RECON: TNO occultation with 523762

Event between (523762) 14WX509 and star GA0960:03663064 with event index number of 2613851

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/17 11:47:50 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:44:31.4 +06:44:55
Equinox of date position of star is 10:45:46.3 +06:37:20
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 142 degrees from the moon. Moon is 43% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 37.2 AU from the Sun and 36.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 113 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1661 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26431.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=343.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.5 sec chord
Diameter=140.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523762, (2024/01/17 11:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:39.0 +11:50:56  1.3 10.33 132
PPM 157166     10:47:20.7 +06:14:45  6.4  0.54 142
PPM 157146     10:46:21.4 +06:26:57  9.5  0.22 142
PPM 157124     10:45:27.7 +06:35:03 10.6  0.09 142
523762         10:45:46.6 +06:37:19 16.3       142
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 19.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=6.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:47:31 -29.4 Dark Down 39.8 214.8 Up 11:37:39 - 11:57:24 3867
Kamloops 11:48:20 -38.4 Dark Down 45.0 197.0 Up 11:38:28 - 11:58:13 3462
Kelowna 11:48:14 -38.0 Dark Down 45.6 198.4 Up 11:38:22 - 11:58:07 3423
Peachland 11:48:16 -38.2 Dark Down 45.7 198.0 Up 11:38:23 - 11:58:08 3409
Summerland 11:48:15 -38.2 Dark Down 45.8 198.2 Up 11:38:23 - 11:58:08 3400
Penticton 11:48:14 -38.2 Dark Down 45.9 198.4 Up 11:38:22 - 11:58:07 3397
Oliver 11:48:13 -38.2 Dark Down 46.2 198.5 Up 11:38:21 - 11:58:06 3372
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:48:12 -38.2 Dark Down 46.3 198.8 Up 11:38:20 - 11:58:05 3364
Okanogan 11:48:11 -38.4 Dark Down 47.0 198.7 Up 11:38:18 - 11:58:03 3311
Brewster 11:48:11 -38.6 Dark Down 47.3 198.5 Up 11:38:18 - 11:58:03 3286
Manson/Chelan 11:48:12 -38.9 Dark Down 47.6 198.1 Up 11:38:19 - 11:58:04 3262
Victoria 11:48:27 -40.8 Dark Down 47.5 193.3 Up 11:38:35 - 11:58:20 3236
Wenatchee 11:48:12 -39.1 Dark Down 48.1 198.0 Up 11:38:20 - 11:58:05 3223
Ellensburg 11:48:12 -39.4 Dark Down 48.5 197.8 Up 11:38:19 - 11:58:04 3186
Yakima 11:48:11 -39.5 Dark Down 48.9 197.9 Up 11:38:18 - 11:58:03 3155
PNWRO 11:48:03 -38.4 Dark Down 49.1 200.6 Up 11:38:11 - 11:57:56 3149
Toppenish/White Swan 11:48:09 -39.4 Dark Down 49.1 198.2 Up 11:38:17 - 11:58:02 3142
The Dalles 11:48:11 -40.1 Dark Down 50.0 197.3 Up 11:38:18 - 11:58:03 3063
Dunrhomin 11:46:48 -29.0 Dark Down 48.8 222.8 Up 11:36:56 - 11:56:41 3047
Maupin 11:48:11 -40.1 Dark Down 50.3 197.7 Up 11:38:18 - 11:58:03 3033
Nikitin 11:46:48 -29.0 Dark Down 48.9 223.0 Up 11:36:56 - 11:56:41 3032
CU-SBO 11:46:47 -29.0 Dark Down 49.0 222.9 Up 11:36:55 - 11:56:40 3025
Sisters 11:48:10 -40.6 Dark Down 51.3 197.2 Up 11:38:17 - 11:58:02 2951
Bend 11:48:09 -40.5 Dark Down 51.5 197.7 Up 11:38:16 - 11:58:01 2939
Oregon Observatory 11:48:08 -40.6 Dark Down 51.7 197.6 Up 11:38:16 - 11:58:01 2921
Chiloquin 11:48:08 -41.1 Dark Down 53.0 197.4 Up 11:38:16 - 11:58:01 2804
Klamath Falls 11:48:06 -41.1 Dark Down 53.3 197.7 Up 11:38:14 - 11:57:59 2778
Cedarville 11:47:57 -40.0 Dark Down 53.6 200.5 Up 11:38:04 - 11:57:49 2761
Fall River/Burney 11:48:03 -41.0 Dark Down 54.4 198.8 Up 11:38:10 - 11:57:55 2689
Gimple 11:47:58 -40.7 Dark Down 55.1 200.1 Up 11:38:05 - 11:57:50 2627
Greenville 11:47:58 -40.8 Dark Down 55.1 199.9 Up 11:38:05 - 11:57:50 2625
Portola 11:47:55 -40.5 Dark Down 55.3 200.9 Up 11:38:02 - 11:57:47 2610
Quincy 11:47:57 -40.8 Dark Down 55.3 200.0 Up 11:38:04 - 11:57:49 2608
Reno 11:47:51 -40.0 Dark Down 55.4 202.1 Up 11:37:58 - 11:57:43 2604
Yerington 11:47:46 -39.6 Dark Down 55.7 203.4 Up 11:37:54 - 11:57:39 2574
Carson City 11:47:49 -40.0 Dark Down 55.7 202.3 Up 11:37:57 - 11:57:42 2574
Gardnerville 11:47:49 -40.0 Dark Down 55.9 202.5 Up 11:37:57 - 11:57:42 2554
Hawthorne 11:47:44 -39.2 Dark Down 55.9 204.6 Up 11:37:51 - 11:57:36 2549
Lee Vining 11:47:44 -39.6 Dark Down 56.6 204.1 Up 11:37:52 - 11:57:37 2487
Beatty 11:47:30 -37.8 Dark Down 56.7 208.7 Up 11:37:38 - 11:57:23 2459
Bishop 11:47:39 -39.1 Dark Down 56.9 205.7 Up 11:37:46 - 11:57:31 2455
Patrick 11:47:12 -35.5 Dark Down 56.8 214.5 Up 11:37:20 - 11:57:05 2410
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:47:15 -36.1 Dark Down 57.3 213.6 Up 11:37:23 - 11:57:08 2368
George/Scottsdale 11:46:58 -33.9 Dark Down 57.2 219.2 Up 11:37:05 - 11:56:50 2318
Lake Havasu City 11:47:12 -35.9 Dark Down 57.8 214.6 Up 11:37:20 - 11:57:05 2316
Idyllwild 11:47:21 -37.8 Dark Down 59.5 211.3 Up 11:37:29 - 11:57:14 2182
Calipatria 11:47:14 -36.8 Dark Down 59.5 213.9 Up 11:37:22 - 11:57:07 2160
Wildwood 11:47:32 -39.3 Dark Down 59.9 207.7 Up 11:37:40 - 11:57:25 2160
Yuma 11:47:08 -36.1 Dark Down 59.4 215.8 Up 11:37:16 - 11:57:01 2147

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 523762, (2024/01/17 11:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 10.33 132
PPM 157166     10:46:05.7 +06:22:23  6.4  0.54 142
PPM 157146     10:45:06.3 +06:34:34  9.5  0.22 142
PPM 157124     10:44:12.5 +06:42:39 10.6  0.09 142
523762         10:44:31.4 +06:44:55 16.3       142
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/22 05:45:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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