RECON: TNO occultation with 523706

Event between (523706) 14HF200 and star GA0580:12717601 with event index number of 2379147

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/05/19 10:44:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:54:55.4 -30:44:38
Equinox of date position of star is 16:56:29.2 -30:46:54
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 60 degrees from the moon. Moon is 61% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.4

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Object is 36.1 AU from the Sun and 35.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 789 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5031 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25458.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=398.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.6 sec chord
Diameter=162.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523706, (2025/05/19 10:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.1 -26:29:10  0.9  7.07  66
26Eps Sco      16:51:48.9 -34:20:12  2.3  3.69  60
PPM 295639     16:56:13.3 -30:37:36  6.5  0.17  60
523706         16:56:32.8 -30:46:59 15.3        59
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 1.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 52.1 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 10:43:24 -10.6 NT Up 5.8 200.7 Really Low 10:28:24 - 10:58:24 13629
Victoria 10:43:29 -13.5 AT Up 8.5 198.2 Really Low 10:28:29 - 10:58:29 13621
Peachland 10:43:20 -11.1 NT Up 6.6 201.2 Really Low 10:28:20 - 10:58:20 13603
Kelowna 10:43:20 -10.9 NT Up 6.4 201.4 Really Low 10:28:20 - 10:58:20 13601
Summerland 10:43:20 -11.2 NT Up 6.7 201.3 Really Low 10:28:20 - 10:58:20 13599
Penticton 10:43:19 -11.2 NT Up 6.7 201.4 Really Low 10:28:19 - 10:58:19 13595
Oliver 10:43:19 -11.5 NT Up 7.0 201.4 Really Low 10:28:19 - 10:58:19 13588
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:43:18 -11.5 NT Up 7.2 201.6 Really Low 10:28:18 - 10:58:18 13582
Okanogan 10:43:18 -12.1 AT Up 7.8 201.4 Really Low 10:28:18 - 10:58:18 13569
Manson/Chelan 10:43:19 -12.7 AT Up 8.4 200.9 Really Low 10:28:19 - 10:58:19 13566
Brewster 10:43:18 -12.4 AT Up 8.1 201.2 Really Low 10:28:18 - 10:58:18 13566
Wenatchee 10:43:18 -13.1 AT Up 8.9 200.8 Really Low 10:28:18 - 10:58:18 13556
Ellensburg 10:43:19 -13.6 AT Up 9.3 200.7 Really Low 10:28:19 - 10:58:19 13549
Yakima 10:43:18 -13.9 AT Up 9.7 200.7 Really Low 10:28:18 - 10:58:18 13538
Toppenish/White Swan 10:43:17 -14.0 AT Up 9.9 200.8 Really Low 10:28:17 - 10:58:17 13530
The Dalles 10:43:19 -14.9 AT Up 10.8 200.2 Really Low 10:28:19 - 10:58:19 13519
Maupin 10:43:17 -15.2 AT Up 11.2 200.3 Really Low 10:28:17 - 10:58:17 13505
PNWRO 10:43:13 -13.6 AT Up 9.8 202.1 Really Low 10:28:13 - 10:58:13 13498
Sisters 10:43:19 -16.1 AT Up 12.1 200.0 Really Low 10:28:19 - 10:58:19 13486
Bend 10:43:18 -16.2 AT Up 12.3 200.2 Really Low 10:28:18 - 10:58:18 13475
Oregon Observatory 10:43:18 -16.4 AT Up 12.5 200.1 Really Low 10:28:18 - 10:58:18 13472
Chiloquin 10:43:17 -17.6 AT Up 13.8 199.9 Really Low 10:28:17 - 10:58:17 13435
Klamath Falls 10:43:16 -17.8 AT Up 14.1 200.0 Really Low 10:28:16 - 10:58:16 13422
Sleaford 10:42:49 -3.3 CT Up 0.6 212.3 Really Low 10:27:49 - 10:57:49 13420
Fall River/Burney 10:43:13 -18.5 Dark Up 15.1 200.4 Really Low 10:28:13 - 10:58:13 13374
Cedarville 10:43:11 -17.6 AT Up 14.3 201.4 Really Low 10:28:11 - 10:58:11 13374
Greenville 10:43:11 -19.0 Dark Up 15.9 200.8 Really Low 10:28:11 - 10:58:11 13334
Gimple 10:43:11 -19.0 Dark Up 15.8 200.9 Really Low 10:28:11 - 10:58:11 13332
Quincy 10:43:10 -19.2 Dark Up 16.0 200.9 Really Low 10:28:10 - 10:58:10 13326
Portola 10:43:08 -19.0 Dark Up 16.0 201.3 Really Low 10:28:08 - 10:58:08 13314
Reno 10:43:06 -18.9 Dark Up 16.1 201.8 Really Low 10:28:06 - 10:58:06 13293
Carson City 10:43:06 -19.2 Dark Up 16.4 201.9 Really Low 10:28:06 - 10:58:06 13279
Gardnerville 10:43:05 -19.3 Dark Up 16.6 202.0 Really Low 10:28:05 - 10:58:05 13268
Yerington 10:43:03 -19.0 Dark Up 16.4 202.5 Really Low 10:28:03 - 10:58:03 13260
Hawthorne 10:43:01 -19.0 Dark Up 16.7 202.9 Really Low 10:28:01 - 10:58:01 13232
Lee Vining 10:43:02 -19.7 Dark Up 17.4 202.6 Really Low 10:28:02 - 10:58:02 13217
Bishop 10:42:58 -19.8 Dark Up 17.7 203.3 Really Low 10:27:58 - 10:57:58 13178
Beatty 10:42:52 -19.2 Dark Up 17.6 204.7 Really Low 10:27:52 - 10:57:52 13128
Wildwood 10:42:55 -22.3 Dark Up 20.8 203.5 Low 10:27:55 - 10:57:55 13029
Dunrhomin 10:42:20 -10.3 NT Up 10.3 213.4 Really Low 10:27:20 - 10:57:20 13020
Nikitin 10:42:20 -10.4 NT Up 10.5 213.4 Really Low 10:27:20 - 10:57:20 13013
CU-SBO 10:42:20 -10.5 NT Up 10.6 213.3 Really Low 10:27:20 - 10:57:20 13012
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:42:42 -19.2 Dark Up 18.4 206.7 Really Low 10:27:42 - 10:57:42 13004
Patrick 10:42:40 -18.6 Dark Up 17.9 207.2 Really Low 10:27:40 - 10:57:40 13002
Idyllwild 10:42:47 -21.4 Dark Up 20.5 205.2 Low 10:27:47 - 10:57:47 12977
Lake Havasu City 10:42:40 -19.5 Dark Up 18.9 207.0 Really Low 10:27:40 - 10:57:40 12966
Calipatria 10:42:43 -21.2 Dark Up 20.6 206.2 Low 10:27:43 - 10:57:43 12921
Yuma 10:42:38 -20.9 Dark Up 20.6 207.0 Low 10:27:38 - 10:57:38 12880
George/Scottsdale 10:42:30 -18.5 Dark Up 18.7 209.1 Really Low 10:27:30 - 10:57:30 12873

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 523706, (2025/05/19 10:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  7.07  66
26Eps Sco      16:50:08.7 -34:17:41  2.3  3.69  60
PPM 295639     16:54:36.0 -30:35:14  6.5  0.17  60
523706         16:54:55.4 -30:44:38 15.3        60
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:50:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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