RECON: TNO occultation with 523717

Event between (523717) 14KY101 and star GA0680:17355125 with event index number of 2618491

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/08/08 06:34:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:44:14.1 -21:52:49
Equinox of date position of star is 17:45:42.5 -21:53:21
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 167 degrees from the moon. Moon is 26% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

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Object is 36.4 AU from the Sun and 35.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 810 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3219 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25947.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.4 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523717, (2026/08/08 06:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:02.6 -26:29:19  0.9 17.65 175
35Eta Oph      17:11:54.3 -15:45:21  2.6 10.10 167
58 Oph         17:45:01.6 -21:41:37  4.9  0.27 167
PPM 267230     17:46:48.6 -21:43:07  8.5  0.28 166
PPM 267212     17:45:57.2 -21:44:29  8.8  0.15 166
523717         17:45:50.2 -21:53:23 16.1       166
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 1.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 22.1 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=1.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:31:56 -20.0 Dark Down 13.3 206.9 Really Low 06:16:56 - 06:46:56 8006
Victoria 06:32:05 -21.1 Dark Down 16.0 204.4 Really Low 06:17:05 - 06:47:05 7968
Peachland 06:31:51 -21.0 Dark Down 13.9 207.5 Really Low 06:16:51 - 06:46:51 7959
Kelowna 06:31:51 -21.0 Dark Down 13.7 207.8 Really Low 06:16:51 - 06:46:51 7958
Summerland 06:31:51 -21.2 Dark Down 14.0 207.6 Really Low 06:16:51 - 06:46:51 7951
Penticton 06:31:51 -21.3 Dark Down 14.0 207.8 Really Low 06:16:51 - 06:46:51 7946
Oliver 06:31:50 -21.6 Dark Down 14.4 207.8 Really Low 06:16:50 - 06:46:50 7931
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:31:47 -21.8 Dark Down 14.4 208.0 Really Low 06:16:47 - 06:46:47 7921
Okanogan 06:31:47 -22.3 Dark Down 15.1 207.9 Really Low 06:16:47 - 06:46:47 7896
Brewster 06:31:47 -22.5 Dark Down 15.4 207.7 Really Low 06:16:47 - 06:46:47 7887
Manson/Chelan 06:31:48 -22.6 Dark Down 15.7 207.4 Really Low 06:16:48 - 06:46:48 7885
Wenatchee 06:31:47 -23.0 Dark Down 16.2 207.3 Really Low 06:16:47 - 06:46:47 7866
Ellensburg 06:31:48 -23.3 Dark Down 16.6 207.2 Really Low 06:16:48 - 06:46:48 7852
Yakima 06:31:47 -23.7 Dark Down 17.0 207.2 Really Low 06:16:47 - 06:46:47 7833
Toppenish/White Swan 06:31:46 -23.9 Dark Down 17.1 207.4 Really Low 06:16:46 - 06:46:46 7820
The Dalles 06:31:47 -24.4 Dark Down 18.0 206.8 Really Low 06:16:47 - 06:46:47 7797
Sleaford 06:31:05 -21.3 Dark Up 7.2 219.3 Really Low 06:16:05 - 06:46:05 7793
Maupin 06:31:46 -24.8 Dark Down 18.4 206.9 Really Low 06:16:46 - 06:46:46 7775
PNWRO 06:31:38 -24.7 Dark Down 17.0 208.8 Really Low 06:16:38 - 06:46:38 7774
Sisters 06:31:47 -25.4 Dark Down 19.3 206.6 Really Low 06:16:47 - 06:46:47 7741
Bend 06:31:44 -25.7 Dark Down 19.5 206.9 Really Low 06:16:44 - 06:46:44 7724
Oregon Observatory 06:31:45 -25.8 Dark Down 19.7 206.8 Really Low 06:16:45 - 06:46:45 7718
Chiloquin 06:31:45 -26.9 Dark Down 21.0 206.6 Low 06:16:45 - 06:46:45 7657
Klamath Falls 06:31:44 -27.2 Dark Down 21.3 206.8 Low 06:16:44 - 06:46:44 7637
Cedarville 06:31:34 -28.3 Dark Down 21.3 208.3 Low 06:16:34 - 06:46:34 7568
Fall River/Burney 06:31:38 -28.4 Dark Down 22.2 207.3 Low 06:16:38 - 06:46:38 7565
Greenville 06:31:36 -29.3 Dark Down 22.8 207.9 Low 06:16:36 - 06:46:36 7505
Gimple 06:31:35 -29.3 Dark Down 22.8 208.0 Low 06:16:35 - 06:46:35 7503
Quincy 06:31:35 -29.5 Dark Down 23.0 207.9 Low 06:16:35 - 06:46:35 7493
Portola 06:31:32 -29.8 Dark Down 23.0 208.4 Low 06:16:32 - 06:46:32 7477
Reno 06:31:28 -30.2 Dark Down 23.0 209.0 Low 06:16:28 - 06:46:28 7448
Carson City 06:31:27 -30.5 Dark Down 23.3 209.1 Low 06:16:27 - 06:46:27 7427
Gardnerville 06:31:27 -30.8 Dark Down 23.5 209.2 Low 06:16:27 - 06:46:27 7411
Yerington 06:31:23 -30.9 Dark Down 23.2 209.7 Low 06:16:23 - 06:46:23 7402
Hawthorne 06:31:20 -31.5 Dark Down 23.4 210.3 Low 06:16:20 - 06:46:20 7363
Lee Vining 06:31:21 -31.9 Dark Down 24.1 210.0 Low 06:16:21 - 06:46:21 7340
Bishop 06:31:17 -32.7 Dark Down 24.3 210.8 Low 06:16:17 - 06:46:17 7286
Beatty 06:31:07 -33.6 Dark Down 24.0 212.3 Low 06:16:07 - 06:46:07 7221
Dunrhomin 06:30:23 -33.0 Dark Down 16.0 221.3 Really Low 06:15:23 - 06:45:23 7150
Nikitin 06:30:22 -33.2 Dark Down 16.2 221.3 Really Low 06:15:22 - 06:45:22 7140
CU-SBO 06:30:21 -33.2 Dark Down 16.3 221.3 Really Low 06:15:21 - 06:45:21 7138
Wildwood 06:31:11 -35.5 Dark Down 27.2 211.4 Low 06:16:11 - 06:46:11 7079
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:30:53 -35.9 Dark Down 24.5 214.6 Low 06:15:53 - 06:45:53 7057
Patrick 06:30:49 -35.8 Dark Down 24.0 215.2 Low 06:15:49 - 06:45:49 7057
Idyllwild 06:31:01 -36.5 Dark Down 26.7 213.1 Low 06:16:01 - 06:46:01 7012
Lake Havasu City 06:30:51 -36.6 Dark Down 25.0 215.0 Low 06:15:51 - 06:45:51 7006
Calipatria 06:30:53 -37.4 Dark Down 26.7 214.4 Low 06:15:53 - 06:45:53 6941
George/Scottsdale 06:30:37 -38.0 Dark Down 24.4 217.3 Low 06:15:37 - 06:45:37 6892
Yuma 06:30:47 -38.1 Dark Down 26.6 215.3 Low 06:15:47 - 06:45:47 6889

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, (2026/08/08 06:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.65 175
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 10.10 167
58 Oph         17:43:25.7 -21:41:00  4.9  0.27 167
PPM 267230     17:45:12.7 -21:42:34  8.5  0.28 166
PPM 267212     17:44:21.3 -21:43:55  8.8  0.15 166
523717         17:44:14.1 -21:52:49 16.1       167
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:32:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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