RECON: TNO occultation with 523706

Event between (523706) 14HF200 and star GA0580:15530444 with event index number of 2379604

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/25 09:41:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:03:35.8 -31:08:47
Equinox of date position of star is 17:05:10.3 -31:10:44
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 80 degrees from the moon. Moon is 70% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.4

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Object is 35.9 AU from the Sun and 35.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 930 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4817 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25360.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=398.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.2 sec chord
Diameter=162.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523706, (2026/05/25 09:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:01.8 -26:29:18  0.9  8.85  72
26Eps Sco      16:51:52.9 -34:20:18  2.3  4.23  78
PPM 295807     17:03:35.3 -32:10:49  5.0  1.06  80
PPM 295835     17:05:00.2 -31:39:01  7.2  0.47  80
PPM 295824     17:04:31.8 -31:05:44  8.6  0.18  80
523706         17:05:17.7 -31:10:54 16.0        81
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 1.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.1 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=1.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 09:41:00 -14.9 AT Down 7.5 190.3 Really Low 09:26:00 - 09:56:00 4534
Peachland 09:40:57 -15.5 AT Down 8.3 190.8 Really Low 09:25:57 - 09:55:57 4515
Kelowna 09:40:57 -15.3 AT Down 8.2 191.1 Really Low 09:25:57 - 09:55:57 4515
Summerland 09:40:57 -15.6 AT Down 8.5 190.9 Really Low 09:25:57 - 09:55:57 4512
Penticton 09:40:57 -15.7 AT Down 8.5 191.0 Really Low 09:25:57 - 09:55:57 4510
Victoria 09:41:08 -17.6 AT Up 9.9 187.8 Really Low 09:26:08 - 09:56:08 4510
Oliver 09:40:57 -16.0 AT Down 8.9 191.0 Really Low 09:25:57 - 09:55:57 4503
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:40:56 -16.1 AT Down 9.0 191.2 Really Low 09:25:56 - 09:55:56 4499
Okanogan 09:40:56 -16.7 AT Down 9.7 191.0 Really Low 09:25:56 - 09:55:56 4487
Brewster 09:40:56 -17.0 AT Down 10.0 190.9 Really Low 09:25:56 - 09:55:56 4482
Manson/Chelan 09:40:57 -17.3 AT Down 10.2 190.6 Really Low 09:25:57 - 09:55:57 4480
Wenatchee 09:40:57 -17.8 AT Down 10.7 190.4 Really Low 09:25:57 - 09:55:57 4471
Ellensburg 09:40:58 -18.2 Dark Down 11.1 190.3 Really Low 09:25:58 - 09:55:58 4463
Yakima 09:40:58 -18.6 Dark Down 11.5 190.3 Really Low 09:25:58 - 09:55:58 4453
Toppenish/White Swan 09:40:57 -18.8 Dark Down 11.7 190.4 Really Low 09:25:57 - 09:55:57 4447
The Dalles 09:40:59 -19.7 Dark Down 12.6 189.8 Really Low 09:25:59 - 09:55:59 4432
PNWRO 09:40:52 -18.6 Dark Down 11.9 191.7 Really Low 09:25:52 - 09:55:52 4428
Maupin 09:40:59 -20.0 Dark Down 13.0 189.9 Really Low 09:25:59 - 09:55:59 4421
Sleaford 09:40:21 -9.1 NT Down 3.6 202.3 Really Low 09:25:21 - 09:55:21 4415
Sisters 09:40:59 -21.0 Dark Down 13.9 189.5 Really Low 09:25:59 - 09:55:59 4400
Bend 09:40:59 -21.1 Dark Down 14.1 189.7 Really Low 09:25:59 - 09:55:59 4392
Oregon Observatory 09:40:59 -21.3 Dark Down 14.3 189.6 Really Low 09:25:59 - 09:55:59 4388
Chiloquin 09:41:00 -22.7 Dark Down 15.7 189.3 Really Low 09:26:00 - 09:56:00 4350
Klamath Falls 09:40:59 -22.9 Dark Down 16.0 189.4 Really Low 09:25:59 - 09:55:59 4339
Cedarville 09:40:53 -23.1 Dark Down 16.5 190.8 Really Low 09:25:53 - 09:55:53 4306
Fall River/Burney 09:40:56 -23.9 Dark Down 17.1 189.8 Really Low 09:25:56 - 09:55:56 4297
Greenville 09:40:55 -24.6 Dark Down 17.9 190.2 Really Low 09:25:55 - 09:55:55 4263
Gimple 09:40:54 -24.5 Dark Down 17.9 190.3 Really Low 09:25:54 - 09:55:54 4262
Quincy 09:40:54 -24.8 Dark Down 18.1 190.2 Really Low 09:25:54 - 09:55:54 4256
Portola 09:40:52 -24.7 Dark Down 18.2 190.7 Really Low 09:25:52 - 09:55:52 4248
Reno 09:40:50 -24.7 Dark Down 18.4 191.2 Really Low 09:25:50 - 09:55:50 4234
Carson City 09:40:50 -25.0 Dark Down 18.7 191.3 Really Low 09:25:50 - 09:55:50 4220
Gardnerville 09:40:50 -25.2 Dark Down 18.9 191.3 Really Low 09:25:50 - 09:55:50 4211
Yerington 09:40:47 -25.0 Dark Down 18.8 191.8 Really Low 09:25:47 - 09:55:47 4208
Hawthorne 09:40:45 -25.2 Dark Down 19.2 192.3 Really Low 09:25:45 - 09:55:45 4186
Lee Vining 09:40:47 -25.9 Dark Down 19.8 192.0 Really Low 09:25:47 - 09:55:47 4168
Bishop 09:40:44 -26.1 Dark Down 20.3 192.6 Low 09:25:44 - 09:55:44 4137
Beatty 09:40:36 -25.9 Dark Down 20.4 194.1 Low 09:25:36 - 09:55:36 4103
Dunrhomin 09:40:00 -18.0 Dark Down 14.4 203.6 Really Low 09:25:00 - 09:55:00 4078
Nikitin 09:39:59 -18.2 Dark Down 14.5 203.6 Really Low 09:24:59 - 09:54:59 4071
CU-SBO 09:40:00 -18.3 Dark Down 14.6 203.5 Really Low 09:25:00 - 09:55:00 4070
Patrick 09:40:25 -26.0 Dark Down 21.2 196.8 Low 09:25:25 - 09:55:25 4006
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:40:27 -26.5 Dark Down 21.6 196.2 Low 09:25:27 - 09:55:27 4003
Wildwood 09:40:42 -29.1 Dark Down 23.5 192.7 Low 09:25:42 - 09:55:42 3995
Lake Havasu City 09:40:26 -26.9 Dark Down 22.2 196.5 Low 09:25:26 - 09:55:26 3969
Idyllwild 09:40:34 -28.6 Dark Down 23.5 194.5 Low 09:25:34 - 09:55:34 3961
Calipatria 09:40:30 -28.6 Dark Down 23.8 195.6 Low 09:25:30 - 09:55:30 3917
George/Scottsdale 09:40:16 -26.4 Dark Down 22.4 198.7 Low 09:25:16 - 09:55:16 3900
Yuma 09:40:25 -28.6 Dark Down 24.0 196.4 Low 09:25:25 - 09:55:25 3885

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, (2026/05/25 09:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  8.85  72
26Eps Sco      16:50:08.7 -34:17:41  2.3  4.23  78
PPM 295807     17:01:52.6 -32:08:38  5.0  1.06  80
PPM 295835     17:03:18.0 -31:36:53  7.2  0.47  80
PPM 295824     17:02:50.0 -31:03:35  8.6  0.18  80
523706         17:03:35.8 -31:08:47 16.0        80
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:25:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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