RECON: TNO occultation with 523686

Event between (523686) 14DB143 and star GA0880:12786174 with event index number of 2623232

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/07/09 06:58:45 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:04:06.4 -00:23:32
Equinox of date position of star is 19:05:21.9 -00:21:15
Stellar brightness G=16.6, 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 34% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

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Object is 20.4 AU from the Sun and 19.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 171 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1029 km.
The sky-plane scale is 14111.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=91.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Diameter=37.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523686, (2026/07/09 06:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:02.3 -26:29:19  0.9 45.40 146
Tarazed        19:47:31.2 +10:40:47  2.7 15.20  92
PPM 180541     19:06:41.0 -01:28:12  6.4  1.16 106
PPM 180540     19:06:37.7 -00:53:37  6.9  0.61 105
PPM 180537     19:05:38.6 -00:15:28  9.8  0.10 105
523686         19:05:28.2 -00:21:04 16.6       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 24.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=2.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:58:25 -15.5 AT Up 37.5 179.9 Up 06:43:42 - 07:13:09 3518
Kamloops 06:59:09 -15.5 AT Down 37.5 161.8 Up 06:44:26 - 07:13:53 3518
Kelowna 06:59:08 -16.4 AT Down 38.4 162.7 Up 06:44:24 - 07:13:51 3456
Peachland 06:59:09 -16.5 AT Down 38.5 162.3 Up 06:44:25 - 07:13:52 3451
Summerland 06:59:08 -16.6 AT Down 38.6 162.4 Up 06:44:25 - 07:13:52 3440
Penticton 06:59:09 -16.7 AT Down 38.7 162.5 Up 06:44:25 - 07:13:52 3434
Oliver 06:59:09 -17.1 AT Down 39.1 162.4 Up 06:44:25 - 07:13:52 3410
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:59:08 -17.3 AT Down 39.3 162.6 Up 06:44:25 - 07:13:52 3397
Victoria 06:59:21 -16.9 AT Down 38.8 157.5 Up 06:44:38 - 07:14:05 3389
Okanogan 06:59:10 -17.8 AT Down 39.8 162.2 Up 06:44:26 - 07:13:53 3352
Brewster 06:59:11 -18.1 Dark Down 40.1 161.9 Up 06:44:27 - 07:13:54 3334
Manson/Chelan 06:59:12 -18.2 Dark Down 40.2 161.3 Up 06:44:29 - 07:13:56 3322
Wenatchee 06:59:13 -18.6 Dark Down 40.6 161.0 Up 06:44:29 - 07:13:56 3289
Ellensburg 06:59:14 -19.0 Dark Down 40.9 160.6 Up 06:44:31 - 07:13:58 3261
Yakima 06:59:15 -19.4 Dark Down 41.3 160.5 Up 06:44:31 - 07:13:58 3231
Toppenish/White Swan 06:59:14 -19.6 Dark Down 41.6 160.6 Up 06:44:31 - 07:13:58 3214
PNWRO 06:59:10 -20.2 Dark Down 42.2 162.5 Up 06:44:27 - 07:13:54 3176
The Dalles 06:59:18 -20.2 Dark Down 42.1 159.4 Up 06:44:35 - 07:14:02 3161
Maupin 06:59:18 -20.6 Dark Down 42.5 159.4 Up 06:44:35 - 07:14:02 3129
Sisters 06:59:21 -21.3 Dark Down 43.2 158.4 Up 06:44:38 - 07:14:05 3066
Bend 06:59:20 -21.6 Dark Down 43.5 158.7 Up 06:44:37 - 07:14:04 3046
Oregon Observatory 06:59:21 -21.8 Dark Down 43.6 158.5 Up 06:44:38 - 07:14:05 3034
Chiloquin 06:59:24 -22.9 Dark Down 44.7 157.5 Up 06:44:41 - 07:14:08 2934
Klamath Falls 06:59:24 -23.3 Dark Down 45.1 157.4 Up 06:44:41 - 07:14:08 2906
Cedarville 06:59:19 -24.3 Dark Down 46.2 159.4 Up 06:44:36 - 07:14:03 2838
Fall River/Burney 06:59:24 -24.5 Dark Down 46.3 157.5 Up 06:44:41 - 07:14:08 2809
Greenville 06:59:24 -25.4 Dark Down 47.3 157.8 Up 06:44:40 - 07:14:07 2731
Gimple 06:59:23 -25.5 Dark Down 47.3 157.9 Up 06:44:40 - 07:14:07 2730
Quincy 06:59:24 -25.6 Dark Down 47.4 157.7 Up 06:44:40 - 07:14:07 2714
Portola 06:59:23 -25.9 Dark Down 47.7 158.3 Up 06:44:39 - 07:14:06 2700
Reno 06:59:21 -26.3 Dark Down 48.1 159.1 Up 06:44:37 - 07:14:04 2673
Carson City 06:59:21 -26.6 Dark Down 48.5 159.0 Up 06:44:37 - 07:14:04 2643
Gardnerville 06:59:21 -26.9 Dark Down 48.7 159.0 Up 06:44:37 - 07:14:04 2622
Yerington 06:59:19 -26.9 Dark Down 48.8 159.8 Up 06:44:35 - 07:14:02 2622
Dunrhomin 06:58:27 -27.4 Dark Up 49.4 181.0 Up 06:43:43 - 07:13:10 2614
Nikitin 06:58:27 -27.6 Dark Up 49.5 181.0 Up 06:43:43 - 07:13:10 2598
CU-SBO 06:58:27 -27.6 Dark Up 49.6 180.9 Up 06:43:44 - 07:13:11 2594
Hawthorne 06:59:17 -27.5 Dark Down 49.4 160.4 Up 06:44:34 - 07:14:01 2578
Lee Vining 06:59:20 -27.9 Dark Down 49.8 159.5 Up 06:44:36 - 07:14:03 2535
Bishop 06:59:18 -28.7 Dark Down 50.6 160.3 Up 06:44:34 - 07:14:01 2477
Beatty 06:59:12 -29.4 Dark Down 51.4 162.6 Up 06:44:28 - 07:13:55 2423
Patrick 06:59:02 -31.4 Dark Down 53.4 166.7 Up 06:44:19 - 07:13:46 2268
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:59:05 -31.5 Dark Down 53.5 165.4 Up 06:44:22 - 07:13:49 2252
Wildwood 06:59:22 -31.8 Dark Down 53.6 158.5 Up 06:44:38 - 07:14:05 2191
Lake Havasu City 06:59:05 -32.2 Dark Down 54.2 165.6 Up 06:44:21 - 07:13:48 2190
Idyllwild 06:59:15 -32.5 Dark Down 54.4 161.4 Up 06:44:31 - 07:13:58 2143
George/Scottsdale 06:58:55 -33.4 Dark Down 55.4 169.5 Up 06:44:12 - 07:13:39 2098
Calipatria 06:59:10 -33.4 Dark Down 55.3 163.1 Up 06:44:27 - 07:13:54 2077
Yuma 06:59:07 -33.9 Dark Down 55.9 164.4 Up 06:44:24 - 07:13:51 2029

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, (2026/07/09 06:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 45.40 146
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 15.20  92
PPM 180541     19:05:18.6 -01:30:43  6.4  1.16 106
PPM 180540     19:05:15.6 -00:56:08  6.9  0.61 105
PPM 180537     19:04:16.9 -00:17:57  9.8  0.10 105
523686         19:04:06.4 -00:23:32 16.6       105
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:31:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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