RECON: TNO occultation with 174567

Event between (174567) Varda and star GA0880:06377545 with event index number of 2167017

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/05 11:10:11 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:52:50.4 -01:33:07
Equinox of date position of star is 17:54:05.5 -01:33:21
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 51 degrees from the moon. Moon is 74% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.1

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Object is 45.8 AU from the Sun and 44.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 147 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1871 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32536.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.5
Diameter=1259.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 50.7 sec chord
Diameter=514.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 20.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 174567, (2025/07/05 11:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.5 -26:29:11  0.9 31.95  27
60Bet Oph      17:44:44.0 +04:33:30  2.8  6.55  52
PPM 180184     17:53:18.6 -01:14:29  6.3  0.38  51
PPM 180195     17:55:23.1 -01:37:23  6.7  0.31  52
174567         17:54:09.7 -01:33:21 15.6        52
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 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 11:07:14 1.1 Sun up Down 7.1 258.2 Really Low 10:54:28 - 11:19:59 12730
Kamloops 11:07:24 -6.4 NT Down 16.1 246.7 Really Low 10:54:38 - 11:20:09 12684
Kelowna 11:07:21 -6.7 NT Down 15.9 247.6 Really Low 10:54:36 - 11:20:07 12617
Peachland 11:07:21 -6.9 NT Down 16.1 247.4 Really Low 10:54:36 - 11:20:07 12610
Summerland 11:07:21 -6.9 NT Down 16.1 247.5 Really Low 10:54:36 - 11:20:07 12597
Penticton 11:07:20 -6.9 NT Down 16.0 247.6 Really Low 10:54:34 - 11:20:05 12592
Oliver 11:07:19 -7.2 NT Down 16.2 247.7 Really Low 10:54:34 - 11:20:05 12564
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:07:19 -7.3 NT Down 16.1 247.9 Really Low 10:54:33 - 11:20:04 12550
Victoria 11:07:23 -9.4 NT Down 18.8 244.7 Really Low 10:54:38 - 11:20:09 12532
Okanogan 11:07:17 -7.8 NT Down 16.5 247.9 Really Low 10:54:31 - 11:20:02 12499
Brewster 11:07:17 -8.1 NT Down 16.7 247.8 Really Low 10:54:31 - 11:20:02 12479
Manson/Chelan 11:07:16 -8.4 NT Down 17.0 247.6 Really Low 10:54:31 - 11:20:02 12464
Wenatchee 11:07:16 -8.9 NT Down 17.3 247.6 Really Low 10:54:30 - 11:20:01 12426
Ellensburg 11:07:15 -9.3 NT Down 17.6 247.5 Really Low 10:54:29 - 11:20:00 12394
Yakima 11:07:14 -9.6 NT Down 17.8 247.6 Really Low 10:54:29 - 11:20:00 12361
Toppenish/White Swan 11:07:13 -9.7 NT Down 17.8 247.8 Really Low 10:54:27 - 11:19:58 12342
PNWRO 11:07:10 -9.3 NT Down 16.9 249.1 Really Low 10:54:24 - 11:19:55 12303
The Dalles 11:07:12 -10.6 NT Down 18.6 247.4 Really Low 10:54:26 - 11:19:57 12282
Maupin 11:07:11 -10.9 NT Down 18.7 247.6 Really Low 10:54:25 - 11:19:56 12247
Sisters 11:07:09 -11.8 NT Down 19.3 247.5 Really Low 10:54:23 - 11:19:54 12176
Bend 11:07:09 -11.9 NT Down 19.3 247.8 Really Low 10:54:23 - 11:19:54 12154
Oregon Observatory 11:07:09 -12.1 AT Down 19.4 247.7 Really Low 10:54:23 - 11:19:54 12140
Chiloquin 11:07:05 -13.3 AT Down 20.2 247.8 Low 10:54:20 - 11:19:51 12029
Klamath Falls 11:07:05 -13.5 AT Down 20.3 248.0 Low 10:54:20 - 11:19:51 11999
Cedarville 11:07:01 -13.2 AT Down 19.4 249.5 Really Low 10:54:15 - 11:19:46 11928
Fall River/Burney 11:07:02 -14.2 AT Down 20.5 248.7 Low 10:54:16 - 11:19:47 11892
Greenville 11:06:59 -14.6 AT Down 20.5 249.4 Low 10:54:14 - 11:19:45 11809
Gimple 11:06:59 -14.6 AT Down 20.4 249.4 Low 10:54:14 - 11:19:45 11808
Quincy 11:06:59 -14.8 AT Down 20.5 249.4 Low 10:54:14 - 11:19:45 11790
Portola 11:06:58 -14.6 AT Down 20.2 249.8 Low 10:54:13 - 11:19:44 11776
Reno 11:06:56 -14.5 AT Down 19.9 250.4 Really Low 10:54:10 - 11:19:41 11748
Dunrhomin 11:06:39 -5.7 CT Down 8.9 260.3 Really Low 10:53:54 - 11:19:25 11737
Nikitin 11:06:38 -5.8 CT Down 8.9 260.3 Really Low 10:53:53 - 11:19:24 11720
Carson City 11:06:55 -14.7 AT Down 20.0 250.5 Really Low 10:54:10 - 11:19:41 11716
CU-SBO 11:06:39 -5.9 CT Down 9.0 260.3 Really Low 10:53:53 - 11:19:24 11714
Yerington 11:06:54 -14.5 AT Down 19.6 251.0 Really Low 10:54:09 - 11:19:40 11694
Gardnerville 11:06:55 -14.9 AT Down 20.0 250.6 Low 10:54:09 - 11:19:40 11693
Hawthorne 11:06:52 -14.6 AT Down 19.3 251.6 Really Low 10:54:07 - 11:19:38 11648
Lee Vining 11:06:51 -15.3 AT Down 19.9 251.4 Really Low 10:54:05 - 11:19:36 11600
Bishop 11:06:49 -15.3 AT Down 19.5 252.1 Really Low 10:54:03 - 11:19:34 11539
Beatty 11:06:45 -14.7 AT Down 18.4 253.4 Really Low 10:54:00 - 11:19:31 11486
Patrick 11:06:38 -14.0 AT Down 16.6 255.7 Really Low 10:53:52 - 11:19:23 11329
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:06:39 -14.6 AT Down 17.2 255.3 Really Low 10:53:53 - 11:19:24 11309
Lake Havasu City 11:06:37 -14.9 AT Down 17.2 255.7 Really Low 10:53:51 - 11:19:22 11243
Wildwood 11:06:43 -17.8 AT Down 20.7 253.1 Low 10:53:57 - 11:19:28 11231
Idyllwild 11:06:38 -16.9 AT Down 19.3 254.4 Really Low 10:53:53 - 11:19:24 11185
George/Scottsdale 11:06:31 -13.9 AT Down 15.4 257.4 Really Low 10:53:46 - 11:19:17 11154
Calipatria 11:06:36 -16.6 AT Down 18.5 255.4 Really Low 10:53:51 - 11:19:22 11118
Yuma 11:06:33 -16.3 AT Down 17.9 256.0 Really Low 10:53:47 - 11:19:18 11070

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 174567, (2025/07/05 11:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 31.95  27
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8  6.55  52
PPM 180184     17:51:59.5 -01:14:12  6.3  0.38  51
PPM 180195     17:54:03.7 -01:37:11  6.7  0.31  52
174567         17:52:50.4 -01:33:07 15.6        51
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/28 22:12:48 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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