RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:10842806 with event index number of 2601638

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/02/19 13:26:34 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:20:27.4 -20:25:47
Equinox of date position of star is 17:21:49.5 -20:27:04
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 60 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9

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Object is 16.1 AU from the Sun and 16.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 185 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 698 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11939.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.5
Diameter=50.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Diameter=20.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523790, (2023/02/19 13:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:49.8 -26:28:53  0.9 13.15  70
35Eta Oph      17:11:42.4 -15:45:07  2.6  5.28  63
40Xi Oph       17:22:23.7 -21:08:08  3.9  0.70  60
PPM 266750     17:23:14.2 -20:35:26  7.2  0.36  60
PPM 266719     17:22:18.0 -20:22:53  9.8  0.13  60
523790         17:21:49.9 -20:27:05 16.2        60
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 4.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 13.5 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 13:25:35 -7.6 NT Down 16.2 165.0 Really Low 13:10:35 - 13:40:35 4312
Kamloops 13:24:40 -16.7 AT Down 14.1 151.0 Really Low 13:09:40 - 13:39:40 4115
Kelowna 13:24:42 -16.1 AT Down 15.1 151.8 Really Low 13:09:42 - 13:39:42 4093
Peachland 13:24:40 -16.3 AT Down 15.1 151.5 Really Low 13:09:40 - 13:39:40 4085
Summerland 13:24:41 -16.3 AT Down 15.3 151.5 Really Low 13:09:41 - 13:39:41 4080
Penticton 13:24:41 -16.2 AT Down 15.4 151.6 Really Low 13:09:41 - 13:39:41 4079
Oliver 13:24:40 -16.2 AT Down 15.7 151.6 Really Low 13:09:40 - 13:39:40 4063
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 13:24:40 -16.1 AT Down 15.9 151.7 Really Low 13:09:40 - 13:39:40 4059
Okanogan 13:24:38 -16.3 AT Down 16.4 151.4 Really Low 13:09:38 - 13:39:38 4027
Brewster 13:24:36 -16.4 AT Down 16.6 151.2 Really Low 13:09:36 - 13:39:36 4013
Manson/Chelan 13:24:35 -16.7 AT Down 16.6 150.8 Really Low 13:09:35 - 13:39:35 3998
Victoria 13:24:25 -18.8 Dark Down 14.9 147.9 Really Low 13:09:25 - 13:39:25 3980
Wenatchee 13:24:33 -16.8 AT Down 17.0 150.6 Really Low 13:09:33 - 13:39:33 3974
Ellensburg 13:24:31 -17.0 AT Down 17.3 150.3 Really Low 13:09:31 - 13:39:31 3952
Yakima 13:24:30 -17.0 AT Down 17.6 150.3 Really Low 13:09:30 - 13:39:30 3932
PNWRO 13:24:35 -15.8 AT Down 18.7 151.7 Really Low 13:09:35 - 13:39:35 3928
Toppenish/White Swan 13:24:31 -16.9 AT Down 17.8 150.4 Really Low 13:09:31 - 13:39:31 3924
The Dalles 13:24:26 -17.5 AT Down 18.2 149.5 Really Low 13:09:26 - 13:39:26 3875
Maupin 13:24:25 -17.4 AT Down 18.6 149.5 Really Low 13:09:25 - 13:39:25 3856
Sisters 13:24:22 -17.8 AT Down 19.2 148.9 Really Low 13:09:22 - 13:39:22 3804
Bend 13:24:22 -17.6 AT Down 19.5 149.1 Really Low 13:09:22 - 13:39:22 3796
Oregon Observatory 13:24:21 -17.7 AT Down 19.6 148.9 Really Low 13:09:21 - 13:39:21 3785
Dunrhomin 13:25:24 -5.2 CT Down 27.8 164.4 Low 13:10:24 - 13:40:24 3785
Nikitin 13:25:24 -5.2 CT Down 28.0 164.4 Low 13:10:24 - 13:40:24 3774
CU-SBO 13:25:23 -5.2 CT Down 28.0 164.3 Low 13:10:23 - 13:40:23 3770
Chiloquin 13:24:16 -18.0 Dark Down 20.6 148.3 Low 13:09:16 - 13:39:16 3708
Klamath Falls 13:24:16 -18.0 AT Down 20.9 148.3 Low 13:09:16 - 13:39:16 3690
Cedarville 13:24:21 -16.8 AT Down 22.1 149.7 Low 13:09:21 - 13:39:21 3677
Fall River/Burney 13:24:15 -17.7 AT Down 22.0 148.4 Low 13:09:15 - 13:39:15 3630
Gimple 13:24:15 -17.3 AT Down 23.0 148.7 Low 13:09:15 - 13:39:15 3586
Greenville 13:24:15 -17.4 AT Down 23.0 148.6 Low 13:09:15 - 13:39:15 3585
Portola 13:24:16 -17.0 AT Down 23.5 149.0 Low 13:09:16 - 13:39:16 3573
Quincy 13:24:14 -17.4 AT Down 23.2 148.6 Low 13:09:14 - 13:39:14 3573
Reno 13:24:19 -16.5 AT Down 24.0 149.6 Low 13:09:19 - 13:39:19 3568
Carson City 13:24:17 -16.5 AT Down 24.3 149.5 Low 13:09:17 - 13:39:17 3547
Yerington 13:24:20 -16.0 AT Down 24.7 150.0 Low 13:09:20 - 13:39:20 3545
Gardnerville 13:24:18 -16.4 AT Down 24.5 149.5 Low 13:09:18 - 13:39:18 3533
Hawthorne 13:24:21 -15.5 AT Down 25.3 150.4 Low 13:09:21 - 13:39:21 3525
Lee Vining 13:24:18 -15.9 AT Down 25.6 149.8 Low 13:09:18 - 13:39:18 3484
Bishop 13:24:20 -15.3 AT Down 26.4 150.4 Low 13:09:20 - 13:39:20 3458
Beatty 13:24:27 -14.0 AT Down 27.4 151.9 Low 13:09:27 - 13:39:27 3453
Patrick 13:24:37 -11.5 NT Down 29.8 154.4 Low 13:09:37 - 13:39:37 3400
Laughlin/Bullhead City 13:24:34 -12.0 AT Down 29.8 153.6 Low 13:09:34 - 13:39:34 3373
Lake Havasu City 13:24:34 -11.8 NT Down 30.5 153.7 Up 13:09:34 - 13:39:34 3333
George/Scottsdale 13:24:45 -9.6 NT Down 32.1 156.0 Up 13:09:45 - 13:39:45 3315
Idyllwild 13:24:22 -13.7 AT Down 30.2 151.1 Up 13:09:22 - 13:39:22 3248
Wildwood 13:24:14 -15.3 AT Down 29.1 149.3 Low 13:09:14 - 13:39:14 3242
Calipatria 13:24:26 -12.6 AT Down 31.3 152.1 Up 13:09:26 - 13:39:26 3224
Yuma 13:24:30 -11.8 NT Down 32.0 152.9 Up 13:09:30 - 13:39:30 3207

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 523790, (2023/02/19 13:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 13.15  70
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  5.28  63
40Xi Oph       17:21:00.8 -21:06:51  3.9  0.70  60
PPM 266750     17:21:51.6 -20:34:10  7.2  0.36  60
PPM 266719     17:20:55.5 -20:21:36  9.8  0.13  60
523790         17:20:27.4 -20:25:47 16.2        60
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/09 03:33:26 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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