RECON: TNO occultation with 523717

Event between (523717) 14KY101 and star GA0680:16646266 with event index number of 2617469

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/07 08:10:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:42:17.0 -21:31:08
Equinox of date position of star is 17:43:45.1 -21:31:45
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 53 degrees from the moon. Moon is 86% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

[RECON map]
Object is 36.2 AU from the Sun and 35.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 423 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2664 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25539.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.7 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523717, (2025/06/07 08:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.3 -26:29:10  0.9 17.34  37
35Eta Oph      17:11:50.3 -15:45:17  2.6  9.52  46
58 Oph         17:44:57.3 -21:41:36  4.9  0.31  54
PPM 267230     17:46:44.4 -21:43:06  8.5  0.71  54
PPM 267162     17:43:48.1 -21:44:11  9.1  0.21  53
523717         17:43:48.6 -21:31:46 14.9        54
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 2.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.4 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=9.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:10:30 -13.7 AT Up 16.1 186.9 Really Low 07:55:30 - 08:25:30 1404
Kamloops 08:11:12 -16.5 AT Up 17.5 173.0 Really Low 07:56:12 - 08:26:12 1355
Kelowna 08:11:10 -17.3 AT Up 18.4 173.9 Really Low 07:56:10 - 08:26:10 1329
Peachland 08:11:11 -17.4 AT Up 18.5 173.6 Really Low 07:56:11 - 08:26:11 1324
Summerland 08:11:10 -17.5 AT Up 18.6 173.7 Really Low 07:56:10 - 08:26:10 1319
Penticton 08:11:10 -17.6 AT Up 18.7 173.8 Really Low 07:56:10 - 08:26:10 1317
Oliver 08:11:10 -18.0 AT Up 19.1 173.7 Really Low 07:56:10 - 08:26:10 1304
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:11:10 -18.1 Dark Up 19.3 173.9 Really Low 07:56:10 - 08:26:10 1299
Okanogan 08:11:11 -18.8 Dark Up 19.9 173.7 Really Low 07:56:11 - 08:26:11 1273
Victoria 08:11:22 -18.7 Dark Up 19.4 170.0 Really Low 07:56:22 - 08:26:22 1263
Brewster 08:11:11 -19.1 Dark Up 20.1 173.5 Low 07:56:11 - 08:26:11 1262
Manson/Chelan 08:11:13 -19.3 Dark Up 20.3 173.1 Low 07:56:13 - 08:26:13 1252
Wenatchee 08:11:13 -19.8 Dark Up 20.8 172.9 Low 07:56:13 - 08:26:13 1233
Ellensburg 08:11:14 -20.2 Dark Up 21.2 172.7 Low 07:56:14 - 08:26:14 1216
Yakima 08:11:14 -20.6 Dark Up 21.6 172.7 Low 07:56:14 - 08:26:14 1199
Toppenish/White Swan 08:11:14 -20.8 Dark Up 21.8 172.8 Low 07:56:14 - 08:26:14 1190
PNWRO 08:11:09 -21.1 Dark Up 22.3 174.3 Low 07:56:09 - 08:26:09 1180
The Dalles 08:11:17 -21.6 Dark Up 22.5 172.0 Low 07:56:17 - 08:26:17 1154
Maupin 08:11:17 -22.0 Dark Up 22.9 172.1 Low 07:56:17 - 08:26:17 1136
Sisters 08:11:19 -22.9 Dark Up 23.7 171.5 Low 07:56:19 - 08:26:19 1095
Bend 08:11:18 -23.1 Dark Up 24.0 171.8 Low 07:56:18 - 08:26:18 1085
Oregon Observatory 08:11:18 -23.3 Dark Up 24.2 171.6 Low 07:56:18 - 08:26:18 1076
Chiloquin 08:11:20 -24.6 Dark Up 25.4 171.1 Low 07:56:20 - 08:26:20 1012
Klamath Falls 08:11:20 -25.0 Dark Up 25.8 171.2 Low 07:56:20 - 08:26:20 995
Cedarville 08:11:15 -25.6 Dark Up 26.6 172.8 Low 07:56:15 - 08:26:15 967
Fall River/Burney 08:11:20 -26.1 Dark Up 27.0 171.5 Low 07:56:20 - 08:26:20 937
Dunrhomin 08:10:23 -24.8 Dark Up 27.8 188.3 Low 07:55:23 - 08:25:23 901
Gimple 08:11:18 -27.0 Dark Up 27.9 172.0 Low 07:56:18 - 08:26:18 892
Greenville 08:11:18 -27.0 Dark Up 27.9 171.9 Low 07:56:18 - 08:26:18 892
Nikitin 08:10:24 -25.0 Dark Up 28.0 188.2 Low 07:55:24 - 08:25:24 891
CU-SBO 08:10:24 -25.1 Dark Up 28.1 188.2 Low 07:55:24 - 08:25:24 888
Quincy 08:11:19 -27.2 Dark Up 28.1 171.9 Low 07:56:19 - 08:26:19 881
Portola 08:11:17 -27.4 Dark Up 28.3 172.4 Low 07:56:17 - 08:26:17 877
Reno 08:11:15 -27.6 Dark Up 28.6 173.0 Low 07:56:15 - 08:26:15 865
Carson City 08:11:15 -27.9 Dark Up 29.0 173.0 Low 07:56:15 - 08:26:15 846
Yerington 08:11:13 -28.1 Dark Up 29.2 173.7 Low 07:56:13 - 08:26:13 837
Gardnerville 08:11:15 -28.2 Dark Up 29.2 173.0 Low 07:56:15 - 08:26:15 833
Hawthorne 08:11:11 -28.5 Dark Up 29.7 174.2 Low 07:56:11 - 08:26:11 814
Lee Vining 08:11:13 -29.1 Dark Up 30.3 173.6 Up 07:56:13 - 08:26:13 781
Bishop 08:11:10 -29.7 Dark Up 30.9 174.4 Up 07:56:10 - 08:26:10 749
Beatty 08:11:04 -30.0 Dark Up 31.5 176.1 Up 07:56:04 - 08:26:04 726
Patrick 08:10:54 -31.2 Dark Up 33.1 179.2 Up 07:55:54 - 08:25:54 642
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:10:57 -31.5 Dark Up 33.3 178.4 Up 07:55:57 - 08:25:57 626
Lake Havasu City 08:10:56 -32.1 Dark Up 34.0 178.7 Up 07:55:56 - 08:25:56 584
Wildwood 08:11:12 -33.0 Dark Up 34.2 173.9 Up 07:56:12 - 08:26:12 551
George/Scottsdale 08:10:46 -32.5 Dark Up 34.8 181.4 Up 07:55:46 - 08:25:46 537
Idyllwild 08:11:05 -33.2 Dark Up 34.6 176.0 Up 07:56:05 - 08:26:05 534
Calipatria 08:11:00 -33.6 Dark Up 35.3 177.3 Up 07:56:00 - 08:26:00 496
Yuma 08:10:57 -33.9 Dark Up 35.8 178.3 Up 07:55:57 - 08:25:57 470

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 523717, (2025/06/07 08:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.34  37
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  9.52  46
58 Oph         17:43:25.7 -21:41:00  4.9  0.31  54
PPM 267230     17:45:12.7 -21:42:34  8.5  0.71  54
PPM 267162     17:42:16.3 -21:43:34  9.1  0.21  53
523717         17:42:17.0 -21:31:08 14.9        53
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:54:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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