RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:11349434 with event index number of 2601689

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/17 12:42:59 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:23:08.3 -20:24:29
Equinox of date position of star is 17:24:30.4 -20:25:41
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 38 degrees from the moon. Moon is 23% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9

[RECON map]
Object is 16.2 AU from the Sun and 16.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 5.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 568 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1701 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11645.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.5
Diameter=50.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Diameter=20.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523790, (2023/03/17 12:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:50.1 -26:28:53  0.9 13.71  49
35Eta Oph      17:11:42.6 -15:45:07  2.6  5.58  43
40Xi Oph       17:22:23.9 -21:08:09  3.9  0.86  39
PPM 266750     17:23:14.4 -20:35:26  7.2  0.34  39
PPM 266778     17:24:08.7 -20:25:03  9.4  0.09  38
523790         17:24:31.1 -20:25:42 16.2        38
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 1.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.7 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=7.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 12:42:39 -14.7 AT Down 17.6 164.6 Really Low 12:27:39 - 12:57:39 2883
Kelowna 12:42:48 -14.3 AT Down 18.5 165.5 Really Low 12:27:48 - 12:57:48 2851
Peachland 12:42:44 -14.5 AT Down 18.6 165.1 Really Low 12:27:44 - 12:57:44 2849
Summerland 12:42:43 -14.5 AT Down 18.7 165.2 Really Low 12:27:43 - 12:57:43 2843
Penticton 12:42:44 -14.5 AT Down 18.8 165.3 Really Low 12:27:44 - 12:57:44 2840
Oliver 12:42:42 -14.6 AT Up 19.2 165.3 Really Low 12:27:42 - 12:57:42 2828
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:42:43 -14.5 AT Up 19.4 165.5 Really Low 12:27:43 - 12:57:43 2821
Victoria 12:41:44 -17.3 AT Down 19.0 161.2 Really Low 12:26:44 - 12:56:44 2821
Sleaford 12:45:59 -5.1 CT Up 17.5 179.6 Really Low 12:30:59 - 13:00:59 2809
Okanogan 12:42:38 -14.8 AT Up 19.9 165.2 Really Low 12:27:38 - 12:57:38 2798
Brewster 12:42:34 -15.0 AT Up 20.2 164.9 Low 12:27:34 - 12:57:34 2789
Manson/Chelan 12:42:26 -15.3 AT Up 20.3 164.5 Low 12:27:26 - 12:57:26 2784
Wenatchee 12:42:22 -15.6 AT Up 20.7 164.3 Low 12:27:22 - 12:57:22 2766
Ellensburg 12:42:17 -15.9 AT Up 21.1 164.0 Low 12:27:17 - 12:57:17 2752
Yakima 12:42:14 -16.0 AT Up 21.5 163.9 Low 12:27:14 - 12:57:14 2735
Toppenish/White Swan 12:42:15 -15.9 AT Up 21.7 164.1 Low 12:27:15 - 12:57:15 2726
PNWRO 12:42:35 -15.0 AT Up 22.4 165.6 Low 12:27:35 - 12:57:35 2702
The Dalles 12:41:57 -16.7 AT Up 22.3 163.1 Low 12:26:57 - 12:56:57 2698
Maupin 12:41:59 -16.7 AT Up 22.7 163.2 Low 12:26:59 - 12:56:59 2680
Sisters 12:41:43 -17.4 AT Up 23.4 162.5 Low 12:26:43 - 12:56:43 2644
Bend 12:41:47 -17.2 AT Up 23.7 162.8 Low 12:26:47 - 12:56:47 2633
Oregon Observatory 12:41:44 -17.4 AT Up 23.9 162.6 Low 12:26:44 - 12:56:44 2626
Chiloquin 12:41:28 -18.1 Dark Up 25.0 161.9 Low 12:26:28 - 12:56:28 2567
Klamath Falls 12:41:28 -18.1 Dark Up 25.3 162.0 Low 12:26:28 - 12:56:28 2551
Cedarville 12:41:49 -17.1 AT Up 26.4 163.6 Low 12:26:49 - 12:56:49 2509
Fall River/Burney 12:41:29 -18.1 Dark Up 26.6 162.2 Low 12:26:29 - 12:56:29 2491
Greenville 12:41:29 -18.0 Dark Up 27.5 162.5 Low 12:26:29 - 12:56:29 2443
Gimple 12:41:31 -18.0 AT Up 27.5 162.6 Low 12:26:31 - 12:56:31 2442
Quincy 12:41:28 -18.1 Dark Up 27.7 162.5 Low 12:26:28 - 12:56:28 2433
Portola 12:41:36 -17.7 AT Up 28.0 163.0 Low 12:26:36 - 12:56:36 2424
Reno 12:41:44 -17.3 AT Up 28.4 163.6 Low 12:26:44 - 12:56:44 2406
Carson City 12:41:43 -17.3 AT Up 28.7 163.6 Low 12:26:43 - 12:56:43 2387
Gardnerville 12:41:42 -17.4 AT Up 29.0 163.6 Low 12:26:42 - 12:56:42 2374
Yerington 12:41:53 -16.9 AT Up 29.0 164.3 Low 12:26:53 - 12:56:53 2373
Hawthorne 12:42:00 -16.5 AT Up 29.6 164.8 Low 12:27:00 - 12:57:00 2344
Lee Vining 12:41:47 -17.1 AT Up 30.0 164.1 Up 12:26:47 - 12:56:47 2317
Dunrhomin 12:45:52 -5.3 CT Up 29.3 180.4 Low 12:30:52 - 13:00:52 2287
Bishop 12:41:55 -16.6 AT Up 30.8 164.9 Up 12:26:55 - 12:56:55 2278
Nikitin 12:45:52 -5.3 CT Up 29.5 180.4 Low 12:30:52 - 13:00:52 2278
CU-SBO 12:45:50 -5.4 CT Up 29.6 180.3 Low 12:30:50 - 13:00:50 2275
Beatty 12:42:23 -15.3 AT Up 31.6 166.7 Up 12:27:23 - 12:57:23 2239
Patrick 12:43:07 -13.1 AT Up 33.5 169.8 Up 12:28:07 - 12:58:07 2125
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:42:55 -13.8 AT Up 33.7 169.0 Up 12:27:55 - 12:57:55 2117
Wildwood 12:41:37 -17.5 AT Up 33.9 164.0 Up 12:26:37 - 12:56:37 2087
Lake Havasu City 12:42:56 -13.6 AT Up 34.4 169.2 Up 12:27:56 - 12:57:56 2073
Idyllwild 12:42:09 -15.9 AT Up 34.6 166.2 Up 12:27:09 - 12:57:09 2050
George/Scottsdale 12:44:09 -11.5 NT Up 35.5 172.2 Up 12:29:09 - 12:59:09 2004
Calipatria 12:42:27 -14.9 AT Up 35.5 167.5 Up 12:27:27 - 12:57:27 2000
Yuma 12:42:41 -14.2 AT Up 36.1 168.5 Up 12:27:41 - 12:57:41 1963

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, (2023/03/17 12:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 13.71  49
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  5.58  43
40Xi Oph       17:21:00.8 -21:06:51  3.9  0.86  39
PPM 266750     17:21:51.6 -20:34:10  7.2  0.34  39
PPM 266778     17:22:46.0 -20:23:49  9.4  0.09  38
523790         17:23:08.3 -20:24:29 16.2        38
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/09 03:34:59 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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