RECON: TNO occultation with 523620

Event between (523620) 07RH283 and star GA1220:01790014 with event index number of 2387414

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/12/22 03:08:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:27:53.2 +32:21:03
Equinox of date position of star is 05:29:28.9 +32:22:10
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 149 degrees from the moon. Moon is 4% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 21.3 AU from the Sun and 20.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 103 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1122 km.
The sky-plane scale is 14732.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=114.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Diameter=46.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523620, (2025/12/22 03:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.8 +16:33:34  0.8 19.73 135
Alnath         05:27:56.2 +28:37:37  1.6  3.76 149
25Chi Aur      05:34:25.2 +32:12:31  4.8  1.04 150
PPM 070293     05:25:42.5 +32:38:52  8.3  0.86 149
PPM 070406     05:29:51.1 +32:32:49  9.2  0.19 149
PPM 070385     05:29:22.6 +32:32:20 10.4  0.17 149
523620         05:29:34.8 +32:22:14 16.8       150
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 24.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 03:10:43 -29.0 Dark Down 40.6 86.2 Up 03:01:40 - 03:19:47 5141
Victoria 03:10:54 -26.9 Dark Down 38.5 82.3 Up 03:01:51 - 03:19:58 5113
Peachland 03:10:46 -29.3 Dark Down 40.9 85.9 Up 03:01:43 - 03:19:50 5054
Kelowna 03:10:46 -29.5 Dark Down 41.1 86.2 Up 03:01:42 - 03:19:49 5050
Summerland 03:10:47 -29.4 Dark Down 41.0 85.8 Up 03:01:43 - 03:19:50 5040
Penticton 03:10:47 -29.4 Dark Down 41.1 85.9 Up 03:01:43 - 03:19:50 5031
Oliver 03:10:48 -29.4 Dark Down 41.0 85.6 Up 03:01:44 - 03:19:51 5006
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:10:48 -29.6 Dark Down 41.2 85.5 Up 03:01:45 - 03:19:52 4987
Okanogan 03:10:50 -29.4 Dark Down 41.0 84.8 Up 03:01:47 - 03:19:54 4950
Brewster 03:10:52 -29.2 Dark Down 40.8 84.5 Up 03:01:49 - 03:19:56 4938
Manson/Chelan 03:10:53 -29.0 Dark Down 40.5 84.0 Up 03:01:49 - 03:19:56 4938
Wenatchee 03:10:55 -28.8 Dark Down 40.4 83.5 Up 03:01:51 - 03:19:58 4911
Ellensburg 03:10:57 -28.7 Dark Down 40.2 83.0 Up 03:01:53 - 03:20:00 4891
Yakima 03:10:58 -28.6 Dark Down 40.1 82.7 Up 03:01:54 - 03:20:01 4862
Toppenish/White Swan 03:10:58 -28.7 Dark Down 40.2 82.6 Up 03:01:55 - 03:20:02 4839
The Dalles 03:11:02 -28.1 Dark Down 39.6 81.5 Up 03:01:58 - 03:20:05 4816
Maupin 03:11:03 -28.2 Dark Down 39.6 81.2 Up 03:02:00 - 03:20:07 4781
PNWRO 03:10:58 -29.7 Dark Down 41.2 83.3 Up 03:01:54 - 03:20:01 4750
Sisters 03:11:07 -27.7 Dark Down 39.1 80.2 Up 03:02:03 - 03:20:10 4737
Sleaford 03:10:20 -37.8 Dark Down 49.5 99.3 Up 03:01:17 - 03:19:24 4721
Bend 03:11:07 -27.9 Dark Down 39.3 80.2 Up 03:02:03 - 03:20:10 4708
Oregon Observatory 03:11:08 -27.8 Dark Down 39.1 79.9 Up 03:02:04 - 03:20:11 4701
Chiloquin 03:11:13 -27.3 Dark Down 38.6 78.7 Up 03:02:09 - 03:20:16 4621
Klamath Falls 03:11:13 -27.3 Dark Down 38.6 78.5 Up 03:02:10 - 03:20:17 4591
Fall River/Burney 03:11:17 -27.5 Dark Down 38.6 77.7 Up 03:02:13 - 03:20:20 4484
Cedarville 03:11:13 -28.4 Dark Down 39.6 78.8 Up 03:02:10 - 03:20:17 4466
Greenville 03:11:19 -27.7 Dark Down 38.8 77.3 Up 03:02:15 - 03:20:22 4393
Gimple 03:11:19 -27.7 Dark Down 38.9 77.3 Up 03:02:15 - 03:20:22 4389
Quincy 03:11:19 -27.6 Dark Down 38.7 77.1 Up 03:02:16 - 03:20:23 4377
Portola 03:11:19 -28.0 Dark Down 39.1 77.3 Up 03:02:15 - 03:20:22 4345
Reno 03:11:19 -28.5 Dark Down 39.5 77.4 Up 03:02:16 - 03:20:23 4294
Carson City 03:11:20 -28.4 Dark Down 39.4 77.1 Up 03:02:17 - 03:20:24 4264
Gardnerville 03:11:21 -28.4 Dark Down 39.4 76.9 Up 03:02:17 - 03:20:24 4243
Yerington 03:11:20 -28.9 Dark Down 39.9 77.3 Up 03:02:17 - 03:20:24 4219
Hawthorne 03:11:21 -29.2 Dark Down 40.2 77.1 Up 03:02:17 - 03:20:24 4157
Lee Vining 03:11:23 -28.8 Dark Down 39.7 76.4 Up 03:02:19 - 03:20:26 4134
Bishop 03:11:23 -29.3 Dark Down 40.1 76.3 Up 03:02:20 - 03:20:27 4051
Beatty 03:11:23 -30.5 Dark Down 41.3 76.6 Up 03:02:19 - 03:20:26 3935
Wildwood 03:11:33 -28.6 Dark Down 39.1 73.6 Up 03:02:29 - 03:20:36 3788
Dunrhomin 03:10:53 -39.6 Dark Down 50.6 85.8 Up 03:01:49 - 03:19:56 3706
Nikitin 03:10:54 -39.6 Dark Down 50.6 85.6 Up 03:01:50 - 03:19:57 3691
CU-SBO 03:10:54 -39.6 Dark Down 50.5 85.4 Up 03:01:50 - 03:19:57 3688
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:11:24 -32.0 Dark Down 42.6 76.0 Up 03:02:20 - 03:20:27 3684
Patrick 03:11:22 -32.6 Dark Down 43.2 76.5 Up 03:02:18 - 03:20:25 3671
Idyllwild 03:11:31 -30.1 Dark Down 40.5 74.0 Up 03:02:28 - 03:20:35 3664
Lake Havasu City 03:11:25 -32.1 Dark Down 42.6 75.5 Up 03:02:22 - 03:20:29 3613
Calipatria 03:11:31 -30.9 Dark Down 41.3 73.9 Up 03:02:27 - 03:20:34 3553
Yuma 03:11:30 -31.6 Dark Down 41.9 73.8 Up 03:02:27 - 03:20:34 3471
George/Scottsdale 03:11:23 -34.0 Dark Down 44.4 75.7 Up 03:02:19 - 03:20:26 3427

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 523620, (2025/12/22 03:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 19.73 135
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  3.76 149
25Chi Aur      05:32:43.7 +32:11:31  4.8  1.04 150
PPM 070293     05:24:00.7 +32:37:32  8.3  0.86 149
PPM 070406     05:28:09.3 +32:31:39  9.2  0.19 149
PPM 070385     05:27:40.8 +32:31:09 10.4  0.17 149
523620         05:27:53.2 +32:21:03 16.8       149
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 02:57:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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