RECON: TNO occultation with 523717

Event between (523717) 14KY101 and star GA0680:17169293 with event index number of 2618554

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/09/28 03:08:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:43:41.3 -21:56:54
Equinox of date position of star is 17:45:09.6 -21:57:27
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 117 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

[RECON map]
Object is 36.5 AU from the Sun and 36.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 9.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1170 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3160 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26552.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 30.6 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523717, (2026/09/28 03:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:03.1 -26:29:20  0.9 17.50 134
35Eta Oph      17:11:54.8 -15:45:22  2.6 10.04 124
58 Oph         17:45:02.1 -21:41:37  4.9  0.27 117
PPM 267214     17:46:00.8 -22:12:17  6.9  0.30 117
PPM 267196     17:45:32.4 -22:06:20  9.6  0.16 117
523717         17:45:17.9 -21:57:30 16.9       116
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 0.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.8 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=4.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 03:11:35 -21.9 Dark Up 7.0 219.6 Really Low 02:56:35 - 03:26:35 -47
Victoria 03:10:05 -12.3 AT Up 16.0 204.2 Really Low 02:55:05 - 03:25:05 -91
Kamloops 03:10:07 -13.8 AT Up 13.2 206.7 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -93
Peachland 03:10:07 -14.4 AT Up 13.9 207.4 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -179
PNWRO 03:10:48 -16.0 AT Up 16.9 208.8 Really Low 02:55:48 - 03:25:48 -181
Kelowna 03:10:07 -14.5 AT Up 13.7 207.6 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -192
Summerland 03:10:07 -14.5 AT Up 14.0 207.5 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -193
Penticton 03:10:07 -14.6 AT Up 14.0 207.6 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -203
Oliver 03:10:07 -14.6 AT Up 14.3 207.6 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -222
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:10:07 -14.8 AT Up 14.4 207.8 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -244
Manson/Chelan 03:10:07 -14.6 AT Up 15.7 207.2 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -257
Okanogan 03:10:07 -14.8 AT Up 15.1 207.7 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -266
Brewster 03:10:07 -14.8 AT Up 15.4 207.5 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -268
Wenatchee 03:10:07 -14.6 AT Up 16.1 207.1 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -273
Ellensburg 03:10:07 -14.5 AT Up 16.6 207.0 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -283
Yakima 03:10:07 -14.6 AT Up 16.9 207.0 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -306
The Dalles 03:10:07 -14.4 AT Up 18.0 206.6 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -327
Toppenish/White Swan 03:10:07 -14.8 AT Up 17.1 207.2 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -328
Maupin 03:10:07 -14.5 AT Up 18.4 206.8 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -357
Cedarville 03:11:00 -16.1 AT Up 21.2 208.4 Low 02:56:00 - 03:26:00 -365
Sisters 03:10:07 -14.4 AT Up 19.3 206.4 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -380
Fall River/Burney 03:10:53 -15.3 AT Up 22.1 207.3 Low 02:55:53 - 03:25:53 -386
Bend 03:10:07 -14.6 AT Up 19.4 206.7 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -409
Oregon Observatory 03:10:07 -14.6 AT Up 19.6 206.6 Really Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -412
Greenville 03:11:00 -15.8 AT Up 22.7 208.0 Low 02:56:00 - 03:26:00 -429
Gimple 03:11:01 -15.9 AT Up 22.7 208.0 Low 02:56:01 - 03:26:01 -429
Quincy 03:11:01 -15.9 AT Up 22.9 208.0 Low 02:56:01 - 03:26:01 -439
Portola 03:11:05 -16.3 AT Up 22.8 208.5 Low 02:56:05 - 03:26:05 -445
Reno 03:11:12 -16.8 AT Up 22.8 209.2 Low 02:56:12 - 03:26:12 -459
Chiloquin 03:10:07 -14.5 AT Up 21.0 206.5 Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -467
Carson City 03:11:14 -16.9 AT Up 23.1 209.3 Low 02:56:14 - 03:26:14 -477
Yerington 03:11:20 -17.5 AT Up 23.0 209.9 Low 02:56:20 - 03:26:20 -488
Gardnerville 03:11:15 -17.0 AT Up 23.3 209.4 Low 02:56:15 - 03:26:15 -489
Klamath Falls 03:10:07 -14.6 AT Up 21.2 206.6 Low 02:55:07 - 03:25:07 -493
Hawthorne 03:11:26 -18.0 AT Up 23.2 210.5 Low 02:56:26 - 03:26:26 -512
Dunrhomin 03:12:56 -27.7 Dark Up 15.5 222.0 Really Low 02:57:56 - 03:27:56 -513
Nikitin 03:12:57 -27.7 Dark Up 15.6 222.0 Really Low 02:57:57 - 03:27:57 -522
CU-SBO 03:12:57 -27.7 Dark Up 15.7 222.0 Really Low 02:57:57 - 03:27:57 -525
Lee Vining 03:11:25 -17.7 AT Up 23.9 210.2 Low 02:56:25 - 03:26:25 -540
Bishop 03:11:33 -18.4 Dark Up 24.1 211.0 Low 02:56:33 - 03:26:33 -573
Beatty 03:11:49 -19.9 Dark Up 23.8 212.7 Low 02:56:49 - 03:26:49 -603
Patrick 03:12:19 -22.6 Dark Up 23.6 215.7 Low 02:57:19 - 03:27:19 -698
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:12:15 -22.1 Dark Up 24.2 215.1 Low 02:57:15 - 03:27:15 -709
Lake Havasu City 03:12:20 -22.4 Dark Up 24.6 215.6 Low 02:57:20 - 03:27:20 -749
Wildwood 03:11:46 -19.0 Dark Up 27.0 211.7 Low 02:56:46 - 03:26:46 -755
Idyllwild 03:12:04 -20.6 Dark Up 26.4 213.6 Low 02:57:04 - 03:27:04 -781
George/Scottsdale 03:12:44 -24.7 Dark Up 24.0 218.0 Low 02:57:44 - 03:27:44 -810
Calipatria 03:12:16 -21.8 Dark Up 26.3 214.9 Low 02:57:16 - 03:27:16 -824
Yuma 03:12:26 -22.6 Dark Up 26.2 215.8 Low 02:57:26 - 03:27:26 -854

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, (2026/09/28 03:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.50 134
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 10.04 124
58 Oph         17:43:25.7 -21:41:00  4.9  0.27 117
PPM 267214     17:44:24.0 -22:11:42  6.9  0.30 117
PPM 267196     17:43:55.6 -22:05:45  9.6  0.16 117
523717         17:43:41.3 -21:56:54 16.9       117
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:32:53 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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