dark Down 55.7 103.3 Up 04:44:59 - 05:14:59 1419
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:59:59 -44.9 Dark Down 55.9 103.3 Up 04:44:59 - 05:14:59 1398
Tonasket 05:00:00 -45.0 Dark Down 55.9 102.8 Up 04:45:00 - 05:15:00 1370
Okanogan 05:00:01 -45.0 Dark Down 55.9 102.2 Up 04:45:01 - 05:15:01 1342
Brewster 05:00:02 -45.0 Dark Down 55.8 101.6 Up 04:45:02 - 05:15:02 1321
Manson/Chelan 05:00:04 -44.8 Dark Down 55.6 100.9 Up 04:45:04 - 05:15:04 1311
Wenatchee 05:00:06 -44.9 Dark Down 55.6 100.1 Up 04:45:06 - 05:15:06 1270
Ellensburg 05:00:07 -44.8 Dark Down 55.5 99.3 Up 04:45:07 - 05:15:07 1237
Yakima 05:00:08 -44.9 Dark Down 55.6 98.7 Up 04:45:08 - 05:15:08 1198
Toppenish/White Swan 05:00:08 -45.1 Dark Down 55.8 98.6 Up 04:45:08 - 05:15:08 1172
Goldendale 05:00:11 -45.0 Dark Down 55.5 97.4 Up 04:45:11 - 05:15:11 1131
Pasco 05:00:05 -46.0 Dark Down 56.6 99.5 Up 04:45:05 - 05:15:05 1125
The Dalles 05:00:12 -44.8 Dark Down 55.3 96.8 Up 04:45:12 - 05:15:12 1119
PNWRO 05:00:05 -46.2 Dark Down 56.8 99.3 Up 04:45:05 - 05:15:05 1095
Maupin 05:00:13 -45.0 Dark Down 55.4 96.3 Up 04:45:13 - 05:15:13 1076
Sisters 05:00:17 -44.9 Dark Down 55.2 94.6 Up 04:45:17 - 05:15:17 1004
Redmond 05:00:15 -45.1 Dark Down 55.5 94.9 Up 04:45:15 - 05:15:15 990
Bend 05:00:16 -45.1 Dark Down 55.4 94.5 Up 04:45:16 - 05:15:16 974
Oregon Observatory 05:00:17 -45.0 Dark Down 55.3 94.1 Up 04:45:17 - 05:15:17 961
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:00:18 -45.0 Dark Down 55.3 93.8 Up 04:45:18 - 05:15:18 942
North Lake 05:00:17 -45.6 Dark Down 55.8 93.6 Up 04:45:17 - 05:15:17 882
Chiloquin 05:00:21 -45.0 Dark Down 55.1 91.9 Up 04:45:21 - 05:15:21 844
Paisley 05:00:17 -45.9 Dark Down 56.0 93.1 Up 04:45:17 - 05:15:17 817
Klamath Falls 05:00:22 -45.2 Dark Down 55.2 91.5 Up 04:45:22 - 05:15:22 808
Lakeview 05:00:18 -46.2 Dark Down 56.2 92.4 Up 04:45:18 - 05:15:18 761
Cedarville 05:00:19 -46.5 Dark Down 56.4 91.6 Up 04:45:19 - 05:15:19 690
Fall River/Burney 05:00:24 -45.7 Dark Down 55.5 90.1 Up 04:45:24 - 05:15:24 679
Susanville 05:00:23 -46.3 Dark Down 56.0 89.6 Up 04:45:23 - 05:15:23 593
Greenville 05:00:24 -46.2 Dark Down 55.8 89.0 Up 04:45:24 - 05:15:24 575
Gimple 05:00:24 -46.2 Dark Down 55.9 89.1 Up 04:45:24 - 05:15:24 572
Quincy 05:00:25 -46.2 Dark Down 55.8 88.7 Up 04:45:25 - 05:15:25 555
Portola 05:00:24 -46.6 Dark Down 56.2 88.8 Up 04:45:24 - 05:15:24 527
Reno 05:00:22 -47.1 Dark Down 56.7 88.8 Up 04:45:22 - 05:15:22 480
Carson City 05:00:23 -47.2 Dark Down 56.7 88.3 Up 04:45:23 - 05:15:23 444
Gardnerville 05:00:23 -47.3 Dark Down 56.7 88.0 Up 04:45:23 - 05:15:23 417
Yerington 05:00:22 -47.7 Dark Down 57.2 88.4 Up 04:45:22 - 05:15:22 404
Hawthorne 05:00:21 -48.2 Dark Down 57.5 88.0 Up 04:45:21 - 05:15:21 341
Lee Vining 05:00:24 -47.9 Dark Down 57.1 86.8 Up 04:45:24 - 05:15:24 299
Tonopah 05:00:18 -49.3 Dark Down 58.6 88.0 Up 04:45:18 - 05:15:18 251
Bishop 05:00:23 -48.6 Dark Down 57.7 86.3 Up 04:45:23 - 05:15:23 215
Dunrhomin 04:59:34 -57.5 Dark Down 67.6 101.3 Up 04:44:34 - 05:14:34 173
Beatty 05:00:18 -49.9 Dark Down 58.9 86.4 Up 04:45:18 - 05:15:18 118
CPSLO 05:00:34 -47.0 Dark Down 55.7 82.1 Up 04:45:34 - 05:15:34 77
Indian Springs 05:00:15 -50.8 Dark Down 59.8 86.4 Up 04:45:15 - 05:15:15 52
Henderson 05:00:14 -51.4 Dark Down 60.3 85.8 Up 04:45:14 - 05:15:14 -23
Wildwood 05:00:29 -48.8 Dark Down 57.2 81.1 Up 04:45:29 - 05:15:29 -114
Patrick 05:00:11 -52.4 Dark Down 61.1 85.2 Up 04:45:11 - 05:15:11 -121
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:00:14 -51.9 Dark Down 60.5 84.4 Up 04:45:14 - 05:15:14 -126
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:00:12 -52.3 Dark Down 61.0 84.7 Up 04:45:12 - 05:15:12 -138
Mohave Valley 05:00:15 -51.9 Dark Down 60.5 83.9 Up 04:45:15 - 05:15:15 -154
Lake Havasu City 05:00:15 -52.2 Dark Down 60.7 83.3 Up 04:45:15 - 05:15:15 -203
Idyllwild 05:00:24 -50.4 Dark Down 58.7 81.2 Up 04:45:24 - 05:15:24 -210
Parker 05:00:15 -52.3 Dark Down 60.7 82.7 Up 04:45:15 - 05:15:15 -241
Blythe 05:00:17 -52.1 Dark Down 60.4 81.7 Up 04:45:17 - 05:15:17 -287
Calipatria 05:00:21 -51.4 Dark Down 59.5 80.6 Up 04:45:21 - 05:15:21 -310
George/Scottsdale 05:00:07 -54.3 Dark Down 62.6 82.8 Up 04:45:07 - 05:15:07 -355
Yuma 05:00:19 -52.2 Dark Down 60.2 80.1 Up 04:45:19 - 05:15:19 -383

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 523746, (2024/01/09 04:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 11.38 145
34The Gem      06:52:47.3 +33:57:39  3.6  1.54 156
PPM 072222     06:54:13.6 +33:00:08  8.3  0.68 156
PPM 072279     06:57:59.0 +32:52:29  9.5  0.22 155
523746         06:57:11.5 +32:43:25 16.6       155
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/02/15 20:04:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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