RECON: TNO occultation with 523717

Event between (523717) 14KY101 and star GA0680:17071254 with event index number of 2618538

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/09/18 03:44:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:43:24.3 -21:55:56
Equinox of date position of star is 17:44:52.7 -21:56:30
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 11 degrees from the moon. Moon is 43% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

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Object is 36.5 AU from the Sun and 36.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 5.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 0.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2294 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3045 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26425.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 60.0 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 24.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523717, (2026/09/18 03:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:03.0 -26:29:20  0.9 17.45   8
35Eta Oph      17:11:54.7 -15:45:22  2.6  9.98  12
58 Oph         17:45:02.0 -21:41:37  4.9  0.25  11
PPM 267214     17:46:00.7 -22:12:17  6.9  0.35  11
PPM 267196     17:45:32.3 -22:06:20  9.6  0.20  11
523717         17:45:00.8 -21:56:33 17.0        11
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 0.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 12.1 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=4.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 03:45:34 -22.6 Dark Down 7.5 218.5 Really Low 03:30:34 - 04:00:34 1621
Kamloops 03:43:22 -15.1 AT Up 13.7 205.4 Really Low 03:28:22 - 03:58:22 1499
Kelowna 03:43:41 -16.0 AT Up 14.1 206.4 Really Low 03:28:41 - 03:58:41 1491
Peachland 03:43:38 -15.9 AT Up 14.3 206.1 Really Low 03:28:38 - 03:58:38 1485
Summerland 03:43:41 -16.0 AT Up 14.4 206.2 Really Low 03:28:41 - 03:58:41 1483
Penticton 03:43:46 -16.1 AT Up 14.4 206.4 Really Low 03:28:46 - 03:58:46 1482
Oliver 03:43:48 -16.3 AT Up 14.7 206.4 Really Low 03:28:48 - 03:58:48 1474
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:43:55 -16.5 AT Up 14.8 206.6 Really Low 03:28:55 - 03:58:55 1473
Okanogan 03:43:57 -16.6 AT Up 15.5 206.5 Really Low 03:28:57 - 03:58:57 1454
Brewster 03:43:57 -16.6 AT Up 15.8 206.4 Really Low 03:28:57 - 03:58:57 1445
Manson/Chelan 03:43:55 -16.4 AT Up 16.1 206.0 Really Low 03:28:55 - 03:58:55 1435
Wenatchee 03:43:56 -16.5 AT Up 16.6 206.0 Really Low 03:28:56 - 03:58:56 1420
Victoria 03:43:00 -14.0 AT Up 16.5 202.8 Really Low 03:28:00 - 03:58:00 1411
Ellensburg 03:43:56 -16.5 AT Up 17.0 205.8 Really Low 03:28:56 - 03:58:56 1407
PNWRO 03:44:31 -18.0 Dark Up 17.3 207.6 Really Low 03:29:31 - 03:59:31 1397
Yakima 03:44:00 -16.7 AT Up 17.4 205.9 Really Low 03:29:00 - 03:59:00 1395
Toppenish/White Swan 03:44:04 -16.8 AT Up 17.5 206.1 Really Low 03:29:04 - 03:59:04 1390
The Dalles 03:44:02 -16.6 AT Up 18.4 205.4 Really Low 03:29:02 - 03:59:02 1357
Maupin 03:44:07 -16.8 AT Up 18.8 205.6 Really Low 03:29:07 - 03:59:07 1346
Sisters 03:44:08 -16.8 AT Up 19.7 205.3 Really Low 03:29:08 - 03:59:08 1312
Bend 03:44:14 -17.1 AT Up 19.8 205.6 Really Low 03:29:14 - 03:59:14 1308
Oregon Observatory 03:44:13 -17.1 AT Up 20.0 205.5 Low 03:29:13 - 03:59:13 1300
Dunrhomin 03:48:58 -30.3 Dark Up 15.9 221.4 Really Low 03:33:58 - 04:03:58 1284
Nikitin 03:49:03 -30.4 Dark Up 16.0 221.5 Really Low 03:34:03 - 04:04:03 1277
CU-SBO 03:49:05 -30.4 Dark Up 16.1 221.4 Really Low 03:34:05 - 04:04:05 1274
Chiloquin 03:44:20 -17.2 AT Up 21.4 205.3 Low 03:29:20 - 03:59:20 1248
Klamath Falls 03:44:25 -17.4 AT Up 21.6 205.5 Low 03:29:25 - 03:59:25 1237
Cedarville 03:45:00 -18.9 Dark Up 21.7 207.3 Low 03:30:00 - 04:00:00 1232
Fall River/Burney 03:44:43 -18.1 Dark Up 22.5 206.1 Low 03:29:43 - 03:59:43 1197
Gimple 03:45:02 -18.9 Dark Up 23.2 206.9 Low 03:30:02 - 04:00:02 1169
Greenville 03:45:02 -18.8 Dark Up 23.2 206.8 Low 03:30:02 - 04:00:02 1168
Portola 03:45:09 -19.3 Dark Up 23.3 207.3 Low 03:30:09 - 04:00:09 1161
Quincy 03:45:00 -18.9 Dark Up 23.4 206.8 Low 03:30:00 - 04:00:00 1159
Reno 03:45:27 -19.9 Dark Up 23.3 208.1 Low 03:30:27 - 04:00:27 1158
Yerington 03:45:34 -20.6 Dark Up 23.5 208.8 Low 03:30:34 - 04:00:34 1144
Carson City 03:45:28 -20.1 Dark Up 23.6 208.2 Low 03:30:28 - 04:00:28 1144
Hawthorne 03:45:34 -21.2 Dark Up 23.7 209.4 Low 03:30:34 - 04:00:34 1135
Gardnerville 03:45:32 -20.2 Dark Up 23.8 208.3 Low 03:30:32 - 04:00:32 1134
Beatty 03:45:34 -23.1 Dark Up 24.4 211.5 Low 03:30:34 - 04:00:34 1129
Lee Vining 03:45:34 -21.0 Dark Up 24.4 209.1 Low 03:30:34 - 04:00:34 1104
Bishop 03:45:34 -21.7 Dark Up 24.6 209.9 Low 03:30:34 - 04:00:34 1097
Patrick 03:47:49 -26.3 Dark Up 24.1 215.0 Low 03:32:49 - 04:02:49 1036
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:47:40 -25.8 Dark Up 24.6 214.4 Low 03:32:40 - 04:02:40 1018
Lake Havasu City 03:47:53 -26.3 Dark Up 25.0 214.8 Low 03:32:53 - 04:02:53 988
Wildwood 03:45:34 -22.7 Dark Up 27.5 210.5 Low 03:30:34 - 04:00:34 980
George/Scottsdale 03:48:43 -28.6 Dark Up 24.4 217.3 Low 03:33:43 - 04:03:43 968
Idyllwild 03:47:19 -24.6 Dark Up 26.8 212.7 Low 03:32:19 - 04:02:19 928
Calipatria 03:47:48 -25.9 Dark Up 26.7 214.1 Low 03:32:48 - 04:02:48 907
Yuma 03:48:06 -26.8 Dark Up 26.6 215.1 Low 03:33:06 - 04:03:06 893

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, (2026/09/18 03:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.45   8
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  9.98  12
58 Oph         17:43:25.7 -21:41:00  4.9  0.25  11
PPM 267214     17:44:24.0 -22:11:42  6.9  0.35  11
PPM 267196     17:43:55.6 -22:05:45  9.6  0.20  11
523717         17:43:24.3 -21:55:56 17.0        11
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:32:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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