RECON: TNO occultation with 523622

Event between (523622) 07TG422 and star GA1020:00864521 with event index number of 2626497

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/12/13 09:41:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:32:20.7 +13:33:36
Equinox of date position of star is 05:33:43.8 +13:34:34
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 105 degrees from the moon. Moon is 35% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6

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Object is 40.9 AU from the Sun and 39.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 114 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2219 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28969.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=302.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.5 sec chord
Diameter=123.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523622, (2025/12/13 09:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:34.6 +07:24:35  0.4  8.33  99
Bellatrix      05:26:31.5 +06:22:16  1.6  7.43 107
35 Ori         05:35:22.9 +14:19:17  5.6  0.84 105
PPM 121135     05:36:34.0 +13:25:42  7.8  0.69 104
PPM 121050     05:32:56.0 +13:25:40  9.3  0.26 105
523622         05:33:48.8 +13:34:37 16.5       105
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 31.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=9.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:39:52 -47.7 Dark Up 40.8 232.8 Up 09:29:52 - 09:49:51 -2846
Kamloops 09:40:24 -55.8 Dark Up 48.1 216.3 Up 09:30:24 - 09:50:23 -3099
Kelowna 09:40:20 -56.0 Dark Up 48.4 218.0 Up 09:30:20 - 09:50:19 -3162
Peachland 09:40:21 -56.2 Dark Up 48.6 217.7 Up 09:30:21 - 09:50:20 -3174
Summerland 09:40:20 -56.2 Dark Up 48.7 217.9 Up 09:30:20 - 09:50:19 -3187
Penticton 09:40:20 -56.2 Dark Up 48.7 218.1 Up 09:30:21 - 09:50:20 -3191
Oliver 09:40:19 -56.5 Dark Up 49.0 218.3 Up 09:30:20 - 09:50:19 -3223
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:40:18 -56.5 Dark Up 49.0 218.7 Up 09:30:19 - 09:50:18 -3236
Okanogan 09:40:18 -57.0 Dark Up 49.6 218.9 Up 09:30:19 - 09:50:18 -3295
Victoria 09:40:29 -58.7 Dark Up 51.0 213.5 Up 09:30:29 - 09:50:28 -3311
Brewster 09:40:18 -57.3 Dark Up 49.9 218.8 Up 09:30:19 - 09:50:18 -3321
Manson/Chelan 09:40:19 -57.6 Dark Up 50.2 218.5 Up 09:30:20 - 09:50:19 -3343
Wenatchee 09:40:19 -58.0 Dark Up 50.7 218.6 Up 09:30:20 - 09:50:19 -3387
Ellensburg 09:40:19 -58.4 Dark Up 51.1 218.6 Up 09:30:19 - 09:50:18 -3426
Yakima 09:40:19 -58.6 Dark Up 51.4 218.9 Up 09:30:19 - 09:50:18 -3463
Toppenish/White Swan 09:40:18 -58.7 Dark Up 51.5 219.3 Up 09:30:18 - 09:50:17 -3481
PNWRO 09:40:13 -58.1 Dark Up 51.1 221.7 Up 09:30:14 - 09:50:13 -3502
The Dalles 09:40:19 -59.6 Dark Up 52.5 218.8 Up 09:30:19 - 09:50:18 -3559
Maupin 09:40:18 -59.8 Dark Up 52.7 219.3 Up 09:30:19 - 09:50:18 -3597
Sisters 09:40:18 -60.6 Dark Up 53.7 219.4 Up 09:30:19 - 09:50:18 -3683
Bend 09:40:17 -60.6 Dark Up 53.7 219.9 Up 09:30:18 - 09:50:17 -3703
Oregon Observatory 09:40:18 -60.8 Dark Up 53.9 219.9 Up 09:30:18 - 09:50:17 -3721
Chiloquin 09:40:17 -61.8 Dark Up 55.1 220.5 Up 09:30:18 - 09:50:17 -3849
Klamath Falls 09:40:16 -62.0 Dark Up 55.3 220.9 Up 09:30:17 - 09:50:16 -3881
Dunrhomin 09:39:25 -51.5 Dark Up 46.8 243.1 Up 09:29:26 - 09:49:25 -3886
Nikitin 09:39:25 -51.6 Dark Up 46.9 243.3 Up 09:29:25 - 09:49:24 -3904
CU-SBO 09:39:25 -51.6 Dark Up 46.9 243.3 Up 09:29:26 - 09:49:25 -3911
Cedarville 09:40:11 -61.4 Dark Up 55.1 223.9 Up 09:30:12 - 09:50:11 -3934
Fall River/Burney 09:40:14 -62.4 Dark Up 56.0 222.6 Up 09:30:15 - 09:50:14 -3991
Gimple 09:40:11 -62.5 Dark Up 56.4 224.3 Up 09:30:11 - 09:50:10 -4075
Greenville 09:40:11 -62.6 Dark Up 56.5 224.2 Up 09:30:12 - 09:50:11 -4075
Quincy 09:40:11 -62.7 Dark Up 56.6 224.4 Up 09:30:11 - 09:50:10 -4095
Portola 09:40:09 -62.4 Dark Up 56.4 225.2 Up 09:30:10 - 09:50:09 -4103
Reno 09:40:08 -62.1 Dark Up 56.3 226.5 Up 09:30:08 - 09:50:07 -4123
Carson City 09:40:07 -62.3 Dark Up 56.5 226.9 Up 09:30:07 - 09:50:06 -4158
Yerington 09:40:05 -62.0 Dark Up 56.3 228.0 Up 09:30:05 - 09:50:04 -4171
Gardnerville 09:40:06 -62.4 Dark Up 56.6 227.2 Up 09:30:06 - 09:50:05 -4181
Hawthorne 09:40:02 -61.8 Dark Up 56.3 229.2 Up 09:30:03 - 09:50:02 -4212
Lee Vining 09:40:03 -62.4 Dark Up 56.9 229.2 Up 09:30:04 - 09:50:03 -4272
Bishop 09:40:00 -62.1 Dark Up 56.9 230.9 Up 09:30:01 - 09:50:00 -4324
Beatty 09:39:54 -61.1 Dark Up 56.2 233.6 Up 09:29:55 - 09:49:54 -4354
Patrick 09:39:43 -59.3 Dark Up 55.1 239.0 Up 09:29:44 - 09:49:43 -4470
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:39:44 -59.9 Dark Up 55.7 238.4 Up 09:29:45 - 09:49:44 -4503
Lake Havasu City 09:39:43 -59.9 Dark Up 55.9 239.6 Up 09:29:43 - 09:49:42 -4568
George/Scottsdale 09:39:34 -58.1 Dark Up 54.5 243.3 Up 09:29:35 - 09:49:34 -4617
Wildwood 09:39:57 -63.4 Dark Up 59.0 234.8 Up 09:29:58 - 09:49:57 -4657
Idyllwild 09:39:50 -62.0 Dark Up 57.9 237.7 Up 09:29:51 - 09:49:50 -4673
Calipatria 09:39:45 -61.2 Dark Up 57.4 239.9 Up 09:29:46 - 09:49:45 -4722
Yuma 09:39:42 -60.5 Dark Up 57.0 241.6 Up 09:29:43 - 09:49:42 -4756

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 523622, (2025/12/13 09:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  8.33  99
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6  7.43 107
35 Ori         05:33:54.3 +14:18:20  5.6  0.84 105
PPM 121135     05:35:06.0 +13:24:47  7.8  0.69 104
PPM 121050     05:31:28.0 +13:24:37  9.3  0.26 105
523622         05:32:20.7 +13:33:36 16.5       105
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 02:56:54 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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