RECON: TNO occultation with 523717

Event between (523717) 14KY101 and star GA0680:15392165 with event index number of 2617612

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/13 05:45:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:38:51.8 -21:31:28
Equinox of date position of star is 17:40:19.8 -21:32:12
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 55 degrees from the moon. Moon is 94% 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 21.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 458 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3169 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25613.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.2 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523717, (2025/07/13 05:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.6 -26:29:11  0.9 16.59  70
35Eta Oph      17:11:50.6 -15:45:17  2.6  8.89  63
PPM 267109     17:40:17.0 -21:55:31  6.4  0.39  55
PPM 267113     17:40:21.7 -21:40:07  9.0  0.13  55
523717         17:40:23.7 -21:32:14 16.9        55
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 20.2 km RECON observability=0.7 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)
Sleaford 05:44:34 -13.8 AT Up 16.1 186.7 Really Low 05:29:34 - 05:59:34 13422
Kamloops 05:45:20 -11.1 NT Up 17.5 172.8 Really Low 05:30:20 - 06:00:20 13394
Kelowna 05:45:17 -12.1 AT Up 18.4 173.6 Really Low 05:30:17 - 06:00:17 13368
Peachland 05:45:19 -12.1 AT Up 18.5 173.3 Really Low 05:30:19 - 06:00:19 13363
Summerland 05:45:17 -12.2 AT Up 18.6 173.4 Really Low 05:30:17 - 06:00:17 13358
Penticton 05:45:17 -12.3 AT Up 18.7 173.5 Really Low 05:30:17 - 06:00:17 13356
Oliver 05:45:17 -12.6 AT Up 19.1 173.5 Really Low 05:30:17 - 06:00:17 13343
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:45:17 -12.8 AT Up 19.2 173.7 Really Low 05:30:17 - 06:00:17 13338
Okanogan 05:45:18 -13.3 AT Up 19.9 173.5 Really Low 05:30:18 - 06:00:18 13312
Victoria 05:45:31 -11.7 NT Up 19.3 169.8 Really Low 05:30:31 - 06:00:31 13309
Brewster 05:45:19 -13.4 AT Up 20.1 173.3 Low 05:30:19 - 06:00:19 13302
Manson/Chelan 05:45:20 -13.5 AT Up 20.3 172.9 Low 05:30:20 - 06:00:20 13293
Wenatchee 05:45:22 -13.8 AT Up 20.7 172.7 Low 05:30:22 - 06:00:22 13274
Ellensburg 05:45:22 -14.1 AT Up 21.1 172.5 Low 05:30:22 - 06:00:22 13257
Yakima 05:45:22 -14.4 AT Up 21.5 172.4 Low 05:30:22 - 06:00:22 13240
Toppenish/White Swan 05:45:22 -14.7 AT Up 21.8 172.6 Low 05:30:22 - 06:00:22 13231
PNWRO 05:45:16 -15.5 AT Up 22.3 174.0 Low 05:30:16 - 06:00:16 13218
The Dalles 05:45:25 -15.0 AT Up 22.5 171.8 Low 05:30:25 - 06:00:25 13196
Maupin 05:45:25 -15.4 AT Up 22.9 171.8 Low 05:30:25 - 06:00:25 13178
Sisters 05:45:27 -15.9 AT Up 23.7 171.3 Low 05:30:27 - 06:00:27 13138
Bend 05:45:27 -16.2 AT Up 24.0 171.5 Low 05:30:27 - 06:00:27 13128
Oregon Observatory 05:45:27 -16.3 AT Up 24.1 171.4 Low 05:30:27 - 06:00:27 13120
Chiloquin 05:45:29 -17.2 AT Up 25.4 170.9 Low 05:30:29 - 06:00:29 13057
Klamath Falls 05:45:29 -17.5 AT Up 25.7 170.9 Low 05:30:29 - 06:00:29 13040
Cedarville 05:45:23 -18.8 Dark Up 26.6 172.5 Low 05:30:23 - 06:00:23 13010
Fall River/Burney 05:45:28 -18.6 Dark Up 26.9 171.3 Low 05:30:28 - 06:00:28 12982
Gimple 05:45:26 -19.6 Dark Up 27.9 171.7 Low 05:30:26 - 06:00:26 12936
Greenville 05:45:27 -19.6 Dark Up 27.9 171.6 Low 05:30:27 - 06:00:27 12936
Quincy 05:45:27 -19.7 Dark Up 28.1 171.6 Low 05:30:27 - 06:00:27 12925
Portola 05:45:26 -20.0 Dark Up 28.3 172.1 Low 05:30:26 - 06:00:26 12920
Dunrhomin 05:44:27 -25.1 Dark Up 27.8 188.0 Low 05:29:27 - 05:59:27 12916
Reno 05:45:23 -20.5 Dark Up 28.6 172.8 Low 05:30:23 - 06:00:23 12907
Nikitin 05:44:27 -25.3 Dark Up 28.0 188.0 Low 05:29:27 - 05:59:27 12906
CU-SBO 05:44:27 -25.3 Dark Up 28.1 187.9 Low 05:29:27 - 05:59:27 12903
Carson City 05:45:24 -20.8 Dark Up 29.0 172.8 Low 05:30:24 - 06:00:24 12888
Yerington 05:45:21 -21.3 Dark Up 29.2 173.4 Low 05:30:21 - 06:00:21 12878
Gardnerville 05:45:23 -21.1 Dark Up 29.2 172.8 Low 05:30:23 - 06:00:23 12874
Hawthorne 05:45:19 -21.9 Dark Up 29.7 173.9 Low 05:30:19 - 06:00:19 12853
Lee Vining 05:45:22 -22.2 Dark Up 30.2 173.4 Up 05:30:22 - 06:00:22 12822
Bishop 05:45:18 -23.0 Dark Up 30.9 174.1 Up 05:30:18 - 06:00:18 12788
Beatty 05:45:12 -24.1 Dark Up 31.5 175.8 Up 05:30:12 - 06:00:12 12762
Patrick 05:45:01 -26.5 Dark Up 33.1 178.9 Up 05:30:01 - 06:00:01 12673
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:45:03 -26.4 Dark Up 33.3 178.2 Up 05:30:03 - 06:00:03 12658
Lake Havasu City 05:45:02 -27.1 Dark Up 34.0 178.4 Up 05:30:02 - 06:00:02 12616
Wildwood 05:45:20 -25.6 Dark Up 34.1 173.7 Up 05:30:20 - 06:00:20 12591
Idyllwild 05:45:13 -26.7 Dark Up 34.6 175.7 Up 05:30:13 - 06:00:13 12571
George/Scottsdale 05:44:52 -28.8 Dark Up 34.8 181.2 Up 05:29:52 - 05:59:52 12564
Calipatria 05:45:08 -27.8 Dark Up 35.3 177.0 Up 05:30:08 - 06:00:08 12531
Yuma 05:45:04 -28.5 Dark Up 35.8 178.0 Up 05:30:04 - 06:00:04 12502

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, (2025/07/13 05:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.59  70
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  8.89  63
PPM 267109     17:38:44.8 -21:54:46  6.4  0.39  55
PPM 267113     17:38:49.7 -21:39:22  9.0  0.13  55
523717         17:38:51.8 -21:31:28 16.9        55
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:58:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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