RECON: TNO occultation with 523790

Event between (523790) 15HP9 and star GA0680:08932280 with event index number of 2601854

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/22 07:04:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:06:25.3 -20:02:08
Equinox of date position of star is 17:07:48.0 -20:03:54
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 89 degrees from the moon. Moon is 18% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 16.3 AU from the Sun and 15.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 221 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 696 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11271.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.5
Diameter=50.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Diameter=20.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523790, (2023/07/22 07:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:51.3 -26:28:56  0.9 10.63  81
35Eta Oph      17:11:43.8 -15:45:09  2.6  4.41  89
PPM 266364     17:06:09.2 -20:31:33  6.5  0.60  88
PPM 266381     17:06:39.7 -20:13:20  8.3  0.31  88
PPM 232619     17:08:20.1 -19:58:33  9.1  0.15  89
523790         17:07:48.9 -20:03:55 16.8        89
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 21.4 km RECON observability=0.6 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)
Kamloops 07:02:15 -17.6 AT Down 15.0 207.5 Really Low 06:47:15 - 07:17:15 7433
Kelowna 07:02:10 -18.5 Dark Down 15.5 208.4 Really Low 06:47:10 - 07:17:10 7390
Peachland 07:02:11 -18.5 Dark Down 15.6 208.2 Really Low 06:47:11 - 07:17:11 7389
Summerland 07:02:10 -18.7 Dark Down 15.7 208.3 Really Low 06:47:10 - 07:17:10 7382
Penticton 07:02:10 -18.8 Dark Down 15.8 208.4 Really Low 06:47:10 - 07:17:10 7378
Victoria 07:02:23 -19.0 Dark Down 17.8 205.0 Really Low 06:47:23 - 07:17:23 7375
Oliver 07:02:08 -19.1 Dark Down 16.1 208.4 Really Low 06:47:08 - 07:17:08 7363
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:02:07 -19.3 Dark Down 16.2 208.6 Really Low 06:47:07 - 07:17:07 7354
Okanogan 07:02:06 -19.9 Dark Down 16.8 208.5 Really Low 06:47:06 - 07:17:06 7328
Brewster 07:02:06 -20.1 Dark Down 17.1 208.4 Really Low 06:47:06 - 07:17:06 7318
Manson/Chelan 07:02:07 -20.3 Dark Down 17.4 208.1 Really Low 06:47:07 - 07:17:07 7313
Sleaford 07:01:26 -17.6 AT Down 8.9 220.1 Really Low 06:46:26 - 07:16:26 7304
Wenatchee 07:02:06 -20.7 Dark Down 17.9 208.0 Really Low 06:47:06 - 07:17:06 7294
Ellensburg 07:02:07 -21.0 Dark Down 18.3 207.8 Really Low 06:47:07 - 07:17:07 7278
Yakima 07:02:06 -21.4 Dark Down 18.7 207.9 Really Low 06:47:06 - 07:17:06 7259
Toppenish/White Swan 07:02:04 -21.7 Dark Down 18.8 208.1 Really Low 06:47:04 - 07:17:04 7247
The Dalles 07:02:06 -22.3 Dark Down 19.8 207.5 Really Low 06:47:06 - 07:17:06 7219
PNWRO 07:01:56 -22.3 Dark Down 18.7 209.5 Really Low 06:46:56 - 07:16:56 7212
Maupin 07:02:04 -22.7 Dark Down 20.1 207.6 Low 06:47:04 - 07:17:04 7197
Sisters 07:02:05 -23.4 Dark Down 21.1 207.3 Low 06:47:05 - 07:17:05 7160
Bend 07:02:03 -23.7 Dark Down 21.2 207.6 Low 06:47:03 - 07:17:03 7145
Oregon Observatory 07:02:03 -23.8 Dark Down 21.4 207.5 Low 06:47:03 - 07:17:03 7137
Chiloquin 07:02:02 -25.0 Dark Down 22.7 207.4 Low 06:47:02 - 07:17:02 7073
Klamath Falls 07:02:01 -25.3 Dark Down 23.0 207.5 Low 06:47:01 - 07:17:01 7054
Cedarville 07:01:51 -26.3 Dark Down 23.0 209.1 Low 06:46:51 - 07:16:51 6997
Fall River/Burney 07:01:57 -26.5 Dark Down 23.9 208.1 Low 06:46:57 - 07:16:57 6985
Greenville 07:01:52 -27.5 Dark Down 24.5 208.7 Low 06:46:52 - 07:16:52 6928
Gimple 07:01:51 -27.5 Dark Down 24.5 208.8 Low 06:46:51 - 07:16:51 6927
Quincy 07:01:52 -27.7 Dark Down 24.7 208.7 Low 06:46:52 - 07:16:52 6916
Portola 07:01:49 -27.9 Dark Down 24.6 209.2 Low 06:46:49 - 07:16:49 6903
Reno 07:01:45 -28.3 Dark Down 24.6 209.9 Low 06:46:45 - 07:16:45 6879
Carson City 07:01:44 -28.7 Dark Down 24.9 210.0 Low 06:46:44 - 07:16:44 6858
Gardnerville 07:01:43 -28.9 Dark Down 25.1 210.1 Low 06:46:43 - 07:16:43 6843
Yerington 07:01:40 -29.0 Dark Down 24.9 210.6 Low 06:46:40 - 07:16:40 6838
Hawthorne 07:01:36 -29.5 Dark Down 25.1 211.2 Low 06:46:36 - 07:16:36 6803
Lee Vining 07:01:38 -30.0 Dark Down 25.7 210.9 Low 06:46:38 - 07:16:38 6775
Bishop 07:01:33 -30.7 Dark Down 26.0 211.7 Low 06:46:33 - 07:16:33 6728
Dunrhomin 07:00:38 -29.4 Dark Down 17.6 222.4 Really Low 06:45:38 - 07:15:38 6687
Nikitin 07:00:37 -29.6 Dark Down 17.7 222.4 Really Low 06:45:37 - 07:15:37 6676
Beatty 07:01:23 -31.5 Dark Down 25.7 213.3 Low 06:46:23 - 07:16:23 6675
CU-SBO 07:00:38 -29.7 Dark Down 17.8 222.4 Really Low 06:45:38 - 07:15:38 6673
Patrick 07:01:05 -33.4 Dark Down 25.6 216.2 Low 06:46:05 - 07:16:05 6533
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:01:07 -33.6 Dark Down 26.1 215.7 Low 06:46:07 - 07:16:07 6528
Wildwood 07:01:27 -33.8 Dark Down 28.8 212.4 Low 06:46:27 - 07:16:27 6518
Lake Havasu City 07:01:05 -34.3 Dark Down 26.5 216.1 Low 06:46:05 - 07:16:05 6479
Idyllwild 07:01:15 -34.6 Dark Down 28.3 214.2 Low 06:46:15 - 07:16:15 6467
Calipatria 07:01:08 -35.4 Dark Down 28.2 215.4 Low 06:46:08 - 07:16:08 6405
George/Scottsdale 07:00:50 -35.4 Dark Down 26.0 218.5 Low 06:45:50 - 07:15:50 6384
Yuma 07:01:02 -36.0 Dark Down 28.2 216.4 Low 06:46:02 - 07:16:02 6360

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, (2023/07/22 07:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 10.63  81
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  4.41  89
PPM 266364     17:04:45.3 -20:29:41  6.5  0.60  88
PPM 266381     17:05:16.0 -20:11:30  8.3  0.31  88
PPM 232619     17:06:56.5 -19:56:46  9.1  0.15  89
523790         17:06:25.3 -20:02:08 16.8        89
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/20 03:44:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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