RECON: TNO occultation with 523899

Event between (523899) 97CV29 and star GA0980:03725588 with event index number of 1590770

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/04/09 06:41:00 UTC

J2000 position of star is 11:48:52.6 +08:24:59
Equinox of date position of star is 11:49:57.7 +08:17:57
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 63 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 40.3 AU from the Sun and 39.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 391 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5079 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28599.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.3 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523899, (2023/04/09 06:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:36.6 +11:51:09  1.3 24.97  87
Denebola       11:50:14.8 +14:26:31  2.1  6.16  66
4 Vir          11:49:06.6 +08:06:59  5.2  0.29  63
PPM 158279     11:53:08.2 +08:41:33  8.0  0.86  62
PPM 158240     11:50:50.6 +08:23:24  9.9  0.22  63
523899         11:50:04.3 +08:17:14 15.4        63
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 2.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.5%
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 06:42:04 -29.9 Dark Up 48.2 181.9 Up 06:27:04 - 06:57:04 1462
Kelowna 06:42:04 -30.2 Dark Up 48.5 181.6 Up 06:27:04 - 06:57:04 1428
Peachland 06:42:05 -30.2 Dark Up 48.7 181.2 Up 06:27:05 - 06:57:05 1412
Summerland 06:42:05 -30.4 Dark Up 48.8 181.3 Up 06:27:05 - 06:57:05 1403
Penticton 06:42:04 -30.5 Dark Up 48.9 181.5 Up 06:27:04 - 06:57:04 1400
Oliver 06:42:04 -30.8 Dark Up 49.2 181.5 Up 06:27:04 - 06:57:04 1373
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:42:03 -31.0 Dark Up 49.4 181.8 Up 06:27:03 - 06:57:03 1365
Tonasket 06:42:02 -31.3 Dark Up 49.7 181.7 Up 06:27:02 - 06:57:02 1338
Okanogan 06:42:03 -31.6 Dark Up 50.0 181.5 Up 06:27:03 - 06:57:03 1308
Brewster 06:42:03 -31.8 Dark Up 50.3 181.2 Up 06:27:03 - 06:57:03 1281
Manson/Chelan 06:42:04 -31.9 Dark Up 50.5 180.6 Up 06:27:04 - 06:57:04 1254
Victoria 06:42:14 -30.4 Dark Up 49.8 175.7 Up 06:27:14 - 06:57:14 1220
Wenatchee 06:42:03 -32.2 Dark Up 51.0 180.4 Up 06:27:03 - 06:57:03 1212
Ellensburg 06:42:04 -32.6 Dark Up 51.4 180.0 Up 06:27:04 - 06:57:04 1172
Pasco 06:41:58 -33.6 Dark Up 52.1 182.3 Up 06:26:58 - 06:56:58 1150
Yakima 06:42:03 -32.9 Dark Up 51.8 180.0 Up 06:27:03 - 06:57:03 1139
PNWRO 06:41:57 -33.9 Dark Up 52.4 182.7 Up 06:26:57 - 06:56:57 1137
Toppenish/White Swan 06:42:02 -33.2 Dark Up 52.0 180.3 Up 06:27:02 - 06:57:02 1126
Dunrhomin 06:41:01 -42.0 Dark Up 55.4 207.1 Up 06:26:01 - 06:56:01 1082
Goldendale 06:42:03 -33.5 Dark Up 52.6 179.6 Up 06:27:03 - 06:57:03 1069
The Dalles 06:42:04 -33.6 Dark Up 52.8 179.0 Up 06:27:04 - 06:57:04 1039
Maupin 06:42:03 -34.0 Dark Up 53.2 179.1 Up 06:27:03 - 06:57:03 1008
Redmond 06:42:01 -34.8 Dark Up 54.1 178.9 Up 06:27:01 - 06:57:01 930
Sisters 06:42:03 -34.7 Dark Up 54.1 178.3 Up 06:27:03 - 06:57:03 920
Bend 06:42:02 -35.0 Dark Up 54.4 178.7 Up 06:27:02 - 06:57:02 907
Oregon Observatory 06:42:02 -35.1 Dark Up 54.5 178.5 Up 06:27:02 - 06:57:02 889
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:42:02 -35.3 Dark Up 54.7 178.4 Up 06:27:02 - 06:57:02 870
North Lake 06:42:00 -35.8 Dark Up 55.2 179.4 Up 06:27:00 - 06:57:00 850
Paisley 06:41:58 -36.5 Dark Up 55.7 180.0 Up 06:26:58 - 06:56:58 813
Lakeview 06:41:56 -37.0 Dark Up 56.2 180.3 Up 06:26:56 - 06:56:56 775
Chiloquin 06:42:02 -36.1 Dark Up 55.8 177.7 Up 06:27:02 - 06:57:02 764
Klamath Falls 06:42:01 -36.5 Dark Up 56.2 177.8 Up 06:27:01 - 06:57:01 737
Cedarville 06:41:55 -37.6 Dark Up 56.9 180.6 Up 06:26:55 - 06:56:55 724
Fall River/Burney 06:41:58 -37.6 Dark Up 57.4 178.4 Up 06:26:58 - 06:56:58 645
Susanville 06:41:55 -38.5 Dark Up 58.0 179.7 Up 06:26:55 - 06:56:55 612
Gimple 06:41:55 -38.6 Dark Up 58.3 179.3 Up 06:26:55 - 06:56:55 581
Greenville 06:41:55 -38.6 Dark Up 58.3 179.2 Up 06:26:55 - 06:56:55 578
Portola 06:41:53 -39.1 Dark Up 58.6 180.1 Up 06:26:53 - 06:56:53 564
Reno 06:41:53 -39.5 Dark Up 58.9 181.3 Up 06:26:53 - 06:56:53 562
Quincy 06:41:55 -38.8 Dark Up 58.5 179.2 Up 06:26:55 - 06:56:55 560
Carson City 06:41:53 -39.9 Dark Up 59.2 181.4 Up 06:26:53 - 06:56:53 532
Yerington 06:41:47 -40.2 Dark Up 59.4 182.6 Up 06:26:47 - 06:56:47 531
Gardnerville 06:41:53 -40.1 Dark Up 59.5 181.5 Up 06:26:53 - 06:56:53 513
Tonopah 06:41:39 -41.7 Dark Up 60.2 186.5 Up 06:26:39 - 06:56:39 509
Hawthorne 06:41:45 -40.8 Dark Up 59.8 183.6 Up 06:26:45 - 06:56:45 506
Lee Vining 06:41:46 -41.2 Dark Up 60.4 182.7 Up 06:26:46 - 06:56:46 441
Indian Springs 06:41:31 -43.5 Dark Up 61.5 189.9 Up 06:26:31 - 06:56:31 426
Beatty 06:41:36 -42.9 Dark Up 61.3 187.6 Up 06:26:36 - 06:56:36 420
Bishop 06:41:42 -42.0 Dark Up 61.0 184.2 Up 06:26:42 - 06:56:42 410
Henderson 06:41:28 -44.2 Dark Up 61.9 191.5 Up 06:26:28 - 06:56:28 401
Patrick 06:41:22 -45.1 Dark Up 62.4 194.0 Up 06:26:22 - 06:56:22 381
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:41:23 -45.3 Dark Up 62.6 193.7 Up 06:26:23 - 06:56:23 355
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:41:24 -45.2 Dark Up 62.7 192.6 Up 06:26:24 - 06:56:24 335
Mohave Valley 06:41:24 -45.4 Dark Up 63.0 192.8 Up 06:26:24 - 06:56:24 311
George/Scottsdale 06:41:12 -47.2 Dark Up 63.5 199.1 Up 06:26:12 - 06:56:12 296
Lake Havasu City 06:41:22 -45.9 Dark Up 63.3 193.5 Up 06:26:22 - 06:56:22 283
Parker 06:41:21 -46.2 Dark Up 63.7 193.7 Up 06:26:21 - 06:56:21 252
Blythe 06:41:22 -46.6 Dark Up 64.2 193.3 Up 06:26:22 - 06:56:22 194
CPSLO 06:41:47 -43.0 Dark Up 63.1 179.6 Up 06:26:47 - 06:56:47 149
Idyllwild 06:41:30 -45.8 Dark Up 64.5 188.5 Up 06:26:30 - 06:56:30 134
Calipatria 06:41:24 -46.8 Dark Up 64.9 191.4 Up 06:26:24 - 06:56:24 117
Yuma 06:41:20 -47.4 Dark Up 65.1 193.6 Up 06:26:20 - 06:56:20 107
Wildwood 06:41:38 -44.8 Dark Up 64.3 184.2 Up 06:26:38 - 06:56:38 104

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 523899, (2023/04/09 06:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:22.0 +11:58:02  1.3 24.97  87
Denebola       11:49:02.9 +14:34:17  2.1  6.16  66
4 Vir          11:47:54.8 +08:14:45  5.2  0.29  63
PPM 158279     11:51:56.5 +08:49:19  8.0  0.86  62
PPM 158240     11:49:38.8 +08:31:10  9.9  0.22  63
523899         11:48:52.6 +08:24:59 15.4        63
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/02/11 19:48:06 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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