RECON: TNO occultation with 523717

Event between (523717) 14KY101 and star GA0680:15449816 with event index number of 2617609

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/11 06:03:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:39:02.2 -21:31:26
Equinox of date position of star is 17:40:30.2 -21:32:09
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 29 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

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Object is 36.2 AU from the Sun and 35.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.8 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 459 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2442 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25602.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.9 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523717, (2025/07/11 06:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.6 -26:29:11  0.9 16.63  44
35Eta Oph      17:11:50.6 -15:45:17  2.6  8.93  38
PPM 267109     17:40:17.0 -21:55:31  6.4  0.39  29
PPM 267124     17:41:01.6 -21:29:54  9.1  0.11  29
523717         17:40:34.1 -21:32:11 15.8        29
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 2.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.8 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=2.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:02:41 -14.4 AT Up 15.9 189.1 Really Low 05:47:41 - 06:17:41 5423
Kamloops 06:03:26 -12.3 AT Up 17.7 175.3 Really Low 05:48:26 - 06:18:26 5410
Kelowna 06:03:24 -13.3 AT Up 18.5 176.1 Really Low 05:48:24 - 06:18:24 5382
Peachland 06:03:24 -13.3 AT Up 18.6 175.8 Really Low 05:48:24 - 06:18:24 5378
Summerland 06:03:24 -13.5 AT Up 18.8 175.9 Really Low 05:48:24 - 06:18:24 5373
Penticton 06:03:24 -13.6 AT Up 18.9 176.0 Really Low 05:48:24 - 06:18:24 5370
Oliver 06:03:24 -13.9 AT Up 19.2 176.0 Really Low 05:48:24 - 06:18:24 5357
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:03:24 -14.1 AT Up 19.4 176.2 Really Low 05:48:24 - 06:18:24 5352
Victoria 06:03:37 -13.2 AT Up 19.6 172.2 Really Low 05:48:37 - 06:18:37 5327
Okanogan 06:03:24 -14.6 AT Up 20.0 176.0 Low 05:48:24 - 06:18:24 5327
Brewster 06:03:25 -14.8 AT Up 20.3 175.8 Low 05:48:25 - 06:18:25 5316
Manson/Chelan 06:03:26 -14.8 AT Up 20.5 175.4 Low 05:48:26 - 06:18:26 5308
Wenatchee 06:03:27 -15.2 AT Up 20.9 175.2 Low 05:48:27 - 06:18:27 5289
Ellensburg 06:03:28 -15.5 AT Up 21.3 175.0 Low 05:48:28 - 06:18:28 5272
Yakima 06:03:28 -15.8 AT Up 21.7 174.9 Low 05:48:28 - 06:18:28 5256
Toppenish/White Swan 06:03:28 -16.1 AT Up 22.0 175.1 Low 05:48:28 - 06:18:28 5247
PNWRO 06:03:22 -16.9 AT Up 22.4 176.6 Low 05:48:22 - 06:18:22 5232
The Dalles 06:03:31 -16.5 AT Up 22.7 174.3 Low 05:48:31 - 06:18:31 5213
Maupin 06:03:30 -16.9 AT Up 23.1 174.4 Low 05:48:30 - 06:18:30 5195
Sisters 06:03:33 -17.4 AT Up 23.9 173.8 Low 05:48:33 - 06:18:33 5155
Bend 06:03:32 -17.7 AT Up 24.2 174.1 Low 05:48:32 - 06:18:32 5145
Oregon Observatory 06:03:32 -17.8 AT Up 24.4 174.0 Low 05:48:32 - 06:18:32 5137
Chiloquin 06:03:34 -18.8 Dark Up 25.6 173.5 Low 05:48:34 - 06:18:34 5074
Klamath Falls 06:03:34 -19.1 Dark Up 26.0 173.5 Low 05:48:34 - 06:18:34 5057
Cedarville 06:03:29 -20.3 Dark Up 26.8 175.1 Low 05:48:29 - 06:18:29 5025
Fall River/Burney 06:03:33 -20.3 Dark Up 27.2 173.9 Low 05:48:33 - 06:18:33 4999
Greenville 06:03:32 -21.2 Dark Up 28.1 174.3 Low 05:48:32 - 06:18:32 4952
Gimple 06:03:32 -21.3 Dark Up 28.1 174.4 Low 05:48:32 - 06:18:32 4952
Quincy 06:03:32 -21.4 Dark Up 28.3 174.3 Low 05:48:32 - 06:18:32 4942
Portola 06:03:31 -21.7 Dark Up 28.5 174.8 Low 05:48:31 - 06:18:31 4936
Reno 06:03:28 -22.2 Dark Up 28.8 175.4 Low 05:48:28 - 06:18:28 4922
Dunrhomin 06:02:32 -25.9 Dark Up 27.5 190.6 Low 05:47:32 - 06:17:32 4913
Nikitin 06:02:32 -26.1 Dark Up 27.7 190.6 Low 05:47:32 - 06:17:32 4904
Carson City 06:03:28 -22.5 Dark Up 29.2 175.4 Low 05:48:28 - 06:18:28 4903
CU-SBO 06:02:32 -26.2 Dark Up 27.8 190.5 Low 05:47:32 - 06:17:32 4901
Yerington 06:03:26 -22.9 Dark Up 29.4 176.1 Low 05:48:26 - 06:18:26 4892
Gardnerville 06:03:28 -22.7 Dark Up 29.4 175.5 Low 05:48:28 - 06:18:28 4889
Hawthorne 06:03:23 -23.5 Dark Up 29.9 176.6 Low 05:48:23 - 06:18:23 4867
Lee Vining 06:03:26 -23.8 Dark Up 30.4 176.1 Up 05:48:26 - 06:18:26 4836
Bishop 06:03:23 -24.6 Dark Up 31.0 176.8 Up 05:48:23 - 06:18:23 4801
Beatty 06:03:16 -25.7 Dark Up 31.6 178.6 Up 05:48:16 - 06:18:16 4774
Patrick 06:03:05 -28.0 Dark Up 33.0 181.7 Up 05:48:05 - 06:18:05 4680
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:03:08 -28.0 Dark Up 33.3 181.0 Up 05:48:08 - 06:18:08 4666
Lake Havasu City 06:03:07 -28.7 Dark Up 34.0 181.2 Up 05:48:07 - 06:18:07 4625
Wildwood 06:03:24 -27.4 Dark Up 34.3 176.5 Up 05:48:24 - 06:18:24 4605
Idyllwild 06:03:18 -28.5 Dark Up 34.7 178.6 Up 05:48:18 - 06:18:18 4582
George/Scottsdale 06:02:57 -30.2 Dark Up 34.7 184.0 Up 05:47:57 - 06:17:57 4569
Calipatria 06:03:12 -29.5 Dark Up 35.4 179.9 Up 05:48:12 - 06:18:12 4540
Yuma 06:03:08 -30.2 Dark Up 35.8 180.9 Up 05:48:08 - 06:18:08 4511

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, (2025/07/11 06:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.63  44
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  8.93  38
PPM 267109     17:38:44.8 -21:54:46  6.4  0.39  29
PPM 267124     17:39:29.7 -21:29:10  9.1  0.11  29
523717         17:39:02.2 -21:31:26 15.8        29
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:58:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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