RECON: TNO occultation with 523717

Event between (523717) 14KY101 and star GA0680:17390044 with event index number of 2618582

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/10/11 02:29:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:44:20.4 -21:58:13
Equinox of date position of star is 17:45:48.9 -21:58:45
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 64 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

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Object is 36.5 AU from the Sun and 36.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 685 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4898 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26712.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.7 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523717, (2026/10/11 02:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:03.2 -26:29:20  0.9 17.64  47
35Eta Oph      17:11:54.9 -15:45:22  2.6 10.17  56
58 Oph         17:45:02.2 -21:41:37  4.9  0.36  63
PPM 267214     17:46:00.9 -22:12:17  6.9  0.23  63
PPM 267217     17:46:18.5 -22:02:04  8.6  0.10  64
523717         17:45:57.2 -21:58:48 15.3        64
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 1.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 29.4 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=0.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 02:30:31 -12.1 AT Down 12.4 209.2 Really Low 02:15:31 - 02:45:31 13260
Kelowna 02:30:31 -12.7 AT Down 12.8 210.1 Really Low 02:15:31 - 02:45:31 13229
Peachland 02:30:31 -12.5 AT Down 13.0 209.8 Really Low 02:15:31 - 02:45:31 13227
Summerland 02:30:31 -12.6 AT Down 13.1 209.9 Really Low 02:15:31 - 02:45:31 13222
Penticton 02:30:31 -12.7 AT Down 13.1 210.0 Really Low 02:15:31 - 02:45:31 13219
Oliver 02:30:31 -12.7 AT Down 13.5 210.1 Really Low 02:15:31 - 02:45:31 13207
Victoria 02:30:31 -10.2 NT Down 15.2 206.7 Really Low 02:15:31 - 02:45:31 13202
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:30:31 -12.8 AT Down 13.5 210.3 Really Low 02:15:31 - 02:45:31 13201
Okanogan 02:30:56 -12.8 AT Down 14.1 210.2 Really Low 02:15:56 - 02:45:56 13173
Sleaford 02:31:35 -20.9 Dark Down 5.9 221.8 Really Low 02:16:35 - 02:46:35 13166
Manson/Chelan 02:30:31 -12.4 AT Down 14.8 209.7 Really Low 02:15:31 - 02:45:31 13165
Brewster 02:30:58 -12.7 AT Down 14.4 210.1 Really Low 02:15:58 - 02:45:58 13164
Wenatchee 02:30:57 -12.4 AT Down 15.2 209.7 Really Low 02:15:57 - 02:45:57 13142
Ellensburg 02:30:58 -12.2 AT Down 15.6 209.6 Really Low 02:15:58 - 02:45:58 13128
Yakima 02:30:59 -12.3 AT Down 16.0 209.6 Really Low 02:15:59 - 02:45:59 13112
Toppenish/White Swan 02:31:00 -12.4 AT Down 16.1 209.8 Really Low 02:16:00 - 02:46:00 13102
PNWRO 02:31:07 -13.5 AT Down 15.9 211.2 Really Low 02:16:07 - 02:46:07 13076
The Dalles 02:30:59 -11.9 NT Down 17.1 209.2 Really Low 02:15:59 - 02:45:59 13075
Maupin 02:31:00 -12.0 NT Down 17.4 209.4 Really Low 02:16:00 - 02:46:00 13057
Sisters 02:31:01 -11.6 NT Down 18.3 209.0 Really Low 02:16:01 - 02:46:01 13023
Bend 02:31:03 -11.8 NT Down 18.5 209.3 Really Low 02:16:03 - 02:46:03 13011
Oregon Observatory 02:31:03 -11.8 NT Down 18.7 209.2 Really Low 02:16:03 - 02:46:03 13004
Chiloquin 02:31:04 -11.5 NT Down 20.0 209.1 Really Low 02:16:04 - 02:46:04 12947
Klamath Falls 02:31:05 -11.5 NT Down 20.2 209.2 Low 02:16:05 - 02:46:05 12930
Cedarville 02:31:15 -12.8 AT Down 20.2 210.8 Low 02:16:15 - 02:46:15 12886
Fall River/Burney 02:31:10 -11.9 NT Down 21.1 209.8 Low 02:16:10 - 02:46:10 12871
Greenville 02:31:14 -12.2 AT Down 21.7 210.4 Low 02:16:14 - 02:46:14 12822
Gimple 02:31:15 -12.3 AT Down 21.7 210.5 Low 02:16:15 - 02:46:15 12821
Quincy 02:31:17 -12.3 AT Down 21.9 210.5 Low 02:16:17 - 02:46:17 12812
Portola 02:31:19 -12.6 AT Down 21.8 210.9 Low 02:16:19 - 02:46:19 12802
Reno 02:31:21 -13.2 AT Down 21.8 211.6 Low 02:16:21 - 02:46:21 12783
Carson City 02:31:23 -13.2 AT Down 22.0 211.7 Low 02:16:23 - 02:46:23 12764
Gardnerville 02:31:24 -13.2 AT Down 22.2 211.8 Low 02:16:24 - 02:46:24 12751
Yerington 02:31:28 -13.7 AT Down 21.9 212.3 Low 02:16:28 - 02:46:28 12748
Hawthorne 02:31:30 -14.1 AT Down 22.1 212.9 Low 02:16:30 - 02:46:30 12719
Lee Vining 02:31:31 -13.8 AT Down 22.8 212.6 Low 02:16:31 - 02:46:31 12693
Bishop 02:31:35 -14.4 AT Down 23.0 213.4 Low 02:16:35 - 02:46:35 12652
Dunrhomin 02:32:25 -24.4 Dark Down 14.2 224.0 Really Low 02:17:25 - 02:47:25 12641
Nikitin 02:32:26 -24.4 Dark Down 14.3 224.0 Really Low 02:17:26 - 02:47:26 12632
CU-SBO 02:32:25 -24.4 Dark Down 14.4 224.0 Really Low 02:17:25 - 02:47:25 12630
Beatty 02:31:45 -15.7 AT Down 22.6 215.0 Low 02:16:45 - 02:46:45 12610
Patrick 02:32:03 -18.2 Dark Down 22.4 217.9 Low 02:17:03 - 02:47:03 12491
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:31:59 -17.7 AT Down 22.9 217.3 Low 02:16:59 - 02:46:59 12484
Wildwood 02:31:43 -14.3 AT Down 25.8 214.1 Low 02:16:43 - 02:46:43 12462
Lake Havasu City 02:32:03 -17.9 AT Down 23.3 217.7 Low 02:17:03 - 02:47:03 12440
Idyllwild 02:31:52 -16.0 AT Down 25.1 215.9 Low 02:16:52 - 02:46:52 12422
Calipatria 02:32:02 -17.0 AT Down 25.0 217.1 Low 02:17:02 - 02:47:02 12369
George/Scottsdale 02:32:17 -20.1 Dark Down 22.6 220.1 Low 02:17:17 - 02:47:17 12360
Yuma 02:32:07 -17.8 AT Down 24.9 218.0 Low 02:17:07 - 02:47:07 12331

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, (2026/10/11 02:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.64  47
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 10.17  56
58 Oph         17:43:25.7 -21:41:00  4.9  0.36  63
PPM 267214     17:44:24.0 -22:11:42  6.9  0.23  63
PPM 267217     17:44:41.7 -22:01:30  8.6  0.10  64
523717         17:44:20.4 -21:58:13 15.3        63
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/20 21:25:27 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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