RECON: TNO occultation with 523764

Event between (523764) 14WC510 and star GA0900:02998886 with event index number of 2681450

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/12/30 10:28:44 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:42:55.1 +01:17:32
Equinox of date position of star is 07:44:10.1 +01:14:01
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 40 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 29.6 AU from the Sun and 28.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 196 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1399 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20826.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=212.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.4 sec chord
Diameter=86.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523764, (2028/12/30 10:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:46:25.8 -16:45:20 -1.5 22.97  46
Alhena         06:39:23.2 +16:22:19  1.9 22.05  18
13Zet CMi      07:53:12.2 +01:41:27  5.1  2.25  41
PPM 153185     07:44:38.5 +00:58:15  8.1  0.26  40
523764         07:44:25.0 +01:13:18 15.6        40
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 4.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 26.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=38.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:27:21 -42.2 Dark Up 31.6 221.8 Up 10:12:21 - 10:42:21 8
Kamloops 10:27:57 -50.9 Dark Up 37.7 206.0 Up 10:12:57 - 10:42:57 -155
Kelowna 10:27:53 -50.8 Dark Up 38.2 207.3 Up 10:12:53 - 10:42:53 -208
Peachland 10:27:54 -51.0 Dark Up 38.4 207.0 Up 10:12:54 - 10:42:54 -218
Summerland 10:27:54 -51.0 Dark Up 38.5 207.2 Up 10:12:54 - 10:42:54 -228
Penticton 10:27:53 -51.0 Dark Up 38.5 207.3 Up 10:12:53 - 10:42:53 -232
Oliver 10:27:53 -51.2 Dark Up 38.8 207.5 Up 10:12:53 - 10:42:53 -258
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:27:52 -51.1 Dark Up 38.9 207.8 Up 10:12:52 - 10:42:52 -269
Okanogan 10:27:52 -51.6 Dark Up 39.6 207.7 Up 10:12:52 - 10:42:52 -317
Victoria 10:28:03 -53.7 Dark Up 40.5 203.0 Up 10:13:03 - 10:43:03 -325
Brewster 10:27:52 -51.8 Dark Up 39.9 207.6 Up 10:12:52 - 10:42:52 -338
Manson/Chelan 10:27:53 -52.1 Dark Up 40.2 207.2 Up 10:12:53 - 10:42:53 -356
Wenatchee 10:27:52 -52.5 Dark Up 40.6 207.2 Up 10:12:52 - 10:42:52 -392
Ellensburg 10:27:53 -52.8 Dark Up 41.1 207.1 Up 10:12:53 - 10:42:53 -424
Yakima 10:27:52 -53.0 Dark Up 41.4 207.2 Up 10:12:52 - 10:42:52 -455
Toppenish/White Swan 10:27:51 -53.0 Dark Up 41.6 207.5 Up 10:12:51 - 10:42:51 -471
PNWRO 10:27:46 -52.2 Dark Up 41.4 209.5 Up 10:12:46 - 10:42:46 -491
The Dalles 10:27:53 -53.8 Dark Up 42.5 206.8 Up 10:12:53 - 10:42:53 -535
Maupin 10:27:52 -53.9 Dark Up 42.9 207.1 Up 10:12:52 - 10:42:52 -567
Sisters 10:27:52 -54.6 Dark Up 43.8 206.9 Up 10:12:52 - 10:42:52 -638
Bend 10:27:51 -54.6 Dark Up 43.9 207.3 Up 10:12:51 - 10:42:51 -656
Oregon Observatory 10:27:51 -54.7 Dark Up 44.1 207.2 Up 10:12:51 - 10:42:51 -670
Chiloquin 10:27:51 -55.5 Dark Up 45.4 207.3 Up 10:12:51 - 10:42:51 -779
Klamath Falls 10:27:50 -55.6 Dark Up 45.7 207.5 Up 10:12:50 - 10:42:50 -806
Cedarville 10:27:44 -54.8 Dark Up 45.8 210.0 Up 10:12:44 - 10:42:44 -855
Dunrhomin 10:26:53 -44.2 Dark Up 39.6 228.5 Up 10:11:53 - 10:41:53 -878
Nikitin 10:26:53 -44.2 Dark Up 39.8 228.6 Up 10:11:53 - 10:41:53 -893
CU-SBO 10:26:53 -44.3 Dark Up 39.9 228.5 Up 10:11:53 - 10:41:53 -899
Fall River/Burney 10:27:47 -55.8 Dark Up 46.6 208.6 Up 10:12:47 - 10:42:47 -902
Gimple 10:27:45 -55.7 Dark Up 47.2 209.8 Up 10:12:45 - 10:42:45 -976
Greenville 10:27:45 -55.8 Dark Up 47.3 209.7 Up 10:12:45 - 10:42:45 -976
Quincy 10:27:45 -55.8 Dark Up 47.4 209.8 Up 10:12:45 - 10:42:45 -993
Portola 10:27:43 -55.5 Dark Up 47.4 210.5 Up 10:12:43 - 10:42:43 -1001
Reno 10:27:40 -55.2 Dark Up 47.3 211.5 Up 10:12:40 - 10:42:40 -1020
Carson City 10:27:39 -55.2 Dark Up 47.6 211.7 Up 10:12:39 - 10:42:39 -1050
Yerington 10:27:37 -54.8 Dark Up 47.5 212.7 Up 10:12:37 - 10:42:37 -1063
Gardnerville 10:27:39 -55.3 Dark Up 47.8 212.0 Up 10:12:39 - 10:42:39 -1071
Hawthorne 10:27:34 -54.6 Dark Up 47.7 213.7 Up 10:12:34 - 10:42:34 -1100
Lee Vining 10:27:36 -55.1 Dark Up 48.4 213.4 Up 10:12:36 - 10:42:36 -1152
Bishop 10:27:32 -54.7 Dark Up 48.6 214.7 Up 10:12:32 - 10:42:32 -1200
Beatty 10:27:26 -53.5 Dark Up 48.2 217.2 Up 10:12:26 - 10:42:26 -1232
Patrick 10:27:13 -51.5 Dark Up 47.9 221.9 Up 10:12:13 - 10:42:13 -1347
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:27:15 -52.1 Dark Up 48.4 221.2 Up 10:12:15 - 10:42:15 -1373
Lake Havasu City 10:27:14 -51.9 Dark Up 48.8 222.0 Up 10:12:14 - 10:42:14 -1433
George/Scottsdale 10:27:03 -50.0 Dark Up 48.0 225.6 Up 10:12:03 - 10:42:03 -1488
Wildwood 10:27:29 -55.4 Dark Up 51.3 216.7 Up 10:12:29 - 10:42:29 -1495
Idyllwild 10:27:21 -54.0 Dark Up 50.7 219.5 Up 10:12:21 - 10:42:21 -1516
Calipatria 10:27:16 -53.1 Dark Up 50.5 221.5 Up 10:12:16 - 10:42:16 -1566
Yuma 10:27:12 -52.4 Dark Up 50.3 223.0 Up 10:12:12 - 10:42:12 -1600

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 523764, (2028/12/30 10:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:45:08.0 -16:43:25 -1.5 22.97  46
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9 22.05  18
13Zet CMi      07:51:42.0 +01:46:01  5.1  2.25  41
PPM 153185     07:43:08.7 +01:02:30  8.1  0.26  40
523764         07:42:55.1 +01:17:32 15.6        40
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 03:00:34 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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