RECON: TNO occultation with 523634

Event between (523634) 10AH2 and star GA1080:03268113 with event index number of 2263015

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/06 04:54:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:00:07.9 +18:43:51
Equinox of date position of star is 10:01:28.5 +18:36:46
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 54 degrees from the moon. Moon is 78% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

[RECON map]
Object is 39.0 AU from the Sun and 39.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 135 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1538 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28499.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=409.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 28.6 sec chord
Diameter=167.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523634, (2025/06/06 04:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:43.5 +11:50:31  1.3  7.05  50
30Eta Leo      10:08:42.9 +16:38:16  3.5  2.61  52
PPM 127074     10:05:16.5 +18:49:37  8.0  0.91  54
PPM 127035     10:03:03.6 +18:29:33  9.8  0.38  54
PPM 126992     10:00:27.3 +18:53:22 10.5  0.38  55
523634         10:01:31.8 +18:36:29 16.0        54
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 9.2 km RECON observability=0.4 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 04:56:14 -10.3 NT Up 25.1 268.6 Low 04:44:32 - 05:07:57 4300
Dunrhomin 04:57:39 -21.0 Dark Up 23.9 274.8 Low 04:45:57 - 05:09:22 3888
Nikitin 04:57:39 -21.1 Dark Up 23.9 274.9 Low 04:45:56 - 05:09:21 3879
CU-SBO 04:57:39 -21.2 Dark Up 24.0 274.9 Low 04:45:56 - 05:09:21 3873
Kamloops 04:56:06 -6.2 NT Up 34.2 257.5 Up 04:44:24 - 05:07:49 3804
Kelowna 04:56:13 -7.2 NT Up 33.8 258.8 Up 04:44:30 - 05:07:55 3803
Peachland 04:56:12 -7.2 NT Up 34.0 258.6 Up 04:44:29 - 05:07:54 3788
Penticton 04:56:14 -7.4 NT Up 33.9 259.0 Up 04:44:32 - 05:07:57 3786
Summerland 04:56:14 -7.3 NT Up 34.0 258.8 Up 04:44:32 - 05:07:57 3785
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:56:18 -7.9 NT Up 33.9 259.5 Up 04:44:35 - 05:08:00 3772
Oliver 04:56:18 -7.7 NT Up 34.0 259.2 Up 04:44:35 - 05:08:00 3772
Okanogan 04:56:23 -8.3 NT Up 34.1 259.7 Up 04:44:41 - 05:08:06 3737
Brewster 04:56:25 -8.4 NT Up 34.3 259.8 Up 04:44:42 - 05:08:07 3718
Manson/Chelan 04:56:25 -8.4 NT Up 34.6 259.6 Up 04:44:42 - 05:08:07 3696
Wenatchee 04:56:28 -8.7 NT Up 34.8 259.8 Up 04:44:46 - 05:08:11 3669
PNWRO 04:56:41 -10.4 NT Up 34.0 261.9 Up 04:44:58 - 05:08:23 3659
Ellensburg 04:56:31 -8.9 NT Up 35.0 259.9 Up 04:44:49 - 05:08:14 3643
Yakima 04:56:35 -9.2 NT Up 35.0 260.2 Up 04:44:52 - 05:08:17 3623
Toppenish/White Swan 04:56:36 -9.4 NT Up 35.0 260.5 Up 04:44:53 - 05:08:18 3620
Victoria 04:56:14 -6.4 NT Up 36.6 256.4 Up 04:44:32 - 05:07:57 3606
The Dalles 04:56:39 -9.6 NT Up 35.6 260.4 Up 04:44:57 - 05:08:22 3554
Maupin 04:56:43 -10.0 NT Up 35.6 260.8 Up 04:45:00 - 05:08:25 3538
Sisters 04:56:47 -10.4 NT Up 36.1 261.0 Up 04:45:04 - 05:08:29 3477
Bend 04:56:50 -10.7 NT Up 35.9 261.4 Up 04:45:07 - 05:08:32 3475
Oregon Observatory 04:56:50 -10.8 NT Up 36.0 261.4 Up 04:45:08 - 05:08:33 3461
Cedarville 04:57:09 -13.2 AT Up 35.4 264.1 Up 04:45:26 - 05:08:51 3391
Chiloquin 04:56:59 -11.5 NT Up 36.5 262.1 Up 04:45:17 - 05:08:42 3378
Klamath Falls 04:57:02 -11.8 NT Up 36.5 262.4 Up 04:45:19 - 05:08:44 3363
Fall River/Burney 04:57:09 -12.9 AT Up 36.3 263.6 Up 04:45:26 - 05:08:51 3316
Patrick 04:58:01 -21.1 Dark Up 30.4 272.3 Up 04:46:19 - 05:09:44 3310
Reno 04:57:23 -14.9 AT Up 35.2 265.8 Up 04:45:40 - 05:09:05 3299
Yerington 04:57:28 -15.6 AT Up 34.7 266.7 Up 04:45:46 - 05:09:11 3295
George/Scottsdale 04:58:15 -23.5 Dark Up 28.6 274.3 Low 04:46:33 - 05:09:58 3294
Hawthorne 04:57:32 -16.2 AT Up 34.3 267.3 Up 04:45:49 - 05:09:14 3291
Gimple 04:57:17 -13.9 AT Up 36.0 264.7 Up 04:45:34 - 05:08:59 3288
Portola 04:57:21 -14.3 AT Up 35.7 265.2 Up 04:45:38 - 05:09:03 3287
Greenville 04:57:16 -13.8 AT Up 36.1 264.6 Up 04:45:34 - 05:08:59 3285
Carson City 04:57:25 -15.1 AT Up 35.2 266.1 Up 04:45:43 - 05:09:08 3280
Beatty 04:57:46 -18.5 Dark Up 32.8 269.6 Up 04:46:03 - 05:09:28 3277
Quincy 04:57:18 -14.0 AT Up 36.1 264.7 Up 04:45:35 - 05:09:00 3273
Gardnerville 04:57:27 -15.3 AT Up 35.2 266.3 Up 04:45:45 - 05:09:10 3268
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:58:01 -21.0 Dark Up 31.0 272.0 Up 04:46:19 - 05:09:44 3266
Lee Vining 04:57:35 -16.4 AT Up 34.7 267.4 Up 04:45:53 - 05:09:18 3239
Lake Havasu City 04:58:08 -21.6 Dark Up 30.7 272.6 Up 04:46:25 - 05:09:50 3238
Bishop 04:57:41 -17.3 AT Up 34.2 268.3 Up 04:45:59 - 05:09:24 3235
Yuma 04:58:17 -22.9 Dark Up 30.9 273.5 Up 04:46:35 - 05:10:00 3116
Calipatria 04:58:12 -22.1 Dark Up 31.7 272.8 Up 04:46:30 - 05:09:55 3104
Idyllwild 04:58:08 -20.9 Dark Up 32.7 271.7 Up 04:46:25 - 05:09:50 3092
Wildwood 04:58:03 -19.6 Dark Up 34.3 270.4 Up 04:46:20 - 05:09:45 3032

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 523634, (2025/06/06 04:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3  7.05  50
30Eta Leo      10:07:19.9 +16:45:46  3.5  2.61  52
PPM 127074     10:03:52.7 +18:57:03  8.0  0.91  54
PPM 127035     10:01:39.8 +18:36:56  9.8  0.38  54
PPM 126992     09:59:03.2 +19:00:43 10.5  0.38  55
523634         10:00:07.9 +18:43:51 16.0        54
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:54:15 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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