RECON: TNO occultation with 523686

Event between (523686) 14DB143 and star GA0880:09581076 with event index number of 2622516

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/15 06:29:30 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:51:43.4 -01:08:04
Equinox of date position of star is 18:52:59.2 -01:06:13
Stellar brightness G=14.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 36 degrees from the moon. Moon is 85% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

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Object is 20.3 AU from the Sun and 19.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 153 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 979 km.
The sky-plane scale is 14052.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=91.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Diameter=37.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523686, (2025/06/15 06:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.3 -26:29:10  0.9 42.53  61
Tarazed        19:47:28.2 +10:40:37  2.7 17.94  36
5 Aql          18:47:47.4 -00:55:58  6.2  1.32  37
PPM 180463     18:52:56.8 -01:00:45  8.0  0.09  36
523686         18:53:02.3 -01:06:08 14.5        36
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 29.2 km RECON observability=0.8 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 06:31:19 -14.3 AT Up 32.1 147.3 Up 06:18:02 - 06:44:35 4914
Kamloops 06:31:59 -13.4 AT Down 27.3 131.8 Low 06:18:43 - 06:45:16 4716
Kelowna 06:31:59 -14.3 AT Down 28.3 132.3 Low 06:18:42 - 06:45:15 4660
Peachland 06:32:00 -14.4 AT Down 28.2 132.0 Low 06:18:43 - 06:45:16 4650
Summerland 06:32:00 -14.5 AT Down 28.4 132.0 Low 06:18:43 - 06:45:16 4639
Penticton 06:32:00 -14.6 AT Down 28.5 132.1 Low 06:18:43 - 06:45:16 4635
Oliver 06:32:01 -15.0 AT Down 28.7 132.0 Low 06:18:44 - 06:45:17 4608
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:32:01 -15.2 AT Down 28.9 132.1 Low 06:18:44 - 06:45:17 4596
Okanogan 06:32:02 -15.7 AT Down 29.3 131.6 Low 06:18:46 - 06:45:19 4544
Victoria 06:32:11 -14.6 AT Down 27.2 128.0 Low 06:18:55 - 06:45:28 4531
Brewster 06:32:03 -15.9 AT Down 29.3 131.3 Low 06:18:47 - 06:45:20 4522
Manson/Chelan 06:32:05 -16.0 AT Down 29.3 130.9 Low 06:18:48 - 06:45:21 4503
Wenatchee 06:32:06 -16.4 AT Down 29.5 130.5 Low 06:18:50 - 06:45:23 4464
Ellensburg 06:32:08 -16.8 AT Down 29.7 130.1 Low 06:18:52 - 06:45:25 4430
Yakima 06:32:09 -17.1 AT Down 29.9 129.9 Low 06:18:53 - 06:45:26 4397
Toppenish/White Swan 06:32:09 -17.4 AT Down 30.2 130.0 Up 06:18:52 - 06:45:25 4381
PNWRO 06:32:06 -18.1 Dark Down 31.2 131.3 Up 06:18:49 - 06:45:22 4362
The Dalles 06:32:12 -17.9 AT Down 30.2 128.9 Up 06:18:56 - 06:45:29 4312
Maupin 06:32:13 -18.3 Dark Down 30.6 128.8 Up 06:18:57 - 06:45:30 4279
Sisters 06:32:16 -19.0 Dark Down 30.8 127.9 Up 06:19:00 - 06:45:33 4203
Bend 06:32:16 -19.3 Dark Down 31.1 128.1 Up 06:18:59 - 06:45:32 4185
Oregon Observatory 06:32:17 -19.4 Dark Down 31.2 127.9 Up 06:19:00 - 06:45:33 4170
Chiloquin 06:32:20 -20.5 Dark Down 31.7 126.8 Up 06:19:04 - 06:45:37 4055
Klamath Falls 06:32:21 -20.9 Dark Down 32.0 126.7 Up 06:19:04 - 06:45:37 4026
Dunrhomin 06:31:32 -26.1 Dark Up 42.1 143.2 Up 06:18:15 - 06:44:48 3988
Cedarville 06:32:18 -22.0 Dark Down 33.4 127.9 Up 06:19:01 - 06:45:34 3978
Nikitin 06:31:32 -26.2 Dark Up 42.3 143.0 Up 06:18:15 - 06:44:48 3972
CU-SBO 06:31:33 -26.3 Dark Up 42.3 142.9 Up 06:18:16 - 06:44:49 3966
Fall River/Burney 06:32:22 -22.1 Dark Down 32.9 126.5 Up 06:19:06 - 06:45:39 3927
Gimple 06:32:22 -23.0 Dark Down 33.8 126.5 Up 06:19:06 - 06:45:39 3851
Greenville 06:32:22 -23.0 Dark Down 33.7 126.5 Up 06:19:06 - 06:45:39 3850
Quincy 06:32:23 -23.2 Dark Down 33.9 126.4 Up 06:19:06 - 06:45:39 3832
Portola 06:32:22 -23.5 Dark Down 34.2 126.7 Up 06:19:05 - 06:45:38 3825
Reno 06:32:20 -23.9 Dark Down 34.8 127.2 Up 06:19:04 - 06:45:37 3806
Carson City 06:32:21 -24.2 Dark Up 35.0 127.0 Up 06:19:04 - 06:45:37 3775
Yerington 06:32:20 -24.6 Dark Up 35.5 127.5 Up 06:19:03 - 06:45:36 3762
Gardnerville 06:32:21 -24.5 Dark Up 35.2 126.9 Up 06:19:04 - 06:45:37 3753
Hawthorne 06:32:18 -25.2 Dark Up 36.1 127.8 Up 06:19:02 - 06:45:35 3725
Lee Vining 06:32:21 -25.6 Dark Up 36.2 127.0 Up 06:19:04 - 06:45:37 3670
Bishop 06:32:19 -26.3 Dark Up 37.0 127.3 Up 06:19:03 - 06:45:36 3621
Beatty 06:32:15 -27.2 Dark Up 38.3 128.6 Up 06:18:59 - 06:45:32 3592
Patrick 06:32:07 -29.4 Dark Up 41.0 130.6 Up 06:18:51 - 06:45:24 3479
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:32:10 -29.4 Dark Up 40.7 129.7 Up 06:18:54 - 06:45:27 3450
Lake Havasu City 06:32:10 -30.1 Dark Up 41.3 129.5 Up 06:18:54 - 06:45:27 3389
George/Scottsdale 06:32:02 -31.4 Dark Up 43.4 131.5 Up 06:18:46 - 06:45:19 3338
Wildwood 06:32:25 -29.3 Dark Up 38.8 125.1 Up 06:19:08 - 06:45:41 3315
Idyllwild 06:32:20 -30.2 Dark Up 40.3 126.6 Up 06:19:03 - 06:45:36 3298
Calipatria 06:32:16 -31.1 Dark Up 41.4 127.4 Up 06:18:59 - 06:45:32 3249
Yuma 06:32:13 -31.8 Dark Up 42.3 128.0 Up 06:18:57 - 06:45:30 3216

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 523686, (2025/06/15 06:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 42.53  61
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 17.94  36
5 Aql          18:46:28.6 -00:57:42  6.2  1.32  37
PPM 180463     18:51:37.9 -01:02:40  8.0  0.09  36
523686         18:51:43.4 -01:08:04 14.5        36
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:55:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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