RECON: TNO occultation with 523730

Event between (523730) 14OH394 and star GA0780:21758615 with event index number of 2328877

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/08/25 03:48:44 UTC

J2000 position of star is 21:08:47.6 -11:47:37
Equinox of date position of star is 21:10:05.3 -11:41:46
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 141 degrees from the moon. Moon is 4% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

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Object is 40.3 AU from the Sun and 39.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 95 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1796 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28535.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=363.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.0 sec chord
Diameter=148.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523730, (2025/08/25 03:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:03.6 -29:29:08  1.2 30.93 150
Tarazed        19:47:28.7 +10:40:39  2.7 30.37 121
13Nu Aqr       21:10:59.3 -11:15:59  4.5  0.47 142
PPM 238487     21:12:11.7 -11:37:25  8.0  0.50 142
PPM 238417     21:09:21.4 -11:34:59  8.7  0.23 141
523730         21:10:11.3 -11:41:19 14.9       142
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 33.2 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 03:49:38 -7.7 NT Down 15.6 132.5 Really Low 03:41:11 - 03:58:05 11101
Kelowna 03:49:40 -8.6 NT Down 16.6 133.2 Really Low 03:41:13 - 03:58:07 11067
Peachland 03:49:40 -8.5 NT Down 16.5 132.9 Really Low 03:41:13 - 03:58:07 11064
Summerland 03:49:41 -8.6 NT Down 16.7 132.9 Really Low 03:41:14 - 03:58:08 11058
Penticton 03:49:41 -8.7 NT Down 16.8 133.0 Really Low 03:41:14 - 03:58:08 11055
Sleaford 03:49:02 -14.4 AT Down 20.4 146.2 Low 03:40:35 - 03:57:29 11054
Oliver 03:49:42 -8.9 NT Down 17.0 132.9 Really Low 03:41:15 - 03:58:09 11041
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:49:42 -9.1 NT Down 17.2 133.1 Really Low 03:41:15 - 03:58:09 11034
Victoria 03:49:52 -6.9 NT Down 15.6 129.4 Really Low 03:41:25 - 03:58:19 11029
Okanogan 03:49:43 -9.3 NT Down 17.6 132.7 Really Low 03:41:16 - 03:58:10 11009
Brewster 03:49:45 -9.3 NT Down 17.6 132.5 Really Low 03:41:18 - 03:58:12 10998
Manson/Chelan 03:49:47 -9.2 NT Down 17.6 132.1 Really Low 03:41:20 - 03:58:14 10992
Wenatchee 03:49:49 -9.3 NT Down 17.8 131.9 Really Low 03:41:22 - 03:58:16 10972
Ellensburg 03:49:50 -9.3 NT Down 18.0 131.6 Really Low 03:41:23 - 03:58:17 10956
Yakima 03:49:52 -9.5 NT Down 18.3 131.5 Really Low 03:41:25 - 03:58:19 10938
Toppenish/White Swan 03:49:52 -9.7 NT Down 18.5 131.6 Really Low 03:41:25 - 03:58:19 10928
PNWRO 03:49:49 -10.8 NT Down 19.5 132.8 Really Low 03:41:22 - 03:58:16 10904
The Dalles 03:49:57 -9.6 NT Down 18.6 130.7 Really Low 03:41:30 - 03:58:24 10896
Maupin 03:49:58 -9.8 NT Down 18.9 130.7 Really Low 03:41:31 - 03:58:25 10876
Sisters 03:50:02 -9.9 NT Down 19.3 130.0 Really Low 03:41:35 - 03:58:29 10837
Bend 03:50:01 -10.2 NT Down 19.5 130.2 Really Low 03:41:34 - 03:58:28 10825
Oregon Observatory 03:50:02 -10.2 NT Down 19.6 130.0 Really Low 03:41:35 - 03:58:29 10817
Chiloquin 03:50:07 -10.5 NT Down 20.2 129.3 Low 03:41:40 - 03:58:34 10754
Klamath Falls 03:50:08 -10.7 NT Down 20.5 129.3 Low 03:41:41 - 03:58:35 10736
Cedarville 03:50:06 -12.1 AT Down 21.8 130.5 Low 03:41:39 - 03:58:33 10693
Fall River/Burney 03:50:11 -11.5 NT Down 21.4 129.3 Low 03:41:44 - 03:58:38 10672
Greenville 03:50:12 -12.2 AT Down 22.3 129.4 Low 03:41:45 - 03:58:39 10621
Gimple 03:50:12 -12.2 AT Down 22.3 129.5 Low 03:41:45 - 03:58:39 10621
Quincy 03:50:14 -12.3 AT Down 22.4 129.3 Low 03:41:47 - 03:58:41 10610
Portola 03:50:13 -12.6 AT Down 22.8 129.7 Low 03:41:46 - 03:58:40 10601
Reno 03:50:11 -13.2 AT Down 23.3 130.2 Low 03:41:44 - 03:58:38 10583
Carson City 03:50:12 -13.4 AT Down 23.6 130.1 Low 03:41:45 - 03:58:39 10563
Gardnerville 03:50:13 -13.5 AT Down 23.8 130.0 Low 03:41:46 - 03:58:40 10549
Yerington 03:50:11 -13.9 AT Down 24.1 130.5 Low 03:41:44 - 03:58:38 10548
Hawthorne 03:50:12 -14.5 AT Down 24.7 130.8 Low 03:41:45 - 03:58:39 10518
Dunrhomin 03:49:29 -22.3 Dark Down 30.4 143.8 Up 03:41:02 - 03:57:56 10495
Lee Vining 03:50:14 -14.4 AT Down 24.8 130.2 Low 03:41:47 - 03:58:41 10489
Nikitin 03:49:30 -22.4 Dark Down 30.5 143.8 Up 03:41:03 - 03:57:57 10484
CU-SBO 03:49:29 -22.4 Dark Down 30.6 143.7 Up 03:41:02 - 03:57:56 10482
Bishop 03:50:15 -15.2 AT Down 25.6 130.6 Low 03:41:48 - 03:58:42 10449
Beatty 03:50:11 -16.5 AT Down 26.9 131.9 Low 03:41:44 - 03:58:38 10410
Patrick 03:50:06 -19.3 Dark Down 29.6 133.8 Low 03:41:39 - 03:58:33 10295
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:50:10 -18.9 Dark Down 29.4 133.1 Low 03:41:43 - 03:58:37 10285
Wildwood 03:50:25 -16.5 AT Down 27.6 129.2 Low 03:41:58 - 03:58:52 10246
Lake Havasu City 03:50:11 -19.4 Dark Down 30.0 133.0 Low 03:41:44 - 03:58:38 10240
Idyllwild 03:50:20 -18.0 Dark Down 29.0 130.7 Low 03:41:53 - 03:58:47 10210
George/Scottsdale 03:50:07 -21.6 Dark Down 32.0 134.9 Up 03:41:40 - 03:58:34 10166
Calipatria 03:50:18 -19.2 Dark Down 30.2 131.4 Up 03:41:51 - 03:58:45 10159
Yuma 03:50:17 -20.1 Dark Down 31.0 132.0 Up 03:41:50 - 03:58:44 10123

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 523730, (2025/08/25 03:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 30.93 150
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 30.37 121
13Nu Aqr       21:09:35.8 -11:22:18  4.5  0.47 142
PPM 238487     21:10:48.1 -11:43:46  8.0  0.50 142
PPM 238417     21:07:57.7 -11:41:16  8.7  0.23 141
523730         21:08:47.6 -11:47:37 14.9       141
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/24 02:42:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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