RECON: TNO occultation with 523766

Event between (523766) 14WF510 and star GA0880:00652030 with event index number of 1841360

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/02/16 04:55:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:25:34.2 -01:04:29
Equinox of date position of star is 05:26:37.9 -01:03:28
Stellar brightness G=14.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 133 degrees from the moon. Moon is 62% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 32.8 AU from the Sun and 32.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 218 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5729 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23479.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=239.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Diameter=97.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523766, (2028/02/16 04:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:15:53.5 -08:10:17  0.1  7.64 132
34Del Ori      05:33:26.7 -00:16:50  2.2  1.79 132
PPM 175822     05:27:02.0 -01:28:06  6.5  0.42 133
PPM 175833     05:28:33.1 -01:03:39  8.0  0.39 133
PPM 175825     05:27:28.3 -00:44:13  9.1  0.34 133
523766         05:27:00.0 -01:03:07 14.7       133
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 4.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 6.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=5.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Niwot 04:58:06 -49.2 Dark Down 38.6 225.2 Up 04:43:06 - 05:13:06 -1734
SwRI 04:58:05 -49.2 Dark Down 38.7 225.2 Up 04:43:05 - 05:13:05 -1743
Clarence Fulton 05:00:03 -35.8 Dark Down 35.9 205.0 Up 04:45:03 - 05:15:03 -2272
Kelowna 05:00:01 -35.9 Dark Down 36.3 204.9 Up 04:45:01 - 05:15:01 -2288
Penticton 04:59:58 -36.0 Dark Down 36.6 204.9 Up 04:44:58 - 05:14:58 -2301
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:59:56 -36.3 Dark Down 37.0 205.3 Up 04:44:56 - 05:14:56 -2302
Summerland 04:59:59 -35.9 Dark Down 36.6 204.8 Up 04:44:59 - 05:14:59 -2305
Peachland 05:00:01 -35.8 Dark Down 36.5 204.6 Up 04:45:01 - 05:15:01 -2306
Oliver 04:59:57 -36.2 Dark Down 36.9 205.0 Up 04:44:57 - 05:14:57 -2309
Tonasket 04:59:53 -36.4 Dark Down 37.3 205.3 Up 04:44:53 - 05:14:53 -2314
George/Scottsdale 04:57:47 -47.2 Dark Down 47.0 221.6 Up 04:42:47 - 05:12:47 -2322
Okanogan 04:59:52 -36.5 Dark Down 37.7 205.2 Up 04:44:52 - 05:14:52 -2330
Brewster 04:59:52 -36.5 Dark Down 38.0 205.1 Up 04:44:52 - 05:14:52 -2348
PNWRO 04:59:36 -37.9 Dark Down 39.6 206.8 Up 04:44:36 - 05:14:36 -2353
DCO 04:58:02 -45.8 Dark Down 46.6 219.1 Up 04:43:02 - 05:13:02 -2353
Pasco 04:59:38 -37.6 Dark Down 39.5 206.5 Up 04:44:38 - 05:14:38 -2360
Manson/Chelan 04:59:52 -36.3 Dark Down 38.3 204.7 Up 04:44:52 - 05:14:52 -2373
Entiat 04:59:52 -36.4 Dark Down 38.5 204.7 Up 04:44:52 - 05:14:52 -2383
Patrick 04:58:09 -45.1 Dark Down 46.7 218.0 Up 04:43:09 - 05:13:09 -2387
Wenatchee 04:59:50 -36.4 Dark Down 38.8 204.6 Up 04:44:50 - 05:14:50 -2395
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:58:07 -45.1 Dark Down 47.0 217.9 Up 04:43:07 - 05:13:07 -2407
Ellensburg 04:59:48 -36.4 Dark Down 39.2 204.5 Up 04:44:48 - 05:14:48 -2418
Toppenish/White Swan 04:59:44 -36.8 Dark Down 39.7 204.9 Up 04:44:44 - 05:14:44 -2427
Yakima 04:59:46 -36.6 Dark Down 39.6 204.6 Up 04:44:46 - 05:14:46 -2430
Henderson 04:58:16 -44.1 Dark Down 46.7 216.2 Up 04:43:16 - 05:13:16 -2436
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:58:09 -44.7 Dark Down 47.2 217.3 Up 04:43:09 - 05:13:09 -2442
Lake Havasu City 04:58:05 -45.1 Dark Down 47.6 218.0 Up 04:43:05 - 05:13:05 -2450
Mohave Valley 04:58:08 -44.8 Dark Down 47.4 217.5 Up 04:43:08 - 05:13:08 -2452
Searchlight/Boulder City 04:58:12 -44.3 Dark Down 47.2 216.7 Up 04:43:12 - 05:13:12 -2452
Indian Springs 04:58:23 -43.4 Dark Down 46.6 215.1 Up 04:43:23 - 05:13:23 -2459
Parker 04:58:00 -45.2 Dark Down 47.9 218.3 Up 04:43:00 - 05:13:00 -2462
Goldendale 04:59:42 -36.7 Dark Down 40.4 204.5 Up 04:44:42 - 05:14:42 -2467
The Dalles 04:59:45 -36.6 Dark Down 40.7 204.2 Up 04:44:45 - 05:14:45 -2495
Maupin 04:59:40 -36.8 Dark Down 41.0 204.4 Up 04:44:40 - 05:14:40 -2501
Blythe 04:57:58 -45.1 Dark Down 48.5 218.3 Up 04:42:58 - 05:12:58 -2502
Tonopah 04:58:39 -41.8 Dark Down 46.0 212.3 Up 04:43:39 - 05:13:39 -2502
Beatty 04:58:30 -42.5 Dark Down 46.8 213.5 Up 04:43:30 - 05:13:30 -2516
Victoria 05:00:08 -34.1 Dark Down 38.5 200.6 Up 04:45:08 - 05:15:08 -2534
Redmond 04:59:35 -37.0 Dark Down 41.9 204.6 Up 04:44:35 - 05:14:35 -2534
Yuma 04:57:53 -45.3 Dark Down 49.2 218.8 Up 04:42:53 - 05:12:53 -2541
Paisley 04:59:22 -38.0 Dark Down 43.1 206.0 Up 04:44:22 - 05:14:22 -2548
Bend 04:59:33 -37.0 Dark Down 42.1 204.5 Up 04:44:33 - 05:14:33 -2549
North Lake 04:59:28 -37.6 Dark Down 42.7 205.3 Up 04:44:28 - 05:14:28 -2551
Lakeview 04:59:21 -38.3 Dark Down 43.5 206.4 Up 04:44:21 - 05:14:21 -2553
Sisters 04:59:36 -36.8 Dark Down 42.0 204.1 Up 04:44:36 - 05:14:36 -2557
Oregon Observatory 04:59:34 -37.0 Dark Down 42.3 204.4 Up 04:44:34 - 05:14:34 -2562
Cedarville 04:59:13 -38.6 Dark Down 44.1 206.9 Up 04:44:13 - 05:14:13 -2564
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:59:35 -37.0 Dark Down 42.5 204.4 Up 04:44:35 - 05:14:35 -2572
Hawthorne 04:58:49 -40.6 Dark Down 46.2 210.2 Up 04:43:49 - 05:13:49 -2575
Calipatria 04:58:00 -44.5 Dark Down 49.4 217.4 Up 04:43:00 - 05:13:00 -2583
Yerington 04:58:53 -40.1 Dark Down 46.0 209.3 Up 04:43:53 - 05:13:53 -2591
Bishop 04:58:40 -41.2 Dark Down 47.1 211.1 Up 04:43:40 - 05:13:40 -2603
Reno 04:59:03 -39.5 Dark Down 45.7 208.2 Up 04:44:03 - 05:14:03 -2612
Carson City 04:58:57 -39.6 Dark Down 46.0 208.4 Up 04:43:57 - 05:13:57 -2623
Lee Vining 04:58:47 -40.4 Dark Down 46.9 209.9 Up 04:43:47 - 05:13:47 -2626
Gardnerville 04:58:57 -39.7 Dark Down 46.2 208.6 Up 04:43:57 - 05:13:57 -2629
Susanville 04:59:09 -38.6 Dark Down 45.2 206.7 Up 04:44:09 - 05:14:09 -2633
Idyllwild 04:58:09 -43.4 Dark Down 49.4 215.4 Up 04:43:09 - 05:13:09 -2635
Klamath Falls 04:59:26 -37.3 Dark Down 43.9 204.5 Up 04:44:26 - 05:14:26 -2638
Portola 04:59:04 -38.9 Dark Down 45.7 207.2 Up 04:44:04 - 05:14:04 -2643
Gimple 04:59:10 -38.6 Dark Down 45.5 206.6 Up 04:44:10 - 05:14:10 -2656
Fall River/Burney 04:59:16 -37.9 Dark Down 44.9 205.5 Up 04:44:16 - 05:14:16 -2656
Greenville 04:59:07 -38.5 Dark Down 45.6 206.4 Up 04:44:07 - 05:14:07 -2661
Quincy 04:59:07 -38.6 Dark Down 45.8 206.5 Up 04:44:07 - 05:14:07 -2668
Wildwood 04:58:19 -41.8 Dark Down 50.0 212.7 Up 04:43:19 - 05:13:19 -2746
CPSLO 04:58:36 -40.0 Dark Down 49.8 209.1 Up 04:43:36 - 05:13:36 -2832

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 523766, (2028/02/16 04:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Rigel          05:14:32.3 -08:12:06  0.1  7.64 132
34Del Ori      05:32:00.4 -00:17:57  2.2  1.79 132
PPM 175822     05:25:36.5 -01:29:29  6.5  0.42 133
PPM 175833     05:27:07.3 -01:04:58  8.0  0.39 133
PPM 175825     05:26:02.2 -00:45:34  9.1  0.34 133
523766         05:25:34.2 -01:04:29 14.7       133
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/11/06 22:33:24 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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