RECON: TNO occultation with 523717

Event between (523717) 14KY101 and star GA0680:18602707 with event index number of 2618362

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/06/22 10:22:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:48:06.6 -21:51:03
Equinox of date position of star is 17:49:34.9 -21:51:26
Stellar brightness G=15.4, 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 55% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

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Object is 36.4 AU from the Sun and 35.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.3 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 486 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2695 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25680.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.5 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523717, (2026/06/22 10:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:02.1 -26:29:18  0.9 18.51  63
35Eta Oph      17:11:53.9 -15:45:21  2.6 10.82  71
PPM 267309     17:49:21.7 -22:29:07  6.1  0.63  80
PPM 267323     17:49:47.3 -21:44:07  9.3  0.12  80
523717         17:49:42.1 -21:51:28 15.4        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 1.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 68.2 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=2.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 10:21:05 -9.9 NT Down 9.9 215.9 Really Low 10:06:05 - 10:36:05 2617
Victoria 10:21:08 -12.8 AT Down 12.8 213.5 Really Low 10:06:08 - 10:36:08 2578
Peachland 10:21:02 -10.5 NT Down 10.5 216.5 Really Low 10:06:02 - 10:36:02 2568
Kelowna 10:21:02 -10.3 NT Down 10.3 216.8 Really Low 10:06:02 - 10:36:02 2568
Summerland 10:21:02 -10.6 NT Down 10.5 216.6 Really Low 10:06:02 - 10:36:02 2560
Penticton 10:21:01 -10.6 NT Down 10.5 216.7 Really Low 10:06:01 - 10:36:01 2555
Oliver 10:21:00 -10.9 NT Down 10.8 216.7 Really Low 10:06:00 - 10:36:00 2540
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:21:00 -11.0 NT Down 10.9 216.9 Really Low 10:06:00 - 10:36:00 2529
Okanogan 10:20:59 -11.6 NT Down 11.5 216.8 Really Low 10:05:59 - 10:35:59 2504
Brewster 10:20:59 -11.9 NT Down 11.8 216.7 Really Low 10:05:59 - 10:35:59 2495
Manson/Chelan 10:20:59 -12.2 AT Down 12.1 216.4 Really Low 10:05:59 - 10:36:00 2492
Wenatchee 10:20:59 -12.7 AT Down 12.6 216.3 Really Low 10:05:59 - 10:35:59 2474
Ellensburg 10:20:59 -13.1 AT Down 13.0 216.2 Really Low 10:05:59 - 10:35:59 2458
Yakima 10:20:58 -13.5 AT Down 13.3 216.2 Really Low 10:05:58 - 10:35:58 2439
Toppenish/White Swan 10:20:57 -13.6 AT Down 13.4 216.4 Really Low 10:05:57 - 10:35:57 2426
The Dalles 10:20:57 -14.5 AT Down 14.4 215.8 Really Low 10:05:57 - 10:35:57 2402
Sleaford 10:20:40 -3.3 CT Down 2.9 227.8 Really Low 10:05:40 - 10:35:40 2402
Maupin 10:20:56 -14.9 AT Down 14.7 216.0 Really Low 10:05:56 - 10:35:56 2380
PNWRO 10:20:52 -13.3 AT Down 13.1 217.7 Really Low 10:05:52 - 10:35:52 2379
Sisters 10:20:55 -15.8 AT Down 15.6 215.7 Really Low 10:05:55 - 10:35:55 2345
Bend 10:20:54 -15.9 AT Down 15.7 215.9 Really Low 10:05:54 - 10:35:54 2328
Oregon Observatory 10:20:54 -16.1 AT Down 15.9 215.9 Really Low 10:05:54 - 10:35:54 2321
Chiloquin 10:20:53 -17.4 AT Down 17.1 215.7 Really Low 10:05:53 - 10:35:53 2259
Klamath Falls 10:20:52 -17.6 AT Down 17.4 215.8 Really Low 10:05:52 - 10:35:52 2239
Cedarville 10:20:47 -17.6 AT Down 17.2 217.3 Really Low 10:05:47 - 10:35:47 2169
Fall River/Burney 10:20:49 -18.5 Dark Down 18.2 216.4 Really Low 10:05:49 - 10:35:49 2166
Greenville 10:20:46 -19.1 Dark Down 18.7 216.9 Really Low 10:05:46 - 10:35:46 2105
Gimple 10:20:46 -19.0 Dark Down 18.7 217.0 Really Low 10:05:46 - 10:35:46 2103
Quincy 10:20:46 -19.3 Dark Down 18.9 217.0 Really Low 10:05:46 - 10:35:46 2093
Portola 10:20:45 -19.2 Dark Down 18.7 217.4 Really Low 10:05:45 - 10:35:45 2076
Reno 10:20:42 -19.1 Dark Down 18.6 218.0 Really Low 10:05:42 - 10:35:42 2046
Carson City 10:20:41 -19.4 Dark Down 18.9 218.1 Really Low 10:05:41 - 10:35:41 2024
Gardnerville 10:20:41 -19.6 Dark Down 19.1 218.2 Really Low 10:05:41 - 10:35:41 2009
Yerington 10:20:40 -19.3 Dark Down 18.8 218.7 Really Low 10:05:40 - 10:35:40 1999
Hawthorne 10:20:38 -19.4 Dark Down 18.9 219.2 Really Low 10:05:38 - 10:35:38 1959
Lee Vining 10:20:38 -20.1 Dark Down 19.6 218.9 Really Low 10:05:38 - 10:35:38 1936
Bishop 10:20:35 -20.3 Dark Down 19.7 219.6 Really Low 10:05:35 - 10:35:35 1882
Beatty 10:20:30 -19.9 Dark Down 19.2 221.1 Really Low 10:05:30 - 10:35:30 1815
Dunrhomin 10:20:09 -11.5 NT Down 10.4 229.3 Really Low 10:05:09 - 10:35:09 1744
Nikitin 10:20:08 -11.6 NT Down 10.6 229.3 Really Low 10:05:08 - 10:35:08 1733
CU-SBO 10:20:08 -11.7 NT Down 10.7 229.3 Really Low 10:05:08 - 10:35:08 1731
Wildwood 10:20:30 -23.1 Dark Down 22.3 220.3 Low 10:05:30 - 10:35:30 1671
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:20:21 -20.2 Dark Down 19.3 223.2 Really Low 10:05:21 - 10:35:21 1648
Patrick 10:20:19 -19.7 Dark Down 18.7 223.7 Really Low 10:05:19 - 10:35:19 1648
Idyllwild 10:20:24 -22.4 Dark Down 21.5 221.9 Low 10:05:24 - 10:35:24 1603
Lake Havasu City 10:20:19 -20.6 Dark Down 19.6 223.5 Really Low 10:05:19 - 10:35:19 1596
Calipatria 10:20:20 -22.3 Dark Down 21.3 223.0 Low 10:05:20 - 10:35:20 1531
George/Scottsdale 10:20:11 -19.9 Dark Down 18.8 225.6 Really Low 10:05:11 - 10:35:11 1480
Yuma 10:20:17 -22.2 Dark Down 21.1 223.8 Low 10:05:17 - 10:35:17 1478

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, (2026/06/22 10:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.51  63
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 10.82  71
PPM 267309     17:47:45.6 -22:28:40  6.1  0.63  80
PPM 267323     17:48:11.8 -21:43:42  9.3  0.12  80
523717         17:48:06.6 -21:51:03 15.4        80
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:29:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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