RECON: TNO occultation with 523789

Event between (523789) 15FN345 and star GA0940:04440174 with event index number of 2607018

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/05/13 09:14:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:39:51.6 +05:52:23
Equinox of date position of star is 16:40:55.8 +05:49:55
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 55 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 38.8 AU from the Sun and 38.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 80 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1527 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27546.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=340.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.3 sec chord
Diameter=139.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523789, (2022/05/13 09:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:46.9 -26:28:47  0.9 32.40  55
1Del Oph       16:15:31.2 -03:45:01  2.7 11.49  48
37 Her         16:41:45.4 +04:10:41  5.6  1.66  55
PPM 162888     16:38:40.0 +05:14:02  7.7  0.83  55
PPM 162966     16:41:49.5 +05:44:50 10.0  0.23  56
PPM 162945     16:41:05.9 +05:54:28 10.8  0.08  55
523789         16:40:57.5 +05:49:51 16.4        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 20.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=15.5%
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 09:15:36 -19.0 Dark Up 45.6 181.1 Up 09:08:28 - 09:22:43 -1421
Kelowna 09:15:35 -19.4 Dark Up 46.0 180.8 Up 09:08:28 - 09:22:43 -1454
Peachland 09:15:36 -19.6 Dark Up 46.1 180.4 Up 09:08:29 - 09:22:44 -1470
Summerland 09:15:36 -19.7 Dark Up 46.3 180.5 Up 09:08:29 - 09:22:44 -1479
Penticton 09:15:36 -19.7 Dark Up 46.3 180.7 Up 09:08:28 - 09:22:43 -1481
Oliver 09:15:35 -20.0 Dark Up 46.7 180.7 Up 09:08:28 - 09:22:43 -1508
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:15:35 -20.2 Dark Up 46.9 181.0 Up 09:08:27 - 09:22:42 -1516
Tonasket 09:15:34 -20.5 Dark Up 47.2 180.9 Up 09:08:27 - 09:22:42 -1542
Okanogan 09:15:34 -20.8 Dark Up 47.5 180.7 Up 09:08:26 - 09:22:41 -1571
Brewster 09:15:34 -21.1 Dark Up 47.8 180.4 Up 09:08:27 - 09:22:42 -1597
Manson/Chelan 09:15:35 -21.4 Dark Up 48.0 179.8 Up 09:08:27 - 09:22:42 -1623
Victoria 09:15:46 -21.5 Dark Up 47.3 175.1 Up 09:08:38 - 09:22:53 -1651
Wenatchee 09:15:35 -21.9 Dark Up 48.5 179.6 Up 09:08:28 - 09:22:43 -1664
Ellensburg 09:15:35 -22.3 Dark Up 48.9 179.2 Up 09:08:28 - 09:22:43 -1702
Pasco 09:15:30 -22.7 Dark Up 49.6 181.4 Up 09:08:23 - 09:22:38 -1726
Yakima 09:15:35 -22.7 Dark Up 49.3 179.2 Up 09:08:27 - 09:22:42 -1735
PNWRO 09:15:29 -22.9 Dark Up 49.9 181.7 Up 09:08:22 - 09:22:37 -1740
Toppenish/White Swan 09:15:34 -22.9 Dark Up 49.5 179.5 Up 09:08:27 - 09:22:42 -1748
Goldendale 09:15:35 -23.5 Dark Up 50.0 178.8 Up 09:08:28 - 09:22:43 -1803
Dunrhomin 09:14:38 -23.2 Dark Up 53.2 204.8 Up 09:07:30 - 09:21:45 -1827
The Dalles 09:15:36 -23.8 Dark Up 50.3 178.2 Up 09:08:28 - 09:22:43 -1831
Maupin 09:15:36 -24.2 Dark Up 50.7 178.4 Up 09:08:28 - 09:22:43 -1862
Redmond 09:15:34 -25.0 Dark Up 51.6 178.2 Up 09:08:27 - 09:22:42 -1939
Sisters 09:15:36 -25.1 Dark Up 51.6 177.6 Up 09:08:28 - 09:22:43 -1947
Bend 09:15:35 -25.3 Dark Up 51.8 178.0 Up 09:08:27 - 09:22:42 -1960
Oregon Observatory 09:15:35 -25.5 Dark Up 52.0 177.7 Up 09:08:28 - 09:22:43 -1978
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:15:35 -25.7 Dark Up 52.2 177.6 Up 09:08:27 - 09:22:42 -1997
North Lake 09:15:33 -25.9 Dark Up 52.6 178.6 Up 09:08:25 - 09:22:40 -2017
Paisley 09:15:31 -26.4 Dark Up 53.2 179.1 Up 09:08:24 - 09:22:39 -2054
Lakeview 09:15:30 -26.8 Dark Up 53.7 179.5 Up 09:08:22 - 09:22:37 -2092
Chiloquin 09:15:35 -26.8 Dark Up 53.3 177.0 Up 09:08:28 - 09:22:43 -2100
Klamath Falls 09:15:34 -27.1 Dark Up 53.6 177.1 Up 09:08:26 - 09:22:41 -2127
Cedarville 09:15:28 -27.4 Dark Up 54.3 179.7 Up 09:08:21 - 09:22:36 -2143
Fall River/Burney 09:15:32 -28.1 Dark Up 54.8 177.6 Up 09:08:25 - 09:22:40 -2218
Susanville 09:15:28 -28.5 Dark Up 55.5 178.9 Up 09:08:21 - 09:22:36 -2252
Gimple 09:15:29 -28.8 Dark Up 55.7 178.5 Up 09:08:21 - 09:22:36 -2283
Greenville 09:15:29 -28.9 Dark Up 55.7 178.4 Up 09:08:22 - 09:22:37 -2285
Portola 09:15:28 -29.0 Dark Up 56.1 179.2 Up 09:08:20 - 09:22:35 -2300
Quincy 09:15:29 -29.1 Dark Up 55.9 178.4 Up 09:08:21 - 09:22:36 -2302
Reno 09:15:25 -29.1 Dark Up 56.3 180.3 Up 09:08:17 - 09:22:32 -2305
Yerington 09:15:22 -29.4 Dark Up 56.9 181.5 Up 09:08:15 - 09:22:30 -2335
Carson City 09:15:24 -29.4 Dark Up 56.7 180.4 Up 09:08:16 - 09:22:31 -2336
Gardnerville 09:15:24 -29.7 Dark Up 56.9 180.5 Up 09:08:16 - 09:22:31 -2356
Hawthorne 09:15:19 -29.7 Dark Up 57.3 182.5 Up 09:08:11 - 09:22:26 -2361
Tonopah 09:15:14 -29.7 Dark Up 57.7 185.1 Up 09:08:07 - 09:22:22 -2361
Lee Vining 09:15:20 -30.4 Dark Up 57.9 181.6 Up 09:08:13 - 09:22:28 -2424
Indian Springs 09:15:06 -30.5 Dark Up 59.1 188.2 Up 09:07:59 - 09:22:14 -2448
Beatty 09:15:11 -30.6 Dark Up 58.8 186.1 Up 09:08:03 - 09:22:18 -2450
Bishop 09:15:17 -30.7 Dark Up 58.5 183.0 Up 09:08:09 - 09:22:24 -2457
Henderson 09:15:03 -30.7 Dark Up 59.5 189.7 Up 09:07:56 - 09:22:11 -2475
Patrick 09:14:59 -30.9 Dark Up 59.9 192.0 Up 09:07:51 - 09:22:06 -2497
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:14:59 -31.1 Dark Up 60.2 191.8 Up 09:07:51 - 09:22:06 -2522
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:15:00 -31.4 Dark Up 60.3 190.7 Up 09:07:53 - 09:22:08 -2541
Mohave Valley 09:15:00 -31.6 Dark Up 60.6 190.8 Up 09:07:53 - 09:22:08 -2565
George/Scottsdale 09:14:48 -31.5 Dark Up 61.2 196.7 Up 09:07:41 - 09:21:56 -2587
Lake Havasu City 09:14:59 -31.9 Dark Up 60.9 191.5 Up 09:07:51 - 09:22:06 -2593
Parker 09:14:58 -32.2 Dark Up 61.3 191.7 Up 09:07:50 - 09:22:05 -2624
Blythe 09:14:58 -32.7 Dark Up 61.8 191.2 Up 09:07:51 - 09:22:06 -2681
CPSLO 09:15:22 -33.3 Dark Up 60.6 178.6 Up 09:08:15 - 09:22:30 -2710
Idyllwild 09:15:06 -33.4 Dark Up 62.0 186.8 Up 09:07:59 - 09:22:14 -2735
Calipatria 09:15:01 -33.5 Dark Up 62.4 189.5 Up 09:07:54 - 09:22:09 -2755
Wildwood 09:15:14 -33.8 Dark Up 61.8 182.9 Up 09:08:06 - 09:22:21 -2760
Yuma 09:14:57 -33.6 Dark Up 62.7 191.5 Up 09:07:50 - 09:22:05 -2767

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 523789, (2022/05/13 09:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 32.40  55
1Del Oph       16:14:20.7 -03:41:43  2.7 11.49  48
37 Her         16:40:38.7 +04:13:12  5.6  1.66  55
PPM 162888     16:37:33.8 +05:16:39  7.7  0.83  55
PPM 162966     16:40:43.6 +05:47:21 10.0  0.23  56
PPM 162945     16:40:00.1 +05:57:00 10.8  0.08  55
523789         16:39:51.6 +05:52:23 16.4        55
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/12 02:09:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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