RECON: TNO occultation with 523700

Event between (523700) 14GM54 and star GA1040:17633015 with event index number of 2089984

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/08/17 06:51:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:28:39.1 +14:09:17
Equinox of date position of star is 20:29:43.2 +14:13:55
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 111 degrees from the moon. Moon is 23% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9

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TNO is 29.3 AU from the Sun and 28.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 94 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2061 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20612.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523700, (2026/08/17 06:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:20.4 +45:22:36  1.3 31.24 114
Tarazed        19:47:31.5 +10:40:48  2.7 10.94 100
4Zet Del       20:36:33.2 +14:46:03  4.7  1.69 112
PPM 138338     20:27:16.4 +13:59:59  7.9  0.68 110
PPM 138412     20:29:37.4 +14:33:02  9.6  0.31 110
PPM 138437     20:30:32.3 +14:19:50 11.5  0.18 111
523700         20:29:53.8 +14:14:41 16.6       111
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 30.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=18.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:50:35 -23.9 Dark Down 53.5 181.3 Up 06:42:17 - 06:58:53 3193
Victoria 06:50:46 -25.2 Dark Down 55.6 176.2 Up 06:42:28 - 06:59:04 3150
Peachland 06:50:36 -24.9 Dark Down 54.4 182.3 Up 06:42:18 - 06:58:54 3099
Kelowna 06:50:35 -24.8 Dark Down 54.3 182.8 Up 06:42:17 - 06:58:53 3096
Summerland 06:50:36 -25.0 Dark Down 54.5 182.5 Up 06:42:18 - 06:58:54 3085
Penticton 06:50:36 -25.1 Dark Down 54.6 182.7 Up 06:42:18 - 06:58:54 3075
Oliver 06:50:36 -25.5 Dark Down 54.9 182.7 Up 06:42:18 - 06:58:54 3047
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:50:36 -25.7 Dark Down 55.1 183.0 Up 06:42:18 - 06:58:54 3027
Okanogan 06:50:38 -26.2 Dark Down 55.8 182.7 Up 06:42:20 - 06:58:56 2985
Brewster 06:50:39 -26.4 Dark Down 56.0 182.4 Up 06:42:21 - 06:58:57 2972
Manson/Chelan 06:50:40 -26.5 Dark Down 56.3 181.8 Up 06:42:22 - 06:58:58 2970
Wenatchee 06:50:42 -26.9 Dark Down 56.7 181.5 Up 06:42:24 - 06:59:00 2939
Ellensburg 06:50:43 -27.3 Dark Down 57.2 181.1 Up 06:42:25 - 06:59:01 2916
Yakima 06:50:44 -27.7 Dark Down 57.6 181.1 Up 06:42:26 - 06:59:02 2884
Toppenish/White Swan 06:50:44 -27.9 Dark Down 57.8 181.4 Up 06:42:26 - 06:59:02 2860
The Dalles 06:50:47 -28.4 Dark Down 58.6 180.0 Up 06:42:29 - 06:59:05 2831
Sleaford 06:50:01 -24.4 Dark Down 50.2 203.2 Up 06:41:43 - 06:58:19 2798
Maupin 06:50:48 -28.9 Dark Down 59.0 180.2 Up 06:42:30 - 06:59:06 2793
PNWRO 06:50:40 -28.6 Dark Down 58.1 184.2 Up 06:42:22 - 06:58:58 2769
Sisters 06:50:51 -29.5 Dark Down 59.9 179.3 Up 06:42:33 - 06:59:09 2743
Bend 06:50:50 -29.8 Dark Down 60.1 179.8 Up 06:42:32 - 06:59:08 2713
Oregon Observatory 06:50:51 -30.0 Dark Down 60.3 179.6 Up 06:42:33 - 06:59:09 2705
Chiloquin 06:50:55 -31.1 Dark Down 61.6 178.7 Up 06:42:37 - 06:59:13 2616
Klamath Falls 06:50:55 -31.4 Dark Down 61.9 178.9 Up 06:42:37 - 06:59:13 2584
Fall River/Burney 06:50:57 -32.6 Dark Down 63.1 179.7 Up 06:42:39 - 06:59:15 2469
Cedarville 06:50:53 -32.5 Dark Down 62.6 182.2 Up 06:42:35 - 06:59:11 2455
Greenville 06:50:57 -33.6 Dark Down 64.0 180.7 Up 06:42:39 - 06:59:15 2373
Gimple 06:50:57 -33.6 Dark Down 64.0 180.8 Up 06:42:39 - 06:59:15 2369
Quincy 06:50:58 -33.8 Dark Down 64.2 180.7 Up 06:42:40 - 06:59:16 2356
Portola 06:50:57 -34.0 Dark Down 64.3 181.7 Up 06:42:39 - 06:59:15 2323
Reno 06:50:55 -34.4 Dark Down 64.6 183.2 Up 06:42:37 - 06:59:13 2271
Carson City 06:50:56 -34.8 Dark Down 64.9 183.3 Up 06:42:38 - 06:59:14 2239
Gardnerville 06:50:57 -35.0 Dark Down 65.2 183.5 Up 06:42:39 - 06:59:15 2216
Yerington 06:50:55 -35.1 Dark Down 65.1 184.8 Up 06:42:37 - 06:59:13 2193
Hawthorne 06:50:54 -35.7 Dark Down 65.5 186.1 Up 06:42:36 - 06:59:12 2128
Lee Vining 06:50:57 -36.1 Dark Down 66.1 185.1 Up 06:42:39 - 06:59:15 2103
Bishop 06:50:56 -36.9 Dark Down 66.7 187.0 Up 06:42:38 - 06:59:14 2016
Beatty 06:50:52 -37.7 Dark Down 66.9 191.1 Up 06:42:34 - 06:59:10 1899
Wildwood 06:51:03 -39.9 Dark Down 69.9 187.6 Up 06:42:45 - 06:59:21 1736
Dunrhomin 06:50:13 -36.3 Dark Down 60.4 212.6 Up 06:41:55 - 06:58:31 1706
CU-SBO 06:50:14 -36.5 Dark Down 60.7 212.6 Up 06:41:56 - 06:58:32 1687
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:50:49 -39.9 Dark Down 68.2 197.5 Up 06:42:31 - 06:59:07 1641
Patrick 06:50:47 -39.9 Dark Down 67.7 199.1 Up 06:42:29 - 06:59:05 1630
Idyllwild 06:50:58 -40.8 Dark Down 70.0 193.0 Up 06:42:40 - 06:59:16 1612
Lake Havasu City 06:50:50 -40.6 Dark Down 68.7 198.7 Up 06:42:32 - 06:59:08 1567
Calipatria 06:50:56 -41.7 Dark Down 70.3 196.7 Up 06:42:38 - 06:59:14 1499
Yuma 06:50:54 -42.3 Dark Down 70.5 199.5 Up 06:42:36 - 06:59:12 1417
George/Scottsdale 06:50:44 -41.9 Dark Down 68.7 205.7 Up 06:42:26 - 06:59:02 1381

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 523700, (2026/08/17 06:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 31.24 114
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 10.94 100
4Zet Del       20:35:18.6 +14:40:27  4.7  1.69 112
PPM 138338     20:26:01.6 +13:54:41  7.9  0.68 110
PPM 138412     20:28:22.9 +14:27:39  9.6  0.31 110
PPM 138437     20:29:17.7 +14:14:26 11.5  0.18 111
523700         20:28:39.1 +14:09:17 16.6       111
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/04 04:25:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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